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News & Views Most Popular Terabyte Broadband Homes Continue to Climb By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/22/2019 OpenVault report finds that consumers in that 'power user' group doubled in Q1 2019, a growth rate that could cause some cable operators and other ISPs to consider upping their monthly data ceilings. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Sizing Up Plan to Syndicate a Virtual CMTS – Sources By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/22/2019 Comcast says it's premature to talk about how its network virtualization strategies will take shape, but industry sources say Comcast has discussed the idea of licensing its new tech to other MSOs. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CableLabs Seeks to Supercharge WiFi By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/21/2019 New open source project from CableLabs focuses on 'Dual Channel WiFi' technology that can set up dedicated channels for specific apps and traffic types such as streaming video and online gaming. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Big Data Is Slowly Paying Off for Axiata By Iain Morris, International Editor, 5/21/2019 The Malaysian operator uses analytics to axe capital expenditure and is eyeing further benefits from the combination of network and external data. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Investment Up but Revenues Down for French Operators in 2018 By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 5/21/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: ZTE opens cybersecurity lab in Rome; coaxial startup lands Vodafone Germany deal; payback time for UK mobile operators? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ailing Telecom Italia Gets Serious About Cuts By Iain Morris, International Editor, 5/21/2019 The Italian phone incumbent is now so ruthlessly focused on efficiency it has started referring to employees as units. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter Using Mobile to Dislodge 'Inert' DSL Customers By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/16/2019 Company CFO Chris Winfrey expands on Charter's strategy to use Spectrum Mobile as a growth driver for its home broadband service. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: unbearable All Charter has to do is offer a DSL price for an entry-level broadband tier... Advertisement Comcast Still Has Big Streaming Dreams By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 5/15/2019 Even as it hands over operational control of Hulu to Disney and paves the way to sell its Hulu stake, Comcast sees loads of opportunity in the OTT video market as it revs up plans for both Sky's Now TV streaming service in Europe and NBC's forthcoming OTT service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WOW & Philo Bundle Up By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/15/2019 Continuing a growing trend, WOW has become the latest cable operator to combine its broadband service with a skinny bundle OTT-TV offering. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Leadership Change Afoot at Arris's Network & Cloud Unit By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/15/2019 Following CommScope merger, Dan Whalen has left the company and been succeeded by another industry vet, Kevin Keefe, who takes the reins of the unit during a critical time for the company. Post a Comment \| Read (0) AT&T Taking Broadband Nationwide in 3-5 Years via Fiber & 5G By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 5/14/2019 AT&T's CEO said the operator will be able to offer a 'true, high-speed Internet network throughout the United States' in the next three to five years via fiber and 5G. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: davidhoffman5 Many of those 127 million will be choosing among various satellite offerings... AT&T's Igor Glubochansky: Businesses Need Lower Latency Networks By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 5/14/2019 AT&T sees big promise in manufacturing, healthcare and retail, even before mobile 5G becomes available everywhere. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Disney Takes Full Operational Control of Hulu By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/14/2019 Under 'put/call' agreement, Comcast can require Disney to buy NBCU's 33% stake in Hulu as early as January 2024; Comcast also inks deal to offer Hulu via its X1 video platform. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Liberty Global Grapples With Revenue Slump By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 5/13/2019 Even as it carries out its phased retreat from the European continent, Liberty Global is trying to stem video sub losses and spur fresh revenue growth with a slate of new product and service offerings. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 5G Opportunity Still Outweighs the Threat to Cable Ops By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/13/2019 MSOs must remain wary of 5G-powered in-home broadband services, but the backhaul and fronthaul opportunities will abound for cable operators as 5G networks are deployed. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telenor Chopped 10K Jobs Last Year, & It's Not Done Yet By Iain Morris, International Editor, 5/13/2019 The Norwegian telco, whose operations span Europe and Asia, has taken a hefty axe to its workforce. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cable One Hits Broadband ARPU High By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/10/2019 MSO thrives as 10% of its new broadband subs take its new $40 unlimited data option for power users and other data subs shift to higher-priced speed tiers. Post a Comment \| Read (0) BT's Workforce: It's Not Shrinking as Fast as You Might Think By Iain Morris, International Editor, 5/10/2019 The UK incumbent remains one of Europe's most bloated telecom operators, and that is unlikely to change under current cost-cutting plans. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: BT Maintains Dividend Despite Revenue Slip By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 5/9/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Deutsche Telekom powers on in Q1; Sky invests in You.i.TV for cross-platform app development; back-of-the-net for BT Sport! Post a Comment \| Read (0) Starry Subs Devour 350GB of Data Per Month, Gravitate to OTT Video By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/8/2019 Millimeter wave-powered provider of fixed wireless broadband has been able to achieve 20% service penetration in apartment buildings within 60 to 90 days of launch, COO says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Charter Using Mobile to Dislodge 'Inert' DSL Customers By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/16/2019 Company CFO Chris Winfrey expands on Charter's strategy to use Spectrum Mobile as a growth driver for its home broadband service. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: unbearable All Charter has to do is offer a DSL price for an entry-level broadband tier... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards MikeP688, 5/18/2019 3:39:48 PM Verizon's $4.4B AOL Buy a Digital Media Play Re: Re: Fascinating Times.... Thanks for the thought--what is interesting iw how Verizon has now pretty much "zero'd out" this play--hasn't it? Cheers... jonsnow1221, 5/18/2019 12:37:53 AM Verizon's $4.4B AOL Buy a Digital Media Play Re: Re: Fascinating Times.... By the post, we get to know how the Verizon is doing many changes in the field of technology and the thing is that I have also tried the application related to the 5g services. Epson error code e-01 unbearable, 5/17/2019 9:07:21 PM Charter Using Mobile to Dislodge 'Inert' DSL Customers Re: How to dislodge DSL... All Charter has to do is offer a DSL price for an entry-level broadband tier (say 25mbps to be "legit") with DSL "lifetime" pricing in lieu of the never-ending expiring promo game at 200mbps "inert" folks clearly don't r... davidhoffman5, 5/15/2019 3:45:36 PM AT&T Taking Broadband Nationwide in 3-5 Years via Fiber & 5G Re: Nationwide Broadband by AT&T Many of those 127 million will be choosing among various satellite offerings as much as is possible. It will not be as fast as symmetrical Gigabit FTTH, but it should be better than ADSL2+. JDonahue, 5/14/2019 12:23:50 PM AT&T Taking Broadband Nationwide in 3-5 Years via Fiber & 5G Re: Fiber Build Out Til He Retires That's likely another 6 years which would be pretty impressive. VP,CTO54087, 5/14/2019 9:12:52 AM Comcast Business Beefs Up Managed WiFi Via Deep Blue Buy Re: MSO to WiFi, How Deep Does it Get? Comcast is a proactive MSO. Wondering how far behind is the rest of the pack. Hospitality is a strategic choice due to ubiquitous urban presence. It would make sense if this is a 5G off-load... wilfredbarry, 5/6/2019 10:58:28 AM DOCSIS 3.1 Still Rules the Cable Roost Re: Data transmission speed Have you compared your findings with the performance of Adara's SDN offered on AWS? R Clark, 4/29/2019 9:27:19 PM China Mobile Upends Broadband Market Re: Re: A most dramatic price drop It seems a classic case study of third into the market smashing a cosy duopoly. Cloud 4G, 4/29/2019 7:33:56 PM China Mobile Upends Broadband Market Re: A most dramatic price drop Thank for the well-timed article. Less than two years ago the price level for broadband service in China, adjusted on a per capita income basis, was among the higher of emerging countries. That stood out against the... rocket101, 4/27/2019 10:20:43 AM CenturyLink Shed 6K Workers During Crash Course Diet Last Year Re: Self Driving Network? Juniper needs to focus on increasing revenue and not coining terms Self Driving Network? Juniper needs to focus on increasing revenue and not coining terms. Juniper barely gets to 1 billion in revenue per quarter. This has been the trend for past several years, CEO afte CEO has not been... iainmorris, 4/17/2019 12:59:44 PM CenturyLink Shed 6K Workers During Crash Course Diet Last Year Re: CenturyLink comment This story has been updated since it was first published to include a comment from CenturyLink. Sr.Embed22197, 4/16/2019 1:34:10 PM Google Fiber to Pay $3.84M to Clean Up Mess It Left in Louisville Re: Louisville right back to 2008 again WWP, and later Ciena, had the original contract for Triple Play Services in Louisville, I worked on the gear we were selling to them when we were WWP. Ciena focused on AT&T, I just started hearing less and less about... tamdavid0210, 4/12/2019 6:29:13 AM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Thanks Thank you! vakax, 4/10/2019 4:01:56 PM Charter Has a Secret TV App for Colleges Re: Amazing Article Comcast isn't paying for this. It is being paid for by its customers through a Federally mandated universal connectivity charge. Comcast is buying a lot of good will with its customers money. Makes me sick. Yes, I had to... brooks7, 4/8/2019 10:32:18 AM Verizon, Calix Roll Out Commercial NG-PON 2 Re: Re: Tampa? That is not NG-PON2. It is either BPON or GPON. seven More Message Boards		Security Now Suppliers Cut Off Huawei Larry Loeb, Author, 5/22/2019 If Android is to 'fork' following Huawei's isolation, the enterprise needs to ... (3 comments) Does 'Client Hints' Leave Fingerprints? Larry Loeb, Author, 5/21/2019 New web standard allows third-party services to obtain in-depth details about ... 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