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LR Cable & Analysis Thinking Inside the Box 06/17/2013 - Visible World, FourthWall Media team to put addressable ads on more cable set-tops More by Alan Breznick Related Cable Operators Show Them the Money 06/17/2013 - Cable operators use cash incentives to cut off content deals with OTT rivals Most Recent Post: Peyton Maynard-Koran... Are you saying that MSOs are paying more for content, while constantly losing subscribers of that content? That sounds like the newspaper business model. It also seems to... More by Mari Silbey Related Ruckus Seeks Cable Love 06/17/2013 - Wireless vendor unveils new outdoor access point for cable Wi-Fi deployments More by Alan Breznick Related ESPN Exits the Third Dimension 06/14/2013 - Sports programmer plans to pull plug on pricey 3D network by year's end Most Recent Post: ethertype... The problem continues to be that "3D" means either "sit very still, in one specific place, and watch alone" or "wear silly glasses until your head hurts". Either way,... More by Mari Silbey Related Is TV Everywhere Going Nowhere? 06/13/2013 - Most US consumers still don't know they can get multi-screen video Most Recent Post: Anthony Smith-Chaigneau... Ironically these are services that the consumers are 'demanding' or so we are led to believe. The reality is that we finish work, travel home, often later and later.... More by Alan Breznick Related Upstart Instart Logic Aims for Akamai 06/13/2013 - A new CDN player claims to serve pages and apps twice as fast as incumbents, even over wireless More by John Verity Related Comcast Tightens Its Cloud Embrace 06/12/2013 - The MSO's cloud-based IP video services will launch later this year Most Recent Post: Fanfoot... So lets run the numbers. In the most recent quarter Comcast gained 200,000 phone customers. Lets assume ALL of those are triple play customers. They've rolled out... More by Alan Breznick Related Jinni Powers Comcast X2 Recommendations 06/12/2013 - Jinni's search technology wins another cable convert in Comcast More by Mari Silbey Related Mediacom Opens Its TiVo Account 06/12/2013 - Eighth-largest US cable operator and long-time Motorola STB customer Mediacom is rolling out TiVo's next-gen platform More by Alan Breznick Related Cable Embraces Big Data 06/11/2013 - Cable Show vendors and panels bring industry focus to the Big Data issue More by Mari Silbey Related Arris Shows Off New Mojo 06/11/2013 - Company executives spell out product strategies for combined Arris-Motorola portfolio More by Mari Silbey Related Comcast Turns Homes Into Hotspots 06/11/2013 - MSO also launches new home control and energy management services Most Recent Post: lanbrown... There are many issues that Comcast needs to answer before this should even be rolled out. 1) Does the "open" SSID have a separate IP address? If not, then what keeps... More by Mari Silbey Related iControl Rubs Its Touchstone 06/11/2013 - Vendor unveils new self-install solution for home networking and control that's at the heart of Comcast's new service More by Mari Silbey Related Cable Show 2013: Hot Tech Topics 06/10/2013 - Gateways, X1, RDK, CCAP and HTML5 will be under the spotlight at the annual cable confab in Washington DC More by Alan Breznick Related Zenverge Plugs Into RDK 06/10/2013 - Silicon firm boasts quad-stream video transcoding for reference development kit (RDK) IP-enabled devices More by Mari Silbey Related MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS Newswire Feed Technicolor Refinances - 06/12/2013 Cloud DVRs On the Up, Finds HR Insider - 06/12/2013 Big Switch & Dell Help China's CSM - 06/11/2013 Deutsche Telekom Unveils LiveStream - 06/10/2013 Verimatrix Wins Magyar Deal - 06/05/2013 Zenverge Preps New Gateway Solutions - 06/05/2013 Casa Lands Finnish MSO - 06/05/2013 Numericable Picks Casa CMTS - 06/04/2013 Microsoft Tops Two IPTV Categories - 05/31/2013 TWC Inks TVE Deal With Starz - 05/31/2013 Korea's T-Broad Deploys Alticast - 05/31/2013 Shaw Direct Boosts HD Service - 05/30/2013 MORE NEWSFEED				Heavy Lifting ANALYST NOTES Next-Gen Challenges of LTE RF Design By Tim Kridel Current challenges add up to major, emerging, long-term opportunities for antenna vendors and other RF companies MORE HEAVY LIFTING Pyramid Points Telefonica sale in Central America does not point to regional repositioning Daniele Tricarico (Analyst) To further reduce its debt, the company sold a 40% stake in its operating units in Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador and Nicaragua to local conglomerate CMI and is looking at additional asset disposals. MORE PYRAMID POINTS LR Cable Opinion Cloud-Based DVRs Have Plenty of Silver Lining June 13, 2013 - Cloud DVRs offer numerous benefits to providers and users alike Cable Using Wi-Fi to Extend Its Reach June 12, 2013 - The cable industry has embarked on its boldest mission yet to make wireless a part of cable's product portfolio Is Wi-Fi the Way Forward for Cable? May 31, 2013 - Cable operators have long sought a connection to the wireless world – is Wi-Fi the missing link? MORE OPINION Free Cable Reports The Cable Show 2011: New Product Recap Here's a handy guide to some of the product announcements from The Cable Show 2011 Tru2way: Epic Fail at Retail Jeff Baumgartner Tru2way seemed a cable industry & consumer electronics retail force at its International CES debut in 2008. Here's how it flopped The Cable Show 2010: New Product Recap Here's a handy guide to some of the more significant product announcements from The Cable Show 2010 MORE FREE REPORT Slideshows Photos: Cable Wi-Fi – A Whole New Ballgame Photos: Cable Next-Gen IP Strategies Photos: NCTC Winter Educational Conference MORE SLIDESHOWS Research Services MORE RESEARCH REAL WORLD RESEARCH U.S. Wholesale Ethernet Market Forecast This report analyzes and projects the growth of the wholesale Ethernet segment over the next four years. It forecasts the wholesale Ethernet market through 2016, analyzed by purchasing service provider types, service topologies, geographic domains and bandwidth levels. The report also profiles 11 major service providers that offer wholesale Ethernet. Cloud DVRs Are Willing & Able to Move TV Outside the Box This report examines the cloud DVR market, analyzing the most lucrative users of cloud DVR, as well as drivers and challenges. It includes a comparative analysis of several cloud DVR solutions, examines the geographic landscape of the market and details trends that will likely occur over the next 18-24 months. LATEST RESEARCH Algeria: Government Nationalizing Djezzy, Broadband Revenue to Soar as 3G About to Be Introduced The Algerian communications market, which generated revenue of US$4.9bn in 2012, is growing at a 2.9% CAGR. The government is about to acquire 51% stake of VimpelCom in Djezzy and should dominate both the fixed and mobile segments by the end of 2013. With the introduction of 3G and regulatory reforms, the market is nevertheless set to become more competitive. close Biometrics Offer Promise for More Secure Smartphones show details close details This report examines the market for biometric authentication on smartphones, analyzing the most lucrative verticals for the market, and discussing drivers and challenges in the industry. It includes a comparative analysis of solutions available and details trends that will likely occur in the industry over the next 18-24 months. LTE RF Design: Problems & Opportunities show details close details This report analyzes key issues affecting the market for antennas and other RF components for LTE devices, exploring how vendors respond to LTE's challenges with active antennas, tuning circuits and front-end products. The report is based on interviews with a variety of RF vendors and mobile operators from around the world. Smart Cities: The Opportunity for Wireline Network Operators show details close details This report discusses what a smart city is, identifies exemplar developments, proposes a simple model of a smart city and shows how islands of smart technology and processes can be joined. It profiles eight technology vendors and three network operators taking different approaches to the opportunities presented by smart cities. Frameworx Proves Valuable Tool for Implementing SOA show details close details This report examines how Frameworx is used by service providers to overcome the challenges of their legacy systems to adopt new services. It examines the benefits, drivers and trends users expect over the next 24 months. It includes a comparative analysis of Frameworx users and challenges the TM Forum faces. TEMs Rate Multicore & Network Processor Suppliers for 2013 show details close details This report analyzes the use of multicore processors and NPUs by telecom equipment manufacturers, based on a worldwide survey of engineers, designers, product managers and sales/marketing personnel for telecom and networking system equipment manufacturers. The survey clearly shows that these devices are critical components in most types of networking equipment. Cloud Video Conferencing Has Vertical Market, Mobile Appeal show details close details This report examines the cloud video conferencing market, analyzing the most lucrative verticals and discussing drivers and challenges in the industry. It compares solutions available from leading market vendors, examines the geographic landscape of the market and details trends that will likely occur over the next 18-24 months. close				Events Webinars MORE EVENTS Events Webinars MORE WEBINARS Huawei's Portfolio Leads to Customer's Innovation Best of Interop Japan 2013: Huawei Wins Award Huawei: Interop Japan 2013 Huawei Debuts At Interop ShowNet in 2013 The Case for Packet-Optical Convergence Huawei's Japanese Channel Strategy Most Popular Read Blogs Talk Google Fiber's Future Looks Limited 05/21/2013 Arris Shows Off New Mojo 06/11/2013 Cisco Report Predicts Mobile Domination in 2017 05/29/2013 Broadcom Unveils 1.6G Gateway Chip 06/04/2013 Microsoft Fires Xbox Bullet at Cable's STB 05/20/2013 Comcast, Shaw Expand Wi-Fi Reach 05/27/2013 Read Blogs Talk MW13: Field Techs Are the Company 05/17/2013 Making Room for Docsis 3.1 03/27/2013 Cablevision's Expanding Network DVR 02/28/2013 BT's Got Balls 05/09/2013 Will Broadcom Go for More Than 1-Gig? 01/08/2013 ActiveVideo Makes Another Cisco Connection 03/07/2013 Read Blogs Talk Google Fiber's Future Looks Limited upd: 2013-05-21T21:48:14 CTIA: Verizon Pushes for Single-Mode LTE upd: 2013-05-22T09:00:17 Playing the Mobile Data Game upd: 2013-05-17T20:11:50 CTIA: T-Mobile's 4G/LTE Snaps at Verizon's Heels upd: 2013-05-22T16:34:49 Verizon Taps AlcaLu & Ericsson for 4G Small Cells upd: 2013-05-21T21:26:34 MW13 Slide Show: Nice is Nice! upd: 2013-05-17T05:47:10 White Papers SPONSORED CONTENT Featured New Popular Programmable Panacea or Executable Nightmare? What Telcos Need to Know About Session Virtualization - by Heavy Reading 06/17/2013 Policy Control & SDN: A Perfect Match? - by Heavy Reading 06/06/2013 Putting Metaswitch's SBC Software to the Test - by Metaswitch Networks 06/05/2013 Network Transformation - by Light Reading 05/31/2013 Mobile Security: Protecting the DNS & Other Key Infrastructure - by Heavy Reading 05/30/2013 The True Cost of SMS Spam - by Heavy Reading 05/20/2013 Synchronization for Next Generation Networks—The PTP Telecom Profile - by Symmetricom 05/09/2013 Control Plane Elasticity & Virtualization in the 4G Core - by Heavy Reading 05/09/2013 Cable Finds Big Opportunity in Big(ger) Business - by Heavy Reading 05/08/2013 Small Cells and the Evolution of Backhaul Assurance - by JDSU 05/07/2013 Developing a QoS Aware Framework for LTE - by Aricent 04/11/2013 Understanding Ethernet Ring Protection Switching for Carrier Networks - by Aricent 04/11/2013 LTE: The Trigger for Next-Gen Backhaul - by Heavy Reading 04/08/2013 Global Communications Industry Insight: A Holistic Approach To Customer Experience – by Oracle 04/03/2013 Vectoring: Accelerating the Delivery of Ultra Broadband Services - by ADTRAN 04/03/2013 The Road to True "TV Everywhere" - by Heavy Reading 03/28/2013 Build your cloud, build your profit - by Citrix 03/20/2013 Building success in the cloud - by Citrix 03/20/2013 Enhancing Customer Experience Through Rapid MPLS Provisioning - by Heavy Reading 03/15/2013 Optimizing Small Cells and the Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) - by JDSU 03/07/2013 When the Voice of the Customer is Not Enough - by JDSU 03/04/2013 Adoption of Cloud Computing Hinges on Application Performance - by JDSU 03/04/2013 A Breakthrough for Network Intelligence - by JDSU 03/04/2013 LTE Network Monetization: Combining the Data Plane, Signaling and User Data - by F5 Networks 02/19/2013 Cross-channel marketing and sales provides a uniform, personalized buying experience - by Analysys Mason 01/23/2013 ALL WHITE PAPERS Featured New Popular Programmable Panacea or Executable Nightmare? What Telcos Need to Know About Session Virtualization - by Heavy Reading 06/17/2013 Software-Based Network Intelligence Survey: Final Results - by Heavy Reading 06/07/2013 Policy Control & SDN: A Perfect Match? - by Heavy Reading 06/06/2013 Putting Metaswitch's SBC Software to the Test - by Metaswitch Networks 06/05/2013 Network Transformation - by Light Reading 05/31/2013 Mobile Security: Protecting the DNS & Other Key Infrastructure - by Heavy Reading 05/30/2013 The True Cost of SMS Spam - by Heavy Reading 05/20/2013 Synchronization for Next Generation Networks—The PTP Telecom Profile - by Symmetricom 05/09/2013 Control Plane Elasticity & Virtualization in the 4G Core - by Heavy Reading 05/09/2013 Cable Finds Big Opportunity in Big(ger) Business - by Heavy Reading 05/08/2013 Small Cells and the Evolution of Backhaul Assurance - by JDSU 05/07/2013 All Beamforming Solutions Are Not Equal - by Cisco 05/06/2013 State of the Market Report: Cable Next Generation IP Strategies - by Light Reading 04/24/2013 Developing a QoS Aware Framework for LTE - by Aricent 04/11/2013 Understanding Ethernet Ring Protection Switching for Carrier Networks - by Aricent 04/11/2013 SDN 100G in the Spotlight - A Light Reading Report 04/09/2013 LTE: The Trigger for Next-Gen Backhaul - by Heavy Reading 04/08/2013 Right Wi-Fi Technology for Multi-Media Distribution - by Quantenna Communications 04/07/2013 Global Communications Industry Insight: A Holistic Approach To Customer Experience – by Oracle 04/03/2013 Vectoring: Accelerating the Delivery of Ultra Broadband Services - by ADTRAN 04/03/2013 Cisco 3G Small Cell Module for Cisco Aironet Data Sheet - by Cisco 03/29/2013 Cisco Licensed Small Cell Solution: Reduce Costs, Improve Coverage and Capacity - by Cisco 03/29/2013 The Road to True "TV Everywhere" - by Heavy Reading 03/28/2013 Next Generation Security for 3G and 4G LTE Networks - by Check Point Software Technologies 03/26/2013 Build your cloud, build your profit - by Citrix 03/20/2013 ALL WHITE PAPERS Featured New Popular Intelligent Traffic Management with the F5 BIG-IP Platform - by F5 Networks 11/15/2012 A Breakthrough for Network Intelligence - by JDSU 03/04/2013 When the Voice of the Customer is Not Enough - by JDSU 03/04/2013 Adoption of Cloud Computing Hinges on Application Performance - by JDSU 03/04/2013 All Beamforming Solutions Are Not Equal - by Cisco 05/06/2013 The Evolution of the Signaling Challenge in 3G & 4G Networks - by Heavy Reading 06/04/0012 The Business Implications of TV Everywhere - by Heavy Reading 02/10/2010 LTE/SAE & the Evolved Packet Core: Technology Platforms and Implementation Choices - by Heavy Reading 04/01/2009 Maximizing the Combination of Reach and Capacity in 100G Optical Networks - by Xtera Communications, Inc. 04/03/2012 Internet 3.0: The Next Generation of Service Delivery - by Juniper 10/19/2012 ALL WHITE PAPERS Resource Library SPONSORED CONTENT State of the Market Report: Cable Next Generation IP Strategies - by Light Reading SDN 100G in the Spotlight - A Light Reading Report Mobile World Congress: The Big Story - by Light Reading Network Intelligence Light Reading's 2012 Salary Survey State of the Market Report: Ethernet Expo Americas 2012 - by Light Reading Customer Experience Preventing Telecom Fraud On-Demand Webinar: Managing Everything Today and Anything Tomorrow: Flexibility and Adaptability for Managed Service Providers - by IBM State of the Market Report: Packet Optical Transport Evolution - by Light Reading On-Demand Webinar: Infusing Cloud Services with Ecosystem Innovation - by IBM Podcast: Best Practices for Communications Service Providers when Deploying New Services - by IBM An e-Guide to Policy Control, July 2011 - sponsored by Openet Evolve Your Network - Simpler, Smarter, Faster - by Alcatel-Lucent Chalk Pushcast Software Webcast: Media Rich Training and Compliance Communications on BlackBerry Smartphones - by BlackBerry IT Best Practices Webcast: Mobile Policies and Processes for Employee-owned smartphones - by BlackBerry On-Demand Webinar: BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for the Small-to-Medium Sized Business On-Demand Webinar: Deploying BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express On-Demand Webinar: Introducing BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express: Mobility for your Business ALL RESOURCES 100G & Beyond 6:26 Building Transport Networks for the Cloud 6:26 Make Way for Gateways 6:26 Spanning Tree An Ethernet protocol that checks a network for loops DIG IN FOR MORE



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