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News & Views Most Popular 'Cable' Heading Toward Extinction? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/22/2019 ACA has joined a growing list of industry companies and organizations that have dropped 'cable' from their names. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cox Developing Version of Comcast's 'Flex' Streaming Product By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/22/2019 Cox, an X1 syndication partner, says it expects to debut its new streaming product for broadband-only customers in the next couple of months. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vodafone-Liberty Global Deal About to Catch More Heat – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/22/2019 Vodafone will likely offer concessions if European Union regulators trigger a warning about the possible anti-competitive effects of the proposed transaction. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement WiCipedia: Theranos's Fall From Grace & Men Underpaid at Google By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 3/22/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Google announces that it underpaid men, not women; female founders fall harder when dethroned; Saudi Arabia espouses equality and gender balance; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Targets 'Xfinity Flex' at Broadband-Only Subs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/21/2019 In-footprint offering, at $5 per month, provides integrated access to a variety of free and subscription OTT services, offers an upgrade path to pay-TV, and runs on an X1-powered 4K/HDR-capable TV-connected device. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner I've gotten a few questions about how Comcast will price and package its pay-TV... Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos By Iain Morris, News Editor, 3/21/2019 Google's new gaming platform could usher in a new age of cloud gaming, with ramifications for parents and telcos worldwide. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 Ever done it? The experience is awful compared to other platforms. seven ... Cable Access Network Capex in for a Lumpy Ride By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/21/2019 Spending expected to be sporadic as operators weigh when and how to migrate to distributed access architectures. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Google Puts a Price on CBRS SAS: $2.25/Month Per Home By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 3/20/2019 One of the big mysteries in the CBRS 3.5GHz space is how much the SAS element of the system will cost. Google today provided a piece of this important financial puzzle. Post a Comment \| Read (0) An Extra Week to Enter the Leading Lights By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/20/2019 You begged... we caved. Post a Comment \| Read (0) India's Airtel, Dish Eye TV Merger to Cope With RJio By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 3/20/2019 Reliance Jio's activities in India's TV market could spur the same consolidation that has already swept through the mobile sector. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: rochell.smartric12 I have no idea how long will Airtel and Dish will continue, cause Jio is... Verizon Faces 'Steep Climb' to Attain Attractive Return on 5G Home – Analyst By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/20/2019 Early on, 6% of residential addresses in parts of Sacramento are eligible for 5G Home, and just 3% of those eligible homes have signed up for service, MoffettNathanson finds in its analysis. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Moffett also acknowledges in the report that there's no calculations of cost... Next Stop for Versa Networks – Europe By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/19/2019 The SD-WAN specialist has a healthy bed of customers and partners but has yet to make a significant impact in Europe. It's looking to change that. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: jafrazer Great overall summary of the SD-WAN market and Vesa's position - we're happy... Netflix Won't Join Apple's New TV Party By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/19/2019 Tensions continue to build between Apple and the OTT video giant. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Who 'Owns' Omniverse's OTT-TV Customers? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/18/2019 Omniverse operates like the prepaid mobile market, and partners such as SkyStream, VivaLikeTV and SiliconDust make money off of commissions, CEO says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) OneWeb's Ambitions Blast Off With $1.25B From the Likes of Qualcomm, SoftBank By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 3/18/2019 OneWeb scored another big round of funding to finance its big plan to launch hundreds of satellites into space and provide super-fast Internet services everywhere. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Windstream Puts Broadband Back in the Black By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/18/2019 Aided by speed upgrades, the troubled company added 14,000 broadband subs in 2018, reversing the 45,000 losses it absorbed in the previous year. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Brings X1 Video to SMBs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/15/2019 Operator's commercial services unit makes its cloud-powered video platform available to millions of SMBs across Comcast's footprint. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Had a Great Year? Then Enter the Leading Lights Awards By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/15/2019 Not entered yet? Then get a move on… there are only days left to submit your entries. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Phil Harvey DM me for an entry fee discount code. @futurephil Podcast: The 10G Hype Freezes Over at CNG2019 By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 3/15/2019 Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser, Alan Breznick and Jeff Baumgartner join Phil Harvey for a round of drinks and a chat after the opening day of CNG2019 in Denver. The "bomb cyclone" did its worst, but it couldn't stop us from debating 10G vs. 5G and the future of cable video services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: UN Calls for Women's Access to Tech & Men's Bad 'Tudes Halt Diversity By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 3/15/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: 'Race-based ticket pricing' fuels outrage; UN calls for tech access for women; negative men are a barrier to women in tech; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos By Iain Morris, News Editor, 3/21/2019 Google's new gaming platform could usher in a new age of cloud gaming, with ramifications for parents and telcos worldwide. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 Ever done it? The experience is awful compared to other platforms. seven ... Verizon Faces 'Steep Climb' to Attain Attractive Return on 5G Home – Analyst By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/20/2019 Early on, 6% of residential addresses in parts of Sacramento are eligible for 5G Home, and just 3% of those eligible homes have signed up for service, MoffettNathanson finds in its analysis. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Moffett also acknowledges in the report that there's no calculations of cost... India's Airtel, Dish Eye TV Merger to Cope With RJio By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 3/20/2019 Reliance Jio's activities in India's TV market could spur the same consolidation that has already swept through the mobile sector. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: rochell.smartric12 I have no idea how long will Airtel and Dish will continue, cause Jio is... Next Stop for Versa Networks – Europe By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/19/2019 The SD-WAN specialist has a healthy bed of customers and partners but has yet to make a significant impact in Europe. It's looking to change that. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: jafrazer Great overall summary of the SD-WAN market and Vesa's position - we're happy... Comcast Targets 'Xfinity Flex' at Broadband-Only Subs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/21/2019 In-footprint offering, at $5 per month, provides integrated access to a variety of free and subscription OTT services, offers an upgrade path to pay-TV, and runs on an X1-powered 4K/HDR-capable TV-connected device. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner I've gotten a few questions about how Comcast will price and package its pay-TV... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards brooks7, 3/22/2019 12:58:09 PM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact Ever done it? The experience is awful compared to other platforms. seven BigRick, 3/22/2019 12:02:23 PM WOW, eero Team on WiFi Mesh Service for Biz Customers Re: Don't use consumer grade networking kit in a business For a small business I would not advise to install consumer Wi-Fi gear, like this eero stuff..It is better to use proper business class equipment. If you want to install this yourself, and you don't want to run wires, a... Norm, 3/22/2019 11:55:44 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact brooks7, people are playing fortnite on a phone already. brooks7, 3/22/2019 11:41:45 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact @Gabriel, I think that 4K and 8K video are DOA, so I don't think this is as big a deal as others. As we head to personal streaming services, I think screen sizes are going to shrink and we may see the end of the central... Gabriel Brown, 3/22/2019 10:59:57 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact I was being a tiny bit fliappant, but also a bit serious. Obviously, it would be a small addresable market if you need 1 Gbit/s connection. Google says you need ~25 Mbit/s for 1080 60FPS and probably quite a bit less in... richardalax, 3/22/2019 9:23:21 AM CableLabs Open Source IoT Project Shoots for Scale Re: thankful I m very thankful to you for sharing this amazing website with this incredible knowledge. brooks7, 3/22/2019 8:51:25 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact If you don't recall, this is an idea that has been tried before. It should not take Gigabit services, it is just hosting a video stream. Also this notion of all devices is not going to work. You are not... Gabriel Brown, 3/22/2019 6:08:12 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Stadia Impact Finally an app to give that 1 Gbit/s FTTH connection a workout. Jeff Baumgartner, 3/21/2019 4:23:47 PM Comcast Targets 'Xfinity Flex' at Broadband-Only Subs Re: Pay-TV upgrades & broadband data plans I've gotten a few questions about how Comcast will price and package its pay-TV upgrade options on Flex. Comcast hasn't elaborated on how it will do this, by my guess is that they'll be similar to the pricing and packaging... rochell.smartric12, 3/21/2019 11:58:00 AM India's Airtel, Dish Eye TV Merger to Cope With RJio Re: Jio is smartcric way dominating in crictime starsports.com I have no idea how long will Airtel and Dish will continue, cause Jio is all set to dominate DTH industry, most of people in my society including us are moving to jio due to their free offering. Jio is a killer of airtel,... jafrazer, 3/20/2019 5:13:35 PM Next Stop for Versa Networks – Europe Re: Versa Partners in UK and Europe Great overall summary of the SD-WAN market and Vesa's position - we're happy to work with global operators like Verizon, Tata Communications and Centurylink that promote and market Versa technology in the UK and pan-Europe. Our... Jeff Baumgartner, 3/20/2019 1:23:27 PM Verizon Faces 'Steep Climb' to Attain Attractive Return on 5G Home – Analyst Re: Dollars & Sense Moffett also acknowledges in the report that there's no calculations of cost per small cell, so therefore no cost per home passed or cost per home connected in the report. "We don't have the numbers to do it, and making... daveburstein, 3/20/2019 1:09:07 PM Verizon Faces 'Steep Climb' to Attain Attractive Return on 5G Home – Analyst Re: Actually, CEO has said "Whole country" Moffett's analysis is extraordinary and your writeup catches it well. But one data point to add. CEO Vestberg has said "whole country by about 2027." 25% the first few years and the rest after that when he expects prices... Phil Harvey, 3/15/2019 3:30:47 PM Had a Great Year? Then Enter the Leading Lights Awards Re: entry fee discount DM me for an entry fee discount code. @futurephil ericbanaa19, 3/15/2019 6:19:54 AM Verizon's $4.4B AOL Buy a Digital Media Play Re: Digital Media Play The tv is a digital media just as plenty as a laptop is a virtual media. It serves as a medium for virtual content to play through it. For my part, the television is, in reality, a digital media. Television packages, movies,... More Message Boards		Security Now Facebook Exposes Millions of Unencrypted User Passwords Larry Loeb, Author, 3/22/2019 It's an internal matter – but it could affect millions of the social ... (3 comments) FIN7 Resurfaces With New Malware Techniques Larry Loeb, Author, 3/22/2019 The FIN7 group of cyber criminals is still going strong. 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