During a webcast earlier this week, CableLabs officially exchanged the term OCAP for OpenCable Platform. One less acronym on the books. Apparently OpenCable Platform indicates hardware and software where OCAP referred to software only.
A representative from CableLabs also mentioned that program guides are getting the most attention in these early days of OpenCable, which definitely jives with what Motorola has seen in the labs.
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