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07/31/2012
Global Connections 07/31/12
German satellite operator WORK Microwave added several advanced features to its line of high-speed DVB-S2 modems. Using the company’s new filter technology, users reportedly could experience as much as 15-percent bandwidth gain on top of the DVB-S2 standard, while operators can constrain the bandwidth of modulated spectrum to achieve a roll-off of 5 percent or […]
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07/31/2012
Deals Of The Day 07/31/12
Cisco wrapped its purchase of video software and content security solutions provider NDS Group Ltd. (click here for more information). NDS staffers now are part of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Technology Group (SPVTG), led by Senior Vice President/GM Jesper Andersen. Dr. Abe Peled, formerly NDS chairman and CEO, becomes senior vice president/chief strategist for Cisco’s […]
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07/31/2012
People Watch 07/31/12
Millicom International Cellular S.A., headquartered in Sweden, appointed Hans-Holger Albrecht president/CEO, effective Oct. 31, succeeding Mikael Grahne, who will be stepping down. Albrecht currently is president/CEO of international entertainment/broadcasting concern Modern Times Group MTG AB; he will join Millicom Sept. 16. He’s also been a member of Millicom’s board for the past two years, but […]
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07/31/2012
New Stuff 07/31/12
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) formally adopted SCTE 184 and SCTE 186, the first two standards for energy management in the cable industry. SCTE 184 establishes recommended practices for energy management, while SCTE 186 defines common environmental and sustainability requirements for equipment within those facilities. Operators, vendors and other parties can download a […]
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07/30/2012
Survey Sez 07/30/12
“North American mobile cellular capital expenditure is expected to hold its ground in 2012 year-on-year, with expenditure of around $10 billion,” predicts Jake Saunders, vice president/Forecasting at ABI Research. “In 2013, mobile capital expenditure is likely to surge 4.9 percent to $10.5 billion as North American operators continue upgrading their networks.” For example, Sprint’s wireless […]
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07/30/2012
At The Olympics 07/30/12
Former CableFAX colleague John Ourand, who now reports for the Sports Business Journal, is on the ground at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and he says he was able to post a photo on Facebook via his iPhone, update his Twitter account without Wi-Fi and Skype with his kids via the Mac – all during the […]