Europe Gives Up on 'Right to Internet' Nov 8, 2009
"This text does provide legal ammunition to continue the fight against restrictions of internet access," said J;r;mie Zimmerman, of France-based La Quadrature du Net, who added however: "The agreed text does not meet the challenge of clearly preserving a fundamental right of access to the net.". Young voters. (BusinessWeek)
Cable-Tec Expo 2009: Aurora Cranks QAM Transmitter To 80-Plus Channels Oct 29, 2009
Aurora Networks is taking the wraps off a QAM transmitter designed to support more than 80 quadrature amplitude modulation channels, with an eye toward delivering more broadband, VOD and other narrowcast services. The AT3535G, which the company is introducing at this week's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, is a sizeable step up from the 48 QAM channels supported by Aurora's previous AT3520G model. (Multichannel News)
France approves broadside to digital pirates Oct 26, 2009
La Quadrature Du Net, a group that had campaigned against the law, called it "legally and technically absurd". The Socialist Party had referred the law to the Constitutional Court but the left was also divided with many artists traditionally following the party but also supporting the right wing government's move. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Time Warner Cable NYC's QAM Song Sep 30, 2009
A QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) device. In the past year or so, according to Manchester, the cost of edge QAMs has dropped in half ; from $300 per channel to about $150. (Multichannel News)
Assessing Cable's IPTV Future Sep 26, 2009
"We see a lot of variability out there."Before they go to a full IPTV architecture, cable operators are looking to mix and match, delivering supplemental IP video to the TV while the bulk of the linear lineup continues to be MPEG-2 video over quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) channels. Set-top box makers including Cisco Systems and Motorola have introduced hybrid QAM-IP devices that allow the blending IP video using embedded DOCSIS cable modems. (Multichannel News)
NEC Exhibits PASOLINK NEO High Performance (HP) at Broadband World Forum Europe 2009 Sep 8, 2009
PASOLINK NEO HP is the top end of NEC's PASOLINK NEO product line and boasts Multilevel Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (256QAM), which more than doubles the machine's transmission capacity when compared to current PASOLINK models (more than 1Gbps capability). Moreover, the system boasts VLAN/Qos/AMR functionality, and high capacity IP data transmission, which is required for mobile backhaul as well as for networks supporting WiMAX and communications between mobile phone base stations and base... (JCN Network, Japan)
Fujitsu Optical Components and Furukawa Electric to Jointly Develop Integrated Receivers for 40Gbps and 100Gbps Optical Networks Aug 19, 2009
(2) DQPSK: Acronym for Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying ... (5) DP-QPSK: Acronym for Dual Polarization-Quadrature Phase Shift Keying. (JCN Network, Japan)
BigBand's 'Supergroup' Jul 27, 2009
The vendor's new Converged Video Exchange (CVEx for short) is designed to let operators create a single pool of quadrature amplitude modulation channels. The system then manages subscriber requests for services and allocates bandwidth on the fly, working with other resource managers. (Multichannel News)
NPL helps develop unique new calibration tool for radio frequencies Jun 23, 2009
To achieve this, NPL's Matthew Harper spent two weeks on secondment to Fluke in Norwich investigating the application of a new technique, in-phase quadrature (IQ), developed at NPL. By exploiting a timing characteristic in the operation of certain sampling oscilloscopes, IQ enables NPL to correct for timebase errors in the oscilloscope and greatly enhance the accuracy of measured waveforms. Matthew succeeded in establishing that this technique had the potential to provide AM traceability at the... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Chips Down on Personal TV Jun 16, 2009
If every single household in a neighborhood were to receive its own, personalized video stream, cable networks would not only need more spectrum reallocated for those services they'd also need a bunch of new quadrature amplitude modulation devices. BroadLogic Network Technologies this week is expected to introduce the TeraQAM BL85000, a chip designed to quadruple the density over existing QAM solutions for less than 50% of the cost. (Multichannel News)
GeckoSystems Further Smoothes Mobile Robot Movements May 8, 2009
"A 'herky jerky' mobile robot platform can be very distracting when proximate to people and other living creatures. We are very pleased with the ballet smooth movement that is now one of our many mobile robot solutions. This friendlier, non-intimidating movement of our mobile robots will further speed the adoption of them by the consumer, professional healthcare, and commercial/homeland security marketplaces, while increasing ROI for our investors," concluded Martin Spencer, President/CEO. The... (Canada Newswire)
Forty Under 40 Apr 28, 2009
Elder was directly involved in Comcasts switched digital video edge quadrature- amplitude modulation unit purchase from Arris, the initial Time Warner Cable cable-modem termination system business and Comcasts many long-term media terminal adapter and CMTS purchase agreements that have resulted in 300% growth in that MSOs business with Arris within a three-year period. The Internet has changed everyones perspective on how they receive content and information, he said. (Multichannel News)
French 'Three Strikes' Antipiracy Law Passes Second Reading Apr 4, 2009
Although a number of deputies, including some UMP members, sought to amend the bill, "None of the technical aberrations, economic nuisances or serious attacks on our rights were removed, even though they were all exposed in detail," Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesman for La Quadrature du Net, wrote in an e-mail. Among the few concessions made to the opposing deputies, Internet users who have their Internet access suspended by the Hadopi will no longer have to continue to pay their ISP while... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
U.S. lobbyists angle for influence in Europe's Net neutrality debate Mar 9, 2009
"The U.S. companies see the outcome of the fight in Europe as key," said Jeremie Zimmermann,a lobbyist for La Quadrature du Net,an Internet advocacy group based in Paris ... Net neutrality, which La Quadrature supports, is a proposal backed by some free-speech advocates and Internet businesses that seeks to bar network operators from filtering Internet traffic. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
RFMD(R) Releases Family of WCDMA/HSPA+ Power Amplifier Modules for 3G Multi-Band, Multimode Mobile Devices Feb 18, 2009
RFMD's mode-specific/multi-band offerings leverage RFMD's proven quadrature (or "balanced") PA technology and include the RF6280 3G transmit system as well as the RF9372 (single path), RF3278 (dual path) and RF6278 (triple path) broadband PAs. RFMD's quadrature PAs enhance multi-band platform capability and improve immunity to VSWR ("antenna mismatch") ... RFMD's revolutionary multimode/multi-band converged offerings include the recently introduced RF6460 front end platform, which leverages... (PR Newswire)
RFMD(R) Announces Industry's First Converged 3G/4G Cellular Front End Platform Capable of Nine-Band Coverage Feb 16, 2009
RFMD's RF6460 platform utilizes two quadrature (or "balanced") amplification paths -- one low-band and one high-band -- capable of operating in bands 1-6 and 8-10 while in WCDMA/HSPA+/LTE mode ... RFMD's mode-specific/multi-band offerings leverage RFMD's proven quadrature (or "balanced") PA technology and include the RF6280 3G transmit system as well as the RF9372 (single path), RF3278 (dual path) and RF6278 (triple path) broadband PAs ... RFMD's quadrature PAs enhance multi-band platform... (PR Newswire)
Motorola Ships 1,000 'Wideband' CMTS Modules Feb 12, 2009
The vendor's TX32 Decoupled Downstream Module supports 32 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) channels in a single slot in the Motorola BSR 64000, to deliver DOCSIS 3. 0 channel-bonded services of up to 200 Mbps downstream. (Multichannel News)
Cable Operators Feb 8, 2009
BigBand Networks has announced a new 1-GHz module for its BEQ6000 edge quadrature amplitude. Posted: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:43:44 GMT. (Multichannel News)
Hard-Core Fans Feb 8, 2009
QAM, or quadrature amplitude modulation, is the "" that cable companies use to transmit digital channels. Set-top boxes leased out by cable TV companies allow viewers to tune in to "QAM-ed" channels. (Slate)
