Although a host of cable modem and headend gear suppliers eventually will throw their hats in the DOCSIS 3.0 ring, ARRIS is already touting how it will approach the market with products that will fuse channels together and help cable operators stay in stride (or even ahead) of its high-speed competitors. Tom Cloonan, the chief […]
Verizon follows rival in DSL price cut
Copyright 2005 Newsday, Inc. Newsday (New York) June 14, 2005 Tuesday ALL EDITIONS From Bloomberg News/Lexis Nexis Verizon Communications Inc., the largest U.S. telephone company, cut the introductory price of high-speed Internet access by 33 percent, following SBC Communications Inc. in using lower prices to lure customers. Customers who place an online order for a […]
Supercomm news roundup
Here’s a snapshot of product and business news to emerge from this week’s Supercomm show in Chicago, Ill.: • IPTV set-top maker Amino Communications has launched a box that supports advanced MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) video compression, with shipments to customers slated for next month. The AmiNET124 model will use about 40 percent less network bandwidth […]
‘Packet bonding’ wins spot in DOCSIS 3.0
CableLabs has selected “packet bonding” over a rival technique for the emerging DOCSIS 3.0 specification and modular-cable modem termination system (M-CMTS) architecture. Although CableLabs had yet to confirm the selection by deadline, several sources familiar with the situation confirmed that packet bonding had been chosen over a competing proposal called “MPEG bonding.” Although DOCSIS 3.0 […]
ElectriPHY chips in on low-cost VDSL
ElectriPHY Corp. has introduced a silicon platform that promises VDSL performance at ADSL2+ prices. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said its “Phybrwire” series of VDSL chipsets goes for $6.95 per port. That compares to $6 to $8 for ADSL2+ chipsets, and well below the $12 to $15 per port offered by traditional VSDL silicon providers, […]
ARRIS diets on fiber
ARRIS will hawk fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) gear after striking a reseller and technology development deal with Amedia Networks Inc. Under the deal, ARRIS will market Amedia’s line of “QoStream” Ethernet optical access network gear to operators worldwide. Amedia came on the scene last year with an “active” FTTP platform capable of delivering up to 100 Mbps […]
Verizon, SBC fail to get TV law OK’d; Legislation in Texas would have made it easier to compete against cable operators
Copyright 2005 Los Angeles Times All Rights Reserved Los Angeles Times May 30, 2005 Monday Home Edition From Bloomberg News and Lexis Nexis Verizon Communications Inc. and SBC Communications Inc. failed to win passage of legislation in Texas that would have made it easier for the companies to sell television services in the state. The […]
Broadband brief:
• Alloptic scores Irish fiber deal Smart Telecom PLC of Ireland will power a PON-based fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network with technology from Alloptic Inc. Smart Telecom will tap Alloptic’s Gigabit Ethernet PON architecture to deliver a range of IP-based services. • S-A shares a penny The board of Scientific-Atlanta has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend […]
Amato records an SCTE first
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has named Alan Amato of Times Fiber Communications as the first ever recipient of the organization’s Excellence in Standards Award. The award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to both the technical standards program and for pursuing the success of voluntary standards. SCTE will officially recognize […]
GigaBeam does high speeds at high frequencies
GigaBeam Corp. is using a new $2.5 million round of capital to fuel the technology behind a fixed wireless system capable of data speeds as high as 1.25 Gbps. GigaBeam’s “WiFiber” platform delivers point-to-point links in the 71–76 GHz and 81–86 GHz bands. Later this year, the company plans to deliver products capable of 10 […]