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To: Stoctrash who wrote (39618)	4/3/1999 9:12:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

More Philips set tops headed for Europe....................... cabledatacomnews.com APRIL 1999 HIGHLIGHTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPC OPTS FOR DUAL-SUPPLIER DOCSIS STRATEGY European MSO Chooses Terayon and Nortel for Modems, GI and Philips for Digital Set-Tops The most aggressive cable Internet player in Europe, MSO United Pan-Europe Communications N.V. (UPC), unveiled a dual-supplier strategy for DOCSIS-based cable modems and set-top boxes in March, eschewing efforts by other European operators to drive acceptance of DVB cable modems. UPC selected Nortel Networks as its lead supplier for DOCSIS 1.0 and 1.1 equipment and Terayon Communication Systems as its DOCSIS 1.2 supplier. Since Terayon's DOCSIS 1.2 products will not be available until early 2000, UPC has started deploying the company's proprietary S-CDMA platform as a near-term alternative. "We are absolutely committed to a DOCSIS rollout and it will happen on DOCSIS 1.0 to 1.1 with the convergence coming at 1.2 with Terayon," said Scott Bachman, UPC's chief technology officer. UPC has formed a dedicated cable Internet service provider (ISP), Chello Broadband N.V., to serve its cable systems, which pass 4.9 million homes, and those of third-party affiliates. Bachman says UPC and other Chello affiliates are expected to deploy 450,000 to 500,000 cable modems over the next three years. UPC's dual-supplier agreements are structured to enable Terayon and Nortel to capture an equal share of that total. UPC has selected General Instrument and Philips as its two digital set-top vendors. The plan is for UPC to launch with a DVB and DOCSIS 1.1-based set-top early next year.