August 16, 2012

New Stuff 08/16/12

SeaChange and TiVo are expanding their joint “Cardio” solution aimed at advanced VOD services on TiVo set-tops, including the latest multi-tuner DVR models. Cardio now also supports Cisco digital cable platforms in addition to Motorola platforms…China’s ZTE Corporation unveiled the MF820S2 data card and MF91S portable uFi, what it calls the world’s first multi-standard USB modem and uFi that support LTE FDD/LTE TDD/TD-SCDMA/EDGE. The MF820S2 features LTE TDD 68M DL speed, LTE FDD 100M DL speed, USB Rotator (270 degrees rotation), and an internal antenna. The MF91S portable uFi runs on Li-ion 2300 mAh…Celcite Management Solutions wrapped its installation of its LTE RF Optimisation services program for an unnamed Tier 1 operator in North America, using Celcite’s COPS platform for LTE and its Centralised Maintenance and Optimisation Centre (CMOC) for managed services. The enterprise-grade COPS platform helps ensure GMS, UMTS and LTE technologies work together, and this newest deployment includes RF shaping and soft parameter tuning on more than 400 LTE sites, with a focus on improving such KPIs as PS retainability, traffic, latency and percentage time on LTE over a multi-month time period.