Comcast Suffers Q1 Video Subs Setback
LR Cable News Analysis -
Alan Breznick -
May 01, 2013 : While triple-play gains and X1 progress look good for Comcast, the bad news is that its video subs attrition rate is on the rise again
Breznick's Back on Cable Duty
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 01, 2013 : Former Light Reading Cable editor is back in the hot seat, covering MSO and video developments
Will VoLTE Be Open to All?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
April 30, 2013 : Interconnecting carrier networks so that 4G calls can be made across separate operator networks will be crucial to the growth of VoLTE
Comcast Opens Up on OpenStack
News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 30, 2013 : The upcoming X1 video service has Comcast preaching the benefits of open source and the cloud
Cisco Ups Wi-Fi Gateway Ante
LR Cable News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 29, 2013 : New home gateway being offered by Comcast clocks in at 270 Mbit/s over Wi-Fi
Time to Focus on Fiber in HFC
Technically Speaking With SCTE -
Travis Murdock -
April 29, 2013 : Cable needs to pay as much attention to fiber plant test and measurement as it has done to HFC testing, says Travis Murdock
Genband Goes Virtual at (Actual) Show
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 29, 2013 : Operators are asking for software, not hardware, and the vendor community is ready to meet their needs
AT&T Launches Digital Life Service in 15 Markets
News Analysis -
Dan Jones -
April 26, 2013 : AT&T finally rolls Digital Life home security & automation service in 15 markets in US, promising 50 by year's end and location-based capabilities to come
Euroblog: Combes Clearout?
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
April 25, 2013 : Is AlcaLu's new CEO about to start a technology garage sale?
Time Warner Video Subs Slide
LR Cable News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 25, 2013 : TWC loses video subs to rivals but adds broadband users in Q1
AT&T Piles the Hurt on Cable
News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 24, 2013 : AT&T's U-verse customer gains add to the pressure imposed by Verizon's FiOS first-quarter numbers
Aereo Expands as CBS Strikes Back
News Analysis -
Sarah Reedy -
April 23, 2013 : Bostonians can now access Aereo's over-the-air broadcasts online, while CBS invests in competitor Syncbak
FiOS Turns the Screw on Cable
News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 22, 2013 : As the cable sector licks its 2012 wounds, Verizon is improving its FiOS take-up rate in existing fiber markets
SDN Still Needs a Gathering Like ONS
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
April 19, 2013 : The Open Networking Summit has climbed the hype curve, but the conference should cling to its roots as a techie discussion forum for software-defined networking
M&A in the USA
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 19, 2013 : Analysys Mason breaks down the mixed-up state of wireless M&A in the US
Arris Forms New Top Team
LR Cable News Analysis -
Ray Le Maistre -
April 19, 2013 : With the acquisition of Motorola Home completed, Arris has unveiled its new management team
NSN Maintains Momentum
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
April 18, 2013 : Keeps itself in profit even though Q1 sales are down
Arris Secures Motorola Home
LR Cable News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 18, 2013 : Arris becomes largest set-top provider in the US as it closes Motorola Home deal with Google
Reedy Returns to Light Reading
Wireless Bits -
Ray Le Maistre -
April 18, 2013 : After a few months away, Sarah Reedy is back on the Light Reading team
Provo Next to Get Google's Gig
LR Cable News Analysis -
Dan Jones -
April 17, 2013 : Google's 1 Gbit/s fiber service is coming to Provo, Utah as it plans to buy and upgrade a local network
Time Warner Takes TV on the Road
News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 17, 2013 : Time Warner Cable and Cablevision both proceed apace with their TV Everywhere developments
Facebook Tunes In to TV Data
LR Cable News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 17, 2013 : Social networking giant will provide apps developers with broad range of TV/movies data using the Rovi Video solution
What OpenDaylight Really Wants to Do
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
April 16, 2013 : The coalition's chairman says all these companies plan to further the SDN cause and don't have a 'nefarious' angle
Clear QAM Fades to Black
LR Cable News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 16, 2013 : Some major cable companies are now encrypting basic digital cable signals following the FCC lifting a ban last year
App Development for Dummies (and Journalists)
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 16, 2013 : There's a subtle difference, you know. A mobile-app startup opens its online platform to all, turning anyone and everyone into an app developer
Dish's Sprint Play: Broadband Everywhere
LR Mobile News Analysis -
Dan Jones -
April 15, 2013 : Enabling TV, video, broadband and wireless on one bill is the logic behind $25.5B Sprint merger bid, Dish CEO says
Dish Bids $25.5B for Sprint
LR Mobile News Analysis -
Dan Jones -
April 15, 2013 : Dish puts in a bid for Sprint to try to head off the SoftBank merger
Arris Cleared for Moto Home Deal
LR Cable News Analysis -
Ray Le Maistre -
April 12, 2013 : DoJ approves Arris's game-changing acquisition of Motorola Home business from Google
'Free' TV Model Under Threat
LR Cable News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 11, 2013 : The Aereo dispute could be the catalyst that results in the end of 'free' TV
Does Xbox Have a UI for Cable?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 11, 2013 : There's talk of a user interface for set-top boxes in a new version of Microsoft's games console
Cox Cuts Its Carbon Emissions
LR Cable News Analysis -
Mari Silbey -
April 10, 2013 : Cable operator boasts improvements in energy efficiency at SCTE Forum
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