Tandberg Deal Boosts Cisco's Video Plans
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
October 01, 2009 : Cisco's video ambitions hit the big time, as Tandberg reaches a mainstream market missed by Cisco's premium TelePresence kit
Cisco Bets $3B on Tandberg
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 01, 2009 : Deal aims to beef up Cisco's video infrastructure portfolio
Thailand Set for Broadband Surge
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
October 01, 2009 : With 3G and WiMax licenses in the offing, mobile and fixed broadband services are about to take off in Thailand, reports Pyramid Research
Comcast 'Cavalry' Rides Into Pittsburgh
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 30, 2009 : Steeler country among markets next in line to become part of Comcast's big, $1B bandwidth reclamation project UPDATED 5:50 PM
TWC, FCC Settle Switching Spat
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 30, 2009 : MSO to pay $25,000 to help settle federal allegations that its Hawaii system didn't give adequate notice about its deployment of SDV
100-Meg Price Tag: $350B
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2009 : Giving 100-Mbit/s broadband to every US home sounds nice, but the FCC says it won't come cheap
Another Operator Shuns Tru2way
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2009 : Buckeye CableSystem is eager to deploy advanced interactive services, but less eager to deploy tru2way, another sign that the CableLabs platform is best suited for big operators
French Still Slow on FTTH Uptake
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 29, 2009 : The French FTTH market has yet to find its feet, with consumers more keen, it would seem, on next-gen cable broadband services
BBT Preps Its Own CableCARD
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2009 : A successful effort by the MSO consortium could lead to partnerships with TiVo and other CE companies that make gear with CableCARD slots
Huawei Takes On US Set-Top Market
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 28, 2009 : Chinese giant's North American subsidiary seeks FCC blessing for two 'limited capability' cable set-top boxes
ADB Intros Retail Boxes for Italy
News Wire Feed -
October 01, 2009 : ADB announced the launch of its first high-definition interactive digital terrestrial set-top box for Italian retail market
ViaSat Buying Wildblue
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
October 01, 2009 : Integrates one of the USA's fastest growing broadband ISPs with the ViaSat-1 satellite venture
Jinni Names CEO
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
September 30, 2009 : Jinni, a search and recommendation service for premium video content, appoints Michael J. Pohl chief executive officer
FCC Reports on Broadband
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
September 30, 2009 : Task force developing National Broadband Plan provides a status report to the Commission during its monthly meeting Tuesday
Silicon Image CEO Resigns
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
September 29, 2009 : Silicon Image announces departure of CEO; Harold Covert appointed as president and COO
Akamai Boots Up HD Network
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
September 29, 2009 : Press conference to unveil the new technology and demo at 1 p.m. EST
Big Ten Net Boards thePlatform
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
September 29, 2009 : thePlatform to manage two key online video initiatives for Big Ten Network
Verizon Adds EPIX to FiOS
News Wire Feed -
September 29, 2009 : Film distributor has reached its first multi-platform distribution agreement, with Verizon
Cisco Socks Radvision
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
October 01, 2009 : 3:40 PM Having Cisco as your major customer has its drawbacks
MPEG-4 HD Compression
LRTV Custom TV - Tandberg TV's Carl Furgusson at IBC 2009 -
October 01, 2009 : TANDBERG TV's VP of Product Management Carl Furgusson talks to Georgina Burnett about the improvements in MPEG-4 HD encoding and how the broadcast industry can use efficient compression to provide higher image quality over lower bandwidth
Differentiating the IPTV Offering
LRTV Custom TV - Eugene Sarmiento at IBC 2009 -
October 01, 2009 : Eugene Sarmiento, head of IPTV Sales Development at Ericsson, talks to Georgina Burnett about what types of new TV services younger consumers are demanding, whether the TV industry can deliver them, and how IPTV providers can differentiate their services
The Role of Home Neworking
LRTV Custom TV - Home Networking and IPTV -
October 01, 2009 : Peter Linder, director of Network Solutions for Ericsson, talks about the convergence of Network and Screens, the roles of IMS and Open Standards, and the the current reach of deep fiber access
Does Comcast Have Eyes for NBCU?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 01, 2009 : 8:35 AM MSO labels a report that it's in talks to buy NBC Universal for $35 billion as 'innacurate'
CableCARD Update
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2009 : 5:45 PM 16.71M 'operator-supplied' boxes have CableCARDs, but just a fraction of the security modules can be found in retail devices
Evolution's Expanding DTA Universe
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 28, 2009 : 4:40 PM Company seeks FCC OK on three more devices, including one capable of running on Moto- and Cisco-based cable systems
Cable's 'Dumb Pipe' Dilemma
The Cable Pipeline -
September 28, 2009 : 11:50 AM MSOs must innovate and embrace a new generation of apps and services if they expect to win over the customer of the future
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