Charter Communications has selected Scientific-Atlanta's service arm, SciCare Broadband Services, to aid in the cable operator's network readiness plans for 27 of its cable sites, it was announced today.

The agreement covers network monitoring, software upgrades, project management and technical support, and training certification, a company release says.

Scientific-Atlanta is to provide Charter with accounting of its operations and network strengths and weaknesses at 27 sites and 78 hubs, through its SciCare assessment program called OpsNOW/NetNOW.

Additionally, Charter Communications is implementing SciConnection, a remote network monitoring service that includes bandwidth utilisation, general system health and database discrepancies. SciConnection allows Scientific-Atlanta's Digital Broadband Delivery System (DBDS) customers to view real-time customised network information.

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