DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications) News

Russia - 9,000 have applied for AKADO HDTV
Sep 16, 2008 – AKADO (Comcor TV), part of Russia's Renova Group, started taking orders for HDTV equipment and services on September 1, 2008. The service is planned to start in October.
News categories: AKADO, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Russia, Set Top Box, Subscribers

ADB to Show Innovative Technology Designed for Mass-Deployment at IBC2008
Sep 9, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX: ADBN) has announced that it will focus on a number of revenue enhancing features and solutions specifically designed to support digital television operators at IBC2008 (Hall 4, Stand B48).
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Vidiom, Osmosys, Cable TV, DOCSIS, DVB-MHP, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial

GET Norway Selects TANDBERG Television for Cable VOD Network Upgrade
Sep 9, 2008 – TANDBERG Television has announced that its OpenStream® Digital Services Platform and market-leading EQ8096 Edge QAM solutions have been selected by Get Norway to help create its video-on-demand (VOD) services which it will launch this autumn.
News categories: TANDBERG, Get, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Norway

IPTV Deployments Double For The Second Year Running As Broadband Continues To Achieve Strong Growth
Jul 15, 2008 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest Broadband and IPTV statistics. The report shows that IPTV subscribers have more than doubled for the second year running with an increase of 53.14 percent in the 12 months to 31 March 2008.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, BBWF, Broadband, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

A+ Prepares for Danish Cable IPTV Launch in Ishøj using GoBackTV's CMTS Bypass Solution
May 28, 2008 – GoBackTV has announced that the A+ Group has begun taking subscription orders for Cable IPTV service in Ishøj, Denmark, in preparation for its commercial launch early next month.
News categories: GoBackTV, A+, ANGA COM, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, DOCSIS

NetCologne and Cisco Showcase the Future of Broadband Entertainment at ANGA Cable 2008
May 27, 2008 – Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and regional telecommunications operator NetCologne are joining forces to bring broadband speeds up to 200 megabits per second (Mbps) with live streaming of high-definition Internet Protocol (IP) video to the ANGA Cable trade fair.
News categories: Cisco Systems, NetCologne, ANGA COM, Broadband, Cable TV, DOCSIS, Germany

Pace Americas Announces Family of Next-Generation MPEG-4 Set-Top Boxes for Cable
May 18, 2008 – Pace Micro Technology (LSE:PIC) has announced a new family of next-generation MPEG-4 advanced video compression set-top boxes for cable operators in North and South America.
News categories: Pace Micro, Cable TV, Content Protection, DOCSIS, DVR, Latin America, Middleware, North America, Set Top Box, USA

Panasonic to Showcase tru2way™ Leadership at Cable Show 2008
May 16, 2008 – Panasonic is showcasing its tru2way-based cable product line-up in its booth (#3005) at the Cable Show 2008.
News categories: Panasonic, Cable TV, Content Protection, DOCSIS, DVD, DVR, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Microtune at The Cable Show: Silicon Tuners Drive Next-Generation All-Digital Entertainment and Telecommunications Services
May 15, 2008 – At The Cable Show, Microtune®, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUNE) will showcase state-of-the-art broadband TV tuners that are fueling cable television's evolution to next-generation all-digital entertainment and telecommunications.
News categories: Microtune, Cable TV, DOCSIS, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV