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LR Cable News Analysis
Articles published in December 2011
5 Things that Changed Cloud in 2011
Rewired - Carol Wilson -
December 28, 2011 : 8:20 PM The cloud market is shifting rapidly, and telecom service providers have to be prepared to shift as well
Happy Neu! Year
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
December 28, 2011 : 10:00 AM Musings on the cloud, mobile music and the endless mutability of good intentions
LTE: Solidity & Uncertainity in 2012
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
December 27, 2011 : Catch-up on LTE news this holiday week and ponder the gulf between the spectrum haves, have-nots and, er, LightSquared
This Olde Website, Part III
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 26, 2011 : Join us for our quasi-annual holiday stroll down memory lane as we celebrate the Web of yesteryear, and Juniper still had cartoons
Bringing IP & HD to LO
Cable Guy - Alan Breznick -
December 23, 2011 : 11:00 AM Cable may not have to abandon local origination programming as MSOs migrate to IP video and pivot away from standard-def TV
Akamai Goes Mobile by Acquiring Cotendo
LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 22, 2011 : The proposed $268M deal takes the hot CDN startup out of the (speculated) grasp of AT&T and Juniper
SyncTV Will Seek Its 'A' Round in 2012
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 22, 2011 : Startup that targets MSOs and programmers intends to land some cash to help fund the expansion of its white-label TV Everywhere platform
NBC to Stream the Super Bowl
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 21, 2011 : Also: Xbox 360 adds VUDU; Concurrent lands ad insertion patent; FCC smacks down Comcast; how much will Verizon have to pay for Netflix?
Why Boards & Councils Failed Cisco
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
December 20, 2011 : 5:25 PM A lot of people thought Cisco's new-age structure was dumb, but suppose it wasn't. What went wrong? It all comes down to the boss man
DoJ Sniffs Around VZ Wireless-Cable Deals
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 20, 2011 : The Department of Justice is expected to pore over the fine print of the marketing deals forged between Verizon and its new cable pals
Keep Your Eyes on Russia
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
December 20, 2011 : 2:00 PM A critical few years in Russian broadband start NOW!
AT&T/T-Mobile: The Really Important Question
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
December 20, 2011 : 11:50 AM Will the 'T-Mobile girl' be pithy in pink about AT&T once again?
AT&T/T-Mobile: Happy Xmas, Gear Vendors!
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
December 20, 2011 : 10:40 AM It's winter bonus time for gear vendors as AT&T and T-Mobile are expected to up infrastructure spending following the merger collapse
New Charter CEO's Base Salary: $2M
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 20, 2011 : Also: Analyst presses Cablevision to 'fess up' about COO departure; Verizon, Cablevision settle broadband spat; This Tech rides FreeWheel
Sprint VoIP Patent Suit Targets MSOs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 19, 2011 : Comcast, TW Cable and Cox get a taste of how their relationship with Sprint will change after hooking up with Verizon Wireless
Ex-Cablevision COO Becomes Charter CEO
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 19, 2011 : Network DVR visionary Tom Rutledge is to become president and CEO of Charter on Feb. 13
TW Cable Gives HBO GO a Go
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 19, 2011 : Also: Disagreements reportedly led to Cablevision COO exit; Comcast CEO gets fined; Avail-TVN taps CDN software partner; SureWest revs wideband
Honorable Mentions: Dec. 19
Matt's Mentions -
December 19, 2011 : 8:00 AM This week's top telecom stories, as chosen by the readers of Matt's Mentions
The Fabless Tab
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
December 16, 2011 : 5:15 PM It was right for chip startups to stop owning manufacturing, but somehow that added up to a wrong turn
VZ Wireless Nabs Cox's AWS Spectrum for $315M
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2011 : Cox also gets to draft off a multifaceted wireless/cable service bundling deal struck by Comcast, Bright House and TW Cable
What's Next for Cablevision?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2011 : The surprise resignation of COO Tom Rutledge has speculation swirling about whether the MSO will seek a buyer or try (again) to go private
Google TV Tunes In Sling's TV Place-Shifter
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2011 : Also: Suddenlink goes multi-room with TiVo; TW Cable adds an Android app; Rovi swaps CEOs; Comcast expands IPv6; Netflix spreads holiday cheer
Asia-Pacific Leans on LTE, Snaps Up Smartphones
Research Rewind -
December 16, 2011 : This week: LTE and smartphones in Asia-Pacific; telecom futures in Poland, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia; unified communications; telemetry
Cisco, Harmonic Rule Cable Access in Q3
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 15, 2011 : Cisco kept its hammer lock on the CMTS market, but Arris is starting to sneak up on the edge QAM pack thanks in part to its BigBand buy
ACA Frets About Video Encryption Plan
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 15, 2011 : Also: Netflix-Verizon rumor squashed; gaming console streaming on the rise; Charter engineer sets his exit
Verizon Gets Stay on ActiveVideo Payments
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 14, 2011 : Verizon's successful in obtaining a stay that temporarily prevents it from having to fork out millions in royalty payments to ActiveVideo
Sonic.net to Bring 1-Gig to the Bay Area
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 14, 2011 : ISP could apply speed pressure on AT&T and Comcast, if San Francisco allows Sonic.net to move forward with its fiber buildout
FiOS TV on Xbox Debuts to Mixed Reviews
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 14, 2011 : Also: FCC turns down the volume; Amino swaps CEOs; TW Cable launches a Wi-Fi finder; Comcast ad arm plays with the iPad; InnoMedia adds HD voice
Cable's Speed Trap
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 13, 2011 : 3:00 PM Advertising 'best effort' speeds is no longer such a good idea for MSOs. It's time to go guaranteed and end the bickering
How Secure Is Your Google Wallet?
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
December 13, 2011 : 1:20 PM Credit cards aren't going anywhere if consumers even feel unsure about the security of their mobile wallet
Judge to Verizon: Pay Royalties to ActiveVideo
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 13, 2011 : Also: Netflix rises on Verizon takeover talk; Harmonic to retire StreamLiner servers; Moto and FourthWall sync set-tops with mobile devices
Windows Phone Exec Shake-up
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
December 13, 2011 : 7:00 AM Microsoft appoints new Windows Phone leader
Dish CEO Puts T-Mobile on His Wish List
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 12, 2011 : A partnership between them makes plenty of sense for the satellite TV giant, but perhaps not so much for T-Mobile, even if the AT&T deal craters
WildBlue Cranks Up Satellite Broadband Speeds
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 12, 2011 : Also: Google views 1-Gig experiment as a money-maker; Moto says on-the-go TV viewing is on the rise; ACA sets its 2012 Summit agenda
What's Up at InfoVista?
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
December 12, 2011 : 10:20 AM SPIT player suspends its shares ahead of ... ?
Juniper's Ankeena Purchase Pays Some Dividends
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 12, 2011 : Juniper's Media Flow Controller wins a key spot at Lime's pioneering video rollout in the Caribbean
Honorable Mentions: Dec. 12
Matt's Mentions -
December 12, 2011 : 5:40 AM This week's top telecom stories, as chosen by the readers of Matt's Mentions
HP Sets webOS Free
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
December 09, 2011 : HP is open sourcing its beleaguered operating system, but will anyone want to pick up its slack?
Cable Sizes Up National Wi-Fi Play
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 09, 2011 : What if the U.S. was one big hotspot? The wheels are turning for cable providers to make it happen
Vendors Intrigued by Gigabit Network Project
Kaps Korner -
December 09, 2011 : 11:15 AM Gig.U says it has received replies to its RFI from major vendors and service providers. Are university-led gigabit networks sounding less far-fetched?
SeaChange Sees Software Surge Amid Shake-up
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 09, 2011 : Also: TW Cable's CTO to stick around; Comcast getting personal with the TV; In Demand hooks up Music Choice VoD; Hungary craves D3
Is Europe Getting Enough Fiber?
Research Rewind -
December 09, 2011 : This week: Fiber in Europe, message storage, mobile BI, Venezuela's telecom outlook, Huawei delivers LTE in the Middle East
Charter Plugs TiVo Into Arris's VoD Back-Office
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 08, 2011 : Charter integrates TiVo with its Arris VoD back-office in Ft. Worth, with Ericsson on deck for 2012
Comcast Ups Smit to Cable CEO
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 08, 2011 : Also: Verizon, Redbox may connect on OTT; Netflix users bemoan Xbox update; Mediacom site to stream Hulu; blogger laments 'classic' DirecTV-TiVo combo
Russian Into LTE
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
December 08, 2011 : 2:00 AM Operators take a step towards shared LTE infrastructure
Signs of the Video Armageddon
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 07, 2011 : Verizon's OTT play could spark a big OTT war, but programming rights will determine if it's to wield weapons of mass disruption
MSO Deal Not Verizon's Spectrum 'End Game'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 07, 2011 : Cable's AWS spectrum fits 'hand-in-glove' with Verizon's 700MHz capacity, but the carrier will require more spectrum down the road
Charter Hunts Bigger Business Game
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 07, 2011 : MSO to chip away at AT&T and Verizon's midsections with a SIP trunking service
Verizon to Stream After Netflix
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 07, 2011 : Also: Verizon and Cablevision fight over broadband ads; DirecTV sets TiVo launch; Shaw tests Wi-Fi net; Cablemás adapts to VoD
Clearwire's LTE Clues
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
December 06, 2011 : 5:55 PM Places like the NY metro area, LA and Chicagoland are likely on Sprint and Clearwire's list for a TD-LTE upgrade
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