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CableLabs publishes DOCSIS 4.0 spec

CableLabs, the innovation and R&D lab for the cable industry, has released a new specification which it says is set to improve data delivery speeds and is a stepping stone on the path to the industry’s 10G initiative, with the higher speeds available with DOCSIS 4.0 technology serving as a catalyst for the next wave […]

March 27, 2020By Colin Mann

Virgin Media extends gigabit rollout

UK multiplay operator Virgin Media has switched on what it says is the Midlands’ fastest gigabit home broadband service in the city of Birmingham, offering connectivity more than 20 times faster than the current local average. In what is seen as the UK’s largest ever gigabit broadband switch-on, more than a million homes across the […]

March 19, 2020

NAB Show postponed; E3 cancelled

Bowing to the inevitable, given the likely spread of the Coronavirus and consequential withdrawal of a number of exhibitors, NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith has announced that the NAB Show scheduled for April 19th to 22nd in Las Vegas has been called off, with organisers reviewing options for an event later in 2020. In […]

March 12, 2020

techUK refutes ‘Dirty streaming’ documentary claims

UK technology sector trade body techUK has sought to refute number of claims made in a recent documentary, Dirty Streaming: The Internet’s Big Secret, shown on the BBC’s online-only service BBC Three, suggesting that these, or impressions given by the programme, were misleading, or simply incorrect. The programme took as its premise that with the […]

March 9, 2020By Colin Mann

Net Insight acquires Aperi product portfolio

As part of the strategy to grow the core Media Networks business, media networks and resource optimisation Net Insight has acquired Aperi Corporation’s product portfolio. The acquisition will complement and strengthen Net Insight’s media offering. Over the last few years, the Aperi products have been deployed at some Tier1 customers globally. The acquisition of Aperi’s […]

March 6, 2020

BT, Cisco bring intelligent connectivity to UK businesses

BT has launched a new managed software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) service for UK business customers, as it continues to develop its portfolio of converged business networking products. BT says the new Managed SD-WAN offering enables secure, high-bandwidth connections across multiple sites using fixed and mobile networks. As part of the launch, BT is […]

March 4, 2020

Nokia enhances fibre access to hasten 5G

Nokia is expanding its fibre access portfolio to include new solutions and innovations that will enable service providers to deliver a gigabit experience to everyone, sooner. The enhanced portfolio includes a new Lightspan MF access node designed for the 5G era, a new Beacon 6 in-home gateway that supports 5G mobile data offloading and several […]

March 3, 2020

Technetix acquires ECAD broadband business

Technetix, the global technology supplier, has completed the acquisition of the broadband equipment business of Germany-based ECAD. Technetix said its customers will benefit from access to a greater range and depth of FTTH and broadband cable technology products, both in Germany and globally. The ECAD operation will become an integral part of Technetix, enabling the […]

February 26, 2020

Humax expands RDK portfolio

Humax, a provider of video and broadband customer premises equipment (CPE), has announced the upcoming availability of an expanded portfolio of RDK-powered devices to serve operators worldwide. Humax also joined the RDK Video Accelerator programme and announced its first RDK Video Accelerator 4K IP reference set-top box. Humax’s RDK Video Accelerator set-top box is pre-integrated […]

February 25, 2020

Pixelworks, Qualcomm live local TV over 5G FWA

Visual processing solutions provider Pixelworks is working with semiconductor specialist Qualcomm Technologies on a 5G-based fixed wireless access (FWA) customer-premises equipment platform that integrates over-the-air (OTA) local TV streaming technology from Pixelworks. The joint reference solution will combine Pixelworks’ OTA streaming XCode processor with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System, allowing broadband network operators, […]

February 18, 2020