FastWeb: Another IPTV Flameout
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
May 31, 2012 : 5:25 PM Italian company pioneered IPTV in 2001 but is pulling the plug this year as subscribership wanes
Alcatel-Lucent's Hot Streak
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 31, 2012 : 1:10 PM Alcatel-Lucent is on fire (not literally) in Asia/Pacific, but it wants the operators to spend a LOT more
Breakthrough in India
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 31, 2012 : 11:35 AM A new telecom policy has been approved at last, paving the way for renewed growth and investment
What's the Holdup With Cisco & SDN?
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 31, 2012 : 11:15 AM Cisco does take software-defined networking seriously, and that's supposedly why it's waiting two more weeks to explain its plans
Aereo Fights for Its Life
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 31, 2012 : Also: TiVo posts loss but adds subs; In Demand hops on Comcast's CDN; Comcast's cloud-based voice platform rolls into Michigan
The Two Faces of OTT
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
May 31, 2012 : 4:00 AM Like them and/or loathe them, OTT services stir up mixed emotions for mobile operators
Ex-HP CTO Named CableLabs CEO
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2012 : Phil McKinney has come out of HP 'retirement' to head up the cable industry's Louisville, Colo.-based R&D house
Verizon Tees Up 300-Meg FiOS Tier
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2012 : Verizon to retain its broadband bragging rights over cable and Docsis 3.0 as it prepares to crank up FiOS speeds in June
The Software Side of Customer Service
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 30, 2012 : 12:40 PM Everything Everywhere is pumping £50M into schooling its customer service reps on mobile operating systems
Where Will Comcast's X1 Land Next?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2012 : Atlanta, Denver and Philadelphia are among the markets that could get Comcast's next-gen video product before the end of 2012
RCN's Strange Bedfellows
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2012 : Also: Apple still likes its TV box; BendBroadband wraps LTE upgrade; Comcaster to help monitor net neutrality; Amazon streams to the Xbox
EC Nixes Pure Net Neutrality
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 30, 2012 : 8:30 AM Transparency and choice is the best way to deal with online service restrictions, reckons the EC's digital watchdog Neelie Kroes
Apple Seeks 4G Talent
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
May 29, 2012 : 4:45 PM Apple's looking for applicants to help it evolve 4G across the globe, as analysts continue to speculate on the arrival of the iPhone 5
Back to the Future on Unbundling
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
May 29, 2012 : 11:50 AM TM Forum's Willetts sees US and Western Europe failing at broadband because regulators and financial analysts are stuck in old patterns
Androids Join Comcast's Streaming Party
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2012 : Also: Cox updates its iPad app; Dish's defends its ad-zapper; Comcast expands Xfinity Home; Ultra-HD takes a step forward
Samsung Galaxy S III Hits EMEA
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 29, 2012 : 5:45 AM The smartphone hailed as the big rival to the iPhone arrives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
The Cable Show 2012: Seven Big Takeaways
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 25, 2012 : The meaning of Comcast's X1, the industry's Wi-Fi ambitions, and an emerging cable tech battle are among the items on my list
VoIP Call Centers & a BYOD World
Research Rewind -
May 25, 2012 : This week: South Africa’s telecom outlook; VoIP call centers and a BYOD world; your daily telecom news fix
Pain in Spain Rains on LTE Fest
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
May 25, 2012 : 8:00 AM It wasn't all doom and gloom at LTE World Summit in Barcelona, but the dire Spanish economy cast its shadow, most notably at the airport
Comcast Gives Wi-Fi a Voice
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 24, 2012 : Comcast aims to rejuvenate its home phone service with Voice2Go, an app that lets customers place free phone calls via Wi-Fi
Aereo's Service Wins a Reprieve (for Now)
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 24, 2012 : Also: Cable Show attendance dips; ActiveVideo rolls its video cloud; MaxLinear goes inside Intel's D3 chips; Minerva flirts with cable
Creative, Confounding Wireless Bills
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 24, 2012 : 7:30 AM Bargain shoppers and coupon cutters will love creative pricing, but it'll make for one beast of a monthly statement
Carlyle's Cable Muscle
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
May 23, 2012 : 3:55 PM Sometimes controversial VC firm The Carlyle Group appears more focused on cable than mobile at the moment
CableLabs Nears End of CEO Search
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 23, 2012 : 3:15 PM Cable's R&D house is expected to appoint a new leader soon, and the rumor is it will be someone from the Silicon Valley
NSN Sticks It to Huawei
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 23, 2012 : 1:35 PM NSN accuses rival Huawei of practicing the sincerest form of flattery...
Does Docsis Have a 10-Gig Future?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 23, 2012 : Arris, Cisco and Moto offer a roadmap that, they claim, will help Docsis bump capacities to 10Gbit/s downstream and 2Gbit/s upstream
Avail-TVN Will Buy Again, CEO Says
LR Cable News Analysis -
Dan Jones -
May 23, 2012 : Avail-TVN CEO says that advertising and analytics companies could be in his M&A sights
Cable's Still Finding Its Way on Wi-Fi
LR Cable News Analysis -
May 23, 2012 : Cable's getting aggressive with Wi-Fi, but execs say school's still in session as they try to fine-tune their wireless broadband strategies
The Cloud Backlash
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
May 22, 2012 : 9:05 PM Service providers and large customers are deploying cloud services but avoiding calling them 'cloud services.' And the point is?
Google & Moto: What's Next?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
May 22, 2012 : 4:35 PM New Android smartphones, tablets and low-end devices have to be on the horizon as Google closes the deal on Motorola Mobility
Comcast Navigates New Screens
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 22, 2012 : Also: Adobe gives TV Everywhere the ad-vantage; Comcast ads going multi-screen; Enseo debuts a CableCARD box; Google Fiber hits a snag
TWC CEO Heaps More Dirt on the Set-Top Box
LR Cable News Analysis -
May 22, 2012 : Glenn Britt still thinks the set-top's days are numbered as cable migrates to IP video and branches out to more IP-connected devices
What I'm Looking for in Dublin
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
May 21, 2012 : 2:30 PM It's not the Guinness brewery tour or the ghosts of the 1916 Easter Rising but some cloud management solutions
TiVo & Pace Debut Docsis 3.0-Powered Gateway
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 21, 2012 : Also: Vendors align with Comcast's set-top kit, Intel shows new D3 chip; Moto secures TWC's IP video streams; Nagra gateway goes multi-screen
The Docsis Addendum
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 21, 2012 : 8:30 AM A potential addition to the Docsis 3.0 specs could set up a fight with the IEEE's budding EPON Protocol over Coax standard
Cable Goes Big With Wi-Fi Roaming
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 21, 2012 : Comcast, Bright House, Cablevision, Cox and TW Cable will let their high-speed Internet customers access more than 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
Mobile Money: What's the End Game?
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 21, 2012 : 6:45 AM Wireless operators have partnered up on mobile payments, but it may only be a stopgap until they're ready to tackle the market on their own
Casa Puts Heat on Cisco, Arris & Motorola
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 21, 2012 : Vendor hopes to gain some ground on cable access competitors with its first integrated product for the embryonic CCAP market
Motorola Doubles Up on CMTS Downstreams
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 18, 2012 : Moto extends the life of its CMTS as it continues to develop products for CCAP, cable's next-gen access architecture
The Cable Show 2012: To Docsis 3.0 & Beyond!
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 18, 2012 : TV Everywhere, net neutrality and wireless will be hot topics, but also expect cable's access network to make some big leaps next week
Context Is King for Network Operators
Research Rewind -
May 18, 2012 : 7:00 AM This week: Canada’s telecom future, context as king for operators, main themes from LR’s Packet-Optical Transport Evolution Conference
Comcast to Raise Caps, Test Overage Fees
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 17, 2012 : Comcast will kill its static 250GB cap and test new policies that will raise the limit to at least 300GB, but apply overage fees
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