Agama Technologies, the DTV quality assurance expert, has announced that GO, Malta’s leading telecommunications provider, has selected a complete Agama DTV Monitoring Solution for its IPTV ecosystem. The deployed solution will be integrated into existing support tools and processes across the organisation to ensure delivery of high-quality video services to all ‘GO interactive tv’ subscribers. […]
Two Canadian network operators, Rogers and Bell, are reported to be testing out Apple iTV in their labs. The Globe and Mail says of Apple: “They’re looking for a partner. They’re looking for someone with wireless and broadband capabilities.” The paper is also claiming that iTV will have SIri voice-recognition onboard to “help viewers make […]
BT has held successful trials of “FTTP on demand” in St Agnes, Cornwall. This solution allows additional fibre to be run on demand to a home or business in a Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) enabled area, providing the customer with ultra-fast Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) broadband. Previously, FTTP speeds weren’t possible in FTTC […]
TeamCast, a specialist in digital modulation technologies for DTT, Wireless Transmissions and Satellite Applications, has unveiled Odyssey – a test and measurement tool for laboratory that analyses and qualifies DVB-T2 RF signals. DVB-T2 is the second generation of a digital television, using the latest modulation and coding techniques to deliver superior performance and improved payload […]
VeEX, a global expert in Telecom and CATV test solutions, today announced the introduction of the FX300 mini OTDR series, a product optimised for today’s optical fiber networks. Featuring optical performance that rivals larger traditional and more expensive OTDRs, the unit offers impressive measurement capabilities to troubleshoot and verify optical fibers used in FTTx, metro […]
BT and Everything Everywhere are to extend their 4G LTE trial in Cornwall after Ofcom agreed to renew their licence until June 2012. The two companies said that the licence extension granted by Ofcom “will be beneficial to the rollout of any potential subsequent commercial service”. The companies say the trial has so far successfully […]
Conax, the global security specialist, has revealed that Multi-Choice TV of Barbados has chosen content protection partner Conax to secure their roll out of digital TV Services. In addition to the new Multi-Choice TV contract, Conax has secured 2 new contracts in the region in the last few months, further establishing the solutions provider’s security […]
Sencore, a provider of signal quality and video delivery solutions, has announced the availability of a Web-based probe for monitoring and troubleshooting 10GbE IP networks in large cable, IPTV, and satellite broadcast chains. With the VB330 probe, operators can view the inner workings of the provider’s 10GbE backbone network and proactively correct errors in the […]
Virgin Media has conducted a test of next-generation 4G mobile phone technology using its super-fast fibre network. It is considering launching a nationwide network of wireless transmitters connected to its fibre network to broadcast super-fast mobile services. A private test of the technology was conducted in December 2011 in Oxford Street in London, using spectrum […]
US pay-TV giant DirecTV has been awarded a US Patent (No. 8,099,749) that covers the use of ratings data captured from subscriber’s set-top boxes, and allows broadcasters to access the data in real time. The broadcaster, which uses NDS-developed ‘smartcards’ says the system depends on data that’s stored on the smartcard. DirecTV said: “A need […]