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TIME WARNER BEGINS TESTING PACE HD SET-TOP

Pace Micro Technology last week said Time Warner Cable is the first MSO to field test its new DC-550 hi-def box. Pace said TWC is testing the 550 in several divisions as part of the process to ascertain that the box is ready for consumer use. "This is evidence that cable operators are responding to consumer demand for a more sophisticated HD user experience with rich graphics and scaled video," said Neil Gaydon, president of Pace Micro Technology Americas. The DC-550 boasts processing speeds of 260 MIPS and features 64 megs of memory.

IEEE LOOKS TO SPEED UP 802.11 SPECIFICATIONS

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While many vendors have tinkered with the tech behind 802.11 products to achieve proprietary speed boosts from 72 to 108 Mbps, the party line on maximum output for 802.11a and 802.11g specs remains 54Mbps. This might soon change. The IEEE 802.11 Working Group has begun work on a high-performance standard that could potentially boost both 802.11b (now at 11Mbps) and 802.11a standards. Proposals say the new spec, tentatively called 802.11n, could allow for speeds from 108Mbps all the way up to 320Mbps. The new spec is not expected to be completed until 2005 or 2006.

TVN INKS VOD PACT; INSIGHT LAUNCHES KIDS NET

TVN Entertainment announced last week that it will distribute, encode and provide asset management of approximately 30 hours of VOD programming for Discovery Networks per month. Programming from all 12 of Discovery's U.S. Networks is covered under the agreement, including the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, the Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery Kids Channel, Discovery Times Channel, Discovery Home & Leisure Channel, the Health Network and Discovery en Espanol. Meanwhile, TVN affiliate Insight announced it will launch a childrens SVOD package.

MOVIELINK INKS PACT WITH HOLLYWOOD.COM

Movielink has announced that it will begin offering its content through Hollywood.com. The movie download service, which requires a high-speed connection, offers single films for $4.99. (new releases) and under. Movielink is backed by the five major U.S. studios.

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