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TiVo, Pace buddy up on global partnership
February 22, 2012 2:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn a deal that was designed to advance Pace's presence in North America and TiVo's abroad, DVR pioneer TiVo and set-top box vendor Pace announced that they have entered into a global partnership.
Technicolor adding tougher Wi-Fi
February 22, 2012 2:32 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company will integrate chips from Quantenna to support the multi-room distribution of HD video.
CMC offers CDN-based VOD service to cable ops
February 21, 2012 3:25 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVia its Comcast Media Center subsidiary, Comcast is letting other cable operators tap into its content delivery network in order to provision video-on-demand services.
Evolution Digital's DTAs available through NCTC
February 21, 2012 3:16 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsNCTC members will be able to get Evolution's DTAs and TiVo DVRs at lower prices through NCTC volume purchasing.
Research: IP-based home security services on the rise
February 17, 2012 2:31 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAccording to Parks Associates, more than 20 percent of households across the nation will have installed IP-based multi-service home networks by 2015.
Study: Optical network equipment up 8% in Q4
February 17, 2012 2:28 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsDriven by a surge from large vendors, spending on optical equipment grew 8 percent globally during the fourth quarter.
NewNet sees opportunity in WiMAX
February 16, 2012 3:12 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsNewNet's announcement that it has officially closed an acquisition of Nokia Siemens' WiMAX business (originally Motorola's WiMAX business) is a reminder that the technology might still afford a healthy business opportunity, although not perhaps as a strictly consumer-facing mobility solution.
Comcast nearly zeroes out subscriber defections in Q4
February 15, 2012 2:24 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsComcast managed to accomplish what few had expected any cable company could accomplish in the competitive video era: It minimized subscriber defections to the point where customer loss was almost negligible.
TWC reaches out to PCs, Macs with live streaming app
February 15, 2012 2:23 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has queued up live streaming on PCs and Macs via its TWC TV app.
Start-up that streams broadcast TV picks up $20M in venture funds
February 14, 2012 3:25 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsIAC Chairman Barry Diller takes a seat on the board of Aereo, which has devised a new over-the-top scheme based on antenna farms and network DVRs.
LaJoie keynote speaker at SCTE Canadian Summit
February 14, 2012 3:22 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable executive vice president and CTO Mike LaJoie will be the keynote speaker at the SCTE Canadian Summit 2012 in Toronto.
Research: OTN transport, switching to hit $10.6B by 2015
February 14, 2012 3:16 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsGlobal manufacturer revenue from optical transport network (OTN) transport equipment and switching equipment will reach $10.6 billion by 2015, according to a new research report.
Suddenlink has TiVo’s Premiere in 40+ communities
February 10, 2012 3:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsWith the addition of four more communities in Texas, Suddenlink Communications has the TiVo Premiere DVR available in more than 40 communities across its footprint.
More on Shaw’s network upgrades for Exo branding
February 10, 2012 2:43 pm | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsShaw Communications CTO Dennis Steiger provides a few more details on the company’s engineering efforts that are behind its Exo brand.
Shaw’s engineering efforts pay off with launch of Exo
February 9, 2012 4:37 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsShaw Exo features HD signals in a higher, less compressed bit rate for improved quality and a larger selection of on-demand titles in full 1080p HD, along with fiber-based Internet speeds of up to 250 Mbps.
