• Cisco Prices Notes at $6.5 Bil. to Pay for S-ACisco Systems announced today that it has priced three series of investment-grade notes, for an aggregate principle amount of $6.5 bil. The net proceeds will be used to fund Cisco’s purchase of Scientific-Atlanta. • SCTE Establishes Next Affinity Program with DHLThe Society of Cable Telecommunications […]
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Broadband briefs for 2/14/06
• EGT simulcasts with AdelphiaEGT Inc. said Adelphia Communications will use its encoders in support of the MSO’s rollout of digital simulcast, a technique that replicates analog channels in the digital tier. Adelphia has selected “short-listed” other encoder suppliers – including those from Motorola Inc. and Harmonic Inc., that the individual systems can choose from […]
Broadband briefs for 2/13/06
Amnet rings in Cedar Point Amnet Telecommunications plans to launch VoIP services in El Salvador and Honduras with a platform powered by Cedar Point Communications’ SAFARI C³, a system that combines several PacketCable network elements into one device.
Broadband briefs for 2/10/06
• Level 3 expands transatlantic capacityLevel 3 Communications will add transatlantic capacity through a deal with Apollo Submarine Cable System Ltd. Under the deal, Level 3 will purchase 300 Gigabits of capacity – enough for 10 million simultaneous VoIP calls. Level 3 also has the right to purchase 300 Gigabits more. Going into the deal, […]
Report: Carey confirms DirecTV-EchoStar high-speed talks
DirecTV CEO Chase Carey told Reuters that the DBS firm has been in talks with rival DBS company EchoStar Communications about teaming on a wireless broadband play. “If something involved EchoStar…there would be greater scales to distribution,” Carey told the news service. He added, however, that working with partners also adds “complexities” and that no […]
Broadband briefs for 2/09/06
• Weintraub elevates HeanyWeintraub Telecomm, a broadband network engineering firm based in King of Prussia, Pa., has promoted Robert Heany to senior vice president of engineering. Heany, most recently the company’s VP of engineering, manages Weintraub’s engineering and technical staff as well project evaluations and designs for TVRO installations, VOD systems, RF and IP return […]
Broadband briefs for 2/08/06
* Beaumont gets FiOS TVVerizon has launched its FiOS TV service in Beaumont, marking the first city in California to get the telco’s new video service. The telco plans to soon introduce the service to Murrieta, a California city of 80,000 people. Verizon has already launched the service in Dallas, Texas; Temple Terrace, Fla.; Herndon, Va.; […]
Broadband briefs for 2/07/06
* EarthLink, BellSouth extend DSL dealEarthLink Inc. has secured a deal that will allow the ISP to continue offering DSL services in BellSouth territories. The new agreement gives EarthLink the green light through 2008. Financial terms were not disclosed, but EarthLink said it will receive “competitive rates” for 3 Mbps DSL service. * ViaSat adds Rodopi supportViaSat Inc. […]
Broadband briefs for 2/06/06
* Harmonic bows deep fiber nodeHarmonic Inc. has introduced the PWRBlazer HLN 3812H, a high-output node designed for the construction and expansion of deep fiber networks that expand bandwidth for services such as high-definition television and video-on-demand. Harmonic said the new node can support multiple service groups without new fiber by leveraging wave division multiplexing (WDM) transmission […]
Broadband briefs for 2/03/06
* Optimum Lightpath scores Cervalis deal Optimum Lightpath, the business services arm of Cablevision Systems Corp., has sealed a deal to provide point-to-point Metro Ethernet connectivity to Cervalis LLC, an IT infrastructure services firm based in Stamford, Conn. Under the deal, Cervalis is using the Lightpath network to provide connectivity from its 70,000 square-foot data center […]