CT's Pipeline articles from April 2002

CT's Pipeline archives from April 2002

Home Networking: Playing to Cable's Strengths.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... Most home networks will probably be focused in the home entertainment center, Haig Krakirian, VP of software engineering at Pioneer Digital Technologies (http://www.pioneer.com) predicts in a letter to the editor. "This plays to the natural...

Digeo Shows Its Moxi.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... In a move to "strengthen and accelerate the development and delivery of advanced media center platforms and ITV services, Digeo (http://www.digeo.com) and Moxi (http://www.moxi.com) said they'd merge under the Digeo banner. The deal will...

Mega-Techs: Is Boot Camp the Answer to Building Your Field Teams?(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... Highly trained. Specialized, yet authoritative in a variety of skills. Able to attack quickly, but get it done efficiently. No, its not the Navy Seals or the Green Berets, its AT&T Broadband's newly hailed Special Forces, also known as...

Yipes! Cable Modem Hack-Attack Posted on the Internet.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... It was all over the Internet last week: a technique for hacking cable modems. Matthew Hallacy, a 21-year-old network programmer and an AT&T Broadband sub, posted his ruse on a couple security Web sites for modifying a configuration file to...

You Can't Afford to Miss the Broadband Knowledge Summit.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... SCTE knows how tight training dollars are, so don't miss your chance to save $100! Attend the Society's Broadband Knowledge Summit (BKS) on May 7-9 in New Orleans during the NCTA's Cable 2002 show, and you will explore ways to leverage...

VoIP Opportunities: Half-Full or Half-Empty?(voice over Internet protocol)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... To the optimist, the glass is half-full, and to the pessimist, it's half- empty. And to the engineer, as the worn joke goes, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. When it comes to VoIP, there are many critics who think that packet-...

Arris Cadant C4 CMTS Gains Market Traction.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... It looks like Arris' (http://www.arris-i.com) acquisition of Cadant is starting to pay off in the marketplace. Last week, Arris announced that Adelphia had picked up its seventh Arris Cadant C4 CMTS. In addition to Adelphia, Comcast said it's...

Placing Cable's Eye Back on the Video Ball.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... There's more than a few of you out there that think that broadband cable risks losing sight of its core video business as it flexes its data and telephony muscles. One of the more vocal critics of cable operators' digital TV strategies is...

How Will Ops Deal With Cable Modem Hackers?(operators)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... It was all over the Internet recently: a technique for hacking cable modems. Matthew Hallacy, a 21-year-old network programmer and an AT&T Broadband sub, posted his ruse on a couple security Web sites for modifying a configuration file to...

Spanish-Speaking Presenters Latest Addition to Operation Espanol.(Society of Cable Television Engineers program)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... Broadband professionals and event planners can now access a list of industry speakers available to present in Spanish from the SCTE Speakers Bureau (http://www.scte.org/sb/language/spanish.cfm). The new feature is part of SCTE's recently...

Serious VoIP (Seriously): Comcast Reveals Trial Results.(Tollbridge Technologies)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... For years, VoIP technologies have found themselves stranded in standardization and interoperability eddies without a working paddle. But recent trials and CableLabs' (www.cablelabs.com) PacketCable efforts make VoIP much more a reality, and...

Standards Promise to Smooth the Rocky ITV Plains.(interactive television)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... Cable ops don't want to deploy ITV on a wide scale until they receive assurance of secure standards and access to content that subs "must have." Without standards, it just costs too much. After all, if producers can't write interactive content...

Beating the Digital Sub Blues With SVOD.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... SVOD is definitely on Time Warner Cable's hot-list, according to the op's Chairman/CEO Glenn Britt. At a recent Washington Metropolitan Cable Club meeting in Washington DC, Britt reported that nearly half of HBO's digital TV customers in the...

Cable Modem Hacking: A Problem That Won't Go Away Anytime Soon?(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... A technique for hacking cable modems was all over the Internet recently. Matthew Hallacy, a 21-year-old network programmer and an AT&T Broadband sub, posted his ruse on a couple security Web sites for modifying a configuration file to control...

Newly Elected Board Members to Take Seats in June.
April 16, 2002... Special thanks to all election candidates, and congratulations to the winners of SCTE's 2002 board of directors election. The newly elected board members are: * Region 3 Director: Keith Grunberg, BCE, BCT * Region 4 Director: Bill...

Comcast Soups Up Its VoIP Engine in the Motor City.(Detroit, Michigan)(Brief Article)
April 23, 2002... Despite the embedded circuit switches that Comcast picked up through acquisitions, VoIP technologies had a definite place in Comcast's budget, the op's SVP of New Media Steve Craddock promised at an IP telephony conference last year. And since...

Want to Learn from VOD Trials This Year? Watch Cox.(Product Announcement)
April 23, 2002... After taking a cautious approach to VOD last year, Cox Communications is ready to make a splash. The MSO has launched trials in San Diego and in Hampton Roads, VA, using Concurrent Computer's (http://www.ccur.com) servers in both markets,...

Where to Find Out About MPEG-21.(Product Announcement)
April 23, 2002... Perhaps while you weren't watching, the Motion Pictures Experts Group (http://mpeg.telecomitalialab.com) somehow accelerated to the MPEG-21 standard. "What?" you ask. "The last time I looked, it was only up to MPEG-7!" Before you start...

Why It Wasn't Really Cable Modem Hacking.(Product Announcement)
April 23, 2002... A technique for hacking cable modems was all over the Internet recently. Matthew Hallacy, a 21-year-old network programmer and an AT&T Broadband sub, posted his ruse on a couple security Web sites for modifying a configuration file to control...

The Thin and Thick (Client) of ITV Deployments.(interactive television)(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2002... "The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys," the chief engineer at the British Post Office observed in 1876. Fast-forward 120-odd years, and Britain isn't the one dragging its technological...

Checked Your DPI Game Plan Recently.(digital program insertion gateways)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 30, 2002... Need some motivation to get cranking on your digital program insertion (DPI) strategy? How about the fact that without the technology, cable ops are losing a fair hunk of ad revenue? "If you look at the digital penetration rates, we're now...

Anybody Not Befuddled About the DTV Transition?(digital television)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2002... "[The DTV transition] requires a complete retooling of the video distribution infrastructure, including development of new consumer electronics products and new ways of creating and protecting content in the digital world," FCC Chairman Michael...

How Safe Is Your Cable Modem Service from Hackers?(Brief Article)
April 30, 2002... A technique for hacking cable modems was all over the Internet recently. Matthew Hallacy, a 21-year-old network programmer and an AT&T Broadband sub, posted his ruse on a couple security Web sites for modifying a configuration file to control...

Lead the Way.
April 30, 2002... SCTE's May Membership Campaign's theme, "Lead the Way!", encourages you to introduce colleagues to the value of SCTE membership. The top recruiter will receive $500 cash, sponsored by Literature Library. Enroll 10 colleagues to earn a free SCTE...