Comcast Ready to Kick Apps With 'CodeBig'
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 29, 2011 : MSO's 'CodeBig' initiative aims to create common APIs for apps that support a variety of devices and extend reach of cable-delivered content
Huawei's New Strategy Challenge
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
April 29, 2011 : 11:30 AM Heavy Reading considers the challenges Huawei faces with its new enterprise- and mobile-device-driven growth strategy
Xbox 360 Jumps Through Hulu's Hoop
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 29, 2011 : Elsewhere: Cablevision preps 50-Meg tier, Royal Wedding sets streaming records, Time Warner CEO praises Netflix, Dish reopens Blockbuster stores
Is Growth Slowing at Huawei?
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
April 29, 2011 : 9:15 AM Heavy Reading Senior Analyst Sterling Perrin is surprised by Huawei's growth expectations for 2011
When Nokia & NFC Meet Angry Birds
Research Rewind -
April 29, 2011 : This week: Angry Birds, a good SON, LTE in Malaysia, mobile banking in Asia-Pacific, Brazilian broadband, dieting Poles
TW Cable Flirts With Full IP Video Simulcast
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2011 : The MSO eyes a set-top-free world as it prepares to deliver most of its linear TV lineup to iPads, TVs and other connected devices
Cisco Cuts Into Arris CMTS Margins
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2011 : Arris hopes to halt eroding margins and compete with a new software release that doubles the density of deployed CMTS line cards
Apple May Bite On 'iCloud' Domain
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 28, 2011 : Elsewhere: Comcast adds primetime hits to free VoD lineup, Epix rolls apps for connected devices, DirecTV mulls a Netflix killer
Traver Bursts Back on the TV Scene
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2011 : 4:45 AM Former Comcast Media Center COO Gary Traver has resurfaced at a stealthy startup called CloudBurst TV
Comcast's Over-the-Top Dilemma
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 27, 2011 : Comcast's programming arm could profit from selling Web video outside the MSO's footprint, but the cable operation is focused on the triple play
Think Before You Develop
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 27, 2011 : 10:50 AM AlcaLu wants developers to plan ahead for LTE and create apps that are network aware, not just more bandwidth hungry
Nielsen to Fix iPad Blind Spot
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 27, 2011 : Nielsen intends to fill an important gap by tracking live TV viewing on iPads by the end of this year or early 2012
Verizon Stocks VoD Vaults With 24K Titles
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 27, 2011 : Elsewhere: Cox hails new wireless chief, Dish seals Blockbuster buy, and Technicolor pumps cash into Digitalsmiths
Mobile Apps Get a GroupOn
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 26, 2011 : 4:05 PM OfferedApp lets consumers download a daily paid app for free, if you're willing to give up some personal data
The Disappearing Set-Top
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 26, 2011 : Cisco CTO Dr. Ken Morse says set-tops are becoming 'virtual' as MSOs and other service providers continue to give IP video the vote
Cable Gets Serious About IP Video
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 26, 2011 : Heavy Reading survey finds that about 40% of MSOs across the globe plan to launch IP video services by 2012
Netflix Takes Subscription Video Crown
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 26, 2011 : Elsewhere: Charter wants to unload its LA cable system, Genachowski to drop in on The Cable Show, Rogers gets it on with TR-069
What Color Is Your Cloud?
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
April 25, 2011 : 12:30 PM Telecom players are chasing the cloud market, but will they embrace the real cloud model, or fall back on old (bad) habits?
Netflix: More Subscribers Than Comcast?
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 25, 2011 : Elsewhere: Time Warner Cable expands iPad TV lineup, Comcast deploys low-cost HD boxes, 3-D video hits Nintendo Wii and AT&T expands U-verse
Q&A: Sling Media Founder Blake Krikorian
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 25, 2011 : Krikorian on the iPad streaming scuffle, how Sling has stayed above the legal fray and why EchoStar's Sling strategy has fallen short
What Is Dish's Magic DVR Number?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 22, 2011 : How many DVRs Dish will have to replace will determine if it's dealt a death blow or merely a flesh wound
Will Google Start a 1-Gig Fiber Renaissance?
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 22, 2011 : Elsewhere: FCC tracks online TV competition, Limelight and Akamai to lock horns again, CEO salaries ebb and flow at Cablevision and Netflix
Dish Tries to Get One Over Netflix
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 21, 2011 : Elsewhere: Hulu blocks the BlackBerry PlayBook, Hollywood in a huff about premium VoD, Insight rolls multi-room DVRs, Comcast expands WiMax footprint
Is Apple iStalking You?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
April 20, 2011 : 5:00 PM Apple may be collecting location data about iPhone users, but the real question is whether they're selling it and to whom
Dish May Have to Disable Millions of DVRs
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 20, 2011 : TiVo shares are up almost 30% after court upholds ruling that found Dish in contempt of an order that required it to disable infringing DVRs
Virgin Gives 1.5-Gig Wideband a Whirl
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 20, 2011 : Elsewhere: AT&T ups U-verse subs, Apple TV reaches milestone, layoffs at Vecima, and DirecTV sets the debut of premium, $30 VoD titles
Bright House a Beacon for Cisco's ASR 9000
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 20, 2011 : A major MSO goes big with Cisco's edge router to aggregate all its residential and commercial services traffic at the edge
Sprint: AT&T's Misleading on Merger Talk
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 19, 2011 : Sprint fires back at AT&T, saying it's distracting the public from the real issue at hand, the creation of an innovation-crushing duopoly
Satellite Primed to Pump Life Into Dead Zones
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 19, 2011 : Dish and three satellite firms tell the Feds they have the capacity and financial story to bring broadband to unserved areas
Q&A: Verizon's Joe Ambeault
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 19, 2011 : FiOS TV isn't going to let recent spats between MSOs and programmers derail or slow down its own TV Everywhere plans
Ericsson's M2M Ambitions
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
April 19, 2011 : 12:25 PM Swedish vendor marches towards 50B connections
TeliaSonera v. Tele2
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
April 19, 2011 : 10:05 AM Mobile data growth and aggressive pricing round out a tale of two Swedes
Envivio Goes for IPO Glory
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 18, 2011 : Digital video firm sets its sights on a $69 million IPO, but the timing of the filing takes one of its rivals by surprise
Bamboom Targets Cable TV Cord-Cutters
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 18, 2011 : Elsewhere: Some Fox and Discovery nets return to TW Cable's iPad app, Comcast takes heat for data cap, DirecTV's Arthur mishap, and Envivio's IPO
AT&T's a Big Buzzkill
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 18, 2011 : 11:25 Carrier-branded services still aren't selling -- or maybe it's just in the name as AT&T, Yahoo and Google give us nothing to buzz about
DT & FT Deepen Ties
EuroBlog -
Michelle Donegan -
April 18, 2011 : 7:00 AM Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom get closer with new procurement joint venture
Q&A: Disney-ESPN's Matt Murphy
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 15, 2011 : ESPN is willing to embrace over-the-top video, so long as it can do things its way
Take a Ride on FiOS TV's New Guide
Contentinople -
April 15, 2011 : 12:40 PM Steve Donohue likes what he's seen so far of Verizon's latest batch of FiOS TV guide upgrades
Is Apple Building a Smart TV?
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 15, 2011 : Elsewhere: Comcast says its VoD traffic trumps Netflix's, DirecTV invests in targeted ad firm, and 'The Slowskys' prep for a comeback
Clearwire's Old CIO Becomes Cox's New CTO
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 15, 2011 : Former Clearwire CIO Kevin Hart will be leading the technology charge at Cox, which has been without a permanent CTO since last summer
Stopping Handset Markets From Going Gray
Research Rewind -
April 15, 2011 : This week: 10GE components, gray markets for handsets, the adoption curve for NFC-enabled handsets, Kenyan telecom, Yota, mobile data packaging
Reading Cisco's Signage
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
April 15, 2011 : 7:20 AM Whatever happened to Cisco Field? (Actually, don't ask. Just ... don't ask)
China's Mobile Phoney Mecca
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 15, 2011 : 4:45 AM iPhone or iPhoney? Knock-off cellphones in China drive an enormous and thriving industry
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