SureWest Communications took another step this week toward its goal to offer a triple play of IP-based video, voice and data in Sacramento, Calif. SureWest — which operates a fiber-to-the-home network there following its acquisition last year of assets from overbuilder Winfirst — has tapped video services management software from Minerva Networks Inc. to handle […]
FTTH Council slates 2003 confab
The Fiber-to-the-Home Council said it will host its second annual trade show Oct. 7–9 in New Orleans. The show will include a series of speakers and panels that run on three specific tracks: technology, business/case studies and “FTTH 101.” “This year’s conference is a showcase of information and technology,” said FTTH Council President Mike DiMauro. […]
CommScope expects charges from Furukawa restructuring
CommScope Inc. said it expects to incur charges from its minority stake in OFS BrightWave LLC, an optical fiber joint venture shared with Japan’s Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. CommScope’s announcement comes in the wake of Furukawa’s decision to conduct a major review of its global optical fiber and fiber optic cable operations, which may include […]
SureWest taps Cisco for ‘triple play’ FTTH project
A broadband provider’s vision for an all-IP world drew a few steps closer this week. SureWest Communications said it will use gear from Cisco Systems to populate its fiber-to-the-home project in Sacramento, Calif. Financial terms were not disclosed. The network, which SureWest will leverage to offer a trio of IP-based voice, video and data services, […]
Hall gets nod as SCTE chairman, will renew focus on membership growth
Philadelphia, PA. — The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (https://www.scte.org) (SCTE) board of directors on Sunday elected Wayne Hall as the organization’s new chairman. Hall, vice chairman of engineering for Comcast Cable Communications (https://www.comcast.com), said one of his primary objectives in the coming year is to focus on SCTE membership growth, and target internetworking professional […]
The ‘Bell’ to toll again for Broadwing
Broadwing Inc. said it will change its corporate name back to Cincinnati Bell Inc. and adopt the “CBB” ticker on the New York Stock Exchange. The decision, which was made following the company’s annual shareholders meeting, will take affect May 27, 2003. The name change “is yet another step in our strategic restructuring to revitalize […]
General Bandwidth, Alcatel team on fiber-based voice services
General Bandwidth and Alcatel consummated a marriage made in technology Tuesday, inking a deal that will enable Alcatel to sell equipment geared for ATM-based voice services offered over fiber-to-the-user networks. Under terms of the agreement, Alcatel will integrate, co-market and resell General Bandwidth’s G6 Packet Telephony Migration Platform, which supports IP, ATM and TDM-based voice […]
Advent’s ‘Ultraband’ system scores Japan deployment
Advent Networks said Tokai Broadband Communications (T-co) has agreed to become the first cable operator in Japan to deploy Advent’s “Ultraband” platform. T-com inked the deal through Mitsubishi Corp., Advent’s exclusive distributor in Japan. The operator plans to deploy the Ultraband system next month in its Atsugi Isehara Cable Network (AIC), which covers parts of […]
Study: U.S. FTTH footprint covers 70 communities, 20 states
It’s been slow but steady going, but the number of “optical fiber communities” has risen to 70 in 20 states, the Fiber-to-the-Home Council (https://www.ftthcouncil.org) said, citing new data from research firm Render, Vanderslice and Associates (https://www.rendervanderslice.com). The updated list includes only those communities that are currently providing service to customers, though others are currently in […]
Concurrent and VideoTele.com team on telco VOD
Concurrent Computer Corp. (https://www.ccur.com) remained steadfast in its pursuit of the telco video-on-demand sector Wednesday, this time inking a partnership with VideoTele.com (https://www.videotele.com). VideoTele.com, a subsidiary of Tut Systems (https://www.tutsystems.com), makes a processing platform designed to pump digital TV signals over broadband networks, including those based on DSL, straight fiber-to-the-home and hybrid fiber/coax. Concurrent, meanwhile, […]