Spec Combo Could Boost Cable IPTV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 28, 2007 : CableLabs is looking to marry Docsis 3.0 with OpenCable, a move that could allow MSOs to deliver IPTV apps and services
MSOs Struggle With Set-Top Change
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 26, 2007 : The coming ban on set-tops with integrated security could create a financial hardship for smaller cable operators
NXTcomm: GPON Wrap-Up
NXTcomm News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
June 22, 2007 : The GPON vendors were out in full force at NXTcomm. Here are some highlights and photos
ADB Aims for US Set-Top Market
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 21, 2007 : With the OCAP and CableCARD stars aligning, ADB believes the time is right to re-enter the US cable set-top market
HBO Bets Big on MPEG-4
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 20, 2007 : Attention cable operators: A flood of MPEG-4-based HDTV content is coming your way courtesy of HBO
AT&T's Wild About Wireless
NXTcomm News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
June 19, 2007 : AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson announced at NXTComm a new wireless real time video sharing service
Verizon: HD VOD Is Coming
NXTcomm News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
June 19, 2007 : Verizon CTO Mark Wegleitner says that HD VOD is in development and that the FiOS network has the capacity to bring it home
Terayon Expands CherryPicker Lineup
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 18, 2007 : Terayon says the CAP-1000 has enough horsepower onboard to rate-shape high-definition MPEG-4 video streams
Swisscom Buys Firm
News Wire Feed -
June 21, 2007 : Swisscom's Hospitality subsidiary acquires all software assets of Broadcast Avenue, moves into entertainment services for hotels
Qrix Picks Harmonic
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
June 21, 2007 : Qrix Communications has launched a wideband modular cable modem termination system trial using Harmonic's NSG 9000 universal edgeQAM
WOW, Moto in VOD Deal
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
June 19, 2007 : WideOpenWest has selected the Motorola B-1 Video Server for services in the Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio markets
Concurrent Bows Flash Gear
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
June 19, 2007 : Concurrent announced the launch of the MediaCache 1000, the first in a line of non-volatile flash SSD storage products
ViewNow Inks Deal
NXTcomm News Feed -
June 19, 2007 : Western Illinois Video Networks selects ViewNow VOD programming content
Huawei Selects Kasenna
NXTcomm News Feed -
June 19, 2007 : Huawei has selected Kasenna's PortalTV suite and MediaBase XMP VOD server for fully integrated video-on-demand service for cable customers
DTC Picks Kasenna
NXTcomm News Feed -
June 19, 2007 : DTC Communications selects Kasenna's PortalTV product suite to roll out IPTV services in Q3
Charter Launches HealthiNation
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
June 18, 2007 : HealthiNation announced that Charter Communications will launch its health education programming to nearly 2 million Charter households
Terayon Bows 'CAP-1000'
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
June 18, 2007 : Terayon launches CAP-100, a new CherryPicker application platform
U-verse to Expand HD
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
June 28, 2007 : More HD streams and content are on the way
Lufthansa on Demand
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 27, 2007 : I rarely pass on the chance to cover a VOD-related issue, even when I'm cruising at an altitude of 30,000 feet
Kelly Egan, VP Business Development, Swarmcast
LRTV NXTcomm - Kelly Egan- VP Business Development- Swarmcast -
June 22, 2007 : Kelly Egan of Swarmcast says his company's service is complementary to what content delivery networks can provide
M&A Rash
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
June 21, 2007 : You can get a cream for that, you know...
Christine Heckart, GM Marketing, Microsoft TV
LRTV NXTcomm - Christine Heckart- GM Marketing- Microsoft TV -
June 21, 2007 : Is IPTV mass market? Not at Wal-Mart apparently. Microsoft TV's Christine Heckart on the latest developments in IPTV. It's got a new name: Mediaroom. Plus, despite its increasing presence in the market, why Cisco isn't seen as a competitor and AT&T's quite happy with the way things are going
NXTcomm Day 2: Content
LRTV NXTcomm - NXTcomm Day 2: Content -
June 21, 2007 : They've been talking about it for ages, but carriers are finally in a position to take on the more traditional content providers. But do telcos have the X-factor? Motorola CEO Ed Zander keynotes. And an update on IPTV
Tracking the Couch Potato Wars
Cable Guy - Alan Breznick -
June 15, 2007 : The next couple of years look pretty sweet for MSOs, but watch out beyond that
Cisco Passes IPTV Test
LRTV Custom TV - Testing Cisco's IPTV Infrastructure -
June 14, 2007 : A ground-breaking test commissioned by Light Reading and undertaken by the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) has shown that equipment from Cisco Systems can scale to 1 million IPTV customers with carrier-grade features such as QOS and resilience.
Unlikely Allies
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 12, 2007 : Some unexpected friends have come to the aid of Cablevision and its fight for the Remote Storage-Digital Video Recorder
Imagine That!
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
June 07, 2007 : Following a successful IPO, it appears BigBand is wasting no time using its new heft to squash potential competitors
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