Kabel Deutschland (KDH), Germany’s largest cable operator, has confirmed the acquisition of approximately 70,000 cable households from Level 4 operator Primacom. The households are located in the city of Osnabrueck (approximately 40,000) in Lower Saxony and in the area of Mainz (approximately 30,000) in Rhineland-Palatinate. KDH currently provides video signals to these households through a […]
The number of fibre-to-the-home subscribers in Europe, including Russia, has increased by 22 per cent over the past six months, thanks to the booming broadband market in the Eastern part of Europe, according to the latest figures from the FTTH Council Europe, announced at the Broadband World Forum in Paris. In absolute numbers, Europe has […]
Global security provider Conax has entered a contract with Fastway Transmission to deliver a Conax content security solution. Fastway Transmissions, partially owned by Reliance Group, is the leading cable TV provider in Punjab, Northern India, and among the largest in Asia. The contract includes Conax Chipset Pairing, Conax Fingerprinting, and Conax nVOD to ensure maximum […]
Online video now accounts for the largest amount of IP traffic worldwide, according to figures from Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI). Online video – which represents streaming video, Flash and Internet TV – represents 26 per cent of all IP traffic, compared to 25 peer cent for P2P traffic (the former highest – down from […]
Cable Europe has confirmed the appointment of Peter Percosan, as Managing Director to oversee the pan-European operation of Cable Europe Labs (CEL). The position will have direct management responsibility for the technology development and coordination throughout CEL. Percosan will succeed Malcolm Taylor who successfully served the association for many years, and who will remain as […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bridge Technologies has again been honoured as one of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 with a rank of 29. The Fast 50 annual listing of Norway’s preeminent technology companies was selected by international accounting and consultancy firm Deloitte. “Following on from our initial listing in Deloitte’s Fast 50 for 2009, this second year of recognition […]
The US cable results season continues to confirm the establishment’s decline as a result of recession and competition. Comcast’s third-quarter earnings revealed the loss of 275,000 basic cable television subscribers. The losses were greater than most analysts expected, but Comcast, which is on the verge of acquiring NBC Universal, was able to exceed Wall Street’s […]
Mobile phone users in rural areas could soon see their 3G reception improve after regulators allowed operators to repurpose their existing spectrum for mobile broadband services. The ruling by Ofcom that refarming of 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum would not harm competition in the UK mobile market settles a three-year row that has held back the […]