CT's Pipeline articles from October 2003

CT's Pipeline archives from October 2003

Home Networking: Deployment Mode.
October 7, 2003... Home networking is hitting its stride. Time Warner is offering the service to customers in about 75 percent of its divisions. Cox is offering it in all but two (out of 27) systems. Comcast is preparing its own formal launch. Deployments...

Order from the VOD Menu.(video on demand)
October 7, 2003... Lower than anticipated buy rates for video on demand (VOD) services are leading cable operators to look for new ways to market these services to subscribers. Most recently two cable vendors have teamed to create a Web services-based development...

Plug Into Play-and-Play.
October 7, 2003... The technical ramifications of the Federal Communications Committee's recently adopted "Plug-and-Play" rules will be the focus of a free call-in audio conference from the SCTE. The conference will be held on October 16 at 2 p.m. Eastern. As...

Hurricane Isabel: Riding the Storm Out.
October 7, 2003... Hurricane season hasn't hit the United States so hard since Andrew devastated Florida. Isabel wreaked havoc on the eastern seaboard, plunging much of the mid-Atlantic into darkness, and yanking utility poles right out of the ground. We'd...

Cable Lab Tour Added to Seminar Central.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2003... High-Tech VIP Tour! Seminar Central Just Got Even Better A newly added, exclusive treat is in store for all SCTE Seminar Central attendees--a private tour of Cisco's state-of-the-art cable lab. It's one more big reason to make your way to...

Retail's Silicon Foundation.
October 14, 2003... Cable's retail strategy, which promises reduced capital outflows (less inventory) and increased revenue (another sales channel, added services on advanced gear), stands on a foundation of silicon. It's easy to take efficiency gains at the...

As VoIP Takes Off, Operators Gain Integration Solutions.
October 14, 2003... Years of discussion about packet-switched voice services over cable finally seem to be taking hold. Supported by standards from CableLabs, the industry is seeing implementations both domestically and internationally. Still, the newness of the...

Real-Life RPR Lessons.
October 14, 2003... Bottom line engineering is the order of the day when Communications Technology hosts its first WebEvent: "RPR Transport Networks Applications: Lessons From The Real World." The event, scheduled for November 4, 2003 from 2:00 to 2:45 PM EST,...

Up with People.
October 14, 2003... If you're involved with managing engineers and technical personnel, consider attending the Cable & Telecommunications Human Resources Association (CTHRA) special symposium titled "People are the Priority." Comcast CEO, Brian Roberts, will...

Hurricane Isabel: Riding the Storm Out.
October 14, 2003... Hurricane season hasn't hit the United States so hard since Andrew devastated Florida. Isabel wreaked havoc on the eastern seaboard, plunging much of the mid-Atlantic into darkness, and yanking utility poles right out of the ground. We'd...

Critical Training in Today's Technology.
October 14, 2003... Last Call--SCTE Seminar Central Registration and High-Tech Tour! Last chance to receive critical training in 2003. Also--a private tour of Cisco's state-of-the-art cable lab. Click http://www.scte.org/events/index.cfm?pID=601. Free...

Status Monitoring and Beyond.
October 21, 2003... The SCTE's hybrid management sublayer (HMS) subcommittee met in Denver on Thursday to consider whether DOCSIS has a role to play in network monitoring. "We're investigating the spec (DOCSIS) first of all, to make sure that it is applicable for...

Time Warner Cable and BrightHouse Networks Adopt New HD Set-Top.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2003... In the continuing momentum to implement high-definition service, both Time Warner Cable and BrightHouse Networks recently have adopted the DC-550 HD high-definition set-top from Pace Micro Technology Americas (http://www.pacemicro.com). ...

Real-Life RPR Lessons.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2003... Bottom line engineering is the order of the day when Communications Technology hosts its first WebEvent: "RPR Transport Networks Applications: Lessons From The Real World." The event, scheduled for November 4, 2003, from 2:00 to 2:45 PM...

Hurricane Isabel: Riding the Storm Out.
October 21, 2003... Hurricane season hasn't hit the United States so hard since Andrew devastated Florida. Isabel wreaked havoc on the eastern seaboard, plunging much of the mid-Atlantic into darkness, and yanking utility poles right out of the ground. This week,...

Exploring the All-Digital Network.
October 21, 2003... ET 2004 Registration Under Way--Have You Been to http://et.scte.org Yet? The SCTE Conference on Emerging Technologies (ET) is set for Jan. 13-15 in Dallas. Early birds will save $100 on this annual conference that explores the technologies that...

Cox Makes Front and Back Office Agreements for New Services.
October 28, 2003... Cox Communications, Inc. has inked two recent agreements - one to bring new video-on-demand services to its subscribers, and another to handle the billing and subscriber management of these and other integrated services across its operations....

Letters, We Get Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
October 28, 2003... From the Editor: The mailbag at CT's Pipeline has been pretty full lately. Most of the mail has been positive, and some has pointed out some lapses in our otherwise rigorous editorial judgment. We've taken the opportunity this week to run just...

Real-Life RPR Lessons.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2003... Bottom line engineering is the order of the day when Communications Technology hosts its first WebEvent: "RPR Transport Networks Applications: Lessons From The Real World." The event, scheduled for November 4, 2003, from 2:00 to 2:45 PM...

End of an Era? Motorola to Cease DCT 2000 Production.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2003... Given the increasing demand in its DCT2500 platform, Motorola has told its customers that it will cease manufacturing the DCT2000 at the end of 2003. The product launched in 1998 and acquired by far the largest deployed footprint of any digital...

SCTE Announcements.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2003... Eight Great Educational Sessions Await You at ET Check out the line-up of educational sessions that SCTE is preparing for your professional advantage. And don't let the pre-registration deadline (Dec. 19) sneak up on you. Square away your...