Harmonic Upgrades Video Analytics
Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) announced Iris 2.0, the newest version of its video quality monitoring and analytics software suite. It’ll be highlighted at the Cable Show in Boston. Featuring an enhanced graphical user interface and integration with several third-party monitoring solutions, it’s … Continue reading
S3 Group Debuts Auto-Testing for Connected TVs
S3 Group has launched a programmable solution for automating the testing of unmodified connected TVs. It’s available immediately as part of the company’s StormTest Development Center multi-platform, multi-device automated testing suite. S3 Group’s Connected TV test units can be added … Continue reading
MediaMelon, Verimatrix Combine Security, Analytics
MediaMelon and Verimatrix announced a partnership to integrate MediaMelon’s MediaCloud analytics service with the Verimatrix’s Video Content Authority System (VCAS) 3. The solution would combine multi-network revenue security from Verimatrix with video playback analytics and cloud-based routing from MediaMelon. The … Continue reading
Sandvine Touts MSO Win
Sandvine (TSX:SVC; AIM:SAND) announced that it has received over $1.5 million in Network Policy Control expansion orders from a tier 1 North American cable MSO, including the Sandvine Policy Traffic Switch (PTS) 24000 series hardware platform. Earlier this year Sandvine … Continue reading
Canadian Op Picks Effigis Ingress Monitoring
Effigis‘ (formerly VGI Solutions) CPAT FLEX monitoring system will be used nationally by Canadian cable operator EastLink as its ingress monitoring solution. EastLink is a long-term client of Effigis and was already using CPAT FLEX for leakage monitoring. Following a … Continue reading
AFL Intros Fiber Inspection/Analysis System
AFL‘s new NOYES FOCIS family of integrated fiber inspection and analysis solutions is designed to enable users to view, capture, store, recall, review and share fiber endface images and document that fiber connections are contamination free. It’s intended for field … Continue reading
NCTA Names IT Finalists
Eight executives of vendor companies for cable industry IT services have been chosen by a selection committee of cable CIOs as finalists in the third annual CIO.IT | Competition, a program of solution-based presentations scheduled for the CIO.IT program at … Continue reading
SCTE Approves VoIP, Fiber Standards
The SCTE has approved four standards: two on VoIP, one on test points, and another on optical fiber. SCTE 24-21 2012, “BV16 Speech Codec Specification for Voice over IP Applications in Cable Telephony,” contains the description of the BV16 speech codec, … Continue reading
Bridge Tech Adds Asian Distributor
Bridge Technologies augmented its presence in the Asia Pacific regions with the addition of Taiwan-based Linkwen Electronics to the company’s business partner network. Linkwen will distribute and support the complete range of Bridge Technologies digital media monitoring solutions including DVB, … Continue reading
Sunrise Expands Testing for IPv6, VoIP
Sunrise Telecom announced the addition of testing capabilities for IPv6, 10G SONET/SDH, VoIP, and copper to its RxT Smart Productivity Test Platform. New capabilities include: IPv6 testing of layer 2/3 service activation tests PDH/SDH/SONET testing up to 10G from DS-1/E-1 … Continue reading
Tektronix Demos Loudness Auto-Correction
At NAB, Tektronix is demonstrating an automated audio loudness correction solution combined with the company’s Cerify automated file-based quality control platform. It incorporates the audio loudness correction technology used in the Dolby DP600 and is designed to test audio/video content … Continue reading
Sencore, Harmonic Team on Video Monitoring
Sencore has integrated its VideoBRIDGE monitoring solution with Harmonic‘s IRIS video quality monitoring and analytics system, to deliver an end-to-end video monitoring and analysis solution. The integrated monitoring and analysis system is being demonstrated at Sencore’s booth at the NAB … Continue reading
Tektronix to Intro Waveform Monitor at NAB
At the NAB Show, Tektronix will introduce the WFM2200 Portable Waveform Monitor. It’s designed to help technicians find, diagnose and fix signal or content quality problems in the field. The portable HD, SD and 3G-SDI capable waveform monitor features an … Continue reading