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09/15/2011
Zhone Expands MXK Portfolio
Zhone Technologies is offering the MXK 194 and MXK 198 platforms, new high-density 1U form-factor Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) Optical Line Terminals (OLTs), as an expansion of its MXK OLT portfolio. Enabling high-bandwidth fiber connectivity, the MXK 194/198 platforms provide service providers with a solution for small to mid-scale deployments. Zhone will showcase the […]
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09/15/2011
FCC Tests White Spaces Database
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice announcing that the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) will commence a 45-day public trial of Spectrum Bridge’s TV band database system, beginning September 19. Unused spectrum between TV stations – called white spaces – may provide an opportunity for changing the wireless mobile landscape. The […]
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09/15/2011
Are You Ready For The Superchannel Migration?
“Bandwidth demands continue to grow, and everyone thinks MSOs won’t be able to keep up with the costs,” says Gaylord Hart, director/MSO Market Segment at Infinera. “So far, they’ve been able to, but vendors have had to drop their prices to be competitive.” And Hart believes prices for switching gear will drop again once his […]
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09/14/2011
Rohde & Schwarz Offers New TV Test Receivers
Rohde & Schwarz says its EFL240 and EFL340 portable TV test receivers ?for installing and servicing receiver systems can handle cable, satellite and terrestrial television. The new test receivers feature a variety of measurement functions for digital and analog TV standards and FM sound broadcasting. The EFL340 supports DVB-T2, the latest digital TV generation. Both […]
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09/14/2011
Envivio Updates Multi-Screen Encoding, Transcoding
Envivio has introduced version 3.0 firmware for its 4Caster C4 multi-profile encoding/transcoding solution. Version 3.0 adds support for MPEG-2 encoding and IP statistical multiplexing of H.264 and MPEG-2 video streams for cable and satellite broadcast services. The new firmware adds several features: IP Statmux: Integrated statistical multiplexing eliminates points of failure since an external multiplexer is […]
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09/14/2011
Senator Calls on Operators to Offer Energy-Efficient Set-Tops
In a letter to the CEO’s of the country’s largest cable and satellite providers, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has called for the phase-out of energy inefficient set-top boxes and digital video recorders, urging instead the introduction of models that can reduce consumer utility bills. “These ‘always on’ boxes do not have meaningful standby or sleep […]