CPI, which is a branch of MCTV, is the best cable/internet/voip provider I've had... Nov 12, 2009
Instead, he said, they push more expensive alternatives such as upgrading the outside plant or implementing switched digital video. The question from them is, Dear Mr. Customer, Where do you want to spend your money first. (Multichannel News)
ARRIS Purchases Digeo, Inc. in Cash Transaction Sep 23, 2009
ARRIS products expand and help grow network capacity with access and outside plant construction equipment, reliably deliver voice, video and data services and assure optimal service delivery for end customers. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee, Chicago, IL, Beaverton OR, Wallingford CT, State College, PA, Waltham, MA, Cork, Ireland and Shenzhen, China, and operates support and sales offices throughout the world. (PR Newswire)
Alcatel-Lucent Pioneers Live 10G GPON-based LTE Backhaul Sep 8, 2009
"At the same time, we want to put a particular focus on 10G GPON's co-existence with its 2.5G predecessor. After all, approximately 60%-70% of a PON investment relates to the service provider's outside plant - so it is extremely important that the evolution to 10G GPON does not jeopardize today's investments. Deploying GPON today clearly continues to be a safe bet, a smooth migration path having been secured.". "Proving that 10G GPON is a viable upgrade path from today's 2.5G deployments - and... (PR Newswire)
RGB Upgrades DBM Product to Handle H.264 Video Aug 31, 2009
Kanaan noted that many operators are now reaching the limit of their excess capacity on their hybrid fiber coaxial networks, requiring them to do a lot of outside plant work or do a truck roll to the edge of the network to push fiber deeper into the serving area and resegment the network. . (Multichannel News)
Q&A With SCTEs Mark Dzuban Aug 31, 2009
One is to change the paradigm from purely operations technology in the field -- what you might call the outside plant perspective -- to something we could call the business of engineering, which [involves both] technical skills and being conscious about the bottom line. Second, is to build the [training and educational] content for all the new areas that the industry is looking at, educating the marketplace on wireless, for example, or [Internet-protocol] networking. (Multichannel News)
The status of fiber to the home deployments in Spain Aug 13, 2009
Many of them have an old CATV system, so it is similar in price to upgrading to DOCSIS 2 (they cannot go to DOCSIS 3 without completely changing their outside plant) than to think about deploying FTTH, while going FTTH they can offer much more services and bandwidth. However, I believe that the road to follow is to try to replicate the GIT model in other areas. (Multichannel News)
First high-speed internet services expected in first half of 2010 Aug 5, 2009
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Green thumb thieves still on the loose (91) Jun 16, 2009
Last year a couple of his outside plant baskets disappeared, he said, but this is the first time the thefts have occurred on such a large scale. Linda Bell of Salon Salon had two palms for over ten years. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Ballots in the mail FridayH&N special report takes a look at local candidates May 2, 2009
Bill wrote on May 1, 2009 3:18 PM:" Write in Bill Gorman for Wired Memorial Park District Director Position #4I volunteer to be the write candidate in for Director Position 4 which nobody is on the ballotI have been motivated to become politically involved in the community to fix the corruption and end the dictatorships in Klamath County; if possible Ill go to the top and end political corruption in Oregon. I have a love for the great outdoors and have a natural ability to work and... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Stocks Under $10 Apr 4, 2009
Manufactures fiber distribution systems, optical components, outside plant cabinets, and copper cable assemblies. 96. (Investors Business Daily)
Hitachi And PBN Team Up To Deliver FTTP Solutions For Cable TV Operators Mar 13, 2009
RFoG parallels the current HFC evolution to "Fiber-deep" architecture, but extends the fiber optic path to the subscriber's premises via a Passive Optical Network (PON) outside plant architecture. PON minimizes operational expense for powering and network balancing, and the combination of RFoG and PON offers a very flexible deployment model that allows operators to closely match network improvements to revenue potential. (Multichannel News)
