The FCC’s review of the proposed Charter-Time Warner Cable merger has revealed something interesting about Charter’s future plans. According to a report filed with the FCC this week by Cisco, Charter has been testing Cisco’s Remote DVR technology.
As first uncovered by FierceCable, Cisco has been working on Remote DVR—basically DVR over the cloud, which would allow you to record shows off DVR to other devices, and manage your DVR remotely—for Charter since probably January, when the companies announced a strategic partnership.
“Cisco currently is working with Charter on a remote DVR trial for IP video to the home, and on backbone and regional access network upgrades to enhance Charter’s ability to support streamed video traffic through its network to the customer premises,” Cisco said. “In addition, Cisco is assisting Charter to enable IP distribution through Wi-Fi in the home and exploring ways to expand that capability outside the home.”
Cisco is firmly behind Charter’s purchase of Time Warner in its filing with the FCC.