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06/22/2011
Why Cox Is a Business-Services Frontrunner
Now that Cox’s business unit has passed the $1 billion revenue mark, it has set its sights on the second billion. (For more, see Cox Business Generates $1 Billion in Annual Sales). Phil Meeks, Cox Business senior vice president, was reaching out last week at the Cable Show with some talking points. "We’re off to […]
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06/21/2011
China’s Mobile Handset Market Booms
According to ABI Research entitled “Chinese Smartphone OEMs and ODMs,” 2010 marked a year of outstanding growth for China’s handset market: unit shipments saw a 17 percent increase from 2009, with smartphone shipments accounting for 11 percent of the total. “The smartphone growth trend is expected to continue at least through the next five years,” […]
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06/21/2011
Telecom Italia Monitors Video With Tektronix
Telecom Italia Media Broadcasting (TIMB), Italy’s third largest digital television broadcaster, is using the Tektronix Sentry digital content monitor to ensure picture and sound quality. ??TIMB has deployed Sentry in its central headend and several other key locations in its network to monitor all of its high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) programming to […]
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06/21/2011
Amdocs Upgrades Smart Pack, Sponsors Cable Center Committee
Amdocs is making enhancements to its Multi-Play Smart Pack solution to allow greater flexibility for mid-tier and independent cable TV operators. Smart Pack is a comprehensive multi-play customer care and billing solution that enables support for video services, high-speed Internet and telephony. Smart Pack enhancements include: Amdocs Smart Agent Desktop, which provides customer service representatives […]
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06/21/2011
CommScope to Acquire Argus Technologies
CommScope has signed an agreement to acquire Argus Technologies, a producer of antenna solutions for wireless applications. The terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2011. Argus Technologies, headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia, provides a wide […]
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06/21/2011
HomePlug Powerline Supports Home Network Standard
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is supporting the IEEE P1905 working group’s efforts to define the first standard for hybrid home networks. A P1905 network would include combinations of stationary home networking devices such as set-top boxes, home gateways, Blu-Ray players and TVs, and mobile devices such as laptops, tablets and cellphones. The IEEE P1905 standard […]