I&B minister Manish Tewari wants more reforms in cable TV sector
Telecom Lead Asia: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari wants more reforms in Cable TV sector.
The sector regulator TRAI needs to share recommendations...
Comcast Cable to upgrade network using Ciena’s 100G coherent optical technology
Telecom Lead America: Comcast Cable will upgrade its network using Ciena’s 100G coherent optical technology.
Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped with WaveLogiccoherent optical line interfaces...
SES picked up by Pactel to ramp up voice and data service offerings in...
Telecom Lead America: SES said satellite communications provider Pactel has signed a multi-transponder deal on NSS-9 at 183 degrees East to ramp up its...
Conax President and CEO Morten Solbakken shares strategies for India
Telecom Lead @ Convergence India 2013: Conax President and CEO Morten Solbakken says its open client device strategy has led to strong relationships with...
MSO Digicable upgrades to Conax Contego Plus content security solution
Telecom Lead @ Convergence India 2013: MSO Digicable is upgrading to the Conax Contego Plus content security solution.
Digicable, which already achieved one million digitized subscribers, has contracted...
Indian MSO Aadhar Digital Vision picks Verimatrix video content authority system
Telecom Lead @ Convergence India 2013: Aadhar Digital Vision (ADV), a Chennai-based multi-system operator (MSO), has tapped the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS)...
MatrixStream to launch IPTV solutions in India
Telecom Lead Asia: MatrixStream is planning to launch IPTV solutions in India.
“We will bring a working Matrixstream IPTV solutions to service providers in India where others...
Cable MSO TCCL selects Verimatrix VCAS architecture
Telecom Lead @ Convergence India 2013: Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication (TCCL), a cable multi-service operator in India, has selected the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System...
DTM to use Exset CAS to develop MPEG-4 STBs for digital cable in South...
Telecom Lead Asia:Digital Telemedia (DTM), a Shenzhen Jiuzhou subsidiary, will use
CAS to develop MPEG-4 set-top-boxes (STBs) for digital cable in South Asia.
The boxes will...
Flingo’s interactive TV platform to be integrated into Haier Smart TVs
Telecom Lead America: Flingo, a publisher of Smart TV apps, announced that Samba, its new interactive TV platform, will be integrated into Haier Smart...
Orange’s Movea-powered Livebox Play TV STB will be available in February 2013
Telecom Lead Europe: Orange said its Livebox Play TV set-top box and remote control are now available for pre-order and will be available for...
Independent infrastructure investments can boost cable digitization: Telecom Lead summit 2012
Telecom Lead India: Cable digitization in India faces major technology challenges. In order to reach the benefits of digitization to customers, last mile providers...
Don’t Let Local Cable Operators Lose Their Business Post Digitization: COFI
Telecom Lead India: Cable Digitization drive in India has brought about insurmountable challenges to the industry, especially the local cable operators, said Roop Sharma,...
Arris to buy Motorola’s TV set-top business from Google for $2.35 billion
Telecom Lead Asia: Arris Group will buy Motorola Mobility's TV set-top business from Google for $2.35 billion.
Arris Group, a relatively small provider of high-speed...
IPTV will cause cable’s market share to dip to 65.4% in 2013 from 66.2%...
Telecom Lead Asia: IPTV will cause cable’s market share to decline to 65.4 percent in 2013 from 66.2 percent in 2012.
However, the cable TV...
Cable operators may lose 10% subscribers to DTH: CSG Systems survey
Telecom Lead India: Cable operators are expecting a 10 percent loss of their subscriber base to Direct-To-Home (DTH) suppliers.
Once the supply chain is stabilized,...