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News & Views Most Popular The Road to DOCSIS 4.0 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/26/2019 DOCSIS has taken a few twists and turns over the past 20 years as it heads toward a next-generation of specs that support Full Duplex DOCSIS, low-latency DOCSIS and Extended Spectrum DOCSIS capabilities. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter Shuffles the Top Deck By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/26/2019 Among them, Rich DiGeronimo will add technology officer role as current EVP of IT & engineering as Jim Blackley prepares to retire in 2020. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 'Spectrum Now' Act Takes Aim at Mid-Band Spectrum By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/25/2019 Bill could repurpose and free up federally held spectrum in the 3450MHz-3550MHz band for 5G services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement CableLabs Kicks Off Pursuit of DOCSIS 4.0 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/24/2019 New specs will repackage recent annexes and enhancements to DOCSIS 3.1, such as Full Duplex DOCSIS and Low Latency DOCSIS, and add in new Extended Spectrum DOCSIS capabilities. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Netflix Faces Global ARPU Headwinds By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/24/2019 A sizable and widening gap on domestic and international ARPU could negatively affect the premium value currently placed on Netflix's non-US subscription streaming business, analyst says. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Former Verizon Exec Takes Helm of Ericsson's Edge Gravity By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/21/2019 Kyle Okamoto starts as Edge Gravity's CEO on June 24, taking over a slot previously held by Marcus Bergström. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Tinkerbell Effect, Photoshop F-Ups & Discrimination Retribution By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 6/21/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: The women-in-tech dictionary gets a new addition; tactics for discriminatory situations; new uses for Photoshop; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Advertisement CableLabs Unleashes Specs for Low-Latency DOCSIS By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/20/2019 A component of cable's '10G' initiative, the new spec targets sub-1 millisecond latencies that can be enabled with software upgrades to existing DOCSIS 3.1 equipment and used for online gaming, VR apps. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Locast's Scorecard: 250,000+ People Registered, 0 Lawsuits By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/20/2019 Unlike Aereo, Locast has found a way to stream local TV channels without raising the legal hackles of powerful broadcasters. But can it drive enough donation dollars to survive for the long haul? Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Eurobites: Ericsson, Vodafone Take a 5G Front Seat With eGO By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/20/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Dixons Carphone hit by slump in demand for new handsets; new UK fiber contender; startups have faith in 5G. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Omniverse to Shutter Operations, Cut Ties to HovSat By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/19/2019 Omniverse tells court that any infringement was done 'without malice or bad intent,' and was caused or contributed to by third parties such as HovSat. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Power Shift in Cable Access Network Market Underway By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/19/2019 Harmonic riding high on stock upgrade as 'big bet' on the virtual CCAP shows signs of paying off, and as CommScope get downgraded amid tough start for recently acquired Arris. Post a Comment \| Read (0) FCC Closer to Opening Up 2.5GHz Band for 5G By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/18/2019 Commission to vote on the plan to open up underused portions of the band at its July 10 meeting. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Starry Says Spectrum Wins Widen Reach to 40M US Households By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/18/2019 With a batch of 24GHz spectrum in hand, Starry is ready to embark on expansion plans in the US while hinting that its spectrum-agnostic approach has global potential. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Dish Deal for Sprint/T-Mobile Assets Seems Bit Crazy – Analyst By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/18/2019 MoffettNathanson's Craig Moffett says a deal with Dish would erase purported benefits of the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger and makes little sense for either side to make. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Dish Takes Another Swing at the Smart Home By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/17/2019 New unit, branded as OnTech Smart Services, provides pro installs for range of connected retail products and debuts about three years after its EchoStar division shut down a DIY smart home and security service. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Comcast Brings Eye Control to X1 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/17/2019 Expanding on its accessibility capabilities, Comcast has added a feature to its X1 video service that enables people with physical disabilities to navigate the service with only their eyes. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei Cuts Sales Forecast as US Blacklist Bites By Robert Clark, 6/17/2019 Huawei's founder says revenues will be lower than previously expected in the short term, due to pressure exerted by the US, but that it will be ready to grow again from 2021. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast & Charter Have Bad Apple Deals – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/14/2019 Apple has leverage in its mobile-facing deals with Comcast and Charter, requiring both to sell large numbers of other Apple devices, including iPads and Apple TVs, CNBC reported. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) WiCipedia: How Disruption Will Affect Women & Int'l Tech Liberation Has Issues By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 6/14/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Girls in Tech makes biggest fundraising effort yet; Microsoft takes its Women in Cloud initiative on the road; women in developing countries pay the price for tech; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive CableLabs Unleashes Specs for Low-Latency DOCSIS By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/20/2019 A component of cable's '10G' initiative, the new spec targets sub-1 millisecond latencies that can be enabled with software upgrades to existing DOCSIS 3.1 equipment and used for online gaming, VR apps. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Locast's Scorecard: 250,000+ People Registered, 0 Lawsuits By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/20/2019 Unlike Aereo, Locast has found a way to stream local TV channels without raising the legal hackles of powerful broadcasters. But can it drive enough donation dollars to survive for the long haul? Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) WiCipedia: Tinkerbell Effect, Photoshop F-Ups & Discrimination Retribution By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 6/21/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: The women-in-tech dictionary gets a new addition; tactics for discriminatory situations; new uses for Photoshop; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Netflix Faces Global ARPU Headwinds By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/24/2019 A sizable and widening gap on domestic and international ARPU could negatively affect the premium value currently placed on Netflix's non-US subscription streaming business, analyst says. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed Xfinity Mobile Starts Hawking Apple Watch, iPads 4 hours and 49 minutes ago Dish Serves 'Fiber' to MDUs 8 hours and 39 minutes ago SCTE Taps David Pogue for Cable-Tec Expo Keynote 8 hours and 42 minutes ago NCTA Cheers Spectrum Now Bill Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Adtran Expands Role at Prpl Foundation Tuesday, June 25, 2019 BET Sets Fall Launch of Premium SVoD Service Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Grass Valley, CenturyLink Connect on 100G Cross-Country Link Tuesday, June 25, 2019 SSIMWAVE Adds Video QoE Expertise Tuesday, June 25, 2019 4KUniverse Seeks Ad Buyers Ahead of National Launch Monday, June 24, 2019 Tubi Touts Passing 20M Active Users, Records for Revenues, Hours Streamed Monday, June 24, 2019 SCTE Turns 50 Thursday, June 20, 2019 Comcast to Integrate Amazon Music With X1 Boxes, 'Flex' Platform Thursday, June 20, 2019 Altice USA Adds Cheddar Business on Optimum TV Wednesday, June 19, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Best Defense: 5 Key Trends in Application Security Ameya Talwalkar, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Cequence Security, 6/26/2019 What application security must address to stay ahead of the attackers. 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