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Trilithic selects new product manager for Leakage Systems

Trilithic, a specialist in Broadband Instruments and Systems has named Mark Darragh, Product Manager for Trilithic’s Leakage Systems in the Broadband Instruments Group. In his new role, Darragh will be instrumental in further developing Trilithic’s popular leakage product portfolio to continue to propel the company’s continued industry leadership. Mr. Darragh joined Trilithic in July, 2007 […]

December 19, 2011

Gaydon out as Pace CEO

Digital TV technology specialist Pace has confirmed that Mike Pulli, currently President of Pace Americas, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company and has joined the Board with immediate effect. He succeeds Neil Gaydon who, after 16 years with Pace plc, has decided to step down to take some time off and look […]

December 14, 2011By Colin Mann

Broadband cable equipment market up 14%

Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its third quarter CMTS and Edge QAM Hardware and Subscribers market share and forecast report, which tracks cable broadband equipment and subscribers. “While the cable broadband equipment market experienced its normal seasonal slowness in the third quarter, the important data to note is the year-over-year growth: […]

December 14, 2011

Integrated hybrid IP solution from Rovi and Pace

Digital entertainment solutions provider Rovi and developer of products and services for broadband and broadcast operators Pace are combining respective strengths in applications and service platforms, and in hardware and middleware, jointly to develop an integrated hybrid Internet Protocol (IP) solution. The new solution, targeted to be available in the USA, Canada, and Latin America, […]

December 2, 2011

UK homes set for hi-tech revolution

British homes could be transformed into hi-tech hubs with communication networks built into them, delivering everything from advanced entertainment services to health care by the end of the decade, a report by Intellect, the trade body for the technology industry, has predicted. The report, Connected Homes – a Reality, says that there could be a […]

December 1, 2011

Asheridge launches Trilithic Cal Centre

Asheridge Communications, a supplier of equipment to the European Cable industry, this month launches a Calibration and Repair centre for Trilithic Instruments. “With our increasing sales to the Europe-wide markets, we recognized the growing need for a repair and calibration service to give our customers a better user experience.  In addition when selling new meters, […]

December 1, 2011

Telefonica invests in Quantenna

Telefonica has signed a strategic partnership with Quantenna Communications, a specialist in ultra-reliable Wi-Fi networking for whole home entertainment. The partnership sees Telefonica making a strategic equity investment in Quantenna which gives it access to the latest Quantenna technology for the deployment of high performance video services to the home. Quantenna has the networking expertise […]

November 7, 2011

ARRIS buys BigBand Networks

Broadband technology specialist ARRIS Group and digital video networking solutions provider BigBand Networks have entered into a definitive agreement whereby ARRIS will acquire BigBand Networks for a purchase price of $2.24 per share in cash. This equates to a diluted equity value of approximately $172 million, or $53 million net of estimated BigBand cash on […]

October 11, 2011

Pace introduces Helium software

Pace has announced the launch of its Helium Unified Gateway Software for broadband network providers. Helium enables operators to manage their services through any gateway or next generation smartbox system, regardless of vendor, and provides advanced home networking services to the consumer in a simple, operator-defined environment. Helium, a new addition to Pace’s Elements platform, […]

September 26, 2011

Agama integrates monitoring with Celeno Wi-Fi

Agama Technologies, the DTV quality assurance expert, and Celeno Communications, a provider of semiconductors and software for video-grade Wi-Fi home networking, have announced the integration of Agama’s embedded monitoring solution with Celeno’s Wi-Fi technology. This integration provides Agama’s customers with expanded real-time service monitoring capabilities for home networks. It will enable digital TV operators to […]

September 1, 2011