Subsea Middle-Mile Provider Seeks to Stimulate Alaska</h1> <article> <h1>Subsea Middle-Mile Provider Seeks to Stimulate Alaska</h1> <p>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST</p> On the west coast of Alaska a satellite-based T-1 line can cost as much as $15,000 per month. And during April when solar flare activity affects the Arctic Circle, communication service will be spotty at best. With its remote location and sky-high connection costs, it could be argued that the area is... </article> <article> <h1>Cablevision Exploits Wi-Fi Advantage</h1> <p>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST</p> A week ago, Cablevision Systems announced that its Optimum Wi-Fi service was available throughout Madison Square Garden (MSG), having deployed more than 100 access points throughout the facility. A free-to-subscriber service, Optimum Wi-Fi is not a revenue item on Cablevision earnings reports, such as that... </article> <article> <h1>Earnings up at Cablevision and Comcast</h1> <p>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST</p> Cablevision reported a third-quarter tripling of profit on Tuesday, while Comcast reported a 22 percent increase in profit in an earnings report today. Driven by a surprising boost in advertising revenue and subscriber additions to high-speed data (+19,000) and telephony (+34,000) subscribers, Cablevision... </article> <article> <h1>Expo Links Globally</h1> <p>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST</p> Attendance at Cable-Tec Expo in Denver was down 18 percent from a year ago; or 2,000 off the 11,000 mark set in Philadelphia in June 2008. But the event continues to attract attendees from around the world, both vendors and service providers. As in years past, the SCTE convened a breakfast at last... </article> <article> <h1>Edge QAM Modulators Approach 100 Channels</h1> <p>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST</p> The density of edge QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) modulators is a delicate balance between what technology is capable of, what future applications will require and what operators are asking for and implementing now. So said the experts on the show floor at last week’s Cable-Tec Expo in Denver... </article> <article> <h1>Comcast to Deploy Energy Star Set-tops</h1> <p>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST</p> Even though there's no financial incentive to deploy energy efficient set-top boxes, Comcast is doing so, according to a Comcast executive at last week's Green General Session at Cable-Tec Expo. "Energy Star does not put dollars in Comcast's pockets," said Dick Kirsche, director of digital set-top... </article> <article> <h1>Project Cavalry: Leave No TV Behind</h1> <p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> One of the components of migrating to all-digital deals with the customer premises, namely attempting to leave as few TVs behind when the transition is made. As Comcast prepared to launch Project Cavalry, its most recent analog reclamation effort, the company determined it needed to create a low-cost... </article> <article> <h1>CableLabs Works to Advance Business Voice</h1> <p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> Cable operators have dollar signs in their eyes when it comes to business services these days. Their ability to deliver voice services to small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) provides an entry point to sell the full triple-play bundle to a new market. At a business voice workshop at Cable-Tec Expo, Glenn... </article> <article> <h1>Network Health: Assume Nothing</h1> <p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> Challenges to reducing mean-time-to-repair (MTTR) include a lack of continuous awareness, lack of data synchronicity, lack of network topology relationship and lack of automation, said Richard Berthold, CTO of Proxilliant Systems, on Thursday during the technical session “Maintaining the Health and... </article> <article> <h1>Eichenlaub Named Member of the Year</h1> <p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> The SCTE has awarded its 2009 SCTE Member of the Year Award to Frank Eichenlaub of Cisco Systems. Eichenlaub received his award at the Annual Awards Luncheon at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo yesterday in Denver. Accepting the honor, Eichenlaub said in 1987 he was encouraged to join the SCTE by Ron Hranac, a senior... </article> </main></body></html>