ADB has unveiled ADB Multi-Screen, a software suite that combines broadcast and broadband delivery with home network content redistribution for an enhanced user experience across multiple screens at home and on the move. ADB Multi-Screen has already been deployed by Polish satellite operator, nc+. nc+ has remotely configured its deployed ADB set-top boxeswith the multi-screen […]
BSkyB has revealed that its new Sky+HD and Sky+HD 2TB boxes are both now available with built-in Wi-Fi for the first time. The new Sky+HD and Sky+HD 2TB personal video recorders (PVR) connect wirelessly to a home Wi-Fi network. Once connected, customers can instantly access Sky’s On Demand service, including up to the last 30 […]
Most of Europe will still be getting its broadband over copper telephone lines by 2020, according to a report by Point Topic. Despite all the campaigning for fibre all the way to the home (FTTH), economics and technology will ensure that, for most people, the fibre will stop some way short of their doorstep. At […]
Worldwide fixed-line broadband subscriptions continue to grow at a healthy pace in 2013. According to ABI Research, fibre-optic broadband market share will reach 19 per cent by year-end 2013, from 16 per cent in 2012. “The number of broadband subscribers is growing on all DSL, cable, and fibre-optic
EdgeCast Networks has secured $54 million in new financing. Led by Performance Equity Management (PEM), with follow-on participation from the company’s existing investors Menlo Ventures and Steamboat Ventures, this Series D growth investment will help EdgeCast develop and launch new web acceleration, routing and security services, further strengthen its rich intellectual property portfolio, expand its […]
DVR specialist TiVo is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that consumers can continue to access cable content on retail devices using CableCARDs until a successor solution is available. TiVo has filed a petition asking the FCC to reinstate procedures aimed at guaranteeing that cable customers continue to have the ability to use […]
Technicolor has been selected to supply Belgacom, the leading telco in Belgium, for its next generation “BBOX3” to roll-out smart home services over its ultra-broadband network. Belgacom is deploying the MediaAccess “XTREAM” platform, Technicolor’s latest ultra-broadband gateway, that supports the innovative Vectoring technology to offer its consumers an even higher Internet speed in the future. […]
The Broadband Forum has released BroadbandSuite 6.2, which establishes a fibre interoperability test plan and offers new options to accelerate G-PON deployments within the broadband industry. This comes at a time when fibre is the fastest growing access technology around the globe, and offers global new verification tools to simplify equipment selection and better keep […]
According to the latest Infonetics report, Technicolor is leading the DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway segment worldwide with over 30 per cent market share Technicolor has become a partner of choice for many major cable operators throughout the world.” said Pascal Portelli, Technicolor Senior Vice President, Solutions Strategy & Portfolio Management, Connected Home division. “We have achieved […]
Ruckus Wireless has announced the launch of its new Ruckus ZoneFlex 7781CM outdoor access point (AP) with Ruckus BeamFlex adaptive antenna technology. The ZoneFlex 7781CM is another key ingredient in the Ruckus SmartCell Architecture, which provides a proven recipe for building carrier class Wi-Fi networks to deal with the wireless data challenge sweeping across the […]