DoJ: Butt Out of Cablevision RS-DVR Case
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2009 : Dept. of Justice gives MSO a lift by urging the US Supreme Court not to hear a case centered on Cablevision's 'remote-storage' DVR
APAC Bucks Optical Trend
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 29, 2009 : 1:15 PM The global market for optical gear is slowing, but growing fast in Asia/Pacific
TWC Still Has a Mind for Metering
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2009 : 11:15 AM Although the MSO backpedaled on expanding its Internet metering trials, TWC chief still thinks it's the way of the broadband future
Cable ONE Snares HD Set-Top Waiver
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2009 : Despite CEA opposition, the FCC has given Cable ONE the green light to deploy low-cost, one-way set-top boxes with hi-def capabilities
Cablevision's Telco Body Blow
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 28, 2009 : 4:45 PM MSO attacks the business services mid-section with a 24-line VoIP offering
Bing!
Contentinople -
May 28, 2009 : 4:15 PM Microsoft will introduce its new search engine, Bing, in June
Back to Basics With Huawei
AsiaBlog -
Catherine Haslam -
May 28, 2009 : 2:10 PM Will Huawei's new 2G BTS for rural markets spark a ultra-low-cost infrastructure market?
TiVo Covers Its Cable Bases
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 28, 2009 : TiVo to get 'primary DVR' status in a Comcast tru2way market, while a deal with Evolution Broadband gives TiVo exposure with Tier 2 MSOs
Eircom Stake up for Grabs
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 28, 2009 : 10:30 AM Majority stake in Irish incumbent reportedly for sale
BT Bonus Brouhaha
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 28, 2009 : 9:30 AM Focus on 'rewards for failure' at BT
AT&T Speeds Up U-verse Visits
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
May 27, 2009 : 8:30 PM More customers offer the carrier more practice for its U-verse double- and triple-play services
Planning to Plan
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2009 : 5:20 PM FCC issues report outlining how it will go about developing a national broadplan plan, due next February
Netronome's Soft Side
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 27, 2009 : 4:45 PM It's all fun and games until someone has to program something
Adobe: Tru2way Won't Shackle Flash
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2009 : The company thinks Flash can be a hit on set-tops even if it never becomes an official extension to the tru2way specs
EchoStar's IPTV Move
TelcoTV Thoughts -
May 27, 2009 : 4:00 PM EchoStar's ViP-TV service picks up where IP Prime left off
Cox Calls for More Mobile Aid
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2009 : 11:30 AM MSO is still mum about the features of its promised wireless product, but the company's vendors are keeping busy
Look Back at ANGA
LR Cable News Analysis -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 27, 2009 : No, not a new take on John Osborne's literary career – news highlights from Day 1 of the European cable show
Swan Buys Some Reach
AsiaBlog -
Catherine Haslam -
May 27, 2009 : 7:45 AM India's Swan Telecom purchases Allianz Infratech for urban coverage
Sweden Claims LTE First
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
May 26, 2009 : 5:55 PM Ericsson and TeliaSonera unveil first LTE site
ActiveVideo Buys Into European iTV
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 26, 2009 : ActiveVideo snaps up Avinity Systems and sets its sights on bringing cloud-based television to European MSOs and IPTV players
Tradeshow Tactics
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 26, 2009 : 5:30 PM HP outshined Cisco at Interop, and with good reason
Sommer Time for Sistema
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 26, 2009 : 2:30 PM Former DT chief is back in a carrier hot seat
SK Broadband Goes for IPTV
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 26, 2009 : Korean MSO implements Harmonic's CMTS bypass approach to help unify how video is delivered via its cable, DSL, and fiber-fed networks
Is Tru2way Ready to Grow Up?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 22, 2009 : A CableLabs 'reference implementation,' due out in mid-June, aims to lower the barrier to entry for app developers and set-top makers
Hulu Heads for UK
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 22, 2009 : 12:20 PM Because we don't have enough choice already...
Verizon: Pay Us or Die
Monkey Bidness -
Larry Wilcox -
May 22, 2009 : 9:40 AM Do not mess with the phone company
Everyone Loves IBM
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 22, 2009 : 7:40 AM Partnerships everywhere. Is it soup yet?
YouTube Seeks Still More UGC
Contentinople -
May 21, 2009 : 4:50 PM 20 hours of user-generated video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, but the site is still after more
Get On With It!
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 21, 2009 : 2:15 PM Carriers need to pull their fingers out if the Telco 2.0 world is to become a reality
NSN Probes BSNL Bid Process
AsiaBlog -
Catherine Haslam -
May 21, 2009 : NOON Reports suggest NSN hasn't given up on its quest to win some new BSNL business
Good News & Bad News
Contentinople -
May 20, 2009 : 4:00 PM There's some of both for TV and cable programmers in Nielsen's latest 'Three-Screen Report'
CEA: Put Box Waivers on Hold
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 20, 2009 : 1:20 PM Group says now is the right time for the FCC to propose a security rule that applies to cable, telco, and satellite service providers
BSNL's Global Ambitions
AsiaBlog -
Catherine Haslam -
May 20, 2009 : 10:30 AM BSNL signals desire to enter international mobile markets
OS Free-For-All
AsiaBlog -
Catherine Haslam -
May 19, 2009 : 3:05 PM China Unicom enters the battle of the vowels, and mobile operating systems, with the uPhone
Docsis 3.0 Modems: ~$70 each
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 19, 2009 : 11:15 AM That's what Cablevision claims to be paying today, though the fee charged for activation and installation is $300-plus
Summer Debut for Cablevision Network DVR
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 19, 2009 : MSO looks set to launch controversial remote storage DVR this summer, and indicates a deal with programmers is in the making
Cox, Fiber Muni in Set-Top Scrape
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 18, 2009 : 7:15 PM Lafayette Utilities' request for an FCC waiver gets some static from Cox
Digital Media VC Declines
Contentinople -
May 18, 2009 : 4:00 PM Venture investments in the digital media spaced have decreased by 20% in the past month
Motorola Pulls for POL
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 18, 2009 : 3:20 PM GPON comes to the enterprise UPDATED 5/21
Chinese Cash Injection
AsiaBlog -
Catherine Haslam -
May 18, 2009 : 2:25 PM Wireless networks to share in $9B government handout
TVN Gets the Urge to Merge
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 18, 2009 : 12:05 PM TVN has hooked up with Avail Media, forming content combo with cable and telco TV undercurrents
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