Apple's current set top box.
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Apple's plans to debut a TV set are just around the corner, according to a new report.
In a note to investors today about cable technology company Arris Group, Jefferies & Co's James Kisner says the firm has heard rumblings from industry contacts that at least one major cable operator has been doing some tests to see if it can handle the extra bandwidth such a product might bring.
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"...Our discussions with industry contacts suggest that at least one major North American multiple system operator is working to estimate how much additional capacity may be needed for a new Apple device on their broadband data network," Kisner writes, pointing to an October report the group did about data growth.
"We believe this potentially suggests an imminent launch of the Apple TV," he said, adding that the product would be a boon to Arris which sells capacity to provider... [Read more]
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