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04/23/2009
McSlarrow Testifies on Privacy Issues
Kyle McSlarrow, president and CEO of the NCTA, testified today before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, in Washington, D.C., regarding consumer privacy of communications networks. "Our industry views the protection of our customers’ privacy as a fundamental part of our relationship with our customers and central to […]
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04/23/2009
Virgin Trials VOD Ad Inserts
The U.K.’s Virgin Media has completed a three-month trial of on-demand advertising, using SeaChange International’s AdPulse product. The trial proved that the technology works. But with subscribers 54 percent positive about the ads, the remaining challenge is to make the business model work. AdPulse inserted advertisements pre- and post-roll in a number of different programs […]
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04/22/2009
Broadcom Touts Certification for Channel-Bonding Chip
Broadcom announced last week that four data and voice modems that use Broadcom chips with eight downstream channels have received certification. Cable Europe Labs announced on April 2 EuroDOCSIS 3.0 and EuroPacketCable 1.5 certifications, following testing in the labs of Belgium-based Excentis. CableLabs announced the certification of 13 devices for DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 2.0 […]
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04/21/2009
Mobile Video Takes Center Stage at NAB
At the NAB Show in Las Vegas this week, there’s a lot of buzz around mobile video, particularly mobile DTV. In his opening keynote address, NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr said: "By 2012, we expect 130 million phones and 25 million media players will be able to receive mobile television. An NAB study […]
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04/20/2009
Oracle Shines on Sun
Business software giant Oracle announced plans to acquire Sun Microsystems in a deal valued at $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt. Oracle originally specialized in database management software, but acquisitions over recent years – including PeopleSoft, Siebel Systems, BEA Systems, Hyperion, etc. – have expanded its portfolio. Sun provides both […]
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04/20/2009
Rogers, Bell Canada Team on Massive WiMAX Net
Americans participating in the discussion about a national broadband plan can look to the North for an example. In Canada, the country’s largest cable and wireless operator, Rogers Communications, partnered with the nation’s largest phone company, Bell Canada, to create a Canada-wide wireless broadband network. The joint venture entity, Inukshuk Wireless, built a national WiMAX […]