Who Owns the Mobile Cloud?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
May 31, 2011 : 5:45 PM The carriers, Google and Apple all seem well positioned to know even more about their users than they did before
Could Comcast Nix a SeaChange Sale?
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2011 : 12:05 PM It probably wouldn't, but a clause in its SeaChange deal gives the MSO 'a right of first offer'
Chasing Voldemort ... er, Xcalibur
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2011 : 8:30 AM Comcast finally 'fesses up to its secret Xcalibur project. Here's a blow-by-blow on the project-that-shall-not-be-named
Can African Telcos Learn to Share?
Research Rewind -
May 27, 2011 : This week: African cell towers, social-ites in AME, upcoming Country Intelligence Reports, PON's future
Mgmt World: Here's That Rainy Day
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
May 27, 2011 : 8:00 AM Dublin's stormy weather was the perfect backdrop to a trade show designed to address the rough times ahead for telecom
Arris Sets Sights on SeaChange
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2011 : A source confirms that Arris is in talks to add more video software by acquiring its rival
Speculating About Cox's Spectrum
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 26, 2011 : If Cox ends up sellin' its spectrum, who's buyin'? And will the FCC even allow it?
Mgmt World: Battle of the Cloud Gurus
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
May 26, 2011 : 1:00 PM -- Joe Weinman and Randy Bias are both very pro-cloud but are forecasting very different weather ahead
Mgmt World: Dublin Delight
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 26, 2011 : 12:30 PM The mood, if not the weather, was sunny in the Irish capital
Comcast Tees Up IP Video Tests
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 26, 2011 : MSO will use the MIT campus to kick the tires out on a cloudier, more versatile IP-based video system, says The Wall Street Journal
Can Apple Save Mobile TV?
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 26, 2011 : 8:00 AM Apple is dominating mobile video, but can it have the same catalyzing effect on the lackluster market for mobile TV?
A Second Death Star?
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 25, 2011 : 5:40 PM That one went supernova, too, right?
AT&T LTE Plans Too Small for LTE iPhone?
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 25, 2011 : 12:55 PM With only 15 markets planned for AT&T's LTE this year, the 4G version of the iPhone may be farther out than originally thought
Comcast Notches 20 Billion VoD Views
LR Cable News Analysis -
May 25, 2011 : Elsewhere: CableOne grapples with Joplin tornado, AT&T shops U-verse on Lifetime, VUDU gets button on Vizio remotes, HBO rolls social TV site
Cox Chucks Wireless Network Plan
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 24, 2011 : Cox to 'decommission' its 3G network and piggyback on Sprint as it looks to launch wireless service in half its footprint this year
Comcast Says No to Usage-Based Billing
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 24, 2011 : MSO isn't planning to adopt UBB policies for cable modem services, but the tools are in place if it should ever change its mind
Microsoft's Other 497 Updates
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 24, 2011 : 1:15 PM Microsoft is highlighting few key features of Mango, but it's all the updates together that make it competitively viable
Dish CEO: DirecTV Merger Possible
LR Cable News Analysis -
May 24, 2011 : Elsewhere: Samsung reaches connected-TV app milestone, Cablevision founder invests in social media research, cable MSO sues DirecTV
Mgmt World: It's the Network, Smartie
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
May 24, 2011 : 8:05 AM AT&T's Kevin Peters urges telecom operators to focus on their best assets for offering cloud services and mobility
Verizon FiOS: The Cloud Comes Home
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
May 23, 2011 : Verizon's FiOS updates hint at a future where hardware is virtualized, set-tops are dead and a low-latency, high-speed network is the fastest computer you'll ever need
AlcaLu Undecided on Cable Gear Opportunity
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 23, 2011 : Next-gen access network initiatives may accelerate AlcaLu's cable strategy, but the vendor is still weighing the risks and rewards
Cisco's China Syndrome Reopens
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 23, 2011 : The business of building China's networks is not always pretty, and the tough questions aren't going away
Cablevision Wins Round in Verizon Set-Top Bout
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 23, 2011 : But the fight's not over as Verizon tries to block Cablevision from importing Cisco boxes that support the MSO's network DVR service
Dish Puts Blockbuster to Work
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 20, 2011 : Also: Comcast earmarks cash for minority entrepreneurs, John Malone bids for Barnes & Noble, MSOs get SMB kudos
Cloud Computing & TEM Reinvention
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
May 19, 2011 : 6:10 PM Telecom equipment makers are expanding everything they do in order to help find and define opportunities in cloud computing
Comcast, Moto Invest in CMAP Startup
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 19, 2011 : Benu Networks may follow the RiverDelta Networks game plan and eventually be spun into Motorola
Software Surprise
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 19, 2011 : 2:30 PM Euro telecom vendors are software giants, apparently
Comcast Exec Wants 1-Terabit Optical Standard
LR Cable News Analysis -
Carol Wilson -
May 19, 2011 : Shamim Akhtar advocates quickly picking 1-terabit as the next gen of optical networking and avoiding old 100G-versus-40G squabbles
Google to Plant More Kansas City Fiber
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 19, 2011 : Also: Cisco may shed Linksys and WebEx, DirecTV tests set-top-free interface, Comcast defends FCC hire, HBO Go to stream Thrones early
Cable Engineers Developing 3DTV Standard
LR Cable News Analysis -
May 18, 2011 : Elsewhere: Hulu may delay access to free TV shows, BigBand expands switched digital video deployments, AT&T upgrades Total Home DVR
The 10 Over-the-Top Video Commandments
LR Cable News Analysis -
Sarah Reedy -
May 18, 2011 : TDG analysts detail the 10 ways that pay-TV providers can embrace over-the-top content and make it work in their favor
Bridging Cable's Tablet Gap
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 17, 2011 : If tablets and connected TVs someday make set-tops disappear, cable must be careful that its ITV ecosystem doesn't vanish along with it
Netflix: The Internet's US Traffic King
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 17, 2011 : Netflix is now the largest source of Internet traffic in North America, according to Sandvine's latest tally of service provider data
Juniper, Cisco Share Comcast's MetroE Spoils
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 17, 2011 : Ciena is also getting a slice of the vendor action as Comcast rolls out Ethernet capabilities to target mid-sized businesses
How Deep Will Cisco Cut?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 16, 2011 : Also: Comcast lights up MetroE, Netflix gets Miramax flicks, DirecTV preps premium TV play, FCC-er's Comcastic move draws critics
Dish Network CEO Resigns
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 16, 2011 : Ergen stays as chairman, but Joseph Clayton is set to become president and CEO as the satellite TV giant continues to reinvent itself
The Pirate Bay Saga
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 13, 2011 : 1:30 PM Comcast was wrongly blamed for blocking the file-sharing site, so who was at fault?
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