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05/21/2009
Comparing Cable in Europe, North America
Comparing and contrasting cable in Europe and North America suggests that cable’s world is getting smaller. A quick look at the program for next week’s ANGA show in Cologne, Germany, turns up nothing startling, and that’s the point. Items of interest to the European cable community – triple play, HDTV, IPTV, VOD, next generation networks, […]
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05/20/2009
Hybrid Set-Tops Booming Abroad
Like hybrid cars, hybrid set-tops aren’t ubiquitous yet, but you can expect to see more of them in the coming years, particularly in Europe. According to the IMS Research study "The World Market for Hybrid Set-Top Boxes," shipments of hybrid set-tops are forecast at 82 million worldwide for 2014. The hybrids typically offer dual reception […]
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05/19/2009
Broadband Forum Merges with IP/MPLS Forum
Two member-based standards organizations – the Broadband Forum and the IP/MPLS Forum – announced they have merged. The united organization will go by the name Broadband Forum. The merged entity intends to focus on convergence, said Robin Mersh, COO of the Broadband Forum. "This union is about convergence over IP backbones," said Mersh. "We’re talking […]
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05/19/2009
Goldman Sachs Issues Online Video Report
Goldman Sachs issued a report last week on online video titled "Broadband 100." The report focused on video viewed on PCs. In a conference call to discuss its report, Mark Wienkes of Goldman Sachs said online video today is about half the traffic on the Internet, but only accounts for about 2 percent of total […]
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05/18/2009
Motorola Intros Passive Optical LAN for Businesses
Motorola has capitalized on some innovation from its work with Verizon to create a passive optical LAN (POL) technology for enterprises. Today, Motorola announced its POL at the Interop Business and Technology Conference and Expo in Las Vegas. The new technology is designed to replace traditional switches in office buildings with POL devices connected by […]