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Posted in January 2009

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Apple's MacBook Wheel


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January 30, 2009 : 6:00 PM -- Say hello to the 'most intuitive product ever designed'
Comment: But too bad... - Jeff Baumgartner January 30, 2009

Comcast Gives WiFi a Try


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January 30, 2009 : The MSO, with some help from Cablevision, has kicked off a technical WiFi trial in New Jersey covering about 100 NJ Transit commuter rail stations

Tandberg's Cooney Changes Channels


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January 30, 2009 : The guy who helped Tandberg Television springboard its US cable business is onto a new challenge: helming Internap, a company that's trying to straighten out its content network delivery biz

DTV Delay: Game Still On


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January 30, 2009 : 11:10 AM -- A new bill has reportedly made it through the Senate

Cable Softness


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January 29, 2009 : 5:15 PM -- MSO capex will certainly dip in '09, but in one analyst's view, Harmonic should fare better than BigBand

Slideshow: 'Tech It Out'


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January 29, 2009 : 1:30 PM -- About 200 cable folks gathered at The Cable Center in Denver for WICT Rocky Mountain's annual event

BigBand Settles Up


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January 29, 2009 : 10:50 AM -- And it won't cost all that much

Charter Takes On U-verse


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January 29, 2009 : MSO doesn't let financial troubles stop it from launching a Docsis 3.0-powered 60 Mbit/s service against AT&T's U-verse

NCTA: Delay or No Delay, Cable's Ready


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January 28, 2009 : The industry's ready to go if the Feb. 17 transition date remains firm or if lawmakers try to cram yet another DTV delay bill through the mixer
Comment: Re: Or... - Jeff Baumgartner January 28, 2009

Kill Bill 3


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January 28, 2009 : 3:00 PM -- House shoots down digital delay bill
Comment: House Kills Bill - Jeff Baumgartner January 28, 2009

Wideband: Priced to Move


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January 28, 2009 : 12:35 PM -- In Japan, anyway...

Cox to Test New Bandwidth Cop


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January 28, 2009 : Cox has released details about a new bandwidth management system it will start trialing next month in Kansas and Arkansas, possibly based on Sandvine technology UPDATED 1:45 PM
Comment: Cox congestion tests - Jeff Baumgartner January 27, 2009

Camiant Plugs Policy Server Power


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January 27, 2009 : Vendor claims its policy server, a key component of the PacketCable Multimedia architecture, touches 70% of all deployed cable modems in North America

BigBand Edge QAM Plays 1 GHz


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January 27, 2009 : 9:00 AM -- Unique feature or just table stakes? UPDATED 12:10 PM

Senate Backs Digital Delay Bill


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January 27, 2009 : With Senate approval in hand, a decision to delay the broadcast TV transition by about four months moves to the House, which could cast its vote as early as Tuesday

Front Line Smarts


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January 26, 2009 : 3:15 PM -- Jones/NCTI aims to boost cable installer IQs

Can Cable Weather the Economic Storm?


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January 23, 2009 : Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cablevision certainly aren't immune to economic conditions, but one analyst says they should fare better than their telco and satellite TV competitors
Comment: Re: clueless - Jeff Baumgartner January 23, 2009

DTV Delay Bill Heads for Senate Vote


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January 23, 2009 : Senate poised to vote on a 'bipartisan' bill that would delay the broadcast digital TV switch to June 12, a move that could affect some subscriber acquisition campaigns and analog reclamation plans

Symmetricom: It's Time to Cut Back


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January 22, 2009 : An 11 percent layoff is underway, but the company could see significant growth in the cable sector as MSOs migrate to a modular CMTS architecture

Not Ready for DTV


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January 22, 2009 : 4:45 PM -- Nielsen says millions still not prepared for the big digital switch

Delta Stays Analog


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January 21, 2009 : 3:20 PM -- Set-top waiver not enough to spur all-digital move in tiny Point Roberts

RCN Almost Done 'Crushing' Analog


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January 21, 2009 : MSO says it's on track to meet an FCC deadline and free up gobs of capacity that can be reused to expand hi-def and VoD menus, as well as Docsis 3.0-fueled Internet services

Optimum Lightpath: Host With the Most?


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January 21, 2009 : 1:05 PM -- Move into hosted voice and Internet services is good news for two vendors
Comment: Re: 2 things.... - Jeff Baumgartner January 20, 2009

Comcast Faces VoIP Probe


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January 20, 2009 : FCC wonders if MSO's new 'protocol agnostic' bandwidth management system discriminates against over-the-top VoIP apps or somehow treats such traffic differently than Comcast's own PacketCable voice service

Cablevision Scores Set-Top Waiver Extension


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January 20, 2009 : Despite CEA opposition, the FCC allows Cablevision to use SmartCard-based boxes through 2010 – a grace period that, the MSO claims, it needs to develop and deploy a new downloadable security system

Microsoft Unloads Comcast Stake


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January 20, 2009 : 3:00 PM -- Can we finally put the much-maligned DCT5000 to rest?

Sandvine Swings Second Fairshare Deal


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January 20, 2009 : 11:10 AM -- New customer not disclosed, but Cox confirms it's 'evaluating a new technology'

ADB CEO: Software Key to Tru2way Mastery


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January 20, 2009 : François Pogodalla believes a successful tru2way strategy can be created by tightly integrating advanced digital set-tops with middleware from his company's Osmosys division

Kevin Martin's Greatest Hits


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January 16, 2009 : The FCC Chairman is shipping out on Jan. 20, so here's our Top 10 Kevin Martin Moments – with a cable flavor just for the folks who dine at the CDN table

Cox: We Still Love Nortel


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January 15, 2009 : 10:45 PM -- MSO won't kick a VoIP partner while it's down
Comment: Re: TI is Right - Jeff Baumgartner January 15, 2009

Arris Pumps Up Video With Dolce's Verivue


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January 15, 2009 : Jim Dolce's stealthy startup has a direct line into the cable industry thanks to a new partnership with Arris

Casa's Got a Deal in the House


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January 15, 2009 : 2:20 PM -- Guangzhou today, UPC tomorrow?
Comment: CHTR misses payment - Jeff Baumgartner January 15, 2009

Broadcom: Sub-$50 Docsis 3.0 Modem in Sight


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January 15, 2009 : Says component integration and bill of materials for new 320 Mbit/s wideband modem chip will help vendors breach a new pricing threshold and spur broader adoption of the speedy Docsis 3.0 platform

Tracking Charter


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January 14, 2009 : 4:20 PM --New filing viewed as a precursor to a possible pre-packaged bankruptcy for debt-saddled MSO
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Comment: Re: Get Real - Jeff Baumgartner January 14, 2009

EchoStar, TiVo Play Patent Ping Pong


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January 14, 2009 : Thanks to a US PTO reexamination, there may yet be hope for Dish and EchoStar that someone (OK, anyone) will be on its side in its DVR patent case with TiVo. Then again, it may amount to nothing

Comcast: No New Moto Deal


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January 14, 2009 : Despite Comcast denials, analyst sticks to his guns that Comcast is to source up to 100,000 new voice modems from Moto, a move that would trim Arris's market share at the nation's largest MSO

Supremes Consider Cablevision's RS-DVR


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January 13, 2009 : Copyright debate centered on a network-based DVR service moves closer to a date with the US high court after it asked the DoJ for its point of view on an earlier ruling that favored Cablevision

Exec-Shifting at Sling


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January 13, 2009 : 10:40 AM -- UPDATE: Sling founder confirms the Krikorian brothers are leaving EchoStar

ActiveVideo Meets Its Match


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January 12, 2009 : 4:05 PM -- And it's not the crummy economy or a dearth of deployments

DCAS Can Wait


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January 12, 2009 : 1:00 PM -- Long live the CableCARD... and Cisco and Motorola's set-top security margins

Cable's 'Dream Set-Top'


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January 11, 2009 : Time Warner Cable exec says easy access to Internet-fed video is among the features and functions with which sophisticated tru2way retail boxes will whet consumer appetites

Tru2way: Remote Chances


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January 10, 2009 : 9:45 AM -- CableLabs is considering HDMI-CEC as an official extension to tru2way

FCC's Martin Harps on Tru2way


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January 10, 2009 : FCC Chairman says cable's platform for interoperable retail set-tops and digital TVs is 'closed' and hinders product innovation

Upchuck TV?


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January 9, 2009 : 5:20 PM -- Some say long, persistent viewing of video in three dimensions made them feel a wee bit woozy

Thomson Tees Up Tru2way Box


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January 9, 2009 : Firm has quietly developed an HD box based on the CableLabs platform, and is the first modem vendor to acknowledge the adoption of a new chipset from Broadcom

Digeo HD-DVR Enters Retail Waters


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January 9, 2009 : Paul Allen-backed firm resets retail strategy with a $799 HD-DVR that has a 500-Gbyte hard drive and 1080p resolution capabilities, though support for tru2way remains further out on the product roadmap

Shapiro: CE Will Save the World!


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January 8, 2009 : 5:00 PM -- Or it will at least do its part to pull everyone out of this crappy economy
Comment: 98 minutes, maybe - Jeff Baumgartner January 8, 2009

Sony Keynote: Tru2way Denied


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January 8, 2009 : Sir Howard Stringer's CES keynote went heavy on Sony's over-the-top content strategies, but completely ignored the company's cable and tru2way efforts

Brazilian Wideband


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January 8, 2009 : 9:40 AM - Competition, once again, spurs an MSO into action with Docsis 3.0

TWC Whacked With $15B in Charges


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January 8, 2009 : Time Warner Cable shares dip after MSO says impairment charges largely tied to cable franchise rights will result in a 2008 net loss

Comcast, Panny Polishing Portable DVR


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January 8, 2009 : A year after a splashy intro at the '08 CES gadgetfest, the companies are re-evaluating the features that will grace the final product, and high-definition appears to be at the top of the revised wish list

Dzuban's the Man


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January 7, 2009 : 12:05 PM -- Cable vet set to take the helm of the industry's standards-setting body

First Look: Evolution's CableCARD


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January 7, 2009 : Evolution Broadband offers a sneak peak at its new CableCARD, a security module that will match up with a new line of tru2way set-tops the company plans to pitch at small and mid-sized MSOs

Comcast Goes 'Protocol Agnostic' Everywhere


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January 6, 2009 : MSO makes good on a plan to deploy a new bandwidth management system that does not discriminate against P2P applications, while a new bandwidth consumption meter is still undergoing employee trials

Broadstripe Turns to Chapter 11


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January 6, 2009 : 12:50 PM -- Small MSO is confident it can restructure debt and emerge from bankruptcy later this year

Moto Opens IPTV 'Storefront'


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January 6, 2009 : Mediaroom-based 'Storefront' service allows IPTV service providers to manage and sell multimedia bundles, including movies, ringtones, and even physical goods – via TVs, PCs, and mobile devices

Ziggo Preps Docsis 3.0 Launch


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January 5, 2009 : Dutch MSO places 'large initial order' for wideband gear from Arris as it braces for fiber-fed competition from incumbent telco KPN UPDATED 1/6 3:35 PM

BBT Notches First Install


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January 2, 2009 : Cable Nebraska gives BBT's 'downloadable' conditional access system and MPEG-4-based video platform a shot among test homes, and could start to roll it out more widely over the next three months