Dumbing Down IPv6
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
July 29, 2011 : 11:25 AM If NPR can't explain IPv6, can service providers expect their consumers to understand it?
Rovi Sues Hulu Over ITV Patents
LR Cable News Analysis -
July 29, 2011 : Also: Google TV bombs; CEA still wants AllVid; HBO nearing GO time with Cablevision, Time Warner; review calls new Roku box 'bullet proof'
Comcast Signals New Ad Era for VoD
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 29, 2011 : Comcast's wide rollout of dynamic ad insertion will help cable VoD finally take on the flexibility and speed of Web video systems
Double Whammy for Sprint Stock
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
July 28, 2011 : 2:15 PM Evidently the market isn't swayed by the cost-savings promised by the $13.5B LightSquared deal
TW Cable Stays in Wireless Holding Pattern
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2011 : CEO says wireless sub growth is 'not terribly exciting' while being noncommittal about investing more in Clearwire
The Brave Old Frontier
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
July 28, 2011 : 11:50 AM Telco is building broadband where Verizon wouldn't. Will that be enough to satisfy cranky consumers?
Most Netflix Subs Stream to TVs
LR Cable News Analysis -
July 28, 2011 : Also: Comcast-NBCU deal might be tweaked, Visible World rolls HD ads, Big Ten Network's TVE play, Charter eyes Birmingham expansion
TW Cable Sheds 130,000 Video Subs in Q2
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2011 : But nation's No. 2 MSO still sees a 23% bump in profits helped by gains in other service categories
CMTS Upgrades Soften Arris Sales
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2011 : Arris boosts margins and keeps Cisco's CMTS aggression in check with software-based upgrade licenses, but the approach comes at a cost
Arris Beats the Street
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 27, 2011 : The cable modem gear specialist beats Q2 earnings expectations despite a dip in revenues
New Rules!
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 27, 2011 : 5:00 AM MSOs have until November to provide a self-install option for CableCARDs. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, can hardly contain their joy
Welcome to the Future
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
July 26, 2011 : 5:45 PM VC spending on mobile is booming, according to Rutberg & Co, with funding seeming to indicate some of the ways that wireless may evolve
Cox Vet Jay Rolls Named Charter's CTO
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 26, 2011 : Rolls takes the technology helm at Charter, which has been without a full-time CTO since March
Walmart Streams into the Future
LR Cable News Analysis -
July 26, 2011 : Also: Privacy law thwarts Facebook-Netflix US hookup, Cox and Moto chiefs to headline Cable-Tec Expo, Avail-TVN brings MPEG-4 to indie MSOs
New Ways to Pay for Mobile Data
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
July 26, 2011 : 9:30 AM Operators start app-based charging, finds new mobile data study from Allot
Netflix Dips on Q2 Revenue Miss
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2011 : Netflix earned a tidy profit amid healthy subscriber gains, but its stock took one on the chin after whiffing on revenues
BigBand's Material World
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2011 : 2:20 PM So, how big was BigBand's deal with AT&T? Enough to keep its long-term prospects stoked or just enough to attract a serious buyer?
Elemental Eases Into Comcast OTT Role
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2011 : Harmonic is threatened as thePlatform signs Elemental to handle transcoding for Comcast's TV Everywhere apps for PCs and Apple devices
Grande Speeds Past Suddenlink
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 22, 2011 : 4:30 PM Grande unseats Suddenlink as US speed king with launch of uncapped 110-Meg service, and TW Cable should be taking notice
Cablevision Still at Risk in Verizon Patent Fight
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 22, 2011 : ITC upholds ruling that Cablevision didn't infringe on four patents, but affirms a fifth that could block it from importing some set-top models
Telecom Research That Is New to You
Research Rewind -
July 21, 2011 : What better way to spend your summer than catching up on some of the best content and services Heavy Reading and Pyramid have to offer?
Rogers Makes Netflix Subs a Little Happier
LR Cable News Analysis -
July 21, 2011 : Also: Suddenlink does more 107-Meg, Montana residents don't dig fiber trenches, people go nuts for CNN's apps, YouTube plays cricket
Will Cisco Bail on Set-Top Boxes?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 21, 2011 : Factory sale could improve product margins, but the set-top business is still too good for Cisco to consider a complete exit
Ericsson's SPIT Vision
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
July 21, 2011 : 5:30 AM Swedish giant's CEO sees big opportunities in service provider IT (SPIT) transformation projects
Will the iPad Eat the PC Market?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
July 20, 2011 : 5:50 PM A Tablet + Cloud = (Death of the PC) sum requires better wireless connectivity to become even a possibility
AlcaLu's Malay Malaise
AsiaBlog -
Michelle Donegan -
July 20, 2011 : 1:40 PM Vendor dogged by bribery scandal in Malaysia
AT&T Deal Boosts BigBand
LR Cable News Analysis -
Carol Wilson -
July 20, 2011 : BigBand's stock gets a lift after landing a deal with the largest US IPTV provider that could improve the vendor's flagging growth prospects
Angry Birds Flocks to the Roku 2
LR Cable News Analysis -
July 20, 2011 : Also: Pandora plays on FiOS TV, AT&T brings U-verse app to Android, Verizon lets subs self-install CableCARDs, AT&T CEO rips DSL
Huawei's 3G Reveal
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
July 20, 2011 : 7:10 AM ABI Research uncovers another Huawei line of attack on mobile incumbents
Imagining the LTE iPad
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
July 19, 2011 : 5:25 PM An LTE iPad makes a lot of sense, but cost and integration factors may hold it back
Wireless Competition's Courtside Seats
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
July 19, 2011 : 12:40 PM Google chief says he'll help HTC fight against Apple in the courts, but calls on the company to compete in the market instead
Hulu Offers Programming Perks With Sale
LR Cable News Analysis -
July 19, 2011 : Also: Netflix fixes another streaming outage; TW Cable replaces marketing chief; News Corp. may promote Carey to CEO; Clearwire expands
Cable Calls for Backup
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 19, 2011 : A hybrid power system is spawned by vendors and the SCTE to help cable meet rigorous SLAs as MSOs begin to target Tier 1 business customers
Foxconn Buys Cisco's Set-Top Factory
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Jeff Baumgartner -
July 18, 2011 : But Cisco insists it's not getting out of the set-top box business as it prepares to outsource its box-making needs
Netflix Sets Sights on Europe
LR Cable News Analysis -
July 18, 2011 : Also, Rovi loses patent case, buys engineering firm; CNN streams 24/7; CenturyLink earmarks $20M for broadband expansion in New Mexico
Davis Returns to Charter
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 18, 2011 : Wayne Davis, the former CTO of Charter and CEO of Javelin Innovations, has returned to the MSO as VP of technical operations
Telefonica Takes $3.8B Hit
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
July 15, 2011 : 2:45 PM Spanish giant's 6,500 domestic job cuts are going to cost big bucks
Shaw Challenges Netflix
LR Cable News Analysis -
July 15, 2011 : Also: Tier 2 joins 100-Meg club, RIM may build media set-top, West Virginia scales back on broadband, QR codes come to ITV
How RIM & LG Can Turn It Around
Research Rewind -
July 15, 2011 : This week: LTE in Asia-Pacific, Sengal's telecom future, RIM 2.0, LG's smartphone strategy, TeliaSonera cozies up to the competition
Blockbuster to the Rescue!
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 14, 2011 : 4:00 PM Netflix gets a taste of Charlie Ergen's wrath, but he isn't calling them pigs ... yet
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