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04/22/2009
Broadcom Touts Certification for Channel-Bonding Chip
Broadcom announced last week that four data and voice modems that use Broadcom chips with eight downstream channels have received certification. Cable Europe Labs announced on April 2 EuroDOCSIS 3.0 and EuroPacketCable 1.5 certifications, following testing in the labs of Belgium-based Excentis. CableLabs announced the certification of 13 devices for DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 2.0 […]
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04/21/2009
Mobile Video Takes Center Stage at NAB
At the NAB Show in Las Vegas this week, there’s a lot of buzz around mobile video, particularly mobile DTV. In his opening keynote address, NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr said: "By 2012, we expect 130 million phones and 25 million media players will be able to receive mobile television. An NAB study […]
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04/20/2009
Oracle Shines on Sun
Business software giant Oracle announced plans to acquire Sun Microsystems in a deal valued at $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt. Oracle originally specialized in database management software, but acquisitions over recent years – including PeopleSoft, Siebel Systems, BEA Systems, Hyperion, etc. – have expanded its portfolio. Sun provides both […]
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04/20/2009
Rogers, Bell Canada Team on Massive WiMAX Net
Americans participating in the discussion about a national broadband plan can look to the North for an example. In Canada, the country’s largest cable and wireless operator, Rogers Communications, partnered with the nation’s largest phone company, Bell Canada, to create a Canada-wide wireless broadband network. The joint venture entity, Inukshuk Wireless, built a national WiMAX […]
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04/16/2009
Business Service Mantra: Faster, Deeper, Wider
Faster, deeper and wider is the new mantra for the cable industry’s entry into the lucrative commercial services business as major MSOs and their smaller operator brethren move from small to midsize business markets (SMB) to larger enterprises. The go-go business services strategy being deployed at MSOs such as Bresnan, Cox, Time Warner and others […]
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04/15/2009
Cox Customers to Get tru2way
Cox Communications intends to introduce a new user interface with guide and tru2way applications by July. NDS, the vendor chosen for the project, is burning the midnight oil to make it happen. Despite the economic downturn, Cox is pushing forward with its commitment to enable tru2way in its digital networks by mid-2009. tru2way is a […]