Convergence India 2014: Indian broadcast satellite operator taps Entropic and Inverto Digital
At the Convergence India 2014, Entropic, a semiconductor solutions vendor for the connected home, and Inverto Digital Labs, a provider of broadcast reception and streaming products,...
Huawei Marine Networks completes Flores-Corvo Submarine Cable System
Huawei Marine Networks has joined hands with Viatel, Portugal's telecom engineering network supplier, to complete the 685 kilometer cable Flores-Corvo Submarine Cable System construction.
The...
Policy guidelines for television rating agencies announced
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday announced policy guidelines for television rating agencies in the country.
These guidelines – based on the Telecom...
Dish Network develops Virtual Joey software app
Dish Network has developed a Virtual Joey software application to offer the Dish Hopper HD-DVR experience on 2013 and 2014 LG Smart TVs.
The company...
Oracle to transform Hathway Cable’s back-office infrastructure
Indian MSO Hathway Cable and Datacom has selected Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management, Online Mediation Controller and ASAP to transform its back-office infrastructure...
Broadcast, streaming video equipment market to dip 9% in 2013 to $1.39 billion
The global broadcast and streaming video equipment market is set to decline about 9 percent in 2013 to $1.39 billion, then to grow through...
Verizon to acquire EdgeCast to enhance content delivery network capabilities
Telecom service provider Verizon will acquire EdgeCast, a provider of content delivery networks.
The strategy to buy EdgeCast is aimed at enhancing its video delivery...
Tonami, Alcatel-Lucent sign GPON deal
Japanese cable operator Tonami Satellite Communications Television has tapped telecom equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade the current access network to fiber infrastructure.
The cable operator,...
Pay-TV subscriber base up 6% to 886.5 million in Q3 with $62.6 billion service...
Worldwide pay-TV subscriber base rose 6 percent to 886.5 million, generating $62.6 billion service revenue in the third quarter.
Growth driver is emerging markets.
Pay-TV subscriber...
TDSAT asks Sun, ESPN, Sony to provide TV signals to Jain Hits
The Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has directed content aggregators Sun, ESPN and MSMD (Sony) to provide their TV channel signals to Noida...
Tata Sky deploys Cisco video solution to tap device users on Apple iOS and...
Direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Tata Sky has deployed Cisco Videoscape Video Everywhere solution.
Tata Sky, which has presence in over 19,000 towns with over 11.5...
Pace overtakes Cisco as top STB vendor in Q2: Infonetics
Pace has overtaken Cisco, the networking major, as the top Set-Top Box (STB) vendor in the second quarter of 2013, according to Infonetics Research.
Infonetics Research,...
Tata Sky slashes price of HD set top box to Rs 2,000
DTH service provider Tata Sky has slashed the price of its high definition (HD) set top box to Rs 2,000 from Rs 3,100 earlier.
With the price...
Telenet taps Alcatel-Lucent IP Core Router to address video demands
Cable broadband provider Telenet has tapped Alcatel-Lucent IP Core Router called 7950 Extensible Routing System (XRS) to address video and data demands of its customers.
Alcatel-Lucent...
Alcatel-Lucent launches broadband optical fiber access solution for cable operators
Telecom equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent will launch a new broadband optical fiber access solution for cable multiple-system operators (MSOs).
The Ethernet Passive Optical Networking or EPON,...
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting taps iDirect
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has tapped new Velocity product as the ground infrastructure solution for its new THOR 7 high throughput satellite (HTS) from iDirect,...