Icahn Nabs 10% of Netflix
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October 31, 2012 : Shares in the streaming giant surge almost 14 percent after the activist investor makes a big buy and declares the stock undervalued
2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best Deal Maker
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Ray Le Maistre -
October 31, 2012 : 11:20 AM Continuing our look at this year's shortlisted entries, it's time to check out the companies that excelled in mergers and acquisitions
Service Providers Assess Sandy's Impact
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 31, 2012 : FCC estimates that the historic storm knocked out about 25% of the cell towers and a quarter of cable services in 10 states
CEA Backs Team Aereo
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 31, 2012 : Also: Boxee TV scores Wal-Mart exclusive; Cable Bahamas sets US invasion; Roku cross-indexes Web TV, expands exec team
5 Key TelcoTV Takeaways
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Carol Wilson -
October 30, 2012 : 1:00 PM Here's the view of the show from behind the podium
Sandy & Communications
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
October 30, 2012 : 8:20 AM It's still early days for this storm, sadly, but – to me – mobile networks seem to be holding up better than they used to in disasters
TelcoTV 2012: The Aftermath
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October 29, 2012 : Catch up on coverage from the show in Sin City, and a fresh set of pics and caps from our travels
Docsis 3.1 Set for a Spring Fling
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 29, 2012 : To help vendors get a jump on product development, the hardware specs for Docsis 3.1 could emerge by next March or April
Carriers Brace for 'Frankenstorm'
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October 29, 2012 : Also: Aereo patent to tie local TV with roaming; Netflix jumps on Microsoft rumor; Cablevision and Tribune make peace
SDN's Pragmatic Side
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Craig Matsumoto -
October 26, 2012 : 3:35 PM Far from the years-away talk of network programmability, a couple of TelcoTV panelists discuss what SDN can do for them now
Comcast Makes Hay With Metro Ethernet
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2012 : About 15% of Comcast's business service revenues are now generated by mid-sized users served by the operator's MetroE platform
Comcast Spectrum Sale Boosts Q3 Profit
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2012 : Comcast still lost 117,000 video subscribers, but continued to gain in all other categories, including a 33% jump in business services revenues
U-Verse TV Marches Out 1M+ Wireless Receivers
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October 25, 2012 : AT&T's Maria Dillard touts the popularity of the new wire-free boxes and outlines how interactive apps are giving U-verse a TV edge
Windstream Gets Hip to Over-the-Top Video
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October 25, 2012 : As Windstream plans to augment Merge, its over-the-top video service, its thinking offers some pointers for other independent telcos
Carrier vs. IT: Cowboys & Aliens?
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Joseph Braue -
October 25, 2012 : 12:00 PM The carrier and IT communities are worlds apart when it comes to big mobile issues, according to some recent surveys
Dante's SDH Inferno
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Ray Le Maistre -
October 25, 2012 : 11:40 AM SDH has been torched in the pan-European research network run by Dante
Cox Faces Set-Top Fee Flap
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 25, 2012 : Also: Private equity firm snaps up ACI; Comcast's McSlarrow heads west; Texas telco streams with Harmonic
Arris Blows Out Docsis Modem Sales in Q3
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 25, 2012 : Arris sets a record as it ships 2.63 million cable gateways and voice modems in Q3, with 88% having that distinct Docsis 3.0 flavor
Infinera Has Tier 1 News (Soon)
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Craig Matsumoto -
October 25, 2012 : 8:30 AM The company talked about this big North American customer. The deal finally happened, and there aren't many guesses as to who it is
Verizon/Redbox Combo Set for Q4 Breakout
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October 24, 2012 : In his TelcoTV keynote, Verizon's Robert Mudge says the service will play a key role in the company's 'borderless lifestyle' strategy
Boxee CEO Now a Friend of Big Cable?
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 24, 2012 : After initially appealing to cord-cutters, Boxee CEO Avner Ronen says his company is now prepared to strike partnerships with cable operators
Docsis 3.1: The Final Frontier?
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 23, 2012 : Cable modem pioneer Rouzbeh Yassini explores whether 3.1 is final step before cable goes FTTH, or if new Docsis specs might be on the horizon
Cable-Tec Expo 2012: 6 Big Takeaways
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 23, 2012 : Our wrap-up hits the Docsis 3.1 reveal, the CCAP race, upstream innovations, cable's mobile maneuvers, and what's on deck at Huawei
Comcast & Rogers Plow $15M Into Telepresence
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 23, 2012 : Also: Virgin Media rides TiVo to Q3 video sub gain; Verizon/Redbox service eyes Q4 launch; another ex-Canoe exec resurfaces
Verizon Wireless & Cable Keep Rolling
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 22, 2012 : The mobile carrier, Cox and Time Warner Cable hook up their bundles in several more cities in Arizona, California, Massachusetts and New York
ADT Adds a Cable Guy
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 22, 2012 : 3:15 PM ADT looks even more cable-friendly after industry vet Arthur Orduña joins the home security giant, which has been the topic of M&A scuttlebutt
Smart Grid Reality Check
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Michelle Donegan -
October 22, 2012 : 11:25 AM Some utility companies don't want to rely on telcos for communications networks in their smart grids
Dish Pays $80M for Cablevision Spectrum
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 22, 2012 : Also: TW Cable means business with new cloud services; Cable-Tec Expo attendance drops; CEA goes with UltraHD label
Startup Cohere Lands Big Names & Big Bucks
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 22, 2012 : The hot cable-access startup packs $23M in new investment, Infinera's Drew Perkins as CEO and vets from Cisco, TW Cable and Ericsson
Google to Light Up Second Fiberhood
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October 19, 2012 : Also: Docsis 3.1 placed on a fast track; SCTE rallies for Docsis 3.1; Netflix brings command and control to the second screen
Docsis 3.1 Targets 10-Gig Downstream
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October 18, 2012 : Aiming for 10-gig down and 1-gig upstream, the cable guys expect to wrap Docsis 3.1 specs next year, with products coming in 2014
Diving Into Docsis 3.1
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 18, 2012 : Jorge Salinger of Comcast and Mark Palazzo of Cisco break down what's on the horizon for cable's next-gen IP platform
Motorola's Upstream Booster Gets a Lift
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 18, 2012 : Also: TiVo advances patent fight with Motorola; TW Cable and Bright House move to streamline TV Everywhere; Aereo lands on the PC
AlcaLu Job Cuts to Hit 5,500
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Ray Le Maistre -
October 18, 2012 : 9:00 AM Many Alcatel-Lucent jobs to go in France as restructuring details are released
Former Cablevision Exec Heads to Charter
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 17, 2012 : James Blackley is the latest former Cablevision exec to be reunited with Tom Rutledge at Charter
Boxee Woos Cable With Broadband TV Box
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 17, 2012 : Also: Deluxe pitches super-sized TV Everywhere package; Cox and TW Cable CTOs do more for SCTE; Cisco tailors Videoscape for cable
Docsis 3.1 Will Change Cable's Data Channels
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 16, 2012 : To achieve multi-gigabit speeds without FTTH, cable will eventually shift from 6MHz-wide channels in favor of super-wide 200MHz channels
Defining 4G: What the Heck Is LTE TDD?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
October 16, 2012 : 4:45 PM LTE TDD 4G might become much more familiar in the US thanks to the SoftBank play for a majority stake in Sprint
Docsis 3.1 to Be Smarter, Faster & Cheaper
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October 16, 2012 : The new CEO of CableLabs says the new specs will target 'multi-gigabit' speeds and be compatible with previous generations of Docsis
More Docsis 3.0 Gateways Gun for 1-Gig
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 16, 2012 : Also: Cable TV rivals lead in customer satisfaction; U-verse offers Viacom channels everywhere; HBO streams into Sweden
TW Cable Issues IP Set-Top RFP
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Jeff Baumgartner -
October 16, 2012 : TW Cable launches a request for proposal (RFP) that will give more than a dozen suppliers a shot at the operator's IP video transition
Oh Look, a Talking Dog!
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
October 15, 2012 : 8:10 PM If SoftBank succeeds in its Sprint deal, let's hope its awesome Japanese ads also make the transition
Sprint: We're Keeping Unlimited
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
October 15, 2012 : 3:25 PM But what happens to Clearwire? A Heavy Reading analyst ponders the future of Sprint's WiMax partner
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