Here's a glance at who's deploying switched digital video, where it's being deployed, and with whom

Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor

August 22, 2007

3 Min Read
SDV Deployment Snapshot

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.





Know of any that should be added to this list or anything here that could use some altering? If so, just send us the good word.

— Jeff Baumgartner, Site Editor, Cable Digital News

About the Author(s)

Jeff Baumgartner

Senior Editor, Light Reading

Jeff Baumgartner is a Senior Editor for Light Reading and is responsible for the day-to-day news coverage and analysis of the cable and video sectors. Follow him on X and LinkedIn.

Baumgartner also served as Site Editor for Light Reading Cable from 2007-2013. In between his two stints at Light Reading, he led tech coverage for Multichannel News and was a regular contributor to Broadcasting + Cable. Baumgartner was named to the 2018 class of the Cable TV Pioneers.

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