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02/10/2003
Operation OK From Tulsa to Muskogee
BY SHIRLEY BRADY You can’t talk about Cox Communication’s cable operation in Oklahoma City — the 45th-ranked market in the country — without taking into account what’s going on 15 notches lower on Nielsen’s list of top markets. That’s because Cox runs Oklahoma City and No. 60 market Tulsa as one business unit. Cox’s Oklahoma […]
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02/01/2003
Compressing the HDTV Issue Into One Word
As a broadband cable engineer looking to launch high definition television (HDTV), you can compress many of the hassles you’ll have to solve into this word: bandwidth. HDTV has a voracious appetite for it, but its hankering for elbowroom on your network doesn’t mean that the other video, data or voice services you’ve already launched […]
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02/01/2003
IP in Cable: When Two Worlds Collide
With Internet protocol (IP) playing an increasingly important role in advanced broadband networks, Communications Technology’s editors and advisory board thought it critical that we take an in-depth look at it. In this issue, we present a three-part special report that includes: A quick look at the basics of IP; how IP works specifically for voice, […]
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02/01/2003
If Only It Were This Easy…Building Cable's All-IP Network
To create an IP/HFC network "on-button," cable operators will have to focus on some core network elements. Imagine this scenario. A cable operator is able to aggregate all of its Internet protocol (IP)-based voice, video and data traffic from its residential and business subscribers into a single IP aggregation switch at the local distribution hub […]
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02/01/2003
IP Meets Voice, Video and Data
As IP becomes universal, cable operators can tap this flexible protocol to deliver a rich array of data, voice and multimedia services.
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01/27/2003
What a Difference A New MSO Can Make
BY K. C. NEEL After years of frustration and failed programs, AT&T Broadband employees in Portland, Ore., finally feel good about their jobs now that Comcast Corp. owns the system. “I’ve never been as excited as I am right now,” says Curt Henninger, the system’s SVP. “I can see myself working for Comcast for the […]