After Cox Communications Inc. disclosed its intensions to deploy bandwidth-saving switched digital video (SDV) technology in three markets in tandem with BigBand Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: BBND) Wednesday morning, it seemed it was high time to pull together a list of who we believe is deploying SDV, where they are deploying it, and with whom. (See Cox Flips BigBand's DV Switch .)
Table 1: Switched Up
MSO
Market
Primary SDV Vendor
Digital Cable Platform
Cablevision Systems
New York City and immediate suburbs*
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Cox Communications
Northern Virginia markets*****
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Cox Communications
Orange County, Calif.**
BigBand Networks
Motorola
Cox Communications
Phoenix, Ariz.**
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Comcast
Denver, Colo. (technology trial)
C-COR, Motorola, Harmonic
Motorola
Comcast
Cherry Hill, N.J. (technology trial)
Scientific Atlanta
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Albany, N.Y. **
Scientific Atlanta
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Austin, Texas*
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Binghamton, N.Y. ****
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Columbia, S.C.*
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Green Bay, Wis.*
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Greensboro, N.C.*
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Kansas City, Mo.****
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Milwaukee, Wis.**
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Carolina
North Carolina systems (Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, Wilmington)***
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Oceanic (Hawaii)***
Scientific Atlanta
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Portland, Maine*
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Rochester, N.Y.**
Scientific Atlanta
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
San Diego, Calif.***
Scientific Atlanta
Scientific Atlanta
Time Warner Cable
Syracuse, N.Y.*
BigBand Networks
Scientific Atlanta
* Commercially deployed
** Installing system
***Contract awarded, SDV not yet installed/deployed
**** Installation/deployment status not yet known
***** Full deployment expected in next 30 days
Source: The companies and Cable Digital News research.
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