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07/19/2011
Morega Awarded Patent for Sideloading TV Everywhere Technology
Morega Systems has received patent approval for its content portability technology, which gives satellite, cable and IPTV service providers and equipment manufacturers a way to extend premium, multimedia content beyond the television and the set-top box to support the connected home and TV Everywhere. Today, the predominant way to deliver content to any device such […]
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07/19/2011
Cisco To Lay Off 6,500 Employees, Sell Set-Top Factory
As part of Cisco’s $1 billion annual operating expense reduction, the company will reduce its global workforce across all functions by approximately 6,500 employees, which includes approximately 2,100 employees who elected to participate in a voluntary early retirement program. This also includes a reduction totaling approximately 15 percent of vice president level and above employees. This […]
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07/19/2011
SCTE-Tested Powering System Targets Enterprise Users
What’s green, has no moving parts and not only can power an enterprise during an outage but can cut its energy budget considerably? Oh, and it can add to a cable operator’s bottom line. Last night, a new partnership between the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), Alpha Technologies Inc. and CommScope Inc. was born, […]
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07/18/2011
U-verse Mobile App Expands to More Devices
The AT&T U-verse Mobile app has expanded to several Android devices, including the LG Thrive, LG Phoenix and Samsung Infuse 4G, and the Windows Phone HTC HD7S. U-Verse Mobile is now available on more than 20 devices and four major operating systems, and the U-verse Mobile library has grown to include more than 100 TV […]
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07/18/2011
JDSU Intros New Fiber Optic Test Applications
JDSU has introduced the T-BERD/MTS-2000, a handheld modular test set that is capable of conducting a range of test applications for virtually every type of optical fiber network. “As fixed-line broadband networks and mobile backhaul networks step up the transition to optical solutions, technicians schooled in copper technology are managing an increasing amount of fiber […]
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07/18/2011
New TWC iPad App Has Troubles
Time Warner Cable released an update to its iPad app a couple of weeks ago that apparently is rife with problems. (For more, see Time Warner Cable Enhances iPad App). Jeff Simmermon, director/Digital Communications with TWC, wrote on the company’s corporate blog, "We’ve identified a number of frankly aggravating issues that have presented themselves only […]