Cable ONE Snares HD Set-Top Waiver
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2009 : Despite CEA opposition, the FCC has given Cable ONE the green light to deploy low-cost, one-way set-top boxes with hi-def capabilities
China Set for IPTV Explosion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 28, 2009 : IPTV uptake is set to go wild in China in the next few years, with analysts predicting nearly 15 million users by the end of 2012
TiVo Covers Its Cable Bases
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 28, 2009 : TiVo to get 'primary DVR' status in a Comcast tru2way market, while a deal with Evolution Broadband gives TiVo exposure with Tier 2 MSOs
Nortel Offers Up Its LG-Nortel Stake
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 27, 2009 : As it considers the selloff of some business units, Nortel says it's also interested in divesting its LG-Nortel stake
Adobe: Tru2way Won't Shackle Flash
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2009 : The company thinks Flash can be a hit on set-tops even if it never becomes an official extension to the tru2way specs
ActiveVideo Buys Into European iTV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 26, 2009 : ActiveVideo snaps up Avinity Systems and sets its sights on bringing cloud-based television to European MSOs and IPTV players
Is Tru2way Ready to Grow Up?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 22, 2009 : A CableLabs 'reference implementation,' due out in mid-June, aims to lower the barrier to entry for app developers and set-top makers
Spain Set for FTTH Surge
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 22, 2009 : Regulator predicts almost half of Spanish households will have fiber access in 14 years' time
Koreans Tune In to IPTV
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 21, 2009 : Only a few months after services launched, South Korea's three main carriers amassed more than 220,000 IPTV customers
Enablence Does FTTH in Egypt
News Wire Feed -
May 29, 2009 : Egyptian real estate development company has selected Enablence communications equipment for its first FTTH network deployment
Arris Offers Stimulus Help
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 28, 2009 : Arris offers support to cable operators applying for broadband stimulus funding
Enablence Ships Backhaul Tech
News Wire Feed -
May 28, 2009 : Announces the addition of the ONT-2X1 and ONT-4X1 to its industry-leading Optical Network Terminal (ONT) product lines
EC Addresses Dutch FTTx
News Wire Feed -
May 28, 2009 : Commission comments on Dutch telecom regulator's proposed regulation of wholesale access prices for fiber networks
ACA: Video Key to Rural Broadband
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 27, 2009 : American Cable Association contends that video programming issues are germane to a discussion about rural broadband deployment
Copps Touts Rural Broadband Report
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 27, 2009 : Acting FCC Chairman Michael J. Copps releases a report on the development of policies to deliver broadband to rural areas
Iliad Does IP Over DWDM With Cisco
News Wire Feed -
May 27, 2009 : European triple-play operator is continuing to expand its Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) infrastructure
DEN Tunes In NDS EPG
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 27, 2009 : DEN Networks Limited launches state-of-the-art electronic program guide customized for the Indian cable TV market
TWC Still Has a Mind for Metering
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2009 : 11:15 AM Although the MSO backpedaled on expanding its Internet metering trials, TWC chief still thinks it's the way of the broadband future
Cablevision's Telco Body Blow
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 28, 2009 : 4:45 PM MSO attacks the business services mid-section with a 24-line VoIP offering
Planning to Plan
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2009 : 5:20 PM FCC issues report outlining how it will go about developing a national broadplan plan, due next February
CEA: Put Box Waivers on Hold
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 20, 2009 : 1:20 PM Group says now is the right time for the FCC to propose a security rule that applies to cable, telco, and satellite service providers
Docsis 3.0 Modems: ~$70 each
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 19, 2009 : 11:15 AM That's what Cablevision claims to be paying today, though the fee charged for activation and installation is $300-plus
Cox, Fiber Muni in Set-Top Scrape
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 18, 2009 : 7:15 PM Lafayette Utilities' request for an FCC waiver gets some static from Cox
TVN Gets the Urge to Merge
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 18, 2009 : 12:05 PM TVN has hooked up with Avail Media, forming content combo with cable and telco TV undercurrents
Q1 Broadband Battle a Draw
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 13, 2009 : 9:45 AM Top telcos and MSOs got their fair share of new broadband subs in the first quarter of 2009
Ethernet Expo Europe 2009: Day 1
LRTV Soundbites - Ethernet Expo Europe 2009: Day 1 -
May 13, 2009 : Georgina Burnett talks to International News Editor Ray LeMaistre about what he expects to see at this year's event
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