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08/31/2011
Netgear Debuts Wi-Fi Adapter for Smart TVs
Netgear is bringing dual band Wi-Fi connectivity to smart TVs and Blu-ray players with its new Universal Dual Band Wireless Internet Adapter. The adapter connects any Ethernet-enabled smart TV or Blu-ray player to a home wireless network, while dual band Wi-Fi provides maximum performance for video streaming. Many TVs and Blu-ray players in homes today […]
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08/31/2011
AT&T/T-Mobile Merger On The Rocks
In a surprise move, considering the disposition of some past business marriages, the U.S. Department of Justice today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Paperwork now is in the hands of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. “The combination of AT&T and T-Mobile would result […]
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08/30/2011
Aurora Buys Chassis-Based PON Assets
In a move aimed at bolstering its PON portfolio, Aurora Networks just purchased Trident7 know-how from Enablence Technologies for $5.1 million, comprised of $2.75 million of cash and the assumption of certain liabilities. The Trident7 technology "goes from the headend to the customer premises," says Scott Weinstein, Aurora’s vice president/New Business Development. "Ours is usually […]
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08/30/2011
Waoo! Selects RGBs’ Video Multiprocessing Gateway
Waoo!, a Danish broadband provider delivering fiber-based network services to nearly 200,000 households, has selected and deployed RGB’s Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) and TransAct Packager to provide a transcoding and packaging solution for its new over-the-top (OTT) video service. Waoo! launched its first Web TV service in June and is utilizing RGB’s VMG and TransAct Packager […]
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08/30/2011
MoCA Certifies 100th Product
The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) has certified more than 100 MoCA products. More than 45 percent of all certifications have occurred since the start of 2010, underlining the strong growth trajectory of the MoCA standard.?? About 85 percent of the 100-plus MoCA certified products, which are all video-specific, are used by pay TV operators. […]
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08/30/2011
Google, Aptilo Help Launch Wi-Fi in Kenya
Wananchi Group, in collaboration with Google and wireless data service management company Aptilo Networks, has launched Wazi Wi-Fi, a high-speed wireless broadband network in Nairobi, Kenya. Wananchi Group is a provider of cable and Internet services in Eastern Africa, passing 40,000 Kenyan homes. The Wi-Fi network already delivers high-speed Internet access at Nairobi’s Junction Shopping […]