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Comment: Ericsson - Jeff Baumgartner June 29, 2012
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Light Reading Poll: Who Will Take Motorola Home?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
June 29, 2012 : If Google puts Moto's home-access unit up for sale, who's likely to buy? Cast your vote now

Who's Angling for Motorola's Cable Unit?


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
June 29, 2012 : 12:35 PM A change in leadership at Moto's Home business has sparked chatter that Google's getting ready to unload it. But who might buy it?

Cable Modem Hacker Gets Jail Time


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
June 29, 2012 : Also: Google Fiber turns down community Wi-Fi plan; Hulu streams HBO in Japan; Dish/AMC fight escalates; Cablevision techs say no to unionization

Comcast & Boxee Connect on Video Security


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June 28, 2012 : A proposal to ship encrypted channels to Boxee boxes could put another nail in the coffin of AllVid

Motorola's Home Unit Hires New Leader


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
June 28, 2012 : Former Charter CTO takes over for Dan Moloney, who is leaving weeks after Google closed its deal for the maker of cable gear
Comment: Re: "Think" Not - Jeff Baumgartner June 28, 2012

Brits Rev Up Recommendation Engine


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (9)
June 28, 2012 : UK-based ThinkAnalytics says pay-TV providers are latching onto a recommendation engine that helps customers find content they might actually like

Google TV 2.0 Off to a Bumpy Start


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
June 28, 2012 : Also: FCC halts Verizon/cable review; TW Cable lights up HBO GO on Kindle Fire; Comcast weaves business fiber; Entropic boosts guidance
Comment: Re: Comcast/NBCU - Jeff Baumgartner June 28, 2012

Comcast to Pay $800K to Settle NBCU Complaint


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June 27, 2012 : The deal with the FCC resolves complaints about the standalone data tier that was a condition of Comcast's NBCU acquisition

Charter Goes DVR-Crazy


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
June 27, 2012 : The operator tries to revive its video services by throwing lots of DVRs (not literally) at would-be subscribers

Dish CEO: Our LTE Network Will Create Jobs


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 27, 2012 : Ergen's comments on LTE and Dish's controversial AutoHop service head up our preview of today's 'Future of Video' hearing

Rogers Cuts Back


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June 27, 2012 : Also: T-Mobile withdraws request to deny Verizon/cable deals; Liberty takes over Puerto Rico; the dog days of Cablevision Wi-Fi; SCTE plans digital home event

Cisco's Chief Strategy Officer Quits


News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
June 27, 2012 : Ned Hooper leaves to form an independent investment firm with ties to Cisco, while CTO Padmasree Warrior steps up to add his duties to her own

Arris IP Video Gateways Break In at Suddenlink


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June 26, 2012 : So says an industry analyst, indicating that TiVo may have some company at Suddenlink as the MSO looks to expand lineup of IP-capable boxes

Supreme Review for Comcast Suit


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June 26, 2012 : Also: DoJ adds DirecTV and Dish to OTT video probe; groups slam Verizon/T-Mobile spectrum deal; Wi-Fi group gets more cable support

Adaptive Streaming's Primetime Challenge


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
June 26, 2012 : Adaptive streaming will suffice for single-stream, OTT-style services, but it'll need more polish before it's ready for the next level

Aereo's ISP Opportunity


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
June 25, 2012 : Aereo's OTT broadcast TV/network DVR combo could attract interest from ISPs that want to introduce scaled-down pay-TV subscription packages

VZ Wireless/T-Mobile Spectrum Deal Has a Catch


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June 25, 2012 : Verizon Wireless agrees to swap and sell some spectrum to T-Mobile, only if its AWS deals with Leap and the cable companies get approved

TiVo Makes IPTV Breakthrough at Com Hem


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June 25, 2012 : Also: LTE users more likely to chuck wired broadband; local groups to try Wi-Fi link-up with Google Fiber; DirecTV 3-D channel goes part-time

Photos: Managing & Monetizing OTT Video


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June 22, 2012 : Though some fears still remain, pay-TV providers are starting to give over-the-top video some love. Here's some visual evidence, in slideshow form

Going Big With TV Everywhere


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June 22, 2012 : thePlatform's CEO says pay-TV operators and programmers are scaling up their broadband-fed TV Everywhere services, but stresses that some challenges remain
Comment: Wi-Fi built in - Jeff Baumgartner June 22, 2012

Belkin's Video Sling to Undercut EchoStar's Price


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June 22, 2012 : Also: Bright House shrugs off Verizon's 300-Meg tier; Google defends Moto buy; consumers paying to watch video on tablets; Cisco enters a hot market

Telco Succeeds With Broadband, Roku Bundle


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June 21, 2012 : Toledo Telephone COO Dale Merten explains why the company ditched its traditional cable TV service for an OTT video/broadband bundle, and how that decision has led to a much improved business model

Pay-TV: Too Costly to Replicate Online?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (11)
June 21, 2012 : The costs of building a 'full boat' pay-TV package will likely scare off most OTT video players, says Ian Blaine, CEO of thePlatform

Who Are Aereo's Customers?


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 21, 2012 : 11:00 AM Are they cord-cutters or cable customers that are willing to fork over a few bucks more to stream broadcast stations while they're on the go?

Shaw Takes VoD Over-The-Top


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
June 21, 2012 : Also: Comcast expects to strike VoD gold; Microsoft dispatches the Internet police to plug Xbox document leak

Sprint Tries to Hamstring Verizon/Cable Deals


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 20, 2012 : Sprint wants the FCC to impose conditions that center on cellular backhaul agreements and cable's ever-expanding Wi-Fi networks

NBCU, Comcast Unit Stream More TV Everywhere


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June 20, 2012 : Also: Netflix threatens to cannibalize VoD and HBO revenues; Comcast Skypes into another market; Cablevision dials in another SIP phone partner

Cable's Upstream Gap


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
June 19, 2012 : 5:30 PM Verizon's new FiOS tiers expose cable's rail-thin upstream path, but operators have time to widen it – and they'll need all the time they can get

SeaChange Back in a Buying Mood


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June 19, 2012 : After shedding two non-core units, SeaChange returned to acquisition mode with the purchase of an interactive TV software developer

VZ Wireless, Cable Guys Fight for Spectrum Deal


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June 19, 2012 : Also: T-Mobile fights against spectrum deal; Comcast adds home security markets; speculation swirls about what's going into the next Xbox

Web Video Startup Stacks $35M More


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June 18, 2012 : Also: Roku CEO predicts the Blu-ray's demise; CenturyLink expands IPTV plan; analyst says new FiOS Internet pricing sets a precedent

FiOS Speeds & Prices Take a Quantum Leap


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June 18, 2012 : Verizon keeps the heat on cable and Docsis 3.0 with the launch of a 300Mbit/s tier that sells for $204.99 per month with a two-year contract

Broadcom's Next D3 Chip Will Leapfrog Intel


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June 15, 2012 : Broadcom's developing Docsis 3.0 silicon that can bond 32 channels and pump out speeds up to 1.2Gbit/s, but it won't be ready until 2013

Feds Favor Usage-Based Broadband


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 14, 2012 : Also: More reactions from the purported DoJ investigation of broadband caps; WOW-Knology deal moves ahead; Dish goes cyber-squatting

US Aims for 1-Gig Broadband


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June 13, 2012 : The Obama-backed US Ignite initiative has a Googly moment as it seeks help creating a 1Gbit/s network and some apps worthy of it

Is Cable Stifling OTT Video Competition?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
June 13, 2012 : Also: Cable cheers as FCC kills viewability rule; video pirates love Game of Thrones; Moto brings CCAP to Europe

Comcast Cozies Up to PayPal


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 12, 2012 : PayPal also looks to deepen its relationship with other operators as it strikes a deal with TiVo and hires the ex-CTO of Canoe Ventures
Comment: DTAs - Jeff Baumgartner June 12, 2012

ActiveVideo Breaks In at Comcast


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 12, 2012 : Comcast agrees to license and trial a cloud-based platform that can jazz up the user interfaces of older, QAM-based set-top boxes

DirecTV Could Unleash Its Own Ad-Zapper


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
June 12, 2012 : Also: Comcast, ESPN join sports-radio battle; Xfinity Home speaks Android; Virgin Media bulks up for HD Olympics coverage

Qualcomm to Make Dish's Mobile Broadband Chip


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 11, 2012 : Dish and Qualcomm are developing a chipset for mobile devices that work in terrestrial and satellite mode, but an analyst questions the costs

Ad-Zapper Counters OTT Threat, Dish Chief Says


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June 11, 2012 : Comcast CFO blasts report that it's mulling bid for BSkyB; Hitron speeds into ANGA; Comcast antitrust case to have its day in court

Cisco Keeps Stranglehold of CMTS Market


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June 8, 2012 : Cisco dominates the CMTS market, but Arris overtook it in edge QAM share thanks to its recent acquisition of BigBand
Comment: Traffic trends - Jeff Baumgartner June 8, 2012

Arris Plows Cash Into Risk Analytics OSS Startup


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June 8, 2012 : Also: Charter ops president resigns; CEA eyes 4K HDTV; Verizon to raise FiOS broadband pricing; Cox hires its CEM leader

YouTube, Netflix Dominate IPv6 Traffic


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 7, 2012 : 5:40 PM If native IPv6 traffic were the measuring stick, YouTube, Netflix and a dash of Facebook would represent almost the entire Internet

Comcast's X1 Fails to Impress


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
June 7, 2012 : Also: Dish's ad-zapper makes Hoak Media hopping mad; HBO GO plays with Fire; TiVo/Comcast combo reaches Boston; slimmed-down SeaChange posts Q1

Docsis Flirts With 5Gbit/s


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (11)
June 7, 2012 : If Docsis does indeed have a 10-Gig future, then some recent field tests offer an indication that the technology's almost halfway home

Comcast: More IPv6 Traffic Please


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
June 6, 2012 : Comcast has about one third of its broadband network IPv6-enabled, so it wouldn't mind more of a stress test on World IPv6 Launch Day

Comcast Video Unit Targets Enterprise & More


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June 6, 2012 : Also: TiVo fires back at Cisco; private cable valuations are going through the roof; class-action suit targets Comcast and TW Cable

Google Drops Another Video Hint


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
June 5, 2012 : 2:10 PM Humax's IP set-top box affixed with a Google Fiber sticker passes through the FCC

Netflix Touts New Content Delivery Network


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 5, 2012 : Also: Charter to open NYC digs; Comcast shareholders vote to dump poison pill; Comcast beats IPv6 deadline; Cablevisión picks AlcaLu

Microsoft Debuts Xbox 360 Mobile App


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June 4, 2012 : Microsoft allows mobile devices to control its Xbox 360 consoles via a new app. The company has also added live and broadband video choices for the Xbox 360

Huawei Looks Beyond Docsis


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June 4, 2012 : The Chinese giant will focus its US cable product strategy on EPON gear and a IEEE standard aimed at bringing PON speeds to HFC plant
Comment: Re: Pricing? - Jeff Baumgartner June 4, 2012
Comment: Re: Aereo - Jeff Baumgartner June 4, 2012

Netflix Beats Apple in Online Movies


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June 4, 2012 : Also: Wave Broadband CEO joins buyout bid, Comcast Web portal adds more TV streams; Verizon Wireless debuts viewdini video portal

Ex-Cisco Execs Form Cable Set-Top Startup


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
June 1, 2012 : Several former Cisco and Scientific-Atlanta engineers have formed iNovo Broadband to take on the giants of the set-top market