CT's Pipeline articles from September 2003

CT's Pipeline archives from September 2003

Gaming Via Cable: Numbers Are Impressive.
September 2, 2003... Online gaming continues to prove its worth as an audience winner for cable systems. A year after implementing the interactive trivia game Buzztime (www.buzztime.com) in its York, PA, system, Susquehanna Communications has reported reduced churn...

Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
September 2, 2003... Pipeline welcomes letters to the editor. If you'd like to share your thoughts on stories that have run on these pages, or comment on any topic of interest to broadband cable engineers, send an e-mail to positivespin@comcast.net. All letters may...

Western Show to End with Star Power Behind It.
September 2, 2003... This year's Western Show, Dec. 2-5 in Anaheim, CA, may be the confab's swansong, but it's going out shooting with some of the industry's biggest guns. A number of the most influential cable chief executives will attend the show, and participate...

Power Outages: How Did You Deal?
September 2, 2003... Most MSOs affected by the Great Power Outage of '03 handled the whole mess with aplomb, according to most accounts. So there's got to be a bunch of you out there with some great lessons-learned from your "powerless" experience. To share...

Focus on New Services at SCTE Seminar Central.
September 2, 2003... SCTE will hold its second annual Seminar Central Oct. 21-24 on the Cisco Campus in San Jose, CA. This year's collection of learning opportunities focuses on new services and technologies such as VOD, home networking, and DOCSIS 2.0. Plus, save...

Videoconferencing Adoption Still Slow in Cable.(Industry Overview)
September 9, 2003... The buzz over videoconferencing continues to grow. Still something of a vision, this emerging service nonetheless has real business drivers and technical efficiencies at its back. For underlying factors, start with this week's two-year...

Cable Center Creates Vendor and Operator Executive Advisory Forum.
September 9, 2003... It's rare to have vendors and their prospective customers sit together to talk about what's needed to move the industry forward. That's about to change, owing to a recent announcement from the Cable Center (www.cablecenter.org) of the formation...

A Home Networking Overview.(seminar scheduled)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2003... On Sept. 17, the Web portal Broadband Learning Live (www.broadbandlearninglive.com) will present a free Webinar titled, "Get It Right the First Time: Home Networking Success." The 60-minute Webcast is aimed at teaching attendees about the...

Nominations Accepted for 2004 SCTE Board.
September 9, 2003... Know a Good SCTE Board Candidate? Take an active role in determining the leadership of your Society by nominating an individual for SCTE's 2004 Board of Directors Election. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 1. SCTE is seeking candidates for...

Digital Video Growth Shapes Up.(does conformity to the plug and play agreement exits?)
September 16, 2003... Next year could be the high-water mark for digital set-tops, and the arrival of integrated digital TV sets could fuel further digital penetration. Their arrival might also create a few technical headaches. The set-top prediction comes from...

High Definition Carriage Takes Off.
September 16, 2003... High Definition Television (HD) carriage on cable is becoming a reality, as two MSOs in the past two weeks have made HD programming announcements. The best news for engineers is that the biggest technical hurdles may be to ensure adequate...

Understanding Video on Demand.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... Are you tasked with deploying video on demand (VOD)? Are you ready for what comes after that - namely, "everything on demand" (EOD)? SCTE, in cooperation with Maher & Maher (the parent company for the broadband portal...

Power Outages: How Did You Deal?(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... Most MSOs affected by the Great Power Outage of '03 handled the whole mess with aplomb, according to accounts. So there's got to be a bunch of you out there with some great lessons-learned from your "powerless" experience. To share your...

Recognize Innovation and Gain Technology Insight.
September 16, 2003... Give Credit Where It's Due: Nominate Someone for an ET Award--SCTE is accepting nominations for its prestigious Emerging Technologies (ET) Awards. The ET Awards include the Polaris and Star of Integrity awards as well as a new award: IP...

OSS Space Heats Up.
September 23, 2003... Cable's operations support system (OSS) arena continues to be busy, with ongoing wins and losses, tactical gambits and shifting alliances. Flying in the face of concern over the number and stability of cable's OSS vendors, Alopa Networks...

Comcast Goes Digital for Ad Insertion in Miami.
September 23, 2003... As Comcast Cable Communications continues consolidating assets and services in its markets, digital ad insertion has become an important priority. Most recently, the company selected nCube Corporation (www.ncube.com) to provide its Digital...

Getting the Skinny on IP Telephony.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2003... With services like Vonage suddenly taking off, cable is starting to see a real business case for IP telephony. That's why it may be more important than ever to take a course like "Delivering IP Telephony." The two-day seminar will be presented...

Power Outages: How Did You Deal?
September 23, 2003... Most MSOs affected by the Great Power Outage of '03 handled the whole mess with aplomb, according to accounts. So there's got to be a bunch of you out there with some great lessons-learned from your "powerless" experience. To share your...

Catch a Rising Star.
September 23, 2003... Can You Name That Rising Star? Nominate an outstanding engineer under age 30 for the 2004 Young Engineer of the Year Award, presented by Pace Micro Technology, Multichannel News and SCTE. Get details at...

Digital Home Working Group.
September 30, 2003... A new cable player has joined an industry consortium of firms dedicated to creating an open standards-based interoperable platform for consumer electronics, mobile devices and personal computers. Ucentric Systems (www.ucentric.com) in...

A New Partnership in Gigabit Ethernet.
September 30, 2003... The convergence of cable and Internet technologies for video on demand (VOD) applications continues to mature. Last week, VOD platform provider BigBand Networks, Inc. (www.bigbandnet.com), and optical Ethernet developer Internet Photonics Inc....

Iron-clad Your Security Knowledge.(Cable services )(Brief Article)
September 30, 2003... Cable services like VOD and SVOD, as well as analog and digital video, high-speed data and telephony applications, are creating new threats to content and its secure delivery to the appropriate subscriber. At The Western Show in Anaheim,...

Hurricane Isabel: Riding the Storm Out.
September 30, 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...

Help Pick the Cream of the Crop.
September 30, 2003... Can You Name That Rising Star? Who will be the next Young Engineer of the Year Award recipient? Help decide the outcome--but act quickly. Deadline for nominations is Oct. 1. Click http://www.scte.org/membership/index.cfm?pID=207 today. ...