2008 Top Eleven: Photos
LR Cable News Analysis -
December 30, 2008 : Sometimes we meticulously structure the visual impact of our photojournalism. Other times we just snap
2008 Top Ten: Comcastic Moments
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 29, 2008 : A gander at the good, bad, and ugly for the largest cable MSO in the land
Cablevision Counters CEA CableCARD Claims
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : CEA charged that the MSO's proposed downloadable conditional access system is proprietary and would end reliance on CableCARDs
Harmonic Scoops Up Scopus for $51M
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : Despite some product overlaps, Harmonic says purchase will give it a leg up internationally and in a range of 'emerging markets' UPDATED 1:20 PM
Cable Vets Launch VC Firm
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 22, 2008 : A trio with recent ties to Comcast and Broadbus has launched Genovation Capital, a firm that aims to get new ideas off the ground
Analyst Chops Charter
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December 18, 2008 : Pali's Richard Greenfield cuts MSO to 'neutral' as concerns grow that bankruptcy may be in Charter's future
CEA Chirps at Cablevision Set-Top Request
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December 17, 2008 : Consumer Electronics Association argues that MSO's waiver extention request would end Cablevision's reliance on CableCARD technology
Cable Proposes Digital Transition ‘Quiet Period’
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2008 : To help avoid confusion with the broadcast TV transition, a gob of US MSOs volunteer to stop migrating analog channels to digital
Comporium Tests Positive for DTAs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2008 : MSO is using simple one-way device from Evolution Broadband to reclaim analog spectrum and pave the path to more hi-def fare
Funai Makes Tru2way Play
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2008 : The company behind brands such as Sylvania, Emerson, and Magnavox is entering the tru2way market with a dual-tuner DVR
Andorra Uses Prysmian FTTH
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December 22, 2008 : Prysmian/Andorra Telecom contract to help Principality of Andorra be first with a direct optical fibre link to all homes and biz
KPN, Reggefiber JV Approved
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December 22, 2008 : KPN and Reggefiber receive approval for Fiber-to-the-Home joint venture
ANSI, SCTE Re-Up on Accredidation
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
December 18, 2008 : The SCTE announced that the American National Standards Institute recently re-accredited the flourishing SCTE Standards Program
French Agree on FTTH
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December 18, 2008 : Today Numericable, Orange, and SFR have signed an agreement to roll out fibre optic in France
AT&T Revs Biz Speeds
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December 18, 2008 : AT&T Business solutions offering small businesses 18 Mbit/s download speeds over U-verse platform in more than 70 markets
Ericsson Wins GPON Deal
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December 18, 2008 : Ericsson to build residential fiber-optic network for 21st century technologies in Nigeria
ADC Messes With Rural Texas
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December 17, 2008 : ADC enters partnership with West Plains Telecommunications for fiber-to-the-home network
Cox, Nortel Team on Sales
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December 16, 2008 : Kansas aerospace firm is the first client of Cox's Nortel Sales Center
Cisco's New Media Workhorse
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
December 31, 2008 : What's not a PC, not a set-top, not an iPod, and not a broadband pipe, but makes life with all the aforementioned even sweeter?
Troubles at TXP?
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
December 31, 2008 : The company that took over Siemens's BPON and GPON ONT business needs funding fast
Woman Bites MSO
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 24, 2008 : Happy Holidays, Comcast! You’re being sued
CableCARD Update VI
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : Breaking news! One-way Plug & Play TV sets still aren’t very popular
Scoping Out Scopus
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : Harmonic exec says decisions about people and products tied to Scopus should be flushed out by the '09 NAB confab
French Do Deal on FTTH
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
December 18, 2008 : Three of France's main FTTH hopefuls have struck an accord
VDSL's Power
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
December 16, 2008 : Telcos can be greener without FTTH
Wideband by the Pound
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 15, 2008 : Virgin Media has priced its new 50 Mbit/s Docsis 3.0 tier
Tru2way TVs Hit Denver
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 12, 2008 : At least that's what the ads say
IPTV World Forum 2008: Asia
LRTV Documentaries - IPTV World Forum: Asia -
December 08, 2008 : IPTV is a hot services sector in many Asia/Pacific markets, especially Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan, where some of the world's most experienced telco TV players are taking service developments to the next level. And then, of course, there's the massive opportunity that is China
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