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News & Views Most Popular CES 2019: Cable's 10G Tech 'Will Work' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/10/2019 Early trials prove that Full Duplex DOCSIS tech is real and poised to help cable operators deliver symmetrical 10-Gig speeds on their widely deployed HFC networks, top industry execs say. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Uses AI to Clamp Down on Cyber Threats By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/8/2019 New Xfinity xFi Advanced Security service, which uses AI and machine learning techniques to identify and lock down threats on the in-home WiFi network, fetches $5.99 per month. Post a Comment \| Read (0) LR Teams With SCTE on Webinar Series By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 1/7/2019 In close partnership with SCTE\|ISBE, Light Reading will host and produce 'Live Learnings for Professionals' seminars on cable tech topics each month, starting with a January 17 webcast on improving the home networking experience. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Charter to Pay $175M to Settle Broadband Speed Suit By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/18/2018 Settlement stems from 2017 suit claiming that systems formerly run by Time Warner Cable in New York had under-delivered on promised Internet speeds. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Will Plume's Open Source Plan Pay Off? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/29/2018 Comcast, Liberty Global, Bell Canada, Samsung and Sagemcom are on board with 'OpenSync,' as Plume seeks much more buy-in for its smart home software initiative. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: epicmelon Agreed, though I wouldn't say it's a direct competitor necessarily. OpenSync... LinkNYC Kiosks Could Become a Launch Pad for City 5G By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 11/19/2018 Link's president gives an indication of a 5G future for the WiFi kiosk company. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Vetting Video Streaming Box for Broadband-Only Subs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/8/2018 Tests centered on X1-powered device with voice remote capability will integrate Netflix and other OTT content, provide customers an upgrade path to Comcast's pay-TV bundles. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner As a point of clarification, the original story said Comcast was looking at... Advertisement CommScope, Arris Nearing $5.6B Deal – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/7/2018 A deal would value Arris at more than $31 per share, CNBC says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Consumer Broadband Focus Shifts From Big Billboard Speeds to a Broader, Whole-Home Experience By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/6/2018 Whole-home device and software setups have become a critical, new weapon in broadband service arsenals. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Making Smart Cities Smarter By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 11/5/2018 At SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta last week, Arris and its partners demonstrated how fast broadband links can enable a growing array of smart-city applications. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: PaulChau This is just a development of the internet of things isn't it? I reckon that... FCC Tests Show WiFi Can Operate Safely in 5.9GHz Band By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/30/2018 Cable industry wants FCC to free up substantial portion of the band for WiFi. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: parkardavid I have heard about this option. I also read about this when I found this option... Arris Gets a Fix on WiFi 6 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/25/2018 New DOCSIS 3.1 router for cable ops builds in 802.11ax, 'EasyMesh' for whole-home WiFi. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CommScope in Talks to Buy Arris – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/25/2018 Such a deal would bring another massive wave of consolidation to the wireline and wireless infrastructure sector and establish an even larger supplier with a major focus on the cable industry. Post a Comment \| Read (8 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner No argument there... I imagine they would consider anything in the ballpark... Cable Makes Play for 5.9GHz Band By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/19/2018 NCTA urges FCC to take a 'fresh look' at the band and reassign a substantial portion of it for WiFi, arguing that the spectrum is grossly underutilized today as a connected car safety technology. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Wraps Up DOCSIS 3.1 Rollout By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 Comcast says speed is still key, but emphasis is shifting to whole-home connectivity, control and the broader consumer experience. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: stownplayer Just like Charter , who has the same "gig" service they are going to lose customers... AirTies Hikes Hardware-Agnostic Path as Whole-Home WiFi Takes Off By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 Hooks WiFi mesh software into cable-backed RDK-B open source software stack for gateways and extenders, claims tier-1 operator has given the greenlight. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Why Vodafone Is Betting on Cloud Video By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/15/2018 Major European provider will lay out the strategy behind its new Vodafone TV streaming service at Light Reading's Cable Next-Gen Europe event in London next month. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter Chief Shrugs Off 5G Threat By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 9/14/2018 Speaking at a Goldman Sachs media conference, Charter CEO Tom Rutledge says 5G fixed-wireless networks won't be able to match cable's planned 10-Gig symmetrical speeds or economics. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Altice USA's 'Full' MVNO Puts It in SIM City By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/7/2018 Operating the core network and owning the SIM card will lead to lower churn, pave the path to more control of the service and offer other benefits, CEO says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Altice USA: 'Wait Till Next Year!' By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 8/3/2018 Fourth-biggest US MSO is laying the groundwork for a fresh wave of subscriber and revenue growth next year with FTTH buildout, uber set-top rollout, 1-Gig deployments and MVNO deal. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards epicmelon, 11/30/2018 1:45:03 PM Will Plume's Open Source Plan Pay Off? Re: Re: TR-369/USP and Opensync are competing standards Agreed, though I wouldn't say it's a direct competitor necessarily. OpenSync does a small fraction of what USP/TR-369 can do, particularly when it comes to the things that have already been modeled in the Device:2 data model... donalallen, 11/30/2018 6:36:36 AM Will Plume's Open Source Plan Pay Off? Re: TR-369/USP and Opensync are competing standards It's basically a competing standard to the Broadband Forum's TR-369/USP protocol that can also be used for cloud communication with CPEs and other devices, e.g. IoT. They will both likely co-exist - USP is backed by Arris... macemoneta, 11/29/2018 2:32:50 PM Will Plume's Open Source Plan Pay Off? Re: No need for a cloud The reality is that home automation has no need for Internet cloud-based services. I've personally replaced the firmware in the IoT devices I've purchased with open source Tasmota firmware. This provides me with all the... PaulChau, 11/28/2018 11:35:18 PM Making Smart Cities Smarter Re: This is just a development This is just a development of the internet of things isn't it? I reckon that once the whole broadband network is up, there will be so many opportunities for us to create a system where everything communicates easily with... parkardavid, 11/14/2018 8:07:47 AM FCC Tests Show WiFi Can Operate Safely in 5.9GHz Band Re: WiFi Test I have heard about this option. I also read about this when I found this option in the Router settings and got curious about this. But later found that it is an exciting and helpful feature to go with. The information... Jeff Baumgartner, 11/8/2018 2:19:27 PM Comcast Vetting Video Streaming Box for Broadband-Only Subs Re: clarification about X1 and Smart TVs As a point of clarification, the original story said Comcast was looking at possibly integrating X1 into other platforms, such as smart TVs, but the fact is that X1 is an OS at its core, so it's techincally possible that... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/31/2018 9:23:44 AM FCC Tests Show WiFi Can Operate Safely in 5.9GHz Band Re: Re: Hmm.. strictly speaking not exactly true... Thanks for the note and the comments. I did in fact read through the details, and it's true that the language they used is that the prototype devices "reliably detected DSRC signals" and that the prototypes were able to... CEO&Chai78815, 10/31/2018 4:11:27 AM FCC Tests Show WiFi Can Operate Safely in 5.9GHz Band Re: Hmm.. strictly speaking not exactly true... Hi Jeff - Actually, if you read the details of the FCC's statement on the testing (which is from 2016, btw) nowhere does it say exactly that 'Wi-Fi can operate safely in 5.9 GHz band'. It's a lot less conclusive. It only... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/30/2018 1:33:17 PM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? No argument there... I imagine they would consider anything in the ballpark of a fair price, if it came to that. In the meantime, they've already begun to tweak their set-top box biz by focusing on the most profitible... brooks7, 10/30/2018 12:38:42 PM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? Well, nobody is going to pay a premium on a business like that. So, unless someone is interested in buying it...put it in pure harvest mode. No development at all and no attempt at new sales. Take orders,... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/30/2018 11:33:17 AM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? I would be lying if I said it never crossed my mind, though I just can't see it happening in today's environment. But it's an idea that's been bandied about before: https://www.lightreading.com/huawei-seen-as-like... jessicajamson, 10/29/2018 10:50:59 PM US Cable WiFi Hotspots Near 17 Million Re: Re: Solution The Cable WiFi Alliance, although still in operation, appears to have stopped deploying new Wi-Fi hotspots. The alliance continues to tout half a million public hotspots falling into its purview, a figure that hasn't changed... brooks7, 10/29/2018 6:26:25 PM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? Doesn't it scream Huawei? seven Jeff Baumgartner, 10/29/2018 1:03:32 PM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? After more discussion on this with some people, I am starting to come around to Walt Piecyk's thinking here-- that this could accelerate a move by Arris to get out of the box biz. Big question though is who would be interested... johnsmith247, 10/26/2018 6:48:17 AM US Cable WiFi Hotspots Near 17 Million Re: Solution Venture out beyond the reach of your safe, familiar home wi-fi network and getting online can sometimes be a challenge. Netgear Router Password If you encounter some issues in accessing the internet through your router... More Message Boards		Security Now Justice Department Indicts 2 Ukrainian Nationals With Hacking SEC Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 The Justice Department has charged two Ukrainian nationals with hacking into the ... (0) Federal Judge: Police Can't Force Suspects to Unlock Devices Using Biometrics Larry Loeb, Author, 1/16/2019 A federal judge in California finds that police can't force suspects to unlock ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News Why Did FCC Kill NTIA's Broadband Map? 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