LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 31, 2008 : Revenues jump 25 percent as BigBand touts switched digital video gains, scores a new Tier-1 carrier deal, and begins to see IPTV-over-cable gather steam across the pond
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 30, 2008 : 10:50 AM -- Guess which telco competitor is most 'formidable' in the eyes of Comcast?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4) October 29, 2008 : The MSO's all-digital effort is ramping up in Portland, OR where it's conducting trials of simple digital terminal adapters. Comcast expects to deploy 'millions' of DTAs in Q4 alone
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) October 29, 2008 : 12:55 PM -- Comcast subs in the Windy City are next in line to get the cable-TiVo combo
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 29, 2008 : Vendor beats Wall Street expectations as CMTS sales surge, but the outlook for 2009 isn't as clear because it's not sure how far and fast MSOs will cut their capex budgets
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 28, 2008 : VP of wireless Stephen Bye explains how Cox is weaving wireless into all aspects of the company's operational fabric, how the op plans to tap its spectrum assets, and why it picked LTE as its 4G horse
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (12) October 28, 2008 : Digital video specialist holds firm on Q4 revenue expectations, but warns that the 'picture is less clear' heading into next year as customers reassess capex plans
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 27, 2008 : It ought to appeal to Verizon, and consumer electronics companies are listening, but the ATIS-led security platform isn't a slam dunk to derail cable's tru2way efforts
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 24, 2008 : 1:00 PM -- Features and benefits of cable's budding platform get top billing at Abt Electronics
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 24, 2008 : Vendor says a leading US cable MSO has signed a contract to deploy Terrace, a bulk digital-to-analog decoder for apartment buildings that's based on BroadLogic's TeraPix chipset
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 23, 2008 : Hurricane Ike nearly scrapped Time Warner Cable's first test of metered Internet billing, but workers got the system back in order faster than anticipated
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 23, 2008 : 12:30 PM -- Two lawmakers weigh in on retrans negotiations ahead of the DTV transition... and they appear to be on cable's side
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 23, 2008 : Vision Acquisition Corp., a group led by former Vyyo chairman and CEO Davidi Gilo, has extended a tender offer for the struggling 3 GHz overlay vendor to midnight tonight
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 22, 2008 : 5:15 PM -- Stirring it into chips that power broadband modems, home routers, set-tops, and digital TVs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6) October 22, 2008 : MSO is taking aim at telcos with two new Docsis 3.0 tiers in the Twin Cities, Philadelphia, and portions of New England and New Jersey, offering downstream speeds of 50 Mbit/s and 22 Mbit/s, respectively
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 21, 2008 : MSO confirms that as many as 300 jobs could be cut as Comcast reorganizes its Eastern Division. However, the operator is trying to move affected workers to other positions within the company
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 21, 2008 : UPDATE: Conax now says Blankom USA must obtain the vendor's conditional access technology via its exclusive North American cable partner, and can't buy it directly from Oslo, Norway
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 21, 2008 : With TelcoTV 2008 just around the corner, here's a handful of things the Verizons, AT&Ts, Qwests, and SureWests of the world should worry about
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 20, 2008 : The first field trial of a digital platform and 'downloadable' conditional access system starts later this month, with volume shipments targeted for Q1 2009
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 20, 2008 : Adds itaas as a partner as it ramps up to deliver enhanced TV to MSOs via a centralized platform, with more advanced tru2way apps further out on the roadmap
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 20, 2008 : 10:55 AM -- 'Emergency request' from broadcasters urges more comment and evaluation before FCC votes on 'White Spaces' proposal on Nov. 4 UPDATED 6:30 PM
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 17, 2008 : 5:30 PM -- EchoStar president drops a few hints about what cool, new features will grace the company's forthcoming tru2way gear
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 17, 2008 : MSO chief strategy officer tells 'Cable Days' crowd that operator is getting ready to offer broadband-fueled premium video service to 'many millions of customers'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) October 17, 2008 : Evolution claims exclusive deal with CA vendor Conax prevents Blankom from pitching Conax-based digital systems to North American cable MSOs, but Blankom has no intention of backing down
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3) October 16, 2008 : Time Warner Cable and Cox are fined $60,000 combined for 'willfully' pulling channels away from some customers, a side effect of the transition to switched digital video
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 16, 2008 : 11:35 AM -- Despite some interference issues, FCC Chair favors a proposal that would allow special devices to tap into unused broadcast spectrum
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3) October 15, 2008 : Comcast subs in two markets will be the first to get a shot at new Panasonic HDTV models that can pipe in interactive cable services, including VOD, without a separate set-top box
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 15, 2008 : Startup looks to extract dollars from MSOs with patented high-pressure system that can extract old coax without some of the mess and expense associated with traditional construction methods
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 14, 2008 : Org 'validates' the VueKey, a removable security device that looks just like the CableCARD and aims to ensure that IPTV services will comply with the FCC's ban on integrated set-top security
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 14, 2008 : Former CEO offers 17 cents per share for struggling 3 GHz overlay tech supplier. Forthcoming 'NewCo' sets to work on 'single box' node that aims to make system easier and less expensive to deploy
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3) October 14, 2008 : 11:50 AM -- Thanks in part to a fragile economy, the tru2way TV era probably won't get off to a furious start this holiday season
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 13, 2008 : Although still concerned about the competition TWC will face from Verizon in New York City, Pali Research's Richard Greenfield takes his Sell rating off the MSO's stock
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 13, 2008 : German broadband gear firm joins crowded field of suppliers and integrators targeting small- and mid-sized operators that are looking to close the gap against satellite TV rivals
News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 10, 2008 : The IPTV service Qwest run in Arizona and Colorado is signing off, with customers urged to sign up for a bundle that ties DirecTV and Qwest's FTTN offering
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 10, 2008 : Arris has quietly expanded its service assurance portfolio, added 28 engineers, and landed more business with Auspice's marquee customer, Comcast
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 9, 2008 : The operator deploys a CableLabs-specified system that supports lightweight 'enhanced' TV apps to run on digital set-tops new and old
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) October 8, 2008 : Consumers get their hands on the gizmo that lets certain CableCARD TVs and DVRs access channels delivered in Comcast's switched tier
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 8, 2008 : Time Warner Cable's Oceanic division gives ActiveVideo a much-coveted showcase for an interactive TV platform that pipes in a range of games, shopping apps, and personalized services to digital set-tops
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 7, 2008 : 6:00 PM -- Denver-area content house puts up $5M to absorb Radiance Communications
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 7, 2008 : Virginia jury says MSO did not infringe on six Verizon patents tied to VOIP, a decision that could bode well for other cable companies that use a managed PacketCable network to deliver voice service
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 7, 2008 : Dish will pay about $104M after the Supreme Court declines to hear the 'Time Warp' patent case. Next up: decisions in the lawsuits over Dish's workaround
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 3, 2008 : The latest Cable Industry Insider says the cable industry's interactive ad joint venture should have its first products rolled out early next year. That can't come soon enough, as MSOs are eager to reclaim the millions they're losing to Internet advertising
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 2, 2008 : Timothy Wahlers and Walden Miller buy pieces of Vidiom back from ADB and the cable-focused elements of Solekai Systems to spawn enableTV, an iTV service and software firm that has big plans for tru2way
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) October 1, 2008 : Our annual awards are rooted in the telco world, but companies with cable ties aren't being ignored. Comcast, RGB Networks, Cisco, and Casa Systems are in the finals
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 1, 2008 : 12:50 PM -- But premium programmer notes that getting a cable deal for Starz Play 'is very much a priority'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 1, 2008 : Despite the lack of an SCTE standard, cable operators are starting to adopt RF Over Glass in targeted situations, with some viewing it as a gateway to PON-based architectures
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 31, 2008 : Revenues jump 25 percent as BigBand touts switched digital video gains, scores a new Tier-1 carrier deal, and begins to see IPTV-over-cable gather steam across the pond
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 30, 2008 : 10:50 AM -- Guess which telco competitor is most 'formidable' in the eyes of Comcast?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4) October 29, 2008 : The MSO's all-digital effort is ramping up in Portland, OR where it's conducting trials of simple digital terminal adapters. Comcast expects to deploy 'millions' of DTAs in Q4 alone
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) October 29, 2008 : 12:55 PM -- Comcast subs in the Windy City are next in line to get the cable-TiVo combo
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 29, 2008 : Vendor beats Wall Street expectations as CMTS sales surge, but the outlook for 2009 isn't as clear because it's not sure how far and fast MSOs will cut their capex budgets
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 28, 2008 : VP of wireless Stephen Bye explains how Cox is weaving wireless into all aspects of the company's operational fabric, how the op plans to tap its spectrum assets, and why it picked LTE as its 4G horse
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (12) October 28, 2008 : Digital video specialist holds firm on Q4 revenue expectations, but warns that the 'picture is less clear' heading into next year as customers reassess capex plans
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 27, 2008 : It ought to appeal to Verizon, and consumer electronics companies are listening, but the ATIS-led security platform isn't a slam dunk to derail cable's tru2way efforts
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 24, 2008 : 1:00 PM -- Features and benefits of cable's budding platform get top billing at Abt Electronics
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 24, 2008 : Vendor says a leading US cable MSO has signed a contract to deploy Terrace, a bulk digital-to-analog decoder for apartment buildings that's based on BroadLogic's TeraPix chipset
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 23, 2008 : Hurricane Ike nearly scrapped Time Warner Cable's first test of metered Internet billing, but workers got the system back in order faster than anticipated
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 23, 2008 : 12:30 PM -- Two lawmakers weigh in on retrans negotiations ahead of the DTV transition... and they appear to be on cable's side
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 23, 2008 : Vision Acquisition Corp., a group led by former Vyyo chairman and CEO Davidi Gilo, has extended a tender offer for the struggling 3 GHz overlay vendor to midnight tonight
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 22, 2008 : 5:15 PM -- Stirring it into chips that power broadband modems, home routers, set-tops, and digital TVs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6) October 22, 2008 : MSO is taking aim at telcos with two new Docsis 3.0 tiers in the Twin Cities, Philadelphia, and portions of New England and New Jersey, offering downstream speeds of 50 Mbit/s and 22 Mbit/s, respectively
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 21, 2008 : MSO confirms that as many as 300 jobs could be cut as Comcast reorganizes its Eastern Division. However, the operator is trying to move affected workers to other positions within the company
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 21, 2008 : UPDATE: Conax now says Blankom USA must obtain the vendor's conditional access technology via its exclusive North American cable partner, and can't buy it directly from Oslo, Norway
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 21, 2008 : With TelcoTV 2008 just around the corner, here's a handful of things the Verizons, AT&Ts, Qwests, and SureWests of the world should worry about
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 20, 2008 : The first field trial of a digital platform and 'downloadable' conditional access system starts later this month, with volume shipments targeted for Q1 2009
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 20, 2008 : Adds itaas as a partner as it ramps up to deliver enhanced TV to MSOs via a centralized platform, with more advanced tru2way apps further out on the roadmap
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 20, 2008 : 10:55 AM -- 'Emergency request' from broadcasters urges more comment and evaluation before FCC votes on 'White Spaces' proposal on Nov. 4 UPDATED 6:30 PM
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 17, 2008 : 5:30 PM -- EchoStar president drops a few hints about what cool, new features will grace the company's forthcoming tru2way gear
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 17, 2008 : MSO chief strategy officer tells 'Cable Days' crowd that operator is getting ready to offer broadband-fueled premium video service to 'many millions of customers'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) October 17, 2008 : Evolution claims exclusive deal with CA vendor Conax prevents Blankom from pitching Conax-based digital systems to North American cable MSOs, but Blankom has no intention of backing down
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3) October 16, 2008 : Time Warner Cable and Cox are fined $60,000 combined for 'willfully' pulling channels away from some customers, a side effect of the transition to switched digital video
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 16, 2008 : 11:35 AM -- Despite some interference issues, FCC Chair favors a proposal that would allow special devices to tap into unused broadcast spectrum
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3) October 15, 2008 : Comcast subs in two markets will be the first to get a shot at new Panasonic HDTV models that can pipe in interactive cable services, including VOD, without a separate set-top box
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 15, 2008 : Startup looks to extract dollars from MSOs with patented high-pressure system that can extract old coax without some of the mess and expense associated with traditional construction methods
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 14, 2008 : Org 'validates' the VueKey, a removable security device that looks just like the CableCARD and aims to ensure that IPTV services will comply with the FCC's ban on integrated set-top security
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 14, 2008 : Former CEO offers 17 cents per share for struggling 3 GHz overlay tech supplier. Forthcoming 'NewCo' sets to work on 'single box' node that aims to make system easier and less expensive to deploy
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3) October 14, 2008 : 11:50 AM -- Thanks in part to a fragile economy, the tru2way TV era probably won't get off to a furious start this holiday season
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 13, 2008 : Although still concerned about the competition TWC will face from Verizon in New York City, Pali Research's Richard Greenfield takes his Sell rating off the MSO's stock
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 13, 2008 : German broadband gear firm joins crowded field of suppliers and integrators targeting small- and mid-sized operators that are looking to close the gap against satellite TV rivals
News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 10, 2008 : The IPTV service Qwest run in Arizona and Colorado is signing off, with customers urged to sign up for a bundle that ties DirecTV and Qwest's FTTN offering
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 10, 2008 : Arris has quietly expanded its service assurance portfolio, added 28 engineers, and landed more business with Auspice's marquee customer, Comcast
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 9, 2008 : The operator deploys a CableLabs-specified system that supports lightweight 'enhanced' TV apps to run on digital set-tops new and old
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) October 8, 2008 : Consumers get their hands on the gizmo that lets certain CableCARD TVs and DVRs access channels delivered in Comcast's switched tier
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 8, 2008 : Time Warner Cable's Oceanic division gives ActiveVideo a much-coveted showcase for an interactive TV platform that pipes in a range of games, shopping apps, and personalized services to digital set-tops
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 7, 2008 : 6:00 PM -- Denver-area content house puts up $5M to absorb Radiance Communications
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) October 7, 2008 : Virginia jury says MSO did not infringe on six Verizon patents tied to VOIP, a decision that could bode well for other cable companies that use a managed PacketCable network to deliver voice service
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 7, 2008 : Dish will pay about $104M after the Supreme Court declines to hear the 'Time Warp' patent case. Next up: decisions in the lawsuits over Dish's workaround
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 3, 2008 : The latest Cable Industry Insider says the cable industry's interactive ad joint venture should have its first products rolled out early next year. That can't come soon enough, as MSOs are eager to reclaim the millions they're losing to Internet advertising
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 2, 2008 : Timothy Wahlers and Walden Miller buy pieces of Vidiom back from ADB and the cable-focused elements of Solekai Systems to spawn enableTV, an iTV service and software firm that has big plans for tru2way
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) October 1, 2008 : Our annual awards are rooted in the telco world, but companies with cable ties aren't being ignored. Comcast, RGB Networks, Cisco, and Casa Systems are in the finals
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 1, 2008 : 12:50 PM -- But premium programmer notes that getting a cable deal for Starz Play 'is very much a priority'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment October 1, 2008 : Despite the lack of an SCTE standard, cable operators are starting to adopt RF Over Glass in targeted situations, with some viewing it as a gateway to PON-based architectures
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