* Harmonic’s HFC access solution rides the Wave
By Traci Patterson
Harmonic Inc.’s HFC access products have been deployed by WaveDivision Holdings, an MSO serving parts of Washington State and California, for the operator’s enterprise and residential services.
Harmonic’s FlxLink CWDM commercial services offering allows WaveDivision to provide 100 Mbps fiber links for high-speed video and data services. The MSO has also deployed Harmonic’s PWRBlazer HLN 3142C 1-GHz scalable nodes for increased bandwidth and reliability with residential broadcast services, including VOD, data and telephony.
* FiOS Internet to fuel Trump’s buildings
By Traci Patterson
Verizon’s FiOS Internet service will give The Trump World Tower at United Nations Plaza and Trump Park Avenue speeds of up to 50 Mbps. Trump said he is working with Verizon to bring FiOS to all of his properties. The FiOS service is currently offered in parts of 16 states.
* Best Buy pulls analog TV products from shelves
By Traci Patterson
Best Buy has pulled all remaining analog TV products from its store shelves and will only sell digital video tuners in the future. Stores were instructed to stop selling the products on Oct. 1, and Best Buy is the first retailer to officially announce its analog exit.
The company will also make coupon-eligible digital-to-analog converter boxes available in early 2008 for those consumers wishing to retain their analog TVs.