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5-27-98
[more to come this week]
* Hayes to Manufacture, Market and Distribute Bay's Cable Modems
* Zenith to File Chapter 11, Cable Modem Business For Sale
* Nihon Network Services Launches Commercial Data Services in Japan
* Motorola to Host Retail Forum '98
* @Home Introduces @Home Assistant, a Customized Access Tool
* Shaw Expands Commitment for Motorola Modems
* France Telecom to Deploy Com21 Cable Modems
* Wegdewood to Deploy Com21 Modems in Chicago
* Time Warner's San Diego RoadRunner Service to Offer Video E-Mail
* @Home and Cisco to Promote Cable Modems on 12-Mall Tour
* MediaCity to Offer Data Services over Galaxy Cablevision
* Computer City to Retail Hayes' Cable Modems
* Microsoft, Oracle & Intel Considering Investment in RoadRunner
* Videon to Use Bay's Modems for WAVE Service
* CATV CyberLab Migrates South
Bay Networks has announced that it has entered into a multi-pronged
agreement with Hayes that calls for Hayes to manufacture, market and
distribute Bay's LANcity LCP cable modem and future MCNS-compliant modems
on an OEM basis. The announcement also indicates that Bay and Hayes will
co-develop future generations of cable modems. The announcement did not
mention the future of Hayes' existing effort to develop and market a
MCNS-compliant cable modem based on Cisco's design.
The deal with Hayes provides Bay with its first solid retail channel.
Without a partnership with a strong retailer, Bay was destined to lose the
majority of its market share for subscriber units. Hayes was not so
desperate. While it would be interesting to learn, financial terms were
not disclosed.
Bay will continue to develop and market its proprietary and MCNS-compliant
CMTS solution.
In a separate announcement, Hayes reported that it would develop a
MCNS-compliant system with a USB interface. The news isn't startling,
considering that most cable modem suppliers plan to offer a USB interface
option, pending demand.
Bay Networks
baynetworks.com
Hayes
hayes.com
Zenith to File Chapter 11, Cable Modem Business For Sale
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Zenith Electronics has announced that it will file for Chapter 11
bankruptcy and will sell its cable modem business. In addition, Zenith
will become a wholly owned subsidiary of LG, a Korean firm that holds a 55%
interest in the company. Debts will be folded into LG stock. Zenith
stockholders will be screwed and won't benefit from the distribution.
Last week, Zenith announced that it would develop a MCNS-compliant cable
modem system. The announcement was most likely delivered so that the
business unit would be more attractive to potential buyers.
Zenith
zenith.com
Nihon Network Services Launches Commercial Data Services in Japan
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On April 1, Nihon Network Services [NNS] launched commercial data services
in two unnamed Japanese cities. NNS serves 130,000 video subs and plans to
have 22,000 to 30,000 homes passed by data services by the end of the year.
NNS is offering a tiered service, supporting 64Kbps to 1.5 Mpbs.
Furukawa Electric, one of many Japanese distributors for Com21 landed the
deal. In addition to NNS, Furukawa integrated Com21's system over Kochi
Cable Television.
Com21
com21.com
Furukawa Electric
furukawa.co.jp
Motorola to Host Retail Forum '98
==========================
Motorola has announced that it will host a forum to promote and inform the
retail industry about cable modems. The event, which will be held in
Chicago this fall will feature keynote presentations from Richard Sharp,
Chairman and CEO of Circuit City; William Bluestein, VP of New Media
Research; and Chris Galvin, CEO and President of Motorola.
Hats off to Moto. It is an encouraging step towards a retail driven market.
Motorola
mot.com
@Home Introduces @Home Assistant, a Customized Access Tool
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@Home has introduced a customized software tool that will allow users to
easily access personalized information including email, topic specified
news, sports and financial data. System requirements include Windows 95 or
NT, at least 16 MB of RAM and Netscape or IE.
@Home
home.net
Shaw Expands Commitment for Motorola Modems
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Motorola has announced an agreement with Shaw Cablesystems to expand the
Shaw@Home cable modem service into the Calgary, Saskatoon and Fort McMurray
markets. According to the terms of the agreement, Shaw will up to 50,000
of its CyberSURFR and CyberSURFR Wave cable modems.
Motorola
mot.com
Shaw
shaw.ca
France Telecom to Deploy Com21 Cable Modems
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Com21 has announced that France Telecom will deploy its cable modems for a
commercial launch scheduled for later this month. It plans to begin
deploying services in Angers, Montepellier, Bordeaux, Marseille and St.
Quentin en Yvelines this summer. France Telecom passes 1,700,000 homes.
Philips landed the deal for Com21 and will provide integration of the
services.
France Telecom
francetelecom.com
Philips Broadband Networks
pbn-us.be.philips.com
Com21
com21.com
Wegdewood to Deploy Com21 Modems in Chicago
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Wegdewood Communications has announced that it will deploy Com21's cable
modems in Chicago for a data service to be launched later this month. The
service will be available to 18,000 MDUs.
Com21
com21.com
Time Warner's San Diego RoadRunner Service to Offer Video E-Mail
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Southwestern Cable TV, a division of Time Warner Cable, has announced that
it will offer Cubic VideoComm's CVideo video e-mail for its RoadRunner
service. RoadRunner claims 9,000 subs in Southwestern's San Diego market.
Southwestern Cable TV
san.rr.com
Cubic VideoComm
cvideomail.com
Road Runner
rdrun.com
@Home and Cisco to Promote Cable Modems on 12-Mall Tour
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@Home and Cisco have announced that they will hit the road on a 12-city
tour to promote cable modem technology at shopping malls. Cisco and @Home
are collecting sponsors (cable modem vendors & consumer retailers) for the
campaign in which the companies expect to reach 360,000 folks. The tour,
which will run from August through November is scheduled to stop in Dallas,
Phoenix, New Jersey, Long Island, Connecticut, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Seattle, San Francisco, Nashville, San Diego, and Orange County.
Known as "The Cisco/@Home Internet Revolution Mall Tour", the campaign will
include live demonstrations of cable modem technology.
@Home
home.net
Cisco
cisco.com
MediaCity to Offer Data Services over Galaxy Cablevision
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MediaCity has announced that it will offer its ISP Channel data services
over Galaxy Cablevision's systems in Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky,
Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska. The MSO serves approximately 180,000 video
subs. Galaxy's Oxford, Mississippi system will be the first to offer the
service.
MediaCity utilizes cable modem systems from both 3Com and Com21. The
service is offered to end-users at $49.95 per month. The Galaxy deal
brings MediaCity's total homes passed to more than 500,000.
ISP Channel
ispchannel.com
Computer City to Retail Hayes' Cable Modems
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Hayes has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Computer
City to market Hayes' ULTRA cable modems in Computer City stores. Computer
City will initially begin offering the modems in the Atlanta market, where
Prestige Cable offers data services over a 50,000 video sub system.
Under the terms of agreement, Hayes and Computer City will collaborate on
service sign-ups, installation including scheduling and coordination,
configuration and operation training, service and support, joint product
merchandising, and in-store support training.
Computer City operates 96 retail stores in North America
Computer City
computercity.com
Hayes
hayes.com
Microsoft, Oracle & Intel Considering Investment in RoadRunner
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The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft is considering a $400
million investment in RoadRunner. The news follows indications that Oracle
and Intel were also pursuing an investment. If a Microsoft investment
materializes, it is believed that the software giant would grab a 20% stake
in the cable modem service.
RoadRunner
rdrun.com
Microsoft
microsoft.com
Oracle
oracle.com
Intel
intel.com
Videon to Use Bay's Modems for WAVE Service
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Bay Networks has announced that Videon Cablesystems has selected its
LANcity cable modem system for the MSO's WAVE service. Videon, the fourth
largest Canadian operator has already launched data services to 25,000
homes in Winnipeg and plans to expand the service dramatically during this
year.
Videon serves 178,000 video subs throughout Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.
Videon Cablesystems
videon.ca
Bay Networks
baynetworks.com
CATV CyberLab Migrates South
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The CATV CyberLab has relocated its offices from Palatine, Illionis to St.
Petersburg, Florida. Please update your contact information accordingly:
CATV CyberLab
6860 S. Gulfport Blvd
Suite 346
St. Petersburg, FL 33707
TEL: (813) 367-0380
FAX: (813) 367-0382
E-mail addresses and web site URLs will remain the same.
CATV CyberLab
catv.org
c Copyright 1998 CATV CyberLab
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