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FTTH Conference & Expo - Sept. 23-27, 2012
August 27, 2012 12:08 pm | by CED Magazine | EventsThe future of unlimited innovation in commerce, education, entertainment and health care – made possible by virtually unlimited bandwidth – is finally here and now. Come be a part of it at the 2012 FTTH Conference & Expo. The 2012 FTTH Conference & Expo is begin held Sept. 23-27 in Dallas.
IBC 2012 - Sept. 6-11, 2012
August 27, 2012 11:53 am | by CED Magazine | EventsIBC 2012 is the premier annual conference and exhibition for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of electronic media and entertainment content worldwide. IBC 2012 is being held between Sept. 6-11 in Amsterdam.
FCC clears ‘substantially modified' Verizon AWS deal
August 24, 2012 3:02 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC has officially approved Verizon Wireless' AWS deal, sealing a transaction that gives the operator a substantial amount of spectrum for its LTE network. The Commission released its final order clearing the spectrum sale yesterday. The document formalizes a number of Verizon's voluntary commitments around divestitures, network construction and data roaming.
Disney delivers live streaming of channels to Comcast Web portal
August 24, 2012 3:00 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast’s programming deal with Walt Disney earlier this year continues to resonate with its customers. Comcast is now offering its authenticated subscribers live shows from Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD on its Xfinity.com/tv Web portal.
Time Warner Cable stirs in live Fox content to TV Everywhere mix
August 24, 2012 2:56 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable announced this morning that it has added live streaming from Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network to its TV Everywhere lineup. The video content is available to Time Warner Cable customers that subscribe to the two channels.
FTC: Dish Network broke telemarketing rules
August 24, 2012 2:53 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Federal Trade Commission filed a suit against Dish Network, charging the satellite-television provider with breaking laws barring telemarketing calls. The FTC said telemarketers from Dish Network kept calling people in an attempt to sell the satellite television service, even after they had been asked to stop.
Comcast agrees to carry new beIN Sport network
August 24, 2012 2:51 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe new beIN Sport network has reached an agreement with Comcast to be carried on its Xfinity TV. Owned by the Al-Jazeera Sport Media Network, beIN Sport will be carried in English on the Xfinity TV Sports Entertainment Package and in Spanish on the Xfinity TV MultiLatino Package.
Cox promotes Wolfe to GM of New England/Cleveland market
August 24, 2012 2:49 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCox Communications has promoted long-time employee John Wolfe to senior vice president and general manager of its New England/Cleveland market. In his new role at Cox, Wolfe now oversees the day-to-day operations for the company’s 1,400 employees in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Ohio.
Carlson antenna a big gain for white spaces
August 24, 2012 2:44 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsCarlson announced a new antenna specifically designed to support the use of white-space spectrum. The company’s new omnidirectional base station antenna provides high gain across the entire UHF spectrum, which will help improve overall performance of white space transmissions.
South Korean court rules Samsung didn't copy iPhone
August 24, 2012 2:41 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSouth Korea's Samsung won a home court ruling in its global smartphone battle against Apple on Friday when judges in Seoul said the company didn't copy the look and feel of the U.S. company's iPhone, and that Apple infringed on Samsung's wireless technology.
Concurrent strikes TV Everywhere deal with J:Com
August 23, 2012 3:47 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsConcurrent landed a deal with J:Com, which is Japan’s largest cable operator, to help deliver TV Everywhere services to multiple devices. J:Com (Jupiter Communications) has deployed Concurrent’s MediaHawk VX to serve up multi-screen VOD services to mobile devices and PCs.
FCC halts special access deregulation
August 23, 2012 3:46 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC has put the brakes on its deregulation of the special access market, services that provide wireless operators with access to critical backhaul for their networks. The Commission voted 3-2 along party lines in favor of temporarily suspending rules that automatically granted requests to change prices on special access services.
Calix to buy Ericsson’s GPON biz
August 23, 2012 3:45 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCalix has negotiated to acquire Ericsson’s GPON business. At the same time, the two companies signed a global reseller agreement, under which Calix will become Ericsson’s preferred global partner for broadband access applications. Neither company divulged the value of the deal.
New antenna could vastly increase wireless net capacity
August 23, 2012 3:42 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsRice University researchers unveiled a multi-antenna beamforming technology that could help wireless providers keep pace with the voracious demands of data-hungry smartphones and tablets. As a bonus, using the antennas would save on energy. Furthermore, they can be built using mostly off-the-shelf hardware.
Envivio encoder bumps up efficiency
August 23, 2012 3:41 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsThe company claims the latest version of its transcoding software can improve transcoding speed by up to 35 percent. Envivio introduced a new version of its on-demand transcoding software that the company’s own testing indicates an improvement of up to 35 percent in file-to-file transcoding speed, as compared to competing platforms that require hardware acceleration.
