A couple of weeks ago, Ruckus Wireless demonstrated how easily and reliably it can transmit multiple HD channels using new Wi-Fi technology.
The demo so impressed a hall-full of cable’s wonkiest at the CableLabs Winter Conference that they voted the Ruckus ZoneFlex Smart Wireless LAN System the best new product idea most likely to succeed. Too bad cable won’t be able to use it for distributing video in subscribers’ homes.
Reuters has reported that AT&T is still in discussions with DirecTV and EchoStar regarding reseller agreements of video services in the former BellSouth footprint. Continue
At the FCC’s hearing in Cambridge, Mass., Comcast filled the limited-seating room with hired spectators, according to an Associated Press report. Continue
A class action suit against Comcast has been filed, accusing the MSO of misrepresentation and false advertising with regard to its network management practices involving P2P traffic. Continue
Verizon plans to spend $200 million this year in Massachusetts, expanding its FiOS TV service to an additional 30 communities and offering its high-speed Internet service to 23 additional communities in the western part of the state. Continue
The WiMAX market, sales of service provider VoIP and IMS equipment, and sales of service provider routers and switches all shined in 2007, according to recent reports from Infonetics Research. Continue
• The mass media killer: IPTV, reported by FierceIPTV.
• The essential guide to wireless VoIP (WVoiP), according to VoIP News.
Claim to fame: The CMC provides businesses with “one-stop shopping” convenience for efficient and cost-effective ways to create and deliver content. The CMC offers clients services from high-quality, high-end production facilities to a variety of distribution options, including satellite, fiber and IP.
Recent news of note: The CMC launched “HITS Broadband,” which will provide cable operators with an alternative to IP connectivity and give them the ability to tack on additional advanced services that will be supported by the CMC.