Russian MSO National Cable Networks (NCN) has tapped Harmonic Inc. to boost the capacity and reach of its St. Petersburg cable system. NCN is upgrading its existing copper and wireless MMDS networks to a two-way fiber-rich network, and expanding to areas not yet served. It is deploying Harmonic’s PWRLink 1310 transmitters and PWRBlazer HLN 3842C […]
Knology to plant FTTP network
Traditional cable overbuilder Knology and Entrisphere have won a contract to build a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network that will serve a planned housing development in Montgomery, Ala. Knology will base the network on Broadband Passive Optical Network (BPON) technology, and employ Entrisphere’s Broadband Loop Multiplexer 1500. In addition to supporting IPTV services, a single chassis can […]
S-A, Tropos make a mesh of things
Scientific-Atlanta (S-A) will add Wi-Fi mesh capabilities to its hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) platforms through a partnership with Tropos Networks. Under the agreement, S-A will incorporate Tropos’ MetroMesh Wi-Fi gear with its HFC portfolio. The companies will collaborate on both strand-mounted coaxial powering options and fiber converters for Tropos’ 5210 MetroMesh outdoor routers. S-A’s SciCare Broadband […]
BroadLogic chip targets 600 Mbps downstream
Silicon startup BroadLogic Network Technologies has released its first product, a “wideband” receiver for cable modems and other consumer premises equipment that can support downstream speeds greater than 600 Mbps. BroadLogic’s BL12000 Wideband Receiver targets the evolving CableLabs DOCSIS 3.0 specification, which widens the cable pipe by bonding together multiple 6 MHz or 8 MHz […]
SES Americom bows IPTV distribution service
SES Americom has launched a hybrid satellite/fiber-based service that will beam video programming to telcos and other types of IPTV service providers. The service, called IP-PRIME, is a centralized system that will distribute both standard- and high-definition channels and programming. The company is basing IP-PRIME from Vernon Valley, N.J., where video and audio content will […]
TBS takes international route with Aastra
Aastra Technologies has won a contract to provide redundant IP video routing for Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS). Under the deal, TBS will use Aastra’s VideoRunner MPEG networking platform to connect its Buenos Aires, Argentina studio to its central studios in Atlanta. The system will also enable TBS to access redundant routing between satellite and […]
J:COM notches high-speed MDU deal
J:COM of Japan has reached a deal to provide “best-effort” 100 Mbps Internet services to new apartments built by Namiki Real Estate Co. Ltd. The 100-meg service, to be called J:COM NET Hikari, will target multiple dwelling units (MDUs) with 20 units or more in all of the cable operator’s service area. Property residents will […]
Verizon nets big FiOS franchise
Verizon has obtained the local okay to offer its FiOS TV service to about 235,000 residents of Manatee County, Fla. The franchise, which will pit it against incumbent operators Comcast Cable and Bright House Networks, does not apply to some cities in the county, including Bradenton, Palmetto, Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Longboat […]
ADC closes FONS buy
ADC has completed a $172 million acquisition of Fiber Optic Networks Solutions Corp. (FONS), a manufacturer of passive optical components and fiber optic cables. The deal doubled ADC’s fiber-to-the-X (FTTX) outside plant business, and makes ADC on of the largest FTTX suppliers in the U.S. ADC will add the assets acquired from FONS to its […]
Emergica taps Broadstream for IPTV
Emergica Broadband Media Corp. has teamed with Broadstream Communications Inc. to help the company launch an IPTV service via ADSL2+ and fiber-to-the-home networks in northern Colorado. Broadstream, a turnkey IPTV outsourcer that provides headend, transport and middleware services and support, said it will deliver more than 200 channels to Emergica via its satellite-based IPTV Connect […]