Broadband media technology specialist Arris Group and Google have confirmed that Arris and Motorola Mobility, a Google subsidiary, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Arris will acquire the Motorola Home business from Motorola Mobility, for $2.35 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. Motorola Mobility’s Home business delivers […]
Digital television and advanced advertising solutions specialist and Kudelski Group company OpenTV has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against online entertainment streaming service Netflix in the US District Court in Delaware. The lawsuit alleges that Netflix is wilfully infringing seven US patents, in particular those covering aspects of over-the-top TV technology, including: the use of […]
Digital pen maker Livescribe has been forced to pull its flagship Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen from stores in the UK after it was sued by BSkyB. Sky claims that Livescribe breaches its “Sky” trademarks with the gadget, which records audio and wirelessly transfers it to users’ computers. Sky is suing Livescribe – as well as Dixons […]
Cable ONE, the USA’s 10th largest Cable MSO, has become the latest cable operator to offer the TiVo multi-screen, multi-source experience to its subscribers. The operator has selected TiVo as its exclusive software provider for all new DVRs purchased, and plans to offer its subscribers TiVo’s user experience and next-generation video services starting with TiVo’s […]
Orange and Akamai Technologies, a providers of cloud infrastructure and CDN services, have announced a strategic alliance to address the growing needs of the enterprise sector for improved content delivery. Orange has agreed to use technology from Akamai’s Aura Network Solutions to provide CDN services to business customers. Upon deployment, the operator’s enterprise division Orange […]
Akamai has confirmed it is to acquire Verivue in a cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to complement Akamai’s Aura Network Solutions and accelerate Akamai’s time to market in providing a comprehensive, licensed content delivery network (CDN) solution for network operators. “Verivue has done an impressive job of building a licensed content delivery infrastructure and […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its latest Home Networking Devices vendor market share and forecast report, which tracks residential gateways; broadband routers; HomePlug Powerline adapters; multimedia over coax (MoCA) set-top boxes (STBs), optical network terminals (ONTs), and coax-Ethernet adapters; and HPNA/G.hn adapters. “Among the wide variety of gear we track for […]
Chinese telecom groups Huawei and ZTE do pose a security threat a US Congress report has warned after an investigation into the two companies. It said the firms had failed to allay fears about their association with the Chinese government and military. The companies are among the world’s biggest makers of telecom networking equipment.”China has […]
Launching simultaneously with a press event on the IBC show floor and a customer session in central Amsterdam, Liberty Global unveiled its much vaunted Horizon TV, a family of products designed to allow customers to view and share all of their favourite content across the TV, computer, tablet and smartphone. Horizon TV is available immediately […]
Broadcast technology specialist Rohde & Schwarz is extending the reach of its product portfolio with the introduction of the R&S AVHE100, its first product for the audio/video (A/V) headend market. The company suggests the solution differs from conventional solutions in its architecture and its use of technologies, such as R&S CrossFlowIP, that greatly improve fail-safety. All essential […]