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News & Views Most Popular T-Mobile Strikes Exclusive Mobile Video Pact With Katzenberg's Quibi By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2019 Deal arrives ahead of Quibi's launch next spring, and adds a new wrinkle to T-Mobile's video game plan. Post a Comment Fiber Will Trump HFC & 5G From Here to Kingdom Come, EFF Says By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2019 Declaring that local US governments are in 'dire need of universal fiber plans,' the Electronic Frontier Foundation props up FTTP as the 'superior choice for the 21st century.' Post a Comment WiCipedia: Why Women Leave Tech, Gen Z Wants to Disconnect & Aviation Equality By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 10/18/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Gen Z is skeptical of the future of tech; growing the number of women in aviation; women don't leave tech industry because of the actual work; and more. Post a Comment Advertisement Surge of Streaming Options Triggers 'Subscription Overload' – Study By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/17/2019 But platforms that bundle streaming video services, backed by single sign-on systems, could benefit both OTT and pay-TV players alike. Post a Comment Remembering Analyst Michael Howard By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/17/2019 One of the industry's most well known and respected figures, analyst Michael Howard, has passed away. Post a Comment Netflix Pushes Past 158.3M Global Streaming Subs as New OTT Rivals Emerge By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2019 Netflix's Q3 numbers were in-line, but OTT video giant warns of 'some modest headwind' to near-term growth as a batch of new, major streaming services such as Disney+ and Apple TV+ near launch. Post a Comment Comcast Business Invades Canada By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2019 Comcast's business services unit teams with iTel Networks to serve Canadian branch locations for the MSO's big, US-based enterprise-level customers. Post a Comment Advertisement Verizon Wants a prpl Tinge to Its Residential Gateways By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/15/2019 Verizon is keen on a set of standard APIs for residential gateways that will enable new services to be offered to broadband customers and it wants other operators to support developments underway at the prpl Foundation. Post a Comment What's at Stake as the Streaming Battle Builds By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/15/2019 Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have staked out their turf in the subscription VoD market, but will they be able to hold that coveted ground as Disney, Apple, WarnerMedia and NBCU enter the streaming fray? Post a Comment Chill Out! Netflix Is Fine, Analyst Says By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2019 Concerns about new direct-to-consumer competition alongside pressure on Netflix's pricing power is misunderstood or overblown, contends LightShed Partners analyst Richard Greenfield. Post a Comment Eurobites: Telenor Takes 5G to the Arctic By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/14/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: VodafoneZiggo virtualizes with Amdocs; Batelco analyzes with Ericsson; the Queen lays down the law on UK broadband. Post a Comment Maine Returns Serve in Cable TV à la Carte Lawsuit By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Says a preliminary injunction against Maine's new law sought by Comcast and programmers is based on 'purely hypothetical' allegations, as state towns have no present plan to act upon or enforce the new law. Post a Comment Comcast's Virtual Access Network Rolls Into Multiple Markets, Spans 100K+ Customers By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Top Comcast execs discuss the benefits and capabilities of the company's new virtual access network and how Comcast is applying lessons from its cloud-based X1 platform. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Tech's Litigation 'Wake-Up Call' & Gates Donates $1B for Gender Equality By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 10/11/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Lawsuits may be tech's 'wake-up call'; coming out as trans in tech; Melinda Gates dedicates cash for a cause; and more. Post a Comment Comcast Blames Software Glitch for Broadband Data Meter Error By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2019 In a small edge case that affected about 2,000 customers, Comcast says it fixed the technical issue and is crediting affected accounts for any erroneous charges and giving those subs an additional $50 credit. Post a Comment Apollo Proposes DirecTV Spinout, Combo With Dish – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2019 Private equity firm has pitched a restructuring that would spin off DirecTV and combine it with Dish under a new company that would be controlled by AT&T, Fox Business says. Post a Comment Seven Things We Learned at Cable-Tec Expo By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2019 The 10G future is in sight, HFC has gas in the tank, Comcast is getting serious about network virtualization, DOCSIS's pioneers get recognized and more from last week's show in The Big Easy. Post a Comment Altice Cooks Up RDK-Powered Broadband Gateways By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2019 Altice Labs has introduced a family of broadband gateways for DOCSIS and FTTP networks that utilizes an open source software platform managed by a joint venture of Comcast, Liberty Global & Charter. Post a Comment AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Stand Up for mmWave Auction, but Cable Is MIA Again By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 10/9/2019 Some of the nation's biggest telecom companies – including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Dish Network – appear to be planning to participate in the FCC's upcoming mmWave spectrum auction. But big cable companies are missing in action. Post a Comment SCTE 2019: Music, Food & Cable Tech By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/9/2019 Alan Breznick gives you a tour of New Orleans… from inside the convention center. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Remembering Analyst Michael Howard By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/17/2019 One of the industry's most well known and respected figures, analyst Michael Howard, has passed away. Post a Comment T-Mobile Strikes Exclusive Mobile Video Pact With Katzenberg's Quibi By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2019 Deal arrives ahead of Quibi's launch next spring, and adds a new wrinkle to T-Mobile's video game plan. Post a Comment Verizon Wants a prpl Tinge to Its Residential Gateways By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/15/2019 Verizon is keen on a set of standard APIs for residential gateways that will enable new services to be offered to broadband customers and it wants other operators to support developments underway at the prpl Foundation. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors AT&T's Advanced Ad Unit Xandr Acquires Clypd Friday, October 18, 2019 Comcast, Viacom Join ACE Friday, October 18, 2019 WICT Rocky Mountain's 'Tech It Out' Sells Out, Offers Streaming Option Thursday, October 17, 2019 Sparklight Enterprise Upgrades WiFi to Business Class Thursday, October 17, 2019 RCN, Grande & Wave Team With Sonos on Whole-Home Audio Thursday, October 17, 2019 Starz Issues Warning About Comcast Channel Drops Amid Expanded Comcast-Epix Deal Wednesday, October 16, 2019 German Court Upholds CommScope Patents Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Epix Expands Deal With Comcast Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Orby TV Picks Globecast for Broadcast Media Operational Services Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Comcast Business Reaches Into Canada Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Synamedia, Triveni Team on ATSC 3.0 Tools Wednesday, October 16, 2019 CSG Rolls Its BSS Into the Cloud, With Help From AWS Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Comcast Acquisition of Epproach Communications Boosts Managed WiFi for MDUs Tuesday, October 15, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now What's New in the EU Security Market Oliver Schonschek, Security Now News Analyst, 10/18/2019 This October we visited the trade fair it-sa, which counts as one of the more ... 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10/16/2019

Juniper CTO Talks About the Company's 5G Aspirations

When Bikash Koley jumped ship from Google to become the CTO of Juniper Networks in mid-2017, it was considered quite a win for the networking firm. Koley, who had ...