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7/29/2010  -  Arris warns of a CMTS purchasing slowdown just as Docsis 3.0 CPE shipments begin to speed up
7/28/2010  -  Following earlier delays, the vendor's CableCARD-powered PC-TV tuners are now poised to reach US shores by the middle of next week
7/28/2010  -  MSO is placing bigger bets on commercial services, switched digital video, and its broader IP and service convergence strategies
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... The NBCU deal isn't done yet, but it's already affecting Comcast's bottom line. I neglected to mention this earlier, but...
7/28/2010  -  Some MSOs may be jumping on the 3DTV bandwagon now, but cable can afford to wait until the tech matures and consumer adoption grows
Most Recent Post: mendyk... Hi, Steve: The conclusion that 3DTV isn't "ready for prime time" is an obvious one, and as you note the new report focuses...
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7/27/2010  -  Turner exec says cable ops, telcos, and satellite TV providers are poised to go wide with TVE by the end of this year and into 2011
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7/27/2010  -  More hard evidence emerges that the MSO's close to launching a residential wideband tier that offers 105-Mbit/s bursts
Most Recent Post: Greenbone... ...my guess is the spotty vod is a DVD box set marketing tactic.
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CHESAPEAKE, VA: Cox Gets Bizzy With McAfee - 7/29/2010
ST. LOUIS: Charter Taps Interim CFO - 7/29/2010
CARLSBAD, CA: MaxLinear Tunes Up Arris D3 Gateways - 7/29/2010
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, FRANCE: Technicolor Reports H1 - 7/29/2010
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LR Cable Blogs
Sarah Reedy
Opera’s Not-So-Mini Success
Sarah Reedy
7/29/2010  -  11:30 AM Opera’s alternative browser: 1 billion served per day
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Jeff Baumgartner
Even Steven
Jeff Baumgartner
7/29/2010  -  11:00 AM Cedar Point starts to reach parity overseas
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Erin Barker
Amazon Announces Cheaper Kindle
Erin Barker
7/29/2010  -  10:20 AM Amazon targets mass market with $139 e-book reader
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LR Cable Opinion
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Cable Dreams in 3D
7/22/2010  -  Competitive pressure from telco-TV and satellite video rivals is pushing US cable operators to move forward with deployment of some 3DTV services
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Broadband Speed War: Cable's Docsis 3.0 Volley
6/9/2010  -  MSOs are investing considerable amounts in bandwidth, capital, and operation expenditures in Docsis 3.0 technology
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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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Free Cable Reports
The Cable Show 2010: New Product Recap
Tim Hills
Here's a handy guide to some of the more significant product announcements from The Cable Show 2010
Who Makes What: RFoG Systems
Tim Hills
Lost in the RFoG?
  • Who's in it?
  • What are they up to?
  • Who Makes What: Telco Home Gateways
    Tim Hills
    Who's Who in telco home gateways:
    * Boxes
    * Management
    * Chips & Software
    Heavy Lifting
    ANALYST NOTES
    Stan Hubbard, Senior Analyst
    Thanks to Carrier Ethernet's compelling value, the market continues to grow at a good clip despite the sluggish global economy
    Pyramid Points
    Jose Magana (Analyst)
    Broadband should become cheaper and more widely available in Mexico as the results of the 1.7-2.1GHz auctions are announced.
    Research Services
    REAL WORLD RESEARCH
    The Future of Packet-Optical Transport for Mobile Backhaul
    This report analyzes the mobile backhaul landscape with a focus on Ethernet-based mobile backhaul and how packet-optical transport systems fit into this new application, including five-year global market forecasts. It also examines the backhaul plans of three leading network operators and profiles 14 leading suppliers of mobile backhaul optical equipment.
    Cable Operators Weigh Tech Options for Delivering 3DTV
    This report examines the technologies and strategies that cable is exploring, and the opportunities and challenges that 3DTV presents. It profiles 14 suppliers that provide 3DTV support products specifically for cable or that may play a role in the future.
    LATEST RESEARCH
    United States: Mobile Revenue to Overtake All Fixed-Line Services by 2015
    The US telecom market, including traditional pay-TV, is forecast to generate $362bn in service revenue in 2010, up 2% from the previous year. Accounting for a large part of the growth, mobile data revenue will climb to $107bn by 2015. Already larger than fixed broadband, mobile data will surpass fixed voice (PSTN + VoIP) in 2012.
    SIP Trunking Gains More Ground With SMBs
    Cloud Services Fly Into Some Security Turbulence
    Mobile Payments: Opportunity in the Run-Up to 4G
    M2M on the Rise: The Technology Perspective
    LTE Chip Makers Ramp Up Production to Meet Demand
    Telco Application Delivery: The Network vs. IT Power Struggle
    Online Video Platform Survey: Launching the Internet Video Era
    Backward Pumping/Counter Pumping
    Inserting the pump laser light
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    Events
    TelcoTV Asia
    Wednesday & Thursday, September 1 & 2, 2010
    Shanghai
    Green Broadband 2010
    Tuesday, September 21, 2010
    The Westin Times Square, New York City
    Service Provider IT Global Event Series: The 360-Degree Customer Experience
    Tuesday, October 12, 2010
    The Cumberland Hotel, London
    Ethernet Expo
    Tuesday & Wednesday, November 2 & 3, 2010
    Hilton New York, New York
    White Papers SPONSORED CONTENT
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    Companies
    Alcatel-Lucent (6337), AT&T (3210), BellSouth (850), BT (1383), Cablevision (743), Cisco (6425), Comcast (2304), Cox Communications (1003), Deutsche Telekom (874), eBay (Skype) (359), Ericsson (2053), France Telecom (1039), Google (1063), Huawei (1406), Intel (1844), Juniper (2251), Microsoft (1714), Motorola (3124), Nokia Siemens Networks (2834), Nortel (4042), NTT (201), Siemens (1362), Sprint (2127), Telefonica (574), Time Warner Cable (1118), Verizon (3807), Vodafone (1872), Yahoo (353)

    4G/LTE (Sponsored by Cisco)
    3G Evolution (355), Broadcast (Mobile TV, etc.) (264), Carrier WiFi (2753), CDMA (3G) (3848), China Mobile (77), Core Network (846), EV-DO (290), Femtocells (601), Fixed Wireless (Microwave, etc.) (143), Fourth Generation (4G) Wireless (238), GSM/EDGE (2540), HSDPA/HSUPA (866), IMS Core (130), Long-Term Evolution (LTE) (1375), Messaging (145), Messaging (328), Mobile Advertising (196), Mobile location (114), Mobile Music (162), Mobile TV (323), Mobile Video (356), Mobile WiMax/WiBro (2120), Mobile/Wireless (7076), Municipal networks (111), Packet Core (180), Presence management (47), Radio Access Network (2956), Services (2783), TD-SCDMA (Chinese 3G) (148), Transmission (112), Ultra-Mobile Broadband (UMB) (79), UMTS(3G) (505), Video services (4464), Videophone (202), Vodafone (1872), Voice Core (96), VOIP software (739), WiMax (1214), Wireless Backhaul (583), Wireless LAN (389)

    Broadband
    Access devices (299), Access equipment (2296), Access technologies (2458), Access test & measurement equipment (133), Broadband loop carriers / multiservice access nodes (422), Cable Modems (817), Carrier WiFi (2753), Content/software downloads (251), Docsis (1298), DSL (2665), DSL chips (247), DSLAMs (711), Ethernet PONs (174), Femtocells (601), Free-space optics (39), FTTx (4056), Home gateways (715), Internet Video (1214), IPTV (3754), Media adapters (29), Microsoft (1714), PON (1586), Satellite (576), Video services (4464), VOD (2992), Yahoo (353)

    Cable
    Access equipment (2296), Access technologies (2458), Broadcast video equipment (including encoding) (801), Cable modem termination systems (CMTSs) (1207), Cable Modems (817), Cable/MSO equipment (2900), CableLabs (573), Cablevision (743), Comcast (2304), Compression (MPEG-2 and MPEG-4) (314), Cox Communications (1003), Digital content (1375), Digital rights management (410), Docsis (1298), DVRs (830), Embedded multimedia terminal adapters (E-MTAs) (247), FTTx (4056), Gaming consoles (77), Head-ends (269), Home gateways (715), IPTV (3754), Media adapters (29), Middleware & business support systems (1049), Network DVR (130), PacketCable (139), PON (1586), QAM (353), Residential (874), Set-top boxes (1915), Stored video servers (419), Time Warner Cable (1118), TV (4366), Video equipment (2589), Video services (4464), Video software (1485), VOD (2992), VOIP services (3943), Wavelength services (336)

    Ethernet
    10-Gbit/s Ethernet switches (1487), 100-Gbit/s Ethernet (363), Access devices (299), Ciena (98), Circuit emulation (17), Converged access (129), Ethernet chips (614), Ethernet equipment (2422), Ethernet over copper (249), Ethernet PONs (174), Ethernet services (2088), Ethernet technologies (635), Ethernet test & measurement equipment (192), Multipoint (163), Multiservice edge equipment (152), Multiservice provisioning platforms (630), Multiservice provisioning platforms & add/drop muxes (382), PBT (Provider Backbone Transport) (271), Point-to-point (177), Powerline (93), Resilient Packet Ring (173), Sonet/SDH (1062), Tellabs (30), Wireless Backhaul (583)

    IP & Convergence
    Activation (440), Anti-virus (38), B-RASs (234), Billing systems (850), Cell/WLAN (85), Centrex (203), Circuit emulation (17), Conferencing (155), Contact centers (38), Content delivery network (CDN) (442), Content/software downloads (251), Converged access (129), Core Network (846), Customer relationship management (364), Data Integrity (162), Denial-of-service attacks (61), Edge routers (1774), Element management systems (106), Encryption (171), Endpoint security (97), Enhanced voice (103), Enterprise (676), Fault management (143), Firewalls (134), Fixed/Mobile Convergence (843), GMPLS (78), IMS (1160), IMS Core (130), Interactive advertising (298), Internet Video (1214), Intrusion detection & prevention (119), Inventory management (233), IP equipment (1324), IP software (417), IPSec VPN (865), Layer 3 VPNs (231), Media gateways (386), Mediation systems (280), Messaging (145), Middleware (139), Mobile/Wireless (7076), MPLS (1826), Multicast (39), OSS (3552), OSS test & measurement (1150), Performance monitoring (461), Planning tools (109), Policy control (385), Presence management (47), Product Management (99), Provisioning (662), Pseudowire (Layer 2 tunnels) (133), QOS (362), Residential (874), Revenue assurance & fraud management (424), Security (1991), Service delivery platforms (SDPs) (384), Service management (331), Service-oriented architectures (345), Services (2783), Session border controllers (423), Signaling gateways (122), SIP (431), Softswitches (1132), SSL VPN (927), Telepresence (242), Traffic managers (861), URL filtering (78), User authentication (96), Video services (4464), Videophone (202), VOIP equipment (3519), VOIP services (3943), VOIP software (739), VOIP test & measurement equipment (149), VOIP VPNs (32), Web services (152), Wholesale (241), Wireless LAN (389), Wireline/Wireless (70), XML (53)

    Mobile Backhaul
    10-Gbit/s Ethernet switches (1487), 100-Gbit/s Ethernet (363), Access devices (299), Cell/WLAN (85), China Mobile (77), Circuit emulation (17), Converged access (129), Core Network (846), Ethernet equipment (2422), Ethernet over copper (249), Ethernet PONs (174), Ethernet services (2088), Ethernet technologies (635), Fixed Wireless (Microwave, etc.) (143), Fixed/Mobile Convergence (843), Fourth Generation (4G) Wireless (238), IMS (1160), IMS Core (130), Mobile/Wireless (7076), Optical amplifiers (356), Packet Core (180), Point-to-point (177), QOS (362), Speciality fiber (105), Tellabs (30), Transceivers (1314), Transmission (112), Transmission fiber (424), Vodafone (1872), Voice Core (96), Wavelength services (336), WiMax (1214), Wireless Backhaul (583), Wireless LAN (389), Wireline/Wireless (70)

    Optical Networking
    40-Gbit/s transmission (504), Alcatel-Lucent (6337), ATM switches (334), Core optical switches (777), CWDM (294), DWDM (1881), Ethernet technologies (635), Huawei (1406), Long-haul WDM equipment (731), Metro optical switches, ROADMs (1228), Metro WDM equipment (830), Multiservice edge equipment (152), Multiservice provisioning platforms (630), Multiservice provisioning platforms & add/drop muxes (382), Multiservice switches (400), Mux/demuxes (304), Optical amplifiers (356), Optical channel monitors (96), Optical components (2913), Optical components test & measurement equipment (124), Optical equipment (2424), Optical switches & crossconnects (407), Optical technologies (455), Optical test & measurement equipment (910), PBT (Provider Backbone Transport) (271), PON (1586), Resilient Packet Ring (173), Sonet/SDH (1062), Sonet/SDH chips (365), Sonet/SDH test & measurement equipment (1602), Switches & OADMs (428), Transmission fiber (424), Variable optical attenuators (143), Wavelength services (336)

    Service Provider IT
    Activation (440), Anti-virus (38), Application servers (208), Billing systems (850), Carrier managed (178), Cloud computing (270), Content/software downloads (251), Customer relationship management (364), Data Integrity (162), Denial-of-service attacks (61), Digital content (1375), Element management systems (106), Encryption (171), Endpoint security (97), Fault management (143), Firewalls (134), Grid networking (94), IMS (1160), IMS Control Layer (41), IMS Service Layer (43), Interactive advertising (298), Intrusion detection & prevention (119), Inventory management (233), IP software (417), IP technologies (1535), IPSec VPN (865), Managed Services (128), Media gateways (386), Mediation systems (280), Messaging (328), Middleware (139), MPLS (1826), MPLS (698), OSS (3552), OSS test & measurement (1150), Performance monitoring (461), Planning tools (109), Policy control (385), Product Management (99), Provisioning (662), QOS (362), Revenue assurance & fraud management (424), Security (1991), Service delivery platforms (SDPs) (384), Service management (331), Service-oriented architectures (345), Services (2783), SSL VPN (927), Telepresence (242), URL filtering (78), User authentication (96), Vendor managed (123), Web gateways (71), Web services (152), XML (53)

    Video (Sponsored by Cisco)
    Broadcast (Mobile TV, etc.) (264), Broadcast video equipment (including encoding) (801), Cable TV chips (337), Compression (MPEG-2 and MPEG-4) (314), Content protection (391), Digital rights management (410), DVRs (830), Gaming consoles (77), Internet Video (1214), IPTV (3754), Middleware & business support systems (1049), Mobile TV (323), Network DVR (130), P2P (276), Satellite (576), Set-top boxes (1915), Stored video servers (419), Telepresence (242), TV (4366), Video equipment (2589), Video services (4464), Video software (1485), Videophone (202), VOD (2992)

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