Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week
Growth in the number of TV households nationwide presents an important growth opportunity for service providers
In latest FCC salvo, Verizon all but tells cable: We won't adopt Tru2way and you can't make us
Emergency radio doesn't seem to be working quite yet
Sprint confirms that it is planning WiMax deployments in Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Philadelphia and adds Providence, R.I.
The Android Developers Blog offers a glimpse into the upcoming competitor to the Apple App Store
A temporary stalling of the IPTV market creates some trouble for chimpaker Sigma Designs
Satellites aren't local yet
As expected, Comcast will rein in excessive Internet users with a 250 GB monthly cap starting Oct. 1
Supercomm 2009 is on someone's mind
Let your fingers do the walking as Sprint unveils location service that will map nearby 'points of interest' for mobile users on WiMax
Basic research takes another hit
Report: Comcast to go live with 250 gigabyte cap for excessive users on Oct. 1... UPDATED 4:00 PM
A court gave the go ahead to Cablevision's 'RS-DVR,' but TiVo says it can play a big role in cable regardless of where video is stored
Vendors are lining up to help MSOs meet the challenge of delivering some TV signals in analog even after broadcasters cut to digital
The DNS company says it's got a better response to the latest cache poisoning trick
Verizon says it will credit some FiOS customers in New York who were 'inconvenienced' by its now two-year-old grounding controversy
RadioFrame closes $28M funding round and will use the money to speed its femtocells to market
MSO launches TiVo-enabled cable set-tops in Connecticut
China Mobile sets timeline for a big 3G TD-SCDMA commercial launch next year and reports stellar first-half results
Gadget lobby says FCC should toss MSO's request to 'update' set-top rules and allow the use of future HD-capable digital terminal adapters
It's time to take the Comcast blinders off for a moment and see what else is going on with Docsis 3.0 these days...
Early Bird registration for the Contentonomics event is extended!
Vendor wins 3G network contract from 3 and T-Mobile
The iPhone 3G could have some huge problems on the horizon, as we learn from the story of Handset X
T-Mobile International gets downgraded to a B- in Unstrung's latest carrier scorecard
Report says Mike Quigley is favorite
Apple forced to stop TV commercial in UK
Light Reading's parent company makes an $8M buy to create a bigger, badder place for communications industry research
The Nokia N85 and N79 have integrated Wi-Fi, 3G capabilities, and other features
The NetIron family gets a little brother in the form of edge switches that play up Provider Backbone Bridging
Dish stakes a claim on being the first (but certainly not the last) to deliver all standard-def and hi-def fare in the new format
AT&T eyes biz travelers with new iPhone plans
Move will use Microsoft's investment to stream video for the Democratic National Convention
Feds throw the book at two 'grammar vigilantes'
Vendor deploys WiMax for Thai university
Tchuruk eyes chairman and CEO appointments soon
Latest SEC filings say that Clearwire's funds will last 'at least next 12 months' with expected $3.2B cash influx
The online service is reportedly vulnerable to hackers
Satellite broadband player borrows a page from cable with leased option, mulls offering faster speeds in some areas of the US
Now that the Olympics are over, Contentinople takes on US politics
Local paper says 2009 for Grand Rapids mobile WiMax network
Three-hundred sixty-five degrees...
Level 3 provides both online video delivery and broadcast backhaul services for the Democratic National Convention
A case in Hawaii serves as a warning that MSOs have to be more careful about switching to switched digital video
The video management firm, formerly Rinera Networks, will target broadcasters and sports leagues
A $192.8M cash deal would be Broadcom's chance to boost its DTV standing and even give it some CableCARD-related product
Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week
Embarq intends to cut as many as 700 workers from its network services group as competition, costs rise and economy issues mount
Broadcasting lobby argues that an exemption for some cable operators could 'undermine' the digital television transition
WiMax is popping up across the US even as we wait for the 'new' Clearwire to get rolling
It's Contentinople time!
By merging, TXP and Cambridge Industries Group hope to create a GPON ONT powerhouse
What has driven the move from wired Ethernet to WiFi?
Justin Rattner, Intel's CTO, showed off the company's up-and-coming technology at the final keynote of the chipmaker's Developer Forum
Having gotten back to profitability, the former Agilent division is filing to go public
World leaders put away their clubs
Smaller cable ops get exemption, but the FCC has yet to publish the details of the just-adopted order... UPDATED 12:40 PM
Ringtones get classy
The FCC's wrist-slapped Comcast, but that might not mean Sandvine gets cut off from the operator
The major MSO not doing WiMax offers a nibble of its wireless ambitions
Stuck for near-term growth, could Cisco make a run at buying Brocade?
A Q4 miss and a weak Q1 forecast send Avanex shares spiraling after-hours
Hometown hero RIM plots northern exposure for first 3G BlackBerry
Do the optical companies go for it now?
NBC's Olympics coverage has become the new solitaire
Here's a sneak peek at some of the major themes we can expect to see at this year's Optical Expo
Comcast teams with Intel, but will these 'widgets' show up on a set-top near you anytime soon?
Cellular giant is silent on the status of its 'open access' project; analysts suggest that it could be waiting for Android
The company will see $10M of revenues delayed by a quarter because its manufacturing can't keep up
Concurrent Computer Corp. execs give canned, boring answers to M&A questions
Q4 and future Q1 numbers miss their marks
Some believe WDM-PON is the FTTH endgame, but AlcaLu isn't convinced
The strange new sport will air programming on sites such as AOL
Houston, we have a connection!
Steve Milner is the new vice president of sales for digital media and content markets
Comcast has 30 days to comply with a new FCC order that bans P2P app throttling... or else some vague things will happen to the MSO
200 positions to go from Internet services
Ericsson and STMicroelectronics join forces to create a new joint venture mobile platform and chipset company
The FCC today posted the official order that calls on Comcast to stop its 'discriminatory network management practices'
Is the craze for open networks, phones, and access mo beta or no beta?
Most operators plan femtocell deployments for 2010 or later, according to a new survey from Heavy Reading
An analysis of Verizon's FiOS risk points out AT&T's money-saving mistake
Contentinople takes its cold eye of judgment and ranks 10 television networks' Web offerings
Docs filed with the FCC suggest a Fall launch for the Android handset, but T-Mobile's slow 3G rollout could be a fly in the ointment
Tap the news meter, see if it flickers
Broadcasting lobby argues that a DTV 'blanket waiver' for some smaller cable systems could breed consumer confusion
Completes an interop with BigBand as the Paul Allen-backed company preps a new CableCARD-based HD DVR for deployment later this year
Carriers' ability to internalize and define subscriber profile preferences is a major untapped asset
Operator feels the pinch
Mobile operators have to pay BT back
Broadcom's approach won't have much impact on the market today, Freescale contends
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommends removing restrictions on domestic VOIP services
The Free the Airwaves campaign rallies support to open white space to high-speed wireless Internet
The C-series finds a friend in IBM
Collaboration is the key as search giant buffs up team prior to Android handset launch
Benefiting from its CNET buy, CBS led Web traffic in June
Hitron's modem just passed muster, so it's time to refresh the list...
CableLabs posting reveals that Taiwan-based company has become the seventh modem vendor to obtain Docsis 3.0 certification
Spent $5M on ads in 2007
Company's new system-on-a-chip will be the workhorse for a new breed of digital terminal adapters tagged for deployment by Comcast
Healthcare was a main issue between the regional Bell and the unions
Clearwire says that it's on track to close Sprint Nextel deal in Q4 despite AT&T's complaints about spectrum holdings
While growth is beginning to look more modest, the Ethernet business services market shows no sign of stopping
Will Huawei's US moves put the squeeze on traditional cable suppliers?
A new Heavy Reading study finds most service providers are planning to offer video services on three screens
Carriers and equipment vendors the world over are starting to talk about a new generation of Ethernet services. More than just a connection, they're using the term 'Carrier Ethernet 2.0' to describe a service that's aware of the applications running over an Ethernet connection – a managed service that can even extend service levels to third-party networks
NBCU appears to be the real gold-medalist in the 2008 Olympics
GPON is starting to take off worldwide. We list the who, what, and wherefore
A bubble survivor that's even profitable
India's Department of Telecom and BSNL move forward with 3G plans, while Reliance, IDEA, and MTNL run into stock-related hurdles
Amdocs gets bigger and bigger, while Oracle puts its BEA acquisition to use with developments in the SDP space
A seamless, integrated video experience will be critical for service providers to maximize the value of their multiplay bundles
A new CableCARD platform and some DTAs highlight Evolution Broadband's plan to bring smaller cable operators to an all-digital world
With its acquisition in Ghana lurching towards a conclusion, Vodafone turns its M&A attention to Poland
With hordes of devices!
The Joe Liu era ends
Our latest quarterly tally finds AT&T, Qwest, and Verizon showing some of the weakest broadband growth seen in years
Contentinople picks the best network sites for Web video
In the same period last year, the company sold about 1.12M
His Holiness's fashion sense is under fire
Seagate and SanDisk, anyone?
Vendor has quietly gained Docsis modem share in the past year and hopes to grow it further using a new family of Docsis 3.0 gear
MobiTV's and mSpot's eye-popping subscriber numbers reveal serious obstacles for telco TV to overcome
Report: 'Major acquisitions' off the table... but dividends are on the way UPDATED 8/18 NOON
Chinese operator estimates $14.6B in wireless capex in 2009-2010, by which time it should be holding a 3G license
The swine! Wireless chip vendor joins pig parade
They're getting closer
Given the evidence, your honor, this case doesn't stand a snowball's chance...
Or, are Apple's 3G problems really such a big surprise?
We've got the results of this round of the CDN brawl, Olympic coverage, and gossip about Trump
Heavy Reading senior analyst compares Sprint Nextel to a misguided retailer
The wireless carrier joins the likes of Verizon Wireless and AT&T
Another round for the former Luminous crew
The current conflict in Georgia includes cyberattacks
Cable lobbyists aren't wild about a 'voluntary' NAB proposal that aims to smooth the DTV transition
Sprint Nextel looks increasingly like a misguided retailer that loses money on every transaction, but hopes to make it up on volume
NCTA chief challenges Verizon's argument that tru2way will throw a big monkey wrench into the telco's FiOS TV platform
A further sign of heat in the videoconferencing sector: Norwegian specialist sees its stock leap 17% as it announces takeover talks
U-verse and FiOS grab the headlines, but one could argue that SureWest is outdoing them both
Pingtel changes hands again as Nortel acquires the SIP-based unified communications software specialist for an undisclosed sum
AT&T's double-think on WiMax
Users of the device outside of the US report poor connections
A 'micro-client' architecture from Silicon Image deemed 'complementary' to tru2way gets the vote at CableLabs confab
The economic downturn spreads to CDNs and VOD, and viewers find new ways to complain about NBC's online Olympics coverage
WiFi aggregator appears to have backed the right horse by betting on a crush of 802.11-enabled smartphones
Still seeking life beyond IPTV
The new boy at Ipanema walked over from Cisco
VOIP gear firm reduced to skeleton staff
Poll results reveal that demand for 40G transport is real and immediate
Programmer plans to shut down its direct-to-consumer service and focus instead on the wholesale Starz Play video service UPDATED 2:55 PM
Share price slumps by 21% as Sonus says it's growing, but not nearly as fast as it thought it would
They're coming...
Will Richmond thinks clips could be the future of Web video
EchoStar signs recently streamlined license, thus erasing any doubts about whether Charlie Ergen is serious about entering the cable box biz
The Apple CEO says it would be irresponsible not to be able to deactivate a malicious program sold through its App Store
But cable takes the lion's share of the scraps
SeaChange on Internet TV Mindset for Cable
Competitive cabler says a lack of marketing promotions, not churn, contributed to subscriber losses in the second quarter
As Qwest tries to avoid a labor strike with the CWA, health care could be a major sticking point of the negotiations
Bell Canada mimics the miserable momentum of its telco counterparts south of the border
The recently expanded international data services player Reliance Globalcom has AT&T, BT, and Verizon Business in its sights
Rolling out a nationwide WiMax network has been a key strategic objective of BT's for some time – now all it needs is a license at 2.6GHz
Rolling out a nationwide WiMax network has been a key strategic objective of BT's for some time – all it needs is a license at 2.6GHz
Verizon agrees last-minute deal with unions to avoid a major strike -- now Qwest comes under pressure to avoid industrial action
Contentinople dishes on the digital Olympics
Analyst firm predicts that the withdrawal of Sprint's $3B private placement of preferred stock could signal iDEN sale
Launches TV caller ID to subscribers for another $2 per month, and gives Integra5 its largest customer announcement so far
Company loses 25% of its value in one day
Telecom Italia gains some IPTV momentum, FastWeb hangs on to the No. 1 spot, and Tiscali takes its IPTV service to seven more cities
65,000 Verizon employees could decide to take strike action by the end of this weekend if a new labor contract is not reached
National operator BSNL revisits its IPO plans, and the Department of Telecom plans WiMax spectrum auction
The torch is passed
DefCon session will feature iPhones running WiFi scans and sophisticated spear-phishing tricks
Analyst says top Cablevision execs plan to vet out 'strategic options' next week with the company's top 20 investors
Let's stay out of this one
Self-optimizing femtocells could redefine the way mobile data networks are deployed and operated
We've got lots of tasty tidbits over on Contentinople today
WiMax upstart has its eyes on the fourth quarter as it preps for mobile WiMax and mobile broadband venture
Connecting on Docsis 3.0…eventually
Operator posts lowest new subscriber numbers per quarter for two years; could they be hurtin' for 3G?
In addition to goosing full-year guidance, Mediacom says it will launch a campaign targeted at consumers who still rely on rabbit ears
A wider second quarter loss hides signs of improving operational health at the British MSO as it moves towards its 50 Mbit/s launch
Russia's Comstar turns to Nortel for its WiMax needs
Another DTA is on display
Deutsche Telekom is attracting more interest in its telco TV service but still looks a long way off its end-of-year target
Traitorous geezers
Forget about drilling offshore for more oil; think about drilling cable networks for more bandwidth
Q3 is going to hurt
Cisco goes to the Olympics, BitGravity gets a small investment, and Viacom launches a celebrity-spying site
The 250 MB download is expected to fix some stability issues on the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch
It's another predictably dismal quarter for the US's third-largest carrier, but are there green shoots on the horizon?
Northern Ireland's capital city is getting ultra-high-speed fiber access, and it's not GPON
Comcast's CIM unit keeps the acquisition fire stoked
Even if its union workers end up on strike, Verizon says it's got a plan to keep FiOS rolling
Could revisit the copyright model for its Start Over service if ruling on Cablevision's Remote Storage DVR stands up
The Parents Television Council is shocked. Shocked!
Cisco has landed a contract with NBC to supply its video encoding products to allow the network to deliver video to TV, PCs, and mobile phones
How radio waves are like oil
Slow growth will continue through the next two quarters at least, CEO John Chambers says
MSO plans to win back spectrum for hi-def and Docsis 3.0 via a combo of switched digital video deployments and an 'all-digital' project
Ryan Lawler reports from the first DCIA P2P Media Summit
A pending sale would keep the Bell Labs building alive, although it might go condo
Test vendor Spirent sets its sights on wireless growth, while the executive chairman hints strongly at identity of next CEO
Modem maker Sierra Wireless buys Junxion assets for extended remote wireless connectivity
Telco doesn't aim to kill tru2way, but tells the FCC that the two-way platform doesn't work with its FiOS network
Firm to explore options aimed at boosting stock value
UK Ethernet services firm may be on the block
Good news for Comcast, but how about its suppliers?
Report suggests leading candidate has spurned offer
Senior Bharti Airtel executives are handed new roles as parent company Bharti Enterprises gives greater control to business units
French triple-play specialist tops 3.1M customers
Motorola taps Qualcomm COO to head up mobile device unit and serve as co-CEO for the entire company UPDATED 4 PM
The Dark Knight quiets the death-knell for the movie studio
The open-source routing empire adds another box
MSO's 'remote-storage' digital video recorder is alive again after a higher court finds it does not directly infringe copyright rules
Weight loss guaranteed
Keeping second-quarter churn under control will be a critical battlefield in the cable vs. telco wars
The group announced Monday that it has signed 11 new member companies in recent weeks and said that the number of mobile devices running the LiMo OS now totals 21
No pleasing some people
Nortel's Korean joint venture, LG-Nortel, has acquired Novera Optics, an early mover on the WDM-PON scene
A dubious 'first' for Charlie Ergen & Company
John Callahan, a top software and video engineer with Time Warner Cable, has been named CTO of ActiveVideo Networks
Telecom Italia rules out Telefónica bid
Unacceptable naughtiness, says Verizon
CDN announces Mark King is new VP of sales
Doesn't come with a cape...
Confirming an Unstrung scoop of yesteryear, AT&T CTO says that the carrier puts WiMax 'top of the list' for potential rural wireless
In a divisive 3-2 vote, the Commission orders Comcast to cease the use of its existing bandwidth management platform by year-end
Mixed day for Indian operators as 3G looms
At last! India's Department of Telecom issues guidelines for the auction and allocation of 3G spectrum
Network operators need to stop whining about becoming 'bit pipes' and focus on the enormous value their networks represent
No, not eating poor children
SDV specialist could win back some credibility among investors after it posted better than expected revenues and earnings
Was your mouse finger quick enough to get free access to the FCC meeting?
Charges and CDMA hit Nortel's Q2 profits, but revenues and operating profits are up, and it's still on course to hit full-year targets
