Mediacom CEO Drops Bid to Go Private
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 31, 2010 : A frustrated Rocco Commisso withdraws after special committee rejects his offer to sweeten original bid of $6 per share
BlackBerry Avoids Ban in India
News Analysis -
August 31, 2010 : RIM avoids an immediate ban in India by enabling the Indian government to access BlackBerry data, but the matter isn't settled for good
Lead Times Double for Docsis Modem Silicon
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 30, 2010 : Chip shortages are causing cable modem makers to adjust forecasts, but persistent problems could put MSO inventory levels at risk
JDSU Test President Steps Aside
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 26, 2010 : That's the president of test, not some test model of a president. In other words, Acterna's Dave Holly has a new assignment
Texas Instruments Keeps Its Voice
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2010 : Intel didn't buy TI's VoIP tech along with its purchase of TI's cable modem biz, but an insider says Intel has secured a license for it
Docsis 3.0 Enters the Gateway Era
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2010 : To keep the telcos in check and to get more revenues in the door, MSOs are gearing up to deploy a new breed of wideband gateways
Harmonic Lays Claim to Edge QAM Density Crown
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 24, 2010 : Outstrips rivals with the 'HectoQAM,' a device that packs 648 QAMs, targeting SDV, VoD, and IPTV, and sub-$100 pricing per QAM channel
Arris EMTA Passes EuroD3 Test
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
August 27, 2010 : Arris Touchstone TM902 voice and data modem awarded EuroDocsis 3.0 certification
Harmonic Unleashes 'HectoQAM'
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
August 24, 2010 : Vendor's latest 'universal' edge QAM raises density bar with 648 QAMs in 2-RU
Intel to Buy TI's Cable Modem Unit
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
August 16, 2010 : Intel announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Texas Instruments' cable modem product line
ClearAccess, Broadcom Team on D3 Gateways
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
August 11, 2010 : ClearAccess announces availability of its TR-069 remote management software running on Broadcom Docsis 3.0 cable modem gateway platforms
RCN Goes Private
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 26, 2010 : 5:45 PM And the man who led RCN out of bankruptcy won't be coming along for the rest of the ride
Relax, Enjoy a Cup of MoCA
Rewired - Carol Wilson -
August 26, 2010 : 5:25 PM There's little reason to get too frazzled by the home networking wars – the US is MoCA turf and will be for some time
Euronews: August 24
EuroBlog - Paul Rainford -
August 24, 2010 : 8:45 AM There's Greek tragedy and Finnish frolics in today's digest of European news
Indian Ops Told to Sniff BlackBerrys
AsiaBlog -
August 17, 2010 : 10:00 AM RIM's troubles abroad continue as the Indian government sends notices to operators to monitor BlackBerry services
Arris Gets Some RFoG Action
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 09, 2010 : 5:00 PM Cable vendor starts getting nibbles for its cable-optimized FTTP products
Mediacom Widening Wideband Reach
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 06, 2010 : 5:40 PM Mid-sized operator expects to have half its footprint upgraded to Docsis 3.0 by year's end
Money for Moloney
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 05, 2010 : 6:15 PM Dan Moloney has a few million reasons to come back to Motorola
Knology Plucks Sunflower
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 04, 2010 : 2:20 PM Knology to pay $165M for Kansas-based Tier 2 MSO that's been known for pushing cable's tech envelope
Moloney Says Hello to Moto, Again
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 02, 2010 : 4:30 PM Dan Moloney is back at Motorola in a key role as the company makes plans to split into two
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