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News & Views Most Popular Cablevision Slaps Verizon With WiFi Suit By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, 1/30/2015 In a clear sign of just how important and competitive a service WiFi has become for broadband providers, Cablevision is taking Verizon to court over the telco's ads ... Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: pcharles09 @smkinoshita, I've been a harsh critic of Cablevision almost all of my life.... Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown By Mitch Wagner, West Coast Bureau Chief, Light Reading, 1/29/2015 Pro-tip for Comcast customer retention: If your customer is quitting, calling the customer a dirty name probably isn't going to change their mind. Post a Comment \| Read (20 comments) Latest Comment: MikeP688 Courage sometimes entails doing the impossible. That's probably... FCC Sets 25/3 as New Broadband Bar By Mari Silbey, Independent Technology Editor, 1/29/2015 As expected, the FCC today boosted the minimum broadband speed threshold from 4 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream (4/1) to 25 Mbit/s downstream and 3 Mbit/s ... Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 http://wp.me/p3XVhG-bn My thoughts...regulation maybe but I always... TWC Roars Back to Life By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, 1/29/2015 Maybe Time Warner Cable doesn't need Comcast so badly after all. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Sony & Dish – Two Sides of a Coin By Mari Silbey, Independent Technology Editor, 1/29/2015 While Dish may be ushering in a new era of skinnier TV bundles with Sling TV, it looks like Sony is headed completely in the opposite direction. (See Sling TV - ... Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: jabailo I heartily agree...it is the same (bad) strategy! When I saw the XBox One... The Granddaddy of Gigabit Gatherings By Jason Meyers, Senior Editor, Gigabit Cities/IoT, 1/29/2015 I've been on kind of a whirlwind Gigabit Cities tour since I started reporting on this topic for Light Reading last July. It's so far taken me (both virtually and in ... Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Carol Wilson You guys have covered the bases, in terms of getting different perspectives.... Eurobites: Sky Goes Mobile With O2 By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/29/2015 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica buys stake in Indra; ETNO calls for level playing field with OTT crowd; Cinven bids for Telekom Slovenia. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: macster See subject of this post. Self-explanatory. Google Searching for 5G Wireless Engineer By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 1/29/2015 Google may not be a mobile operator just yet but its wireless ambitions already extend to the as-yet-unwritten 5G standard. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: smkinoshita Google tends to dip into too many fields, yes. It's just the way they... CommScope Agrees $3B Takeover of TE Network Assets By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/28/2015 Ending speculation about the likelihood of a deal, CommScope has agreed to pay $3 billion for most of TE Connectivity's networks business with the aim of boosting its ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) U-verse TV Growth Hits Skids By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, 1/28/2015 Like many cable operators and satellite TV providers before it, AT&T U-verse has started applying the brakes to its growth pace because of concerns about low ... Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: kq4ym It is interesting that they have about 20% of the broadband and pay tv market.... Eurobites: EU Roaming Charges Demise Delayed? By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/28/2015 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Apple revenues 20% up in Europe; Norwegian government cuts stake in Telenor; retailer goes OTT in France. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Kruz Apple's stock is at its best and its profit is nothing but amazing. It also... Sling TV – Like Pay-TV, but Skinnier By Mari Silbey, Independent Technology Editor, 1/28/2015 At a time when monthly cable bills have climbed well north of $100, Dish is ushering in a new era of cheaper, skinnier TV bundles. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: pcharles09 @T, I guess the only answer is that some folks are tired of paying exorbitant... AT&T Eyes TVE Blitz With DirecTV By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, 1/28/2015 Eager to consummate its proposed purchase of DirecTV, AT&T is putting together big plans to transform itself into a leading TV Everywhere (TVE) player. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Kish to Cities: To Get Google, Get Ready By Jason Meyers, Senior Editor, Gigabit Cities/IoT, 1/27/2015 Google's gigabit network division leader said today that it is primarily the readiness of cities' infrastructure and permitting processes that help them make the ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Google Continues Gigabit Expansion By Jason Meyers, Senior Editor, Gigabit Cities/IoT, 1/27/2015 Google Fiber is expanding its city-by-city rollout of gigabit services this week, announcing plans to launch service in Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. ... Post a Comment \| Read (24 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 There are lots of in building solutions. NTT created some very interesting... Imagine Makes RGB's Exit Dreams Come True By Mari Silbey, Independent Technology Editor, 1/27/2015 Marking its fourth acquisition in the last year, Imagine Communications picked up RGB Networks Monday in a move that Imagine CTO Steve Reynolds said will help his ... Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Ray@LR I would really like to know how much RGB went for... this was a company that... CommScope Eyes $3B Takeover of TE's Networks Unit By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/27/2015 US networks vendor CommScope is eyeing a $3 billion takeover of TE Connectivity's network equipment business, according to reports. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: iainmorris Interestingly, Jefferies also notes that CommScope finally generated about... Eurobites: Providers Square Up to Net Neutrality By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/27/2015 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Dutch regulator issues net neutrality fines; TE Connectivity close to sale of network gear unit; Bell Labs' HetNet boasts. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: Joe Stanganelli I once saw them open for Fraunhofer and the HetNets. More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Google Continues Gigabit Expansion By Jason Meyers, Senior Editor, Gigabit Cities/IoT, 1/27/2015 Google Fiber is expanding its city-by-city rollout of gigabit services this week, announcing plans to launch service in Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. ... Post a Comment \| Read (24 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 There are lots of in building solutions. NTT created some very interesting... Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown By Mitch Wagner, West Coast Bureau Chief, Light Reading, 1/29/2015 Pro-tip for Comcast customer retention: If your customer is quitting, calling the customer a dirty name probably isn't going to change their mind. Post a Comment \| Read (20 comments) Latest Comment: MikeP688 Courage sometimes entails doing the impossible. That's probably... Cablevision's New WiFi Try – Freewheeling Enough? By Mari Silbey, Independent Technology Editor, 1/26/2015 Cablevision has come up with a new way to monetize its growing network of WiFi hotspots. For $29.95 per month, or $9.95 per month for existing broadband subscribers, ... Post a Comment \| Read (10 comments) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown @brooks Yeah, I was being trite. I'm a big fan of WiFi (I use it everyday!). Still,... Google Searching for 5G Wireless Engineer By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 1/29/2015 Google may not be a mobile operator just yet but its wireless ambitions already extend to the as-yet-unwritten 5G standard. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: smkinoshita Google tends to dip into too many fields, yes. It's just the way they... Cablevision Slaps Verizon With WiFi Suit By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, 1/30/2015 In a clear sign of just how important and competitive a service WiFi has become for broadband providers, Cablevision is taking Verizon to court over the telco's ads ... Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: pcharles09 @smkinoshita, I've been a harsh critic of Cablevision almost all of my life.... Eurobites: Providers Square Up to Net Neutrality By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/27/2015 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Dutch regulator issues net neutrality fines; TE Connectivity close to sale of network gear unit; Bell Labs' HetNet boasts. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: Joe Stanganelli I once saw them open for Fraunhofer and the HetNets. U-verse TV Growth Hits Skids By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, 1/28/2015 Like many cable operators and satellite TV providers before it, AT&T U-verse has started applying the brakes to its growth pace because of concerns about low ... Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: kq4ym It is interesting that they have about 20% of the broadband and pay tv market.... Sony & Dish – Two Sides of a Coin By Mari Silbey, Independent Technology Editor, 1/29/2015 While Dish may be ushering in a new era of skinnier TV bundles with Sling TV, it looks like Sony is headed completely in the opposite direction. (See Sling TV - ... Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: jabailo I heartily agree...it is the same (bad) strategy! When I saw the XBox One... FCC Sets 25/3 as New Broadband Bar By Mari Silbey, Independent Technology Editor, 1/29/2015 As expected, the FCC today boosted the minimum broadband speed threshold from 4 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream (4/1) to 25 Mbit/s downstream and 3 Mbit/s ... Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 http://wp.me/p3XVhG-bn My thoughts...regulation maybe but I always... Sling TV – Like Pay-TV, but Skinnier By Mari Silbey, Independent Technology Editor, 1/28/2015 At a time when monthly cable bills have climbed well north of $100, Dish is ushering in a new era of cheaper, skinnier TV bundles. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: pcharles09 @T, I guess the only answer is that some folks are tired of paying exorbitant... The Granddaddy of Gigabit Gatherings By Jason Meyers, Senior Editor, Gigabit Cities/IoT, 1/29/2015 I've been on kind of a whirlwind Gigabit Cities tour since I started reporting on this topic for Light Reading last July. It's so far taken me (both virtually and in ... Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Carol Wilson You guys have covered the bases, in terms of getting different perspectives.... Eurobites: Sky Goes Mobile With O2 By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/29/2015 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica buys stake in Indra; ETNO calls for level playing field with OTT crowd; Cinven bids for Telekom Slovenia. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: macster See subject of this post. Self-explanatory. Eurobites: EU Roaming Charges Demise Delayed? By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/28/2015 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Apple revenues 20% up in Europe; Norwegian government cuts stake in Telenor; retailer goes OTT in France. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Kruz Apple's stock is at its best and its profit is nothing but amazing. It also... CommScope Eyes $3B Takeover of TE's Networks Unit By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/27/2015 US networks vendor CommScope is eyeing a $3 billion takeover of TE Connectivity's network equipment business, according to reports. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: iainmorris Interestingly, Jefferies also notes that CommScope finally generated about... Imagine Makes RGB's Exit Dreams Come True By Mari Silbey, Independent Technology Editor, 1/27/2015 Marking its fourth acquisition in the last year, Imagine Communications picked up RGB Networks Monday in a move that Imagine CTO Steve Reynolds said will help his ... Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Ray@LR I would really like to know how much RGB went for... this was a company that... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards MikeP688, 1/31/2015 11:30:27 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: Open questions Courage sometimes entails doing the impossible. That's probably the biggest lesson of all--especially as we're privy to the ever change atmosphere we're witness to. Onward..... Joe Stanganelli, 1/31/2015 9:29:22 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: Open questions It's amazing what a well-placed message to a higher-up can do.Reminds me of this small town I used to live in. The owner of a lumberyard also happened to be the owner of a diner next door. The diner closed at... pcharles09, 1/31/2015 4:19:18 PM Cablevision Slaps Verizon With WiFi Suit Re: Re: Dumb move by Cablevision @smkinoshita, I've been a harsh critic of Cablevision almost all of my life. To see them throwing more $$ after frivolous causes angers me even more. Not to mention that I've also been a tormented Knicks fan. So to add... thebulk, 1/31/2015 3:46:58 PM Cablevision Slaps Verizon With WiFi Suit Re: Re: Dumb move by Cablevision @smkinoshita, I agree, I can not see any outcome that offers any real bennifit to either. Unless they just want to lay the groundwork for something larger. thebulk, 1/31/2015 2:31:49 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: Classic Comcast @Joe, yeah, that is amazing. jabailo, 1/31/2015 1:44:06 PM Sony & Dish – Two Sides of a Coin Re: Re: That much Live? I heartily agree...it is the same (bad) strategy! When I saw the XBox One previews I couldn't believe what they were saying. I was expecting mind blowing gaming beyond the previous model. Instead it tried to be TV... smkinoshita, 1/31/2015 1:36:28 PM Sony & Dish – Two Sides of a Coin Re: Re: That much Live? "My question for Sony would be...why?" Sounds to me like they're chasing the same idea of Microsoft's "Xbox One", going from game console to entertainment media centre. I'm honestly very skeptical of that vision,... MikeP688, 1/31/2015 1:34:57 PM Gaining 2020 Vision: Executive Summit Report Re: Will the "takeaways" be realized though? As I read thru this retrospective (and more deliberations is needed of course), the focus on the customer for me was quite gratifying to see. Although the issue of choice is becoming quite narrow, the fact that the... smkinoshita, 1/31/2015 1:26:27 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: Open questions "It sounds like a culture issue, not a technical one. A disgruntled customer-facing employee is never good for customer service. This one obviously either didn't understand what they were doing, figured... MikeP688, 1/31/2015 1:19:47 PM Cablevision Slaps Verizon With WiFi Suit Re: Re: Dumb move by Cablevision As I read through this column from our Practice Leader, I could not help but remember Rodney King's old admonition, "Can't we all just get along"? I also reflected upon the simple yet crucial thing: When would... MikeP688, 1/31/2015 1:17:40 PM Verizon FiOS App Adds 24 Out-of-Home Channels Re: Interesting Development.... ..But it seems as if the "cord cutting" evolution we've deliberated continues to be a challenge. AT&T's UVerse is also just as "vibrant"--as all the other non traditional players are as well. I have been quite... smkinoshita, 1/31/2015 12:58:54 PM Cablevision Slaps Verizon With WiFi Suit Re: Dumb move by Cablevision "Who will win this battle? Hard to say. But consumers, not the courts, will undoubtedly be the final judges." Agreed. The lawsuit is a dumb move and it's just going to waste both company's time and money. Even... smkinoshita, 1/31/2015 12:55:53 PM Google Searching for 5G Wireless Engineer Re: Re: get ready Google tends to dip into too many fields, yes. It's just the way they do things. I think they operate on the idea of trying lots of things and going with what seems to stick. Although I think in this case,... MikeP688, 1/31/2015 12:43:35 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: Open questions Part of it is Culture because people are self-centered and anxious--and that's putting it mildly. When I was dealing with the AT&T Matter I briefly noted earlier in my comments, I was so upset by it all--the customer... MikeP688, 1/31/2015 12:40:20 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: Open questions When there is no commitment to train, develop and enhance the sense of purpose that employees have, there you have it. There is no sense of ownership--and there lies the problem--I was dealing with a simliar... MikeP688, 1/31/2015 12:37:10 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: No incentive It is ironic-to stay the least to have to debate it all. Yet, our esteemed policymakers seem to continue to think that "bigger is better". I had a run-in with AT&T earlier in the year and the rep at the... Joe Stanganelli, 1/30/2015 10:59:40 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: Open questions Maybe the solution to keeping customer service costs low while maintaining quality and not having to resort to subpar outsourcing is to use temp contracts on all or almost all customer service call center employees. ... Joe Stanganelli, 1/30/2015 10:57:19 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: Classic Comcast The best part? The same thing happened about ten years ago when Comcast workers in changed a Chicago customer's name to "Bitch Dog."Comcast's repsonse? Firing the employees and vowing to make changes so that... Joe Stanganelli, 1/30/2015 10:55:56 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'Ahole' Brown Re: Re: No incentive @Mitch: Sorry. It can be really difficult to distinguish the color of the hyperlinks from the color of the regular text.CLICK HERE. pcharles09, 1/30/2015 6:50:37 PM Sling TV – Like Pay-TV, but Skinnier Re: Re: Like pay-TV, but lousy? @T, I guess the only answer is that some folks are tired of paying exorbitant rates for cable. Most people don't even have time to watch 10% of the channels they pay for. So why not slim down & take a chance. I mean if... pcharles09, 1/30/2015 6:46:07 PM Comcast Apologizes to 'A**hole' Brown Re: Re: Open questions @Duh!, It had to be the fact of not caring. I don't see how customer service could equate to customer insults. More Message Boards		The New IP Article: Brocade's Kelly Herrell on The New IP Stephen Saunders , 1/30/2015 (3 comments) Article: Connected Car: From End Game to Enabler Elizabeth Miller Coyne , Editor , 1/30/2015 Connected cars used to be the end game for service providers, but with the ... 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BETWEEN THE CEOs - Weekly Executive Interview

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CEO to CEO: Jay Samit, CEO, SeaChange

Join us live for Light Reading's interview with Jay Samit, the newly appointed CEO of publicly traded SeaChange International Inc. With a resume that includes Sony, EMI, and Universal, Samit brings a reputation as an entrepreneur and a disruptor to his new role at the video solutions company. Hear what he has to say about the opportunities in video, as well as the outlook for cable, telco, OTT and mobile service providers.

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Dr. Dong Sun Talks About Carriers' Digital Transformation & Huawei’s Telco OS
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Dr. Dong Sun, Chief Architect of Digital Transformation Solutions at Huawei, discusses how telecom operators can become digital ecosystem enablers and deliver optimal user experiences that are in real-time, on-demand, all-online, DIY and social (ROADS).

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In the digital age, network experience has become the primary productivity especially for telecom operators. In this video, Wenshuan Dang, Huawei’s Chief Network Architect, discusses how carriers can tackle the challenge of infrastructure complexity in order to enhance business agility and improve user experience.

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The Rise of Virtual CPE
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As NFV strategies evolve from tests and trials to production telco networks, expect to hear a lot about virtual CPE (customer premises equipment) rollouts during 2015.

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Optical comms technology underpins the whole communications sector and there are some really hot trends set for 2015.

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In December 2014, Light Reading brought together telecom executives in Reykjavik, Iceland to discuss their vision for high-capacity networks through the end of the decade. The intimate, interactive meeting was set against the backdrop of Iceland's spectacular natural beauty. As one of the event's founding sponsors, Cisco's Doug Webster shared his company's ...

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At IBC, Peter Alexander, Senior Vice President & CMO at Harmonic, speaks about the growing interest in pay-TV service and its branching into multiple devices.

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At IBC, Olivier Bovis, Marketing Director of Sony, speaks about the coming of the 4K era.

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At IBC, Olivier Bovis, Marketing Director of Sony, speaks about the coming of the 4K era.

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Jeff Heynen: Distributed Access Will Help MSOs Compete in the Future
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At IBC, Jeff Heynen, Principal Analyst at Infonetics, speaks about moving to distributed access and the future trend of cable business.

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Cisco Talks Transformation
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In December 2014, Steve Saunders sat down with Cisco VP of Products & Solutions Marketing Doug Webster at Light Reading's 2020 Vision executive summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. They spoke about Cisco's approach to network virtualization as well as how service providers can begin to monetize high-capacity networks through the end of the decade.

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Video Streaming: Broadcasting the IP Video Revolution

Alcatel-Lucent details the formats and protocols used for streaming IP video, which is gaining in popularity.

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