June 23, 2008 2:21 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Cabling,
Cox Cable,
FTTH,
VerizonCox Cable has issued an RFI that includes requests for PON/RF distribution with high-speed broadband, very similar to the FiOS model of Verizon. The RFI leaked last week at NXTcomm but had been rumored even before that show. It is apparently a true RFI, meaning that there is no immediate...
April 3, 2008 12:54 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband,
Cabling,
ComcastComcast will be rolling out a DOCSIS 3.0 trial in Minnesota, with the top download speed 50 Mbps (5 Mbps upload). The service will be the first deployment of the faster cable modem standard, and the interest level will be high since DOCSIS 3.0 is the only architecture that can rival FTTH in...
April 1, 2008 1:39 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Cabling,
FTTH,
Triple play services,
VideoThe cable companies are taking the threat of FiOS seriously and promoting technologies that are more suitable for deep fiber and FTTH in their own plants. The activity is concentrated in what is called “RFoG” or RF over Glass, meaning mechanisms to perform the opto-electrical transformation...
February 29, 2008 2:19 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband,
Cabling,
Verizon,
VideoCablevision reported better numbers, best of the major cable TV providers, and a sharp reduction in capex. Capex as a percent of revenues has dropped from over 16% (about what the US RBOCs spend) through 13% to slightly more than 11%. All of this suggests that the firm is taking a price-war model...
January 4, 2008 8:59 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband,
Cabling,
IP services,
Optical Networking,
Triple play servicesVerizon's FiOS plans in 2008 include obtaining some franchises in major metro centers and increasing its HD channel count to 150, both of which are likely to cause further angst for the cable companies. In the former area, Verizon faces the issue of efficient delivery to multiple dwelling units...
December 31, 2007 10:13 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Cabling,
capital expense,
CiscoLower prices on cable modem termination system ports are likely in 2008, and this often means that the cable companies are putting pressure on the vendors with advance notice of procurements. The changes in pricing will come with some capability to re-architect the downstream bandwidth to the home,...
November 16, 2007 2:10 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Cabling,
Video AdapterVerizon has asked the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) to work on raising the maximum broadband capacity of MoCA to 400 Mbps, a move that may signal Verizon's interest in using MoCA to distribute video and broadband to multiple homes from a...
October 31, 2007 8:31 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Cabling,
RegulationsThe FCC voted today on a number of matters that impact the competition between cable companies and telcos, and it appears that the telcos won the day. In one action, the FCC adopted a Second Report and Order that further clarifies the right of new market entrants to obtain fair process in...
October 24, 2007 2:08 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband,
Cabling,
Triple play servicesVerizon will be making a symmetrical version of broadband available to consumers at a very reasonable price in a move that seems certain to be a slap at the architectural limits of cable broadband. The FiOS symmetrical offer will provide 20 Mbps in both directions for $65 per month, according to AP...
