Vantiva, the home networks and set-top box provider formerly known as Technicolor, has entered into a call option agreement with CommScope to acquire the latter’s home networks division, which provides residential connectivity equipment and video set top boxes. Vantiva said that its planned acquisition of CommScope Home Networks represents a transformational transaction. In the year […]
Norwegian telco Telenor Sverige has partnered with CommScope to offer its customers a new Android TV-powered set-top box. The VIP5702W delivers UHD 4K video, and comes with dual-band selectable Wi-Fi. It also provides users with the full Android TV experience, with access to thousands of apps via the Google Play store. Hanna Idstam, manager TV […]
Orange Moldova has selected CommScope to provide the hardware for its latest generation Android TV set top box. Orange TV Box 4K offers subscribers the next generation of a Hybrid DVB-C and IP connected 4K UHD digital video decoder that receives broadcast DVB-C TV services while also connecting to the Internet to provide OTT streaming […]
Commscope has officially delayed the spin-off of its home networks division. Revealed as a part of its NEXT transformation plan in April 2021, Commscope announced plans to spin-off its home networks business as a standalone company. However, the company said that the division experienced ‘unfavourable performance’ in the second half of 2021, leading it to […]
Vodafone Germany has announced a partnership with Commscope to deploy the network solutions provider’s Touchstone TG6442 DOCSIS 3.1 cable gateways. The TG6442 gateway will be available to “millions of subscribers” and promises to improve in-home Wi-Fi connections and deliver faster broadband speeds with lower latency. The tech supports high split to meet the demand for […]
ViacomCBS has announced the migration from satellite to IP content distribution with CommScope. The broadcast giant has launched FAVE and migrated its DABL and select Showtime linear channels from satellite to Content Delivery Network (CDN) IP distribution using the CommScope DigiCipher Streaming system. CommScope said that the migration represents the first ViacomCBS services to be […]
Australian TV operator Foxtel has partnered with Commscope to launch its new iQ5 streaming set-top box. The iQ5 STB offers access to over 50,000 hours of content in 4K UHD. Its stacked design features a detachable 1TB hard drive, and access to streaming apps including including Netflix, YouTube, ABC iView, SBS On Demand, Amazon Prime, […]
Digital TV Europe has announced its next DTVE Digital Symposium session taking place on October 19, 3pm BST. This symposium session will see Digital TV Europe editor Stuart Thomson join technology leader CommScope, streaming video delivery and monetisation specialist View TV and research powerhouse Omdia’s Marija Masalskis to look at how service providers can capture a slice […]
Orange Slovensko, the operator’s Slovakian business, has launched a new Android TV Operator Tier set-top box. The STB is run on the nangu.TV platform, and utilises the tech of network solutions provider CommScope and Conditional Access System (CAS) provider Viaccess Orca. The platform promises to give customers easy management of third-party applications, while offering Orange […]
Orange Slovensko has partnered with CommScope to launch a new generation of Android TV-powered set-top boxes. Promising to give subscribers a ‘richer entertainment’ experience, the new Android TV STB provides access to OTT streaming services, on-demand content and broadcast IPTV services. Júlia Piovarči, Corporate Project Manager, Orange Slovensko, said: “There is no doubt that television […]
