Photos: NCTC Winter Educational Conference
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March 01, 2013 : In Las Vegas, cable's independent operators gathered to place bets on technologies and services that will help them stay competitive – and valuable – as the next M&A wave hits
Comcast Won't Throttle Suspected Pirates
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March 01, 2013 : Also: UPC Cablecom fends off Horizon TV complaints; Dish scores a hollow victory against Disney; Telefonica plays around with 4K TV
Euronews: Sky Bulks Up Broadband With O2 Buy
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March 01, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: DT, FT won't see EE float away; Colt profits slip; Belgacom loses mobile subs; Kroes cross with German regulator
More Photos: Mobile World Congress
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February 28, 2013 : From the sprawling Fira Gran Via, we bring images of LR partygoers, taxi lines and the realities of Barcelona
Cablevision Feels Sandy's Wrath in Q4
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February 28, 2013 : Also: D-Link scored Docsis 3.0 stamps; DirecTV sets sights on 4K TV; The spectacle! The pageantry! The … Flixies?
Cablevision's Wireless ISP Pitches Price Lock
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February 27, 2013 : OMGfast promo pitches 50-meg speeds for $29.95/month as it preps for a big expansion in South Florida, where it competes with Bright House and Verizon
Arris CMTS Shipments Leap Past Cisco in Q4
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February 27, 2013 : But Cisco, for the first time, was tops in edge QAM revenues in the period, which capped off an overall down year for cable access gear spending
AsiaInfo Takes On BSS Giants in Europe
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February 27, 2013 : Chinese BSS software vendor is ready to duke it out with the likes of Amdocs in EMEA as telcos prepare for service provider IT (SPIT) overhauls
Clearwire Inching Towards Sprint Deal?
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February 27, 2013 : Cash-strapped Clearwire takes $80M in monthly funding from Sprint but insists it is still considering the Dish bid
TiVo Q4 Cable Revenues Soar, But Still Sees Red
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February 27, 2013 : Also: Kabel Deutschland to rev up bandwidth and Docsis 3.0 upgrades; cable's Tier 2/3 M&A frenzy continues as TDS snaps up Baja Broadband
BTI Raises Cash, Embraces SDN
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February 27, 2013 : Transport equipment vendor BTI Systems has raised another $10 million in VC backing and unveiled its software-defined networking (SDN) roadmap
Euronews: AlcaLu Scores at KPN
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February 27, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Neelie's single-market vision; South Korean warning for Euro operators; NSN's Swiss role
Comcast's 'X2' to Get Personal With the TV
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February 26, 2013 : The next version of Comcast's cloud-based UI will add a set of more personalized features, including a video recommendations engine
ISPs Boot Up 'Six Strikes' Anti-Piracy Plan
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February 26, 2013 : Also: TW Cable tailors service bundle for teleworkers; TiVo unit measures cross-platform ad campaigns; upLynk combines ads with video streaming
Alcatel-Lucent Preps 'TiMetra Mark II'
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February 26, 2013 : Vendor's IP division is getting ready to join the network functions virtualization (NFV) debate – and you remember the TiMetra name, right?
China's 4G TD-LTE Launch Kicks Into Gear
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February 26, 2013 : Hardware providers salivate as China Mobile starts domestic TD-LTE deployment with 100 cities promised in 2013, devices in Q3
Euronews: SFR Drags Vivendi Down
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February 26, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: BT may have to cut leased line prices; Spanish regulator under EC scrutiny; Vodafone boss talks up Euro investment
Telstra Sticks With Ericsson for 100G
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February 26, 2013 : Following up some LTE announcements, Ericsson re-claims Telstra as part of its optical territory
Sycamore + NSN Optical = Coriant
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February 26, 2013 : The new optical player assembled by Marlin Equity Partners is preparing an OFC/NFOEC debut
Moto Preps Its Cloud-Based UI for the Masses
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February 25, 2013 : Tie-in with ActiveVideo will enable the multi-screen DreamGallery UI to run on older, QAM-based set-tops that can't speak a lick of IP
What's Ericsson's Next M&A Move?
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February 25, 2013 : Ericsson CEO talks M&A and announces SAP partnership, O2 core deal, LTE broadcast solution at Mobile World Congress briefing
Mobile World Congress: Day 1 (& Zero)
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February 25, 2013 : Some photos of the enormous new MWC facility, and some pics of the calm before the storm
Aereo Widens Net to 19M Homes
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February 25, 2013 : Broadband TV and cloud DVR startup couples expanded launch in the NYC metro with its first ad campaign using 'No Cable Required' tagline
Comcast Unit Packs More TV Into Less Space
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February 25, 2013 : Also: Dish hops around Fox advertising snub; FiOS TV tunes up its TV Everywhere lineup; smart TVs on the rise
Euronews: Telefónica Fans Firefox Flames
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February 25, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Nokia aims lower; Siemens speeds NSN exit plan; Vodafone to roll out mobile payments with Wirecard
NSN: This RAN Ain't Big Enough for All of Us
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February 25, 2013 : Nokia Siemens's CEO says there will only be three major players in the wireless infrastructure business within the next few years
NSN: Understanding Liquid Applications
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February 25, 2013 : This node's for you! NSN combines local caching with more base station radio insight to try to boost performance and deliver hyper-localized content, dude
Charter Says No to DTAs
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February 22, 2013 : Charter will lean on fully functional, interactive boxes, not one-way channel-zappers, to fuel its big all-digital transition
Fox Attacks Dish's New Video Slinger
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February 22, 2013 : Also: Charter sheds 36,000 video subs, but gains elsewhere; Cablevision to tack on sports fee; Cox raises broadband caps; Genachowski speculation begins
Alcatel-Lucent Appoints New CEO
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February 22, 2013 : Former Vodafone executive Michel Combes will take the reins at Alcatel-Lucent on April 1
FCC Rule Could Boost Cable's Wi-Fi Plans
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February 21, 2013 : Also: Nielsen sets plan to measure OTT; Sony's PS4 preview fails to impress; BigBand co-founder's new gig; Google Glass – the next TV Everywhere platform?
Euronews: France Pledges €20B for FTTH
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February 21, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telefónica does SDN with NEC; Vodafone tests small cell backhaul; E-Plus turns to ZTE for LTE
Cisco/VMware Venture Gets Cozy With SAP
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February 21, 2013 : Taking a cue from Oracle, the VCE joint venture wants to pre-load applications onto its integrated data-center bundles
Juniper Puts a Virtual Spin on MobileNext
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February 21, 2013 : Still trying to score points in the Evolved Packet Core, Juniper plans to hit Mobile World Congress with a virtualized version of the MobileNext control plane
Dish Chairman Open to Sprint Partnership
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February 20, 2013 : Dish is trying to trump Sprint's Clearwire deal, but Charlie Ergen envisions a wireless world in which he and Sprint are chums. 'We're playing to win,' he says
Euro FTTH Set for Growth Spurt
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February 20, 2013 : The number of fiber-to-the-home/building connections in Europe is set to double in the next five years – but the total's still not impressive
Verizon FiOS Offers $10 Quantum Speed Leap
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February 20, 2013 : Also: Suddenlink rolls TiVo Mini to 100-plus markets; Rogers tries unlimited data promo; weekends are prime time for Comcast's video downloader
Euronews: BT's Back in Wireless
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February 20, 2013 : In today's EMEA roundup: BT one of winners in UK 4G spectrum auction; France Telecom, Com Hem results
UK 4G Auction Falls Short
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February 20, 2013 : All existing network operators get 4G spectrum but auction raises much less than expected
Comcast Pitches Pre-Paid Internet Service
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February 19, 2013 : Comcast has quietly introduced a pre-paid, 3-meg service in the Philly area led by a $69.95 'starter kit' that includes a modem and 30 days of access
LTE Roaming Action Intensifies
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February 19, 2013 : As Mobile World Congress approaches and more and more operators launch LTE services, the 4G roaming hubs vie for operator attention
Cisco Commits to Set-Top Sector
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February 19, 2013 : Also: Kabel Deutschland M&A proposal hits a snag; Verimatrix to secure Com Hem's TiVo-powered IPTV platform; Tata Sky tunes in Technicolor set-tops
Harmonic Sells Cable Access Unit for $46M
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February 19, 2013 : Harmonic will apply all its focus on video processing and CCAP as Aurora Networks picks up its lower-margin line of nodes, amps and transmitters
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