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
Has Verizon Made Its Last DSL Boost?
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
August 30, 2010 : With relatively low investment dollars, Verizon offers DSL customers download speeds of up to 15 Mbit/s, but is this the last upgrade?
Uganda Thinks Big on Broadband
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 27, 2010 : New subsea connections could be about to change the face of the telecom market in Uganda, predicts a report from Pyramid Research
Comcast Targets Philly With SDV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 26, 2010 : MSO's hometown will be among the first to get the full SDV treatment, with Motorola serving as a lead vendor
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
Philippine Operators Focus on Data
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 24, 2010 : It's an SMS hotbed, but the Philippines' future means broadband, and lots of it, finds a new Pyramid report
Occam Names Greek Reseller
News Wire Feed -
August 31, 2010 : Athens-based Optronics joins broadband access supplier's EMEA reseller network
Mediacom Staying Public
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
August 31, 2010 : Rocco B. Commisso withdraws his offer to take Mediacom Communications private
Iliad Reports H1
News Wire Feed -
August 31, 2010 : French operator sees net profits double year-on-year to €171.4 million ($217.3 million)
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
ABRY Closes RCN Buy
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August 26, 2010 : ABRY Partners completes acquisition of RCN
Harmonic Unleashes 'HectoQAM'
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August 24, 2010 : Vendor's latest 'universal' edge QAM raises density bar with 648 QAMs in 2-RU
Verizon Ups Its Games
News Wire Feed -
August 23, 2010 : Verizon and its games-on-demand partner, Exent, have launched a major redesign of the Verizon Games service portal and desktop application
SCTE to Offer Cisco Security Course
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August 17, 2010 : The SCTE announced that registration is under way for its brand-new online Cisco Certified Network Associate course on network security
Cable Catchup
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 31, 2010 : 1:30 PM Paul Allen lawyers up, Comcast sets VoD data free, Evolution goes south, and Roku braces for Apple iTV
Euronews: August 31
EuroBlog - Paul Rainford -
August 31, 2010 : 9:45 AM NSN, Telefónica, and Eircom are among the choice cuts on the butcher's slab of today's European telecom news
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
Another QAM-Tum Leap?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2010 : 11:30 AM Harmonic and LiquidxStream have set the edge QAM density bar, but cable's move to IPTV will likely require vendors to raise it again
Euronews: August 25
EuroBlog - Paul Rainford -
August 25, 2010 : 8:30 AM Bad ads, political prisoners, and 'fat finger failure' feature in today's roundup of European telecom news nuggets
Euronews: August 20
EuroBlog - Paul Rainford -
August 20, 2010 : 8:50 AM Nokia, Intec Telecom Systems, and Telefónica are among those featured in today's roundup of European telecom news
Adtran Preps Its Next FTTH Move
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
August 17, 2010 : 5:55 PM In talking about the Recovery Act, Adtran hints at something new in FTTH
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
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