CHARTER HIRES S-A FOR ITV SERVICES

Charter Communications selected Scientific-Atlanta's service arm, SciCare Broadband Services, to aid in the cable operator's network readiness plans for 27 of its cable sites. Scientific-Atlanta will provide Charter with an extensive accounting of its operations and network strengths and weaknesses, through its SciCare assessment program called OpsNOW/NetNOW. SciCare will provide specific recommendations and specialized training to Charter technicians on activating and operating digital customer networks, digital broadband delivery systems troubleshooting and broadband network controller certification. SciCare Broadband Services helps cable operators manage and maintain their digital interactive networks and successfully integrate and launch new ITV services to cable customers.

LIBERATE DEPLOYED IN U.K. BY OMNE

Liberate Technologies says its interactive TV platform has been deployed by Omne Communications Ltd., the third-largest cable operator in the United Kingdom. The Omne's digital broadband network will pass 325,000 homes in southwest Scotland and northwest England. Its service offers interactive television, fixed-line voice telephony and high-speed broadband delivery using a Pace Micro Technologies home gateway box. Interactive services on the platform will include an electronic program guide, interactive games and e-mail.

BROADCOM SHOWS SMALLER DWDM TRANSPORT APPLICATION

Broadcom Corp. last week demonstrated a dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) application that is significantly smaller and consumes less power than today's solutions. The application directly connects an XFP (10-Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable) module to Broadcom's highly integrated BCM8511B DWDM Transport Processor. The combination of these products enables equipment providers to deploy higher port density DWDM systems used by telecommunication companies for transmitting information in wide and metropolitan area networks.

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