Amino Draws an Ace
Amino Communications has secured a contract to provide HD set-top boxes to Minnesota-based Ace Communications. A previous Amino customer for its initial IPTV rollout, Ace has returned to the company...
View Article167 Million IPTV Homes in 2018
According to a Digital TV Research report covering 97 countries, the number of homes paying for telco IPTV will reach 167 million by the end of 2018, up from 69 million at end-2012 and 13 million at...
View ArticleElemental Multiscreen Deploys in Finland
Elemental Technologies and Teleste announced the deployment of an integrated multiscreen solution for Anvia TV, a national TV operator in Finland. The solution streams content for all-IP video delivery...
View ArticleServer Cert for Cablevision SIP Trunking
Cablevision (NYSE:CVC) announced that its Optimum Voice SIP Trunking is now certified with Barracuda Networks‘ CudaTel 270 Communication Server. The pre-certified solution is designed to deliver voice...
View ArticleVideo + Data: More Channels, Lower Capex
Every quarter, operators continue to purchase more and more capacity in the form of edge QAM channels, yet the price per channel is lower than ever. In fact, it has been declining at an annual rate of...
View ArticleActiveVideo Cloud Deploys in Holland
ActiveVideo announced that Glashart Media, a Dutch IPTV service provider (now part of KPN) has executed a system-wide upgrade of its interactive services to the ActiveVideo CloudTV H5 software...
View ArticleExterity Aims to Secure IP Video
Exterity has added new content protection features to its Enterprise IPTV solutions. At IBC, the company is launching and demonstrating support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) v2...
View ArticleTWC, Charter Talk Trends, Plans
Over the course of the next year, it may be possible for a customer to get a complete cable experience without having a set-top box in the home, said Rob Marcus, COO of Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) at...
View ArticleARRIS CPE Focuses on Wireless
ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) recently unveiled its latest portfolio of gateways and set-top boxes, with a focus on wireless technologies. Common themes include IP, 802.11ac WiFi, and wireless video and data...
View ArticleComcast Launches IPv6 in WA, AZ
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) has launched IPv6 across Washington state and Arizona. The residential deployment is native dual-stack.The post Comcast Launches IPv6 in WA, AZ appeared first on Broadband...
View ArticleCCAP: Underdog Gains Ground
EXPO is quickly approaching, and CCAP once again stands to be a topic of interest on the show floor as 2013 saw initial CCAP-capable product releases. While the CMTS market has stalwarts like ARRIS...
View ArticleIPv6 Update: MSOs Are Thriving, But Questions Linger
The cable industry, by all indications, is doing a good job of transitioning to IPv6. Indeed, the new addressing scheme – which creates an almost limitless number of IP addresses – has systematically...
View ArticleLooking Forward with Tony Werner and Kevin Hart
When the CTOs of two of the biggest cable operators in the country speak, you listen. When they’re both saying the same thing, you really listen. At Expo, I interviewed Tony Werner and Kevin Hart, the...
View ArticleSCTE Approves Modem IP Standard
The SCTE has approved SCTE 140 2013, “Cable Modem IPv4 and IPv6 eRouter Specification.” The standard defines a core set of features to enable multiple subscriber devices to gain access to operator...
View ArticleARRIS Picked for Saudi Government Project
The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJ) in Saudi Arabia has selected solutions from ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) to upgrade its entertainment services. The end-to-end solution from ARRIS includes a...
View ArticleArtel Highlights Transport Platform
Artel Video Systems will demonstrate the integration of multiport, SFP-based video routing and transport capabilities into the company’s DigiLink platform during CCW 2013 in New York. At CCW 2013,...
View ArticleAT&T Builds Out ‘Frisco Biz Fiber
AT&T (NYSE:T) has installed fiber to an additional 450-plus multi-tenant office buildings across the San Francisco metro area, making fiber-based broadband services available to more than 16,000...
View ArticleFCC Wants PSTN to Go All-IP
According to a statement by FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai, the Commission wants to sunset the existing public switched telephone network (PSTN) in 2018 and switch to all-IP infrastructure. In January, the...
View ArticleComcast Leads in IPv6 Deployment
On Nov. 18, the Internet Society updated its World IPv6 Launch measurements, reporting that Comcast‘s (NASDAQ:CMCSA) IPv6 deployment is now the largest worldwide with 32 autonomous system numbers...
View ArticleGENBAND CTO Appointed to FCC Tech Council
GENBAND‘s Chief Technology Officer, Fred Kemmerer, has been appointed to the FCC‘s Technological Advisory Council. His appointment is intended to contribute strategic insight on the planned transition...
View ArticleAlticast at CES: RDK, HDMI
Alticast will present a variety of all-IP software solutions for set top boxes and other devices, including multiple RDK device integrations and a new HDMI stick set-top, at CES in January in Las...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent Refocusing on IP, Broadband
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:ALU) has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its subsidiary, LGS Innovations, to a U.S.-based company owned by a Madison Dearborn Partners-led investor...
View ArticleMid-Tiers Increasingly Turning to TiVo
TiVO (NASDAQ:TIVO) began its story by providing DVRs directly to consumers, somewhat in competition with MSOs. But the company has enhanced its technology and built out its services to become a...
View ArticleCisco Leads Video Infrastructure Segment
On December 23 – while most folks were finishing off their Christmas shopping and heading out in trains, planes and automobiles – Synergy Research Group released some interesting information about the...
View ArticleTWC Biz Intros SIP Trunking
Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) Business Class has announced the availability of a new voice solution, SIP (session initiated protocol) Trunks. TWCBC’s SIP Trunks are intended as an alternative to...
View ArticleVerizon to Buy Intel Media Assets
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) announced an agreement for Verizon to purchase from Intel the assets of Intel Media, a business division dedicated to the development of cloud...
View Article1.1 Billion Pay TV Subs in 2019
According to ABI Research, the worldwide pay TV market reached 903.3 million subscribers in 2013, generating $249.8 billion in service revenue. IPTV operators enjoyed significant growth (18.5% YoY) in...
View ArticleComcast to Hook Up ’9ers New Digs
Though the San Francisco 49ers‘ Super Bowl hopes have been dashed for this season, they and their fans can take some comfort in knowing that their new home field, Levi’s Stadium, will be a...
View ArticleArtel Preps for VidTrans
At VidTrans 2014 in February in Washington, DC, Artel Video Systems will demonstrate its DigiLink media transport platform. The system is intended for transporting media across fiber, IP and optical...
View Article2 Billion TV-Centric Connected Devices by 2017
According to research from Futuresource Consulting, the global installed base of TV-centric Internet-connected devices surpassed 1 billion units in 2013 and will exceed 2 billion by 2017, driven by...
View ArticleARRIS to Deploy in Brazil
Brazilian cable and satellite operator Globosat has selected ARRIS‘ (NASDAQ:ARRS) CherryPicker Application Platform CAP-1000 to deliver and monetize new entertainment services. Globosat plans to use...
View ArticleComcast Launching X1 in Boston
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) plans to launch its X1 DVR with cloud technology and live in-home streaming TV to new Xfinity TV customers in the company’s Boston region and to additional markets later this...
View ArticleTWC Maps Out Upgrade Plans
Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) came out swinging last week with the announcement of a 15% increase in dividend to $3 per share on an annualized basis and the reveal of a three-year plan (2014-2016)...
View ArticleCan Cable Grow in the UC Sector?
The cable industry has reached out to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) – and, increasingly, enterprises – with robust and sophisticated connectivity options. It seems, however, that operators...
View ArticleVSI Taking Multiscreen to NAB
At the 2014 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Visionary Solutions will demonstrate an IPTV environment designed to support a variety of applications. At the heart of the ecosystem is VSI’s new PackeTV, an...
View ArticleArtel Gears Up for NAB
At the 2014 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Artel Video Systems will demonstrate its solution for transporting media across fiber, IP networks, and optical backbones using its DigiLink media transport platform....
View ArticleEricsson, Ciena Team on IP-Optical Tech
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) have announced a strategic global agreement to develop joint transport solutions for IP-optical convergence and service provider software-defined networking...
View ArticleBright House Biz Scores Cisco Cert
Bright House Networks Enterprise Solutions has achieved the Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) Master Service Provider Certification under the Cisco Cloud and Managed Service Program. Bright House says it is the...
View ArticleMulticom Showing Cabling, Digital Headend
At AndinaLink 2014 in Cartagena, Colombia, Multicom is showcasing its SCTE-compliant coaxial products, fiber-optic product line, and the Pico Digital Headend Solution. Multicom’s Premium Coaxial line...
View ArticleQuad Play Giving Way to Dumb Pipe
According to a Stratecast | Frost & Sullivan survey of 2,035 consumers from North America, the market is evolving toward a new dynamic in which services are simply applications delivered via an...
View ArticleCisco to Power CableLabs IP Video Lab
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) is providing CableLabs with core infrastructure and Videoscape components for a new IPTV Innovations Lab in Louisville, CO, designed to provide cable operator members with a...
View ArticleHarmonic taking Multiscreen to London
At TV Connect 2014 in London, Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) will unveil its IPTV 2.0 solution, a video delivery framework intended to simplify the migration to an all-IP and all-HTTP ABR streaming...
View ArticleMariner Gets its Show on the Road
At TV Connect in London and NAB in Las Vegas, Mariner will demonstrate enhancements to its xVu Software Defined Monitoring solution, designed to turn endpoint devices into QoE probes and provide...
View ArticleU-verse Arrives in Augusta
AT&T (NYSE:T) is launching U-verse in the Augusta, GA, area, including multiscreen video, high-speed Internet and voice. The service will continue rolling out to additional local cities and...
View ArticleComcast Promotes 2 Senior Engineers
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced two senior-level engineering promotions. Adrian O’Leary has been promoted to senior vice president, Test & Quality Assurance. With responsibility for end-to-end...
View ArticleSunny Outlook for Cloud UIs
There has been a lot of talk among cable operators about unifying user interfaces (UIs) across devices and about giving consumers a satisfying way to discover video content, read and post reviews and...
View ArticleEricsson Predicts TV Trends for 2020
According to Ericsson‘s (NASDAQ:ERIC) Media Vision 2020, the TV industry will be worth $750 billion by 2020, up from $530 billion in 2013. The company projects that the global landscape will include 9...
View ArticleThis Tech Updates Content Delivery Software
This Technology has announced version 2.0 of its cloud-based alternate content delivery software, now called SwitchStream. It’s intended to deliver regionalized content to the right audience, provide...
View ArticleTWC Announces First RDK Set-Top
Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) announced the development of its first IP set-top box integrating the Reference Design Kit (RDK) platform. The MSO is working with Humax, digital set-top box manufacturers,...
View ArticleCCAP Headed for a Virtual Future?
Cable operators are looking for ways to add capacity to meet demand in ways that do not add to their space or power requirements and further them on the road to delivery of IP video. Designed with...
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