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10/17/2011
Gateways Open the Door to More Web TV
For those Canadian subscribers who thought they just couldn’t cram in any more programming, operator Shaw is offering a new gateway it’s touting as the "the center of a connected home" throughout its footprint. The Shaw Gateway Experience uses a multi-room HD personal video recorder (PVR) to access recorded content and Shaw’s VOD library on […]
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10/17/2011
Fresh Faces Appear on SCTE Board
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has named its newly-elected board of directors, which will take office Nov. 14 at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta, Ga. The slate is: Dick Amell, Bright House Networks Terry Cordova, Suddenlink Communications Tony Faccia, Rogers Cable Communications Bob Foote, TriNet Communications Dr. Richard Green, formerly of CableLabs Tommy […]
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10/17/2011
Canoe Unveils Consumer Brand
Canoe Ventures today announced on behalf of the cable industry the availability of the ExpandTV implementation guidelines at ExpandTV.com. The cable industry has worked collaboratively to conceive the brand, develop creative brand guidelines and determine technical user interface implementation guidelines since first announcing its plans to develop a consumer-facing brand for interactive television in May, […]
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10/17/2011
Level 3 Erects Wireless Towers
Level 3 Communications has signed an agreement with 52Eighty, a wireless tower infrastructure company, to develop 200 new wireless tower access sites near Level 3’s strategic Extended On-Net (EON) sites. The new sites, which will be located in rural, suburban and metropolitan markets, will provide wireless operators with key access points to expand geographic service […]
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10/17/2011
ActiveVideo Wins More Damages In Patent Suit Against Verizon
A judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia awarded supplemental damages, bringing the jury verdict on behalf of San Jose-based ActiveVideo Networks against Verizon to nearly $140 Million. ?The supplemental damages follow a jury verdict for infringement of four ActiveVideo patents on technology relating to interactive television services, such […]
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10/17/2011
Verizon's Home Monitoring Relies on Actiontec Device
Actiontec Electronics says its SG200 Service Gateway is a central component of Verizon’s Home Monitoring and Control service. Officially launched last week, Verizon’s new smart home service lets customers remotely check on their homes, control locks and appliances, view home-energy use and more, via a smartphone, PC, or FiOS TV. (For more see, Verizon Delivers […]