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08/06/2009
Comcast Grows Revenues 4.5 Percent
In its second quarter 2009 earnings report today, Comcast announced that its revenues grew 4.5 percent. The shining star was business services, with revenue growth of 51 percent during the quarter. The company also announced a couple of new initiatives, including a wireless phone with applications. On the financial side, video revenue grew 2 percent […]
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08/05/2009
Incognito's DOCSIS 3.0 Upgrade Includes IPv6 Option
In anticipation of CableLabs’ Summer Conference next week, Incognito Software has enhanced its Broadband Command Center 5.5 device provisioning suite to support DOCSIS 3.0 and PacketCable 2.0 standards. Broadband Command Center automates the provisioning of cable modems by retrieving information from OSS systems and generating configuration files based on subscriber information, including Internet Protocol (IP) […]
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08/04/2009
Drake Aims Hybrid Device at Indies, MDUs
R.L. Drake last week introduced a hybrid transcoding, multiplexing edge QAM device, the MEQ1000, touting it at the Independent Show as a solution for small cable operators. (For the announcement, click here). But the device will soon be available to larger operators for their multiple dwelling unit (MDU) deployments. Hence, one reason for the "hybrid" […]
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08/03/2009
RFoG Presents Migration Path from HFC
At a Communications Technology-hosted webcast last week, panelists discussed how RF over Glass (RFoG) might provide a migration from HFC to fiber for cable operators. But the one operator on the panel predicted a moderate-paced transition to fiber. "We expect HFC to scale as a viable technology for many years to come," said Bob Harris, […]
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08/01/2009
Reality Check: Quality Networking
Social networking to many people looks like a waste of time, with limited relevance to the workplace. Quality assurance, on the other hand, while treated seriously by experts and discussed in these pages (see January CT) is neglected for other reasons—its reliance on statistical knowledge, being one. There has been even less discussion of combining […]
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08/01/2009
Fiber Access: RFoG and PON Cases
Deployment of FTTx technologies continues, even as RFoG and PON solutions evolve and economic uncertainties persist. Fiber to the home or premise (FTTH or FTTP), it still seems like a new category. Fiber