RCN Corp. has put the finishing touches on its network upgrades in Manhattan, including several high-rise apartment buildings, and as a result it is now seeing an increase in customers taking bundled high-speed data and phone services. Backed by its MegaBand proprietary two-way fiber network, the competitive cabler is offering multi-tenant apartment buildings in Manhattan […]
Ciena earnings see modest boost
Fresh from its acquisition of Internet Photonics, Ciena Corp. reported third quarter earnings that reflected a modest boost in business but a swelling net loss. The Linthicum, Md.-based supplier of service management and delivery products reported revenue for the quarter ending July 31 of $75.6 million, a 1.2 percent increase compared to the second quarter, […]
Texas MSO sheds wires in DOCSIS 2.0 deployment
Sterling Cable of San Angelo, Texas is one of the first MSOs to put Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification 2.0 in the air, opting for a fixed wireless transmission scheme instead of standard hybrid fiber/coax. Sterling, which already operates a multichannel, multipoint distribution system (MMDS) service, will add DOCSIS 2.0 to the mix by […]
Illinois telco deploys Tut TV
Western Illinois Video LLC is the latest independent telco cooperative to use Tut Systems Inc. ‘s digital TV gear to launch digital TV service to about 100,000 customers. Consisting of eight member companies in Western Illinois, WIV will jointly deploy Tut’s Astria content processor product to launch digital TV service. Lake Oswego, Ore.-based Tut will […]
Motorola earnings see healthy boost for broadband unit
After a somewhat dismal 2003, it appears prospects continue to brighten for Motorola Inc.’s Broadband Communications Segment. The company’s second quarter earnings issued late yesterday reported BCS sales totaling $567 million, a 32 percent increase compared with the same quarter 2003 and a strong improvement compared to the $488 million in sales posted in the […]
IEEE turns on powerline standards process
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. is hoping to add some juice to home powerline networking by forming a committee to create a formal standard for the technology. The international standards body has started the paperwork for a new standard dubbed IEEE P1675, “Standard for Broadband over Power Line Hardware.” The goal of […]
Verizon lights Texas fiber-to-the-home customers
Telco Verizon Inc. is making good on its promise to put light into its broadband strategy, announcing it will turn up the first of its fiber-to-the home high-speed data network deployments in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Keller, Texas later this month. Starting later this summer, the new Verizon Fios FTTH service will offer speeds […]
Ricochet bounces again into new hands
After just seven months, chronically embattled broadband wireless service provider Ricochet Networks Inc. has once again bounced into new hands. YDI Wireless Inc., a provider of broadband wireless systems and gear, announced it is the new owner of Denver-based Ricochet. It forked over $3 million in cash plus 42,105 shares of its common stock and […]
S-A has eyes for 1 GHz, beefs up VOD card
Orlando, Fla. — With some cable systems finding that 870 MHz is not enough for their growing on-demand and high-definition lineups, Scientific-Atlanta Inc. is using this week’s SCTE Cable-Tec Expo here to show off new offerings that can oversee 1 Gigahertz systems. S-A’s GainMaker Amplifier and optical network platform, set for release in the fourth […]
Terayon, Tandberg forge technology pact
Terayon Communication Systems Inc. has picked up a new distribution channel for its CherryPicker digital stream management system, inking a deal with video compression and television delivery systems provider Tandberg Television to integrate and sell the product. Under the deal, Tandberg will integrate and resell the CherryPicker and other Terayon digital video offerings. Adding the […]