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06/03/2011
Convergys Sells Its Stake In Cellular Partnerships to AT&T
Convergys Corporation will sell its holdings in the "cellular partnerships" located in the Cincinnati metropolitan area to AT&T for approximately $320 million in cash. As a result of its spin-off from Cincinnati Bell in 1998, Convergys received a 34 percent limited partnership interest in Cincinnati SMSA and a 45 percent limited partnership interest in Cincinnati […]
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06/03/2011
Multi-Screen Boosts HBO, Says IHS
HBO will begin picking up modest gains in subscribers through 2015, according to new IHS Screen Digest research. As a result of this increase, and with total net revenue rising at a 1.5 percent compound annual growth rate through 2015, IHS Screen Digest estimates total net revenue per average subscriber per month for HBO and […]
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06/03/2011
SureWest Launches Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0
SureWest Communications is using Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0 for its Advanced Digital TV video product in the Sacramento region. In addition to managing and watching recorded programs on every TV in the home, SureWest Advanced Digital TV customers can now pause, rewind and fast-forward live programs on all of their receivers, including non-DVRs. The new update […]
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06/03/2011
Videotron Customers Can Use Both IPv4 and IPv6
Videotron has begun implementing the IPv6 Internet Protocol. The Beta version is available to residential customers who want it and who have the Wi-Fi router that Videotron has been offering since January. Introduction of the IPv6 protocol has become necessary because IPv4 addresses are running out around the world. “The roll-out of the Beta version […]
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06/02/2011
ABI: HDTVs, Blu-ray Players Top Consumers’ Wish-Lists
ABI Research has released the first part of its “Technology Barometer: Connected Home & Computing,” which surveyed 2,024 consumers in the United States about the consumer electronic products in their households (device types and numbers), home networking, and purchase intent (device type, brand, and features critical to the purchase decision). Among the significant top-line results, […]
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06/02/2011
Peregrine Semiconductor Intros New RF Switch
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, a fabless provider of radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs), has announced availability of the RoHS-compliant PE42750 75-Ohm RF Switch for broadband consumer applications including cable televisions (CATV), digital television (DTV), multi-tuner digital video recorders (DVR), set-top boxes, PCTVs and video game consoles. Manufactured on Peregrine’s UltraCMOS technology, the HaRP-enhanced single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) […]