Sckipio Technologies, a startup that specializes in G.fast modem chipsets, said it pulled in $17 million in a Series B round of funding. This round was led by Pitango Venture Capital. Pitango will take a seat on the Sckipio board of directors. Other participants in the round were previous investors Gemini Israel Ventures, Genesis Partners, […]
Juniper hopes Gainspeed will be its point of convergence with cable
As the cable industry begins to evolve toward all-IP networks, it is taking a path that will head in a direction that will take it by Juniper Networks, which thinks cable’s evolution toward end-to-end packet transport is its chance to finally get the big piece of cable industry business that has eluded it for so […]
Comcast Business extends network in Atlanta
Comcast Business said it is expanding its fiber network across metro Atlanta. The network expansion will support the delivery of Comcast Business Ethernet Services, aimed at businesses, schools, hospitals, and other organizations. The network will extend throughout midtown Atlanta, Vinings, Norcross, Duluth and Alpharetta, the company said, including several multi-tenant office buildings. Services Comcast is […]
DirecTV 4K service will rely on Elemental transcoding
DirecTV is relying on Elemental Technologies for software based transcoding to help deliver 4K video starting next year. The satellite broadcaster is using Elemental Server, a file-based transcoding solution, to prepare Ultra HD content for delivery. In mid-November, DirecTV became the first MVPD to announce plans to offer 4K content on demand, sometime in 2015. […]
Liberty Broadband stock offering sets price of $40 a share
Liberty Broadband, recently spun off from Liberty Media, has set the price of its sale of subscription rights to Class C stock at $40.36. The company announced the details of the sale at the same time it announced the spinoff in May. At the time, Liberty Media said the proceeds would be used for general […]
SeaChange’s new Rave system brings OTT to the masses
Who wants to deliver over the top video? Studios? Broadcasters? Networks? Media companies? Or even video service providers? SeaChange International aims to make it happen for you with a new OTT platform called Rave. Rave supports the delivery of on-demand, time-shifted, live and downloaded content, delivered to any device. The system also includes the company’s […]
Comcast and AT&T megamergers are back on the clock
The FCC restarted the clocks on both of the megamergers it is evaluating. Assuming no more stoppages, the Commission would have a decision in early March on whether or not to allow Comcast and Charter Communications to divvy up Time Warner Cable (TWC), and in late March on AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV. The FCC has […]
Coalition forms to oppose Comcast’s purchase of Time Warner Cable
Several opponents of Comcast’s proposal to buy Time Warner Cable, including some smaller cable operators, have banded together, calling themselves the Stop Mega Comcast Coalition. The coalition said U.S. Federal agencies should reject the proposed merger on several grounds: it threatens competition, would be harmful to consumers, and runs counter to antitrust and communications laws. […]
ViXS Systems intros Ethernet-over-coax chips
ViXS Systems has introduced a family of chips that enable Ethernet over coaxial (EOC) cable. The products, targeted at the service provider market, enable high-speed broadband access and managed IP services over coaxial networks. The ViXS XConnex EoC solutions can be deployed with 4 RF channels delivering 700 Mbps of payload traffic, with an option […]
Layer3 to use SeaChange gateway management system
Secretive startup Layer3 TV is going to use SeaChanges’s open Nucleus video gateway software to help manage the service it intends to debut sometime in 2015. Layer3 TV aims to be a “next generation cable provider,” but has yet to define what that means beyond saying it intends to blend TV, social and digital life […]