CableLabs Certifies First PacketCable 2.0 Embedded Devices
CableLabs has announced that embedded digital voice adaptors (EDVAs) from Ambit and Thomson have achieved certified status for PacketCable 2.0, a set of specifications aimed at accelerating the convergence of digital voice and multimedia services in consumers' homes. The announcement follows a recently... FULL STORY »
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NEWS
Research Finds AWS Spectrum Critical
The licensing of the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) band will put the Americas on a par with Asia and... FULL STORY »
Cox Promotes Technology Executives
Cox Communications has promoted several of its technology executives and placed them under the leadership of... FULL STORY »
STRATEGY
The Price of Paying
It seems that a lot of people plan to start charging for Internet content that was once free. Newspapers are looking into micropayments of pennies to read particular articles. Hulu is contemplating charging fees for some of its highest value video content. And our old pal Barry Diller told attendees of Digital Hollywood’s “Advertising 2.0” conference last week that, well… advertising ain’t gonna carry all the freight: At some point, content owners will start charging for just about everything, and the public will—perhaps reluctantly at first—pay for it if they want to watch, read or listen to their favorite stuff. Meanwhile, cable operators and programmers are trying to figure out authentication, which promises to at least limit much online video content to only those who pay for cable. Seems like the online world is going to get a whole lot less free in the coming months and years.... FULL STORY »
Speeding Upstream
Cable operators' market share is threatened, but DOCSIS 3.0 is here to save the day. Have you planned ahead?... FULL STORY »
EMERGING TECH
CableLabs Issues Ad Specs
CableLabs today issued an anticipated set of specifications created to spur the development of cable... FULL STORY »
TV Everywhere... Now It Gets Tough
Last week’s announcement by Comcast and Time Warner Cable that the two biggest MSOs would work together on an authentication could determine the fate of online video for everyone—at least when it comes to premium content. While it's smart to test the market and see what works, will cable be able to convince the public that TV Everywhere isn't just an attempt by big media to extend its content stranglehold? These two cable giants may want to move cautiously.... FULL STORY »
ADVANCED SERVICES
Wireless Update
Cable operators are now viewing wireless as an inside/outside triple play.... FULL STORY »
High-Speed Internet Woes
Sometimes 'high-speed' isn't, and the problem can be anywhere between the sub and the Internet itself.... FULL STORY »
Should Cable Let Go?
Over the years, cable operators have always wanted to control the box, and anyone who tried to wrest that control got squashed. But as the industry faces dizzying technological change and unprecedented competition, it might be time to reconsider whether total control is really worth the cost.... FULL STORY »
VENDORS
EXFO Launches Portable 100G Ethernet Tester
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has launched the FTB-85100G Packet Blazer, a portable 100 Gbps and 40 Gbps... FULL STORY »
ARRIS Offers Stimulus Support
ARRIS has introduced an offering to assist cable operators in preparing their applications for Broadband... FULL STORY »
Trilithic Debuts SLM
Trilithic has released the first in a series of new signal level meters for broadband installers. The Model... FULL STORY »
AWARDS
CableFAX: The Magazine Top Op Awards
Honoring the winning picks of Cable's top MSO and Independent Operators.
See our top picks and be sure to place your advertising to reach this top audience in CableFAX: The Magazine's annual Top Ops issue, July 26, 2009.
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