At the NCTA Cable Show in Chicago, Motorola Mobility has unveiled another tool aimed at allowing cable operators to provide their customers with the ability to watch live TV on a connected IP device anywhere around the home. Motorola Televation is a broadband device that works with a Wi-Fi router, and employs a 1GHz digital […]
Optical transport solution provider Aurora Networks revealed at the NCTA Cable Show in Chicago that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for technical co-operation with Radio, Film and Television Design and Research Institute (DRFT). The institute is an organisation under China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). The agreement is designed to […]
Advanced television services and DVR specialist TiVo has chosen Chicago’s NCTA Cable Show to unveil the next generation of its whole home solution, with the addition of robust HD video streaming and two new set-tops to its service provider product family. TiVo Premiere Q, the company’s first-ever quad-tuner gateway set-top box, and TiVo Preview, its […]
Motorola Mobility is aiming to place greater control into consumers’ hands to personalise their TV viewing across multiple devices anywhere in the home with the launch of its Medios Xperience platform. As part of the Medios multi-screen service management software suite, the cloud-based applications platform allows service providers to merge video content with social networking, […]
Skyware Global, the complete supplier of satcom terminal solutions, has announced its latest innovative product – the 69cm Ka-band Outdoor Unit (ODU). This notable addition to Skyware Global’s industry-leading Ka-band portfolio debuts at next month’s Confederation of Aerial Industries’ (CAI) 2011 trade fair in Leeds, UK, and will then be showcased at CommunicAsia2011 in Singapore […]
Multi-screen hybrid television platform provider Sezmi Corporation and connected home solutions specialist Netgem have formed a partnership to include Netgem’s set-top-box hardware and software as part of Sezmi’s comprehensive TV offering. Sezmi brings a differentiated multi-screen TV experience to consumers with a system that adapts to varying network capabilities alleviating the need for service providers […]
EchoStar Technologies is to unveil Aria, a new technology ‘ecosystem’ designed exclusively for mid-sized and independent cable TV operators at the upcoming Cable Show in Chicago. “Our engineers have designed an economical technology platform that will allow smaller cable operators to deliver the premium television features and services most in demand by consumers today without […]
Alcatel-Lucent has launched AppGlide Video Analytics, a new managed service to help broadband service providers measure the quality of experience (QoE) for both free and paid online video from an end-user viewer’s perspective. Developed and commercialized by Alcatel-Lucent’s Ventures organisation, which is part of Bell Labs, it arms service providers with a comprehensive set of […]
Prominent UK businessman Allan Leighton is to take over as Chairman of STB maker Pace, which recently gained number one ranking among set-top box manufacturers, but which has also attracted adverse analyst comments following profits warnings. Leighton formerly headed supermarket chain Asda, but came to prominence during his tenure as chairman of Royal Mail. He […]
Cryptography Research has announced that Broadcom Corporation has signed a licence agreement regarding the use of CRI’s patents. CRI focuses on combating Differential Power Analysis (DPA) and related attacks. Under the agreement, Broadcom receives the freedom to use CRI’s patents. “Broadcom is a prominent technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for a wide range […]