In a move that is a boon to anyone who owns a Roku and subscribes to Charter, Charter has released its Spectrum TV app to Roku’s lineup of TV apps. The Spectrum TV app allows subscribers to effectively add cable service—or at least what’s available through the Spectrum App—to any TV that is attached to […]
Accedian Tapped by WOW! Business for Performance Assurance
Accedian Networks has announced that it was chosen by WOW! Business to oversee the quality of service for its commercial services. WOW! Business provides Carrier Ethernet and IP business services, hybrid-cloud connectivity and high-speed internet, voice and video to businesses across the Midwest and Southeast regions of the U.S. It will use Accedian’s virtual customer […]
‘Star Wars Battlefront’ Causes Big Jump in Broadband Traffic for European Network
According to Procera Networks, the recently released beta for Star Wars Battlefront caused a major spike in broadband traffic for a fixed broadband network in Europe. In fact, on October 8, when the beta was released, traffic went up 30%. That stat is more impressive than Chewbacca’s skills at holographic space chess, and not just […]
SCTE Announces Two New Staff Additions
SCTE has announced the hiring of two new staff members, an executive who will enhance SCTE’s IT department and an engineer for CableLabs. Deighton Liverpool is the IT Executive, joining SCTE’s Exton, PA, headquarters as Vice President, Information Technology. Liverpool recently worked as CIO of the Association of Village Council Presidents in Alaska, and was […]
Wireless Broadband Alliance Survey Shows Half of Operators Plan Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi
According to a new survey of cable industry providers and vendors, more than half of responding operators have plans to roll out carrier-grade Wi-Fi to their customers. The survey makes clear that not only are customers looking to get top-grade Wi-Fi speeds and service, operators are dedicated to providing it for them. The survey predicts […]
AT&T Expands 1Gbps Gigapower Service to 5 More Regions
Hot on the heels of rolling out GigaPower service in the Orlando area, AT&T has announced that it is rolling out its service in five more regions. GigaPower will roll out in Georgia in Athens, Covington, Johns Creek and Smyrna, and in the Kansas City area in Belton, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Lee’s Summit and Raymore. It […]
Comcast Business Expands Fiber Network in Twin Cities
Comcast Business has announced that, through a $3.1 million investment, close to 800 business in the Twin Cities have access to broadband that can scale up to 10 gigabits-per-second. The companies will also have access to Comcast Business services. “As Twin Cities companies increasingly compete with the rest of the world, it’s critical they have […]
Alcatel-Lucent Brings Broadband to East Poland
Alcatel-Lucent announced that it is collaborating with the Polish government and local authorities to bring ultra-broadband access to up to 8 million underserved people in eastern Poland, through the deployment of the company’s IP/MPLS and optical networking technology. The project, initiated by local Polish authorities and co-funded by the European Union, continues work already in […]
Comcast’s thePlatform Tapped for Starz Play Arabia
Starz Play has rolled out to the Middle East region as Starz Play Arabia, and as part of the expansion, it has announced that thePlatform, will provide the back-end video management and publishing system for Starz Play Arabia. Starz Play Arabia uses thePlatform’s cloud-based mpx video publishing system to support viewers across a variety of […]
Chinese Broadband Market Causes Growth in CPE Market
IHS Infonetics has upgraded its projections for growth in the broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) market, which includes DSL, cable, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), residential gateways and mobile broadband CPE. The company has projected that its 2019 worldwide broadband CPE forecast will value the CPE market at $12.4 billion. “The primary source for raising our global broadband […]