Arris is set to take the leadership of the video infrastructure market, taking over from Cisco, with Technicolor claiming the #3 ranking.
Technicolor to acquire Cisco STB business for €550m
Technicolor has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cisco to acquire its customer premises equipment (CPE) business for €550 million in a cash and stock transaction.
Intense STB market consolidation not over
Arris’ acquisition of Pace created the largest set-top manufacturer, with 22% worldwide market share of the set-top box market.
Cisco and Vector with joint offer
Cisco and Vector have announced their collaborative efforts to bring cable operators future proof answers to current challenges of network evolution.
Cisco to enable 10 Gbps Internet access
Cisco has launched the industry’s first Evolved Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) capable of running internet access of 10 Gbps.
New CEO for Cisco
Cisco has appointed Chuck Robbins as its CEO, effective July 26.
Video infrastructure software spending shifting to headend
New Q4 data from Synergy Research Group shows that headend-oriented software is accounting for an ever-larger share of video infrastructure software revenues, while content protection share of the market is declining.
Cisco maintains lead in video infrastructure software and hardware
New Q3 data from Synergy Research Group shows that Cisco maintains a strong market lead in both video infrastructure software and hardware, with its worldwide share of revenues approaching 20% in both segments.
Akado Telekom set to snub Cisco
In what is arguably a sign of the political times, the Russian cable operator Akado Telekom has decided to replace Cisco equipment in its network with that supplied by its Chinese competitor Huawei.
Thexton quits Cisco for YouView
YouView has announced the appointment of Nick Thexton as its new chief technology officer.