European fibre to the home (FTTH) deployment continues to grow steadily, but the gap between the leaders and laggards is increasing, according to the latest figures from the FTTH Council Europe, revealed during the industry organisation’s FTTH Conference 2013 in London. Russia has emerged as a clear fibre leader in the region. The country added […]
Cisco executives have taken steps to clarify the company’s commitment to its set-top box business in the wake of comments made in an analyst call by Chairman and CEO John Chambers that that it was “walking away” from low-margin STB business. Writing in a Cisco blog posted by Senior Vice President and General Manager Service […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, and Swedish triple-play operator Com Hem, have confirmed that the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) has been selected to secure Com Hem’s advanced multi-screen TV services scheduled to launch Spring 2013. The new service will be delivered […]
Cisco is pressing ahead with the reshaping of its Service Provider Video Business from a low-margin set-top box business to what Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Chambers described as a “profitable and strategic Videoscape architecture in the cloud,” building on the company’s integration of NDS. Chambers made his comments during an analyst call discussing […]
At Mobile World Congress, Ericsson will launch a new unified content delivery network (CDN) solution to address the global consumer shift to broadband mobility. The new Ericsson Media Delivery Network solution is designed to unite the delivery of managed and unmanaged content over fixed and mobile networks by leveraging Ericsson’s packet core and radio capabilities […]
Even before Arris has completed its acquisition of the Motorola Home division of Google, the company rose to top the cable modem rankings to reach the No. 1 position, supplanting the previous leading supplier, Cisco. Following three strong quarters of growth, Arris rose from a 15 per cent market share in the fourth quarter of […]
Pacnet has enhanced Pacnet CDN, its content delivery network service, with the addition of two new CDN Points-of-Presence (PoPs) in China, increasing the performance and speed of digital content delivery in the country. Strategically located in Guangzhou and Tangshan, the two new PoPs will provide coverage of the northern and southern regions of China, and […]
With an eye on the proliferation of mobile data and broadband, du has announced a partnership agreement with Alcatel-Lucent to deploy the latest in IP-routing technology to achieve convergence in its telecom services. Demand for high-speed broadband access, IPTV services, mobile video and more is expanding dramatically in the UAE. By deploying state-of-the-art IP routing […]
AirTies Wireless Networks is providing British Sky Broadcasting with wireless connectors that allow Sky TV users to wirelessly access Sky’s TV on demand service. The wireless connectors enable Sky customers to access a comprehensive library of TV on demand by simply connecting Sky+ HD set-top boxes to the existing home gateway. Bulent Celebi, Executive Chairman […]
Technology specialist Technicolor has confirmed the release of Qeo, a software framework that allows for seamless interoperability between devices and applications of all brands and ecosystems. Qeo allows devices, applications and over-the-top cloud solutions to speak to one another to deliver simpler and richer smart home, entertainment, communication and personal media services. The result is […]