Congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions of the Communications Technology Platinum Awards held on Oct. 17 at the Rosen Plaza hotel in conjunction with the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. This industry event recognized outstanding broadband-technology products and services used by voice, video and data providers along with the top of marketing campaigns aimed at increasing subscribership. 

2012 Platinum Awards Winners and Honorable Mentions:

4G Networking Equipment

Actiontec Electronics - 4G LTE Router

Honorable Mention:

• Metaswitch Networks - Perimeta Session Border Controller

BSS/OSS deployment

StepOne, Inc. - StepOne Wave and Support Solution

Honorable Mentions:

• Incognito Software, Inc. - Broadband Command Center
• Sigma Systems - Device Provisioning Manager (DPM)
• TOA Technologies - ETAdirect

Cloud Software for Providers

Motorola Mobility - Motorola DreamGallery Cloud-Based Multi-Screen Video Navigation Software

Honorable Mentions:

• TelVue Corporation - TelVue Connect

Coaxial Distribution System and Equipment

Alpha Technologies - XM3-HP CableUPS

Data Communications Equipment or Service

ASSIA - ASSIA DSL Expresse

Honorable Mentions:

• Edgeware -  Orbit 3020 Video Server
• Comtrend Corporation - PG-9141S Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Digital Headend Equipment

Harmonic, Inc. - ProStream 1000 with ACE

Honorable Mentions:

• Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. - HDE-4S-QAM
• CommScope, Inc. - Universal Wideband Edge QAM
• Motorola Mobility - Motorola APEX3000 High Density Universal Edge QAM

Digital Rights Management, Conditional Access and Authentication

Verimatrix, Inc. - VCAS for Internet TV featuring Enhanced HLS Security

Honorable Mentions:

• Motorola Mobility - Motorola SecureMedia Encryptonite ONE HLS+
• NDS - VideoGuard Connect

Energy-Saving (Green) Technology

Alpha Technologies - XM3-HP CableUPS

Honorable Mention:

• CommScope, Inc. - Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Solution

Fiber-Optic Distribution System and Equipment

Zhone Technologies - MXK 194 and MXK 198

Honorable Mention:

• Infinera Corporation - Infinera DTN-X Platform

Home Networking/Automation Technology

Comtrend - PG-9141S Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Honorable Mention:

• Motorola Mobility - Motorola 4Home Connected Home Gateway

Integrated Marketing

ESPN - ESPN 3D

Honorable Mentions:

• FEARnet - Butterfinger Presents FEARnet Roadtrip: Comic-Con 2011

Internet-Connected TV/Smart TV Solution

Espial Group - Espial TV Browser

Honorable Mentions:

• MobiTV - MobiTV
• Rovi Corporation - Rovi Advertising Network

Multi-Screen Video Solution or Deployment (fixed)

Harmonic, Inc. - ProMedia Suite

Honorable Mentions:

• Elemental Technologies - Elemental Live
• Motorola Mobility - Motorola SecureMedia Encryptonite ONE HLS+
• Verimatrix , Inc. - Verimatrix MultiRights for DASH

Multi-Screen Video Solution or Deployment (mobile)

SeaChange International, Inc. – Quick Link QR/Matrix Bar Code to Link Set-Top Box to Mobile Devices

Honorable Mention:

• Dialogic - Power Media XMS

Network Policy Control Solution

Comptel Corporation - Comptel Policy Control

Residential Set-Tops and Gateways

ARRIS Group, Inc. - ARRIS Whole Home Solution

Honorable Mention:

• Espial Group - Espial TV Browser for STB

RF/HFC Technology

AMC – The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks

Honorable Mentions:

• Aurora Networks - Node QAM Technology
• TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. - TAT6281 FTTH Variable Gain Receiver

Test Equipment

IXIA - IxNetwork

Honorable Mentions:

• NOYES Test and Inspection Division, America Fujikura Ltd - NOYES FOCIS Fiber Optic Connector Inspection System
• Sunrise Telecom - AT2500 PLUS Spectrum Analyzer Family
• Tektronix - MTS4000

Video Advertising Campaign

Time Warner Cable - Anthem TV Commercial

Honorable Mentions:

• McKinsey Development Inc. - Unleash Your Inner Warrior!

Wireless and Wi-Fi Product/Service

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. – TriConnect TQP6M9017

Honorable Mentions:

• Actiontec Electronics - MyWirelessTV
• Comtrend Corporation - WAP-5836 Wireless Extender
• Symmetricom, Inc. - SCr and SCe Small Cell SoftClock Solutions

2012 System of the Year 

• Massillon Cable TV Inc.

The 2012 "Best Skunkworks" Award

• Massillon Cable TV Inc. 

The 2012 "Best First" Award

• Infinera

The 2012 "Best IPv6...Finally" Award

• Incognito

The 2012 "Best Tech Team" Award

• Midcontinent Communications

The "CTChatter Pick of the Pix" Award

• "Corroded Splitter," taken and posted by Darrin Mottler, area headend technician/Western Colorado region for Optimum West 

We also congratulate our Hall of Fame 2012 Inductees:

• Mark Dzuban, President & CEO, Society of Telecommunications Engineers
• Dr. Robert L. Howald, Fellow of the Technical Staff, Motorola Mobility 
• Dr. Robert Metcalfe, Ethernet Inventor (1973), Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), Advisory Director, Polaris Venture Partners
• Thomas Nagel, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for Communications and Data Services, Comcast