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3/17/2010  -  Telco trying to block MSO from importing three high-end Scientific Atlanta/Cisco set-tops, claiming they infringe several Verizon patents
by Steve Donohue
3/16/2010  -  Telco and satellite TV subs will remain in the gallery when Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and other big MSOs tee up 3D coverage of the Masters next month
Most Recent Post: Gabriel Brown... Good to know. I thought OldPOTS had been using that new voice-to-text app. on Android.
by Steve Donohue
3/16/2010  -  FCC aims to spark a competitive set-top market by requiring all TV service operators to start using a dumbed-down bridging device by 2013
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... We'll have more on all the reactions soon, but, as expected, the NCTA had something to say on this element of the draft...
3/16/2010  -  MSO agrees to pay FCC $25,000 and to conform to several 'compliance measures' to settle a spat tied to switched digital video rollouts
3/15/2010  -  FCC's initial broadband plan goals have some Google-ness to them, calling for 'affordable' speeds of 1-Gbit/s or more for schools, hospitals, and military installations
3/15/2010  -  Mediacom, like Time Warner Cable, plans to bring its VoIP services in-house starting later this year
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Jeff Baumgartner
Weighing the FCC's Gateway
Jeff Baumgartner
3/17/2010  -  12:15 PM The NCTA doesn't hate on it, while DirecTV thinks the approach would hinder, not hasten, set-top innovation
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Phil Harvey
The Broadband Plan: Vendor Viewpoint
Phil Harvey
3/17/2010  -  6:45 AM Adtran's Gary Bolton says the FCC's latest opus is 'inspirational'
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Carol Wilson
Does 'Free' Have a Second Act?
Carol Wilson
3/16/2010  -  5:40 PM The FCC has the fun task of convincing the broadcast industry to give up spectrum it's always used for free – does that ever work?
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Cellular Backhaul: Is There Gold in Them Thar Towers?
2/26/2010  -  US cable operators are rapidly expanding their reach to the nation's cellular network towers, in an effort to take lucrative backhaul business away from telco competitors
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Jeff Baumgartner
The Set-Top Mess
Jeff Baumgartner
1/29/2010  -  The FCC's inquiry into set-top 'innovation' is showing just how far apart all sides are from reaching anything resembling a consensus
Most Recent Post: Cooper1... both are worthy objectives, and both stand about the same chance of success. Nice summary of the various dogs in this f...
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Cable Going Green
1/5/2010  -  Major cable MSOs and suppliers are exploring environmentally friendly technologies and operational processes to reduce their carbon footprints
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Free Cable Reports
Who Makes What: RFoG Systems
Tim Hills
Lost in the RFoG?
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  • What are they up to?
    • Who Makes What: Telco Home Gateways
    Tim Hills
    Who's Who in telco home gateways:
    * Boxes
    * Management
    * Chips & Software
    Who Makes What: Switched Digital Video
    Jeff Baumgartner
    Help categorize equipment and create a comprehensive list of SDV vendors
    * What is it?
    * Where's your product?
    * Where's your company?
    Heavy Lifting
    ANALYST NOTES
    Aditya Kishore, Senior Analyst
    The surge of 'over the top' Internet video has only begun, and it threatens to have huge repercussions for network operators
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    Guy Zibi (Analyst at large)
    A close look at what makes prepaid operators successful lends support to the Bharti-Zain deal.
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    OTT Video: Service Providers Face a Gathering Storm
    This report examines the spread of OTT video, weighing strategies for service providers to manage, or even profit from, this phenomenon. It also explores how other members of the value chain are dealing with online video and profiles 24 selected vendors in this space, summarizing their key products and solutions.
    A CABLE/MSO SECTOR RESEARCH SERVICE
    Mobile Backhaul: MSOs Gear Up for a Tower Play
    This report analyzes the mobile backhaul strategies of leading U.S. cable operators, in the context of both the overall mobile backhaul market and MSO efforts to build out their business services. It also profiles 15 suppliers of mobile backhaul technologies that are geared specifically to the cable MSO market.
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    Prepaid Mobile Services - Using New Business Models to Boost Profits
    Prepaid Mobile Services examines the success of prepaid operators in developing markets. It identifies the characteristics of successful prepaid players and suggests a number of core drivers for their profitability. The report makes a number of observations on the impact of ARPS on profitability in a competitive prepaid market context as well as on the core strategies successful prepaid operators rely on to boost revenue.
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    Optical Transport: 40G/100G Interest Shifts Into Overdrive
    A SERVICE DELIVERY RESEARCH SERVICE
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    100 Gbit/s: New Technologies Deliver Bandwidth & Reach
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    Components Makers Scramble to Develop LTE Strategies
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    Online Video Platform Survey: Launching the Internet Video Era
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