CED articles from July 2003

CED archives from July 2003

All bluster? (in perspective).
July 1, 2003... The skepticism that greeted May's announcement that three of the country's four Bell operating companies had banded together to develop common fiber-to-the-user specifications was nothing short of unanimous. But it may also have been...

Time Warner dials up VoIP. (Up front: latest news and insight).
July 1, 2003... Giving VoIP a firm vote of confidence, Time Warner Cable has launched packet-based voice services in Portland, Maine. Time Warner is selling the service, dubbed "Digital Phone," for $39.95, offering unlimited long distance calls in the...

Digeo puts OCAP on the roadmap. (Up front: latest news and insight).(OpenCable Application Platform)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Digeo Inc. said it plans to support the OpenCable Application Platform (OCAP) for its Moxi Media Center, a Linux-based device designed to share advanced applications to smaller, less expensive "satellite" boxes distributed in the home. ...

PacketCable testing expands. (Up front: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... CableLabs maintained the PacketCable momentum with the start of certification wave 26, welcoming the first media gateway and media gateway controller to be submitted for official testing. Nuera Communications submitted its BTX-8 media...

Digital Keystone, SCM bow OpenCable test. (Up front: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Digital Keystone and SCM Microsystems have launched "HPNX," a new test and development platform designed to verify product compliance with CableLabs' OpenCable specifications. The test platform, the companies said, will verify compliance of...

Motorola Broadband, Quantum Bridge team on FTTH. (Up front: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Motorola Broadband has teamed with Quantum Bridge Communications to offer fiber-to-the-home platforms for broadband network service providers. The joint solution will enable service providers to offer a trio of voice, data and video...

N. American cable modem subs top 15M. (Up front: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Led by a record-setting quarter for Comcast Corp., cable modem subscribers in North America pushed past the 15 million mark in May, reported Kinetic Strategies Inc. At the end of the first quarter, Comcast had about 4 million cable modem...

SES Americom slates cable expansion. (Up front: latest news and insight).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... SES Americom said it plans to expand its DigitalC cable programming distribution service to its "premier cable neighborhood" via the AMC-10 and AMC-11 satellites. The expansion, set for early 2004, will enable small and large programmers...

TBS taps S-A for video transport. (Up front: latest news and insight).(Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc.)(Scientific-Atlanta Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Turner Broadcasting Systems said it will use Scientific-Atlanta's Prisma IP system to transport raw, studio-quality video from multiple sites to the network's central editing facilities in Atlanta. Initially, TBS will use the platform for...

Arris delivers new pizza-box CMTS. (Up front: latest news and insight).
July 1, 2003... Arris has launched the Cadant C3 cable modem termination system, a pizza-box device that is the result of the company's recent deal to OEM Com21 Inc.'s DOX controller 1000XB. The Cadant C3 supports A-TDMA modulation, one of two schemes...

SupportSoft eases home networking. (Up front: latest news and insight).(SupportSoft Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... SupportSoft Inc. has launched a new version of HomeNet, a software package designed to make it easier for consumers to install, use and support their wireless home networks. The latest version supports higher bandwidth wireless home...

ANSI gives its blessing to DOCSIS 1.1. (Up front: latest news and insight).(American National Standards Institute)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The American National Standards Institute has approved DOCSIS 1.1 as a standard, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers said. DOCSIS 1.1 got its start as a CableLabs specification. ANSI approved the following SCTE standards:...

Field upgrades: today's broadband test and measurement sector is being shaped and modernized by new technical capabilities, workforce integration and company consolidation.
July 1, 2003... The traditionally blue-collar world of cable test and measurement is quietly undergoing a hi-tech makeover, driven by the move to greater operational efficiencies. Although field technicians and installers won't soon be wearing suits and...

Upgrading the metro area network: Optical Ethernet vs. Resilient Packet Ring. (Fiber Optic Technology).
July 1, 2003... After several architectural modifications to the HFC plant, cable operators are on the verge of becoming full service providers to residential subscribers and businesses. Because of the bandwidth requirements of video-on-demand service, MSOs...

Negotiating the broadband waters: HD, all-digital were cable's guiding light at '03 National Show. (Networking: advanced networking technology).
July 1, 2003... The economy remained fragile, the show floor was a remnant of its former self, but the cable industry at the 2003 National Show in Chicago looked like anything but a ship tossing and bobbing in treacherous seas. The industry leveraged a...

Getting the house in order: a home backbone network will be vital to the success of new services. (Broadband: business and news perspective).
July 1, 2003... Home networking presents both opportunities and obstacles for cable operators. The good news is that home networks will present more opportunities to sell bundled services; but the bad news is that logjams within the home may create bandwidth...

PONdering the last mile. (In the loop).
July 1, 2003... For consumers, the next several years may be looked at as the glory days of the development of truly high-speed access to their homes and businesses. With DOCSIS 2.0 and other advances in cable modem technology, an ever-increasing array of...

Leakage detection.(Sunrise Telecom Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sunrise Telecom Broadband has introduced the LP100 Leakage Profiler, a wireless leakage measurement detection solution. Used in conjunction with the company's Install Profiler series, the device gives users the capability to...

Pedestal enclosure.(Channell Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... TEMECULA, Calif. -- Channell has introduced a new low-profile pedestal enclosure (SPH1836 5 Series) which features the company's high heat dissipation "attic system" cover. The new enclosure is designed to house optical nodes and fiber splices....

Testing module.(Tempo)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... VISTA, Calif. -- Tempo has announced the latest addition to the Virtual Instrument Package (VIP) line of cable plant test modules--the VIP Signal Level Meter. The VIP SLM combines testing and ease-of-use with the application power available...

Optical transport system. (Fiber Optics).(OpVista Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... PHILADELPHIA -- OpVista Inc. has unveiled its new optical transport technology, targeted at cable companies. Through the MetroVista optical transport system, cable operators can reduce much of the equipment required for the delivery of...

Cable modem bandwidth management. (capital currents).
July 1, 2003... For months, bandwidth hogging by peer-to-peer (P2P) services has been the talk of the town, but now, network operators have started doing something about it. With P2P file sharing, you can use your computer to download music and video...

Playing catch-up: slow to start, big DSL service providers are fueling up with aggressive pricing and sturdier technology in an attempt to make real headway in the race to grab new broadband subs. (In Depth).
July 1, 2003... Can you hear me now? Verizon's popular question extolling the benefits of its wireless phone service could, by sheer accident, contain a cryptic subliminal message to cable operators: DSL (digital subscriber line) technology is on the...

Stemming the tide: spam is flooding e-mail inboxes faster than ever before, causing ISPs and cable operators to do whatever they can to stanch the flow well before it delivers a crippling blow. (In Depth).
July 1, 2003... Spam, to borrow a sports cliche, is a lot like Emmitt Smith in his prime. You can't stop it; you can only hope to contain it. Or at least that's how it seems lately, as we start each day plodding through inboxes full of unsolicited messages...