Astrium, the world’s second-ranking space company, announces the upcoming launch of Astrium Services’ next generation SKYWAN 5G satcom modem. With this new modem Astrium brings simplicity to satellite communications. The SKYWAN modem family is a reliable, flexible and versatile satellite communication platform for customer centric networks. It is a bi-directional MF-TDMA plus DVB system that […]
CableLabs, the non-profit research and development consortium for the cable industry, has confirmed the availability of its DOCSIS 3.1 PHY (physical layer) and MULPI (MAC and Upper Layer Protocol) specifications. DOCSIS 3.1 technology will enable a new generation of cable services and help operators continue to meet consumer demand for high speed connections and sophisticated […]
Findings from research firm IHS Electronics and Media’s latest study of the market for professional encoders and transcoders suggest channels shipped will grow by 25 per cent to 2017. Among the study’s key findings:
DVR pioneer and advanced television services specialist TiVo has enabled out-of-home (OOH) streaming on the TiVo Roamio Pro and TiVo Roamio Plus DVRs, allowing users to stream and download live TV and recorded content to smartphones and tablets from anywhere. “Until now, your shows have been locked up in your set-top box at home,” said […]
Pay-TV and broadband services technology specialist Pace has entered into a conditional agreement with advanced, next-generation Optical Transport and Access Network solutions provider Aurora Networks to acquire the company in a $310 million cash deal that it says will strengthen Pace’s position as a market-leading solutions provider for the Pay-TV and broadband industries. According to […]
“There is something of a meeting of minds, or at least of objectives, in the UK today. Local authorities need to deliver services and improve access. Consumers like wifi when they can get it and operators need small cells. Common goals are often easier to achieve,” says Oliver Johnson, Chief Executive at Point Topic. WiFi […]
Establishing the certification regime for hybrid home networking is a major step forward for the nVoy programme. The test house has been selected, and the certification test plan has been verified against several silicon platforms to validate product interoperability. nVoy Certification is now primed to take hybrid networking to the next phase of growth. By […]
Lantiq, a supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, and Netgem, a technology provider of innovative video solutions for the connected entertainment market, have revealed Hybridge, a combined xDSL and LTE Residential Gateway. The rising need to access high-definition video streams, including on-demand and OTT content, on multiple screens leads to an ever growing […]
Antronix has announced its current Milenium series MGT multi-taps have been extended to a frequency range of 1.2 GHz via proprietary technology enhancements. All current and future Milenium MGT2000-SE series video multi-taps and faceplates incorporate this enhanced technology and will extend the available frequency range by 200 MHz, surpassing the current industry standard of 1.0 GHz […]
Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a supplier of advanced solutions for the connected home, will introduce its cloud-based multi-screen IPTV solution and several new ultra-broadband and fibre devices on Stand G28 at Broadband World Forum 2013, 22nd-24th October, Amsterdam. These new products enable operators to reduce operating costs and increase ARPU as they expand their ultra-broadband […]