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08/04/2009
Drake Aims Hybrid Device at Indies, MDUs
R.L. Drake last week introduced a hybrid transcoding, multiplexing edge QAM device, the MEQ1000, touting it at the Independent Show as a solution for small cable operators. (For the announcement, click here). But the device will soon be available to larger operators for their multiple dwelling unit (MDU) deployments. Hence, one reason for the "hybrid" […]
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08/03/2009
RFoG Presents Migration Path from HFC
At a Communications Technology-hosted webcast last week, panelists discussed how RF over Glass (RFoG) might provide a migration from HFC to fiber for cable operators. But the one operator on the panel predicted a moderate-paced transition to fiber. "We expect HFC to scale as a viable technology for many years to come," said Bob Harris, […]
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08/01/2009
Reality Check: Quality Networking
Social networking to many people looks like a waste of time, with limited relevance to the workplace. Quality assurance, on the other hand, while treated seriously by experts and discussed in these pages (see January CT) is neglected for other reasons—its reliance on statistical knowledge, being one. There has been even less discussion of combining […]
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08/01/2009
Fiber Access: RFoG and PON Cases
Deployment of FTTx technologies continues, even as RFoG and PON solutions evolve and economic uncertainties persist. Fiber to the home or premise (FTTH or FTTP), it still seems like a new category. Fiber
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08/01/2009
Bullpen: Another Look at Cable IPTV
In the January 2009 issue of CT , ARRIS Chief Strategy Officer Tom Cloonan provided a thoughtful and detailed critique of Motorola’s DOCSIS over Internet protocol TV (IPTV) bypass architecture (DIBA). In it
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08/01/2009
Broadband: Making MER Better: Part 1
Modulation error ratio (MER) has been discussed at length in this column over the last few years. It’s an important, though frequently misunderstood performance metric for the digitally modulated signals