The Friday Five
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 30, 2008 : Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week
Verizon Stokes a Tru2way Stalemate
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 29, 2008 : In latest FCC salvo, Verizon all but tells cable: We won't adopt Tru2way and you can't make us
IPTV Slump Sinks Sigma
LR Cable News Analysis -
Craig Matsumoto -
August 29, 2008 : A temporary stalling of the IPTV market creates some trouble for chimpaker Sigma Designs
GPS... Not GPS
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
August 28, 2008 : Satellites aren't local yet
Comcast Draws the Line at 250GB
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2008 : As expected, Comcast will rein in excessive Internet users with a 250 GB monthly cap starting Oct. 1
Supercomm Returns?
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
August 28, 2008 : Supercomm 2009 is on someone's mind
Shrinking Bell Labs
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
August 28, 2008 : Basic research takes another hit
ComCap?
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2008 : Report: Comcast to go live with 250 gigabyte cap for excessive users on Oct. 1... UPDATED 4:00 PM
TiVo Downplays RS-DVR Threat
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2008 : A court gave the go ahead to Cablevision's 'RS-DVR,' but TiVo says it can play a big role in cable regardless of where video is stored
Rebuilding Analog TV
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2008 : Vendors are lining up to help MSOs meet the challenge of delivering some TV signals in analog even after broadcasters cut to digital
CEA Attacks Cable One HD Plan
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 27, 2008 : Gadget lobby says FCC should toss MSO's request to 'update' set-top rules and allow the use of future HD-capable digital terminal adapters
International Docsis
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 27, 2008 : It's time to take the Comcast blinders off for a moment and see what else is going on with Docsis 3.0 these days...
Hey Early Birds!
Contentinople -
August 27, 2008 : Early Bird registration for the Contentonomics event is extended!
NSN Scoops UK Deal
EuroBlog -
Michelle Donegan -
August 27, 2008 : Vendor wins 3G network contract from 3 and T-Mobile
UK iPhone Ad Misleads
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
August 27, 2008 : Apple forced to stop TV commercial in UK
Dish Serves MPEG-4 Bragging Rights
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 26, 2008 : Dish stakes a claim on being the first (but certainly not the last) to deliver all standard-def and hi-def fare in the new format
Wherever i Roam
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
August 26, 2008 : AT&T eyes biz travelers with new iPhone plans
Typo Psyhcos
BroadBananas -
Michael Harris -
August 26, 2008 : Feds throw the book at two 'grammar vigilantes'
Cisco Does Thai WiMax
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
August 26, 2008 : Vendor deploys WiMax for Thai university
New AlcaLu CEO Soon
EuroBlog -
Michelle Donegan -
August 26, 2008 : Tchuruk eyes chairman and CEO appointments soon
WildBlue's New 'Lease' on Life
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2008 : Satellite broadband player borrows a page from cable with leased option, mulls offering faster speeds in some areas of the US
MI, MI, CLWR
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
August 25, 2008 : Local paper says 2009 for Grand Rapids mobile WiMax network
FCC Dings TWC Over SDV
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2008 : A case in Hawaii serves as a warning that MSOs have to be more careful about switching to switched digital video
Broadcom Tunes Up DTV Strategy
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2008 : A $192.8M cash deal would be Broadcom's chance to boost its DTV standing and even give it some CableCARD-related product
The Friday Five
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 22, 2008 : Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week
NAB: We've Got Issues With DTV Order
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 22, 2008 : Broadcasting lobby argues that an exemption for some cable operators could 'undermine' the digital television transition
No More Golf
Red Panda -
August 22, 2008 : World leaders put away their clubs
FCC Gives DTV Relief
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 22, 2008 : Smaller cable ops get exemption, but the FCC has yet to publish the details of the just-adopted order... UPDATED 12:40 PM
Classical Gas
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
August 22, 2008 : Ringtones get classy
Sandvine: We're Fine
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 22, 2008 : The FCC's wrist-slapped Comcast, but that might not mean Sandvine gets cut off from the operator
Cox Refreshes Wireless Agenda
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 21, 2008 : The major MSO not doing WiMax offers a nibble of its wireless ambitions
Capacity Constrained
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
August 21, 2008 : Do the optical companies go for it now?
Wild About 'Widgets'
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 21, 2008 : Comcast teams with Intel, but will these 'widgets' show up on a set-top near you anytime soon?
Concurrent Sidesteps M&A Talk
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 21, 2008 : Concurrent Computer Corp. execs give canned, boring answers to M&A questions
JDSU's Down
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
August 20, 2008 : Q4 and future Q1 numbers miss their marks
SlamBall Hits the Web
Contentinople -
August 20, 2008 : The strange new sport will air programming on sites such as AOL
FCC Puts Comcast on the Clock
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 20, 2008 : Comcast has 30 days to comply with a new FCC order that bans P2P app throttling... or else some vague things will happen to the MSO
Nokia Cuts Jobs
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
August 20, 2008 : 200 positions to go from Internet services
Order Up!
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
August 20, 2008 : The FCC today posted the official order that calls on Comcast to stop its 'discriminatory network management practices'
Open=Beta?
BelkBlog -
Dan Jones -
August 20, 2008 : Is the craze for open networks, phones, and access mo beta or no beta?
Verizon's Big Risk
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
August 19, 2008 : An analysis of Verizon's FiOS risk points out AT&T's money-saving mistake
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