News & Views
Content posted in July 2008
The Bauminator | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment Aiming for earlier access to HD movies, cable throws in with the MPAA
Contentinople | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment TiVo shows that demographically targeted ads are more effective, unsurprisingly
LR Mobile News Analysis | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment The company said the service's email issues have been repaired, but some subscribers are still reporting problems
The Bauminator | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment Satco revs up plans for the Rolls Royce of hi-def formats...
News Analysis | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment Europe's IPTV subscriber base is continuing to grow, but as FT, Telefónica, and BT unveil their financials, the news is not all good
EuroBlog | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment S&P analysts don't like what they see at Alcatel-Lucent
LR Mobile News Analysis | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment Moto's share price is up on an unexpected $4M profit but there's still no turnaround in sight for the handset business
LR Mobile Column | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment Embedded technologies will play a far larger role in the upcoming era of ubiquitous broadband mobile connectivity than they have in WiFi and 3G
LR Cable News Analysis | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment MSO is rolling out Docsis 3.0 services and a massive WiFi canopy
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment Cable operators across North America are now plunging headlong into the commercial phone market
LRTV Interviews | 7/31/2008 | Post a comment The great American squint-off is here, pitting Mark Cuban against TechWeb's Fritz Nelson. In this interview, HDNet founder Cuban elaborates on his thought that the public Internet is not the next great distribution platform for high-def video. Cuban's also bullish on telco TV, noting that competition with cable pushes them to innovate more and to take care of their customers.
The Philter | 7/31/2008 | 15 comments Five ways to improve U-verse
News Analysis | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment Genband says it has divested itself of BayPackets, the IMS specialist it acquired two years ago
News Analysis | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment India's Spice Telecom and Tata Communications report drop in earnings, while Unitech seeks partner for its new operator
Contentinople | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment Gannett takes a dive into Web 2.0 with an investment in video platform Mogulus
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment To succeed in IPTV, telcos have to learn to see video as just one component in a package of multimedia, interactive services
News Analysis | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment The company said the loss of positions will result in annual savings of about $300M when combined with other reductions carried out earlier in the year
The Bauminator | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment So says an MSO that's urging the FCC to extend 'waivers' to future DTAs that will support hi-def
LR Cable News Analysis | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment Advanced service subscriber growth slowed in Q2, but much of what Comcast gained came right off the hide of telcos
News Analysis | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment Siemens is claiming damages from 11 former executives, including the current vice chairman of Nokia Siemens Networks
Wireless Bits | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment Handsets need to know about their femtocells
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment Work-related applications are where the money is, and that's where the telcos will aim their next-generation services
Wireless Bits | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment The WCDMA network no one built
LR Mobile News Analysis | 7/30/2008 | 1 comment Industry emphasis on LTE developments threatens to delay the completion of femtocell standards by the end of this year
News Analysis | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment Marc Lefar, former chief marketing officer at Cingular, has been named the new CEO of Vonage
LR Mobile News Analysis | 7/30/2008 | 2 comments As third-party iPhone apps allow developers to access handset contact lists, what can Apple do to ensure its users' privacy?
News Analysis | 7/30/2008 | Post a comment The economy is digging into revenues, but thanks to reductions in capex, Embarq enjoyed a 17% jump in profits
News Analysis | 7/29/2008 | Post a comment AlcaLu's Q2 results, overshadowed by resignations and wireless woes, show some progress in cost control and margins
LR Cable News Analysis | 7/29/2008 | Post a comment Investors send stock down almost 19% after video tech specialist issues conservative guidance for the second half of 2008
LR Cable News Analysis | 7/29/2008 | 1 comment A pending PON chipset from Broadcom could give Entropic its first tough competition
Contentinople | 7/29/2008 | Post a comment Swarmcast says its average stream time is over an hour
LR Cable News Analysis | 7/29/2008 | Post a comment Upgrades from Comcast Media Center and Motorola will enable smaller MSOs to reclaim analog using digital terminal adapters
LR Mobile News Analysis | 7/29/2008 | 2 comments AlcaLu's wireless business is reeling from the decline in CDMA spending, but the vendor is optimistic about 3G in China and WCDMA generally
The Bauminator | 7/29/2008 | Post a comment AT&T says it prohibits mobile P2P apps. Comcast is about to get wrist-slapped for throttling P2P. Smell the irony
Monkey Bidness | 7/29/2008 | Post a comment Is being an old idiot a crime?
BroadBananas | 7/29/2008 | Post a comment MSO trolling cyberspace for customer complaints
News Analysis | 7/29/2008 | Post a comment As expected, BT beefs up its Telco 2.0 strategy with the acquisition of voice services software platform Ribbit
News Analysis | 7/29/2008 | Post a comment Alcatel-Lucent reports its sixth straight quarterly loss, hit hard by worsening conditions in the CDMA market
News Analysis | 7/29/2008 | 12 comments Russo announces resignation as AlcaLu CEO, and she is joined by chairman Serge 'The Merge' Tchuruk
The Bauminator | 7/28/2008 | Post a comment Live system demos and newly signed set-top and headend partners, but clash with the CEA persists...
LR Cable News Analysis | 7/28/2008 | 97 comments Like a kitten taking on a helpless ball of yarn, the FCC boss has reportedly secured enough votes to do absolutely nothing to Comcast
News Analysis | 7/28/2008 | 2 comments Reliance Globalcom will use Juniper's MX-series routers and M120 edge routers to increase metro capacity tenfold
News Analysis | 7/28/2008 | Post a comment Q2 looks up for the Middle Eastern and African operator as it prepares to expand its reach into Saudi Arabia
Contentinople | 7/28/2008 | Post a comment Some of the news that's fit to blog, on Contentinople
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