Limelight Loses Patent Suit
News Analysis -
February 29, 2008 : Stock plunges 30 percent after a jury rules Limelight infringed on a key patent held by rival Akamai
Comcast Aims for SMBs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 29, 2008 : Analyst says MSO is gearing up for 'major unveiling' of business-class offering next month, but downplaying wireless infrastructure
Cablevision Faces FiOS
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2008 : Stock rises as MSO manages to grow across the board despite mounting competition from Verizon’s completely fiber-fed platform
Liberty Seals DirecTV Swap
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2008 : Liberty Media polishes off a $12.5B stock deal that transfers over News Corp.'s stake in the US's largest satellite TV operator
Charter Hints at Docsis 3.0
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 27, 2008 : The MSO says it's ready to test Docsis 3.0; meanwhile, Q4 results show a record number of phone subscribers added
AT&T Quickens U-verse Pace
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
February 27, 2008 : AT&T's John Stankey talks up U-verse's growth and downplays thoughts of a wireless price war against Verizon
Microsoft Tweaks Its Carrier Strategy
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 27, 2008 : Microsoft is tinkering with its carrier applications development strategy to attract more developers and software vendors
Verizon Defends Pricing Practices
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
February 26, 2008 : Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg defended his company's aggressive new wireless pricing plans
Mediacom Adds $30M to '08 Capex
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 26, 2008 : MSO increases '08 capex for system upgrades, all-digital migrations, SDV, and other moves to free up bandwidth for more hi-def
FCC OKs Liberty's DirecTV Stake
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 26, 2008 : With FCC approval, Dr. John Malone is on US cable’s doorstep, poised to make a competitive house call
Kudelski Reports Q4
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February 29, 2008 : KKudelski Group’s 2007 results marked by strong top-line growth and long-term investments
PT Reports 2007
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February 29, 2008 : Portugal Telecom reports full-year 2007
Belgacom Reports 2007
News Wire Feed -
February 29, 2008 : Belgacom concludes a solid year, reports operational successes; financials within expectation, dividend of €1.68/share
Tiscali Appoints CEO
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February 29, 2008 : Mario Rosso appointed new CEO of Tiscali; group reports consolidated revenues for 2007 of €910M, up 34% year on year
Virgin Media Reports 4Q07
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February 29, 2008 : Revenues were £1.05B, up from £1.01B in Q3, mainly due to growth in consumer and content revenue
UTStarcom Releases Results
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February 28, 2008 : UTStarcom releases fourth quarter and full-year 2007 financial results
Telefónica Reports 2007
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February 28, 2008 : Telefónica posts a 43% increase in net profit to a record €8,906M
BigBand Ups eQAM Shipments
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February 28, 2008 : BigBand shipped 140,000 edge QAMs in 2007 and extended its lead in switched digital video deployment
Akimbo Expands VOD Strategy
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 28, 2008 : Akimbo develops a complete Internet VOD solution for content providers' own websites
Cablevision Posts Profit
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February 28, 2008 : Cablevision Systems Corporation reports fourth quarter and full-year 2007 results
Tiscali Seeks Buyer
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
February 29, 2008 : Euro broadband player has a new CEO and a 'For Sale' sign
HBO Embraces YouTube
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2008 : Well, something had to give...
The Future of Optical Communications
LRTV Custom TV - The Future of Optical Communications -
February 28, 2008 : The optical communications industry is back on the rise, but this time it’s the consumer who is driving the networks’ needs for agility and innovation. Applications such as YouTube and Facebook are creating ever more unpredictable stresses on the network, but how are the equipment providers responding? Is photonic integration the answer on the road to 40 Gbit/s and 100 Gbit/s networks? LRTV looks at what lies in the future for the optical industry with JDSU’s David Gudmundson, NSN’s Hans-Juergen Schmidtke, and Heavy Reading’s own Sterling Perrin.
Cox Gets ABC VOD
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
February 27, 2008 : But, with a nod to the popular 'Start Over' business model, the prime time content deal includes a no ad-skipping provision
Private Gold at End of Rainbow?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 25, 2008 : Rumor that Cablevision may try to shed its Rainbow Media division for as much as $3B rekindles privatization speculation
Verizon's Got Game
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
February 25, 2008 : The merits of a more casual approach
Proxy Time
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
February 21, 2008 : Apparently, the MS/Yahoo war is on
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