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New play on old cliché
March 4, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | Comments2NetFX and Avolo will be demonstrating their HDTV technology for the aviation industry at the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, April 21 - 26 in Las Vegas. 2NetFX develops media streaming technology and Avolo provides aviation parts and aerospace applications. With an eye on offering passengers more than coffee or tea, the two companies have developed high-definition tel...
Islanders get broadband network
March 4, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsBroadband data communications provider Teleste and RiverDelta have finished their joint project to create a multi-service digital broadband network for Isle of Wight Cable and Telephone. Teleste contributed its digital headend, fiber nodes and amplifiers and integrated it with RiverDelta's broadband service router.
Cable modems still dominating DSL
March 1, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsSubscribers love their cable modems, apparently better than DSL. Approximately 7.8 million households now subscribe to broadband Internet services in the U.S. and Canada and of this total, 5.5 million homes use cable modems, reports Kinetic Strategies. Only an estimated 2.3 million have chosen to use residential DSL.
Comcast invests in SeaChange
March 1, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsWith furthering entertainment in mind, Comcast has completed a $10 million investment in SeaChange. "Movies-on-demand is the initial strategic catalyst for both parties in this relationship. However, Comcast's commitment to SeaChange will be leveraged in research and development to provide returns with the SeaChange ITV System.
Cable ownership caps overturned
March 1, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsAT&Tand AOL Time Warner are enjoying a victory today. A U.S. appeals court has overturned federal limits on the number of subscribers that a cable company can serve, Reuters reports. The two companies, AT&T in particular, have long wanted the cable subscriber caps raised and have petitioned the FCC to review the numbers.
Terayon improves its BE 2000
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsIt sounds like a car, but it's not. Terayon 's second-generation version of the BE 2000 System is helping cable operators with their network security. The BE 2000 System is a CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) which controls subscribers' cable modems with a high-performance IP switch/router. The technology has new features including one that prevents hackers from camouflaging themselves as a...
Modem Media getting skinny
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsModem Media is completing a plan to help it reduce expenses. First the company is laying off what will amount to 10 percent of its workforce. This includes closing its Tokyo, Japan office and transitioning its clients to the company's Hong Kong office. The company expects to take a one-time, pre-tax charge of approximately $3 million in the first quarter of 2001 and reduce its ongoing operating...
Kingston and Infinilink team up
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsKingston Technology and Infinilink are combining their technologies to deliver DSL products to meet the increasing demands of broadband users. The companies say that by combining Kingston's manufacturing with Infinilink's broadband technology, the partners will be able to offer customers a product that is both compatible and offers shorter installation times and savings.
Hybrid introduces NLOS router
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsHybrid Networks has introduced the ThruWAVE Wireless Broadband Router. The router is single-carrier with multiple modulation schemes that enable fixed broadband wireless service providers to increase their customer capacity and coverage by offering near-line-of-sight (NLOS) capabilities. The ThruWAVE router supports QPSK, 16 -QAM and 64-QAM modulation schemes and interleaving options that impr...
Cox deploying Emperative ProvEn
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsEmperative announced last month that Cox Communications is using its software as the foundation for automated activation of cable modem subscribers. Specifically, in its middle-America cable system, Cox has deployed Emperative's ProvEn provisioning engine and Cable Modem Express, new software announced separately last month.
WorldGate announces new ITV product
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsWorldGate unveiled in January product enhancements for its interactive television applications. The newest version of the WorldGate Interactive Service will be deployed during the first quarter of 2001, and includes two upgrades to WorldGate's overall product, along with an entirely new feature, making it a more dynamic service to users.
DSL, digital set-tops serve up growth
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsTelecommunications Reports International has reported high growth for both the DSL market and the online market as a whole. While DSL access was slow to take off, it ended the year with tremendous strength, according to fourth quarter 2000 results from TR's Online Census. The main area of growth in the fourth quarter comes in DSL access, with more than 2.
SCTE opens CCC
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsWith the launch of its newly-created Customer Care Center (CCC) in February, Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) members can now take advantage of a staff fully dedicated to providing member services. The CCC is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST. The CCC's toll-free number is (800) 542-5040.
More bang for your buck
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsRCN Corp. has introduced its bundled communications service offerings to seven additional suburbs of Philadelphia: Sharon Hill, Glenolden, Collingdale, Norwood, Prospect Park, Ridley Park and Upper Darby. Residents in these seven Delaware County communities are now able to sign up for RCN's Resilink bundles, which offer various combinations of RCN cable, telephone and high-speed Internet for a...
SOHOware on guard
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsSOHOware previewed its new BroadGuard secure cable/DSL router in January. BroadGuard, which includes a 10/100 Mbps autosensing switch to boost performance, features one of the industry's most comprehensive Internet security solutions for residential, telecommuting and small office/home office broadband connectivity applications, according to the company.
