EchoStar Slings at Consumers
LR Cable Opinion -
Michael Harris -
October 01, 2007 : The satellite TV giant might pursue a cable-satellite hybrid set-top outfitted with 'place-shifting' capabilities
Handicapping the Edge QAM Race
LR Cable Opinion -
Jeff Baumgartner -
September 28, 2007 : The next-gen edge QAM market appears to be heading for a consolidation and shakeout
MPLS: Metro a No-Go?
Opinion -
September 27, 2007 : MPLS may be losing a critical metro battle in the face of carrier Ethernet's promises of simplicity and low cost
What's Next for Arris?
LR Cable Opinion -
Jeff Baumgartner -
September 24, 2007 : Company chief Bob Stanzione has left the door open to more deals. Could a set-top maker be the next prey to enter Arris's crosshairs?
DTV's Broader Logic
LR Cable Opinion -
Jeff Baumgartner -
September 20, 2007 : A three-year sunset on digital must-carry rules could give cable operators the time to vet new tech that doesn't strand analog TVs
Optical Expo-sed
Opinion -
Sterling Perrin -
September 19, 2007 : Light Reading and Heavy Reading are gearing up for the 2nd annual Optical Expo to convene in Dallas on October 2-3
The Broadcast Triple Play
LR Cable Opinion -
Michael Harris -
September 17, 2007 : Compared to broadcasters, when it comes to lobbying, cable is still stuck in the minor leagues
VDSL2: IPTV's Copper Connection
Opinion -
September 12, 2007 : By deploying VDSL2, telcos can deliver fairly robust video, data, and, of course, voice services while continuing their fiber buildouts
Lessons From Iliad's Free Odyssey
LR Cable Opinion -
Michael Harris -
September 11, 2007 : Here's a wild thought: Why doesn't a cable operator carve out a small slice of its spectrum and rent it to a renegade subsidiary?
Eurobites: IBC Roundup
Eurobites -
Ray Le Maistre -
September 07, 2007 : Microsoft announces a new interop lab, and Thomson updates on its capabilities and customers, plus a million other vendor announcements
Modem Shipments Eclipse Old Record
LR Cable Opinion -
Alan Breznick -
September 07, 2007 : Worldwide shipments of cable data and voice modems surged past 16 million units in the first half of the year
MicroTCA Starts to Scale Up
Opinion -
September 06, 2007 : The MicroTCA standard is a logical follow-on to ATCA for medium- to high-volume telecom applications and military communications
Cable's Seat at a CE Feast
LR Cable Opinion -
Jeff Baumgartner -
September 05, 2007 : At the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts will give the cable industry more than sideshow status
Cox Sets the Pace in Service Race
LR Cable Opinion -
Michael Harris -
September 04, 2007 : While industry experts pontificate about the need for 100-Mbit/s wideband access, leave it to Cox to deliver solutions that customers actually care about
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