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News & Views Most Popular Slideshow: The New Comcast Technology Center By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/18/2019 Join us for a look inside Comcast's new tower in Philly, and the hub for the company's engineering and software development organization. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: bobgoldpr Comcast has set a new bar in a Google-quality work space. Kinda reminds me... Casa's Q4 Sales Come in Light Amid MSO Spending Delays By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/18/2019 Casa stock gets walloped as Q4 results come in well below estimates. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Simon Leopold put out a follow-up on this today, mentioning that the issues... WiCipedia: Private Groups Tackle Membership Guidelines & the New Richest Woman in Tech By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 1/18/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: There's a new richest woman in tech; CES ups its gender equality; The Wing reassesses membership requirements; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: Telecom Italia Issues Profits Warning By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/18/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica plots asset sales in Central America; Oxford University says no to more Huawei cash; Telia board change; no-deal Brexit will curb BBC channel distribution. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Netflix Adds 8.8M Paid Streaming Subs in Q4, Expands to 139M Worldwide By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/17/2019 'We compete with (and lose to) Fortnite more than HBO,' Netflix says in jab at its competition. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Can NBCU Crack the Economics of OTT? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 2020 streaming play will support subscription and free, ad-based models as NBCU attempts to feed consumer demand for direct-to-consumer OTT without maiming its traditional distribution and ad business model. Post a Comment \| Read (0) TiVo-Comcast Legal Fight Has No End in Sight By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 TiVo takes aim at Comcast's X1 platform with suit alleging that cable operator is infringing on eight more patents. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: UKCloud Seeks to Make Hay From Post-Brexit Mayhem By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/15/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nokia's Nuage Networks powers sports data analysis; BT Global Services turns to SevOne; Helios enters South African market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Liberty Latin America in Talks to Buy Millicom By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/15/2019 A merger between the two companies would create one of the region's biggest telcos, giving it the muscle it needs to compete against other big players. Post a Comment \| Read (0) What Is Synamedia's Exit Plan? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/14/2019 'The right perspective is going public,' says company Chairman Abe Peled. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 PE would only be interested if this was an asset acquisition and a large number... ICT's Jen Cistola: 'Swagger Matters' for Women in Comms By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 1/14/2019 In this Mentor Monday, Cistola explains how identifying coaches both outside and within her workplace has made a huge impact on her career path. Post a Comment \| Read (0) New Household Formation Vital to Cable's Broadband Growth Story in US By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/14/2019 Penetration rates still matter, but new household formation trends play a significant role in determining how much runway lies ahead, analyst says. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner I changed "housing" to "household" throughout the story as it was brought to... Amazon Joins OTT's Big Free-for-All By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/11/2019 'IMDb Freedive' will aid Amazon's streaming platform strategy, but did the new AVoD service miss a big opportunity? Post a Comment \| Read (0) The Leading Lights Awards Are Back! By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 1/11/2019 Yes, it's that time of the year again already, folks! Get cracking on your submission for Light Reading's annual awards before you catch MWC fever – there's a category (or three) for everyone! Post a Comment \| Read (0) CES 2019: Wireless Networks Will (Someday) Need to Make a Quantum Leap By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/11/2019 Need for a quantum-powered Internet isn't imminent or anything — it's far, far off — but let's go ahead and slap a '6G' label on it for now. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CES 2019: The Phony 5G Wars By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/10/2019 Recapping the tech-fest in Vegas, Light Reading's Dan Jones, Mike Dano and Jeff Baumgartner discuss the clash between US mobile operators over what is – and isn't – true 5G, and cable's '10G' tilt. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris This is reminiscent of the days when Sprint launched "3G" services; commonly... 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) Canonical Girds Its Cloud-Native Loins as Containers Gain Traction By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 1/9/2019 Canonical's head of NFV is bullish about the shift towards cloud-native functions and the appetite for containers among network operators, but others are waiting to gain from that development too. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CES 2019: Comcast Secures the Smart Home By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/8/2019 Fraser Stirling, Comcast's SVP of digital home, devices & AI, explains how the new xFi Advanced Security service gets a fix on potential cyber threats that could pose a danger to home networks. 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) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive What Is Synamedia's Exit Plan? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/14/2019 'The right perspective is going public,' says company Chairman Abe Peled. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 PE would only be interested if this was an asset acquisition and a large number... Casa's Q4 Sales Come in Light Amid MSO Spending Delays By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/18/2019 Casa stock gets walloped as Q4 results come in well below estimates. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Simon Leopold put out a follow-up on this today, mentioning that the issues... Slideshow: The New Comcast Technology Center By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/18/2019 Join us for a look inside Comcast's new tower in Philly, and the hub for the company's engineering and software development organization. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: bobgoldpr Comcast has set a new bar in a Google-quality work space. Kinda reminds me... New Household Formation Vital to Cable's Broadband Growth Story in US By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/14/2019 Penetration rates still matter, but new household formation trends play a significant role in determining how much runway lies ahead, analyst says. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner I changed "housing" to "household" throughout the story as it was brought to... 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Jeff Baumgartner, 1/16/2019 9:19:12 AM New Household Formation Vital to Cable's Broadband Growth Story in US Re: Household vs. Housing I changed "housing" to "household" throughout the story as it was brought to my attention that there's a clear and important distinction in this context. But generally, households refer to people in a dwelling unit, so represent... fredaberg102490, 1/16/2019 5:49:42 AM Comcast Ready for Clash With Hulu Re: Nice This topic is so interesting. Thanks to this thread, I now know something from this topic. I also find the shred information very important. I look forward for more helpful information from this thread. Check out also crazy... brooks7, 1/15/2019 3:01:13 PM What Is Synamedia's Exit Plan? Re: Re: Arris STB business PE would only be interested if this was an asset acquisition and a large number of the employees were left behind. It does seem like the kind of business (milking cash flow out of a long tail) that Platnum Equity would... James_B_Crawshaw, 1/15/2019 2:35:11 PM What Is Synamedia's Exit Plan? Re: Re: Arris STB business I doubt PE would be interested in that. Have you looked at Tecnicolor's share price recently? Humax or another Asian manufacturer is a more likely acquirer I think. Jeff Baumgartner, 1/15/2019 12:39:37 PM What Is Synamedia's Exit Plan? Re: Re: Private equity has to have an exit Good points. Going the IPO route does seem the least likely exit given the history you point to, plus the market conditions. 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