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01/08/2009
Japan Leads in HDTV, China Lags
Of the 50 million total TV households in Japan, almost 17 million have HDTV, according to an analyst at IMS Research. In contrast, there are 400 million total TV households in China, but HDTV is only just beginning to be rolled out. Of course, there are major political and historical factors causing such sharp contrast […]
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01/06/2009
How to Harden CA and Become Less Insecure
With confidence in conditional access (CA) technology on the wane after publicized exposures of satellite TV smart cards, one vendor is touting an approach that promises to protect existing CA. The technology could even revive the cable industry’s stalled efforts to craft a common downloadable CA system (DCAS).Star hackerExhibit A for smart card vulnerability is […]
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01/05/2009
CES: Global Flavor, Plus Convergence
True to its name, the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which opens this week in Las Vegas, will have a definitively global flavor, with 1,100 of the scheduled 2,700 exhibitors coming from outside of the United States. In total, 140 countries will be represented. The number of exhibitors has only declined 7 to 8 […]
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01/01/2009
Bullpen: DIBA Reconsidered
The author of the well-written video over DOCSIS article in the November issue of CT discussed the potential advantages of the DOCSIS over IPTV bypass architecture (DIBA). The architecture and technologies proposed are certainly physically realizable. However, before dedicating any resources to further refining and standardizing another infrastructure tied to the HFC network, the industry […]
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12/29/2008
2008 in Review
The end of the year is the traditional time to look back, take stock, absorb lessons learned, and gird for the coming year. Looking over CT’s last 12 issues, a number of things stand out: hot topics, interesting ideas, awards, and even a bit of humor. What follows are links to each month of the […]
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12/23/2008
Fiber Gets Real Character
There’s a fiber-optic star hanging over the industry at year’s end. The task of characterizing this promising light requires not wisdom (or wise men) but technical competence and sharp instruments. The promise of optical transport builds upon five years of international growth. While the Dell’Oro Group has said current levels will contract 10 percent in […]