The Cable Show 2012: New Product Recap

In this feature, we look back at a selection of new telecom products and services announced around or during The Cable Show in Boston:

• The Cable Show 2012: Seven Big Takeaways
• The Cable Show 2012: Dan's Tour
• The Cable Show 2012: Photos From Boston

As usual, products are organized into the following broad categories for your convenience:

• Broadband/Cable Access & Applications
• Components & Devices
• Telecom Software & Service Provider IT

For a quick view of what we have included from your favorite vendors, glance at Table 1; and if you want to see quickly what we have included under each product category, look at Table 2.

Table 1: Vendors and products included in this Recap


Vendor	Product(s)	Comment
ActiveVideo Networks	CloudTV H5 IP	New version adds features such as virtualization, full H.264 support and comprehensive bandwidth management to the CloudTV HTML5 rendering platform
ADB	Commercial Video Solution (CVS)	Inclusion of DVR-Lite that allows for time-shift playback using off-the-shelf SDHC memory cards
Affinegy	TR-069 Auto-Configuration Server Solution	For autoprovisioning, selfcare and management of the connected home
Alticast	Windmill	End-to-end digital interactive ecosystem for TV operators with support for cable, satellite, DTT, IPTV and hybrid systems
Arris	Media Gateway and Media Player	Integration with NDS MediaHighway middleware, VideoGuard Connect DRM and the NDS Snowflake user interface
Arris	Media Services Platform MSP2800	Provides comprehensive advanced media processing capabilities for broadcast, switched digital video (SDV), video on demand (VoD), IP video, and modular cable-modem termination system (M-CMTS)
Arris	Moxi software release 2.0	New software for the Arris Whole Home Solution
Arris	Touchstone Telephony Gateway TG1672	Features 16 downstream channel bonding with Dual Band Concurrent Wi-Fi and integrated MoCA
ATCi	Simulsat Multibeam transport antenna system	Specifically designed for cable TV applications
Avail-TVN	Advanced Advertising Services	New digital advertisement insertion tools to allow content providers to monetize VoD content
Azuki Systems	Media Platform enhancements	New additions to the managed and optimized over-the-top multiscreen video delivery solution: Right Time Ad Insertion, Relevant Analytics, Bandwidth Logic and Entitlement Simplification
Casa Systems	DS8x96	Downstream module adding converged cable access platform (CCAP) functionality to C10G cable-modem termination system (CMTS) platform
Elemental Technologies	Elemental Stream	Video processing system designed to segment, package and secure live and on-demand content for multiscreen delivery
Harmonic	Iris 2.0	New version of the video quality monitoring and analytics software suite has an enhanced graphical user interface and integration with several of industry monitoring solutions
Harmonic	ProMedia Xpress	High-performance file-based transcoder for high-volume multiscreen VoD applications
Intel	Puma 6	1Gbit/s DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway
NAGRA	Broadcast-to-IP gateway	In-home edge device that acts as an independent content access point and allows live TV to be delivered to IP-enabled devices without affecting existing live TV viewing
Pace	XG1 Multituner Video Gateway	Enables next-generation video services and multiroom distribution and supports multiple user interfaces, an integrated DOCSIS 3.0 modem and six video tuners
RGB Networks	TV Everywhere advertising solution	Enables video service providers to deliver specific ads to individual viewers watching live or on-demand programming on connected TVs, PCs, smart phones, tablets or other mobile devices
Sigma Systems	Cloud Service Broker	Integrated SaaS service fulfillment solution for the selection, provisioning and management of SaaS services and applications
STMicroelectronics	Smart Audio Accessory	Worn like a pair of in-ear monitors (IEMs), the smart audio accessory has a new means of controlling and personalizing the sound experience, according to the company
TiVo	IP Set-Top Box (STB) and Stream	STB works with the company's Premiere Q home primary gateway to give access to live and recorded TV, operator VoD, plus broadband-delivered content on every TV in the home. Stream provides transcoding to enable content viewing on mobile devices
Source: Light Reading, 2012

Table 2: Contents of product categories in this Recap


Product category	Vendor	Product Name
Broadband/Cable Access & Applications	ActiveVideo Networks	CloudTV H5 IP
	ADB	Commercial Video Solution (CVS)
	Alticast	Windmill
	Arris	Media Gateway and Media Player
	Arris	Media Services Platform MSP2800
	Arris	Touchstone Telephony Gateway TG1672
	ATCi	Simulsat Multibeam transport antenna system
	Casa Systems	DS8x96
	Elemental Technologies	Elemental Stream
	Harmonic	ProMedia Xpress
	Intel	Puma 6
	NAGRA	Broadcast-to-IP gateway
	Pace	XG1 Multituner Video Gateway
	TiVo	IP Set-Top Box (STB) and Stream
Components & Devices	STMicroelectronics	Smart Audio Accessory
Telecom Software and Service Provider IT	Affinegy	TR-069 Auto-Configuration Server Solution
	Arris	Moxi software release 2.0
	Avail-TVN	Advanced Advertising Services
	Azuki Systems	Media Platform enhancements
	Harmonic	Iris 2.0
	RGB Networks	TV Everywhere advertising solution
	Sigma Systems	Cloud Service Broker
Source: Light Reading, 2012

Enjoy! And don't forget that you can click here to see our list of previous long-form features and New Product Recaps.

— Tim Hills is a freelance telecom writer and journalist. He's a regular author of Light Reading reports.

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