CED articles from December 2001

CED archives from December 2001

Premature reports of broadband's demise. (in perspective).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Broadband business prospects have evolved from the superbly sublime to the insanely ridiculous in a matter of 14 months as the heady days of early 2000 have been replaced by the sober economic realities that punctuate 2001. Evidence of how...

Host-based modems make CableLabs debut. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Host-based cable modems that could sell for less than $50 per unit made their first official appearance at CableLabs in October, when the R&D house kicked off certification wave 20. Intel Corp. and Coresma Inc. (formerly NetGame Ltd.) both...

AT&T adds TiVo sidecar option. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(AT&T Broadband L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Following a digital video recorder trial last year, AT&T Broadband has decided to move on its DVR strategy and offer the service to customers in select cities via an agreement with TiVo Inc. In mid-November, AT&T Broadband began marketing a...

Spyglass integration has independence in mind. (Upfront: latest news and insight).
December 1, 2001... Aiming to kick-start the interactive television sector, Spyglass Integration officially opened its doors for business in October on a new 31,000-square-foot laboratory based in Lexington, Mass. Coupled with financial backing from Motorola...

Microtune sings a set-top tune. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(introduces MT2100)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... Hoping to find a comfy home inside cable-set tops and residential gateways, Microtune introduced the MT2100 family of chip-based tuners fabricated in silicon germanium. Microtune, which has been most active with cable modem RF products...

Cedar point aims to simplify VoIP. (Upfront: latest news and insight).
December 1, 2001... Cedar Point Communications hopes to make IP telephony a much simpler and less costly world in which to live. A typical, full-blown VoIP environment is comprised of a mishmash of call management servers, media gateway controllers, signal...

Jedai greenlights `Runner' product family. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Jedai Broadband Networks )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... Fueling plans to offer gear designed to arrow cable operators to push their networks to the commercial sector, Jedai Broadband Networks Inc. last month unveiled its "Runner" family of products. Claiming the moniker signifies "speed and...

Charter forges Microsoft TV pact. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Charter Communications Inc. agreed to buy 1 million Microsoft TV software licenses)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Giving Microsoft Corp.'s interactive television strategy a big boost, Charter Communications Inc. agreed to buy 1 million Microsoft TV software licenses over the next seven years. Charter, a champion of "thick-client" set-tops, said it...

CableLabs freezes PacketCable specs. (Upfront: latest news and insight).
December 1, 2001... In an expected move following the first certification and qualification of equipment based on DOCSIS 1.1, CableLabs said it has frozen specifications tied to PacketCable. Tied to that, CableLabs said it expects to align qualification...

Cox leverages Arris in Oklahoma City. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Cox will deploy Arris' Laser Link Proteus nodes)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Cox Communications Inc. said it has tapped Arris Group Inc.'s line of transport and telephony equipment to deliver video, and "carrier grade" voice services in Oklahoma City, Okla. Specifically, Cox will deploy Arris' Laser Link Proteus...

Time Warner `explores' PVRs, HDTV. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Time Warner Cable has ordered 625,000 Explorer boxes from Scientific-Atlanta Inc)
December 1, 2001... Expanding its relationship with Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Time Warner Cable has ordered 625,000 Explorer boxes to fuel the MSO's digital plans. The order is comprised of 475,000 Explorer 2100 model boxes, 100,000 PVR-enabled Explorer 8000s...

Terayon bows homegrown CMTS line. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(BW 3500 and BW 3200 cable modems)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... Moving beyond its cable modem termination system reseller agreement with River stone Networks, Treason Communication Systems Inc. rolled out two Cuts of its own: the BW 3500 and BW 3200. The BW 3500 is a "carrier-class" chassis-based CMTS...

Adelphia networks with Valley Technologies. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(has evaluated and certified the ZyXEL P944 cable modem)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Adelphia Communications Corp. said it has evaluated and certified the ZyXEL P944, a multi-port cable modem/router built by Valley Technologies. Adelphia added that it has started deploying the equipment to PowerLink customers who employ...

HighSpeed Surfing waxes modularity. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(SM 200 cable modem)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... HighSpeed Surfing Inc. has Launched the SM 200, a modular cable modem with wireless and wired home networking components. The model, which is DOCSIS 1.0-based and upgradable to 1.1, employs "snap-on" home networking modules. The first...

Comcast defines initial HD strategy. (Upfront: latest news and insight).
December 1, 2001... Comcast Cable Communications Inc. began marketing a tier of high-definition television services to about 1.3 million customers last month in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Comcast's initial HD lineup is comprised of programming from...

Sylantro weaves VoIP application plans. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... IP-based telephony services are still squarely in the nascent stage, but at least one company is making big application plans in the background for the day when deployment of the technology picks up the pace. Three-year-old Sylantro...

Conexant puts satellite chip in orbit. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Conexant's CX24130)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... Conexant Systems Inc. unveiled a single-chip dual-stream demodulator for satellite receiver systems. Targeting set-tops and receivers with personal video recording capabilities, Conexant's CX24130 can process two video streams simultaneously....

GM hands off DirecTV to EchoStar. (Upfront: latest news and insight).
December 1, 2001... Following months of negotiations, EchoStar Communications Corp. finally emerged as the winner of the DirecTV Inc. sweepstakes. In another deal in which Charlie Ergen appeared to have gotten the best of News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch,...

Intertainer, Microsoft team on PC-based VOD. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Extending a previous relationship, Intertainer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have launched a streaming video-on-demand subscription service to MSN's ISP customers in 35 broadband markets, including hubs such as New York City, L.A., Chicago, Boston,...

Dorado forms cable unit. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Dorado Software Inc. has created a new division designed to help cable operators handle automated subscriber management and service activation of new broadband services. Terry Poindexter is heading Dorado's Folsom, Calif.-based cable division,...

Juniper jumps on Pacific Broadband for $200 M. (Upfront: latest news and insight).
December 1, 2001... Advancing on a more aggressive cable network equipment strategy, Juniper Networks Inc. inked a deal to acquire start-up Pacific Broadband Communications in a stock deal valued at $200 million. The deal, announced in mid-November and...

AT&T re-ups with Convergys. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Convergys Corp. said it inked two new cable telephony customer care contracts with AT&T Broadband, which today delivers voice services to more than 924,000 cable customers. Convergys did not disclose financial terms, but said it would handle...

TWC taps multiple VOD vendors. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Time Warner Cable)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... A deluge of video-on-demand vendors came forth in recent weeks to tell the world that they are taking significant roles in Time Warner Cable's aggressive VOD strategy. Though word had spread earlier this year that the MSO and nCUBE Corp....

Tackling cable theft. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2001... To the Editor: I couldn't help saying to myself that this man is crazy in his rants about why people steal cable service (See October 2001 CED, page 10). I have been working in the industry for more than 12 years now, and I hear the same...

All the players. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2001... To Craig Kuhl, Contributing Editor: I have been catching up on my reading-and enjoyed your article entitled "Cutting a new Path" in INDEPTH Aug. 2001. It was very informative and easy to read. I was disappointed, however, that the only two...

Retail motives. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2001... To the Editor: Regarding "In Perspective" (November 2001, p. 4), the NCTA ploy is simple. Initially, MSOs were hot-to-trot for retail boxes, assuming that would take a big load off their capital costs. However, now cable has recognized...

Game consoles: is cable ready to play?(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... The holidays are here, and so is a new breed of powerful gaming consoles equipped with high-speed ports. In addition to the conceivable cable modem marketing hooks, MSOs are preparing to face a variety of technical implications--namely...

After the dust settles: as network upgrades approach completion service providers aim to launch new services.(provideing broadband Internet access)(Panel Discussion)
December 1, 2001... Cable operators today must be prepared to handle a spate of technical and operational curveballs. The most recent "bender" to be thrown cable's way was Excite@Home Corp.'s decision to abruptly switch off the provisioning spigot. Fortunately,...

The Linux option: when operators finally get around to deploying next-generation set-top boxes, they just might be running the Linux OS.(cable television equipment)
December 1, 2001... Major cable operators have a vision. One where a beefed up, two-way network pumps loads of digital and interactive content to subscribers. The vision also includes a thick, multi-purpose advanced set-top that can receive and process all that...

Painting the big picture: AT&T tackles full plant design documentation. (Fiberline: fiber optic technology).(AT&T Broadband L.L.C.)
December 1, 2001... AT&T Broadband is the nation's largest provider of video and broadband data services. In addition to providing traditional cable television services to more than 14 million subscribers nationwide, the company also delivers a variety of advanced...

Memory matters to set-tops: developing a strategy for future applications. (Networking: advanced networking technology).(product specifications and data)
December 1, 2001... For most consumers, processor speed has always reigned as the most compelling benchmark for the sheer horsepower of devices such as personal computers. When asked to choose between two machines, most people, if the price is right, will opt for...

Improving CMTS performance: utilizing fully digital, DOCSIS-compliant receivers. (Networking: advanced networking technology).(cable modem termination systems)
December 1, 2001... The cable industry is now driving toward the deployment of next-generation cable modem termination systems (CMTS) that will support incremental revenue-generating services such as voice-over-IP (VoIP), tiered services, business services and...

Rising above the pack: insight's Willner zeros in on advanced services. (Networking: advanced networking technology).(Michael Willner of Insight Communications)
December 1, 2001... While the rest of the industry spent the last five years clumping together through consolidation, Midwestern-oriented and Manhattan-based Insight Communications went through a similar size quintupling, organizing itself to serve 1.4 million...

Everything-on-demand. (looking ahead).(cable industry service information)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Many of us in the cable industry have been working on the technologies behind video-on-demand for a decade or more. The operating companies in our industry have spent many billions of dollars upgrading plant to conform to a hybrid fiber/coax...

Embedding high-speed data in analog signals: new technology capitalizes on inefficiency in NTSC. (Broadband: business and news perspective).(product development information)
December 1, 2001... The analog television standard, NTSC, is by design, relatively inefficient. The deliberate inefficiency in NTSC was meant to accommodate economies in consumer television receivers at a time when 12 vacuum tubes could be considered a high-tech...

The key to unlocking network assets: increasing capacity by embedding content in current video transmissions. (Broadband: business and news perspective).
December 1, 2001... In today's rapidly changing and competitive environment, cable operators constantly seek new services to realize additional revenues. They face the constant challenge of making the most of existing broadband access infrastructure. In this...

Avoiding the software sinkholes: the evolution and adoption of the application service provider model. (Broadband: business and news perspective).
December 1, 2001... Cable TV is a highly competitive market. There are mounting expectations for providing converged services, not the least of which is high-speed Internet access. Broadband connectivity and its high-speed access are making the fast transmission...

BDTV Catch-22. (Ciciora's Corner).(broadcast digital television)
December 1, 2001... We just watched the movie "Catch-22" again. It is a wonderful study of the logic of insanity. As depicted in the movie, Captain Yossarian had flown many bombing missions in World War II and had become intensely afraid of continuing to fly. The...

Help from space and the supermarket: creative ways for plant managers to increase efficiency. (Broadband: business and news perspective).(network mapping)
December 1, 2001... In these tight times, nothing matters more than operational efficiency: doing the same tasks for less time and money. Although there are doubtless dozens of examples of innovative thinking, two new ones aimed at cable TV plant managers have...

Internet Cable Corp., Indigo team.(Internet Cable Corp. announced it will partner with Indigo Manufacturing Inc. to market BASH audio technology to the broadband industry)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada--Internet Cable Corp. announced it will partner with Indigo Manufacturing Inc. to market BASH audio technology to the broadband industry. In a letter of intent, the two companies have agreed to co-develop a version of...

NCTI to resell Pangrac training software.(Pangrac and Associates Development)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--NCTI and Pangrac & Associates Development Inc. have reached an agreement which the two companies expect will lead to a long-term relationship for NCTI to become a value-added reseller of Pangrac & Associates' Tech Trainer. The...

Canadia operators pick Terayon gear.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Canadian cable operators Brooks Bay Cable of Port Alice, B.C. and Sunshine Communications of Grand Forks, B.C. have selected Terayon Communication Systems' DOCSIS 1.0 certified cable data solution. Both operators have...

NCTA calls for cable 2002 tech papers.(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... WASHINGTON, D.C.--Summaries of proposed technical papers of interest to the broadband cable engineering community are being sought by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association in preparation for Cable 2002, NCTA's 51st Annual...

NYC approves Trilogy coaxial cable.(New York City Department of Buildings, Bureau of Electrical Control Advisory Board)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... JACKSON, Miss.--The New York City Department of Buildings, Bureau of Electrical Control Advisory Board has approved the use of Trilogy's AirCell fire retardant coaxial cable in New York City's in-building systems. The cables have also been...

Cox deploys Motorola routers in Vegas.(Cox Communications)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... HORSHAM, Pa.--Cox Communications of Las Vegas has selected Broadband Services Routers from Motorola Inc. Broadband Communications Sector to deliver multitiered broadband services with guaranteed levels of service to residential and business...

ABC lineup features HDTV shows in Dolby Digital 5.1.(American Broadcasting Companies)(High-definition television)(Dolby Laboratories)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... SAN FRANCISCO--Dolby Laboratories has announced that 17 of ABC's primetime high-definition television (HDTV) programs, along with several one-time-only presentations, for the 2001-2002 season will be presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround...

U.S. OnLine. WSNet introduce digital offering.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... AUSTIN, Texas--USOL Holdings Inc. and WSNet have announced a long-term partnership that calls for U.S. OnLine, a USOL Holdings subsidiary, to deploy WSNet's digital cable television offering to thousands of residential customers in several of...

Reverse amplifier.(dB-tronics Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... SPARTANBURG, S.C.--dB-tronics has announced a new S-A compatible, 15 dB sub-split reverse amplifier. Using custom manufactured reverse modules and other components allows dB-tronics to produce a reverse amplifier that is drop-in compatible,...

Loop verification meter.
December 1, 2001... GERMANTOWN, Md.--Acterna has introduced a new handheld, lightweight field meter that enables installers and field technicians to certify the upstream for high-speed data services. The Sympulse Loop Verification Meter is an enhancement to the...

Coarse WDM.(Tsunami)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Tsunami, focused on fiber optic components tailored for emerging metro networks, has added three new products to its CWDM product line. The new products are an integrated foru-channel coarse WDM...

MU connectors and adapters.(Alliance Fiber Optic Products)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. has released its MU fiber connector series. AFOP says the new line of connectors will combine the performance and reliability of its SC connector family with a small form factor...

Digital transcoder.
December 1, 2001... OLD BRIDGE, N.J.--Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. has added the QQQT-01, #6289A to its Digital Transcoder Triple QT Product Line. The 6289A further enhances the QQQT. This new model has all of the same features and characteristics of the...

Demodulator.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... BEAVERTON, Ore.--Tektronix Inc. has introduced a new television demodulator designed to remove picture "ghosts" caused by RF signal reflections that are common in today's, broadcast environment. The new DS1001G television demodulator offers...

Waveguide to coax adapters.
December 1, 2001... EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y.--Communications & Energy Corporation Inc. has introduced its Adapter series 2222N, which adapts flanges to a coaxial line for downlink. The all-aluminum welded adapters weigh as little as 12 ounces, and the customer...

Support software.(Core Networks CoreOS Lite)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--Core Networks Inc. has launched CoreOS Lite, specifically designed to meet the needs of small and medium sized service providers. It offers activation, support and network management tools with a focus on increasing...

Broadband provisioning manager.
December 1, 2001... MINNEAPOLIS--ADC has announced its new FastFlow Broadband Provisioning Manager software for voice and data service provisioning over IP cable networks. FastFlow BPM supports DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 1.0/1.1 and PacketCable/EuroPacketCable network...

Push-on coax connector.
December 1, 2001... WATERTOWN, Conn.--The Siemon Company has released its newest F-type coax connector, the EZ Twist, which the company says will "dramatically" reduce coax cable termination time. No tools or crimping are required. To terminate, the user twists...

Optical transport solutions.
December 1, 2001... LONDON, England--Motorola Inc. Broadband Communications Sector has introduced two new transmission network products which enable networks to support advanced interactive video, data and voice. Specifically, Motorola has announced its...

Cable puller.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... TREVOSE, Pa.--General Machine Products Co. Inc. has introduced a Hydraulically Limited Cable Puller that outperforms slip-clutch designs by delivering adjustable pull and speed, self-contained pulling power, fast setup and high production,...

Wall-mount microfilter.(Corning Cable Systems' DSL Space Saver Toolless Wall Mount Microfilter)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... HICKORY, N.C.--Corning Cable Systems LLC has introduced its DSL Space Saver Toolless Wall Mount Microfilter. The passive device allows only voice signals to pass through to the subscriber's phone, answering or fax machine and other analog...

ATM-based modem.
December 1, 2001... MILPITAS, Calif.--Com21 Inc. has launched its latest ATM-based modem, the ComPORT 1080, which features both USB connectivity and 10BaseT support, enabling fast and flexible deployment and removing the need for Ethernet adapters to be installed...

Wall clip.
December 1, 2001... SOLON, Ohio--Erico Inc. has introduced the new Caddy WC812 wall clip, which provides fast attachment of various pipe, conduit, cable and tubes to wall or stud surfaces. Services can be snapped into the clip without tools. The WC812 can be...

Cable TV filter network.(from Microwave Filter Co.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y.--Microwave Filter Co. has introduced the Model 14579 falter network, used for low band (channels 2 through 6) single channel television reprocessing applications. The product has applications in MDU, motel, hotel, school,...

Drop-in replacement for amplifier.(ISG Broadband Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... MILPITAS, Calif.--ISG Broadband has added another member to its growing family of silicon return path amplifiers. The new ISG56518 is designed to be a digital, drop-in, data-ready replacement for Motorola's discontinued MHW1184L module....

2001 Western Show booth guide: November 27-30, 2001.(broadband industry)
December 1, 2001... ACTERNA Acterna 4820 317-788-9351 or 800-851-1202 www.acterna.com Acterna is the world's leading provider of cable network test and management solutions designed to help...

Remember wireless cable? (capital currents).(Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... You remember wireless cable, right? Well, after the last couple of years of FCC decisions, and particularly the September 2001 bequest of mobile authority, you wouldn't know it anymore. Wireless cable, formally known as Multichannel Multipoint...

Leadership's leagues: vision, courage and business statesmanship in the spotlight at the 2001 cable television hall of fame. (Hall of Fame).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Industry leaders are invariably a diverse group, ranging from tough business people adept at multiplying assets to creative types with ideas capable of carrying their companies into the big leagues. Right alongside these are the players,...

Unsung hero: the CEO who was first to recognize the potential in cable's "big pipe" HFC architecture, also set the standard for high-performance MSO management. (Hall of Fame).(an examination of business management at Time Warner Cable)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... AOL Time Warner's third quartet 2001 results sent a ripple of uncertainty through Wall Street, arousing worry among analysts that years of outsized growth at the company's powerhouse Internet unit might be coming to an end. Long-time cable...

Gentleman pioneer: the founder of two early MSOs helped lead the industry's effort to establish pole attachment rules and record its own history. (Hall of Fame).(Ben Conroy)
December 1, 2001... Ben Conroy's cable pioneer are so sterling that he can when prayer was a key part of customer service. Conroy's first cable system in Uvalde, Tex. suffered dreadful co-channel interference when occluded fronts brought powerful spring...

Mensch, and more: one of cable's nicest guys built media businesses, influenced policy and fostered a sense of community. (Hall of Fame).
December 1, 2001... When Marc Nathanson, CEO of Charter Communications, was a child growing up in Chicago in the 1950s, Burt Harris would stay at the Nathanson home whenever he was in town. Nathanson's father had told his son that Harris was Hollywood's exclusive...

Trail blazer: the first woman ever to head a U.S. television network pioneered the basic cable programming industry. (Hall of Fame).(Kay Koplovitz, USA Network chairman and CEO)
December 1, 2001... Just as USA Network was set to acquire The Sci-Fi Channel in 1992, one of USA's co-owners, Paramount, got cold feet. "Stanley Jaffe really tried to kill it at the last minute," recalls Kay Koplovitz, who as USA chairman and CEO was engineering...

Enlightened leader: the father of cable's on-time guarantee also influenced policy while prodding cable to improve its public relations. (Hall of Fame).
December 1, 2001... In Bob Miron's perfect world no one would be reading this right now. Notoriously publicity--shy, Miron has always preferred working behind the scenes, letting others take the spotlight while he makes good things happen for his business and its...

Pure entrepreneur: the man who has taken more risks than just about anyone built cable's sixth largest MSO along the way. (Hall of Fame).
December 1, 2001... John Rigas was not amused in 1996 when Ray Smith, CEO of Bell Atlantic, announced his intention to run him out of business in Toms' River, N.J. Smith had timed his attack and chosen his target carefully. The cable industry was still reeling...

Visionary: he convinced cable operators that satellites wouldn't fall out of the sky, and fathered a revolution in U.S. television. (Hall of Fame).(Sidney Topol, Scientific-Atlanta Inc.)
December 1, 2001... Hub Schlafley looked with amusement at the two salesmen who had walked into his office and unceremoniously lodged a complaint. "You didn't invite us to bid on your proposal," one said politely. "We'd like the opportunity to bid" "Well who...

Cable Center Revs Up: a new building, a new CEO, and new programs are up and running in Denver. (Hall of Frame).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... In an eventful year, The Cable Center in Denver has a acquired a new name, a new CEO, and a recently completed $15.5-million building that is rapidly filling up with staff and technology in preparation for a third-quarter 2002 grand opening....

Steam or smiles, welcome to the list. (point of entry).(Broadband 50)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... WELCOME to the first annual installment of the Broadband 50, a list of companies, technologies and people the editors of CED believe will shape the face of broadband in the next year. If that's steam shooting from your ears, I'll assume...

Forging the broadband 50.(influential people, companies and technologies in the broadband industry)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Simply stated, the Broadband 50 is a list of people, companies and technologies that the editors of CED believe are the best positioned or have the most potential to shape the broadband realm as we bid good-bye to 2001 and usher in 2002. ...

ADC's cable focus. (Commentary).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The challenges are many, but the opportunities for cable operators to become the undisputed leader for delivering broadband services to residential and business subscribers have never been better. At ADC, we've placed many resources towards our...

Moving into an IP telephony world.(ADC Telecommunications Inc.)
December 1, 2001... The seeds of Voice over IP (VoIP) have been planted and are being nurtured in various trials and select initial service offerings in Europe and North America with the ultimate goal of providing cable operators with the third and potentially...

Cuda 12000[TM].(access switch/cable modem termination system)
December 1, 2001... The Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch/Cable Modem Termination System a next generation access system designed to handle the performance, reliability, operational, management and service demands that broadband service providers need to effectively...

Cuda 1000[TM].(Cable Modem Termination System )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The Cuda 1000 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) is designed to help deliver broadband services to subscribers living in smaller population centers, suburban areas and multi-dwelling units.

FastFlow[R] Broadband Provisioning Manager.(from ADC)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... ADC's FastFlow Broadband Provisioning Manager (BPM) is the industry's most scalable, feature-rich service provisioning system for the deployment and activation of IP cable services. Designed to solve the operational complexities of managing...

Metrica[TM].(software)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Metrica Service Assurance software allows MSOs to offer service level agreements (SLAs) with confidence. Operators can effectively engineer service transport by discovering potential bandwidth bottlenecks before service is affected.

RF Signal Management.(from ADC)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... ADC's RF Worx[R] RF signal management platform integrates forward and return path amplifiers, splitters/combiners, directional couplers, attenuators, equalizers and redundant switches into a simple, modular platform. The system supports network...