RDK was ‘invented’ in America and is now expanding internationally with more service providers and vendors signing up. Is it the answer for a standardised approach to interactive and multiscreen service development? Will it deliver on increased innovation and speed to market? Or is it a one-size fits all approach to suit the biggest operators; […]

According to a report from The Diffusion Group (TDG), 74 per cent of Millennials that use a home network describe their use as either equally or primarily media-oriented, a rate that decreases linearly with age. The research notes

IP, video and broadband technology specialist ARRIS is launching a range of new solutions to help global providers meet the growing need for delivering fibre deeper into networks, while reducing cost, space and operational complexity. It is also unveiling five new CPE solutions at ANGA COM for European cable operators to transform broadband and video […]

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has confirmed that its DRM technology, NAGRA MediaAccess Persistent Rights Management (PRM), has been approved by the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA) for the retransmission (streaming) of premium DTCP-IP content, enabling service providers to deploy home networking solutions that meet the strictest security requirements and enforce applicable […]

Worldwide home network penetration is expected to climb from 24.8 per cent in 2013 to 33.2 per cent by 2018. Growth is driven by the continued spread of broadband services and demand for multiscreen video services. What is seen as commonplace in mature markets, including server provided broadband routers with integrated Wi-Fi access points and […]

Technicolor shipped its 300 millionth CPEs (Customer Premises Equipments), consisting primarily of digital STBs and broadband gateways, in 2013, with more than 60 million featuring carrier grade Wi-Fi. Technicolor shipped its first digital set top boxes to DirecTV in 1994. In 2013, Technicolor shipped 32.5 million CPEs to its diversified customer base around the world. […]

ABB, Bosch, Cisco, and LG have announced they intend to set up a consortium to provide a software platform for smart homes. The companies have now signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect. The plan is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. Under the memorandum, the parties intend to develop an open architecture […]

Establishing the certification regime for hybrid home networking is a major step forward for the nVoy programme. The test house has been selected, and the certification test plan has been verified against several silicon platforms to validate product interoperability. nVoy Certification is now primed to take hybrid networking to the next phase of growth. By […]

PDI Communications, a designer/manufacturer and distributor of RF electronics equipment has joined MoCA (The Multimedia over Coax Alliance) as an Associate member. PDI presently designs and manufactures both digital and analogue headend electronics as well as MoCA splitters, filters and amplifiers that support the MoCA platforms.  PDI engineering will introduce a number of new MoCA […]

Broadband and broadcast technology specialist Pace has revealed that its Elements Whole Home software has been chosen by Australian pay-TV provider Foxtel to deliver its subscription television services. Pace’s Elements Whole Home software platform is based on open source components and enables the rapid deployment of advanced hybrid services. The selection of the Elements software […]