Comcast: 'AnyRoom DVR' is Live in 20+ Markets
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July 01, 2010 : MSO gets its multi-room DVR off the ground in several Moto-based markets, including Oregon, western Mass, and the Bay Area
Clearwire Coverage Tops 50 Million People
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July 01, 2010 : WiMax provider has proto-4G service in 41 markets in the US and is adding towns in New York and California, with network signals detected in the Big Apple
TiVo Hopes to Reign in Spain
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July 01, 2010 : DVR pioneer's global hopes rise after ONO, Spain's largest cable operator, picks TiVo software to run on broadband-connected Cisco boxes
Qualcomm Chief Stresses Need for App Efficiency
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July 01, 2010 : Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs says more spectrum will be critical for operators dealing with the data rush, but developers also have a role to play
AT&T Suffers Femto Activation 'Issues'
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July 01, 2010 : Just days after AT&T announced the completion of its national Microcell rollout, the carrier suffered a femto service activation hitch
Top Indian Operators Set Out Broadband Agenda
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July 01, 2010 : Leading carrier and Department of Telecom executives to address mobile broadband developments at Light Reading conferences in India
Qualcomm Augments Reality for Android
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July 01, 2010 : With the help of Mattel and Qualcomm, Barbies will come to life and robots will duke it out
AT&T to Serve More Brew
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July 01, 2010 : AT&T CMO says to expect a simplified Brew development experience and 10 more Quick Messaging Devices within the year
Policy Watch: TiVo, Cable Trade SDV Barbs
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June 30, 2010 : TiVo says its IP backchannel idea trumps the costs of tuning adapters, while Cisco claims the proposal underestimates the costs and complexities
Xelerated Finally Gets 100G
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June 30, 2010 : The network processors sampling today probably sound familiar
Telefónica's $8.8B Brazilian Deal Blocked
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June 30, 2010 : Portuguese government intervenes, blocking Spanish giant's purchase of controlling stake in Brazilian operator Vivo
Softbank Kicks Off Free Femto Giveaway
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June 30, 2010 : Softbank is one of the first operators to offer free femtocells, as it ramps up a national service in Japan
JDSU CEO Sees Wireless Test Boom
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June 30, 2010 : Company transforms from optical components into major LTE test player, with acquisition of Agilent's NSD business
Samsung's US Galaxy Quest
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 30, 2010 : New Galaxy launches could be a boost for Android and the company's profile stateside
Android Gains Apps Developer Love
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
June 30, 2010 : Android is picking up steam in the mobile app developer community, thanks to the openness and capabilities of the operating system
Cisco Takes Energy Management to the Home
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June 29, 2010 : The networking giant unveils a home control device for smarter energy usage and tackles building automation
Cable Defends Its SDV Crutch
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June 29, 2010 : NCTA claims tuning adapters – deployed to just 31,600 subs so far on cable systems that use switched digital video – are doing the job
LTE Spurs Indoor Wireless Coverage Biz
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June 29, 2010 : Distributed antenna systems specialist Extenet sees opportunity for indoor wireless coverage as LTE is deployed
AlcaLu Buys Some API Smarts
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June 29, 2010 : In a bid to further boost its 'applications enablement' strategy, Alcatel-Lucent buys an API repository used by tens of thousands of developers
Cox Trots Out Tru2way Guide
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June 29, 2010 : Cox exec says tru2way-powered interface is already live with some subs today as MSO prepares to deploy it everywhere later this year
Mobile’s Top 5 Battery Killers
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June 29, 2010 : It's not just data caps that you have to worry about; here are five apps that will burn through your battery life
India's 3G Billing Challenge
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June 29, 2010 : Nine of India's mobile operators have secured 3G spectrum, but do they have the billing capabilities to make the most of their new capacity?
TV Everywhere Faces Standards Conundrum
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June 28, 2010 : Offering shows on multiple screens could expand programmer reach and revenues, but lack of standards could stymie near-term growth
Femto Watch: Vodafone Expands Footprint
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June 28, 2010 : Vodafone's femto activities span more markets than you might realize while Wisconsin gets another femto service
3DTV Warning: Poor Quality Could Poison the Well
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June 28, 2010 : Consumers could be turned off by 3DTV if programmers and setmakers rely too heavily on 2D-to-3D conversions in the tech's early days
Reliance, GTL Strike $10.8B Tower Deal
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June 28, 2010 : GTL and Reliance Communications merge their wireless tower units in a deal that creates India's largest independent tower company
Comcast Claims Interactive Ad Success
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June 25, 2010 : Comcast exec says an interactive ad trial in San Francisco led to more TV viewers in one program's key demographic
Apple Outdoes Itself with iPhone 4
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June 25, 2010 : Initial analyst estimates say Apple sold 1.5M iPhone 4s on launch day, more than any other device in the history of iDevices
Cloud Watch: Cisco Adds a Name
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June 25, 2010 : Sun's former cloud minder finds a new home, as does a familiar face from the Ethernet world
Canoe Boots Up Interactive Ad Campaign
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June 24, 2010 : Canoe CTO says cross-MSO advanced ad joint venture is offering interactive 'request for information' ads to millions of cable homes
SDV: Cable's Stepping Stone to IP Video?
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June 24, 2010 : Switched digital video offers cable a bandwidth boost, but a Comcast exec says it can also help the industry migrate to IPTV
ZTE Bankrolls Canadian Mobile Network
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June 24, 2010 : New Canadian CDMA network to be kickstarted with $350 million loan from Chinese bank, brokered by equipment supplier ZTE
Big Lines Form for the iPhone 4
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 24, 2010 : Apple has done it again! Some fans waited all night for the new iPhone, and lines snaked around the block as it launched in NYC
AlcaLu Lands GPON Role in Australia's NBN
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June 24, 2010 : Despite past associations, AlcaLu's involvement in national FTTx broadband access initiative is all above-board, says governing company
Cox CTO Resigns
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June 23, 2010 : MSO calls resignation of Scott Hatfield a 'mutual decision' and taps Percy Kirk as an interim replacement as it searches for a successor UPDATED 5:15 PM
Are Carrier Fees Killing LBS?
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June 23, 2010 : Developer says they can’t make money on location-based services with carriers' high retail transport fees; carriers say that’s not their fault
LTE Will Reshape Entire AT&T Network
LR Mobile News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
June 23, 2010 : Flood of mobile data will create need for greater efficiency than today's Ethernet metro networks can provide
Utility Tests White Spaces for Smart Grid
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
June 23, 2010 : Spectrum Bridge and Google team with Northern California utility to show how unused TV broadcast channels can revolutionize the electric grid
RGB Tunes Up Mobile TV With RipCode Buy
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 23, 2010 : RGB deals for the technology to add mobile capabilities to its TV Everywhere network gateway. And it's still talking about an IPO
thePlatform Extends OTT On-Ramps
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 23, 2010 : Comcast-owned firm offers to help programmers hook up with the growing array of broadband-connected boxes from companies like Roku and Boxee
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