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Top 5 Tech Articles You Might Have Missed: Week of September 19

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Motorola Mobility Home

This week, the tech world has been abuzz about some major company shifts. On Monday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings publicly announced that the company will split into two separate businesses. Netflix plans to maintain its streaming video business model while spinning off its DVD rental service under the new name, Qwikster. Hewlett-Packard also appointed Meg [...]

Filed under: Bandwidth, Cable, Converged Experiences, DOCSIS 3.0, Motorola Mobility, Multi-screen, Networks, set tops, Top Friday posts | Leave a Comment »

Cable Looks to Double Down on DOCSIS Data Channels in 2012

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Motorola Mobility Home

Author: Jeff Walker, Director, CMTS Product Marketing The days of cable operators dedicating only one channel to DOCSIS data traffic are behind us. In 2011, a typical MSO is using four to six 6MHz channels for subscriber data connections. In 2012, Motorola predicts that range will double, with operators using eight to twelve channels for [...]

Filed under: DOCSIS 3.0, DVR, VOD | 4 Comments »

Unleashing The Upstream

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Motorola Mobility Home

According to the law of diminishing returns, adding more of a variable factor against a constant will, at some point, lead to a reduction in output. It’s Economics 101 and also a good way to describe cable networks and the challenges that service providers face in delivering a higher quality of service using existing infrastructure. [...]

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Predicting the Upstream

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Mari Silbey

Cable’s upstream bandwidth capacity has gotten a lot of attention recently, and with good reason. There’s no imminent crisis for the industry, but even in the residential market, cable operators have to start planning now for demand increases over the next decade. On that point, Motorola Senior Manager of Systems Engineering Dean Stoneback recently presented [...]

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What Ever Happened to CMTS Silver?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Mari Silbey

When DOCSIS 3.0 certifications and qualifications kicked into full gear a couple years back, one of the big tests for CMTS companies was how they got rated in the CableLabs tiered qualification system. There were bronze, silver, and gold levels, and the key to achieving silver was to prove upstream channel bonding capabilities. Fast forward [...]

Filed under: Bandwidth, DOCSIS 3.0, Internet, Networks | 3 Comments »

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