Abstract :
Experiments and limited commercial rollouts of interactive television continue, delivered over wired networks of various combinations of fiber optics, coaxial cable, and twisted wire-pairs. Attention, though, is turning to technologies that may bring swifter market success: wireless cable and cable modems. The author describes these technologies and discusses some of the interactive TV trials taking place in the USA
Keywords :
cable television; home shopping; interactive television; interactive video; modems; cable modems; coaxial cable; fiber optics; home shopping; interactive TV; twisted wire-pairs; video on demand; wired networks; wireless cable; Business communication; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Communication cables; FCC; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Telephony; Testing;
