Dish's LTE Plan Could Be in Jeopardy
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2012 : Unless Dish gets its waiver, a looming vote at the FCC on March 21 could derail Dish's plan to build a video-capable 4G network
Diller's Aereo Under Legal Attack
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2012 : Also: Apple's pay-TV plan hits a media roadblock; MSOs push for basic tier lockup; ex-SeaChange CEO resurfaces; ONO does more TiVo
The Telecom CMOs: NSN's Barry French
iBraue -
March 02, 2012 : 11:00 AM Light Reading talks to Barry French, CMO of NSN, and finds out what the big marketing picture is for the vendor
MWC 2012: Foto Fiesta
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
March 02, 2012 : 9:45 AM Michelle's unofficial Mobile World Congress slideshow
Just the Facts, MAM
Research Rewind -
March 02, 2012 : 8:00 AM This week: 3G in China; mobile banking; Akamai's licensed CDN; enabling multi-CoS Ethernet; mobile application management
Netflix's Path Into MSOs Becomes Clearer
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2012 : With the Starz deal ended, Netflix might find itself becoming a bigger part of some operators' plans
Cisco Tops CMTS Market
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
March 01, 2012 : CMTS downstreams surge in 2011, but vendors could have cause for concern as the cost per port plummets
Mobile Upload Uprising
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
March 01, 2012 : 10:35 AM Juniper says operators need to get ready for every smartphone owner to become a mobile broadcaster
Russian Into LTE TDD
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
March 01, 2012 : 10:15 AM MTS has a TDD license and isn't stopping there
Netflix Plays Friendly With Cable
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
March 01, 2012 : Also: Netflix subs no longer seeing Starz; TW Cable closes Insight buy, setting up Willner's exit; Cogeco bugs out of Europe
Looking for lightRadio
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
March 01, 2012 : 3:00 AM Light Reading Mobile did some small cell spotting here at MWC
Comcast Ready to Mine for VoD Gold
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 29, 2012 : Video exec says dynamic ad-splicing systems are ready to pay the freight on Comcast's 400M monthly VoD streams
Should Cisco Buy NSN?
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
February 29, 2012 : 5:55 PM The optical division, not all of NSN. But even that might be a stretch
Q&A: Comcast's Cathy Avgiris
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 29, 2012 : Comcast's EVP and GM of data and communications services discusses the MSO's deal with Verizon Wireless, and what's on deck with Skype and Wi-Fi
Do Big Subsidies Have Big Staying Power?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
February 29, 2012 : 10:00 AM Cheap Androids are cleaning iPhone's clock when subsidies are removed, but are big subsidies sustainable, even in the US?
Knology Surges on M&A Speculation
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 29, 2012 : Also: Ziggo goes for IPO; Comcast still says no to usage-based broadband; fewer than 1M Google TV devices activated
Photos: MWC Pops With Bursty Devices
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
February 29, 2012 : 9:00 AM M2M devices are everywhere in Barcelona as wireless operators try to connect to just about any device with a current
Eric Schmidt's Sunny World
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
February 29, 2012 : 2:00 AM Sure, maybe it's true that connectivity can bring peace, love and harmony – but enough, already
Cablevision to Increase Capex in 2012
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2012 : Cablevision's capex will rise above last year's $814.8M as the MSO accelerates some projects it had teed up for 2013
It's a Small World After All ...
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
February 28, 2012 : 11:30 AM At Mobile World Congress, small cells appear to have finally found their speedy, cloudy niche
The Last Days of Unlimited Broadband?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2012 : Also: Comcast-TiVo hook-up inches closer to launch; Google eyes easier fiber deployments; Moto invests in MediaMorph
Usage-Based Broadband Returns to TW Cable
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 27, 2012 : An optional, by-the-gigabyte 'Essentials' service puts a friendlier spin on the idea that got TW Cable lambasted three years ago
Charter Keeps RS-DVR on Sidelines
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 27, 2012 : TiVo integration takes higher priority in the MSO's near-term video game plan
Dan's Guide to the Home of the Future
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
February 27, 2012 : 2:10 PM With all these connected devices and data plans, how the hell will we actually pay for the wireless home of the future anyway?
Entropic Sweetens Pot to Win Trident
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 27, 2012 : Also: Adobe puts more hooks into TV Everywhere, Google gets out of Clearwire while cable stays in, Netflix gives RIM the cold shoulder
Honorable Mentions: Feb. 27
Matt's Mentions -
February 27, 2012 : This week's top telecom stories, as chosen by the readers of Matt's Mentions
Microsoft Fills Hole in Skype
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
February 27, 2012 : 4:15 AM Beta program brings the VoIP app to Windows Phone, but Microsoft likely has more up its sleeve – if the operators will stand for it
Timing the Terabit Standard
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
February 24, 2012 : 5:25 PM Even though terabit work is already underway, it might not be too early to start worrying
Duopoly Money
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
February 24, 2012 : 4:30 PM AT&T and Verizon are the biggest and they're only going to get bigger. Should we expect them to be the best, too?
Rogers Fires Up Cisco's Videoscape
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 24, 2012 : Rogers boots up NextBox 2.0, a Videoscape-powered system featuring a souped-up gateway, a cloud-based UI and live TV streaming to tablets
TiVo Developing Low-Cost IP Set-Top
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 24, 2012 : Also: EchoStar posts Q4 loss; Dish to close more Blockbusters; Google picks Sanjay Jha's successor; lower STB shipments sting Technicolor
Comcast Trial Fuses TiVo With VoD
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 23, 2012 : San Francisco is the first Comcast market to test out a system that links TiVo Premiere DVRs bought at retail to the MSO's VoD service
FCC Could Blow Up Dish's LTE Plan
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 23, 2012 : Dish's Charlie Ergen gives the company's LTE plans an 80% chance of success, but warns that the FCC's finger is on the 'self-destruct button'
Why Cisco Wants Out of Set-Tops (Or Not)
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 23, 2012 : Samsung's cost-cutting is making set-tops an even suckier business, but Cisco insists it's still committed to the boxes
5 Things We Hope 'New Ethernet' Might Be
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
February 22, 2012 : A silly list from two silly people who didn't want to wait until tomorrow to get an angle on the 'new Ethernet'
Cable's Canoe Sinks Interactive Ad Business
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 22, 2012 : MSO-led JV to lay off 120 employees, shut down its NYC office and change course to focus solely on cross-platform VoD ad insertion
Crime-Fighting Femtos
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
February 22, 2012 : 11:25 AM Catching thieves is only one of the many apps wireless operators may consider to add big value to small cells
T-Mob, MetroPCS Try to Block Verizon-MSO Deal
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 22, 2012 : Among claims, T-Mobile says the deal will harm smaller carriers and put too much spectrum in the hands of Verizon Wireless
WOW Bundles Video Gateways With Docsis 3.0
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
February 22, 2012 : Also: Ceton slashes price on CableCARD PC-TV tuner; BendBroadband lights up HBO GO; UK earmarks cash to handle LTE-TV interference
MWC 2012: New Handset Makers Step Up
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
February 22, 2012 : 10:10 AM Move over Samsung and Apple, there'll be a new crop of handset manufacturers making news in Spain
Yota Switches LTE Tactics
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
February 22, 2012 : 6:10 AM Plan for gradual migration from WiMax to LTE replaced by overnight switch in Moscow
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