CableLabs® Announces CableB2B™ Program; Creates Royalty-Free IPR Pool

CableLabs® and its members are launching their CableB2B™ program, an initiative to create specifications supporting the automation of regular, day-to-day business communication between cable system operators and Internet content providers, including Application Service Providers (ASPs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

CableB2B specifications will cover portions of the business interface between cable operators and providers of services deliverable over the cable plant, through cable modems, advanced set-top boxes, and other technologies. CableLabs is developing the specifications with a large vendor group, which includes industry leaders in automated provisioning, network management, billing and customer care.

CableLabs’ members have been working with other service providers to increase the range of services available on their cable networks and to their customers.

“We have been upgrading our broadband network to deliver advanced services and provide more choices for our customers,” said Susan Marshall, senior vice president of Advanced Broadband Services for AT&T Broadband, who leads the project for the CableLabs Board of Directors. “CableB2B supports our efforts by simplifying the cooperative delivery of advanced services with other service providers, where and when it makes solid business sense.”

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