Cloud-based guides, IP set-tops and all-singing/all-dancing video gateways are part of TW Cable's 2013 video game plan

Ma Bell will offer up to $50M for NextWave's capacity in the WCS bands, opening up 4G opportunities if interference worries are removed

4G LTE applications could bust up older networking equipment that isn't built to handle smaller packet sizes, according to Stoke

Also: DirecTV gets dinged in Q2; Roku signs CE pals; Amazon streams to the iPad; Google spreads the fiber gospel

RIM's tablet is finally getting LTE, with the first versions going on sale in Canada on Aug. 9

Churn hammered TW Cable's video totals, but the cable operator grew in other areas and pulled in better-than-expected Q2 results

7:05 AM Forget Alcatel-Lucent – NEC could be the best bet to merge with Nokia Siemens Networks

In today's Olympics-tinged EMEA roundup: BT's Wi-Fi hits the spot; Russian mobile merger talk; Telecom Italia returns to profit

With its future in smartphones unclear, the Finnish company is pushing its advantages in maps and location-based services

The chipmaker says it's developing new processors, from scratch, with secret ingredients apparently engineered for data centers and clouds

The fate of Nokia Siemens will shape the landscape of the global telecom infrastructure market during the next 10 years

Pressure group tells the FCC that Comcast's data policy for the Xbox 360 violates a condition of its NBCU merger

Vendor says its security policies are rigorous, but test lab insists processes are flawed

12:40 PM Lenovo thinks the prospect of acquiring Nokia is hilarious, but would another company want to snatch up all of Nokia now?

Comcast will try to bring some mojo back to video as it makes plans to launch its X1 service in five 'major' markets this year

Also: Skewering NBC's Olympics coverage becomes a sport; BlackArrow targets TV ads to all screens; SDV catches on with small cable

Comcast net income was up 6.1% in the second quarter while it lost a less-than-expected 176,000 video subscribers

In today's EMEA roundup: CEO's mea culpa; Nokia directors bag their cut-price shares; Russian carrier tires of Apple's retail control

12:05 AM Olympic officials are asking viewers to find alternatives to texting but aren't people doing that anyway with OTT apps?