TWC Raises a Wireless Ruckus
Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) is deploying Ruckus Wireless‘ 802.11n Smart WiFi systems within high-capacity public venues, such a stadiums and select outdoor locations. Ruckus is currently working with Time Warner Cable on the deployment of dual-band, outdoor, strand-mounted WiFi access … Continue reading
Stretching HFC to Symmetric 1 Gig
While downstream traffic on cable’s hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks continues to grow, the upstream is not to be ignored. According to trends modeled by ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS), upstream traffic is growing at about 30% per year. Making assumptions about the maximum … Continue reading
Cogeco Boosts Ontario Web Speeds
Cogeco Cable is enhancing its High Speed Internet (HSI) service in Ontario, boosting its current Ultimate 50 package to a download speed of up to 55 Mbps to become Ultimate 55. Cogeco customers who currently subscribe to the Ultimate 50 … Continue reading
Casa Systems Wins Aussie CMTS Deal
Casa Systems‘ C2200 and C2300 CMTSs have been selected by Autralian operator OptiComm to support its rollout of a wholesale only, HFC network delivering DOCSIS 3.0-based high-speed data services. The terms of the multi-year agreement call for deployment of Casa’s … Continue reading
Entropic Clinches Trident Set-Top Deal
Entropic Communications has completed the acquisition of Trident Microsystems‘ set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) business. The transaction closed on April 12. The acquired assets include Trident’s complete STB product portfolio, comprising a suite of digital STB components and system solutions … Continue reading
NCTC Shuffles Staff, Eyes TV Everywhere
The Hardware department within the NCTC has been renamed the Technology Solutions Team to expand its purview to encompass a variety of solutions related to TV Everywhere, IP VOD and high-speed data. The direction and strategies will be driven largely … Continue reading
Cogeco Grows DOCSIS 3.0 Footprint
Canadian cable operator Cogeco Cable announced the launch of its DOCSIS 3.0-based Turbo 20, Ultimate 30 and Ultimate 50 High Speed Internet packages in Peterborough, Ontario. The Turbo 20 package offers download speeds of up to 20 Mbps, upload speeds … Continue reading
Electroline Wins Florida Optical Order
Homeland Optical Technology of Ocala, FL, has ordered optical network equipment from Electroline to build a HFC network to serve the community of Ocala Palms. The network will provide voice, video and data services to subscribers using Electroline’s ELINK Platform … Continue reading
WOW! Deploys Sigma Systems OSS
Sigma Systems has completed the deployment of its Device Provisioning Manager (DPM) for WOW! Internet, cable and phone. Sigma’s DPM enables the provisioning of WOW!’s new ULTRA TV whole-home multimedia entertainment service. The deployment is intended to let WOW! manage … Continue reading
Aurora Scores Big at Canadian Summit
The SCTE announced that the “Remote QAM” module from Aurora Networks was named the “Technology Most Likely to Succeed” following the annual Technology Challenge at the SCTE Canadian Summit. The Aurora solution was one of five products and solutions demonstrated … Continue reading
Shaw Biz Scores BC Biomed Deal
Canadian cable operator Shaw Communications has inked an agreement to provide BC Biomedical Laboratories with communications services for its 45 Patient Services Centres located throughout the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. The multi-year deal will see Shaw Business deploy WiFi … Continue reading
Cogeco Expands DOCSIS 3.0 in Quebec
Cogeco Cable announced the launch of its DOCSIS 3.0-based Turbo 20, Ultimate 40 and Ultimate 60 High Speed Internet (HSI) packages in Gaspé and Matane, Quebec. The new Turbo 20 package offers a download speed of up to 20 Mbps, … Continue reading
Source Cable Deploys Harmonic Edge QAMs
Canadian cable provider Source Cable has deployed Harmonic‘s NSG 9000 HectoQAM in its headend, allowing the cable provider to increase the speed of its DOCSIS 3.0 Internet/data services and add new VOD services. System integration and training for the HectoQAM … Continue reading