Communications technology specialist ARRIS Group has confirmed that the US Department of Justice has closed its investigation, without condition, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for ARRIS’s proposed $2.1 billion (€1.96bn) acquisition of digital TV and broadband technology solutions provider Pace plc. ARRIS and Pace have previously received the required clearances from regulators […]
A report from the Media and Services UX (MSX) group at Strategy Analytics has investigated consumer awareness and interest in, and drivers and barriers to adoption of, specific use case scenarios for the Internet of Things (IoT) consumer sector. While consumer awareness is currently low, interest is high particularly in solutions that help to solve […]
Parks Associates has published the results of its consumer research project Connected Consumer in Europe, which surveyed broadband households in the UK, Germany, Spain, and France to track adoption and future purchase plans of IoT, smart home, and connected entertainment solutions. The project found that approximately 9 per cent of these Western European broadband households […]
Liberty Global has selected the ARRIS Touchstone TG2492 Gateway for widescale deployment across the Liberty footprint. The TG2492 will deliver high-speed broadband and advanced streaming video services to Liberty’s customers throughout the world. With connection speeds of up to 1Gbps and the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology, ARRIS says its TG2492 offers a scalable platform for […]
Ericsson president and CEO Hans Vestberg has been compelled to publicly rule out a merger with Cisco as market rumours swirled following the announcement of their cooperative technology partnership last week. In a statement, Vestberg said there weren’t “any discussions whatsoever” about a merger with, or acquisition by, Cisco. “We note that there are rumours […]
After the successful completion of customer and employee trials, US triple-play operator Cox Communications has launched the latest version of Contour to its customers in San Diego. The new Contour is the latest version of Cox’s premier video product which leverages the X1 platform from Comcast. In addition to the television, the cloud-based interface will […]
Time Warner Cable (TWC) has launched The TWC TV Roku Trial in New York City, its first IP-only video trial. Participants will experience TWC’s video service delivered through its secure and managed network using a Roku Streaming Player rather than leasing a traditional set-top box. As an incentive for participating in the trial, participants will […]
Ericsson and Cisco – two industry leaders in the development and delivery of networking, mobility, and cloud – have announced a global business and technology partnership to create the networks of the future. The multi-faceted relationship will offer customers the best of both companies: routing, data center, networking, cloud, mobility, management and control, and global […]
ARRIS has announced that Telstra, Australia’s largest telecommunications provider, is deploying the ARRIS E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) as it rapidly expands its cable network capacity on the DOCSIS 3.0 platform to meet customer demand. The ARRIS E6000 CER will enable Telstra to offer its HFC customers the speeds and bandwidth they demand today and […]
A potential future development of G.fast broadband technology, known as ‘XG.FAST’, has achieved speeds of more than 5 Gigabits per second in early experimental lab trials conducted by BT and Alcatel Lucent. The results give BT confidence that G.fast is a future proof technology that can help the UK maintain its position as the leading […]