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Jeff Baumgartner
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Posted in February 2011

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Comment: Re: VOIP Lawsuit - Jeff Baumgartner February 28, 2011
Comment: Re: VOIP Lawsuit - Jeff Baumgartner February 28, 2011
Comment: Cisco & the CMAP - Jeff Baumgartner February 28, 2011

Docsis 3.0 Tackles Linear IP Video


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February 28, 2011 : New and improved multicast capabilities for D3 could help push forward cable's grander IP video migration plans

Cisco Reclaims CMTS Lead


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February 28, 2011 : Cisco follows a wobbly 2009 by retaking the cable modem termination system revenue share lead from Arris in 2010

Bonding With Cable's Upstream


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February 28, 2011 : 10:55 AM Comcast's Chris Bastian sheds more light on the MSO's field tests of Docsis 3.0 upstream channel bonding
Comment: Change of heart? - Jeff Baumgartner February 25, 2011

Comcast Targets First CMAP Field Trial


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February 25, 2011 : The trials, slated for mid-2011, will focus on the 'operational readiness' of the architecture rather than the testing of new CMAP gear
Comment: no grand plans? uh-huh. - Jeff Baumgartner February 25, 2011
Comment: upstream speeds - Jeff Baumgartner February 25, 2011

Comcast Preps a Docsis 3.0 Boost


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February 24, 2011 : Upstream channel bonding, which has hit 75 Mbit/s in labs, will be ready for the real world within weeks, a Comcast exec says

Cable Pushes Docsis 3.0 Deployments


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February 24, 2011 : Heavy Reading says wideband will reach 85M homes in North America this year, and close in on 90M by the end of 2012

Comcast Unit Shares Cisco's Video Spotlight


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February 24, 2011 : Cisco's first Videoscape deployment has to share the glory with Comcast's unit, thePlatform, and with non-Cisco set-tops
Comment: Re: Priced to move - Jeff Baumgartner February 23, 2011
Comment: Re: Priced to move - Jeff Baumgartner February 23, 2011
Comment: Priced to move - Jeff Baumgartner February 23, 2011
Comment: Re: Tricky balance - Jeff Baumgartner February 23, 2011
Comment: ivi's next move - Jeff Baumgartner February 22, 2011

Court Cuts Ivi's Web TV Signal


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February 22, 2011 : A firm that targeted so-called 'cord-cutters' by rerouting broadcast TV signals over the Internet has just had its own cord snipped

WOW Rips Page From Comcast's Digital Playbook


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February 22, 2011 : Competitive overbuilder to reclaim spectrum using new breed of 'universal' DTAs that can run on Cisco- and Moto-based cable networks
Comment: Re: Good news for 3d tv - Jeff Baumgartner February 21, 2011

Comcast Tunes Up 3DTV


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February 18, 2011 : 3DTV will be either the next big thing or a laughing stock. Guess which way Comcast is betting
Comment: Spring launch - Jeff Baumgartner February 17, 2011

Google, TiVo & Best Buy Rally for AllVid


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February 17, 2011 : Some big guns from the CE and retail worlds form a unified front to urge the FCC to turn AllVid into a full-fledged rule-making effort

Cisco Cuts Some Fiber From Its Diet


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February 17, 2011 : Signaling that it may start to shed other non-core assets, Cisco sells Fibercore, a company it obtained through its buy of Scientific Atlanta

Cisco Sets Fibercore Free


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February 16, 2011 : Cisco sells its specialty fiber subsidiary to the European arm of private equity firm H.I.G. Capital
Comment: Re: K-town Numbers - Jeff Baumgartner February 16, 2011

Comcast Slows the Bleeding


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February 16, 2011 : Kabletown rejoices as it loses fewer basic video subs than expected while growing in other key service areas

Speed Thrills


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February 15, 2011 : 5:50 PM But does Cablecom's test of 32 bonded channels and downstream bursts of 1.37 Gbit/s offer more than just bragging rights?

Cox to Flip Wireless Switch in Oklahoma


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February 15, 2011 : MSO's 'unbelievably fair' wireless voice and data packages are coming to the Sooner state, but how soon?
Comment: To the letter - Jeff Baumgartner February 15, 2011
Comment: Re: Nokia & Android - Jeff Baumgartner February 15, 2011

Is Level 3 Right About Net Neutrality?


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February 14, 2011 : AT&T and cable's chief lobbying arm don't think so, and they want the FCC to agree – and actually say something about it

LightSquared Gets Satellite-Ready


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February 14, 2011 : LightSquared's wholesale LTE vision gets closer to reality following completion of in-orbit testing with the SkyTerra 1 satellite

Startup Seeks Open-Source VoD Ad-Vantage


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February 14, 2011 : This Technology tries to jolt cable's VoD ad market back to life by bridging closed cable systems to the Web video world

Can Videoscape Save Cisco's Set-Top Business?


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February 11, 2011 : Cisco says dollars spent on the Videoscape network, rather than on gateways and set-tops, will help rejuvenate its flagging video business

Cable Needs More CE Mojo


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February 11, 2011 : 6:15 AM If cable's serious about sticking a stake in AllVid, it needs to show the FCC some sustained momentum with the CE industry

Rumor: AT&T Batting Eyes at Dish (Again)?


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February 10, 2011 :
Comment: Sunday, it is - Jeff Baumgartner February 10, 2011

Arris Starts to Make Hay on Digeo Deal


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February 10, 2011 : Arris notches first design wins for video gateways linked to its $20M purchase of Paul Allen's set-top and software baby

TW Cable Snips 'Fiber' Ads


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February 10, 2011 : Verizon FiOS wins this round as the MSO grudgingly agrees to pull ads claiming that its services are delivered over fiber

Cable Lobby Gripes About Google, AllVid


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February 9, 2011 : NCTA claims AllVid proposal led by Google and Sony would violate copyrights and patents and break pay-TV business models
Comment: Who will 'win'? - Jeff Baumgartner February 9, 2011

CMAP Heads to CableLabs


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February 9, 2011 : CableLabs working on common interfaces and sparking multi-vendor interoperability for a new access architecture initiated by Comcast
Comment: other features - Jeff Baumgartner February 8, 2011
Comment: Re: Extend Media - Jeff Baumgartner February 8, 2011

Cox Opens Up New Telco Battlefront


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February 8, 2011 : MSO accelerates its pursuit of bigger businesses customers with first launch of IP PBX services in Oklahoma and Las Vegas

When Will SDV Rebound?


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February 7, 2011 : North American MSOs have paused new SDV deployments. BigBand sees them picking up again in the second half, but analysts aren't so sure

Why Didn't Cisco Buy Move Networks?


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February 4, 2011 : Cisco is getting Inlet for $95M, but why didn't it pull the trigger when another adaptive bit rate specialist was on the block?
Comment: Inlet employees - Jeff Baumgartner February 4, 2011

Cisco Paints Inlet Into Its Videoscape


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February 4, 2011 : Cisco buys into adaptive bit rate streaming and revs up its TV Everywhere play by forking over $95M for Inlet Technologies

O, Canada! Netflix Streaming Gets a Reprieve


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February 3, 2011 : Canadian regulator delays imposing usage-based billing on smaller ISPs amid pressure from consumer groups and the government

Cisco Lands Another Videoscape Customer


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February 3, 2011 : 5:25 PM Spain's largest MSO isn't doing Videoscape ... yet

Cisco: We've Got AllVid AllCovered


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February 3, 2011 : Cisco wants the FCC to put the AllVid proposal on ice because the market for smart video devices is already heating up

Charlie Ergen's Spectrum Grab


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February 3, 2011 : Dish's spectrum position could rival Sprint's and T-Mobile's following a $1B play for DBSD. But what will Ergen do with it?

Is Roku a 'Virtual MSO'?


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February 3, 2011 : Should Roku and other OTT video players adhere to the same rules as traditional TV service providers? DirecTV is pressing the FCC for an answer

Nice Try, Verizon


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February 2, 2011 : 5:45 PM The FCC wins today's round in the net-neutrality rules title bout

G.hn Crashes the IEEE Home Networking Party


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February 2, 2011 : G.hn wants a spot at the table as the IEEE works to unify management of Wi-Fi, powerline and coax-based home networks
Comment: carriage pressure - Jeff Baumgartner February 2, 2011

Press 'Play Now' on the iPad


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February 2, 2011 : 7:10 AM Comcast's Xfinity streaming TV app reaches the iPad
Comment: Will be switching - Jeff Baumgartner February 1, 2011

TW Cable Buys Into the Cloud


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February 1, 2011 : A $230M deal could help the MSO beef up its managed business services chops, keeping up with the likes of Verizon

Comcast Back-Burners SDV (Again)


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February 1, 2011 : MSO puts switched digital video plans on hold as it focuses on other ways to manage precious bandwidth

Comcast, Time Warner Perchance to Stream


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February 1, 2011 : Long-term 'TV Everywhere' deal gives Comcast next-day VoD access while teeing up live streaming of Turner networks for later this year