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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 […]
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06/21/2011
Usage-Based Billing Gains Steam, May Garner Low-End Subs
Recently, three North American cable operators instituted metered billing programs for high-speed Internet. Phoenix-based CableOne and Calgary-based Shaw Communications have established new Internet tiers with different prices based on monthly data levels, following on the heels of AT&T, which began charging overage fees for DSL and U-verse Internet earlier this year. (For more, see Metered […]
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06/20/2011
Imagine Enters TV Everywhere Market
Imagine Communications’ new video processing platform – the ICE Streaming System – allows service providers to deliver high video quality across multiple viewing devices, with compression efficiency. The product is currently in beta testing with several North American service providers. The ICE Streaming System is based on Imagine’s widely deployed ICE Video Platform, which today […]
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06/20/2011
3D TV Success Looks Doubtful in United Kingdom
A new report from Informa Telecoms & Media forecasts that fewer than half of the 11 million 3D TV-ready homes in the UK in 2016 will be active and regular users of 3DTV content. Last year, almost 90 percent of homes with 3D-ready sets were “active” users. This much higher proportion results from early-adopters being […]
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06/20/2011
SeaChange, Avail-TVN Partner for Multi-Screen Video
SeaChange International is combining its Express multi-screen cloud based service offering with Avail-TVN’s expertise in content licensing, asset management and delivery, so video operators can add PC, tablet or mobile device streaming, including Apple and Android, to existing TV services within a few weeks. Solution components include: SeaChange Adrenalin Multi-Screen Back Office Software Linear and […]