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CableLabs announces first devices to achieve DPoE qualification
June 17, 2013 | by Mike Robuck | Comments
This morning CableLabs announced qualification of the first devices that use the DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) specifications. Devices achieving qualification status were DPoE systems from CommScope, Huawei, Sumitomo Electric, and ZTE and optical network units (ONUs) from CTDI, Finisar, Huawei, and Sumitomo Electric.
Suddenlink signs up Sigma Systems to provision business services
June 17, 2013 12:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | Comments
Suddenlink Communications has deployed the Sigma Systems fulfillment platform to automate the...
Time Warner Cable Business expands Teleworker availability
June 14, 2013 11:01 am | by Mike Robuck | Comments
Time Warner Cable Business Class has expanded the availability of its Teleworker Solutions,...
Report: Customer premise equipment market choogling along
June 14, 2013 10:58 am | by Mike Robuck | Comments
Led by gains in the cable and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) sectors, the broadband customer premise...
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Charter hires Bohigian as EVP, governmental affairs
June 17, 2013 12:14 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsCharter Communications has hired former Cablevision lobbyist and Federal Communications Commissions aide Catherine Bohigian as its new executive vice president, governmental affairs. Bohigian, who starts her new job on July 8, replaces Robert Quicksilver, who is leaving the company.
Atlantic Broadband goes exclusive with TiVo
June 14, 2013 10:54 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsAtlantic Broadband will rely exclusively on TiVo for customer premise equipment, and will become the first U.S. MSO to leverage TiVo's complete product suite, according to the vendor, which also said the deal is exclusive. Atlantic Broadband will begin the rollout later this year.
Cisco announces newest core router: the CRS-X
June 13, 2013 1:54 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsCisco today announced a new member of its Carrier Routing System (CRS) family of core routers, this one providing about 10 times the capacity of the founding product in the line, the CRS-1, which debuted in 2004. The new CRS-X, which will be available later this year, is a 400 Gbps per slot system that can be expanded to nearly 1 Pbps (petabit per second) in a multi-chassis deployment.
Ateme hires VP for strategic accounts in the Americas
June 13, 2013 1:51 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsVideo compression specialist Ateme has appointed Paul Kosac vice president of strategic accounts and channel partners for the Americas. Kosac has previously been employed in leadership positions at Scientific-Atlanta, Philips, PanAmSat, Cisco and Harmonic.
Foxtel debuts TV Everywhere app, OTT access
June 13, 2013 1:46 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsFoxtel is providing on demand and catch-up television services, using video processing systems from Elemental Technologies. The Australian service provider is now delivering over-the-top (OTT) content, in addition to roaming access to more than 50 channels through its Foxtel Go app.
Cable Show: creative operational efficiencies
June 13, 2013 1:38 pm | by Craig Kuhl, Contributing Editor | CommentsImproving the operational efficiencies of today’s increasingly sophisticated and complex networks requires not only a whole new tool set, but also a different mindset. Operational support has to go beyond simply unifying billing, and workforce management is key, including installation and repair teams.
NJ Transit approves Cablevision’s Wi-Fi service on trains
June 13, 2013 12:42 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsYesterday New Jersey Transit’s board put its stamp of approval on Cablevision’s plan to make its Wi-Fi services available to commuters on its trains. The Wi-Fi access will be provided to NJ Transit customers via a dedicated, trackside Wi-Fi network, which NJ Transit said was the first of its kind in the nation.
NetCracker lands BSS deal with Cox Business
June 13, 2013 12:28 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsCox Business has signed on to use NetCracker Technology’s managed services business support system (BSS.) The multi-year deal enables Cox Business to use NetCracker’s new TOMS (Telecom Operations & Management Solutions) version 9.0.
Time Warner Cable to connect with Samsung Smart TVs
June 12, 2013 9:24 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsTime Warner Cable will start sending video to some Samsung Smart TVs later this summer. Using the cable operator’s TWC TV app, Time Warner Cable subscribers will have access to 5,000 on demand titles from nearly 100 networks without the need for a set-top box.
Cable Show: Tech forums get smart about devices, consumers, Wi-FI
June 12, 2013 9:17 am | by Craig Kuhl | CommentsMore devices, more choices and more broadband translate to more intelligence in our home networks, and intelligent gateways will lead the way. That was the key takeaway from the first of Tuesday’s Spring Technical Forums: “Human Touch: The Intersection of Intelligent Devices and Intelligent Consumers.”
Cable Show: Gigabit DOCSIS? Yeah, we can do that
June 11, 2013 5:18 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsIn a 3.0 demo, CableLabs was bonding 128 channels to crank out in excess of 4 Gbps in a total of 768 MHz. In the 3.1 demo, which included OFDM modulation and LDPC error correction, CableLabs was pushing data at a clip in excess of 6 Gbps, but in only 650 MHz, the better to show the spectral efficiency inherent in the move to OFDM.
Comcast’s Roberts unveils X2 operating system
June 11, 2013 2:07 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsAt last year’s Cable Show, Comcast Cable president Neil Smit officially introduced the company’s next generation platform, the X1. As far as innovation goes, the X1 is so last year as Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts revealed the X2 operating system on Tuesday at the Cable Show.
Broadcom debuts headless gateway
June 11, 2013 9:52 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsBroadcom is introducing a headless video gateway IC that can be used to power boxes that can deliver both IP and QAM video. While larger MSOs are collaborating on mapping out a path toward a converged network that serves a variety of customer premise equipment (CPE) that can range from simple, inexpensive one-way DTAs to complex and expensive gateways...
Cable Show: TiVo powers up mobile app for cable operators
June 11, 2013 9:47 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsTiVo is offering cable operators its mobile app that enables second screen viewing in homes with and without TiVo devices. Atlantic Broadband, which recently signed up with TiVo, will be the first cable operator in the United States to deploy TiVo’s mobile app. When Atlantic Broadband launches its TiVo offering in the fall, it will include the TiVo mobile applications in addition to TiVo set-top boxes and DVRs.
Cable Show: Mediacom bows home automation service
June 11, 2013 9:41 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsMediacom Communications has joined the ranks of cable operators that are offering a home automation service to their subscribers. Mediacom, the eighth-largest cable operator in the nation, has joined Comporium Communications’ security, monitoring and automation (SMA) dealer program to deliver the home automation service across its footprint.