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07/28/2008
IMS Gets More Real
An IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) vendor matrix released this week from ABI Research put Ericsson at the top.
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07/24/2008
Canada Stirs Wireless Pot
Ottawa's auction of 282 spectrum licenses for advanced wireless services generated lots of Canadian dollars.
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07/21/2008
Multi-Wavelength Standard?
A standardization effort announced at Cable-Tec Expo is aiming for improved performance in optical signal transmission. Led by ARRIS and Cisco, the joint proposal for technical criteria supporting multi-wavelength optical networks leverages the two companies’ understanding of nonlinearities in a particular area of the optical domain. "The proposal that we put into front of the […]
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07/17/2008
MediaHawks, BlackArrow, Personal Apps
Video on demand (VOD) news over the past several weeks includes purchases, integration and new applications. Concurrent Computer last week announced a $2 million order from Time Warner Cable for VOD systems destined for deployment in the MSO’s San Diego and Los Angeles markets. More could come. "Based on the size of the system and […]
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07/15/2008
Bendable Fiber Twists and Turns into Tight Spots
Optical fiber cable experiences signal loss when bent around tight corners. This is particularly problematic in some markets, like multiple dwelling units (MDUs), where a typical installation could require 12 90-degree bends. Corning’s new ClearCurve solution uses what the company calls a nanoStructures fiber design to prevent signal loss even at a 90-degree angle. Nanometer-scale […]
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07/14/2008
Battery Alert
Time Warner Cable and Bresnan buy a battery kit designed to extend the life of Motorola IRT-1000 and IRT-2000 receiver/modulators.