Thomson Video Networks has unveiled the ViBE EM4000 multichannel HD encoder, the latest addition to the company’s range of MPEG broadcast reference-grade encoding solutions. Incorporating a substantially more powerful evolution of Thomson’s renowned Mustang compression engine, the ViBE EM4000’s performance delivers significant operational cost savings through better use of satellite or terrestrial bandwidth. Designed for […]
Deutsche Telekom is planning a new subsidiary to look after high-speed fibre-optic networks and compete more effectively with the country’s cable operators in the high-speed access market, according to Financial Times Deutschland. It says that the new company, FTTH GmbH, could employ up to 1,500 people in the medium term, beginning with several hundred in […]
Time Warner Cable has revealed it will subsidise some purchases of a set-top box called Slingbox enabling out of home viewing for their subscribers. Time Warner Cable said it would give subscribers to its $99-a-month Wideband Internet service a rebate for the total cost of the $300 device. Some are interpreting the move as a […]
American families have jumped on the home wireless bandwagon and don’t seem to be turning back, revealed a new consumer survey of US families conducted this summer by Opinion Research for Cisco’s Home Networking business unit. The Home Wireless Usage survey found that of the families surveyed with home wireless networks, the majority were using […]
In a move which it suggests will “supercharge” its Android ecosystem, enhance competition, and offer “wonderful user experiences”, Google Inc. is to acquire Motorola Mobility – the part of the business which covers converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access […]
Leaked details of TiVo’s Premiere Elite DVR suggest the device will feature four tuners. According to documents filed with the FCC, the Premiere Elite will operate (record or view) up to four shows simultaneously. It is THX-certified and fully compatible with 1080p/1080i video. Destined for the retail market, the Premiere Elite has two terabytes of […]
Operators around the globe are waiting for the price of next-generation Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technologies to drop before they replace existing FTTH equipment, according to a report from Infonetics Research. The next-generation FTTH technologies which currently feature prominently on operators’ shopping lists are believed to include 10G EPON, XGPON1 (asymmetric 10G PON) and WDM-PON. However, despite […]
Geo Networks, a provider of dedicated fibre networks, has inked a second deal with Internet Protocol and network provider, Convergence Group. The Midlands-based service provider serves bandwidth intensive sectors such as technology and broadcast. The deal sees a 36km network carry voice, web and video traffic across London via Geo fibre in the city’s sewer […]
Motorola Mobility has revealed at the NCTA Cable Show in Chicago that it has teamed up with Time Warner Cable to develop a video gateway platform capable of delivering an advanced consumer in-home entertainment experience. Incorporating the latest set-top and gateway-related technologies is designed to enable Time Warner Cable to continue to enhance its video-based […]
Digital TV technology specialist Pace is working with Comcast, one of the world’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, to launch a new hybrid DVR set-top box with tru2way and IP capabilities that delivers an advanced personalised TV viewing experience. Comcast is using the Pace set-top box platform in a market […]