The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has selected Digital TV Labs and RT-RK as suppliers for the HbbTV 2.0 specification test suite. The HbbTV 2.0 specification and the tender process for the supply of HbbTV […]
Advanced Television talks to Rob Gelphman, VP Marketing & Member Relations, at the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MOCA) about how MOCA works alongside WiFi to guarantee fast and reliable access inside the modern multi-device home. MOCA ensures fast and reliable access to all the services the provider brings to the home and thereby underwrites QoE […]
Advanced Television talks to Peter Alexander, SVP, CMO at Harmonic about the deal with WISI of Germany that sees WISI OEM Harmonic’s Digital Access Architecture switching from fibre deep in the network for coax distribution in multiple dwellings. The idea is to take a ‘micro headend’ as close to the subscriber as possible increasing efficiency […]
In a move that it says creates a global leader in customer premises equipment (CPE), Technicolor is buying Cisco’s CPE business for €550 million in cash and stock. Technicolor says the deal will see its Connected Home business achieve adjusted EBITDA in excess of €200 million in 2016. The move signals further consolidation of the sector following ARRIS’s acquisition […]
Worldwide broadband CPE revenue dropped to $2.8 billion (€2.5bn) in the first quarter of 2015, decreasing 2 per cent sequentially, while unit shipments stayed flat at 54 million as service providers continued to expand their fixed broadband service capabilities in the highly-competitive customer premises equipment market, according to IHS. “Overall, the CPE market remains strong, […]
The burgeoning interest in on-demand streaming video, driven by new OTT service offerings such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video, together with the rapid proliferation of Internet-enabled devices, is one of the major market trends of the moment. This, however, puts an enormous strain on in-home networks which can struggle to cope with the […]
Pay-TV operators purchased $15.3 billion worth of set-top boxes (STBs) in 2014, down from $15.9 billion in 2013. This decline represents the first contraction in the market since 2002, according analysis and insight firm IHS. Shipments of pay-TV STBs grew slightly in 2014 to 204.7 million units, an increase of just under 1 per cent […]
The number of households worldwide with Wi-Fi home gateways or routers will rise substantially in the next five years to become a strategic component for ISPs and customers who rely on the technology for everyday activities, according to research from IHS. IHS forecasts that by 2019, nearly 90 per cent of all households will have […]
As the trend towards connected living and the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to permeate home, work and city solutions, the need to keep tabs on a myriad of connected devices will thrust the global IoT testing and monitoring equipment market into the spotlight. The incorporation of machine-to-machine (M2M) communication – central to IoT deployment […]
AirTies Wireless Networks, a supplier of advanced wireless and OTT/IPTV technologies, has formally released its new Client Steering technology, following a field trial announced with major operator SingTel in Singapore. Client Steering addresses a key Wi-Fi performance issue induced by the explosion of mobile devices in the home. Bulent Çelebi, Executive Chairman and AirTies Co-Founder, […]