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03/07/2011
Comcast University Partners With SCTE
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and Comcast University today announced a strategic relationship. The agreement calls for expanded memberships in SCTE for Comcast University staff, providing training personnel with access to SCTE’s full complement of live, online and print training materials. In addition, SCTE and Comcast University will partner where appropriate on the […]
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03/07/2011
Ookla Unveils New Speedtest.net Site
Ookla has revamped its speedtest.net site with a new interface with a zoomable map system, and it has added features for real-time tracking and sharing of results known as "Speed Wave." The new interface and mapping scheme instantly selects the optimal (lowest latency) server from among the closest of 780 current testing locations in the […]
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03/07/2011
Cisco Set-Top For AT&T Uses Wi-Fi
The Cisco ISB7005 for AT&T U-Verse has cleared the FCC. The set-top box is designed to receive pay-TV over a Wi-Fi interface. Stephen Froehlich, senior analyst with IMS Research’s Consumer Electronics group, said in a statement, “AT&T appears to be using the extreme compression of their video as a competitive advantage. U-Verse’s comparatively low HD […]
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03/03/2011
GCI Streams 2011 Iditarod Race with RGB Networks
Alaskan operator General Communication (GCI) will use the TransAct transcoder from RGB Networks to stream live coverage of the annual Iditarod race to its subscribers’ PCs. The Iditarod is Alaska’s most popular sporting event, and this year’s race begins on Saturday, March 5.?? At its central headend in Anchorage, GCI is using RGB’s TransAct to […]
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03/03/2011
Evolution, Avail-TVN, Conax Host CA Solution
Evolution Digital, Avail-TVN and Conax have launched a turn-key content and conditional access (CA) hosted solution for US cable operators. The new hosted solution will allow cable operators to deploy Evolution digital terminal adapters (DTAs) with Conax content security and delivers a full content line-up of MPEG-4 encoded live programming, provided by digital media services […]
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03/03/2011
D-Link Router Uses Home Electrical Wiring
D-Link announced Wireless-N PowerLine Router (DHP-1320), a combination networking solution for extending wired and wireless home networks throughout the house by tapping into a home’s electrical wiring. This combination IPv6-ready network solution merges PowerLine 200 Mbps technology with a Wireless-N router and Ethernet ports, offering consumers two connectivity options to extend home network coverage and […]