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Cable / Telecom News March 11, 2011 15 years ago

Next-generation services, Werner keynote, highlight third annual SCTE Canadian Summit

EXTON, PA – This year’s SCTE Canadian Summit attracted approximately 700 attendees, including an increased number of representatives from countries beyond North America, plus 10 first-time vendor exhibitors, organizers said Friday. Kicking off with a keynote address by Comcast EVP and CTO Tony Werner, the two-day event featured a sweeping look at what is on the horizon for the industry. Next-generation panels addressed video architectures, access platforms, and provisioning and management, while other presentations targeted topics like business services, fibre-to-the-home, home networking and gateways, optimizing upstream capacity, and the coming transition to IPv6. “SCTE Canadian Summit continues to evolve as a focal… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News March 10, 2011 15 years ago

SCTE Canadian Summit: Comcast, TWC Scuffling Over CMAP?

TORONTO – Despite attempts to smooth over their differences, Comcast and Time Warner Cable appear at least somewhat at odds over a proposed next-generation architecture for the cable industry. Hints about potentially key technical differences between Time Warner’s new convergence edge project and a similar project pioneered by Comcast kept cropping up at the SCTE Canadian Summit here the past two days. Although cable executives tried to downplay any differences between the two initiatives, it appears the two biggest U.S. MSOs may be charting somewhat divergent paths on the new architecture, frustrating the original goals of cable technologists, aggravating… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News March 9, 2011 15 years ago

SCTE Canadian Summit: Comcast CTO Werner (a former Rogers engineer) sees cloudy future for media

TORONTO – Peeking through the network clouds, Comcast CTO and executive vice-president Tony Werner has seen the future and it is digital rights management. In a keynote address at the SCTE Canadian Summit Tuesday morning, Werner predicted that “physical media will disappear” by 2020 as “digital assets move to the cloud.” As a result, he said, consumers will largely acquire the rights to use digital media content in certain ways, instead of buying huge computer hard drives, Blu-ray players, and other devices, or building collections of DVDs, CDs, tapes, books, newspapers, and other physical assets. “Life is not about having big… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News March 9, 2011 15 years ago

Rogers spending big to stay ahead of huge network growth. Without that, congestion would overwhelm

TORONTO – The fact that Industry Minister Tony Clement doesn’t see or believe in network congestion should be taken as a point of pride by Rogers, according to its SVP Access Networks, Dermot O’Carroll. During the opening panel session Wednesday morning at the third annual SCTE Canadian Summit, moderator Leslie Ellis, asked O’Carroll asked what he thought of the usage-based billing fracas and about how the Industry Minister (the primary politician who oversees the telecom business in Canada) recently took to Twitter to say he doesn’t believe there is network congestion.

Cable / Telecom News March 9, 2011 15 years ago

Jette named VP, CTO at Cogeco

MONTREAL – Philippe Jette has been named vice president and chief technology officer of Cogeco Cable. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the company’s technological direction and strategic development, as well as the use and management of technologies for new and existing products. Over the past two decades, Jette (pictured) has managed and lead business units and engineering organizations, telecommunications networks, and product and technology in Canada – through stints with Rogers, Bell Mobility and Bell Canada – and abroad.

"I am proud to have Philippe… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News March 9, 2011 15 years ago

Rogers offers $1.85B in senior notes

TORONTO – Rogers Communications rolled out a $1.85 billion debt securities offering on Tuesday consisting of $1.45 billion of 5.34% notes due 2021 and $400 million of 6.56% notes due 2041. The 5.34% senior notes due 2021 are priced at $999.54 per $1,000 principal amount, for an effective yield of 5.346% per annum if held to maturity. They will mature on March 22, 2021. The 6.56% senior notes due 2041 are priced at par for an effective yield of 6.56% per annum if held to maturity. They will mature on March 22, 2041. Rogers said that the net proceeds from the offering… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News March 8, 2011 15 years ago

SCTE Canadian Summit gets under way today with Comcast CTO Werner

TORONTO – A keynote address from Comcast Cable’s chief technology officer Tony Werner will highlight day one of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers 2011 Canadian Summit. Werner has worked for a number of large cable operations over the years, including a stint at Rogers Cable. His breakfast speech is on the theme “Broadband Video: Challenge or Opportunity” and if anyone would know, it’s the guy who oversees one of the world’s largest, most diverse fibre and coaxial plants in the world. He is sticking around until Wednesday, too, when he will be on a panel of well-known and respected industry… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News March 8, 2011 15 years ago

Sportsnet signs on for four more years of UFC

TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has signed a new four-year agreement for the rights to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) television events in Canada. Sportsnet said that it will have a consistent schedule of UFC programming including preliminary fights of UFC pay-per-view events and UFC Fight Night events, and has established the home sports position for the 10 p.m. (ET) timeslot for The Ultimate Fighter series. In addition, it will provide UFC content on a non-exclusive basis across other platforms. “This deal cements our commitment to bring fans the best UFC coverage in Canada,” said Scott Moore, president of Rogers Broadcasting, in the announcement…. Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News March 3, 2011 15 years ago

700 MHz Auction: Wireless newcomers want it all set aside for them; an analysis

“WE’RE AT SUCH A significant spectrum disadvantage, we think government should level the playing field,” says Globalive CEO Tony Lacavera about the wireless auction of 700 MHz spectrum, expected in late 2012. So significant is that disadvantage, the federal government should set aside all of the spectrum and bar any wireless company which holds 800 MHz spectrum (each of the big incumbents, that is) from participating in the 700 auction. “We know we’re making a pretty significant ask here, but on the other hand, the incumbents have incredible swaths of spectrum,” added Lacavera (whose wireless company operates as Wind, of course)… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News March 3, 2011 15 years ago

Group Licensing: Broadcasters shoot back at producers, and at each other, over Cancon spend

OTTAWA – Let’s not get lost in the weeds, Canadian broadcasters have told the CRTC. With respect to calls for more specific Canadian content spending requirements suggested by some parties to the group-based licence renewals of the private broadcasters, broad and flexible rules will do a much better job than micro-managing the broadcasters’ Cancon spending obligations – and any requirements to spend additional money on Canadian content should be rejected, say those broadcasters. CTVglobemedia, Rogers Media, Shaw Media and Corus Entertainment argue that many, particularly those from the creative sector, are trying to re-write the rules by requiring specific spending obligations… Continue Reading

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