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RDK deployments top 50m

RDK Management has shared details about the adoption of RDK open source software used to power customer-premises equipment (CPE) from video and broadband services providers worldwide. “Service providers around the globe recognise that RDK gives them ultimate control over their software roadmaps and data within the connected home, across video, broadband and IoT connected devices,” […]

June 5, 2019Colin Mann @ ANGA COM

Vendors collaborate for FTTX solution

Three broadband equipment vendors – Emtelle, HellermannTyton and Senko Advanced Components — have revealed the fruits of a collaborative project and launched a brand-new solution into the Fibre-to-the-X (FTTX) market. Unveiled at the Emtelle booth on the first day of ANGA COM in Cologne, the three companies explained the collaboration and the benefits of FibreTap, […]

June 4, 2019Colin Mann @ ANGA COM

SSIMWAVE’s human touch content evaluation, encoding

SSIMWAVE, a specialist in the science of perceptual video quality measurement, has confirmed the availability of SSIMPLUS VOD Inspector, which it says is the first tool that enables the media industry to optimise video processing and delivery using the human visual system. The new cloud-based tool combines frame-by-frame and pixel-by-pixel analysis of video content with […]

June 4, 2019Colin Mann @ ANGA COM

Iskratel carrier-grade PON solution

Broadband access solutions provider Iskratel is claiming that an important milestone in enabling operators to deploy carrier-grade, virtualised PON solutions has been reached with its launched of a complete, integrated Software-Defined PON (SD-PON) solution, leveraging Radisys’s SD-PON framework for broadband access disaggregation. Based on open-community initiatives and the Open Networking Foundation’s (ONF) CORD architecture, the […]

June 4, 2019Colin Mann @ ANGA COM

Promptlink cutting the noise

Promptlink Communications, a provider of software applications for the management and testing of broadband networks and equipment, has announced the launch of Network NoiseHawk. Utilising a patent-pending algorithm to analyse PNM and SNMP polling data, Network NoiseHawk accurately pinpoints network noise and easily displays it for cable operators and their technicians, allowing for quick correction […]

June 3, 2019

Telenor boosts Wi-Fi offering with SoftAtHome

SoftAtHome, the technology company delivering a seamless experience at home and on the go, and Telenor, the leading operator in Norway, today announce the deployment of Telenor’s Wi-Fi Amplifier. The product launched in January improves Wi-Fi coverage for VDSL subscribers and offers stronger data security with built-in filters, automatic software updates and a simple setup. […]

June 3, 2019

Limelight Networks opens 100th Point-of-Presence

Limelight Networks, a provider of edge cloud services, has opened its 100th Point-of-Presence (PoP). Since January 2018, Limelight has increased global network capacity by 40 percent to 42Tbps of egress capacity. In addition to expanding the number of PoP locations around the globe, Limelight’s technology is also embedded deeper into service provider networks through its […]

May 17, 2019

Cablenet launches Plume in Cyprus

Cablenet, a quad play provider in Cyprus, has announced the availability of Ultra WiFi, Powered by Plume. Plume provides Wi-Fi, personalisation, and security delivered through a smart home services bundle featuring Adaptive WiFi, HomePass, and AI Security. Ultra WiFi, Powered by Plume includes the full Plume services bundle accessed through the highly-rated Plume App, two […]

May 17, 2019

Report: Tech sector supports 18m US jobs

Every job created in the US consumer technology sector supports almost three non-tech jobs throughout the rest of the American economy – an employment multiplier of 3.59 – according to findings from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The report, U.S. Economic Contribution of the Consumer Technology Sector , says the consumer tech sector directly and […]

April 30, 2019

Tektronix Video merges into Telestream

In a move that strengthens video testing, monitoring and file-based quality control capabilities within its solution portfolio, digital media tools and workflow solutions provider Telestream has agreed a partnership with industrial growth company Fortive to integrate video test, monitoring and quality assurance solutions specialist Tektronix Video into the Telestream business. Founded in 1946 as part […]

April 26, 2019