Cable TV networks will pass 17 million homes in the UK by early next century. Reliability has
improved dramatically in recent years due to the widespread introduction of fibre into the …

This paper reviews the future prospects of the cable television networks. New technologies
are going to affect profoundly the sector, with the growing use of optical fiber cables and the …

The history of cable television in the UK is briefly summarized, and the current
communications environment is described, focusing on the factors affecting the provision of …

Cable television (CATV) is developing in Europe in response to three primary demands: the
improvement of over-over-the-air reception of both television and FM radio channels, the …

Following the euphoria over thecabling of Britain'in the early 1980s much of the impetus for
this impressive project has been lost, and operations of many of the hard fought for …

Cable in the UK Page 1 ELECTRONICS & POWER JUNE 1983 471 Cable in the UK In the
world of commercial cable TV the new legislation has provided some attractive business …

Abstract The British Telecom switch-star multiservice cable TV network has been under
development for the last two and a half years. It is now entering the manufacturing stage …

The Westminster cable TV system Page 1 ELECTRONICS & POWER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
1986 797 The Westminster cable TV system The recent inauguration of 11 cable TV system …

Great Britain, like other advanced countries, stands on the threshold of rapid changes in the
local network driven by the twin forces of technological opportunity, which permit new …

As it has done so often in the past, the United States has rushed to implement some of these
media before most other industrialised nations. Although some observers view this as a sign …