Vyyo Inc. has found a champion for its 3 GHz overlay system – StarHub of Singapore. StarHub’s decision to introduce 3 GHz technology stems from both internal and external forces. On the external, the Singapore government is seeking proposals for a “Next Generation National Broadband Network” (Next Gen NBN), with an overarching goal that the […]
Report: Cable positioned to win broadband race
Despite some ambitious fiber-fed deployments by telcos such as Verizon, the cable industry and its technology arsenal is “poised to ‘win’ in the majority of the country,” says a new report from Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Although the telcos are starting to deploy advanced fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and fiber-to-the-neighborhood (FTTN) networks and will create some […]
Narad nets $10 M more
Narad Networks Inc. has scored more than $10 million in an additional round of funding that the company will use to support ongoing operations, global expansion and the company’s new switched Ethernet system. Narad, founded in mid-2000, has raised more than $100 million so far. Polaris Venture Partners, Argo Global Capital, Sofinnova and Vertical Group […]
SA’s McIntyre: There will never be enough bandwidth
HOUSTON — Cable operators had better grow more familiar with the tools and techniques available to them when it comes to bandwidth management, because there’s probably never going to be enough to go around as more and more capacity-eating services continue to emerge and converge. That was one big message delivered Tuesday morning by Bob McIntyre, […]
Forecast: Cable operators earmarking bucks for bandwidth expansion
Cable operators around the world will invest $80 million in expanding network bandwidth through 2012 to deal with a “bandwidth crunch” stemming from HDTV and other high-capacity services, predicts ABI Research. The new report examines several options available to cable operators today, including rate shaping, spectrum expansion, node splitting, switched broadcast, PON overlays, and advanced codecs, […]
New Electroline node is mini, optical
Electroline Equipment Inc. has released the EDX optical Mini Node, which, the company says, will help cable operators bring fiber to large- and mid-sized buildings. The new Mini Node, the first of a line of optical products expected from Electroline, has been approved by a yet-to-be-disclosed “major MSO.” The gear, which supports 50 dBmV at […]
Study: Fiber service costs catching up
The average cost of fiber-fed Internet services has dropped below that of cable for the first time, according to new data from Point Topic, a firm that produces reports and data for the DSL Forum. The study tabulates global data through Sept. 30, 2006 (see chart), and notes that FTTx tariffs dipped 12 percent to […]
DirecTV pushes local HD strategy on Qwest net
DirecTV will tap network services from Qwest Communications as part of a plan to help the DBS provider deliver local HD television content. The three-year deal leverages Qwest’s recent $107 million acquisition of OnFiber Communications, a company that operates an all-optical network that delivers Ethernet and Sonet transport services in 23 U.S. metros. The network […]
Blonder Tongue sales flatten in Q3, but BT makes it back to black
Blonder Tongue posted Q3 net sales of $9.57 million, down 0.9 percent versus $9.66 million from the year-ago quarter, but the company still managed to record net income of $175,000 (2 cents per share), improved from a year-ago net loss of $3.5 million (44 cents per share). Blonder Tongue cited the small decline on a […]
Cox Business Services sees $1 B in revenues on the horizon
Cox Business Services, the commercial services arm of Cox Communications, said it grew its customer base by 28 percent in the third quarter. Cox Business Services attributed the growth in part to the greater availability of phone services, following recent commercial phone launches in Las Vegas, Cleveland, Middle Georgia, Central Florida, the Gulf Coast region […]