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ARRIS offers RD-K software on EPON gateways

ARRIS International has announced its support for the RDK software stack across its next-generation EPON gateways. RDK support will offer several key benefits to ARRIS’s global customers, including: a unified back-office system for managing both fibre and DOCSIS architectures, simplified network provisioning, carrier-grade management features, and full integration with the ARRIS HomeAssure solution. “RDK is […]

June 12, 2018Colin Mann @ ANGA COM

AirTies: “Average home has 7 Wi-Fi connected devices”

AirTies, a provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, has disclosed that more than 25 million homes are powered by AirTies’ technologies across more than 50 operators on 4 different continents. In addition, the company shared new aggregated, real-world data about key usage patterns for in-home Wi-Fi, and also disclosed customer survey […]

June 7, 2018

Padrines rejoins Peled in Permira-backed venture

Global private equity firm Permira has announced the appointment of Yves Padrines as incoming Chief Executive Officer for the new company to be formed from Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business, effective upon closing of the transaction revealed on May 1st 2018. Padrines will join from Cisco, where, as Vice-President of Global Service […]

June 5, 2018

NOWO invests in Technetix DBx platform

Technetix, a global broadband cable and telecommunications equipment provider, has been selected by NOWO to supply its DBx optical and RF platform and AIMA optical headend systems. These are to be installed to upgrade the HFC NOWO network. The system includes hundreds of Technetix DBE-1200 nodes, a thousand DBE-1200 RF amplifiers, all of which are to […]

May 31, 2018

Report: Global video market to reach $842bn in 2022

Global demand for video services reached $700 billion (€593bn) in 2017 and will grow steadily to reach $842 billion by 2022, according to a new whitepaper – How Operators Can Capture a Share of the $700 Billion Global Video Market – published by advisory firm Strategy Analytics and sponsored by Huawei. Consumer video services such […]

May 18, 2018

AirTies supports Wi-Fi CERTIFIED EasyMesh cert programme

AirTies, a provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, has announced that it is supporting the Wi-Fi Alliance’s new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED EasyMesh certification programme for multiple Access Point (AP) systems. AirTies currently provides leading international service with embedded Wi-Fi Mesh software for their gateways and STBs, cloud-based Wi-Fi management, and compact Mesh […]

May 15, 2018

Poland: INEA selects AirTies

AirTies Wireless Networks, a provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, today announced that INEA, one of the largest cable networks in Poland, chose AirTies to deliver ultra-performance in-home Wi-Fi solutions to its subscribers. Unlike traditional Wi-Fi, which relies on a single Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) on a home gateway/router, INEA will […]

May 8, 2018

Australia: nbn speeds ‘better than expected’

The first results from a broadband speed testing programme undertaken by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) suggest that nbn (national broadband network) broadband services from iiNet, Optus, Telstra and TPG are now delivering between 80 and just over 90 per cent of the maximum plan speeds in the evening busy hours. The report, […]

March 29, 2018

VIAVI, Microsemi 5G collaboration

VIAVI Solutions has announced a collaboration with Microsemi, a provider of semiconductor solutions, to enable flexible optical networking technologies needed to meet the demands of 5G networks. With the VIAVI ONT-600 and Microsemi’s DIGI-G5, the newest member of its DIGI OTN processors, telecom service providers globally now have solution platforms to build, test and quickly […]

March 7, 2018

Teleste to deliver headend optics to Türksat

Teleste will deliver optical headend products to Türksat, a satellite and cable operator in Turkey. The deliveries will be carried out during 2018 in cooperation with Teleste’s local partner, Telco İletişim Teknolojileri. The deployment aims to strengthen Teleste’s position as a provider of network products and technologies in the area. “We are pleased to have […]

February 27, 2018