Optical networking solutions provider has confirmed the availability of its new Switched Video Transport solution to address the bandwidth challenges associated with the migration to High Definition and 3D TV. To address such challenges, Transmode has developed the new Switched Video Transport solution that utilises Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) and Internet Group Managed Protocol (IGMPv3) capabilities […]

Standards body the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) has set its sights on in-home backbones in Europe as pervasive in-home connectivity starts to become mainstream. Although the home will be a hybrid of wired and wireless networking technologies, MoCA suggests there is an urgent requirement for a robust in-home backbone that will deliver the best […]

Motorola Mobility has struck a deal with BelAir Networks to deliver its comprehensive WiFi portfolio to cable operators worldwide. This new relationship combines Motorola’s portfolio of cable video and broadband solutions and customer support organisation with BelAir’s WiFi solutions for service providers, and supports cable operators’ needs to promote competitive differentiation, improve customer retention and […]

Optical transport solution provider Aurora Networks has unveiled its Digital Return module for the BK (Broadband Kommunications) Fibre Node that will enable cable operators in Germany, and neighbouring countries, to better meet bandwidth requirements driven by high-demand services. Specifically customised for the region’s installed base, Aurora Networks’ Digital Return module is the first digital return […]

Incumbent Dutch telco Royal KPN NV (KPN) is to acquire Dutch cable MSO Caiway from its current shareholders, Rabo Bouwfonds’ Communication Infrastructure Fund (CIF) and Caiway’s management, for an undisclosed sum. Caiway provides television, broadband and telephony services in several municipalities in the Netherlands through the cable and fibre infrastructures of CIF and a number […]

US Cable operators saw over two million video customers evaporate from their rolls in 2010, whereas Telco TV and Satellite actually gained customers over the same period—more than compensating for Cable’s losses and netting a modest 273,000 new subscribers for Pay TV overall. A new report by Strategy Analytics suggests that the US Cable industry […]

Leading European telecoms companies want to levy significant charges on Google and other online content providers through an overhaul of the regime governing how data travel over the Internet, reports the Financial Times. The telcos complain that they are contending with an explosion of data on their networks, much of which comes from US sites […]

A senior Cisco executive has predicted that set-top boxes as we know them today could almost disappear as cable migrates to IP video, and services are increasingly driven by new, cloud-based infrastructures that support new screens such as Apple ‘s iPad. “Set-tops are clearly moving to the point where they are either a piece of […]

Agama Technologies, the DTV quality assurance expert, has revealed that the Dutch cable operator Kabel Noord has deployed a cutting edge Agama head-end video monitoring solution for its digital cable TV service, all to ensure high level of TV service quality and customer satisfaction. The deployed solution includes the Agama Analyzer H-E, with support for […]