Panhandle Telephone Cooperative is about to switch on LTE service in rural Oklahoma, and it won’t do it alone: It’s getting help from the NetAmerica Alliance. The launch marks the first commercial deployment for the group, which opened its doors just one year ago to help regional operators move to LTE. Operators use their own […]
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Aurora wins SCTE Canadian Summit’s Technology Challenge
Aurora Networks’ Remote QAM module took the top honors at the SCTE Canadian Summit’s Technology Challenge yesterday. Aurora Networks edged out product offerings from Alcatel-Lucent, Metaswitch Networks, NDS Group and RGB Networks in the voting that was done by Canadian Summit attendees via text messaging. All five of the entries were designed to provide cable […]
Comcast tees up cloud-based phone service for businesses
Comcast continued its push in the commercial services sector with the recent launch of a cloud-based VoIP service for businesses. Comcast Business VoiceEdge is currently deployed across most of the cable operator’s Northeastern Division, which includes 14 states from Maine through Virginia and the District of Columbia, as well as Chicago. Comcast hopes to have […]
Time Warner Cable uses mPortal to provision My TWC app
Time Warner Cable’s My TWC mobile gateway, which lets subscribers access and manage their Time Warner accounts remotely on their Android and iOS devices, is being powered by mPortal. Specifically, Time Warner Cable is using mPortal’s cloud-based Springboard product suite in order to connect customers to their Time Warner Cable services and information. In addition […]
Cities without FiOS protest Verizon, cable deal
Five cities in New York, Massachusetts and Maryland that don’t have Verizon’s FiOS service are slamming the company’s tie-up with cable operators, saying Verizon would have “little incentive” to expand its landline service to their communities if the transaction is approved. Elected officials and community groups from Boston and Baltimore, as well as from Albany, […]
Cable vet Carlucci onboard as Alticast’s CTO of Americas
Interactive TV and middleware vendor Alticast has tapped cable industry veteran John Carlucci as its new chief technology officer for the Americas. Prior to joining Alticast, Carlucci was most recently CTO for Clearleap. His 20-year cable career includes stops at Time Warner Cable, where he was chief network architect and senior director of engineering, and […]
FTC report tackles privacy, suggests changes
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is calling on mobile companies to work toward improved privacy protections, including the development of shorter, more succinct privacy disclosures, according to a report released yesterday by the Commission that seeks to understand how to better protect consumer data and privacy. The report, which includes recommendations for businesses, as well […]
GreenTouch unveils hyper-efficient FTTH
The GreenTouch Consortium’s latest contribution to the energy-efficiency of future communications networks was designed for fiber-to-the-home, but it has implications for the wireless space, as well. The group’s Bit-Interleaved Passive Optical Network (Bi-PON) technology is purported to reduce the amount of power consumed by FTTH networks by 30 times compared with current technologies – a […]
Wowza backer takes a minority stake
Media server specialist Wowza Media Systems has attracted additional funding, with Summit Partners making a minority investment in the company. Wowza did not provide a value for the investment. It said only that the two founders continue to hold a majority interest in the company, and that Summit has placed Greg Goldfarb, one of its […]
Comcast opens doors on Xfinity Customer Center in Colo.
Standing in line for customer service is akin to deep cleaning by a dental hygienist; it’s to be endured, not enjoyed. But Comcast is taking steps to improve its customers’ experience on several fronts, one of which includes the transformation of many of its customer service centers across its footprint. The new customer service centers, […]