INTX 2015: Cisco Guns for Multi-Gigabit Speeds Taking aim at cable's emerging multi-gigabit-capable DOCSIS 3.1 platform, Cisco Systems is using the INTX event in Chicago this week to unveil the cBR-8, the vendor's next-gen Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP). More»
INTX 2015: Hulu Adds MVPD Partners Five more U.S. MVPDs have joined Cablevision Systems in striking deals with Hulu that will enable them to offer the over-the-top streaming service to their respective customers. More»
INTX 2015: TiVo, UEI Expand Remote Control Deal Universal Electronics Inc. has struck a new deal to supply TiVo's iconic "peanut" remote to designated TiVo service provider customers in the U.S. and Canada, expanding on an earlier deal that covered European markets. More»
RDK's Vision Extends Beyond Cable After originating as a Comcast-led effort, the Reference Design Kit has been spreading its wings and its influence as the technology reaches a wide range of cable operators and suppliers across multiple continents. Steve Heeb, the Comcast executive who heads up RDK Management, discussed its status and direction with Next TV editor Jeff Baumgartner. More»
RELATED: CenturyLink Evaluating RDK CenturyLink confirmed that it has licensed the Reference Design Kit (RDK), making it the first U.S. telco to affirm its interest in using a pre-integrated software stack for IP-capable and hybrid IP/QAM set-tops and gateways that's being managed by Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Liberty Global. CenturyLink currently runs its IP-based "Prism TV" service on Ericsson Mediaroom, the middleware platform Ericsson acquired from Microsoft in September 2013. More»