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The FCC has released its report of the top subject areas of consumer inquiries and informal complaints received and processed by the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) during the third quarter of 2011. During the third quarter, the overall number of informal complaints in the … Continue reading
The Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) has approved eight advanced advertising technology standards originally developed and published by SCTE as SCTE 130 Parts One through Eight. Named ITU-T Recommendation J.380, the standards describe communications, control and data … Continue reading
CommScope says it has successfully enabled a 100 GigE data transmission over off-the-shelf multi-mode fiber-optic cabling at a length of 430 meters. In collaboration with Ixia and Reflex Photonics, the demonstration took place at Cisco Live! in London using SYSTIMAX … Continue reading
According to ClickFox‘s second annual Consumer Tipping Points survey, 27% of respondents indicated they are most frustrated by interactions with telecommunication and wireless companies, followed by cable companies at 20%. This is a shift from 2010, where consumers indicated they … Continue reading
Amdocs is celebrating its 30th anniversary and is also unveiling Amdocs Enreach, a new partner program designed to harness innovation from young companies and research institutes in combination with Amdocs’ CES product portfolio. Enreach establishes a partners lab to test … Continue reading
A soup-to-nuts exploration of wireless technologies will be on the agenda when the SCTE hosts its first-ever Wireless Symposium on March 26 in Toronto. The full-day event, scheduled to coincide with the SCTE Canadian Summit 2012, is intended to provide … Continue reading
The Internet economy of the G-20 is projected to reach $4.2 trillion in 2016 — nearly double the size it was in 2010, according to The Boston Consulting Group. The biggest driver is the increase in the number of users … Continue reading
CableLabs has introduced an equipment qualification program for its DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) project. The program is intended to allow equipment makers to certify that their technology and devices are compliant with DPoE version 1.0 specifications, which describe a … Continue reading
Spectrum Bridge announced the launch of the first commercial TV White Space (TVWS) network in Wilmington, NC. The company’s cloud-based spectrum management platform taps into frequencies freed up by digital TV transition to provide wireless bandwidth and network access. The … Continue reading
Prompted by power outages caused by Hurricane Irene and the unexpected snowstorm that hit the northeast last October that affected thousands for days and even weeks, Consumer Reports investigated the reliability of home phone systems technology and identified ways consumers … Continue reading
Multi-Choice TV of Barbados has chosen Conax to secure their rollout of digital TV services. In addition to the new Multi-Choice TV contract, Conax has secured two new contracts in the region in the last few months. Multi-Choice TV offers … Continue reading
Canadian MSO Rogers Communications is upgrading two of its most popular high-speed Internet plans with faster download speeds and higher monthly data allowances. The Express package’s download speeds will increase from up to 12 Mbps to up to 18 Mbps, … Continue reading
