Hard on the heels of their Budget Package, Time Warner Cable is testing a high-end $199.99 per month service option called Signature Home. Signature Home includes: – A whole-house digital video recorder system including two networked HD DVR set-top boxes(able to record four HD programmes simultaneously, and store 150 hours of HD content or 400 […]
A satellite made to plug some of the holes in the UK and Europe’s broadband coverage has launched. Hylas is the first of three spacecraft from satellite broadband firm Avanti due to be sent into space with the sole purpose of offering Internet coverage to rural areas. The bigger Hylas 2 is due for launch […]
Australia’s plans to build a US $35 billion high-speed national broadband network overcame a major hurdle when the Senate passed a bill to restructure the country’s largest telco. After days of debate, senators have voted 30 to 28 to separate the retail and commercial arms of former state monopoly Telstra, to increase competition as its […]
Virgin Media is mulling the idea of creating a nationwide WiFi network to compete with rival BT. It said it had been inspired by cable operators who have launched WiFi in other parts of the globe. The cable broadband firm admitted it would be a “massive undertaking” and that no firm plans have yet been […]
SoftAtHome, a software provider of home operating platforms that help service providers deliver convergent applications to the digital home, and Lantiq, a supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, are collaborating to deliver an integrated platform for advanced Home Gateways (HGW). Together, SoftAtHome and Lantiq created a ChipSet Support Package (CSSP) that enables SoftAtHome […]
Broadcom is to acquire Gigle Networks, a privately-held company that develops system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for home networking over power lines. When combined with Broadcom’s portfolio of wired and wireless solutions for the home, Gigle Networks’ technology will widen the breadth of Broadcom’s intellectual property and enable the design of more highly integrated SoCs that allow […]
Eight Cornish villages will benefit from a multi-million pound project to boost broadband speeds in the most rural parts of the county. The villages will get speeds of up to 100mb by the end of March according to the Press Association website. Around 10,000 homes and businesses are likely to benefit from the fast broadband […]
Agama Technologies, the quality assurance expert, has confirmed that Reggefiber, a major FTTH player in the Netherlands, has deployed the Agama DTV Monitoring Solution for its TV company ‘Glashart Media’ to ensure high TV service quality delivery across their nationwide optical fibre network. The Agama solution deployed covers Agama Analysers for service quality monitoring in […]
DK-Technologies is delighted to announce the appointment of EMEA Gateway to assist with its sales efforts in the Middle East. EMEA Gateway specialises in the provision of sales and marketing channels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company is headed by Guy Elliott, who has more than 25 years of experience in the […]
UPC Hungary, part of Liberty Global, is set to purchase a third of the cable television network of Fibernet Kommunikációs. The transaction could be completed in the first quarter of 2011 after receiving the approval of the competition office GVH. Fibernet provides cable television, broadband, Internet and telephone services to over 150,000 households. The purchase […]