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BendBroadband in central Oregon has completed upgrades to its wireless high-speed Internet and home telephone network to 4G LTE. The enhanced network offers wireless Internet speeds of up to 12 Mbps. It’s also intended to connect people residing in areas … Continue reading
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced the launch of its Xfinity Home service in Maryland. It offers traditional home security components, like police and fire alarm protection backed by 24/7 professional monitoring, as well as the ability to remotely adjust digital thermostats, turn … Continue reading
DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) customers will be able to bundle their video and high-speed Internet services, no matter where they live in the United States, through new agreements with satellite broadband providers ViaSat and Hughes. DirecTV will offer the Exede by ViaSat … Continue reading
Digital Alert Systems and Monroe Electronics announced that they have received FCC approval for certified next-generation Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Emergency Alert System (EAS) alerting equipment. The FCC has certified that the DASDEC-II and R189 One-Net series of EAS equipment … Continue reading
According to a new report from Digital TV Research, the Asia-Pacific region is undergoing a digital TV boom that will see penetration increase from 36% in 2011 to 83% in 2017, an increase of 440 million homes. Digital TV Asia … Continue reading
In a Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) blog post, EVP and CTO Tony Werner said the MSO is not prioritizing its own Xfinity content on Xboxes. Werner said the MSO treats the Xbox as just another set-top box. “It’s really important to us … Continue reading
Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) is expanding its Vutopia movie service by including access via web-connected PC and Mac computers and laptops across its footprint. The Vutopia service allows instant access to hundreds of movies and trailers on either set-top boxes … Continue reading
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced that Skype on Xfinity, a new widescreen HD video calling experience, is now available in Boston and Seattle as the company begins its nationwide rollout of the service. Before the end of the week, the service will … Continue reading
The SCTE has approved SCTE 108 2012, “Test Method for Dielectric Withstand of Coaxial Cable.” The document is intended to provide a test standard for detecting flaws in the insulation (sometimes referred to as the dielectric) of a completed coaxial cable. … Continue reading
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has ranked DISH (NASDAQ:DISH) first among the nation’s largest satellite and cable providers in customer experience, including overall value, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty for 2012. DISH also led the cable and satellite industry … Continue reading
Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and Cox Communications are teaming up in Oklahoma on video, phone, Internet and wireless services. Customers in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa vicinities can now purchase packages of Cox video, Internet and voice services and Verizon Wireless … Continue reading
Shaw Communications (NYSE:SJR) announced a multi-year agreement with the city of Winnipeg to improve the city’s network access and connection by providing a 35-site virtual private LAN service (VPLS). The agreement has Shaw Business creating separate VPLS domains for each … Continue reading
Hillcrest Labs has released the source code for the Kylo Web browser to the open source community for the first time. Kylo is a free, Mozilla-based TV browser designed to view online content on TVs connected to the Internet. It’s … Continue reading
