Ericsson Retains Its Crown – Barely
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
January 31, 2013 : A better than expected fourth quarter means the Swede is still telecom's biggest vendor by sales
BlackBerry's Second Bite
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
January 30, 2013 : 9:00 PM RIM is dead, long live BlackBerry, as the Canadian mavens finally deliver BB10 phones
Comcast's DTAs Begin to Pay Their Way
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 30, 2013 : With its all-digital transition complete, Comcast is now starting to charge $1.99 per month for the simple channel-zappers that helped make it possible
Cox Turns Up Wi-Fi Heat in the East
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 30, 2013 : Also: Comcast targets hotels; ex-SeaChange exec resurfaces at Envivio; Elemental knows its HEVCs; Comcast invests in fantasy sports startup
Harmonic Banks on UltraHD & CCAP
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 30, 2013 : But will the market for HEVC encoding and cable's new access platform ramp up fast enough for the vendor to turn in a rosy 2013?
YouTube Poised to Flip On Pay-TV Channels
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 30, 2013 : Also: Pure OTT model could pay off for many TV channels; Charter-CBS deal bakes in VoD, TV Everywhere rights; Columbus rides Sigma's cloud
Mobile Data: If the Cap Fits
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
January 29, 2013 : Examining the dichotomy between shared data plans and unlimited operators in the US in 2013
Charter Bemoans CableCARD Costs
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 29, 2013 : Charter says it will be saddled with millions in extra costs if it's forced to develop boxes that support both the CableCARD and a new downloadable security system
Comcast Web TV Unit Prefers HTML5 Over Flash
LR Mobile News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 29, 2013 : Also: Netflix to set cash aside for 'potential acquisitions'; LodgeNet seeks quick Chapter 11 exit; ThinkAnalytics does Comcast's RDK; Funai buys Philips's video biz
Docsis 3.1 Rides the Wireless Wave
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 28, 2013 : What's good for WiMax and LTE will soon be good for cable's new, speedier data platform, as well
ITU Blesses Bandwidth-Saving Video Codec
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 28, 2013 : Also: Japan speeds up 4K broadcasts; Miranda nabs Softel; Comcast Media Center expands its VoD stable
Cisco's Farewell to Consumers
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
January 25, 2013 : Linksys was the last soldier standing in Cisco's fight to catch a consumer electronics transition
Comcast Sharpens Network Vision With Lancope
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 25, 2013 : Also: Less than 1 percent of Cisco revenues come from Linksys; UltraHD to get rolling in 2013; Cable ONE's money back guarantee
China Primed for Ethernet-Over-Coax Explosion
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 25, 2013 : And that could be good news for Broadcom, Qualcomm and Entropic as they chase a market that could be worth $804 million in 2016
Cisco Unloads Linksys Unit
News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 24, 2013 : Belkin's set to buy the home networking unit as Cisco exits yet another consumer-facing business
Silicon Photonics Prep for 100G Arrival
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
January 24, 2013 : Intel is grabbing 100G headlines, but it's still not time for optical suppliers to push the panic button
AT&T Says U-verse Is Back Online
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 24, 2013 : AT&T says it will issue credits to customers affected by multi-day outages that were 'related to a software upgrade'
Netflix Surges on Profit, Subscriber Gains
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 24, 2013 : Also: CBS claims Dish hid ad-zapper details during retrans talks; 3net lands Comcast deal; Cable ONE does more with Synacor
TW Cable Centralizes (Almost) Everything
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 23, 2013 : TWC says there are 'no mandated position eliminations' as MSO moves from an East/West operational setup to a central one that divides the company into three biz units
Sizing Up the CCAP Players
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 23, 2013 : Arris, Casa, Cisco, CommScope, Harmonic and Moto all want a piece of the CCAP pie. Here's how they're going after it
1-Gig Google Fiber Project Is 'Not a Hobby'
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 23, 2013 : Also: Dr. Malone buys into Caribbean cable; two old-time cable operators combine; Cox expands its home security footprint
The Big Deal About Small Outages
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
January 23, 2013 : Network operators can overload you with data about upgrades. But ask about a network outage and the silence speaks volumes
FCC Prods More Cities to Go Big With 1-Gig
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 22, 2013 : Also: Most pay-TV subs still don't use TV Everywhere services; Blockbuster to close another 300 stores; WOW's got a new CFO
AT&T Faces Backlash Over U-verse Outage
News Analysis -
Ray Le Maistre -
January 22, 2013 : Customers vent their fury over major U-verse outage on social media and wonder why AT&T appears unconcerned that they have no Internet access, TV service or phone connection
Android's Chinese Challengers
LR Mobile News Analysis -
Ray Le Maistre -
January 22, 2013 : Some major Android brands face serious competition from hungry Chinese rivals, reckons Ciqual, and we're not talking about Huawei and ZTE…
CDNs Can Still Go Virtual, OnApp Says
LR Cable News Analysis -
Craig Matsumoto -
January 21, 2013 : The build-it-yourself CDN hasn't taken off before, but cloud-software provider OnApp thinks it knows why
Is This a Turning Point?
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
January 18, 2013 : France Telecom suggests it will be compensated by Google for Web giant's traffic volumes
Closing the Door on Motorola Home
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 18, 2013 : Motorola Home is now considered 'discounted operations' – in the eyes of Google's accountants, anyway
Netflix: We're Not Seeking Special Treatment
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 18, 2013 : Also: NCTA prez says usage-based pricing keeps broadband costs in check; SCTE calls off 2013 Canadian Summit; Comcast X1 simplifies the remote
Comcast Gets 400G-Ready
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 17, 2013 : Comcast has upgraded most of its fiber backbone to 100G, and is using some software-upgradable interfaces from Ciena to blaze a future push to 400G
Ex-Bresnan Brass Buy Back Into Cable
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 17, 2013 : Also: Blockbuster UK goes bankrupt; LOVEFiLM gets it on with NBCU; Suddenlink appoints commercial services president
Who's on Board With Comcast's Set-Top Kit?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 17, 2013 : More than 50 suppliers – set-top vendors, chip makers, app developers, and integration/testing firms – have joined Comcast's expanding lineup of reference design kit licensees
Vendors Get a Piece of eAccess
LR Mobile News Analysis -
Ray Le Maistre -
January 17, 2013 : Mobile player eAccess has an interesting set of new stakeholders…
TW Cable Slams Netflix's 'Super HD' Policy
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 17, 2013 : TWC says Netflix is 'seeking unprecedented preferential treatment from ISPs' by forcing them to join Open Connect in order to gain access to its highest-quality streams
Arris CEO: Cable Operators Urged Moto Home Buy
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 16, 2013 : Also: Comcast might speed up rest of NBCU buy; US cable TV homes takes a dip; Cox lights up $250-million startup incubator
Streaming Startup Tackles 'Netflix Problem'
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 16, 2013 : With a Disney deal in tow, upLynk pitches a simplified TV Everywhere that stores one format in the cloud and relies on client devices for the heavy lifting
1800MHz: A Global 4G Band Emerges?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
January 15, 2013 : 6:00 PM -- 40% of all 4G LTE networks use 1800MHz – good news for global roaming, bad news for the US
Shaw Offloads Assets to Rogers
LR Mobile News Analysis -
Ray Le Maistre -
January 15, 2013 : Shaw calls time on its wireless ambitions; analysis of Comcast's Arris investment; Liberty Global strengthens Euro portfolio; and more
Comcast to Plow $150M Into Arris
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 15, 2013 : A deal for 10.6 million shares will give Comcast and Google an equal 7.85% stake in Arris when its $2.35 million acquisition of Motorola Home is closed
Anti-Social TV: GetGlue Scraps Viggle Merger
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 14, 2013 : Also: Ex-Ericsson exec gets Com Hem CTO post; Big Data startup lands big bucks; Liberty's Horizon expands to Switzerland
iPhone 5 Is Top Euro Data Hog
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
January 14, 2013 : 9:00 AM Smartphones have bigger mobile data appetites than tablets in Europe
What Mattered at CES
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 11, 2013 : Sure, I wasn't even there, but I heard all about multi-screen gateways, bring-your-own-device models, UltraHD and being Netflix-like
Femto Revival Rumblings
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
January 11, 2013 : 11:20 AM Signs of renewed femtocell momentum raise questions for the public access small-cell market
Who's Got the Hots for Google Fiber?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 11, 2013 : Also: Tricked-out, Moto-made FiOS TV servers near launch; Liberty's Horizon gateway cracks open more apps; Netflix 'Super HD' demo doesn't impress
Comcast's X1 Flies Into Philly
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 11, 2013 : Comcast brings X1 to its corporate backyard, marking the sixth market to get the IP-capable video platform
Pay-TV Majors Forge CE Links
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
January 10, 2013 : Also: Digitalsmiths gets personal with TWC; Aereo CEO makes market share prediction; Comcast braces for whatever Apple's actually doing
Europe Needs Mobile Mavericks
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
January 10, 2013 : 10:00 AM Independent mobile operators needed to bridge Europe's growing data price divide, finds study
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