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To: Retiring@35 who wrote (41677)	6/1/1999 7:04:00 PM
From: VidiVici	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Alexandre Balkanski must be finding life particularly sweet these days. Somehow I doubt it. forbes.com

To: Retiring@35 who wrote (41677)	6/1/1999 8:46:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

The rise of EuroModems.............................. cabledatacomnews.com JUNE 1999 HIGHLIGHTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rise Of The EuroModem DVB/DAVIC Presents Opportunity for New Cable Modem Players in Europe, Challenges DOCSIS Vendors June 1, 1999 For the past two years a battle has been brewing between Europe and North America over underlying standards for cable modems and interactive set-top boxes. In North America, the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) standard has been championed by major operators and is now supported by more than 25 vendors. The companies have been working to extend DOCSIS cable modem dominance to Europe, but delays in product certification and confusion about future generations of the standard have undermined the effort. Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) and Digital Audio Video Council (DAVIC) technology is the incumbent European standard for digital set-tops and is now starting to gain momentum for cable modems. EuroCableLabs (ECL), operating under the direction of the European Cable Communications Association (ECCA), has championed a DVB/DAVIC-based "EuroModem" as an alternative to DOCSIS. DVB cable modems meet the preference of some European operators for a standard that better fits their set-top architectures. There is also a desire to support home-grown Euro products, rather than importing solutions from American suppliers. ECCA/ECL issued a final EuroModem product specification on May 12, 1999. The ECCA-affiliated EuroModem Consortium then issued a tender to purchase 250,000 to 500,000 cable modems for delivery between September 1999 and December 2000. A minimum of 20,000 EuroModems are to be delivered by December 1999 and 200 are requested immediately for testing. Thirteen operators serving 25 million cable subscribers in nine European countries are involved in the tender. The sudden shift to DVB has dramatically affected a handful of small modem vendors in Europe. Elsa, Deltakabel, Teldat, and Tonna have been developing DOCSIS equipment and may have to reevaluate their strategies. Conversely, COCOM and Simac now have a competitive edge because of their advanced development and experience with DVB. The ECCA EuroModem specification is available online at ecca.be