CED articles from May 2006

CED archives from May 2006

A look at 'Release 2'.
May 1, 2006... I'm not too proud to admit this, but a press release issued by CableLabs last month on the eve of The National Show that announced the issuing of specs for an "Advanced IP Services Platform" had me fooled for a few moments. The first...

Cablevision to test Betamax ruling.(upfront: LATEST NEWS AND INSIGHT)
May 1, 2006... Cablevision Systems Corp. will put the Sony Betamax copyright ruling to the test in the second quarter when it launches a technical trial in Long Island that enables customers to record programs on dedicated space on the operator's...

CableLabs stamps first M-Card.(CableCARD qualification)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A multi-stream CableCARD from Scientific Atlanta has become the first such device to win qualification from CableLabs. The multi-stream CableCARD, also known as the "M-Card," is designed to operate in a single-stream manner with single...

Jones/NCTI on course with VoIP.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Broadband training specialist Jones/NCTI has launched "IP Voice," an "e-learning" course that covers VoIP installation and troubleshooting. Jones/NCTI, the result of a recent merger of Jones International Academy and NCTI, said the course...

ARRIS melds T-1 with coax.(telecommincations contracts)
May 1, 2006... ARRIS is getting into the T-1/E-1 over coax business via a reseller agreement with Telco Systems. The agreement will give ARRIS access to Telco Systems' Cable Services Aggregator (CSA) 9000, a platform that emulates T-1 services over cable...

Santo, Rhodes join CED.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... CED has expanded its editorial. and sales staffs, with the addition of Brian Santo and Rhonda Rhodes. Santo, CED's new senior editor, will be tasked with researching and writing features and articles for the monthly publication. He will...

Cable One rides Wave7 for FTTP.(upfront: LATEST NEWS AND INSIGHT)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Although cable operators have shied away from installing fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology in legacy areas, primarily due to the high costs, some are starting to apply it in "greenfield" situations. Among them, Cable One Inc. has...

Rogers, Bell Canada ramp up wireless net.(upfront: LATEST NEWS AND INSIGHT)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Inukshuk Wireless Inc., a joint venture of Rogers Communications and BeLL Canada, said it has completed the initiaL phase of a wireless broadband network that will eventually span the northern nation. In conjunction with this effort, Rogers...

Fawaz named CTO of Charter.(Marwan Fawaz to the post of chief technology officer)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Charter Communications has appointed Marwan Fawaz to the post of executive vice president and chief technology officer. Fawaz, who at press time was serving in a similar role at Adelphia Communications, will assume his new slot at Charter...

Law, order and mobile TV.
May 1, 2006... In October 1931, the quick-thinking and relentlessly determined police detective Dick Tracy made his debut in a newspaper comic strip written and illustrated by cartoonist Chester Gould. For the next 46 years, Gould's hero would apply an...

Picking your spots: new technologies aim to put cable ads on target.(Editorial)(Cover story)
May 1, 2006... Merchants spend tens of billions of dollars on advertising in the U.S. Cable operators are of the opinion that they deserve a bigger piece of that pie, but until they can more accurately target potential customers, advertisers aren't going to...

Making OCAP go: with apps and middleware implementations already far along, operators are turning their attention to the OCAP headend--the engine that will drive them.(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... It's been well over five years since the OCAP 1.0 specification was released, and a little over four since OCAP 2.0 was finalized. It's been a long wait, but several major cable operators vowed in January that this year OCAP technology finally...

Cable connects in Atlanta....
May 1, 2006... ATLANTA -- The venue for the 2006 National Show may have changed from New Orleans to Atlanta, but the challenges faced by operators remained unaltered, as industry leaders sized up the competition and pondered how they would expand on their...

HFC's wireless edge: the cable-optimized opportunity in fixed wireless.(networking technology)
May 1, 2006... The cable industry is in need of clarity regarding wireless technology as it relates to a wide range of possible applications in cable operations, including premises networking, wireless drop, "hot spot" service coverage, fixed and mobile...

Automating optical networks: GMPLS offers flexibility as bandwidth requirements evolve and change.(Networking: ADVANCED NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY)
May 1, 2006... Bandwidth requirements in networks are constantly changing, driven by the deployment of new services and the increasing penetration of existing services. These requirements are further complicated by the migration to on-demand services and to...

Video downloads hitting their stride: how will cable join this evolving tech & retail ecosystem?(broadband services)
May 1, 2006... Ready, set, download! Thanks to faster and faster data service speeds offered by cable operators, telcos and other providers, the video downloading business appears poised for a big future. In addition to the more traditional...

All aboard!(In the loop)
May 1, 2006... As national franchising legislation continues to wind its way through Congress, it is notable that there continues to be a focus on local involvement in wireless and other broadband system development. To date. big cities and small unless...

OTDR.(new products: PRODUCT REVIEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... DUNCAN, S.C. -- AFL Telecommunications has unveiled the Noyes M200 OTDR, which provides fiber optic cable test and troubleshooting capabilities in a handheld package weighing less than two pounds. The company offers three models: the M200-MM...

Dry loose tube fiber cable.(fiber optic cables launch)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... HICKORY, N.C. -- CommScope Inc. has introduced a new family of gel-flee, stranded loose tube fiber optic cables using all-dry water-blocking technology. The cables' dry loose tube design is completely gel-free, yet it provides full...

Transport stream monitoring.(new products: PRODUCT REVIEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... PRINCETON, N.J. -- Triveni Digital has augmented its product portfolio to support MPEG-4 deployments for digital television (DTV) services. The real-time StreamScope MT-40 is an MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 transport stream monitoring and analysis unit...

Remote control.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... ATLANTA -- Universal Remote Control Inc. (URC) has announced its CLIKR 5 remote control-born out of research into both MSO and subscriber needs--which features a large on-demand key, programmable macros and full-keypad backlighting. The...

New barriers for VoIP.(capital currents)
May 1, 2006... The state public utility commissions have traditionally had the reputation of being in the hip pockets of the telephone and electric companies that they regulate. While some state commissions have changed that perception and are now viewed as...