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Reality Check: Flavors of PONs

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT

This article describes the different types of passive optical networks (PONs) and what they do. A PON is an optical network from the headend all the way to the home. It implies a shared network, usually with passive optical splitting in the field. Several standards for PONs exist. We can classify PONs by the...

Cable and Telemedicine

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT

Opportunity is knocking, in the form of high-tech healthcare....

Any Stream to any Screen Gaining Momentum

Tue, 20 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT

Moving video content to multiple devices is emerging as a must-do business model for cable operators and content providers alike, but pesky technical challenges, along with some serious back office and rights management issues, are slowing its progress. That was the prognosis for the three-screen model of...

IPTV Strategy

Thu, 1 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT

The focus is tightening on IPTV. The next move is how best to deliver video over DOCSIS....

Cable's Wireless Options

Thu, 1 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT

Not every cable op needs every wireless technology. The key is figuring out which problems you need solved....

Sprint Revs XOHM

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT

The cable industry’s sometimes partner Sprint announced at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas a raft of additional partners and initiatives involved in the development of its WiMAX network service, called XOHM. They include the following: • A forthcoming XOHM...

DOCSIS 3.0

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT

This specification is fast, but deploying it takes time....

A Proposal for DOCSIS 4.0:

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST

The combination of DOCSIS and passive optical networks may provide a viable way for cable to provide fiber to the home....

HDTV: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST

It may smack of heresy to suggest that high-definition TV (HDTV) is anything but beautiful. But as mesmerizing as those highly defined pixels are, there are other sides to the HD phenomenon....

Coax-Based Home Networks – MoCA Makes Its Bid

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST

MoCA claims it’s ready for prime time and that prime time is now. ...