Navini Networks and AireWire announced a service partnership agreement under which AireWire will become a services partner and system integrator of Navini’s Mobile WiMAX 802.16e solutions equipment. “We know Navini’s technology and Navini’s people,” said Walt Henley, president of AireWire, in a prepared statement. “We understand the technologies surrounding packet networks providing media-based services and IP mobility. Both […]
Study: DVRs in one of every five U.S. households
According to new consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, digital video recorders (DVRs) are now in more than one in every five households in the United States, which is up from one in every 13 households two years ago. “The number of U.S. households with DVRs has rapidly increased over the past few years. Fueled by […]
MSOs hook up with RHI Entertainment for VOD movie premieres
RHI Entertainment is giving several top cable operators access to never-before-seen movies by allowing the original movies to premiere on the MSOs’ on-demand tiers. RHI Entertainment signed early distribution agreements with Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Cablevision and Cox Communications for movies that include action, thriller and horror genres. While cable operators have long wanted to offer movies on-demand the same […]
Hello Houston: Comcast launches voice, broadband services
Comcast launched high-speed Internet and digital voice services in the Houston area, which was formerly served by a joint venture between Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Comcast acquired the Houston division after the joint venture with Time Warner Cable was dissolved earlier this year. The availability of the new Comcast products in Houston follows the migration of […]
Cisco, TI hook up on DOCSIS 3.0 interoperability test
Cisco and Texas Instruments (TI) have completed interoperability testing of DOCSIS 3.0 upstream channel bonding. The interop testing was done at CableLabs and paired Cisco’s uBR10012 CMTS with TI’s Puma DOCSIS 3.0 CPE development platform. Upstream and downstream channel bonding is a key component for DOCSIS 3.0, and for cable operators. It allows operators to combine several radio frequency […]
Report: Cable builds on VoIP superiority
According to a report released today by The Yankee Group, cable operators are still the leaders of the pack when it comes to VoIP deployments. The Yankee Group report said that cable’s 167 percent growth rate for 2006 was the largest in the VoIP sector. The study also forecast that the majority of residential subscribers will […]
RCN spreads out in Boston, Pennsylvania areas
RCN will be bringing its triple-play slate of services to more communities in the Boston area, as well as cities and towns in Pennsylvania. In Boston, RCN’s services are now available in the Dorchester, Mattapan and Roslindale sections. “We’ve completed construction that enables us to reach more customers in the Roslindale area, and ongoing construction […]
Ikanos jumps into GPON-based FTTH market
Ikanos Communications said it was licensing technology from Terawave Communications in order to compete in the GPON-based fiber-to-the-home sector. Ikanos has licensed GPON physical layer (PHY) technology with Ethernet 2 functionality from Terawave. Ikanos will combine Terawave’s ITU-compliant GPON PHY technology and the gigabit performance of the Fusiv R Vx170 gateway to form a GPON residential gateway reference […]
Telco fiber deployments pose a growing threat to cable
According to an analyst group, cable operators need to issue a call to arms in order to combat the growing threat from telcos who are deploying fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). El Segundo, Calf.-based iSuppli Corp. says in a new report that FTTH providers such as Verizon and NTT in Japan will be able to deliver more HDTV programs to customers […]
Verizon rolls into Indiana; close to agreements in Pennsylvania
Verizon launched its FiOS TV service to 122,000 households in Indiana, including Fort Wayne, New Haven and Huntertown. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the new statewide franchising law in March of last year that led to Verizon gaining a TV franchise from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in December. Verizon’s fiber-to-the-home video service is now available […]