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News & Views Most Popular Netflix Tops 130M Paid Subscribers Worldwide By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 Internet video provider Netflix is still having troubles forecasting its subscriber growth, but the company doesn't seem to have problems attracting new customers as it adds more exclusive programming and benefits from increased traction outside the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Service Providers Should Adapt to Open Source World By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 10/16/2018 Four operator executives say open source solves more problems than it causes, and that CSPs need to get with the program. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Orange Targets Enterprise With LoRa-Based IoT Offering By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/16/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: ARM and Intel kiss and make up; Nokia adds new chipsets to FTTX offerings; Saudi consulate outrage hits SoftBank. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Paul Allen Dies at 65 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/15/2018 Microsoft co-founder also had strong ties to the cable industry going back to earlier wave of operator consolidations and pioneering work with Internet-connected set-top boxes and advanced video user interfaces. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Making TV Set-Tops as Agile as Smartphones By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/15/2018 WOW is among a recent wave of service providers to elevate video services to the cloud and focus on the apps-based model using Espial's software-as-a-service platform. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Jack Burton: Cable's 5G Network Opportunity By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 10/15/2018 Broadband Success Partners Principal Jack Burton says 5G represents a great opportunity for cable MSOs to work with 5G network operators and provide not only backhaul, but facilities -- real estate on poles, towers in headends and central offices. Cable's proximity to the customer could provide them a revenue source tied to 5G and edge computing, as well as a long-term hedge against obsolescence. 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) Advertisement Arris Downgraded on Cable Modem Tariff Worries By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/15/2018 Analyst expects that Arris will absorb 'at least a portion' of new US tariffs as operators intend to hold vendor to modem price agreements struck prior to tariff introduction. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Telco Big Guns Gather to Train Fire on EU Policymakers By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/15/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN braces for cuts; eSIM pioneer raises £18 million; Eleven Sports challenges UK soccer taboo. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Proposed CBRS Rules Suit Cable's Cause By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/12/2018 FCC sought a middle-ground, but not everyone is thrilled with the decision to go with county-sized Priority Access Licenses. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Where's Cable Going With Cloud? By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/12/2018 In a special, free SCTE\|ISBE Cable-Tec Expo breakfast roundtable session on Tuesday, October 23, we'll look at where cable stands in its cloud journey. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Companies With Values Should Be the Norm By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 10/12/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: How sexual harassment holds women back; California tech boards prepare for a shakedown; Bumble redefines tech company values; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2018 With latest batch of rollouts, MSO says DOCSIS 3.1 has been deployed to more than 95% of footprint. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: briansoloducha Yes, I hadn't thought of consumer cloud-storage. Are there other use cases... AT&T Sets Sights on Another Streaming Service By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2018 New OTT offering, expected to launch in Q4 2019, will reportedly 'start with HBO,' feature fare from Turner and Warner Bros. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner John Stankey apparenty brought this up at the VanityFair New Establishment... Cable Shifts Up a Gear on Cloud, Virtualization By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/10/2018 CableLabs is developing a cloud, edge and virtualization framework that MSOs can use to provide a consistent message to the vendor community. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Has the Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2018 Comcast exec believes that, with X1, the technological stars have aligned to turn interactive television's long-held promises into achievable realities. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 So if my monitor is a TV and I use an XBOX as my STB, what is the difference... Why Cable Keeps Feasting on Fiber By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/10/2018 In a new report published in partnership with SCTE/ISBE, Light Reading spells out what cable operators are doing with fiber now and what they plan to do with it in the future. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Locks Up Bulk of Sky Shares By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/9/2018 Comcast has snapped up about 75% of the outstanding shares of Sky. That solidifies the future path of the UK-based video giant, but also raises questions about what's next for Hulu. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Frontier Goes Gigabit in Its Fios & Vantage Fiber Footprint By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/9/2018 Telco also unleashes symmetrical 200 Mbit/s as its introductory residential speed tier. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Some additional details about Frontier's new Wi-Fi EveryWare product. The service... How Comcast Used AI to Make Its X1 Voice Remote Bilingual By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/9/2018 Operator has employed a mix of AI and machine learning techniques to help its X1 voice remote platform understand English and Spanish interchangeably. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2018 With latest batch of rollouts, MSO says DOCSIS 3.1 has been deployed to more than 95% of footprint. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: briansoloducha Yes, I hadn't thought of consumer cloud-storage. Are there other use cases... Has the Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2018 Comcast exec believes that, with X1, the technological stars have aligned to turn interactive television's long-held promises into achievable realities. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 So if my monitor is a TV and I use an XBOX as my STB, what is the difference... AT&T Sets Sights on Another Streaming Service By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2018 New OTT offering, expected to launch in Q4 2019, will reportedly 'start with HBO,' feature fare from Turner and Warner Bros. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner John Stankey apparenty brought this up at the VanityFair New Establishment... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards briansoloducha, 10/16/2018 7:09:47 PM Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line Re: Re: Good News Yes, I hadn't thought of consumer cloud-storage. Are there other use cases out there? This is probably big enough by itself, but if I'm going to build a business case for this, I need as much ammo as I can get... brooks7, 10/16/2018 6:42:17 PM Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line Re: Re: Good News As one that recently lived through wildfires, ONLY store home data on clouds. The number of security engineers that Dropbox (for example) deploys is far greater than any home. And when your home burns down or... briansoloducha, 10/16/2018 3:33:03 PM Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line Re: Re: Good News It was not a smart-ass answer - I genuinely have never heard that people were considering cloud-based storage for home user environments. (And I would not have thought about that given security concerns, but these should... stownplayer, 10/16/2018 2:58:06 PM Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line Re: Re: Good News It does not really matter my use case. I want better upload. I don't really care if you if it's full duplex but these pissy 10,20,30 meg uploads are about useless. Backing up data to cloud services is a royal pain in the... briansoloducha, 10/16/2018 12:41:14 PM Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line Re: Re: Good News Hi stownplayer, What is your usecase for Full-Duplex? Are you the 1% that thinks they are good enough at video games to make a living streaming? Or are you the other 1% that creates enough content for Youtube and other... stownplayer, 10/13/2018 8:14:54 AM Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line Re: Good News I don't really care if they forsee 10 gig in ten years. How about just simple full duplex? Upgrade the network and get us a decent upload. I'd be so happy with 200/200, 300/300 or something like that. RituGupta, 10/11/2018 5:06:15 AM Eurobites: Ooredoo Takes 5G for a Ride in Self-Flying Car. Seriously. Re: hi This is indeed taking a huge step forward in the autonomous industry while still maintaining the 5G framework. Though the focus is on the world's first aerial taxi, but the requirement of this setup that needs 5G connectivity... RituGupta, 10/11/2018 4:32:52 AM What's Left of Cisco's Love Affair With Cable? Re: Re: A Norm more than an exception This is what business is all about. You can never stay at the top forever and neither could you at the bottom. There are ups and downs that you would need to practise whether you like it or not. Initially an acquisition... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/10/2018 4:00:14 PM AT&T Sets Sights on Another Streaming Service Re: More details John Stankey apparenty brought this up at the VanityFair New Establishment Summit, reiterating that HBO will be the anchor brand for it, along with other content rom the WarnerMedia mix as well as some select third parties. But... brooks7, 10/10/2018 1:57:06 PM Has The Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? Re: Re: Solved at least 20 years ago... So if my monitor is a TV and I use an XBOX as my STB, what is the difference from a user standpoint? They have video, multiple people involved, interactivity... That has been the problem with ITV all along and... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/10/2018 12:17:24 PM Has The Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? Re: Re: Solved at least 20 years ago... This discussion also reminds me when EBIF was a thing...or was supposed to be a thing...and never became much of a thing. Then again, with a name like EBIF, what could go wrong? http://www.lightreading.com/ca... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/10/2018 12:07:12 PM Has The Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? Re: Re: Solved at least 20 years ago... Apples and Oranges. I'm talking about TV and the operator-supplied set-top boxes. You're talking PCs and the Internet.... though I could've tossed WebTV into the mix somewhere as an interesting idea before its time. ... brooks7, 10/10/2018 11:59:48 AM Has The Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? Re: Solved at least 20 years ago... ITV was solved at least 20 years ago. Its called Online Multiplayer Video Games. In those days that would have been Ultima Online and Everquest. seven Jeff Baumgartner, 10/9/2018 12:17:33 PM Frontier Goes Gigabit in Its Fios & Vantage Fiber Footprint Re: Wi-Fi EveryWare Some additional details about Frontier's new Wi-Fi EveryWare product. The service is currently available only to new customers (not for existing customers). For customers who need them, the WiFi extenders, made by Arris,... Clifton K Morris, 10/9/2018 1:44:20 AM How Cablecos Can Turn From Victims to Victors Re: I shared this on Wireless Week First... If memory serves me correct, WallStreet and analysists were talking about Comcast making a tender offer to buy Verizon about three years ago. Instead of buying Verizon, SpectrumCo (the company originally formed for... More Message Boards		Security Now Security Needs to Start Speaking the Language of Business Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 At the Gartner Symposium/ITXPO, upcoming security trends for the next year ... 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