ABI Research Finds Cable Companies Looking to IP to Enable ''Triple Play''.OYSTER BAY Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. , N.Y. -- The large cable operators - especially in North America - are migrating. Faced with a mounting threat from telcos offering the iconic "triple play" of voice, data and video services, cable television operators like Time Warner in the US and NTL NTL Nevertheless NTL National Transportation Library NTL Norsk Tjenestemannslag NTL National Training Laboratories NTL Never Too Late NTL Nothing to Lose NTL National Training Laboratory NTL None the Less NTL Number Theory Library in the UK are moving to install "next generation network architecture" (NGNA NGNA Next Generation Network Architecture NGNA National Gerontological Nursing Association NGNA N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid NGNA Next Generation Network Access ) based on IP (Internet Protocol) technologies. A new study from ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research - "Worldwide CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. Infrastructure Market" - examines this migration, the new services it will enable, and the new revenue streams that it will bring to cable operators. A key component, says Michael Arden, the firm's principal analyst of broadband and residential entertainment technologies, is the DOCSIS Set-Top Gateway DOCSIS Set-top Gateway (or DSG) is a specification describing how out of band data is delivered to a cable set-top box. Cable set-top boxes need a reliable source of out of band data for information such as program guides, channel lineups, and updated code images. , which incorporates a broadband modem allowing high-speed delivery of video and other rich content through an IP connection rather than by the conventional cable. "That allows for easier and more interactive delivery of certain services," says Arden. "Video-on-demand will be the first, but later the architecture will permit additional, interactive services: Voice over IP, wireless, on-demand music channels, network-based personal video recording, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , messaging, gaming and more." Using switched-video technology, it also allows the cable company to know which channel a customer is requesting. That means more efficient use of bandwidth, but will also provide the cable operator with detailed knowledge of users' consumption patterns for marketing and advertising. Telcos are already starting to offer such packages with their broadband and triple-play offerings, and, says Arden, the cable companies are desperate to catch up before their rivals gain an irreversible lead. This shift in network architecture isn't proceeding in the same way everywhere. Cable market penetration and size, the age of networks, and broadband alternatives all play roles outside North America. The "Worldwide CATV Infrastructure Market" study examines various aspects of CATV economics, including subscriber growth, industry revenue sources, industry concentration trends, and competitive pressures. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , ABI Research maintains global operations that support annual research programs, quarterly intelligence services and market reports in wireless, automotive, semiconductors, broadband, and energy. Their market research products can be found on the Web at www.abiresearch.com, or by calling 516.624.2500. |
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