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LR Cable News Analysis
Articles published in October 2010
Cable Catchup
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 29, 2010 : 4:50 PM Shareholder challenges Carlyle's CommScope buyout, Comcast and the ACA square off over NBCU, and the cord-cutting debate rages on
Javelin Wants Cisco, Moto to Tap Out
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 29, 2010 : Vendor tries to break the Moto-Cisco duopoly – on cable taps, not set-tops and conditional access systems
MoCA Goes Over the Top
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 29, 2010 : 12:20 PM MoCA is largely a service provider play, but recent Boxee trial shows some retail potential for the technology
Still a CDN Guy
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
October 29, 2010 : 8:45 AM Level 3's Steve Liddell resurfaces at Highwinds
Futurecom: 5 More Hot Topics
iBraue - Joseph Braue -
October 28, 2010 : 5:25 PM More service provider concerns from Futurecom in Brazil
Arris Leaps Into CMTS Port Licensing
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 28, 2010 : 3:45 PM Looks like Cisco won't have that part of the market cornered for very long
Apple's 'Soft-SIM': Not Too Useful in US
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
October 28, 2010 : 12:35 PM Apple's rumored project with Gemalto will be great for European users but tripped up by RF in the US
LG's Got 99 Problems
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
October 28, 2010 : 12:10 PM LG's mobile phone business breaks a record – in operating loss
LRTV: How Can We Improve?
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
October 28, 2010 : 11:30 AM -- Help us improve our editorial video offerings by taking this super-short survey
Arris Rides Docsis Roller Coaster in Q3
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 28, 2010 : Shipments of Docsis CPE hits a three-year high as demand for wideband modems accelerates, but CMTS shipments reaches a two-year low
Networks Wary of Lofty 3D Production Costs
LR Cable News Analysis -
October 28, 2010 : Add yet another item on the list of things that could slow down the 3DTV train: high production costs
Will Qualcomm Sell Its BWA Spectrum in India?
AsiaBlog -
October 28, 2010 : 7:30 AM Reports suggest Qualcomm is in talks with major cellular operators to sell spectrum set for TD-LTE services
BBWF 2010: Huawei's 10G GPON Coup
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
October 28, 2010 : 6:20 AM Beats AlcaLu to the punch with a 3DTV trial over a 10G GPON connection in Portugal
Cablevision to Pay for World Series Streams
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 27, 2010 : 7:10 PM Cablevision, locked in a retrans battle with Fox, offers to reimburse subs who pay to stream games directly from MLB.com
At Futurecom: A Peek at Brazil's Potential
iBraue - Joseph Braue -
October 27, 2010 : 6:50 PM Here's what everyone is talking about at Futurecom in Brazil
Down With Vampire Power
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
October 27, 2010 : 5:05 PM Consumer electronic devices really suck... power
Stick It!
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 27, 2010 : 1:25 PM Where did you affix your 'CBL GRL' or 'CBL GUY' decal? Care to share?
Comcast Loses 275K Video Subscribers in Q3
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 27, 2010 : MSO shed 275,000 basics in Q3 as it continues to invest in and expand its content distribution network
Carlyle Snaps Up CommScope for $3.9B
LR Cable News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
October 27, 2010 : CommScope is on the verge of going private after agreeing to be bought out by The Carlyle Group in a deal valued at $3.9B
BBWF 2010: 10G GPON Hits Europe
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
October 27, 2010 : 10:20 AM AlcaLu announces a next-generation PON engagement in Portugal
CableLabs, Studios Back TV Everywhere Registry
LR Cable News Analysis -
October 27, 2010 : Comcast and Rovi also behind project that will apply universal ID codes to millions of video titles and a variety of device formats
Verismo Gives Cable an OTT Weapon of Its Own
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2010 : MSOs attacking other MSOs with subscription video services? Crazier things have happened
The $20M RGB Didn't Raise
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2010 : 5:05 PM Turns out the video gear vendor didn't raise another round of equity, but it's still talking about an IPO to help with M&A
Tablets: Counting the Cost
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
October 26, 2010 : 3:35 PM Have vendors and carriers set the price barrier too high for new tablets?
Apple to Lean on Unisys?
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
October 26, 2010 : 12:45 PM Report says partnership is in place to woo big business and government agencies
Leading Lights 2010: It's Almost Here
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
October 26, 2010 : 11:30 AM In one week, we'll reveal the winners of the 2010 Leading Lights Awards
Insight Preps Docsis 3.0 Launches
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2010 : 10:00 AM MSO to boot up wideband in two markets before the end of the year
Comcast's TV Everywhere Play Breaks Out of Beta
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2010 : PC-locked Xfinity TV service goes wide with 150,000 'video choices,' allowing cable TV customers to access it via third-party ISPs
Photos: SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2010
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2010 : A visual recap of last week's big cable show in the Big Easy
BBWF 2010: Cyberfication?
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
October 26, 2010 : 5:50 AM Huawei's Matt Bross adds to the broadband lexicon as he makes a plea for global cooperation on security
G.hn Chips Away at Product Promises
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 25, 2010 : Sigma Designs is first to announce a G.hn chipset, but don't expect to see the home-networking technology in action until mid-2011
Google's Apology, Remixed
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
October 25, 2010 : 3:40 PM So sorry about all the data we unintentionally collected when we photographed your home while you were away
BBWF 2010: Ikanos Boasts 100Mbit/s DSL
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
October 25, 2010 : 3:10 PM Chip vendor unveils its G.vector chipset that enables DSL speeds of 100 Mbit/s or more, and it's being used by ZTE
CommScope Rockets on Takeover Talks
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 25, 2010 : CommScope's stock jumps more than 30% after confirming that private equity firm wants to take vendor private for almost $3B
BBWF 2010: Top Storrie
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
October 25, 2010 : 4:00 AM Never mind the keynoters – Nucleus Connect's David Storrie is the speaker to check out
PMC-Sierra Regains a Layer
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
October 22, 2010 : 2:40 PM Analysts say the pending purchase of Wintegra makes a lot of sense
ITU Says '4G' Isn't
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
October 22, 2010 : 1:40 PM '4G-like' WiMax and LTE now require air quotes
India to Vodafone: $2.5B Please
AsiaBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
October 22, 2010 : 11:00 AM Indian government sticks Vodafone with a monster tax bill
Huawei Expands Its Cable CPE Universe
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 22, 2010 : DTAs, Docsis cable modems, and tru2way set-tops – oh my!
Cable-Tec Expo: Lack of Standards Hinders 3DTV
LR Cable News Analysis -
October 22, 2010 : The energy could be sapped from 3DTV's momentum in the absence of common technical ground that can be applied across industries
It's Leadership, Stupid
Rewired - Carol Wilson -
October 21, 2010 : 5:15 PM Six US nominees are on the Intelligent Community Forum list of 21, and guess what they have in common? It ain't size
Panasonic Names US Cable Leader
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 21, 2010 : 4:55 PM David Nicholas tasked with moving the needle at Panasonic as it attempts to make another run at the US cable box market
Sony Ericsson Rises & Falls
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
October 21, 2010 : 4:30 PM There's a light at the bottom as Sony Ericsson fights to move back up
Trash-Talkin' Android
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
October 21, 2010 : 2:35 PM Yet Steve Jobs & Co. are unlikely to follow Google down the path of low-cost, stripped-down Internet phones
Stanford Gets Google Fiber
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
October 21, 2010 : 1:30 PM The university will get gigabit access, and did we mention their football team sucks?
BBWF: What a Riot!
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
October 21, 2010 : 11:10 AM The Euro telecom community is heading to Paris for the Broadband World Forum next week – but what will it find?
Cisco Pops Pay-As-You-Go CMTS Play
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 21, 2010 : Cisco could disrupt the CMTS market with a new licensing model that lets MSOs only pay for the capacity they need
Cable-Tec Expo: Cable Grapples With OTT Video
LR Cable News Analysis -
October 21, 2010 : Industry leaders insist cable must move away from decades-old business models and apply more flexibility to their video packages
CTAM Summit: 3DTV Is Poised to Pop
LR Cable News Analysis -
October 20, 2010 : Programming exec predicts there will be as many as 40 dedicated 3D channels within five years
4G World: OMG!
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
October 20, 2010 : 3:20 PM Stupidest wireless acronym heard here in Chicago
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