SK Broadband, an integrated communications company in South Korea, is deploying the E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) from Arris Group, enabling the service provider to launch its new 1GB data service, as well as enhanced entertainment experiences. The Arris E6000 CER is a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) that has been deployed worldwide and now […]
According to BT Group, net FTTx additions for external providers increased by more than 300 per cent during in the three months to end September 2013. “Superfast broadband is where the UK is heading and the consumers agree. Virgin Media, BT, Sky and TalkTalk amongst others all show strong results for their higher bandwidth tariffs […]
Echostar-owned Slingmedia is deploying its Slingbox-350 models in Brazil. The Sling technology allows users to use the device to shift incoming broadcast content to any other device via WiFi, 3G or 4G connections. Brazil is the first Latino country to get Slingbox, which can be used by any of the region’s pay-TV operators including Sky […]
New York based Quirky has said it has had received $79 million in an investment round led by General Electric, as well as existing VC investors Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The deal builds on an existing partnership struck in April between GE, which is promoting an “industrial internet”, and Quirky, which […]
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 […]