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Jeff Baumgartner
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Posted in March 2012

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Comment: Re: Content rights - Jeff Baumgartner March 30, 2012
Comment: Re: Netgear update - Jeff Baumgartner March 30, 2012

LTE in a Can


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 30, 2012 : 11:50 AM Is HomeFusion a DSL alternative? Verizon seems to think so. But its 'cantenna' won't put a whuppin' on cable

Verizon Sizes Up New Wireless Video Service


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
March 30, 2012 : Also: Synacor does more for BendBroadband; Comcast tweaks Xbox 360 FAQ; SeaChange has a new CTO; RGB lights up MPEG DASH
Comment: Re: Netgear update - Jeff Baumgartner March 30, 2012

SeaChange Wants to Shed VoD Content Unit, Too


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 29, 2012 : Striving to become a pure-play software company, SeaChange will try to divest UK-based On Demand Group
Comment: Netgear update - Jeff Baumgartner March 29, 2012
Comment: Re: EPoC - Jeff Baumgartner March 29, 2012

Netgear Bug Slows Comcast's IPv6 Push


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 29, 2012 : Also: Some Cisco/ClearAccess fallout; Videotron spreads the love; Comcast's new C-level exec; Comcast adds digital voice features

Comcast Unit Targets Synacor's Turf


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March 29, 2012 : thePlatform and Empathy Lab team up to develop TV Everywhere portals for MSOs with 10,000 to 500,000 subscribers

100K Download Comcast's Xbox App


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
March 28, 2012 : 6:00 PM And the whole to-do has got the regulatory rhetoric on full spew
Comment: M&A update - Jeff Baumgartner March 28, 2012
Comment: More from Cox - Jeff Baumgartner March 28, 2012

Cisco to Buy SPIT Specialist


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 28, 2012 : Acquisition of ClearAccess will give Cisco in-house expertise in the monitoring and management of home gateways and mobile devices

Cisco, Alticast Box Up Videotron Deal


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 28, 2012 : Also: Cox calls usage-based broadband hint an 'error'; Rogers rolls VoD ads; mPortal scores at TW Cable; Aurora gets northern exposure
Comment: Re: Spielberg? - Jeff Baumgartner March 28, 2012
Comment: Re: two issues - Jeff Baumgartner March 27, 2012

Xbox 360 Streams In Comcast, HBO & MLB.TV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 27, 2012 : Microsoft makes its latest bid to turn its game console into the home's all-dancing, all-singing, all-purpose entertainment hub
Comment: VoiceEdge customer - Jeff Baumgartner March 27, 2012

Comcast's Xbox App Raises Net Neutrality Concerns


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (8)
March 27, 2012 : Also: NDS target of UK video security scandal; Alticast names CTO; Netflix won't resurrect Terra Nova

Comcast Rolls Business Voice Into the Cloud


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 27, 2012 : MSO continues its move upmarket with Business VoiceEdge, a hosted PBX service targeted at businesses with up to 250 employees

The Case for EPON-Over-Coax & CCAP Coexistence


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (16)
March 26, 2012 : Cable engineers make the case that the two next-gen access projects will work together
Comment: Network neutrality - Jeff Baumgartner March 26, 2012
Comment: The lesson? - Jeff Baumgartner March 26, 2012

TiVo Sues Motorola & Time Warner Cable


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 26, 2012 : TiVo counterclaim against Motorola drags one of its high-profile set-top box customers into the fray
Comment: VoD clarification - Jeff Baumgartner March 26, 2012

Comcast Won't Cap Xbox 360 Streaming


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 26, 2012 : Also: Comcast to evaluate live TV on Xbox; TiVo slashes pricing; Buckeye revs up 110-Meg D3 tier; Hillcrest goes mobile

Where's the Smart TV Payoff?


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March 23, 2012 : Also: Comcast's private CDN has TV Everywhere potential; Sling's latest pitch; Raycom Sports picks VoD partner

'Start Over' Pioneer to Join Rogers


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 22, 2012 : John Callahan is leaving ActiveVideo Networks for the great white north, eh?

Photos: Next-Gen Broadband Strategies 2012


Slide Shows - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 22, 2012 : Buckle up for some sights and scenes from Light Reading's event in Denver covering cable's broadband evolution and its emerging wireless strategies

No Cash Swap in Microsoft-TiVo Settlement


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March 22, 2012 : Also: Netlix preps HD iPad app; Ziggo shares pop in public debut; HBO exec jumps to Synacor; Comcast promotes three women to SVP posts

FCC Keeps Dish Spectrum Plan Alive


LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 21, 2012 : The FCC is proposing a rule that would clear Dish to build out its own LTE network -- if Charlie Ergen can wait long enough

SeaChange Sells Off Its Broadcast Server Biz


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 21, 2012 : Also: Pay-TV providers collectively add subs in 2011; Comcast preps for Senate hearing; another exec exits Cablevision

Comcast Issues CCAP RFP


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 21, 2012 : Comcast begins equipment selection process as the MSO prepares to deploy CCAP on a small scale later this year

Broadcom Bags BroadLight for $195M


News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 21, 2012 : Broadcom rounds out its PON portfolio after pulling the trigger on a rumored acquisition that could heat up a rivalry with Qualcomm

Comcast Preps for CCAP Rollout


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March 21, 2012 : Comcast's Jorge Salinger says the MSO has conducted an operational-readiness trial for the Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) and has issued an RFP in advance of a small-scale deployment later this year

Does Docsis Have a 5-Gig Future?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 20, 2012 : Docsis ain't dead but has a fruitful (and speedy) life ahead of it as cable migrates more services to IP, predicts a Cisco exec

MSOs Must Bust Out Bandwidth for IP Video Leap


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March 20, 2012 : Former Charter CTO Marwan Fawaz says MSOs will need to free up 24 to 32 QAM channels to run a full IP-video simulcast

MSOs Poised to Pass 100M Homes With Docsis 3.0


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 20, 2012 : Nearly 73% of all cable homes will be passed with Docsis 3.0 by the end of 2012, according to Heavy Reading's new forecast

Motorola Plugs a CDN Hole


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 20, 2012 : Also: Set-tops to take a power-saving nap; US cable dominates broadband in 2011; DirecTV eyes Ultra-HDTV; Mediacom slashes service windows

Intel Goes Deeper Inside Docsis 3.0


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 20, 2012 : 12:05 AM Intel will bring the power of the Atom to the Puma 6, but what else can we expect from the next-gen D3 chipset?

Intel's New Set-Top Chip Packs More Punch


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 19, 2012 : An Intel exec claims the new CE5300 chip will bring 'PS3-level' performance to set-tops and video gateways
Comment: 'light sleep' mode - Jeff Baumgartner March 19, 2012
Comment: stock movement - Jeff Baumgartner March 19, 2012

EchoStar Pays $18.9M to Settle NDS Suit


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 19, 2012 : Also: Moody's doesn't like Aereo's chances; Senate sets Verizon-cable hearing; cable fights set-top energy mandate; TiVo CTO resigns

Cable Tackles Impending Energy Crisis


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 16, 2012 : Cable's figured out that it has an energy problem on the horizon. Now, comes the hard part ... solving it

Dish Launches 'Hopper' DVR


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March 16, 2012 : Also: Analyst offers pros/cons of Cisco-NDS deal; Xbox 360 ready to take HBO GO for a spin; new Roku HD box reaches the feds

Sprint Scuttles LightSquared Deal


LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 16, 2012 : Sprint backs away and returns $65M as LightSquared fights for its life

Cisco's Video Game-Changer


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
March 16, 2012 : 9:40 AM How Cisco's $5B play for NDS could alter the global pay-TV landscape
Comment: Re: Holy Moley - Jeff Baumgartner March 15, 2012

Comcast's Strategy Chief Calls a Power Play


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 15, 2012 : Mark Coblitz says the cable sector's growth is at risk if it fails to create an energy plan that covers future bandwidth demands and cloud services

Cisco May Bag NDS for $5B


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
March 15, 2012 : Also: Cablevision adds HBO GO; Aereo sign-ups face a wait; FCC sets spectrum rules vote; WOW CEO pushes for new retrans rules

Apple's Connected TV Nears Production


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 14, 2012 : Also: Aereo launches in NYC; Rogers rolls Seachange for VoD ads; VUDU primes UltraViolet's pump; Imagine touts TV Everywhere upgrades

Buckeye Fights U-verse With IP-Fueled Gateways


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 14, 2012 : Tier 2 MSO taps Arris's Moxi QAM/IP video gateways as it looks to win back customers and kick off an IP video migration plan

Engineering EVP Latest Exec to Exit Cablevision


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 13, 2012 : EVP of Corporate Engineering and Technology James Blackley is the latest exec to leave Cablevision UPDATED 5:30 PM

Cox Won't Ride UTOPIA's Fiber


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
March 13, 2012 : 10:40 AM It's an explosive idea, but Cox has no plans to breach its franchise walls to deliver services via the municipal fiber network

Intel May Launch a Virtual MSO


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
March 13, 2012 : Also: Synacor posts Q4 profit; Docsis modem maker expands into small cells; cable guys give high marks to Coincident

Aereo Strikes Back


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 12, 2012 : Aereo countersues the broadcasters, seeking a judgment that its broadband TV/network DVR combo doesn't violate copyrights

Dish Gets Its Spectrum


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
March 12, 2012 : Charlie Ergen's company closes the TerreStar and DBSD acquisitions, but their LTE dreams are still on hold

Diller Braces for Battle With Broadcasters


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
March 12, 2012 : Also: Ex-SeaChange President reportedly headed to Cablevision; court OKs Entropic-Trident deal; DirecTV's streaming plan; Charter's guarantees

Broadcom Helps Cable Operators Go OTT


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March 12, 2012 : Broadcom hits the low and high end with DTA chips that add Ethernet, and a gateway SoC that keeps Web-borne security threats at bay

Will Moto Go Back to the Future?


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
March 9, 2012 : 4:45 PM One rumored scenario has Edward Breen making a play for Motorola's cable business and spawning the second-coming of General Instrument

Motorola Pushes Ahead on Cable Access


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March 9, 2012 : The fate of Moto's cable business may be in flux, but the vendor is plowing ahead with its CCAP development plans

Broadcasters Push for Basic Cable TV Encryption


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March 9, 2012 : Also: FCC seeks more data on Verizon-MSO deals; Netflix's House of Cards suffers a setback; Moto says the set-top future is bright
Comment: Entone too - Jeff Baumgartner March 8, 2012

Why Google Will Dump Moto's Cable Biz


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 8, 2012 : 2:05 PM It's not just about set-tops. Google may saw off and try to sell the rest of Motorola's cable business

Google Gets OK for Video Over Fiber


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
March 8, 2012 : Also: Roku seeks expansion cash; Comcast VoD joining TiVo in April; another Cablevision exec exits; Cox expands IT service

thePlatform Adds Subscriptions to TV Everywhere


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 8, 2012 : Comcast unit adds metadata management pieces that let MSOs develop customizable OTT video packages

New Apple TV Induces Zs


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 7, 2012 : 3:45 PM Even as a sideshow to the new iPad, the new Apple TV is a ho-hum addition to the family
Comment: RE: - Jeff Baumgartner March 7, 2012

Is the Set-Top Duopoly on Its Deathbed?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (17)
March 7, 2012 : If Moto and Cisco end up exiting the set-top business, here are the top candidates and dark horses that are poised to fill the gap

Netflix Goes Fishing for Cable Deals


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (8)
March 7, 2012 : Also: Google may unload Moto's STB biz; Cox's new COO; HughesNet eyes faster satellite broadband; ABC Family gets iOS-friendly

Rivals Try to Freeze Verizon-MSO Spectrum Buy


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 6, 2012 : Some Verizon Wireless and MSO competitors are pretty [REDACTED] that they can't see every detail of the [REDACTED] commercial agreements

Will Satellite Get Caught in VZ's LTE Crossfire?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
March 6, 2012 : Also: Cable's interactive ads paddle ahead without Canoe; Carlos Slim's Mexican streaming service; Alticast pitches ITV ecosystem

MaxLinear Hints at a 1Gbit/s Future


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 6, 2012 : A new MaxLinear tuner supports D3 modems that can bond 24 downstream channels, providing the building blocks for an IP video simulcast

Comcast Goes Big With Xfinity Home


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
March 5, 2012 : MSO's home security/monitoring service is up in one-third of its footprint, is expected to be in the bulk of its markets by the year's end

Netflix Streaming Dominates Pay-TV VoD


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 5, 2012 : Also: Net neutrality challenges get court clearance; Roku CEO weighs effects of a virtual MSO; deal-making slows down TV Everywhere

FCC Puts Dish's LTE Plan on Ice


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 3, 2012 : Dish's LTE network plans are stuck in neutral after the FCC decides to pursue a formal rulemaking on how Dish's spectrum can be used
Comment: Waiver denied - Jeff Baumgartner March 2, 2012

Dish's LTE Plan Could Be in Jeopardy


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 2, 2012 : Unless Dish gets its waiver, a looming vote at the FCC on March 21 could derail Dish's plan to build a video-capable 4G network

Diller's Aereo Under Legal Attack


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 2, 2012 : Also: Apple's pay-TV plan hits a media roadblock; MSOs push for basic tier lockup; ex-SeaChange CEO resurfaces; ONO does more TiVo
Comment: Arris & Netflix - Jeff Baumgartner March 2, 2012

Netflix's Path Into MSOs Becomes Clearer


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
March 2, 2012 : With the Starz deal ended, Netflix might find itself becoming a bigger part of some operators' plans

Cisco Tops CMTS Market


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March 1, 2012 : CMTS downstreams surge in 2011, but vendors could have cause for concern as the cost per port plummets

Netflix Plays Friendly With Cable


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
March 1, 2012 : Also: Netflix subs no longer seeing Starz; TW Cable closes Insight buy, setting up Willner's exit; Cogeco bugs out of Europe