Content delivery specialist Velocix and multiplay operator TDS Telecom have confirmed the successful roll-out of IP video streaming and Cloud DVR services to consumers in central Oregon, completing the first phase of a network-wide project to upgrade the entertainment experience available to TDS’s 1.2 million connections. Branded TDS TV+, the new Android TV-based streaming video […]
In a further sign that it is moving away from reliance on Huawei as a vendor, UK digital network infrastructure provider Openreach is to deploy Nokia fibre solutions to help meet its target of bringing ultra-fast and reliable broadband access to 20 million homes across the UK by the mid-to-late 2020s. The fibre roll-out with […]
Intelsat’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy is likely to take between 6-12 months to process and allow the satellite operator to cut its $17 billion of debt by about half. CCO Samer Halawi, talking to Space News, said that despite the bankruptcy procedure the operator was still able to order next-generation satellites because of the bankruptcy court’s […]
In a move that signals a shift from its reliance on Huawei as a vendor, UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has selected next-generation open networking and subscriber experience solutions provider ADTRAN’s SDX Series of OLTs (Optical Line Terminals) and Mosaic Cloud Platform to help it achieve its ambition of making gigabit and multi-gigabit services available […]
Speaking at the launch of a new online event series, Ericsson President and CEO, Börje Ekholm, has highlighted the importance of connectivity during times of crisis and the opportunity there is to rethink the role of networks in the future, and suggested that 5G will be “the greatest open innovation platform ever”. Speaking from his […]
Broadband solutions provider Iskratel is to provide active and passive telecommunications equipment for the construction of an ultra-fast fibre-optic (XGS-PON and GPON) broadband network in 210 municipalities as part of the CEBF (Connecting Europe Broadband Fund) financed RUNE (Rural Network) project with its partners Rune Enia in Slovenia and Rune Crow in Croatia. As part […]
Video software provider Synamedia says it is the first in the market to develop an ATSC 3.0 receiver, leveraging the company’s newly-unveiled Media Edge Gateway software-based integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) (see below). The solution can function as both an RF and IP receiver, and will enable cable operators to capitalise on the next-generation distribution market as […]
Video software provider Synamedia is boosting R&D investment in its compression technologies alongside a trio of senior appointments. With the adoption of 4K-ready devices and new broadcasting standards such as ATSC 3.0 supporting 4K and ultimately 8K streams over-the-air, Synamedia says its investment in compression will meet the growing need for advanced encoding technologies to […]
Video software provider Synamedia has secured a multi-year contract with Vodafone Group that includes the Infinite video platform, security solutions and end-to-end integration services. The firm will help Vodafone Group deliver on its vision of a unified global cloud TV platform running on next-generation Gigabit infrastructure. In addition, Synamedia will be integrating the recently-acquired Unitymedia […]
MaxLinear, a provider of radio frequency (RF), analogue and mixed-signal integrated circuits has announced that MaxLinear and its wholly owned subsidiary have entered into a definitive agreement with Intel Corporation under which MaxLinear would, subject to customary closing conditions, acquire Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division assets in an all-cash, asset transaction valued at $150 million. […]