Aurora to Showcase PON, IP Transport
Aurora Networks will showcase its residential and commercial services optical solutions at the CableNET technology showcase, at the Cable Show 2012 in Boston. Show demonstrations will include unified PON architecture and migration to all-IP via the company’s Node QAM technology. … Continue reading
SCTE Approves Dielectric Test Standard
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
Little Pipe to Big Pipe: Pushing Coax’s Capacity
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), Motorola (NYSE:MMI), ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) have been collaborating on technical recommendations for turning DOCSIS into a Gigabit class technology. The goal is a 1 to 2 Gigabit upstream and a 5 to 10 Gigabit downstream, said … Continue reading
Building a Maintenance Program
How in-depth is your facilities preventive maintenance (PM) program? Does your organization use an actual PM program, or do you repair only as necessary (ROAN)? Just like your personal vehicle, facilities systems come with recommended maintenance schedules. Preventive maintenance requires … Continue reading
Moto Preps New Node for the Cable Show
The VSN200 Optical Node marks the latest in Motorola Mobility‘s (NYSE:MMI) end-to-end 1 GHz Broadband Access Networks (BAN) product portfolio. It’s designed to help cable operators leverage their existing infrastructure to increase bandwidth capacity for additional HD channels, more VOD … Continue reading
CommScope Gears Up for the Cable Show
CommScope will showcase its complete portfolio, including its Universal Wideband Edge QAM solution during the Cable Show in Boston this month. The company will also demonstrate bandwidth-enhancing technology, intelligent networking, and energy conservation and management solutions. CommScope’s Edge QAM solution … Continue reading
ZON Taps Harmonic for Multiscreen
Portuguese cable and satellite provider ZON has chosen Harmonic‘s (NASDAQ:HLIT) portfolio of transcoding solutions as the enabling technology for a range of new multiscreen services being offered on ZON Online, including live streaming TV and VOD services on TVs, PCs, … Continue reading
The Brave New World of the Multiscreen OSS
Multiscreen service initiatives will have a profound impact on cable operators’ operational support system/business support system (OSS/BSS) infrastructures, according to experts. To date, the industry has operated with a more or less hardwired and direct tie between the BSS and … Continue reading
Node-Based QAM Frees Up the Headend
In order to provide on-demand services like VOD, switched digital video (SDV), and increasing numbers of HD options, cable operators are faced with adding large numbers of QAM channels. Doing so involves both physical and environmental challenges that begin with … Continue reading
Midcontinent Expands Fiber Net
Midcontinent Communications will implement a multi-million dollar project to extend its multi-state Northern Plains Network (NpNet) fiber-optic backbone from Minot, ND, to Williston, ND. The new fiber route is intended to provide more bandwidth to communities in the oil-producing region of North Dakota. … Continue reading
Thomson Trots Out Video Gear for ANGA
For the ANGA Cable Show 2012, Thomson Video Networks is offering the first European showing of the ViBE CP6000, a dedicated contribution platform; the ViBE EM4000, a multichannel HD encoder; and an IP-enabled version of the Amethyst switcher. The ViBE … Continue reading
AFL Releases Breakout Fiber
AFL has introduced a line of indoor/outdoor breakout fiber-optic cable. Designed to support cable terminations and connector configurations that require more strength and durability, the new cables feature a reinforced core configuration anchored by a water-blocked sub-cable construction and stranded … 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