Who's Angling for Motorola's Cable Unit?
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 29, 2012 : 12:35 PM A change in leadership at Moto's Home business has sparked chatter that Google's getting ready to unload it. But who might buy it?
Cable Modem Hacker Gets Jail Time
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 29, 2012 : Also: Google Fiber turns down community Wi-Fi plan; Hulu streams HBO in Japan; Dish/AMC fight escalates; Cablevision techs say no to unionization
Cloudy With a Chance of Wi-Fi
Research Rewind -
June 29, 2012 : This week: Wi-Fi offload; Cloud-based testing and monitoring; your daily telecom news fix
Motorola's Home Unit Hires New Leader
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 28, 2012 : Former Charter CTO takes over for Dan Moloney, who is leaving weeks after Google closed its deal for the maker of cable gear
Telcos: The New VCs?
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
June 28, 2012 : 1:10 PM Digital startups are getting more and more backing from carriers
Brits Rev Up Recommendation Engine
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 28, 2012 : UK-based ThinkAnalytics says pay-TV providers are latching onto a recommendation engine that helps customers find content they might actually like
Google TV 2.0 Off to a Bumpy Start
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 28, 2012 : Also: FCC halts Verizon/cable review; TW Cable lights up HBO GO on Kindle Fire; Comcast weaves business fiber; Entropic boosts guidance
India's $3.5B GPON Goldrush
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
June 28, 2012 : 9:00 AM A massive project to connect India's rural villages is underway
Comcast to Pay $800K to Settle NBCU Complaint
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 27, 2012 : The deal with the FCC resolves complaints about the standalone data tier that was a condition of Comcast's NBCU acquisition
Charter Goes DVR-Crazy
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 27, 2012 : The operator tries to revive its video services by throwing lots of DVRs (not literally) at would-be subscribers
Dish CEO: Our LTE Network Will Create Jobs
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 27, 2012 : Ergen's comments on LTE and Dish's controversial AutoHop service head up our preview of today's 'Future of Video' hearing
Rogers Cuts Back
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 27, 2012 : Also: T-Mobile withdraws request to deny Verizon/cable deals; Liberty takes over Puerto Rico; the dog days of Cablevision Wi-Fi; SCTE plans digital home event
Qualcomm Unleashes APIs on LTE
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
June 26, 2012 : 3:20 PM What do you get when you integrate apps down to the phone's processor, plus mix in LTE? Qualcomm plans to show us at its Uplinq love-in
Arris IP Video Gateways Break In at Suddenlink
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 26, 2012 : So says an industry analyst, indicating that TiVo may have some company at Suddenlink as the MSO looks to expand lineup of IP-capable boxes
Supreme Review for Comcast Suit
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 26, 2012 : Also: DoJ adds DirecTV and Dish to OTT video probe; groups slam Verizon/T-Mobile spectrum deal; Wi-Fi group gets more cable support
Small Cell Spotting in London
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
June 26, 2012 : 7:10 AM On a fine June day in the UK capital, I looked for small cells on lampposts
Adaptive Streaming's Primetime Challenge
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 26, 2012 : Adaptive streaming will suffice for single-stream, OTT-style services, but it'll need more polish before it's ready for the next level
Aereo's ISP Opportunity
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 25, 2012 : Aereo's OTT broadcast TV/network DVR combo could attract interest from ISPs that want to introduce scaled-down pay-TV subscription packages
Alarm Bells for AlcaLu, Nokia
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
June 25, 2012 : 1:05 PM As the euro crisis deepens, investors flee struggling vendors. Can they turn their fortunes around?
TiVo Makes IPTV Breakthrough at Com Hem
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 25, 2012 : Also: LTE users more likely to chuck wired broadband; local groups to try Wi-Fi link-up with Google Fiber; DirecTV 3-D channel goes part-time
More Chinese Whispers
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
June 25, 2012 : 7:40 AM Huawei, ZTE under further scrutiny by US authorities
Belkin's Video Sling to Undercut EchoStar's Price
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 22, 2012 : Also: Bright House shrugs off Verizon's 300-Meg tier; Google defends Moto buy; consumers paying to watch video on tablets; Cisco enters a hot market
Pay-TV: Too Costly to Replicate Online?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 21, 2012 : The costs of building a 'full boat' pay-TV package will likely scare off most OTT video players, says Ian Blaine, CEO of thePlatform
Comcast, Verizon & TWC Bundle Up
LR Cable News Analysis -
Dan Jones -
June 21, 2012 : Comcast and TWC expand 4G device, video and voice bundling deals with Verizon Wireless in the US
Now the Dutch Do 400G
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
June 21, 2012 : 1:45 PM KPN cranks up to 400Gbit/s with Huawei
Who Are Aereo's Customers?
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 21, 2012 : 11:00 AM Are they cord-cutters or cable customers that are willing to fork over a few bucks more to stream broadcast stations while they're on the go?
Shaw Takes VoD Over-The-Top
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 21, 2012 : Also: Comcast expects to strike VoD gold; Microsoft dispatches the Internet police to plug Xbox document leak
Is Pay-Per-Bit Anti-Consumer?
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
June 21, 2012 : 8:30 AM I want broadband and wireless phone bills I can understand. I want to comparison-shop data plans for the best rate. Am I nuts or what?
Sprint Tries to Hamstring Verizon/Cable Deals
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 20, 2012 : Sprint wants the FCC to impose conditions that center on cellular backhaul agreements and cable's ever-expanding Wi-Fi networks
Microsoft Surface Poll: Price Trumps LTE
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
June 20, 2012 : 11:00 AM Around a third of our poll respondents say a low price tag, more than LTE, would make Microsoft's new tablets appealing
NBCU, Comcast Unit Stream More TV Everywhere
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 20, 2012 : Also: Netflix threatens to cannibalize VoD and HBO revenues; Comcast Skypes into another market; Cablevision dials in another SIP phone partner
Cable's Upstream Gap
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 19, 2012 : 5:30 PM Verizon's new FiOS tiers expose cable's rail-thin upstream path, but operators have time to widen it – and they'll need all the time they can get
Why's AT&T Eyeing Its WCS Spectrum for LTE?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
June 19, 2012 : 4:30 PM Ma Bell tells the FCC that it has come up with a compromise package with Sirius XM to deploy 4G LTE services in the 2.3Ghz satellite radio band
SeaChange Back in a Buying Mood
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 19, 2012 : After shedding two non-core units, SeaChange returned to acquisition mode with the purchase of an interactive TV software developer
VZ Wireless, Cable Guys Fight for Spectrum Deal
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 19, 2012 : Also: T-Mobile fights against spectrum deal; Comcast adds home security markets; speculation swirls about what's going into the next Xbox
ADVA's 100G Appeal
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
June 19, 2012 : 7:15 AM Customer praise and a Finisar nugget
RAN Revelations
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
June 18, 2012 : 12:00 PM Small cells factored big in talks about RAN technology evolution at the 3GPP
Web Video Startup Stacks $35M More
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 18, 2012 : Also: Roku CEO predicts the Blu-ray's demise; CenturyLink expands IPTV plan; analyst says new FiOS Internet pricing sets a precedent
FiOS Speeds & Prices Take a Quantum Leap
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 18, 2012 : Verizon keeps the heat on cable and Docsis 3.0 with the launch of a 300Mbit/s tier that sells for $204.99 per month with a two-year contract
Consolidation Won't Save Small Telcos
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
June 18, 2012 : 8:00 AM Those companies who used to buy rural telcos are now investing elsewhere -- in service provider IT (SPIT) expertise and CLECs
Broadcom's Next D3 Chip Will Leapfrog Intel
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 15, 2012 : Broadcom's developing Docsis 3.0 silicon that can bond 32 channels and pump out speeds up to 1.2Gbit/s, but it won't be ready until 2013
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