Adelphia Communications will outsource the telco-facing portions of its residential voice-over-IP strategy to Broomfield, Colo.-based Level 3 Communications, citing time-to-market as a key driver for the deal. Consumer offerings are anticipated to enter “select markets” this year, the companies said. In the deal, Level 3 will provide a wholesale residential voice service that essentially links […]
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SCTE hands out annual ET awards
Huntington Beach, Calif. — The SCTE Conference on Emerging Technologies took a time-out Wednesday to recognize the accomplishments of four top leaders in the cable industry. During its annual luncheon, SCTE made formal presentations of awards associated with the conference: the IP Innovator Award, the Star of Integrity, the Polaris Award and the Chairman’s Award. […]
No Western Show? No problem.
2004 was the first year in a string of 37 in which the industry did not gather for The Western Show, which hung up its spurs for good in December 2003. The Cable TV and Broadband Expo2004 is still live on the Web.click on image to enlarge Still, the industry had an opportunity to gather […]
One more time in Anaheim
About 6,150 were on hand forthe final Western Show. Ending an era that spanned 36 years, about 6,150 people registered for the final Western Show to learn about and see the technologies and advanced services that cable operators will have to bear in their ongoing battle with DBS and DSL service providers. Despite the smaller […]
‘Pinted’ optimism
Matched by a rise in attendance, Expo 2003 featured a quiver-full of weapons that cable will aim at its DBS and DSL competitors With its advanced architecture mostly built-out, cable operators are now in search of the applications and services to layer on top of it. And the sooner the better, considering the fact that […]
Riding a new wave
Unfortunately for those who ventured to Anaheim, Calif. last December, the 2001 Western Show was probably more newsworthy for what wasn’t said than what was uttered by the 17,000 attendees. The dearth of bodies roaming the floor (official attendance figures showed a 48 percent drop-off from last year) contributed to the lack of blockbuster news […]
ASPs Outsourcing Cable’s Future
Occasionally, going it alone in the cable business isn't all it's cracked up to be. Starting large projects from scratch can potentially tax a company's workforce as well as its financial coffers. When it comes to tracking system rebuilds and upgrades, as well as the launch of nascent services such as interactive television, a legion […]
On the sceneat the 2001 CES Show
Consumer confab buzz centers around home networking Digital glitz and gadgets were the predictable trimmings at this years Consumer Electronics Show, where 1,800 exhibitors crammed 1.2 million square feet of floor space in and around the Las Vegas Convention Center. CES attendees take a look at the latest technology on display. PHOTO COURTESY CEA Topping […]
No time to sing the blues
Instead, the event (hosted by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) attracted a record crowd of about 1,100 persons to the Crescent City. There, they were treated to updates on fiber optics, home networks, open access, video-on-demand and residential gateways, among other topics. The good news? Theres no shortage of new technologies coming down the […]
Service Electric, WeiTel team on testing, power supply maintenance
Service Electric Cablevision and Weintraub Telecomm LLC (WeiTel) have partnered to complete annual FCC-mandated Proof of Performance Testing for Service Electric and perform on-going preventive maintenance on the operator’s power supplies throughout Pennsylvania. The partnership will create more reliable systems for Service Electric and its customers, as well as identifying any problematic areas so that […]