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LR Cable News Analysis
Articles published in April 2010
Acme Packet's Record Quarter
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
May 01, 2010 : 10:30 AM Wow
What's Up in the WiMax Wholesale Market?
Kaps Korner -
April 30, 2010 : 5:25 PM With Sprint and Comcast dodging the issue, will Clearwire shed more light on wholesale WiMax?
The AllVid Mystery
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
April 30, 2010 : 3:30 PM What will the FCC be able to accomplish by asking the industry to produce something that consumers like?
Adobe Fires Back: We Don’t Need Apple
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
April 30, 2010 : NOON Adobe makes a judicious reply to the Jobs diatribe and places its bets everywhere but on Apple
CableLabs Clears Panasonic Tru2way Box
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2010 : Docsis modem to be paired with a Panasonic HD-DVR gets 'verified,' but when will the box see the light of day on a Comcast cable system?
iPhone Finder Unmasked
Contentinople -
April 30, 2010 : 9:40 AM The identity of the man who found the iPhone prototype in a bar and sold it to Gizmodo has been revealed
Jobs Offers 6 Reasons Adobe Sucks
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
April 29, 2010 : 2:45 PM In true Jobsian style, Apple CEO outlines why Adobe isn’t fit for his precious iProducts
Slow Start for TWC's Fastest Broadband
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 29, 2010 : MSO is starting to ramp up its wideband deployments, but only 1,000 customers signed up for its new 50-Meg service in Q1
India 3G Auction: Day 17
AsiaBlog -
April 29, 2010 : 2:05 PM Is the end near?
TWC Upgrades WiMax to Business Class
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 29, 2010 : MSO boots up two biz-tailored WiMax tiers in Texas, with promises to extend those services to more markets later this year
FT's FTTH Crawl
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
April 29, 2010 : 12:15 PM No wonder Europe's a fiber access laggard
Whom Do We Love to Hate?
Monkey Bidness - Larry Wilcox -
April 29, 2010 : 10:00 AM No, it's not the Damn Yankees
Small Bites for Apple
Wireless Bits - Ray Le Maistre -
April 29, 2010 : 9:00 AM While HP was grabbing all the headlines, Apple was buying, too
Are LTE NetCos on the Horizon?
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
April 29, 2010 : 8:00 AM A big idea from under the volcanic ash
Comcast IDs Next WiMax Markets
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2010 : MSO also expands Docsis 3.0 reach and moves the all-digital train forward while posting a 3.8% revenue bump in Q1
Arris Spreads Its Wideband Wings
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2010 : Surge in demand for Docsis 3.0 gear helps Arris hit an international revenue record in Q1 amid slower sales to Comcast and TWC
What’s in a Mobile Device?
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
April 28, 2010 : 1:30 PM Conference attendees say the iPad isn’t a mobile device, but does it matter? It does to advertisers
D3 CPE Shipments on the Upswing
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2010 : 12:45 PM Arris says 14% of all Docsis data and voice modems shipped in Q1 were of the wideband variety
Hulu Ditches UK Plans
Contentinople -
April 28, 2010 : NOON The site has abandoned efforts to launch a UK version, The Telegraph says
The Leading Lights Return
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
April 28, 2010 : 11:10 AM Light Reading's signature awards program will return to New York City in November
CommScope RFoG Connects With PON, EuroDocsis
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2010 : Vendor tweaks its cable FTTP platform to ensure upstream compatibility with PON systems and EuroDocsis environments
Nightlight Update
Monkey Bidness - Larry Wilcox -
April 27, 2010 : 2:45 PM Good news for the Flomax™ generation
Boxee CEO: MSOs Should 'Go Over-the-Top'
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 27, 2010 : Avner Ronen says cable ops should loosen their local ties and use broadband to pipe video services outside their service footprints
Open House at Casa Systems?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 27, 2010 : SeaChange's divestment in the CMTS firm fuels talk that Casa's on the block and has attracted looks from AlcaLu, Huawei, and Juniper
Police Raid Gizmodo Editor's Home
Contentinople -
April 27, 2010 : 12:15 PM California DA considering charges after blogger acquires and reports on next-gen iPhone
Google Plays With the Pixies
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
April 27, 2010 : 11:40 AM Latest acquisition brings app developer on board
Spare Change for Dutch Spectrum
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
April 27, 2010 : 8:35 AM Talk about a bargain
Satellite Guys Start Building Their Own Canoe
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 26, 2010 : DirecTV and Dish join forces to create an interactive advertising platform that could beat cable's Canoe to market
Will Arris Expand Its VoD Patent War?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 26, 2010 : 5:30 PM Are Cisco, Motorola, and SeaChange next?
Cable Ponders Life After Docsis
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 26, 2010 : CableLabs's post-Docsis research looks at gigabit speeds without channel bonding — and that could require new chips and systems
App Focus: Couch Potatoes' Least Favorite App
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
April 26, 2010 : 1:50 PM RunKeeper's GPS-enabled fitness app does everything but tie your shoes for you
India 3G Auction: Day 14
AsiaBlog -
April 26, 2010 : 12:55 PM The price of a pan-India 3G license is fast approaching $2 billion
Israel Ends iPad Ban
Contentinople -
April 26, 2010 : 11:15 AM Has conducted 'intensive' tests to be sure the device won't interfere with others
Who'll Connect 'Connected Devices'?
Kaps Korner -
April 26, 2010 : 10:30 AM Verizon and AT&T have some competiton in bringing fast Web access to mobile devices that need it now
German Spectrum Auction Update
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
April 26, 2010 : 8:00 AM €1.5 billion and still bidding
All About the FCC's AllVid
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 23, 2010 : It's all still pie-in-the-sky thinking, but the FCC has outlined its vision for a proposed successor to the troubled CableCARD
Insight Joins the DTA Dance
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 23, 2010 : MSO's all-digital project in Lexington will pave the way for about 100 HD channels, Docsis 3.0, and whole-home DVRs
YouTube Opens Movie Rental Store
Contentinople -
April 23, 2010 : 10:10 AM Offerings range from hits like Precious to manga and indie flicks
Cox Adds Weight to Comcast's Big Box Project
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 23, 2010 : Cox is the first other MSO to acknowledge its support for Comcast's super-dense, do-it-all Converged Multiservice Access Platform (CMAP)
Arris Throws Book at Harmonic
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 22, 2010 : Arris says Harmonic's StreamLiner 3000 servers infringe on four patents, but the companies may try to settle before things gets too nasty
Where's the Squeeze?
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
April 22, 2010 : 2:35 PM A flat market and vendor growth aspirations don't add up
A Pain in the Ash
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 22, 2010 : 1:10 PM Icelandic eruption has caused Cedar Point to rethink its strategy for next week's IMS confab in Barcelona
Verizon Outlines App Store Political Spectrum
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
April 22, 2010 : 12:05 PM VCast Apps will be to the left of Brew, to the right of Android... Got it?
Hulu Plans Paid Subscriptions
Contentinople -
April 22, 2010 : 11:00 AM The days of viewing the site's full catalogue for free will soon be over, according to reports
The Final Qwest?
Rewired - Carol Wilson -
April 22, 2010 : 10:05 AM Without the daily drama of the MCI deal or the seamy scandals of the Nacchio era, this merger makes quiet sense
Apple Gives ARM a Leg Up
Wireless Bits - Ray Le Maistre -
April 22, 2010 : 9:35 AM ARM's stock is rising on Apple's success and M&A chat
TD-LTE in Japan?
AsiaBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
April 22, 2010 : 7:35 AM Softbank Mobile is considering deploying TD-LTE
More Euro Auction Action
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
April 22, 2010 : 7:05 AM German auction hits $1.2B as the Dutch and the Danes start flogging frequencies
FCC Inches Towards Net-Agnostic Gateways
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 21, 2010 : The agency agrees on a CableCARD quick-fix and an 'AllVid' adapter to eventually spur a retail market for boxes for Web and TV video
Imagine Gets More Dough
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 21, 2010 : 4:40 PM Investors pour in another $10M as Imagine seeks a new CEO and alters its product strategy
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