News that Midcontinent Communications  launched DOCSIS 3.0 services in June came as no surprise. The company has been a consistent technology leader. In 2007, CT magazine named Midcontinent one of its Top Tier systems, an early activation of 64-QAM upstream being one of its claims to fame. (Click here... http://www.cable360.net/ct/strategy/emergingtech/36495.html Wed, 8 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT The five MSOs that had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to have 100 percent of their digital cable systems ready for tru2way by July 1, 2009 missed their deadline last week. But Cox Communications and Comcast appear to be ahead of the pack. "We will clearly be utilizing tru2way and clearly... http://www.cable360.net/ct/strategy/emergingtech/36439.html Mon, 6 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT CableLabs today issued an anticipated set of specifications created to spur the development of cable advertising and other interactive products. The Stewardship and Fulfillment Interfaces (SaFI) are comprised of component specs aimed at enabling interactive advertising, advertising within existing video on... http://www.cable360.net/ct/strategy/emergingtech/36399.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT More people are watching video on personal computers, portable media players, game consoles, Blu-ray players, mobile phones and so on. This is being driven by changes in TV viewing habits. Just how much are they changing? Well, quite a lot, according to Jeff Cole, who is director for the Center for the... http://www.cable360.net/ct/strategy/emergingtech/36474.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Big cable operators grapple with issues such as CMTS bypass and over-the-top video, while telcos and small cable systems may have the latecomer advantage when it comes to IP video transport.... http://www.cable360.net/ct/strategy/emergingtech/36502.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Communications of all kinds are getting increasingly mobile. Upcoming packet-based mobile technologies could be game-changers.... http://www.cable360.net/ct/strategy/emergingtech/36503.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT I’d venture a guess that many readers would agree that upstream plant issues can best be summed up as job security. Return path operation in two-way cable networks certainly has its share of challenges, among them maintaining decent carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR). The DOCSIS assumed upstream CNR at the... http://www.cable360.net/technology/emergingtech/36475.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Last week’s announcement by Comcast and Time Warner Cable that the two biggest MSOs would work together on an authentication could determine the fate of online video for everyone—at least when it comes to premium content. While it's smart to test the market and see what works, will cable be able to convince the public that TV Everywhere isn't just an attempt by big media to extend its content stranglehold? These two cable giants may want to move cautiously.... http://www.cable360.net/technology/emergingtech/36346.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT It's official: the CableLabs Board of Directors has selected Panasonic CTO Dr. Paul Liao to become the CEO of CableLabs. Underlying this news-of-the-day, however, are other efforts to tighten the links between cable and consumer electronics (CE)-facing technologies.   At last week's JavaOne Conference... http://www.cable360.net/ct/strategy/emergingtech/36080.html Wed, 10 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT Successfully implementing tru2way requires significant planning and preparation.... http://www.cable360.net/technology/emergingtech/35888.html Mon, 1 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT