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Articles published in August 2008

Verizon Stokes a Tru2way Stalemate


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 29, 2008 : In latest FCC salvo, Verizon all but tells cable: 'We won't adopt Tru2way and you can't make us'

Sprint Preps Four New WiMax Markets


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
August 29, 2008 : Sprint confirms that it is planning WiMax deployments in Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Providence, R.I., all markets that are likely to be switched on in 2009

Google Unleashes Details on Android App Store


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
August 29, 2008 : The Android Developers Blog offers a glimpse into the upcoming competitor to the Apple App Store

IPTV Slump Sinks Sigma


LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
August 29, 2008 : Let down by stalls in key IPTV deployments, chipmaker Sigma Designs ratchets down its sales forecast, to the disappointment of investors

Comcast Draws the Line at 250GB


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (14)
August 28, 2008 : As expected, Comcast is settting a monthly 250 GB cap on broadband usage starting Oct. 1, but MSO won't charge for exceeding the cap ... at least not yet

Sprint Plots WiMax-Powered Location Services


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
August 28, 2008 : Let your fingers do the walking as Sprint unveils location service that will map nearby 'points of interest' for mobile users on WiMax, coming soon to Baltimore but not yet to GPS

TiVo Downplays RS-DVR Threat


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 28, 2008 : In the wake of a ruling favorable to Cablevision's 'RS-DVR,' TiVo chief believes company's software and services can play a role regardless of whether video is stored locally or out on the network

Rebuilding Analog TV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (12)
August 28, 2008 : Full-power broadcasters are switching to digital in February, but many MSOs are on the regulatory hook to repackage and deliver some TV signals in analog format. Here's how many will meet that challenge

Nominum Caches In


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
August 27, 2008 : The DSN company says its response to Dan Kaminsky's cache poisoning method goes a lot further than the patch that was handed to most carriers

Verizon Foes Ground & Pound in New York


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (5)
August 27, 2008 : Verizon says it will credit some FiOS customers in New York who were 'inconvenienced' by its now two-year-old grounding controversy. Cable rivals helped launch a hard look at Verizon's installation procedures, where they're finding a little grounding wire goes a long way

Femto Vendor Lands $28M


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
August 27, 2008 : RadioFrame closes $28M funding round and will use the money to speed its femtocells to market

China Mobile to Unleash 3G Next Year


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
August 27, 2008 : China Mobile sets timeline for a big 3G TD-SCDMA commercial launch next year and reports stellar first-half results

CEA Attacks Cable One HD Plan


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 27, 2008 : Consumer electronics lobby says the FCC should toss out a request by the cable op to 'update' its set-top rules and allow the deployment of simple one-way adapters with HDTV capabilities

Carrier Scorecard: T-Mobile


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (3)
August 27, 2008 : T-Mobile International gets downgraded to a B- in Unstrung's latest carrier scorecard, due to worrying signs in subscriber acquisition in several markets

Heavy Reading Gets Pyramid Power


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
August 27, 2008 : Light Reading's parent company makes an $8M buy to create a bigger, badder place for communications industry research. Expansion puts Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research under one roof

Nokia Intros Two N Series Smartphones


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August 26, 2008 : The Nokia N85 and N79 have integrated Wi-Fi, 3G capabilities, and other features

Foundry Plays PBB Card


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 26, 2008 : Provider Backbone Bridging at the edge, along with the MPLS core that's already in place, makes for happy Ethernet providers, the vendor claims

Dish Serves MPEG-4 Bragging Rights


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 26, 2008 : The satellite company says it's the first to deliver all standard-def and hi-def programming in the new format, but it won't be alone for long

Microsoft Invests in Move Networks


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August 26, 2008 : Move will use Microsoft's investment to stream video for the Democratic National Convention

Clearwire Has Cash for 'at Least' 12 Months


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
August 25, 2008 : Latest SEC filings say that Clearwire's funds will last 'at least next 12 months' with expected $3.2B cash influx but the operator has a couple of options for additional funding

Apple's MobileMe Has a New Problem


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
August 25, 2008 : The online service is reportedly vulnerable to hackers

Level 3 Delivers Dems' Convention Video


News Analysis - Comments (8)
August 25, 2008 : Level 3 provides both online video delivery and broadcast backhaul services for the Democratic National Convention

FCC Dings TWC Over SDV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
August 25, 2008 : A case in Hawaii serves as a warning that MSOs have to be more careful about switching to switched digital video

Conviva Raises $20M in Series B


News Analysis - Post a comment
August 25, 2008 : The video management firm, formerly Rinera Networks, will target broadcasters and sports leagues

Broadcom Tunes Up DTV Strategy


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 25, 2008 : Broadcom looks to scale up its digital television business with a $192.8M deal for AMD assets – including some CableCARD product – and possibly 530 employees

Embarq Embarks on Worker Cuts


News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
August 22, 2008 : Embarq is already calling for volunteers as it moves on plan to cut as many as 700 workers from its network services group, citing rising competition, fuel costs, and a sluggish economy

NAB: We've Got Issues With DTV Order


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 22, 2008 : Broadcasting lobby argues that an exemption for some small operators 'undermines' elements of the digital transition and could cause consumer confusion

The WiMax State of Play in the USA


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
August 22, 2008 : WiMax is popping up across the US even as we wait for the 'new' Clearwire to get rolling with the mobile broadband technology

GPON Merger Bets on Interoperability


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 22, 2008 : Could the GPON ONT follow the footsteps of the DSL modem? TXP and Cambridge Industries Group are betting it's possible

Intel Demos Wireless Power, Robotics


LR Mobile News Analysis - Comment (1)
August 22, 2008 : Justin Rattner, Intel's CTO, showed off the company's up-and-coming technology at the final keynote of the chipmaker's Developer Forum

Avago IPO's a Go


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
August 22, 2008 : The former Agilent division, taken private in 2005, has filed to go back public, having clawed its way back to profitability

Sandvine: We're Fine


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 22, 2008 : The FCC didn't like the way Comcast uses Sandvine's gear, but Sandvine says it could still have a role in the operator's new 'protocol agnostic' era

Cisco/Brocade Rumors Pop Up


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (13)
August 21, 2008 : Yes, we know Brocade is buying Foundry for $3B. The latest Wall Street rumor says Cisco wants to put a stop to that

Avanex Misses Hard


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 21, 2008 : Q4 earnings don't make the grade, and multiple factors send Q1 revenue forecasts spiraling down, taking Avanex's stock with them

Canada Gets Bold


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
August 21, 2008 : Firmly on board with Rogers Wireless, hometown hero RIM plots northern exposure for first 3G BlackBerry

Where Is Verizon's Open Access?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
August 21, 2008 : Cellular giant is silent on the status of its 'open access' project; analysts suggest that it could be waiting for Android

Doink! JDSU Hits Capacity Ceiling


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (12)
August 21, 2008 : Demand for tunable lasers and ROADMs has reached a point where JDSU can't keep up, leading to a disappointing Q1 forecast

Concurrent Sidesteps M&A Talk


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 21, 2008 : Concurrent Computer Corp. execs give canned, boring answers to M&A questions. Meanwhile, revenue declines and net losses continue

WDM-PON Faces 10G Challenge


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (3)
August 20, 2008 : With GPON only in the early stages of deployments, Alcatel-Lucent and Nortel are taking sides on whether WDM-PON or 10 Gbit/s GPON will be the endgame for PON

T-Mobile Adds More 3G


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
August 20, 2008 : Houston, we have a connection! T-Mobile has rolled out a few more 3G markets this month ahead of its rumored Android launch

Panther Nabs Another Level 3 Exec


News Analysis - Post a comment
August 20, 2008 : Steve Milner is the new vice president of sales for digital media and content markets

FCC Puts Comcast on the Clock


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 20, 2008 : Three somewhat vague things will occur if Comcast fails to comply with the steps outlined in a just-published FCC order that forces the MSO to halt its 'discriminatory' network management practices

Ericsson Joins Mobile Chip Challenger


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
August 20, 2008 : Ericsson and STMicroelectronics join forces to create a new joint venture mobile platform and chipset company and become a stronger competitor for Qualcomm and Texas Instruments

2010: Year of the Femto


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
August 20, 2008 : Most operators plan femtocell deployments for 2010 or later, according to a new survey from Heavy Reading that reveals operator views on the services, technical issues, and suppliers for home base stations

Android Arriving November 10?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
August 19, 2008 : Docs filed with the FCC suggest a Fall launch for the HTC Dream Android phone, but T-Mobile's slow 3G rollout could be a fly in the ointment

Digeo Gets SDV-Ready


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 19, 2008 : Completes an interop with BigBand as the Paul Allen-backed company preps a new CableCARD-based HD DVR for deployment later this year with corporate cousin Charter Communications

Freescale Doesn't Fear Broadcom


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
August 19, 2008 : Even if access-chip kingpin Broadcom has its eye on GPON, it's targeting the kinds of boxes that won't affect the market for years, Freescale contends

Indian Regulator Approves VOIP


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Comment (1)
August 19, 2008 : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommends removing restrictions on domestic VOIP services to boost broadband and rural telephony

Google Campaigns to 'Free the Airwaves'


LR Cable News Analysis - Post a comment
August 19, 2008 : The Free the Airwaves campaign rallies support to open white space to high-speed wireless Internet

Google Hiring Android Designers


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
August 18, 2008 : Collaboration is the key as search giant buffs up team prior to Android handset launch, hiring phone designers, engineers, and programmers
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