Aereo Fights for Its Life
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 31, 2012 : Also: TiVo posts loss but adds subs; In Demand hops on Comcast's CDN; Comcast's cloud-based voice platform rolls into Michigan
Verizon Tees Up 300-Meg FiOS Tier
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2012 : Verizon to retain its broadband bragging rights over cable and Docsis 3.0 as it prepares to crank up FiOS speeds in June
Verizon Builds an MPLS Metro With AlcaLu
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 30, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent's XRS core router is being put to metro uses by Verizon, which really just wants raise its MPLS quotient
Where Will Comcast's X1 Land Next?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2012 : Atlanta, Denver and Philadelphia are among the markets that could get Comcast's next-gen video product before the end of 2012
Vodafone Leads Open Global App-Store Push
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
May 30, 2012 : Vodafone, AT&T, DT, Telefónica and Verizon team on API-based effort to enable open apps market, with no industry/standards bodies involved
RCN's Strange Bedfellows
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2012 : Also: Apple still likes its TV box; BendBroadband wraps LTE upgrade; Comcaster to help monitor net neutrality; Amazon streams to the Xbox
Analyst: Nokia Lumia 'Not a Company Saver'
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 30, 2012 : MKM Partners downgrades Nokia to $2 after finding that the Windows phones have already been supplanted by the latest Androids
AlcaLu's APAC Action
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 29, 2012 : Major FTTH deal in China plus noteworthy IP, SPIT and video monitoring engagements in Japan, Australia and New Zealand
Androids Join Comcast's Streaming Party
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2012 : Also: Cox updates its iPad app; Dish's defends its ad-zapper; Comcast expands Xfinity Home; Ultra-HD takes a step forward
New Product Recap: April 2012
Reports -
May 07, 2012 : This month's recap of the latest, greatest communications products includes a longer video lineup from the 2012 NAB Show
In Demand Rides Comcast's CDN
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 31, 2012 : Thousands of Library Titles from In Demand now available via
HITS On Demand Content Distribution Network
TiVo Loses $20.8M in Q1
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 30, 2012 : TiVo reports results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2012
FastWeb: Another IPTV Flameout
Rewired - Carol Wilson -
May 31, 2012 : 5:25 PM Italian company pioneered IPTV in 2001 but is pulling the plug this year as subscribership wanes
Carriers Must Think Small to Make Mobile Customers Happy
LRTV Interviews - Carriers Must Think Small to Make Mobile Customers Happy -
May 31, 2012 : Heavy Readings Berge Ayvazian on how small cells can get smart about connections and help carriers improve data speed and coverage in traffic-heavy networks
Back to the Future on Unbundling
Rewired - Carol Wilson -
May 29, 2012 : 11:50 AM TM Forum's Willetts sees US and Western Europe failing at broadband because regulators and financial analysts are stuck in old patterns
The Cable Show 2012: Seven Big Takeaways
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 25, 2012 : The meaning of Comcast's X1, the industry's Wi-Fi ambitions, and an emerging cable tech battle are among the items on my list
Setting Cox's Priorities
LRTV Interviews - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 24, 2012 : Cox Communications EVP & CTO Kevin Hart explains what's at the top of his to-do list and offers an update on the company's TV Everywhere and IP video strategies
The Carrier Creep Factor
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
May 24, 2012 : 3:00 AM Wireless operators are treading a fine line between helpful and creepy when it comes to contextual pricing plans
Comcast Calls on Wi-Fi
LRTV Interviews - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 23, 2012 : Comcast's Catherine Avgiris walks us through Voice2Go, which enhances Comcast's residential phone service with free Wi-Fi phone calls, advanced call forwarding and the ability to create personal phone numbers
Carlyle's Cable Muscle
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
May 23, 2012 : 3:55 PM Sometimes controversial VC firm The Carlyle Group appears more focused on cable than mobile at the moment
NSN Sticks It to Huawei
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
May 23, 2012 : 1:35 PM NSN accuses rival Huawei of practicing the sincerest form of flattery...
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