CT's Pipeline articles from September 2008

CT's Pipeline archives from September 2008

Ethernet Testing: More Standardization Needed.
September 2, 2008... As metro Ethernet continues to build momentum, particularly as a way to attract the small to medium sized business (SMB) market, testing tools - both for service provisioning and measurement - are evolving. (For more on Ethernet testing for...

Engineering News.
September 2, 2008... Back Office, Front Burner Imagine having a dream. One of your subscribers is sitting at an airport waiting for a delayed flight. She pulls out a PDA and logs on to her cable email account using the local wireless network, logging on...

Broadband Soapbox: Standards.
September 2, 2008... Standards are, of course, a major part of the SCTE's work. As noted in today's lead story, much of the standards work in Ethernet is being done by other bodies, most notably the Metro Ethernet Forum, ITU and IEEE. Does the SCTE need to be...

SCTE Announcements, 09/02.
September 2, 2008... Are You Set for the DTV Transition? SCTE can help you be sure with DTV: Strategies for a Smooth Transition. Let your source for technical leadership, SCTE, get you set for the February 2009 analog-to-digital conversion deadline. Take...

"Hybrid Tv" On The Horizon?
September 9, 2008... This week, Orange, a key brand of France Telecom Group, announced the launch of an IPTV (over ADSL) service in the Kingdom of Jordan that includes two packages of "satellite channels." That may be mostly marketing language, but more and...

Engineering News.
September 9, 2008... IPTV: Global, But Not Dominant The stutter-step advancement of Internet protocol TV (IPTV) as a video delivery system to be reckoned with is gaining momentum as the technology proves itself and the... >> To read the full story on...

Broadband Soapbox: A Different Sort Of Hybrid.
September 9, 2008... As noted in today's lead story, a number of overseas outfits are talking about or offering services through multiple delivery channels, such as landline and direct broadcast satellite (DBS). In the United States, AT&T first dropped its...

SCTE Announcements, 09/09.
September 9, 2008... Inaugural SCTE Canadian Summit Slated for February Learn more about this brand-new SCTE offering at http://www.scte.org/news/detail.cfm?ID=598. Are You Set for the DTV Transition? SCTE can help you be sure with DTV: Strategies for...

DOCSIS 3.0 Silicon And Beyond.
September 16, 2008... Texas Instruments is at IBC in Amsterdam this week showing off a Swiss- Army knife style, DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem chipset. The latest in TI's Puma 5 family of DOCSIS 3.0 products, the TNETC4840 increases the number of downstream channels...

Hot Links.
September 16, 2008... Manufacturers Weigh in on DTV Boxes As the countdown to the digital TV transition continues, experts are pleased with the coupon program for... FULL STORY >> Wilmington Highlights DTV Progress With less than 160 days until the...

Broadband Soapbox: Costs Of Consolidation.
September 16, 2008... The benefits of the regional approach to cable operations played into our selection of Time Warner Cable Carolinas as System of the Year in June. (See story here.) But there's a downside the regionalization and further consolidation of...

From The Wire.
September 16, 2008... TM Forum Launches Transformation Resource Center Acme Packet Debuts SBC Bright House Selects BigBand for SDV Timeframe Changes for SCTE Board Election Process Read all the From the Wire news on Communications Technology's Web...

SCTE Announcements, 09/16.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)
September 16, 2008... Inaugural SCTE Canadian Summit's Attendee Registration Opening This Week Learn more about this Summit, a brand-new SCTE offering set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 3 - 4, 2009, in Toronto, at...

DTV: Not All Sweetness And Light.
September 23, 2008... Now that the Wilmington, NC, digital TV transition test for over-the-air broadcast has been successfully completed, all should be smooth sailing for the full switch in February, right? Perhaps not. It seems things in Hunterdon...

Hot Links.
September 23, 2008... Smaller Ops Thinking about SMBs It's no secret that all of the major cable operators intend to stake a claim in the business... FULL STORY >> The Business of IP The integration of the IPsphere Forum with the TM Forum is further...

Broadband Soapbox: DTV Transition Woes.
September 23, 2008... As noted in today's lead story, the over-the-air DTV transition doesn't look like it'll be entirely smooth sailing. If areas of the densely populated East Coast have trouble getting the signals, it's quite possible that the real boonies,...

From The Wire.
September 23, 2008... AUSTAR Picks Thomson for HD Motorola Receives USDA Acceptance for FTTH Report: Optical Components Revenues Up 5% Extreme Networks Debuts Metro Ethernet Transport Comcast Picks Sandvine Read all the From the Wire news on...

SCTE Announcements, 09/23.(Conference notes)
September 23, 2008... Register for the SCTE Canadian Summit The Summit is a brand-new annual SCTE offering set to debut Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 3 - 4, 2009, in Toronto. The Summit will promote the exchange of technical information for today and tomorrow...

Dr. Richard Green And The Road Taken.(Cable Television Laboratories Inc.)
September 30, 2008... Last week Dr. Richard Green let the CableLabs Executive Committee know that when his contact as president and CEO expires in December 2009, he'll retire. That gives us nearly enough time - 15 months - to sing his praises and review his two...

Hot Links.
September 30, 2008... FTTH on the Rise Fiber to the home (FTTH) is on the rise in North America with an annual growth rate of... FULL STORY >> Advanced Ads Advance, Again This year's Primetime Emmy Awards winners, honored in a two-hour ceremony last...

Broadband Soapbox: Rare Combination.
September 30, 2008... Today's lead story leads us to wonder: Why is it so rare to find an engineer with not only good business sense but also great people skills? [Copyright 2006 Access Intelligence, LLC. All rights reserved.]

From The Wire.
September 30, 2008... Report: Broadband Sub Numbers Top 380 Million Alloptic Gains with RFoG Study: Subs Want Telco Bundles Dolgen Resigns from Charter Board EchoStar Delivers for SkyWay USA Broadband Internet Pacnet Picks Infinera Read...

SCTE Announcements, 9/30.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)(Conference news)
September 30, 2008... Register for the SCTE Canadian Summit The Summit is a brand-new annual SCTE offering set to debut Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 3-4, 2009, in Toronto. The Summit will promote the exchange of technical information for today and tomorrow...