Advanced Television

Equipment

KDG 1GB broadband

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has started testing its super-fast broadband delivering 1.17Gbps downstream. The field trial in Hamburg is being conducted in partnership with Cisco. According to the company it has proved that it is possible to deliver speeds in excess of 1Gbps over an 862MHz HFC network. KDG CTO Lorenz Glatz said that […]

November 15, 2010

Telestream releases Wirecast 4 live webcasting software

Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, announced immediate availability of Wirecast 4 live webcasting production software. Wirecast offers an affordable software alternative to costly hardware broadcasting solutions for producing compelling video broadcasts for the web. Wirecast 4 features a new Pro version along with a new intuitive user interface and integrated […]

November 11, 2010

NYCE Networks exhibiting at TelcoTV 2010 conference

NYCE Networks, a leading provider of innovative Plastic Optical Fiber to Ethernet products, has announced that NYCE will be exhibiting at TelcoTV 2010 Conference & Expo, from November 9-11, 2010 at the Venetian Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The TelcoTV 2010 Conference & Expo is a major North American tradeshow for the telecommunications industry which […]

November 10, 2010

UPC launches Office 365

UPC Business has become the first cable company partnering with Microsoft to offer Office 365, bringing online versions of Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync together with Office desktop software as a single cloud service. UPC Business already offers Microsoft cloud services such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online in Austria, and under this new agreement the […]

November 10, 2010

Cheetah Technologies and NCTC execute master purchase agreement

Cheetah Technologies, LP, an expert in network performance and video quality management solutions, today announced that it has entered into a relationship with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) that is designed to expedite the availability of Cheetah products and solutions to NCTC members. Under the terms of the Master Purchase Agreement, Cheetah will work […]

November 10, 2010

Pace buys Latens

Digital TV technology specialist Pace has acquired Latens Systems, the Belfast-based specialist in software-based Conditional Access/DRM and Middleware solutions for the pay-TV market in a £28.75 million (E32.72m) cash deal, of which £10 million is deferred and payable in 2012 subject to the achievement of conditions. Latens offers its solutions across cable, IPTV, DTH,and DTT, […]

November 5, 2010From Colin Mann in London

Bridge Tech among Norway’s Fast 50

Bridge Technologies has been honoured as one of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 with a rank of 29. “Following on from our initial listing in Deloitte’s Fast 50 for 2009, this second year of recognition reflects continuing strong performance in a dynamic market sector,” said Simen K. Frostad, chairman, Bridge Technologies. “Most technology businesses today […]

October 29, 2010

Jünger Audio announces Integration with VSM

Dynamics processing specialist Jünger Audio is delighted to announce that the groundbreaking C8000 LEVEL MAGIC automated audio loudness control system can now connect to the Virtual Studio Manager (VSM) panels that are commonly used in Outside Broadcast vehicles and broadcast facilities where space is at a premium. Using the EMBER protocol, the VSM server can […]

October 29, 2010

Sigma first with G.hn set

Sigma Designs has announced the CG5110, the industry’s first G.hn chipset for home entertainment networking. Sigma says as the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) next-generation standard for wired home entertainment networks over any wire, G.hn represents an enormous step forward for consumer electronics OEMs, PC manufacturers and broadband service providers in terms of performance and ease-of-deployment. […]

October 25, 2010

Research: Fast net subs to rise fourfold by 2014

Global subscribers to wideband telco services such as Fibre To The Home (FTTH) and VDSL are expected to rise at more than triple the rate of ADSL during the next few years as carriers seek to boost their networks performance, according to the broadband market research firm iSuppli Corp. Wideband telco services subscribers are forecasted […]

October 7, 2010