FCC Chair to Comcast: Set a Date
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2008 : Agency Chairman Kevin Martin wants Comcast to commit to when it will end present P2P application management practices
Why Not WiMax?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2008 : WiMax and cable's Docsis platform speak the same technical language in many respects
Comcast Caves In to P2P Pressure
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2008 : MSO agrees to move to a 'protocol agnostic' capacity management system and increase its upstream capacity in some markets
The Great Cable Spectrum Speculation
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 24, 2008 : Spectrum won by Cox and other companies with ties to cable could set the stage for a market-targeted wireless network buildout
Slideshow: Docsis 3.0 Strategies
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 21, 2008 : Here are some snaps from the first-ever Light Reading Live event focused entirely on Docsis 3.0
Cable MSOs Preach Capacity Over Speed
LR Cable News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 21, 2008 : While cable plays catch up with Docsis 3.0, some MSO executives wonder what this whole fuss about speed is all about
Teeing Up Docsis 3.0
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 20, 2008 : Most MSOs have plans in the cards for Docsis 3.0, but few are willing to tip their hands about where they will support it first
Telcos Favor FCC's MDU Lockup Ban
LR Cable News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 20, 2008 : Telcos and cable lobbyists are naturally taking different sides of the FCC's recent ban on exclusive access contracts in MDUs
Betting on Broadcom
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 18, 2008 : When Broadcom's Docsis 3.0 modem silicon arrives, it could help reduce unit prices and speed MSO adoption
Cox Boots Up Rhapsody Deal
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 27, 2008 : Cox Communications launches Cox Rhapsody music service for high-speed Internet customers
Charter HSD Promo Gets Hits
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 24, 2008 : Charter's 'High-Speed for Life' Internet auction draws over a half-million visitors
Broadcom Bonds With Docsis
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 13, 2008 : Broadcom enables downstream channel-bonded services with industry-leading single-chip modem solutions
TWC Bows Biz Partner Program
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 10, 2008 : National sales channel initiative offers agents robust data and voice communications services
Arris to Show Off
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 06, 2008 : Arris to showcase network architecture, next-generation data, and advanced video solutions at CCBN show in Beijing
DBS Catches a Break
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 28, 2008 : But will the FCC show the same leniency toward small cable ops in front of the February 2009 digital transition?
Billions & Billions
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
March 25, 2008 : Comcast's latest VOD milestone would make Carl Sagan proud...
Dish: It's All Good
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 18, 2008 : Satco confirms 'launch anomaly' won't hinder goal of supporting 100 local HD markets and beaming 100 'national' hi-def nets by year-end
Testing, Testing D...T...V...
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 04, 2008 : FCC Chairman comes around, agrees it makes sense to kick the tires a bit before the Feb. 2009 transition
Broadband Grows… but Slows
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 03, 2008 : The good: Top US MSOs and telcos added 8.5M new broadband subs in '07. The not so good: It's the lowest growth since '03
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