CT's Pipeline articles from June 2004

CT's Pipeline archives from June 2004

Gate Crashers: Telcos, DSL Raining on Cable's Parade.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... There are "barbarians at the gate," CableLabs (www.cablelabs.com) COO Chris Lammers warned during ACA's (www.americancable.org) annual confab in DC last month. DSL is growing faster than cable outside North America, he said, adding that...

Liberty Takes IP Telephony Systemwide.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Last week, Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico today announced the launch of residential telephony service to its customers using Net2Phone's (www.net2phone.com) fully managed end-to-end cable VoIP service. Dubbed Liberty VoiceLinks, the phone...

Telecom '04 Oct. 9-13.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The United States Telecommunications Association (www.usta.org) is hosting its Telecom '04 conference and exhibition October 9-13 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Conference tracks include: New Challenges in Broadband; VoIP: Can the...

All-Out, All-Digital.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... One of the many keys to cable's digital transition strategy involves rolling out low-cost digital set-tops to the most basic of subs. What do you think of these boxes from a technology standpoint? What issues will engineers need to address as...

Cable-Tec Expo 2004--Last Call for Early Birds.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Expo gets underway June 15 in sunny Orlando. You only have until Fri., June 4 to register online and save $100. After this week, you must register onsite at the on-site price. "Maximize Your EXPOsure to Cable Technology." Don't miss Expo. View...

Prime Time for PSIP.(program system information protocol)
June 8, 2004... Cable operators and vendor partners are in a final push to meet the July 1 deadline on supporting in-band, program system information protocol (PSIP) data. Sylvain Riviere, director of product marketing for Bigband Networks...

Industry First: Cox Inserts Local Ads in HD.(Cox Cable Communications)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2004... Cox Communications announced this week that it began inserting local ads into high-def in its Rhode Island market with ESPN HD programming. This industry-first was achieved last month. "Cox Media HD ad insertion will be deployed in other...

Model Your VOD Plan With New Study.(Video-on-Demand)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2004... Innovista Research has a new study out: How to Make Money with Video-on-Demand: Moving from Marginal Viability to Substantial Profitability. The study finds that VOD can be much more than a churn-reduction tool, so long as cable operators...

All-Out, All-Digital.
June 8, 2004... One of the many keys to cable's digital transition strategy involves rolling out low-cost digital set-tops to the most basic of subs. What do you think of these boxes from a technology standpoint? What issues will engineers need to address as...

SCTE Expo '04: Technology, Sunnyside Up.
June 22, 2004... "The nuclear winter is over" was the show cliche bouncing around SCTE's annual Expo in Orlando last week. The vast potentials of VoIP, VOD, HD and more had the corners of most of the10,300 attendees mouths turned definitively up. Attendance was...

CEOs Tackle 'Disruptive Innovation'.
June 22, 2004... SCTE's (www.scte.org) Cable-Tec Expo CEO panel took a big-picture look at high-definition (HD), telephony, broadband competition and "disruptive innovation." Bob Miron, president and chairman of Advance/Newhouse Communications, was ready...

SCTE and NCTI Join Forces for Certification.(National Cable Television Institute )(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... Engineering a move designed to capitalize on the strengths of both organizations, SCTE (www.scte.org) and NCTI (www.ncti.com), announced a fiveyear joint agreement last week. The intended outcome is to raise the perceived value of SCTE...

All-Out, All-Digital.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... One of the many keys to cable's digital transition strategy involves rolling out low-cost digital set-tops to the most basic of subs. What do you think of these boxes from a technology standpoint? What issues will engineers need to address as...

SCTE'S Cable-Tec Expo 2004 Draws 10,300; Exhibitor Count Up.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... SCTE'S Cable-Tec Expo 2004 Draws 10,300; Exhibitor Count Up http://www.scte.org/news/detail.cfm?ID=284 SCTE, NCTI Sign Agreement http://www.scte.org/news/detail.cfm?ID=279 SCTE Announces 2004-2005 Board Officers ...

HDTV Rights, Wrongs and Limits.(High definition television)
June 29, 2004... Getting HDTV right entails several silver bullets and a lot of plain talk, said panelists at a special SCTE (www.scte.org) Cable-Tec Expo session moderated by Communications Technology Editorial Director Laura Hamilton. While the CEOs and...

Letter to the Editor: Digital Tuners in the TV Set.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2004... "I recently attended SCTE's (www.scte.org) Cable-Tec Expo in Orlando, FL, and thought that it was great. I attended the sessions on 'Deploying All-Digital' and the final session on 'HDTV: What You're Not Doing Can Hurt You.' "During these...

CT Archives Available on Web.
June 29, 2004... Looking for something that you read in Communications Technology magazine, but can't put your finger on it? Visit www.cableworld.com/ct/archives/0604/0604_articlesindex.html. Scroll through Ron Hranac's pearls of broadband wisdom, or Jay...

All-Out, All-Digital.
June 29, 2004... One of the many keys to cable's digital transition strategy involves rolling out low-cost digital set-tops to the most basic of subs. What do you think of these boxes from a technology standpoint? What issues will engineers need to address as...

"Advanced VoIP Deployment Symposium" Registration Underway.
June 29, 2004... One-day, hot-topic event -- sponsored by Acterna, Motorola, Nortel, Siemens and Sigma Systems -- is set for Tues., Sept. 14 in Philadelphia. Get details/register today at http://www.scte.org/events/index.cfm?pID=1000. Next SCTE Live...