Cisco Systems(R) (NASDAQ:CSCO) today announced that TV
Cabo, Portugal's largest pay-TV operator, has chosen the Cisco(R)
uBR10012 Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTS) as part of its
Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) platform. TV Cabo
is deploying the Cisco CMTS to upgrade its national network to offer
ultra-high-speed broadband, voice over IP (VoIP) and high-definition
video. With this network upgrade, TV Cabo is commencing trials of the
Cisco Wideband solution, based on the Cisco family of CMTS and other
components offered by Scientific Atlanta(R), a Cisco company, and
Linksys(R), a division of Cisco.
The Cisco Wideband solution, based on a pre-standard version of
the EuroCableLabs' Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
(DOCSIS) 3.0 standard, allows TV Cabo to optimize its network and
offer increased throughput for customers, with data rates in the
hundreds of megabits and potentially gigabits per second. This is
achieved through channel bonding performed on the industry-leading
Cisco uBR10012 CMTS and cable modems from Scientific Atlanta and
Linksys.
At a press conference today, TV Cabo demonstrated future services
up to 100 Mbps for streaming high-definition video to PCs and
high-speed media downloading. Zeinal Bava, chief executive officer of
TV Cabo, said: "We believe the future of cable is a bright and
exciting one. With the new wideband technology, we have the
opportunity to show our customers new possibilities of almost
limitless bandwidth accessible from their homes."
Since launching the first broadband Internet access services in
Portugal in 1999, TV Cabo has over 350,000 broadband subscribers and
plans to introduce broadband telephone services based on voice over IP
later this year.
"Cisco has worked closely with TV Cabo to help them migrate their
network to an Internet Protocol Next Generation Network designed to
deliver converged services," said Carlos Brazao, general manager of
Cisco Systems Portugal. "We started with a Cisco IP backbone for
real-time television distribution, and implemented the Cisco CMTS
platform for broadband. Today, we have achieved another milestone with
the upgrade to the uBR10K platform and successful trials of Cisco
Wideband technology capable of delivering the highest-quality
converged entertainment and communication services to TV Cabo's
customers."
About TV Cabo
TV Cabo, a subsidiary of PT Multimedia, is a leader in the
Portuguese pay-tv market and one of the most important operators in
Europe, with approximately 1.5 million customers and a market share
above 80%.
TV Cabo's television subscription service is available nationwide,
with distribution over cable and digital satellite platforms.
TV Cabo pioneered broadband Internet access in Portugal in 1999,
with 352,000 customers in March 2006.
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