Akio Toyoda announced on Thursday that his company plans to invest $495 million to build an engine plant in Brazil.
Toyoda was in the country attending the inauguration of Toyota's (IW 1000/5) third factory in Brazil.
The engine factory, to be located in Porto Feliz -- 20 miles from Sorocaba -- will be ready in 2015, employ 600 people and churn out engines for Etios and Corolla cars.
It will eventually enable Toyota to produce the two models with 85% local content and thus avoid being subject to the 30% import tax.
Last April, Brazilian authorities introduced a new directive known as Inovar Auto aimed at spurring innovation by forcing automakers to invest in vehicle and component research and product development.
The move triggered a flood of inward investment in the domestic auto market by companies hoping to avoid the import tax.
Toyota plans to introduce Etios compact cars, currently produced for the Indian and South African markets, in Brazil in September, with engines imported from Japan.
"We can say that the Etios will be a car made by Brazilians for Brazilians," Toyoda said.
The Japanese automaker said the new investments are aimed at boosting local production "now that the Brazilian auto market is showing signs of consistent growth."
Sales in Brazil -- the world's fourth largest auto market after the United States, China and Japan -- fell 1.2% in the first half of 2012, compared with the same period last year, according to the National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers.
But government stimulus measures fueled signs of a rebound in June, when sales rose 22.9% to 353,200 units, from 287,500 in May, according to the auto trade organization.
2012年8月10日星期五
2012年8月9日星期四
Tips to used-car drivers who will ride it till the wheels fall off
My grandmother Big Mama would never have approved of my philosophy about car buying.
Although I’ve bought several new cars, I’m also a huge advocate of buying used. Big Mama was not.
“You are just buying somebody’s heartache,” she would say.
Yes, there are plenty of lemons out there. But increasingly, people don’t have to argue about new vs. used. They are keeping their cars for many years. My husband and I had a 1996 Toyota Camry that we bought used and have since passed on to a niece. Today the car, which she still drives, has more than 200,000 miles.
So, being the penny pincher that I am, I was pleased to see a survey showing that the primary vehicle of 60 percent of respondents had more than 100,000 miles. Two in three survey participants said they planned on driving their cars for more than 150,000 miles or “until it dies.”
The survey also found that, overwhelmingly, people believe 10 or more years is a fitting life span for owning a vehicle. And most say that even if the economy were better, it would not change their propensity to keep their vehicle longer.
“Our data has been showing this trend for the past three years, but what is most compelling is that longer ownership has become an embedded habit for car owners, regardless of what the economy does,” said Brian Hafer, vice president of marketing for AutoMD.com. “This significant lengthening of the ownership cycle looks like it is here to stay.”
When asked how this new, longer vehicle life cycle would affect the choice of their next car, 52 percent said they would look at practicality rather than style because they wanted the vehicle to last. Helping the trend are better-made vehicles and online help for owners with repair issues.
It’s a good thing people are holding onto their cars, because they won’t get a big price break on late-model used vehicles. The price gap between new and used vehicles in many segments has narrowed significantly, said Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst of automotive insights for Kelley Blue Book. In recent commentary on KBB’s Web site, Gutierrez said new vehicles on average are selling for only 11.5 percent more than a comparable one-year-old used car. Used subcompact and compact cars offer consumers an average savings of only between 5 and 7 percent.
“While traditionally shoppers would save thousands of dollars by purchasing a slightly used vehicle rather than new, this is no longer the case, as used-car values remain near their all-time peak,” Gutierrez wrote.
Here’s the thing. If you’d like to hang onto your car for a decade or more, you’ve got to take care of it. That means building into your budget a monthly allowance for car maintenance. Notice I didn’t say repairs. I mean put money away to get regular checkups so that a mechanic can identify issues early before you’re on the side of the road with a steaming engine.
Set aside the money in a “life happens” fund (an account separate from your emergency fund in which money is regularly deposited and withdrawn to cover various expenses) so that when the manufacturer’s recommended checkups come around, you’ll have the cash to pay for them.
Don’t ignore the “check engine light.” Here’s something I learned from AutoMD.com: Ignoring that light could affect your mileage. Given the rising price of gas, that should get your attention. Your miles per gallon measure could be reduced by as much as 30 percent.
One of the most expensive repair mistakes is neglecting preventive maintenance and minor repairs, AutoMD.com says. That rattle you hear is telling you something. When was the last time you changed your engine oil and filter? Squeaky brakes? Get them looked at before you hear a metal-on-metal sound.
Yes, I know. You ignore problems or maintenance because you’re too busy or too broke. One-quarter of drivers admitted to neglecting repairs and maintenance on their vehicles mostly because of their economic situation, according to a survey by AAA. Twenty percent of survey participants said they would have to use a credit card to pay for car repairs.
Preventive maintenance isn’t optional, especially if you rely on your car to get to work. Do what you can to save up and regularly service your vehicle so you can avoid or at least minimize major repair bills that will make you cry or, worse, make you believe it’s cheaper to just give up and buy a new or used car that you can’t afford.
Although I’ve bought several new cars, I’m also a huge advocate of buying used. Big Mama was not.
“You are just buying somebody’s heartache,” she would say.
Yes, there are plenty of lemons out there. But increasingly, people don’t have to argue about new vs. used. They are keeping their cars for many years. My husband and I had a 1996 Toyota Camry that we bought used and have since passed on to a niece. Today the car, which she still drives, has more than 200,000 miles.
So, being the penny pincher that I am, I was pleased to see a survey showing that the primary vehicle of 60 percent of respondents had more than 100,000 miles. Two in three survey participants said they planned on driving their cars for more than 150,000 miles or “until it dies.”
The survey also found that, overwhelmingly, people believe 10 or more years is a fitting life span for owning a vehicle. And most say that even if the economy were better, it would not change their propensity to keep their vehicle longer.
“Our data has been showing this trend for the past three years, but what is most compelling is that longer ownership has become an embedded habit for car owners, regardless of what the economy does,” said Brian Hafer, vice president of marketing for AutoMD.com. “This significant lengthening of the ownership cycle looks like it is here to stay.”
When asked how this new, longer vehicle life cycle would affect the choice of their next car, 52 percent said they would look at practicality rather than style because they wanted the vehicle to last. Helping the trend are better-made vehicles and online help for owners with repair issues.
It’s a good thing people are holding onto their cars, because they won’t get a big price break on late-model used vehicles. The price gap between new and used vehicles in many segments has narrowed significantly, said Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst of automotive insights for Kelley Blue Book. In recent commentary on KBB’s Web site, Gutierrez said new vehicles on average are selling for only 11.5 percent more than a comparable one-year-old used car. Used subcompact and compact cars offer consumers an average savings of only between 5 and 7 percent.
“While traditionally shoppers would save thousands of dollars by purchasing a slightly used vehicle rather than new, this is no longer the case, as used-car values remain near their all-time peak,” Gutierrez wrote.
Here’s the thing. If you’d like to hang onto your car for a decade or more, you’ve got to take care of it. That means building into your budget a monthly allowance for car maintenance. Notice I didn’t say repairs. I mean put money away to get regular checkups so that a mechanic can identify issues early before you’re on the side of the road with a steaming engine.
Set aside the money in a “life happens” fund (an account separate from your emergency fund in which money is regularly deposited and withdrawn to cover various expenses) so that when the manufacturer’s recommended checkups come around, you’ll have the cash to pay for them.
Don’t ignore the “check engine light.” Here’s something I learned from AutoMD.com: Ignoring that light could affect your mileage. Given the rising price of gas, that should get your attention. Your miles per gallon measure could be reduced by as much as 30 percent.
One of the most expensive repair mistakes is neglecting preventive maintenance and minor repairs, AutoMD.com says. That rattle you hear is telling you something. When was the last time you changed your engine oil and filter? Squeaky brakes? Get them looked at before you hear a metal-on-metal sound.
Yes, I know. You ignore problems or maintenance because you’re too busy or too broke. One-quarter of drivers admitted to neglecting repairs and maintenance on their vehicles mostly because of their economic situation, according to a survey by AAA. Twenty percent of survey participants said they would have to use a credit card to pay for car repairs.
Preventive maintenance isn’t optional, especially if you rely on your car to get to work. Do what you can to save up and regularly service your vehicle so you can avoid or at least minimize major repair bills that will make you cry or, worse, make you believe it’s cheaper to just give up and buy a new or used car that you can’t afford.
Student performance improves when teachers given incentives upfront
The study showed that students gained as much as a 10 percentile increase in their scores compared to students with similar backgrounds — if their teacher received a bonus at the beginning of the year, with conditions attached. There was no gain for students when teachers were offered the bonus at the end of the school year, the research found. "
This is the first experimental study to demonstrate that teacher merit pay can have a significant impact on student performance in the U.S.," said UChicago economist John List, an author of the study.
The study, "Enhancing the Efficacy of Teacher Incentives through Loss Aversion: A Field Experiment," published by the National Bureau of Economics Research, reflects the findings of other studies in psychology and behavioral economics. "
The results of our experiment are consistent with over 30 years of psychological and economic research on the power of loss aversion to motivate behavior: Students whose teachers in the 'loss' treatment of the experiment showed large and significant gains in their math test scores," said List, the Homer J. Livingston Professor in Economics at UChicago.
"In line with previous studies in the United States, we did not find an impact of teacher incentives that are framed as gains (the reward coming at the end of the year)," he added.
The other authors of the study were Roland Fryer Jr., the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University; Steven Levitt, the Homer J. Livingston Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago; and Sally Sadoff, assistant professor at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego.
The study comes amid a growing wave of interest of finding ways to provide teacher incentives to increase student performance. Those incentives are frequently tied to student performance on high-stakes standardized tests. None of the programs have been shown to work, however, the scholars said.
The new study depends on a formula developed by Derek Neal, professor of economics at UChicago, and Gadi Barlevy, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. They devised the "pay for percentile" method of measuring teacher performance by comparing individual students with similar backgrounds and achievement to see what impact a teacher had on their learning.
The scholars used the formula in an experiment in Chicago Heights, Ill., a community 30 miles south of Chicago. The community has nine kindergarten to eighth-grade schools with a total enrollment of 3,200 students. Its achievement rates are below state average, and 98 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunches.
At the beginning of the school year, the teachers were introduced to the experiment and offered an opportunity to participate. A total of 150 of the 160 teachers agreed to join in the study, which was supported by the local teachers union.
The teachers were randomly assigned to a control group as well as a group given a bonus at the beginning of the year, a group that could receive the bonus at the end of the year, and a group made up of teachers who worked in teams. Money for the bonuses was provided from private sources.
One group of teachers in the study was given a $4,000 bonus at the beginning of the year and told it would be reduced by an amount reflecting their students' performance — the more the students' standardized scores increased, the more of the bonus their teacher could keep. Another group of teachers was told they would receive a $4,000 bonus if their students improved during the year.
The incentives were based on rewarding teachers with $80 for each percentile of increase in their students' mathematics performance over the district average. They could, depending on exceptional student performance, receive up to $8,000 under the plan — the equivalent of 16 percent of the average teacher salary in the district.
The students were tested with the ThinkLink Predictive Assessment, a standardized, non-high-stakes diagnostic tool that is aligned with state achievement tests . Thomas Amadio, superintendent of Chicago Heights Elementary School District 170, where the experiment was conducted, said the study shows the value of merit pay as an encouragement for better teacher performance.
"Teachers do have challenges, and classes can vary from year to year in how well they perform. Testing students individually to see their growth is a valuable measure, however," he said. Teachers responsible for that growth should be rewarded, he said.
This is the first experimental study to demonstrate that teacher merit pay can have a significant impact on student performance in the U.S.," said UChicago economist John List, an author of the study.
The study, "Enhancing the Efficacy of Teacher Incentives through Loss Aversion: A Field Experiment," published by the National Bureau of Economics Research, reflects the findings of other studies in psychology and behavioral economics. "
The results of our experiment are consistent with over 30 years of psychological and economic research on the power of loss aversion to motivate behavior: Students whose teachers in the 'loss' treatment of the experiment showed large and significant gains in their math test scores," said List, the Homer J. Livingston Professor in Economics at UChicago.
"In line with previous studies in the United States, we did not find an impact of teacher incentives that are framed as gains (the reward coming at the end of the year)," he added.
The other authors of the study were Roland Fryer Jr., the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University; Steven Levitt, the Homer J. Livingston Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago; and Sally Sadoff, assistant professor at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego.
The study comes amid a growing wave of interest of finding ways to provide teacher incentives to increase student performance. Those incentives are frequently tied to student performance on high-stakes standardized tests. None of the programs have been shown to work, however, the scholars said.
The new study depends on a formula developed by Derek Neal, professor of economics at UChicago, and Gadi Barlevy, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. They devised the "pay for percentile" method of measuring teacher performance by comparing individual students with similar backgrounds and achievement to see what impact a teacher had on their learning.
The scholars used the formula in an experiment in Chicago Heights, Ill., a community 30 miles south of Chicago. The community has nine kindergarten to eighth-grade schools with a total enrollment of 3,200 students. Its achievement rates are below state average, and 98 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunches.
At the beginning of the school year, the teachers were introduced to the experiment and offered an opportunity to participate. A total of 150 of the 160 teachers agreed to join in the study, which was supported by the local teachers union.
The teachers were randomly assigned to a control group as well as a group given a bonus at the beginning of the year, a group that could receive the bonus at the end of the year, and a group made up of teachers who worked in teams. Money for the bonuses was provided from private sources.
One group of teachers in the study was given a $4,000 bonus at the beginning of the year and told it would be reduced by an amount reflecting their students' performance — the more the students' standardized scores increased, the more of the bonus their teacher could keep. Another group of teachers was told they would receive a $4,000 bonus if their students improved during the year.
The incentives were based on rewarding teachers with $80 for each percentile of increase in their students' mathematics performance over the district average. They could, depending on exceptional student performance, receive up to $8,000 under the plan — the equivalent of 16 percent of the average teacher salary in the district.
The students were tested with the ThinkLink Predictive Assessment, a standardized, non-high-stakes diagnostic tool that is aligned with state achievement tests . Thomas Amadio, superintendent of Chicago Heights Elementary School District 170, where the experiment was conducted, said the study shows the value of merit pay as an encouragement for better teacher performance.
"Teachers do have challenges, and classes can vary from year to year in how well they perform. Testing students individually to see their growth is a valuable measure, however," he said. Teachers responsible for that growth should be rewarded, he said.
2012年8月6日星期一
Welch Allyn Devices Become First Vital Signs Monitors Authorized for Wireless Deployment Within U.S. Federal Government Healthcare Agencies
Welch Allyn, a leading global provider of medical diagnostic solutions, announced today that it has received FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validation for the integrated radio in its Connex(R) Vital Signs Monitor (Connex VSM) 6500 Series and Connex(R) Integrated Wall System (Connex IWS) 8500 Series, making the Welch Allyn devices the first vital signs monitors authorized for wireless deployment within U.S. federal government healthcare agencies. No other radios used in vital signs monitors have earned Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) validation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is required for wireless deployment within U.S. Federal Government agencies under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA).
"We are pleased to announce that the Welch Allyn Connex VSM and Connex IWS devices are the first vital signs monitors authorized for wireless deployment under FIPS for use within U.S. federal government healthcare agencies," said Will Fox, Director, U.S. & Canada Marketing at Welch Allyn. "The validation of our proprietary radio demonstrates our continued commitment to meeting the needs of security-conscious healthcare organizations and enables the U.S. federal government to buy with confidence knowing these Welch Allyn devices meet their computing policy requirements for protecting sensitive patient information."
The integrated Welch Allyn radio in the devices was designed specifically for the medical market, and it operates on hospitals' existing wireless systems using 802.11 a/b/g technology. Using this radio, the device safely and securely transmits vital signs data to an electronic medical record (EMR) through the company's Connex(R) Vitals Management software--eliminating the need for clinicians to manually input data. Connex VSM and Connex IWS devices being shipped today can be upgraded in the field to FIPS validated status when version 3.0 of the radio software becomes available later this year.
Welch Allyn Devices Become First Vital Signs Monitors Authorized for Wireless Deployment Within U.S. Federal Government Healthcare Agencies
"Our integrated radio uniquely meets the demands of clinical staff on the frontlines since it was designed specifically for low-acuity areas, like med/surg floors," added Fox. "The wireless coverage in these areas may be less robust than traditional monitoring locales, like telemetry units, and this radio is optimized to work seamlessly in these areas to improve clinician workflow and reduce errors. It also provides the highest level of authentication and encryption available for commercial 802.11 networks and FIPS validation adds additional peace of mind that the data will not be breached or compromised."
"We are pleased to announce that the Welch Allyn Connex VSM and Connex IWS devices are the first vital signs monitors authorized for wireless deployment under FIPS for use within U.S. federal government healthcare agencies," said Will Fox, Director, U.S. & Canada Marketing at Welch Allyn. "The validation of our proprietary radio demonstrates our continued commitment to meeting the needs of security-conscious healthcare organizations and enables the U.S. federal government to buy with confidence knowing these Welch Allyn devices meet their computing policy requirements for protecting sensitive patient information."
The integrated Welch Allyn radio in the devices was designed specifically for the medical market, and it operates on hospitals' existing wireless systems using 802.11 a/b/g technology. Using this radio, the device safely and securely transmits vital signs data to an electronic medical record (EMR) through the company's Connex(R) Vitals Management software--eliminating the need for clinicians to manually input data. Connex VSM and Connex IWS devices being shipped today can be upgraded in the field to FIPS validated status when version 3.0 of the radio software becomes available later this year.
Welch Allyn Devices Become First Vital Signs Monitors Authorized for Wireless Deployment Within U.S. Federal Government Healthcare Agencies
"Our integrated radio uniquely meets the demands of clinical staff on the frontlines since it was designed specifically for low-acuity areas, like med/surg floors," added Fox. "The wireless coverage in these areas may be less robust than traditional monitoring locales, like telemetry units, and this radio is optimized to work seamlessly in these areas to improve clinician workflow and reduce errors. It also provides the highest level of authentication and encryption available for commercial 802.11 networks and FIPS validation adds additional peace of mind that the data will not be breached or compromised."
Report On Global Automotive Semiconductor Market
Though uncertainties in the short term market exist, the trend for safety, environment, and affordability pose a significant opportunity for the global automotive semiconductor market . The report predicts a demand growth of 11.5% for 2012, which is based on modest predictions.
This year a decline in vehicle production growth is being observed in Europe, while growth has been predicted in North America, Thailand, Japan, Brazil, Russia, India and China regions which will lead to revenues of $26.4 billion. The increase in adoption of electronically controlled features in emerging as well as mature markets, are driving the outlook for long-term growth of automotive semiconductor products.
The recovery in the market after the drastic affect of the natural disasters in Thailand and China along with the developments in the Chinese and North American markets is driving the growth of the automotive semiconductor revenue in 2012. Electronics innovations to provide driver information, advanced safety, pure and hybrid electric vehicles are also driving the growth.
The present Eurozone sovereign debt crisis will be a major factor in affecting the short term outlook on the global automotive semiconductor market.
The report is titled “Automotive Semiconductor Demand Forecast 2010 – 2019.”
Strategy Analytics offers advisory services as well as consulting and actionable market intelligence for wireless , mobile and digital consumer and automotive electronics firms. The company has offices in Asia, North America and Europe.
This year a decline in vehicle production growth is being observed in Europe, while growth has been predicted in North America, Thailand, Japan, Brazil, Russia, India and China regions which will lead to revenues of $26.4 billion. The increase in adoption of electronically controlled features in emerging as well as mature markets, are driving the outlook for long-term growth of automotive semiconductor products.
The recovery in the market after the drastic affect of the natural disasters in Thailand and China along with the developments in the Chinese and North American markets is driving the growth of the automotive semiconductor revenue in 2012. Electronics innovations to provide driver information, advanced safety, pure and hybrid electric vehicles are also driving the growth.
The present Eurozone sovereign debt crisis will be a major factor in affecting the short term outlook on the global automotive semiconductor market.
The report is titled “Automotive Semiconductor Demand Forecast 2010 – 2019.”
Strategy Analytics offers advisory services as well as consulting and actionable market intelligence for wireless , mobile and digital consumer and automotive electronics firms. The company has offices in Asia, North America and Europe.
PhRMA Trade Association Selects Medidata Solutions' Extensive Real-world Cost Databases for Clinical Trial Analysis
The major trade group for the global pharmaceutical industry, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and economic consulting firm Analysis Group, Inc. (AG) have selected benchmark industry tools from Medidata Solutions MDSO -0.19% as the key input for research into the costs of post-approval clinical trials.
Clinical trials are one of the costliest areas in bringing safe and effective new treatments to patients. After a medicine has been approved for initial use, pharmaceutical companies often invest further in determining its effectiveness and safety for new populations, such as pediatric patients. PhRMA and AG are analyzing the costs associated with these post-approval trials, identifying cost drivers and variations.
The research will rely on the world's largest databases of negotiated clinical costs from Medidata Grants Manager(R) and Medidata CRO Contractor(R), which have the PICAS(R) and CROCAS(R) databases containing hundreds of thousands of data points from actual executed protocols, investigator grants and other contracts from pharmaceutical and other research sponsors.
-- "Research on a new medicine often continues long after marketing approval, generating crucial information on a medicine's safety in a broader population and potential efficacy for new indications. Efficiently and effectively conducting these clinical trials is key to industry's ability to provide new and improved treatment options to patients," said Lori Reilly, vice president of policy and research, PhRMA. "Medidata's benchmark cost database solutions are ideal for helping us understand factors affecting post-approval research."
Working with AG, a widely-recognized group of health economics experts, PhRMA will deliver the key data points that will form the foundation of this research.
-- "We will be examining how cost factors vary across indications and uses, allowing us to build on past research," said Genia Long, managing principal, Analysis Group. "Medidata's detailed clinical trial data allows for thorough investigation of drivers of clinical trial costs."
Medidata Grants Manager and Medidata CRO Contractor are widely used by pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies and contract research organizations to conduct fair and efficient trial planning, budget development and grant negotiation. Considered the industry standard for measuring trial cost trends, these globally accessible analytic tools have also been used for research by the National Bureau of Economic Research and other research organizations.
-- "Our data-based trial planning solutions are widely used by drug companies to rein in trial costs through efficient planning, negotiation and management," said Glen de Vries, president, Medidata Solutions. "We are very pleased that these tools are also underpinning some of the most important research in pharmaceutical economics, helping develop new industry strategies to streamline the research process."
Broadcom Announces Full-Band Capture Remote Diagnostic Tools for Cable Operators
Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced a full suite of remote monitoring and diagnostic capabilities based on its Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology. By capturing the entire 1GHz cable spectrum, Broadcom's remote diagnostics provide access to real-time data and visibility into a user's home coax network for quick problem diagnosis and better overall customer service.
Broadcom's Full-Band Capture Remote Diagnostics technology can be implemented on the company's entire cable set-top box, gateway and modem platforms using Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology chipsets. Tailored to individual operator needs, operators can gather troubleshooting information without impacting customer video or data service. New remote diagnostics features include:
Advanced diagnostic capabilities including demodulator statistics and RF spectrum analyzer functions.
Active non-intrusive monitoring to provide continual checks without impacting user viewing or broadband experience.
Integration with the TR-69 protocol, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) or other web server-based protocols to provide both remote and home access to real-time RF diagnostics data.
Availability
Broadcom's Full-Band Capture Diagnostics platforms are available today and supported on all cable set-top box, modem and gateway platforms with Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology.
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Dan Marotta, Broadcom's Executive Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Communications Group:
"Broadcom's breakthrough Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology not only gives operators the flexibility to deliver more channels and services at a lower cost, but it also enables the ability to deliver remote diagnostic services. This service is not only delivering a vastly improved customer service experience, but also facilitates huge cost savings for operators."
Broadcom's Full-Band Capture Remote Diagnostics technology can be implemented on the company's entire cable set-top box, gateway and modem platforms using Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology chipsets. Tailored to individual operator needs, operators can gather troubleshooting information without impacting customer video or data service. New remote diagnostics features include:
Advanced diagnostic capabilities including demodulator statistics and RF spectrum analyzer functions.
Active non-intrusive monitoring to provide continual checks without impacting user viewing or broadband experience.
Integration with the TR-69 protocol, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) or other web server-based protocols to provide both remote and home access to real-time RF diagnostics data.
Availability
Broadcom's Full-Band Capture Diagnostics platforms are available today and supported on all cable set-top box, modem and gateway platforms with Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology.
Stay Connected
For ongoing Broadcom news visit our Newsroom, read our B-Connected Blog, or visit us on Facebook or Twitter. And to stay connected, subscribe to our RSS Feed.
Quote
Dan Marotta, Broadcom's Executive Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Communications Group:
"Broadcom's breakthrough Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology not only gives operators the flexibility to deliver more channels and services at a lower cost, but it also enables the ability to deliver remote diagnostic services. This service is not only delivering a vastly improved customer service experience, but also facilitates huge cost savings for operators."
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