CableLabs and Members Seek Home Network Technology Input.LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs(R)) and its members have established a project aimed at identifying and characterizing major vendors and products available for the provision of network-based cable services through in-home networks. The network-based services considered include audio, video, high-speed data, and telephony. AT&T Vice President of Broadband Technology broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. Glenn Edens is chairing the effort on behalf of the CableLabs Executive Committee. He has scheduled meetings in Denver, Colorado for early October. Companies interested in presenting information to this group during those meetings should contact Terry Shaw at CableLabs, 303-661-9100, or t.shaw@cablelabs.com. A letter outlining the initiative was sent to about two dozen home networking technology companies in mid-September. Simultaneous with the letter, CableLabs sent out two requests for information, one for In-Home Transmission Technology and the other for Media Access Point Technology. Suppliers may elect to respond to either, or both, of these requests. CableLabs and its members intend to work closely with existing technology suppliers to develop home networking solutions that can deliver cable-based services with carrier-grade quality. Once networking solutions that work well for cable modems cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. have been developed, CableLabs will encourage any interested vendor to use these solutions in making products. Because this technology is still in the development stage, this project will not result in an approved list Approved list A list of equities and other investments that a financial institution or mutual fund is allowed to invest in. See: Legal list. approved list See legal list. of vendors, nor will there be purchasing recommendations. CableLabs members will make individual selections of vendors with which to proceed. CableLabs members including AT&T Broadband & Internet Services, Adelphia Cable, Chambers Communications, Charter Communications Charter Communications NASDAQ: CHTR is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 5.7 million customers in 29 states. It is the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the U.S. , Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , MediaOne, Prime Cable, Rogers Cablesystems, and Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. are supporting this effort. CableLabs is a research and development consortium of cable television system operators representing North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . CableLabs plans and funds research and development projects that will help cable companies take advantage of future opportunities and meet future challenges in the cable television industry. It also transfers relevant technologies to member companies and to the industry. In addition, CableLabs acts as a clearinghouse to provide information on current and prospective technological developments that are of interest to the cable industry. CableLabs maintains web sites at www.cablelabs.com; www.opencable.com; www.cablemodem.com; www.packetcable.com, and www.cablenet.org. |
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