Telco operators may not have the luxury of waiting for fiber-rich networks to offer competitive video services, says a new study from Heavy Reading. Rolling video out over DSL may instead be their best, first option. The study finds that fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) might be the long-term video solution for the telcos, but to deliver the […]
Illinois telcos tap Myrio for IP video
Western Illinois Video (WIV), a consortium of eight independent telcos, has tapped Myrio Corp. to support a rollout of IP-based video services. WIV hopes to use the platform to deliver services such as video-on-demand (VOD), digital television and Web portal services to its more than 10,000 customers. Myrio’s platform is Java-based and will allow the […]
Optinel and Mintera hook up on 40 Gbps combo
Optinel Systems, a provider of Ethernet transport products, has completed interoperability between its PLEXiS GX Series 10 GBps and CRYSTAL Network Management System and the Mintera Corp. MI 40000 Transport Solution. According to the companies, the combined products create bi-directional, high-capacity fiber optic links able to carry up to 40 Gbps Ethernet traffic on a […]
Sumitomo bows gel-free ribbon cable
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave is unveiling a new “flexible,” gel-free, indoor/outdoor ribbon cable. The cable features a cross-ply strength element sheath that helps it bend freely in every direction for greater flexibility when installing in tight premise locations and in more complex fiber pathways. In addition, according to Sumitomo, the cable’s bend diameter is more than […]
Wave7 goes ‘down under’ with FTTP
Wave7 Optics Inc. is teaming up with network installer and operator Delfcam to deploy a residential fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network on the Australian Gold Coast. The two companies hope to connect more than 1,500 homes in the Sanctuary Cove residential development by the end of 2006. The deployment’s initial phase, which involves 130 homes, has already […]
Motorola enhances FTTP suite, delivers to Hood Canal
Motorola Inc. has gained a new customer for its suite of Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network equipment. Washington-based telephone company Hood Canal Communications will use the equipment, which includes a new Motorola product, to provide voice, video and data triple play services to its Mason County customers. Among the equipment Hood Canal will use are the QB5000 […]
Wave7 beefs up fiber line
Better broadband service for high-density areas top the features added to Wave7 Optics Inc.‘s Last Mile Link (LML) Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) product line. Wave7 has added “advanced Fiber-to-the-Curb (FTTC)” services to its broadband access categories. According to the company, the service gives subscribers greater bandwidth and lower installation costs than traditional FTTC technology, which is often […]
Motorola gives VOD a ride
Motorola Inc. has introduced a new platform for delivering video-on-demand and other Ethernet services over a fiber optic network. The new Multiservice Wavelength Transport Ethernet Aggregation 200 (MWT EA 200) supports Ethernet aggregation and unidirectional or bi-directional transmission services over two 10 Gbps Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) ITU compliant optical carriers. According to Motorola, […]
Solstar scores triple play with Allied Telesyn
The triple play services of voice, video and data are coming to 15,000 residential customers of Solstar Inc. in southern Texas. Allied Telesyn Inc. announced today it would provide Solstar with its 9000 Series Multiservice Access Platform (MAP) that will enable the delivery of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH)-based services. Allied Telesyn’s single fiber FTTH application offers 100 […]
SportsCenter set for new, hi-def look
This Monday evening, like every other evening, will bring another episode of ESPN ‘s SportsCenter. But this particular night will feature a show with new graphics and a new studio that will be broadcast with high-definition technology. The show on June 7 at 11 p.m. ET will be the first to be aired from the […]