Comcast Rings the Telcos' Bell
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 30, 2008 : Advanced service subscriber growth slowed in Q2, but much of what Comcast gained came right off the hide of telcos
LTE Focus Puts Pressure on Femtocells
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
July 30, 2008 : Industry emphasis on LTE developments threatens to delay the completion of femtocell standards by the end of this year
Embarq Cuts Its Way to Growth
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 30, 2008 : The economy is digging into revenues, but thanks to reductions in capex, Embarq enjoyed a 17% jump in profits
Entropic Plunges on Broadcom Fears
LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
July 29, 2008 : A pending PON chipset from Broadcom could give Entropic its first tough competition
AlcaLu Looks to China
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
July 29, 2008 : AlcaLu's wireless business is reeling from the decline in CDMA spending, but the vendor is optimistic about 3G in China and WCDMA generally
AlcaLu Teams for 3G CDMA Femtocells
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
July 28, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent and Airvana will jointly develop an end-to-end 3G CDMA femtocell solution for IMS-based networks
Verizon Hits 2M FiOS Subs
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 28, 2008 : Verizon says that since the close of the second quarter of 2008, it has surpassed the 2 million mark in FiOS Internet subscribers
AT&T Looks to Block Sprint/Clearwire Merger
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 25, 2008 : AT&T has filed a complaint with the FCC contending that Sprint and Clearwire's application to merge assets should be denied
Qwest Rolls Out Verizon Wireless
News Wire Feed -
July 31, 2008 : Qwest now offers Verizon Wireless services to all new residential and business customers in its residential service area
Verizon Reports 2Q08
News Wire Feed -
July 28, 2008 : Verizon reports earnings per share of $0.66 in Q2, compared with $0.58 in 2Q07
FiOS TV Hits NYC
News Wire Feed -
July 28, 2008 : Verizon begins selling FiOS TV service to customers in New York City with 100 HD channels
Verizon Beefs up Home Gateways
News Wire Feed -
July 23, 2008 : Next-generation home gateways will leverage Verizon FiOS capacities, enable dynamic networked services inside the home
VZ Pumps Up HD
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 21, 2008 : Verizon adds 22 channels to FiOS TV lineup - including 15 in HD - for Oregon customers
VZB Receives Award
News Wire Feed -
July 21, 2008 : Verizon Business recognized by BSI Management Systems as a leading provider of information security management
Verizon Adds Mobile Voice
News Wire Feed -
July 17, 2008 : Verizon introduces wireless voice and broadband options for creating bundles of wireline and wireless services for wholesale customers
Verizon, NBC Partner on Olympics
News Wire Feed -
July 17, 2008 : Verizon to bring customers NBCU's coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on all three Verizon platforms - TV, broadband and wireless
Dish to Serve Up 1080p
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 31, 2008 : Satco revs up plans for the Rolls Royce of hi-def formats...
Verizon’s Mark Wegleitner
LRTV Documentaries - Verizon’s Mark Wegleitner -
July 26, 2008 : Verizon’s Mark Wegleitner gives us the skinny on why he considers FiOS an IPTV service, and what advantages FiOS has compared to AT&T’s U-verse. He also weighs in on 100-Gig networks, WiMax competition, and usage based pricing for broadband services.
IPTV: Hope vs. Hype
LRTV Documentaries - IPTV: Hope vs. Hype -
July 24, 2008 : TechWeb’s Fritz Nelson gets an update on IPTV in North America from Light Reading editor Phil Harvey and Contentinople Publisher Scott Raynovich. The three discuss the importance of getting IPTV out to the consumer before tackling features such as interactivity.
EchoStar's Dan Daines
LRTV Interviews - EchoStar’s Dan Daines -
July 23, 2008 : EchoStar’s Dan Daines says IPTV is a cost center at first, but it will pay off in the long run. And, while bandwidth is a limiting factor, carriers need to perfect 'do no harm' television service before they go attempting interactive applications
Joseph Ambeault
LRTV Interviews - Joseph Ambeault -
July 23, 2008 : Verizon’s Joe Ambault tells us how FiOS is shaping up, including new tools for interactivity and how it compares with other IPTV services in terms of quality, bandwidth,and pricing.
IPTV World Forum, Day 2
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
July 23, 2008 : More text updates from the IPTV World Forum North America in Chicago
Verizon Adds 1.5M Subs
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
July 22, 2008 : Vodafone offers sneak peak at Verizon Wireless's Q2
IPTV World Forum
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
July 22, 2008 : Keep checking this page for text updates from the IPTV World Forum North America in Chicago
Big Apple, Small Bite
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
July 22, 2008 : One analyst's math shows Time Warner Cable and Cablevision are not facing a Newtonian fall as FiOS TV invades the Big Apple
VZ Denied Stay in Phone Case
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 18, 2008 : One chapter ends, but another will soon begin in this cable vs. telco legal row…
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