When people think about security and IP traffic, they typically think about digital rights management (DRM), and all the attendant connotations that come with it. However, there are really two different types of security to consider: DRM that secures the content itself, and network security, which secures the transport of IP packets. In the second [...]
Filed under: Cable, CableCARD, DOCSIS 3.0, IP, Motorola News, Networks | 6 Comments »
The NCTA conducted an interesting form of outreach last week. After apparently reading a number of unflattering and possibly inaccurate reports on switched digital video’s impact on CableCARD retail devices, the association put out the word that it would conduct a conference call briefing for any bloggers and journalists interested in discussing the topic. The [...]
Filed under: Cable, CableCARD, CE, Switched Digital, Tru2way | 4 Comments »
As we settle comfortably into 2008, switched digital video (SDV) technology is hitting its stride. First came news of the tuning resolver, a device designed (by Motorola and others) to allow retail products with one-way CableCARDs to access two-way, switched digital services. Light Reading reports that CableLabs officially issued specs for the tuning resolver on [...]
Filed under: Bandwidth, Cable, CableCARD, HDTV, Motorola News, Switched Digital | 2 Comments »
Now that the Consumer Electronics Show mania has begun (27 days and counting…), it’s worth a brief look back to eleven months ago and CES 2007: The Headlines, The Celebrities, The (Motorola) Products. The Headlines… Nearly a Year Later It’s All About the TV/PC – Dan Costa at PC Magazine wrote about bridging the gap [...]
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CableLabs put out a release earlier this week on a new device to give retail CableCARD devices access to switched digital video services. And folks have been clamoring for details ever since. (Dave, Jeff, that means you…) Here’s what I found out. First, the cable industry is moving quickly. As much as consumers don’t want [...]
Filed under: Cable, CableCARD, CE, DVR, Switched Digital | 10 Comments »
