As anticipated, the US’s Federal Communications Commission has approved a new rule that would allow consumers to swap cable set-top boxes for less expensive devices in what is seen as a major blow to cable operators who had lobbied vociferously against the proposed rulemaking. The 3-2 vote in favour was split along party lines. “Technology […]
Cable MSO Liberty Global has no immediate plans to introduce 4K services on its networks, although it has confirmed that deployed set-top boxes would be 4K-capable. The remarks came during Liberty Global’s Q4 2015 Results Earnings Call, when CEO Mike Fries said that in terms of video pricing, he didn’t know whether 4K was going […]
Global ICT firm Huawei has unveiled its five ‘Big Initiatives’ for the telecom industry to accelerate its digital transformation. Huawei also endorsed open platforms to enable collaboration so that shared success can be achieved in telecom industry. In addition, the company announced innovative solutions for 4.5G, Internet of Things (IoT), 2K/4K video, and Safe City. […]
Cable industry research consortium CableLabs has revealed details of a project that illustrates how DOCSIS 3.1 technology provides the basis for continued evolution of system capacities by supporting symmetric multi-Gigabit service over the cable network. According to Belal Hamzeh, VP Wireless, R&D and Dan Rice, SVP, R&D, building on state of the art technology, ongoing […]
Britain is ignoring true FTTH solutions which are available now without going through BT, according to a report from Anglo-Italian cable manufacturer and global supplier Tratos. The Report – Britain’s Broken Broadband – presented to MPs – points out how Britain could solve its broadband connectivity and download speed problems now. Working around BT/Openreach, Tratos […]
Sky has confirmed that Sky Q, its next generation home entertainment system, is now available to buy. Following Sky Q’s unveiling in November 2015, now both existing Sky customers and those new to Sky can buy it online or over the phone from today. They’ll also be able to purchase through one of Sky’s 250 […]
US cable MSO Comcast has confirmed plans to introduce what it says is the world’s first DOCSIS 3.1-powered gigabit Internet service to residential and business customers in Atlanta and Nashville in early 2016, with Chicago, Detroit, and Miami to follow in the second half of the year. The new network technology will, for the first […]
In the wake of semiconductor giant STMicroelectronics announcing it was to discontinue the development of new platforms and standard products for set-top-box and home gateway, citing “significant” losses in an increasingly difficult market, UK-based Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth Smart technology, has […]
Without making specific allegations, the Future of TV Coalition – a diverse group of US programmers, content creators, civic groups and television providers formed to celebrate and promote the thriving innovation that is revolutionising the video viewing experience – has intimated that Google may well have had advanced warning of the FCC’s plans to introduce […]
Michael Powell, President and CEO of US trade body the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and a former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission himself, has hit out at plans by current incumbent Tom Wheeler to introduce regulation that he says would pave the way for software, devices and other innovative solutions to compete […]