They've done it! The New Clearwire has been created and has received its $3.2 billion cash injection from its big-name backers
Europe's cable operators are forging ahead with next-generation broadband deployments that leave DSL in the slow lane
Singaporean operator claims world's first commercial 3G home base station service, hooking up Huawei femtos to its broadband network
Chip firm STMicro issues a profits warning for its fourth quarter, blaming a slump in demand from wireless, PC, and auto manufacturers
Mobile connections increased by 10.42 million in October, taking the total to 325.7 million, while fixed broadband lines topped 5 million
U.K. cable operator is working with two CDN players and Cisco to find the best way to deal with video traffic growth
Greek incumbent is set for commercial telco TV launch
Sure, LTE is better, newer, and faster than 3G; but is it really worth the trouble?
The rumor that will never die
Stick with fixed
Post-merger casualties at Pannaway include the VP of engineering
No plans by KPN for a monster FTTH rollout – yet
Scientific 'research' validates the Power of Prayer
Cable partnerships haven't yielded TiVo much in the way of revenues or subscribers, but there's still hope
Russian giant VimpelCom is scaling back its 3G and FTTB capex plans for 2009, and that spells bad news for Ericsson and AlcaLu
In preparation, Nokia is porting its Qt cross-application framework to Symbian in order to draw in developers of other platforms
SFR-branded femto seen in the wild
It's au revoir to Alcatel-Lucent's CFO, Hubert de Pesquidoux, who will be replaced by former Solectron man Paul Tufano
Investors put $33M more into the TV-service startup, but the economic crisis has Sezmi trimming staff as well
After years of fumbling, a new law represents a positive step toward a strong national broadband policy
In these dour times, Clearwire is one company that might actually staff up some in the coming weeks and months
They can't afford anything else
The MSO's commercial unit sees big growth ahead as it pursues larger customers and cell backhaul opportunities
A long-standing Silicon Valley tradition
Alan Colmes, we hardly knew ye
But cable box ports need not apply UPDATED 12:00 PM
The first interoperability test for cable's advanced ad ecosystem showed that everything's at least moving in the right direction
For now, anyway
FCC filing reveals that Sony will spark retail strategy that combines its 'Bravia' TVs with a hideaway interactive set-top developed by ADB
Sling Media's new Sling.com is similar to Hulu
Analysts report that Storm, the first touch-screen BlackBerry, sold more than 100,000 units over the weekend and saw long lines and delays
The optical components company is staffing back up after sending workers on an unexpected vacation
Top CDMA exec sprints from troubled operator
Orange adds high-def mobile TV to dual-mode service
Telco's entire FiOS TV footprint shifts to digital, ensuring that Verizon makes good on a set-top waiver requirement set by the FCC
The president-elect's commitments to net neutrality and universal broadband could have major ramifications for the industry worldwide
A brief blip in September hasn't shaken Spirent from its ongoing financial rehabilitation, with the new CEO optimistic about 2009
SDV specialist gets 'qualified' for Korean cable market
JDSU's escalation tactic
CBS teams up with MediaFLO to deliver a Victoria's Secret mobile channel
Don't hold your breath for an LTE BlackBerry – it could be years away
Staff roster at Alcatel-Lucent needs further updating
Alcatel-Lucent's new CEO lays out an aggressive new course on 4G LTE
Irdeto sibling claims US cable MSOs will need an extra layer of protection to 'harden' the security of digital terminal adapters
Round 543 – the bench trial
As one operator slashes its planned spending by nearly 30%, report predicts a 2% fall in global carrier capex in 2009
Death to set-tops?
Three-headed commentary monster
Slowly, details are emerging about what speeds to expect in Cisco's newest router and what chips are (or aren't) inside
Class action suit claims the dowry Novafora is paying for Transmeta's hand isn't enough
Cable 'overbuilder' borrowing a page from Comcast's Docsis 3.0 deployment playbook
Partnership allows Rackspace to offer CDN services
Level 3's CDN is chosen to support peer-assisted delivery of NBC Direct
Microsoft has lost another leading telco executive
British set-top box player adds customers, revenues, and technology with the acquisition of Swedish firm Tilgin's IPTV business
And no obstacles in my way! Shareholders approve 'new' Clearwire deal
Business services are fueling growth at four of the largest US MSOs
Charter discounts rumor it will drop supplier Digeo, says testing of the firm's new CableCARD-based HD-DVR is in 'final stages'
Now we wait for the shareholder vote
RIM Storm from Verizon
The much anticipated iPhone competitor from RIM finally arrives on Verizon's 3G network
The new set-top, meant to hide behind a flat-screen TV, is already shipping to an undisclosed CE partner
Mark Cuban fights insider trading charges
Really? For an ad-based business model?
This is odd
The chip everyone's talking about
Florida woman gets 'clubbed'
T-Mobile outlined its top cost and technical requirements for 4G mobile broadband technology LTE
Kiss my what?
Former Rogers CTO elevated to IEEE's 'highest grade of membership'
TeliaSonera opts for unified IP backhaul deployment in Finland, putting its faith in RAD to backhaul voice as well as data traffic
Swedish giant unveils new packet-optical transport product to target network transformation projects
Firm rounds out its silicon 'front end' for Docsis 3.0 modems, offering competition to Anadigics in the sector
Femtocells look set to play a crucial role in future 4G LTE deployments as operators express interest in metro femtos
Who's done what so far
Vendor financing is a significant factor for some operators considering hosted applications, particularly in emerging markets
Infinera, Juniper, and Level 3 have banded together to get 100GE into research networks by 2010
Now that he's gone, can Yahoo be fixed?
The challenge? Making a 'good' video
Verizon will use Velocix's caching equipment to introduce content distribution services aimed at getting content owners better access to its broadband customers
That'll give ya gas
China Mobile says it is already planning for an LTE deployment as it designs and rolls out its 3G TD-SCDMA network
Stock rises as sale of Thales stake edges closer
That's Miss Abel Cable to you
Stealthy video processing startup helmed by the founders of Terayon breaks cover with a $255M deal for Transmeta
Remember when Apple sucked? Yahoo should
A cautionary tale
Compared with Google's Android, Symbian's 10 years of solid development will let it capture more US handsets, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo says
Limelight deploys FastSoft's E Series Internet accelerators to speed delivery of large files
GridNetworks video now on Xbox 360 and PS3
MSO deploys speedier Internet platform in systems in Washington and Oregon that serve a combined 1.8M video subs
A former Sonus exec takes the spot that's been vacant since 2007
Nortel gear, in fashionable gray
It's the recession-proof quasi-nutrient
Despite a deepening economic crisis, there are signs of continued growth, spending, and expansion in the emerging markets
Will the president-elect sing the BlackBerry blues?
MSO wants the FCC to bless a new one-way digital-to-analog adapter that will enable Cable ONE to beef up its HDTV lineup
Report suggests AT&T interest in C&W division
The big Q ducks out of '4G' CDMA path
Shoring up for an expected difficult year, Hatteras cuts staff despite claiming record sales
We've got the scoop on the outcome of TelcoTV and ad:tech, and word on Microsoft's shiny new social network
Cable operators can expect service convergence to be a big push as telcos try to build video market share
Analyst kicks Nortel while it's down
As the service broker sector heats up, Israeli startup Convergin scores $10 million for expansion in North America
Layoff season rolls on
Strong economic news from the Ethernet market suggests that it may continue to flourish despite the recession
Chinese vendor adds to its list of carrier femtocell trials with a gig at Mobilkom Austria
TelcoTV panelists say the consumer's access to content is being stifled by crummy interfaces
Out of the box
Ethernet in a tough economy
Nokia lowers its device sales outlook for Q4, says mobile phone sales volumes and infrastructure sales will fall in 2009
Professionally produced content booms online
The networking firm cuts one third of its staff as it shores up for a possible recession
Steady(ish) stream of signups for BT's TV service
Wireless backhaul deal makes Tellabs a BT 21CN preferred supplier, says the vendor's CEO, who also laid out the vendor's strategy
Widevine flashes its cool
Live to tape: Look at what is happening right now (when we taped this)
Is it good to be targeted?
An interesting shared model
British incumbent announces a workforce reduction of 10,000 as it reports second-quarter results
Let's help
The show's first awards program honoring telco innovation was celebrated Wednesday in Anaheim
Three keynotes offered different views of telco TV and video entertainment
Today Seattle, tomorrow the country? Sezmi's non-IP TV service is a step closer to commercial launch
Charlie Ergen's tech spinoff's going after Tier 2 and Tier 3 telcos with an IPTV system that fuses video transport, set-tops, and software
Ben Verwaayen has revamped AlcaLu's organizational structure and built a new management team that's a mix of new and old faces
The smartphone is set to be exclusive to Russia's 4G network, but it paves the way for handsets with high-speed mobile broadband
TelcoTV Web cam
No, not the insect guys
Telcos dangle money in front of broadcasters
TelcoTV keynotes have Verizon and AT&T reaffirming their commitment to the 'revitalization' of TV
The seemingly unstoppable rise of wireless broadband may spur wireline telcos to move faster on fiber deployment
Tellabs enters the already crowded carrier Ethernet switch market with a new family of products, starting with an aggregation box
Operators stake out 4G positions
More like a slow ambling walk, really. Anyway, see if you can find your company in our first slideshow from TelcoTV
Unstrung grades Vodafone on its 1H08 performance and dishes out the lowest grade yet on a scorecard
The two largest US MSOs are preparing to deploy a relatively light ITV platform that will address their entire universe of digital boxes
Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo is buying a 26% stake in Indian operator Tata Teleservices for $2.7 billion
Features are nice, but TV consumers care mostly about price, a Heavy Reading survey finds
AT&T says WiMax may get more northern exposure but it expects to stick mostly with its current broadband services
Running down the numbers
Promises of 400-Gbit/s per slot and an Arroyo-powered video blade highlight the announcement that leaked 10 days ago
Research firm gives some indication of how heavily T-Mobile is subsidizing the $179 Google phone
DoD launches YouTube-like site for military
Top cable, tech, and programming execs say the industry will not be crushed by a faltering economy
As Virgin Media, Telekom Austria, and C&W prepare to cut staff, Nokia Siemens details its final round of merger-related job reductions
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
Femtos find each other
Vodafone picks Tellabs for Ethernet backhaul
Vodafone revamped its strategy today as it reported half-year results and cut its full-year revenue forecast
Text updates from TelcoTV 2008
Canoe Ventures has a logo, too
Peer-to-peer caching company receives another round of funding
The North American carrier capex crunch is hitting Nortel where it hurts as the vendor's service provider customers turn down demand
Nortel axes 1,300 jobs, including top executives, as part of a new restructuring program as it announces a Q3 net loss of $3.4 billion
Execs for the MSO-backed advanced ad initiative tell an SRO crowd that Canoe isn't competing directly with programmers
That's entertainment!
Deal gives AT&T about 1.1 million new subscribers and strengthens its network, particularly in the Midwest and Southeast US
Internap saw its content delivery network segment decline for the third straight quarter
Operator posts a subscriber increase of just 8,000 as it throttles back on fixed wireless to wait for mobile WiMax
But at what cost?
Credit crunch puts company split on hold
'Traditional' video distribution models need to adjust to a broadband-fed world
Vendor mum on fate of LTE business
AT&T introduces a new video search service powered by Divvio
Company gunning for CableLabs approval early next year, setting the stage for a 'turn-key' tru2way platform for Tier 2 cable operators
Cuts expected as economic slowdown bites
Aeluros is making an early bid for 100GigE fame, trotting out a physical-layer chip ahead of the big players
The Pannaway point of view
Former CTO Eric Klinker steps into the chief executive role just a few days after founder Ashwin Navin leaves the company
It's blowin' in the (targeted) wind
MSO inches toward first Docsis 3.0 deployment, but is content to stay on the wireless sidelines for now
AT&T exec says multinationals are warming to virtualization strategies, but they're also reviewing their spending plans
Third-ranked cellular operator posts a Q3 loss of $326M with Q4 not looking much more promising
Samsung led the shipments hit parade with a 22.4% share of the cellphone market, while LG Electronics finished in third place with a 20.5% share
Apparently, $37M wasn't enough
Eyeing increasing numbers of mobile devices with WiFi onboard, AT&T makes a cash deal that will expand its hotspot footprint
MSO still sticking it to the telco competition on the ground as it looks for its ambitious WiFi network to add mobile voice capabilities
I didn't kill the Microsoft deal, he says
The big MSO-backed advanced ad venture is expected to offer a clearer glimpse of its hull during next week's CTAM Summit in Boston
Demand for Deutsche Telekom's IPTV has explodierte
As wireless services grow in importance for consumers, cable operators look for ways to offer the elusive quad-play
VOIP gear vendor preps cost-cutting measures as weak Q3 revenues precede an anticipated major Q4 dip
Copyright Alliance wants the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's decision that OK'd Cablevision's network DVR
In fact, it might help
It's official: It's bad
Ahead of its new leadership team announcement, Alcatel-Lucent appoints a new head of Europe, Middle East and Africa
The trick involves packing four 10-Gig wavelengths together. Sound familiar?
Officially smacked by the economic downturn, Cisco plans to cut $1B in expenses as it faces a decrease in revenues
MSO says the economy will catch up to it eventually
Google dashes Yahoo's search hopes, and publishers optimize ad inventory
Congratulations, now take a break
Hutchison's new handset subsidiary INQ Mobile will launch low-cost 3G phones optimized for social networking next week
Hossein Eslambolchi joins Intelliden's advisory board
Mark Papermaster appears to be heading up a team that will design processors for Apple gadgets
Other MSOs can only hope consumer reaction is as muted as they reclaim analog spectrum in the midst of a shiny, new FCC probe
PCCW gets a $2B privatization offer, KT's CEO quits over bribery allegations, Korea's carriers consider capex cuts, and more
Adopts 'conservative' order, holding that it puts in place safeguards against interference issues raised by cable and broadcasters
Unanimous vote approves Sprint-Clearwire spectrum merger deal
T-Mobile plots its LTE course and says it will not deploy HSPA Evolution as an interim step to 4G
Says it's responsible for CNN's popularity with the kids
MSO plans to cut 2% of workforce by the first quarter of 2009, but its budding wireless divison will remain untouched
Nov. 5 could get explosive if European Commissioner Viviane Reding unveils her revised telecom reform package
According to Comcast, P4P technology increased download speeds in its network by more than 80%
Surprise, surprise, surprise! The FCC meeting did not get underway on time today
LTE and WiMax-focused infrastructure startup adds to its VC coffers in Series C 'up round'
Since no one's really working today...
Guns and booze and rock & roll
Webinar audience response reveals expectations for LTE deployment worldwide
FCC Keeps swinging, or is that the foxtrot?
MSO hopes a mix of free DTAs and cable boxes capable of delivering VOD will entice some analog subs to make the digital leap
The Ethernet switch company claims its software has tricks for wringing more out of virtualization
Components makers
Well, kind of...
The devices are on their way to all of TWC's switched digital video markets - Austin first
TV broadcasting turns out to be another application that can make use of all-optical switching
Despite planning to drop its in-house Linux OS efforts, Motorola still promises more phones based on the LiMo code by year's end
The company's over-the-air update patches a browser vulnerability that could enable hackers to gain access to information like saved passwords
Profits warning piles pressure on British bulldog
Reliance and Bharti report enviable growth in revenues, Turkcell takes a look at Indian acquisition, and Ceragon and Subex land deals
Taiwan-based SerComm becomes the eighth vendor to win CableLabs certification for a super-speedy cable modem
Some fine parting gifts from JDSU
As vendors move forward on 100G technology, the OIF must step in to fill gaps being left by the major 100G standards bodies
T-Mobile tests user experience in UK
Vendor expands system to ensure that cable ops can check video's heartbeat as content flows from headends to network hub sites
Cheney endorses McCain
