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Posted in August 2009

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Moto, Moto, Moto


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August 31, 2009 : Motorola runs the table in Docsis Cert Wave 68

ZyXEL Boosts IPTV Home Gateways


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August 31, 2009 : For shuttling IPTV around the home, 802.11g isn't a good enough match for bonded ADSL2+ deployments, the vendor claims

Cisco, Moto Called Out by Ohio MSO


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August 28, 2009 : Massillon Cable urges the FCC to force the vendor giants to support 'SimulCrypt' and open up the market for security and set-tops UPDATED 8/31 1:30 PM

Court Scraps Cable Ownership Cap


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August 28, 2009 : But that doesn't mean we'll see a bunch of M&A activity for Comcast and other big MSOs

CableLabs Blesses Evolution's CableCARD


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August 28, 2009 : Evolution's new security module offers entry to the tru2way market and ramps up competition with Motorola and Cisco among cable Tier 2s

Arris Stimulates Some Broadband Action


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August 28, 2009 : Cable gear vendor says it's been tapped for 'more than a handful' of broadband stimulus projects, but bid volume reduces odds of success
Comment: Re: Moto? - Jeff Baumgartner August 27, 2009

Good-Bye, Analog!


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August 27, 2009 : New batch of FCC-approved DTAs could spur more MSO digital cutovers

Windy City Wideband


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August 27, 2009 : 2:00 PM Comcast completes Chicagoland deployment, putting some new pressure on RCN and AT&T U-verse
Comment: Cap counts - Jeff Baumgartner August 27, 2009
Comment: Re: Moto? - Jeff Baumgartner August 27, 2009

Comcast Tests Remote DVR


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August 27, 2009 : 10:50 AM MSO confirms tests are underway but is mum on when it will launch on a broad scale

TiVo: AT&T and Verizon Won't Strike a Deal


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August 27, 2009 : TiVo suit claims AT&T and Verizon are infringing on three DVR-related patents, seeks financial damages and injunctions

Another Round to Charlie Ergen & Co?


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August 26, 2009 : 4:40 PM Dish & EchoStar say patent office has dismissed a TiVo petition to vacate a patent re-examination

Concurrent Blames VoD Spending Cuts


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August 26, 2009 : Shares slide almost 18% after vendor says some of its biggest MSO customers cut VoD gear and software spending in fiscal Q4

Hillcrest, Nintendo Mend Fences


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August 26, 2009 : 10:10 AM Long live the Wii

Are the DTA Floodgates Opening Up?


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August 26, 2009 : At least two top 10 US MSOs are expediting DTA deployment plans after the FCC blessed devices from Cisco, Moto, Pace, and Thomson
Comment: CEA: Consumers lose - Jeff Baumgartner August 25, 2009

Waiver Winners & Losers


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August 25, 2009 : The CEA came out on the short end of yet another FCC set-top waiver decision

FCC Approves DTAs From Moto, Cisco, Thomson & Pace


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August 25, 2009 : FCC OKs four more box vendor DTAs and Comcast looks to be the big beneficiary

Cable Catchup


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August 21, 2009 : 5:40 PM Jeff Bridges-y MSO does D3, analyst cuts SDV forecast, Comcast's cash, and why broadband is cable's new 'core' product...

FCC: Help Us Define Broadband


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August 21, 2009 : 1:10 PM And the comments from the Great Unwashed are already rolling in, some more helpful than others

Recovery Act: WildBlue Takes Its Shot


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August 21, 2009 : Complements next-gen satellite broadband stimulus project with a $30M effort seeking to subsidize links in Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona UPDATED 4 PM

Cox Kicks at Qwest


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August 20, 2009 : Cox debuts 50-meg wideband tier in Arizona, aiming to slake subs' thirst for speed and take on Qwest's VDSL2

Set-Top Spat


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August 20, 2009 : 3:45 PM West Virginia Attorney General claims state has jurisdiction over allegations involving Comcast's set-top box policies

Broadstripe to Emerge From Chapter 11 in 2010


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August 20, 2009 : Filings state that its bankruptcy reorg is taking longer than expected

RGB Remakes Itself for Global Growth


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August 19, 2009 : Video gear specialist looks to expand into Asia and the telco sector and further diversify for a desired IPO exit
Comment: DTA waiver impact - Jeff Baumgartner August 18, 2009

Predictable Broadband


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August 18, 2009 : 5:00 PM Cablevision's big biz unit revs up a multi-building, flat-rate Metro Ethernet service

Rogers Rolls With Metered Wideband


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August 18, 2009 : Canadian MSO boots up Docsis 3.0 in Toronto with a 50-Mbit/s (downstream) tier and a 175GB monthly consumption allowance UPDATED 8/19 9:05 AM

Tru2way's Retail Forecast: Cloudy


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August 18, 2009 : Big MSOs are poised to use tru2way as their common interactive platform, but its ability to spawn a retail market remains unclear

Football at 360 Kbit/s


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August 17, 2009 : That's all you'll need to pipe in the broadband version of DirecTV's 'NFL Sunday Ticket' package

Broadband Sub Adds Dive in Q2


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August 17, 2009 : 1:40 PM But new report says the top telcos are faring better than their cable rivals

Cable: DirecTV's 'Ticket' to Broadband Content


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August 17, 2009 : Time Warner Cable and other MSOs won't see a dime from a competitor's new $349 NFL Web video product UPDATE 4:30 PM

Cable Catchup


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August 14, 2009 : Throwin' rocks at U-verse pop-ups, Tier 2 expands on D3, In Demand CEO is out, and Moto touts wideband at retail

MSOs Try to Brush Off Rembrandt Patents


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August 14, 2009 : A group of MSOs and modem makers want to invalidate two patents at the core of a five-year dispute with Rembrandt Technologies

Report: Stalking Horse Stampedes Toward Nortel's VoIP Biz


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August 14, 2009 : Nortel VoIP division prez says bid for those assets is close, with speculation that Sonus could lead out with an $800M offer

Muni to Max Out on DTAs


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August 13, 2009 : 3:45 PM Evolution's FCC-blessed DTAs find a home in Kentucky

Comcast Fights FCC Net Neutrality Order


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August 13, 2009 : The MSO wants to overturn last year's ruling that said its P2P throttling was tantamount to blocking

Locking Up Cable Web TV


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August 13, 2009 : 10:20 AM Irdeto says it has the answer with a DTCP-IP-based scheme, but that vision is likely to be shared by its encryption rivals

Boxee's Cable Catalyst?


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August 12, 2009 : 3:30 PM CEO hopeful new funds will strengthen Boxee's ties with MSOs and get its tech in set-tops

Aurora Networks Plays the 'Green' Card


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August 12, 2009 : Vendor plays up the power savings of its amp-free 'Fiber Deep' design, but admits that MSOs are more attracted to its capacity gains

Mining for Set-Top Data


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August 12, 2009 : 8:30 AM Rovi and TNS will use a new set of picks and shovels to dig up data on how consumers use IPGs

Godzilla vs. Comcast


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August 11, 2009 : 5:30 PM Will the MSO fare better than Megalon?

EchoStar: No Cable Sale Guarantees


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August 11, 2009 : EchoStar says multiple MSOs are testing its tru2way-based, 'SlingLoaded' box, but can't speak to any purchase commitments

Cable Catchup


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August 11, 2009 : 1:40 PM RCN closes in on Docsis 3.0 launch, Charter does some good, DirecTV's star search, and more

Cable's New Dimension?


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August 10, 2009 : Cable engineers give high marks to Prime Sense's '3D-sensing' technology, which can sense who's in the room

Broadcom Stirs Up Trouble for Entropic


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August 10, 2009 : Broadcom's playing from behind with its MoCA strategy, but hopes to gain ground with a newly certified design for set-tops and gateways

Novafora Burns Out


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August 7, 2009 : Sources confirm that Novafora, a video chip startup headed up by the founders of Terayon, has run out of money and ceased operations

Massillon Has Eyes for HD-DTAs


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August 7, 2009 : 1:20 PM Mulling inexpensive box option that lets subs drink in its newly expanded HD lineup

Tandberg Takes One-Stream, Any-Screen Approach


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August 7, 2009 : Tandberg hits back at its VoD rivals with an update to OpenStream that manages the delivery of video to IP set-tops, PCs, and handsets

Comcast Speeds Up '09 Wideband Goal


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August 6, 2009 : MSO to keep U-verse and FiOS in check, plumbing 80% of its plant for Docsis 3.0 by year's end, 15% better than the original plan

Burke Gives SDV Some Hope


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August 6, 2009 : 4:30 PM Comcast exec doesn’t think analog reclamation and switching are mutually exclusive
Comment: Washington, too - Jeff Baumgartner August 6, 2009

Comcast Profits Grow, Sub Adds Slow


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August 6, 2009 : Comcast's financial house was in order in Q2, beating analyst estimates, but the operator lost another bundle of basic video subs

More 'High-Speed 2go'


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August 6, 2009 : 10:25 AM Comcast rolling out WiMax in Chicago and Philly later this year

RCN: Tru2way Can Wait


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August 5, 2009 : MSO has shelved tru2way deployment plans after striking a deal to offer a fancy, new, broadband-powered TiVo HD-DVR

Has Cable SDV Peaked?


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August 5, 2009 : 11:40 AM One analyst wonders if the technology's best days are behind it

BigBand Dives on Soft Q3 Warning


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August 5, 2009 : Shares in the digital video specialist plunged as much as 20 percent after-hours Tuesday amid warning of a Q3 loss and lower revenues
Comment: Uh-Oh - Jeff Baumgartner August 4, 2009
Comment: BBND Down Big - Jeff Baumgartner August 4, 2009

TiVo-Dish DVR Slugfest Rages On


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August 4, 2009 : 5:15 PM Score one for Charlie Ergen's corner

Digeo Flips Switch on SDV, Multi-Room


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August 4, 2009 : Digeo's retail HD-DVR now has the ability to tap 'switched' cable channels and – for a price – pipe content to other rooms in the house

RCN Makes TiVo Its Dominant DVR


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August 4, 2009 : RCN to attack MSOs and telcos next year with a TiVo box outfitted with broadband video features and hooks into its legacy cable VoD system

Docsis Devices Drive Downward


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August 3, 2009 : Shipments of Docsis devices slowed in the first quarter, but Heavy Reading says wideband could spark a second-half rebound