Recently, I was asked to give a keynote address to kick off a corporate conference discussing our changing industry and preparing for what’s coming next. Let me say, that as a Telecom and Wireless Analyst, and columnist who has been following this industry for...
Yesterday, Air Wireless just popped-up on the radar. They are a new company with a top team of executives who are using a new twist of DOCSIS to help companies offer wireless broadband. This wireless DOCSIS helps cable television, broadband providers and wireless networks...
Yesterday, a new company with a breakthrough idea popped up on my radar. If it works as advertised, Air5 technology could be a solution for the cable television industry to help restart growth in their broadband business — a sector that is being targeted...
Rohde & Schwarz said this week that its longterm partner, Calian, is going to take over the R&S DOCSIS portfolio.
Calian has been Rohde's partner since mid-2011 and the two companies jointly developed DOCSIS test and measurement solutions; the company specializes in radio frequency...
Greetings from Kansas City and Delray Beach, Florida (pictured), where the Brief staff are taking a mini-corporate retreat before next week’s 2022 Metro Connect conference in Miami. Looking forward to seeing many of you there and hopefully celebrating a third consecutive AFC Championship for the Kansas...
The coming year will see a marked acceleration in several key broadband network trends, brought on by global COVID-related changes to work, education, and entertainment as well as momentum in next-generation network investments.
As we wrap up the year and look ahead to 2021, there...
Chip company Xilinx is forging ahead with the next two generations of its radio frequency system-on-chip to support 5G deployments, massive multiple-input-multiple-output and advanced cable networks.
The Zync UltraScale+ radio frequency SOC Gen2 and Gen3 can be reprogrammed to target multiple markets -- so Xilinx...
ARRIS has completed its $800 million dollar purchase of Ruckus Wireless with a promise to retain the Wi-Fi equipment maker's name and leadership. Former Ruckus president Dan Rabinovitsj will become president of ARRIS enterprise networks, which will include Ruckus.
"Our team is jubilant, relieved and...
Nokia unveiled six new products and services ahead of Broadband World Forum, which will take place later this month in Berlin. The company is targeting cable operators and service providers that offer broadband service to residential customers and businesses.
For cable network operators, Nokia...
Addition of Ethernet over copper and Ethernet over DOCSIS options set to bolster the Sprint SD-WAN platform scheduled to launch this year.
Sprint’s often over-looked wireline business bolstered its product platform with the addition of Ethernet over copper and Ethernet over data...
Tony Werner, Comcast president of technology and product group, kicks off SCTE/IBSE Cable-Tec Expo 2016
PHILADELPHIA – “The wind is at our back,” Tony Werner, president of the Comcast technology and product group, told attendees at the 2016 Cable-Tec Expo.
Pointing to increasing collaboration, the advent of...
Fiber-based 2 Gbps service reaches 18 million Comcast customers; DOCSIS 3.1 extending utility of copper plant
Cable and Internet giant Comcast this week announced a major expansion to its high-speed cable Internet offering, which uses the new DOCSIS 3.1 standard, as well as noted a...
DOCSIS 3.1, the latest evolution in data over cable service interface specification, could be a game changer for the Internet and TV industry, providing multi-gigabit Internet speeds and interoperability among modem manufacturers and service providers. Many believe the new international telecommunications standard is the...
DOCSIS 3.1, the latest evolution in data over cable service interface specification, is now certified by CableLabs to run in modems from five key suppliers. The modems will be capable of providing multi-gigabit Internet speeds and interoperability amongst products.
Products from Askey, Castlenet, Netgear, Technicolor and Ubee Interactive have...
Comcast is looking to join Google Fiber and AT&T Gigapower in offering gigabit speed Internet to its customers. The cable provider has already begun trials of its data over cable service interface specification 3.1 modem in Philadelphia and has plans for further expansion.
The DOCSIS...
NEW ORLEANS – Discussion at the 2015 Cable-Tec Expo centered around releases of the latest DOCSIS 3.1, as well as keeping user experience at the forefront as cable and telecom companies become more closely related from both a business and technological perspective.
Entertainment and communications...
Fiber-to-the-home is part of AT&T and Verizon Communications' plan to compete with cable, but the cable companies are defending their turf with new standards that are set to speed-up data delivery. Data over cable service interface specification is migrating to a new standard, DOCSIS...
