Marking the first commercial DOCSIS 3.1 deployment across Liberty Global’s European footprint, German subsidiary Unitymedia will launch a gigabit internet service in the city of Bochum in Q1 2018.
SCTE/ISBE, MOCA team up for DOCSIS 3.1 interoperability
The SCTE and ISBE, and the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) have announced a new SCTE/ISBE Standards operational practice that is designed to ensure interoperability between MoCA 2.0 and the new DOCSIS 3.1 specification.
Unitymedia opts for gradual analogue switch-off
German cable operator Unitymedia will switch off the analogue TV channels on its cable network in five regional steps between June 1 and 30, 2017.
Tele Columbus stays on acquisition course
Germany’s third-largest cable operator Tele Columbus remains interested in acquisitions, mainly of small, but no longer big companies, CEO Ronny Verhelst said at the presentation of the company’s new 4K home platform AdvanceTV in Berlin.
Unitymedia upgrades network to 400Mbps
German cable operator Unitymedia has commenced offering its high-speed internet access with a data rate of 400Mbps across its whole cable network.
Arris expands DOCSIS 3.1 range; launches development scheme
Arris has announced an expansion in its range of DOCSIS 3.1 devices. At the same time its launched its Touchstone Development Partner Program.
Fries: “DOCSIS 3.1 will come in 2017”
Liberty Global plans the first DOCSIS 3.1 implementations on the cable networks across its European footprint in 2017, CEO Mike Fries told Broadband TV News at the company’s Technology Summit 2016 in Amsterdam.
Liberty Global eyes next generation Horizon box
Liberty Global is evaluating a new generation of its multimedia home gateway Horizon which will be Ultra HD/4K capable.
Gigaband comes to Denmark
TDC’s Peter Bukhave Hansen has been telling Cable Congress delegates how the Danish cable operator has been rolling out next generation broadband.
Unitymedia starts DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade
German cable operator Unitymedia wants to offer internet speeds of up to 10Gbps in future.