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02/10/2012
BBC Taps Thomson For HD Broadcast Upgrade
The BBC – reportdly the world’s largest broadcaster – is getting ready to broadcast five high-quality general-entertainment HD channels from a single DVB-T2 multiplex using Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE EM3000 encoders. Technical trials conducted by the broadcaster in collaboration with U.S. regulator Ofcom confirmed the ViBE EM3000 “provides encoding improvements enabling the delivery of a […]
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02/10/2012
Battle For Unlicensed Spectrum Continues On The Hill
A bi-partisan group of 42 congressmen, led by Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), released a letter to conferees on the Payroll Tax Cut Conference Committee (who currently are working on payroll-tax initiatives), urging them to protect public access to unlicensed spectrum. Eshoo is Ranking Member of the House Communications and Technology […]
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02/10/2012
HawkeyeLink Offers Private Aviation Communications
Satellite communications provider Blue Sky Network now is offering the portable HawkeyeLink Bluetooth device it says enables hands-free Iridium phone calls and two-way messaging on users’ smartphones in an aircraft or helicopter. After a user downloads the custom BSN app, HawkeyeLink uses Bluetooth technology to connect to an Android smartphone. Crew and passengers as far […]
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02/10/2012
Broadband Demands Push Revenues, Network Upgrades
Significant subscriber additions last year were made by all fixed platforms: DSL, cable and optical fiber, notes ABI Research, and, in some countries with a high penetration of DSL broadband service, the DSL subscriber base declined slightly, but it was offset by the growth in optical-fiber subscriptions. Competitive pressures to offer faster broadband access will […]
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02/10/2012
Connector Tool Has No Splice, Gel, Adhesive
According to 3M, its Crimplok+Connector tool “is the first-known commercially available FTTx field-mounted connector for 900 µm single-mode fiber that meets indoor and outdoor performance requirements without a splice, gel or adhesive.” Company literature says the SC-compatible Crimplok+ Connector combines the best attributes of mechanical splice connectors with the performance of fusion splice-on connectors. The […]
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02/09/2012
From The FCC: Expanding Broadband, Protecting Voice Service In Rural America
Improving communications in rural America has always been a focus for the FCC, and the primary vehicle to achieve that goal has been the Universal Service Fund. Despite great strides in this arena, one area where rural America still lagged the rest of the country was access to broadband. Eighteen million Americans still have no […]