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LR Cable News Analysis
Articles published in July 2012
FCC Dings Verizon on 4G App Blocking
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
July 31, 2012 : 5:50 PM Big Red has to pay out a paltry $1.25M and stop blocking tethering apps as FCC settles on 4G rules from 2008
Sprint Wants to Snip the Verizon/Cable Bundle
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 31, 2012 : Sprint wants the FCC to impose a wireline condition that could prevent Verizon Wireless and cable from bundling up in some big US cities
Cisco Clinches $5B NDS Deal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 31, 2012 : Also: Apple TV tunes into Hulu Plus; cable guys release energy standards; feds OK Comcast's A&E sale; Comcast tries to explain Xfinity
Here Comes the 4G iPhone
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
July 31, 2012 : 7:15 AM If the latest speculation is right, Apple will reveal its next iPhone in September
Who's Rallying for Google Fiber?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 30, 2012 : About 24% of the 'Fiberhoods' in Kansas City, Mo., have met their pre-registration goals, while the Kansas side has been slow out of the gate
Apple Could Make Mobile Payments AuthenTec
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
July 30, 2012 : 1:20 PM The iPhone maker's paying $356M for security vendor AuthenTec, adding a vital element to mobile payments
Salary Survey: Penny for Your Thoughts?
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
July 30, 2012 : 11:20 AM Do you love/hate your job? Has your company hired/fired people? Chime in on our third annual salary survey and let us know
Comcast Turns On Usage-Based Broadband
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 30, 2012 : Comcast picks Nashville to test a new policy that charges $10 for every 50 GBs a customer consumes beyond a monthly 300GB ceiling
Ruckus Sticks One on Cisco
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
July 30, 2012 : 11:05 AM 'I'll see you outside...'
Netflix, VoD Fail to Satisfy
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 30, 2012 : Also: Comcast simplifies Olympics streaming; Aereo may tweak subscription fees; Google Fiber chases more TV deals
Def Con Hacks Huawei
AsiaBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
July 30, 2012 : 9:45 AM Security flaws found in Chinese vendor's smaller routers
Carrier Ethernet Q&A: Accedian CEO
Ethernet Exposed - Stan Hubbard -
July 30, 2012 : 10:45 AM Heavy Reading and CEO Patrick Ostiguy discuss Accedian’s Performance Assured Ethernet solutions for business services and mobile backhaul applications
Where VMware Is Outdoing Cisco
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
July 30, 2012 : 1:00 AM Cisco rightly prides itself on leading the way through market transitions. But what about the one that's happening now?
Google Fiber's Drive for Density
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 27, 2012 : Also: UTStarcom spinning out IPTV business; FCC maps out the Connect America Fund; AT&T and Verizon turn down rural broadband cash
Solavei Launches Recruit-Your-Friends Wireless Service
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
July 26, 2012 : 6:30 PM New T-Mobile MVNO offers a wireless plan that gets cheaper, even pays you, the more friends you sign up for it
Docsis 3.0 Dominates Arris Modem Shipments
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 26, 2012 : Almost 83% of CPEs shipped in Q2 were wideband in Q2, but Arris warns that it may miss a revenue target for video gateways
The Google Fiber Threat
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 26, 2012 : 6:05 PM Google won't steamroll the incumbents, but its measured service rollout could apply pricing pressure and speed the rollout of 1-Gig technology
Pressure's On in Paris
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
July 26, 2012 : 2:35 PM Alcatel-Lucent CEO admits mistakes – will he be allowed to make more?
Google Fiber Bundles TV, Shuns Data Caps
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 26, 2012 : The 1-Gig service will sell for $70 per month, while the TV bundle goes for $120. But Kansas Citians will have to beg a bit to get Google Fiber
News Corp. & BSkyB Plow Cash Into Roku
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 26, 2012 : Also: Google to reveal fiber details; Dish tweaks ad-zapper settings; Comcast opens up Wi-Fi; BendBroadband joins M&A frenzy
Cable Tries to Break Video Encryption Stalemate
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2012 : Six major cable operators say they'll support a security framework that would let IP-connected retail devices receive basic video tiers
Netflix Slides, Blames Olympics
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2012 : Also: Virgin Media nears 1 million TiVo customers; Harmonic shuffles its lead team as it reports Q2; TW Cable exec joins SeaWell's board
HLR Headaches
Wireless Bits - Ray Le Maistre -
July 25, 2012 : 7:00 AM Are subscriber database issues going to bedevil mobile operators?
Access Doubts Dent NBCU's Olympics Ambitions
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2012 : NBCU's coverage could be a watershed moment for TV Everywhere and online video, but some viewers may need help getting past the sign-on screen
Can Unlimited Data Survive the Trial of Tiers?
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
July 24, 2012 : 5:30 PM -- Is there a point where the revenues to be had from tiered plans make unlimited untenable for Sprint and others?
Comcast Revs Up Pricey 305-Meg Tier
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 24, 2012 : Comcast's $300 tier outpaces FiOS's fastest downstream speeds and matches its best upstream speeds in several Northeastern markets
Verizon & Redbox Boot Up Web Video Service
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 24, 2012 : The JV's service, now in testing, will be called Redbox Instant by Verizon, and will be helmed by former FiOS exec Shawn Strickland
EC Clears Cisco's $5B NDS Buy
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 24, 2012 : Also: AT&T's DSL woes continue; ACA chair seeks Cable Act refresh; pay TV preps for the Olympics; Buckeye signs TV Everywhere partner
Motorola, Evolution Win RFPs for Set-Tops
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 23, 2012 : The vendors get a hunting license to sell their channel-zappers to NCTC members that serve a combined 23M video subscribers
Will Cable Face an OTT Block Party?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 23, 2012 : 1:40 PM It may just be a negotiation tactic, but there are worries that programmers will try to keep MSOs from piping OTT video directly to the TV
DirecTV Wants Cable to Dump Clearwire Stakes
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 23, 2012 : Satellite TV giant says cable's continued connection could scare off others from investing in Clearwire. Is DirecTV in that group?
Cable's Cheap HD Video Era Gets Rolling
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 23, 2012 : Also: Comcast and Verizon Wireless bundle up in Florida; Mediacom chief pitches TV rate freeze; Comcast Skypes into Connecticut
Carrier Ethernet Service & Technology Trends
Ethernet Exposed - Stan Hubbard -
July 23, 2012 : Heavy Reading's Ethernet Europe 2012 post-show report is centered on perspectives of 20-plus Ethernet Executive Council members
South Korea: 4G Nation
AsiaBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
July 23, 2012 : 4:45 AM LTE goes mainstream in South Korea
Cable Co-Op Lights Up TV Everywhere Platform
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 20, 2012 : Also: Arris gets a downgrade; Motorola posts Q2 loss; Suddenlink eyes cable system buys; Viacom and DirecTV bury the hatchet
Smooth Social Operators
iBraue - Joseph Braue -
July 20, 2012 : 9:00 AM You'd think hi-tech vendors would be more social-network-savvy than carrier folks. But it's just not true
Edge Caching, SIP Trunking & Mobile Money in Africa
Research Rewind -
July 20, 2012 : This week: Edge caching, SIP trunking and mobile money in Africa, telco forecasts for the USA and the Czech Republic
A Carrier Wi-Fi Competitor
Kaps Korner -
July 20, 2012 : 7:00 AM What prevents more companies from building seamless networks made of stitched-together hot spots?
Caught in FiOS's Speed Trap
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 20, 2012 : 6:00 AM Comcast reportedly is teeing up a 305Mbit/s tier to match up with Verizon's new high-end Quantum service
Ethernet Executive Council 2Q12 Survey Report Available
Ethernet Exposed -
July 19, 2012 : 4:20 PM Report provides valuable insight from service provider experts shaping the direction of the Carrier Ethernet industry
MobiTV Pitches Network DVR Service
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 19, 2012 : MobiTV is breaking out its nDVR service as a standalone product it can license to wireless carriers and pay-TV providers
O2's Payback
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
July 19, 2012 : 2:05 PM The operator is ready to say it's sorry for the recent outage, offering compensation that might total more than £220M
Verizon CFO Is a Tease on iPhone Timing
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
July 19, 2012 : 10:45 AM Verizon CFO Fran Shammo fuelled the iPhone rumor mill during the operator's Q2 call
Cogeco Invades US Via $1.36B Atlantic Buy
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 19, 2012 : Also: Docsis 3.0 amps up cable modem revenues; Clearleap jumps into TV Everywhere; Entone pitches hybrid TV to cable operators
CEO Joins $6.6B Bid for Suddenlink
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 19, 2012 : Members of Suddenlink's management team and two investment firms have struck a deal to acquire the seventh-largest cable operator in the US
Google Launching Kansas City Fiber on July 26
LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
July 18, 2012 : Or, at least, that's when the company will talk more about its 1Gbit/s fiber-to-the-home buildout
TWC Warns TV Programmers
LR Cable News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 18, 2012 : In today's cable bites: The fight over programming costs gets punchier, Dish gets a boost and TWC might have a red face over blue chalk
Sprint: The Birth of a Network
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
July 17, 2012 : 5:20 PM Reliability and unlimited data are key selling points for Sprint's LTE network, but user forums are reporting connection issues
New Yahoo CEO: Cable Friend or Foe?
LR Cable News Analysis -
July 17, 2012 : Also: Now TV could be bad for bundling; Comcast gets with the Scripps; TiVo acquisition
Sprint's Not Snubbing Baltimore on LTE
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
July 16, 2012 : 7:30 PM Sprint hasn't scrapped Baltimore from its LTE plans. But LR Mobile ponders if it is actually worth jumping to LTE yet...
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