LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 30, 2007 : Cable's side in the plug-and-play battle got a forum at CableNext, where the NCTA sang the benefits of OpenCable over DCR+
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 30, 2007 : With a 'refined' version of the OpenCable Platform on top, TiVo is on cable's side in the fight against the CEA's DCR+ proposal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 30, 2007 : Rouzbeh Yassini, the father of the cable modem, is moving from consulting into research, starting a think tank that will tap areas beyond broadband access
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 29, 2007 : MSO to have Docsis 3.0 infrastructure in place in 20 percent of footprint by end of '08, but early offerings will focus on faster downstream speeds while upstream tech plays catch-up
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 28, 2007 : Chairman Kevin Martin is forced to compromise on '70/70' findings. To ensure an accurate count, FCC calls on cable to provide subscriber data within 60 days 'under penalty of perjury'
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 28, 2007 : FCC Commissioner proves that it's mighty difficult to get a majority to go along with the notion that one-plus-one equals three
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 27, 2007 : Supplier unveils 'pre' Docsis 3.0 modem powered by Broadcom silicon, but has yet to say when upstream channel bonding will be added to the product's feature set
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 27, 2007 : As it nears field trials in early '08, initial focus is on cable's 'RF Over Glass' project, with a longer-term play aimed at GPON systems tailored for MSOs
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 26, 2007 : On the eve of Tuesday's big meet at the FCC, four Senators question the Chairman's authority to impose new regulations on cable
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 26, 2007 : CableLabs, along with TiVo and other vendors, target 2008 for the introduction of special adapters that can feed 'switched' programming to some inherently one-way digital TVs, set-tops, and DVRs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 21, 2007 : Five vendors have submitted a total of six products for Docsis 3.0 testing, Cable Digital News has learned. But it's questionable that simply being first will translate into lucrative volume deals
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 20, 2007 : FCC commissioner shares cable's position on '70/70' stats, and openly questions the credibility of data Chairman Kevin Martin may use in effort to impose new regulations on the US cable industry
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 19, 2007 : We've splashed a new coat of paint on our data after Charter announced plans to deploy switched digital video in LA
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 19, 2007 : MSO picks BigBand in Los Angeles area to create headroom for HDTV and 'special interest' programming. Videotron said to be next on BigBand's switched digital video playlist
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 16, 2007 : Here's a quick rundown on the specter of the 70/70 rule, P2P fiascoes, and the big cable rumor of the week
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (15) November 16, 2007 : MoCA's primary customer is telling the home-net Alliance to raise the speed bar. But how high? Try 400 Mbit/s
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 15, 2007 : Comcast CTO expects to roll out its systems for multi-room DVR applications in 'select' markets starting in Q3 2008, but the MSO has yet to pick a home networking scheme to support it
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 14, 2007 : At last, Microsoft finds a way to fit its software into a far-reaching cable deployment strategy… but it has nothing to do with the television
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) November 14, 2007 : Chief of cable's top lobbying arm fires back amid reports the FCC may try to invoke broader powers and regulate the industry more aggressively
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) November 13, 2007 : ThinkEquity Partners hedges optimism about Vyyo on concerns about the speed of the company's revenue ramp, balance sheet, and customer prospects
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 12, 2007 : FCC could slap cable with more regulations, but the numbers required don't appear to add up, analyst says
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 12, 2007 : When it comes to TD celebrations, there's old school, and then there's really old school
LR Cable Opinion - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 12, 2007 : When you're a private company, Wall Street can't dictate your technology strategies. You can apply dollars where they are needed – even on bandwidth expansion
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 9, 2007 : Questions still circle the Sprint-cable partnership, but analyst suggests a broader relationship could emerge with the removal of Clearwire and its business ties to EchoStar and DirecTV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 9, 2007 : With the help of switched digital video, Cablevision exec says MSO has the capacity to 'carry as many HD channels as can be launched.' Today, the operator offers 42 hi-def programming services
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) November 9, 2007 : As expected, court green-lights OpenTV and Liberate settlement over iTV patents, while Comcast-Cox JV forks over $1.5M
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 8, 2007 : The 3 GHz passives vendor says it's closing in on two MSO deals that could open up a market worth $100 million a year in the US alone
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 8, 2007 : Set-top middleware outfit says pending settlement with remains of Liberate Technologies could give its US cable strategy a much needed boost
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (8) November 7, 2007 : Lingering issues in Los Angeles and Dallas contributed to the bulk of a larger than expected loss of 83,000 basic video subs in the third quarter
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5) November 6, 2007 : MSO's 'basic family' tier to offer 30 to 40 hi-def nets in time for the 2007 holiday season – offering one reason for a rise in Q3 capex
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 6, 2007 : Shares stumble more than 12% Tuesday morning after MSO lowers revenue projections and posts wider-than-expected loss
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 6, 2007 : Fifteen vendors join 'interop' as FCC mulls whether to rule in favor of OpenCable, the CEA's 'DCR Plus' proposal, or a combo of the two – a decision that could throw a monkey wrench into cable's plans
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 5, 2007 : Beware: I have a customized writing utensil. I shall use it to smite the enemy and take over the world!
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 5, 2007 : MSO posted a solid third quarter, but firm answers about Insight's future as a standalone company likely won't be answered until tomorrow morning's conference call
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (109) November 2, 2007 : Petition calls on FCC to investigate, suggests MSO should be fined $195,000 for each sub affected by 'degraded' Internet service. MSO still claims it does not block Internet apps, including P2P
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 1, 2007 : Comcast is suing the FCC in the hopes that the court will overturn a decision that prevents the MSO from deploying lower-end set-tops with integrated security
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 1, 2007 : Citing mounting provisioning issues, Sprint stems market and retail store expansion of a wireless service offered in partnership with four major cable operators
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 1, 2007 : Top cable analyst suggests FCC's ban on exclusive cable MDU contracts is much ado about less than what many investors might think
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 30, 2007 : Cable's side in the plug-and-play battle got a forum at CableNext, where the NCTA sang the benefits of OpenCable over DCR+
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 30, 2007 : With a 'refined' version of the OpenCable Platform on top, TiVo is on cable's side in the fight against the CEA's DCR+ proposal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 30, 2007 : Rouzbeh Yassini, the father of the cable modem, is moving from consulting into research, starting a think tank that will tap areas beyond broadband access
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 29, 2007 : MSO to have Docsis 3.0 infrastructure in place in 20 percent of footprint by end of '08, but early offerings will focus on faster downstream speeds while upstream tech plays catch-up
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 28, 2007 : Chairman Kevin Martin is forced to compromise on '70/70' findings. To ensure an accurate count, FCC calls on cable to provide subscriber data within 60 days 'under penalty of perjury'
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 28, 2007 : FCC Commissioner proves that it's mighty difficult to get a majority to go along with the notion that one-plus-one equals three
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 27, 2007 : Supplier unveils 'pre' Docsis 3.0 modem powered by Broadcom silicon, but has yet to say when upstream channel bonding will be added to the product's feature set
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 27, 2007 : As it nears field trials in early '08, initial focus is on cable's 'RF Over Glass' project, with a longer-term play aimed at GPON systems tailored for MSOs
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 26, 2007 : On the eve of Tuesday's big meet at the FCC, four Senators question the Chairman's authority to impose new regulations on cable
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 26, 2007 : CableLabs, along with TiVo and other vendors, target 2008 for the introduction of special adapters that can feed 'switched' programming to some inherently one-way digital TVs, set-tops, and DVRs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 21, 2007 : Five vendors have submitted a total of six products for Docsis 3.0 testing, Cable Digital News has learned. But it's questionable that simply being first will translate into lucrative volume deals
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 20, 2007 : FCC commissioner shares cable's position on '70/70' stats, and openly questions the credibility of data Chairman Kevin Martin may use in effort to impose new regulations on the US cable industry
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 19, 2007 : We've splashed a new coat of paint on our data after Charter announced plans to deploy switched digital video in LA
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 19, 2007 : MSO picks BigBand in Los Angeles area to create headroom for HDTV and 'special interest' programming. Videotron said to be next on BigBand's switched digital video playlist
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 16, 2007 : Here's a quick rundown on the specter of the 70/70 rule, P2P fiascoes, and the big cable rumor of the week
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (15) November 16, 2007 : MoCA's primary customer is telling the home-net Alliance to raise the speed bar. But how high? Try 400 Mbit/s
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 15, 2007 : Comcast CTO expects to roll out its systems for multi-room DVR applications in 'select' markets starting in Q3 2008, but the MSO has yet to pick a home networking scheme to support it
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 14, 2007 : At last, Microsoft finds a way to fit its software into a far-reaching cable deployment strategy… but it has nothing to do with the television
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) November 14, 2007 : Chief of cable's top lobbying arm fires back amid reports the FCC may try to invoke broader powers and regulate the industry more aggressively
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) November 13, 2007 : ThinkEquity Partners hedges optimism about Vyyo on concerns about the speed of the company's revenue ramp, balance sheet, and customer prospects
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 12, 2007 : FCC could slap cable with more regulations, but the numbers required don't appear to add up, analyst says
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 12, 2007 : When it comes to TD celebrations, there's old school, and then there's really old school
LR Cable Opinion - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 12, 2007 : When you're a private company, Wall Street can't dictate your technology strategies. You can apply dollars where they are needed – even on bandwidth expansion
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 9, 2007 : Questions still circle the Sprint-cable partnership, but analyst suggests a broader relationship could emerge with the removal of Clearwire and its business ties to EchoStar and DirecTV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 9, 2007 : With the help of switched digital video, Cablevision exec says MSO has the capacity to 'carry as many HD channels as can be launched.' Today, the operator offers 42 hi-def programming services
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) November 9, 2007 : As expected, court green-lights OpenTV and Liberate settlement over iTV patents, while Comcast-Cox JV forks over $1.5M
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 8, 2007 : The 3 GHz passives vendor says it's closing in on two MSO deals that could open up a market worth $100 million a year in the US alone
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 8, 2007 : Set-top middleware outfit says pending settlement with remains of Liberate Technologies could give its US cable strategy a much needed boost
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (8) November 7, 2007 : Lingering issues in Los Angeles and Dallas contributed to the bulk of a larger than expected loss of 83,000 basic video subs in the third quarter
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5) November 6, 2007 : MSO's 'basic family' tier to offer 30 to 40 hi-def nets in time for the 2007 holiday season – offering one reason for a rise in Q3 capex
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 6, 2007 : Shares stumble more than 12% Tuesday morning after MSO lowers revenue projections and posts wider-than-expected loss
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 6, 2007 : Fifteen vendors join 'interop' as FCC mulls whether to rule in favor of OpenCable, the CEA's 'DCR Plus' proposal, or a combo of the two – a decision that could throw a monkey wrench into cable's plans
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 5, 2007 : Beware: I have a customized writing utensil. I shall use it to smite the enemy and take over the world!
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 5, 2007 : MSO posted a solid third quarter, but firm answers about Insight's future as a standalone company likely won't be answered until tomorrow morning's conference call
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (109) November 2, 2007 : Petition calls on FCC to investigate, suggests MSO should be fined $195,000 for each sub affected by 'degraded' Internet service. MSO still claims it does not block Internet apps, including P2P
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 1, 2007 : Comcast is suing the FCC in the hopes that the court will overturn a decision that prevents the MSO from deploying lower-end set-tops with integrated security
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 1, 2007 : Citing mounting provisioning issues, Sprint stems market and retail store expansion of a wireless service offered in partnership with four major cable operators
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment November 1, 2007 : Top cable analyst suggests FCC's ban on exclusive cable MDU contracts is much ado about less than what many investors might think
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