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News & Views Most Popular 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) 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 Advertisement 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) Com Hem Mines & Analyzes Data to Boost Business Metrics By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/14/2019 Combining and analyzing key network data with machine learning techniques has helped the Swedish operator improve churn and lift ARPU, exec says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CableLabs CEO: 10G a 'Collection of Technologies' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/13/2019 The industry's initiative to deliver symmetrical speeds of 10 Gbit/s isn't just about Full Duplex DOCSIS. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WOW Won't Wax Wireless… for Now By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/11/2019 The competitive cable operator is not at a disadvantage without mobile in its service bundle, CEO says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement 'No Signs of Wireless Substitution' for In-Home Broadband in Q4 – Analyst By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/6/2019 US cable ops again took the lion's share of broadband gains in Q4 2018 as new household formation remains the most critical contributor to penetration growth, Craig Moffett says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Why Cable Operators Need DAA By Jaimie Lenderman, Senior Analyst, Ovum, 3/4/2019 Cablecos must go beyond platform upgrades like DOCSIS 3.1 to stay truly competitive with the growing number of FTTH offerings from rival providers. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CableLabs CTO Ralph Brown Sets His Exit By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/1/2019 In another CableLabs-related personnel move, Ike Elliott has succeeded Mitch Ashley as president of organization's for-profit Kyrio subsidiary. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cable One 'Happy' to See Broadband Subs Go With OTT-TV By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/28/2019 MSO pivoted to a data-centric model 5 years ago, but Cable One 'not trying to drive our video customers away,' CEO insists. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Margins on Streaming TV Packages 'Nothing to Write Home About' – Charter CFO By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/27/2019 But new, slimmer options enable Charter to focus on broadband-only customers that haven't responded to offers for traditional pay-TV service, Charter's Chris Winfrey says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cable Broadband Will Keep Edge Over 5G – Comcast CEO By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/26/2019 As 5G aims to become a viable alternative to in-home broadband, cable will continue to enjoy a significant cost, capacity and speed advantage, Brian Roberts says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Casa Systems Seeks Wireless Gains Amid Wireline Pains By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/25/2019 Vendor makes moves into wireless and mobile as pace of distributed access architecture deployments by cable operators goes slower than anticipated. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Altice USA Expects to Bring 'Major' OTT-TV Player to Set-Top Platform By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/21/2019 Such an integration announcement could occur in the coming months as operator eyes potential revenue-sharing models with virtual MVPDs, CEO Dexter Goei says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter Preps Launch of OTT-TV Service Sans Local Broadcast, Sports Nets By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/20/2019 Targeted to broadband-only subs, MSO's in-footprint 'Spectrum TV Essentials' service to cost $14.99/month, feature 60+ channels, with cloud DVR in the works. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Here's the list of networks to be offered on Spectrum TV Essentials out of... Google Fiber: A Timeline of the Good, the Bad & the Ugly By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/14/2019 Google's fiber initiative is almost exactly nine years old. Following its embarrassing setback in Louisville, here's a look back at Google Fiber's moments of hype, glory, achievement and disappointment. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Thanks for the post and drawing that to my attention. You're right... the "primarily"... Can Cable Beat 5G? By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 2/11/2019 Cable leaders will make the case for their new 10G initiative at Light Reading's Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies event in Denver next month. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris I have to respectfully disagree. 5G networks (according to the ITU specification;... NCTA CEO: Time to Break Net Neutrality's 'Infinite Loop' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/6/2019 Michael Powell to testify that it's high time for Congress to step in with long-term, enforceable rules that put a stop to the pendulum swings of each new FCC. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 Yes, I know I am preaching to nobody. I just feel that Net Neutrality... Harmonic Touts Progress With Virtualized & Distributed Cable Network Deployments By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/4/2019 First wave of virtualized CCAP deployments centered on small and midsized MSOs as larger cable ops begin to turn hard on distributed access architectures, CEO says. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner George Notter with Jefferies put out a note that he's "still on the sidelines"... 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 ... 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 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... 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. 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 Jeff Baumgartner, 2/20/2019 3:48:43 PM Charter Preps Launch of OTT-TV Service Sans Local Broadcast, Sports Nets Re: Channel lineup Here's the list of networks to be offered on Spectrum TV Essentials out of the chute: -A&E, AMC, American Heroes Channel, Animal Planet, AXS TV, BBC America, BBC World News, BET, BET Her, BET Jams, BET Soul, Bloomberg,... Jeff Baumgartner, 2/15/2019 10:05:20 AM Google Fiber: A Timeline of the Good, the Bad & the Ugly Re: Re: Correction on operating loss Thanks for the post and drawing that to my attention. You're right... the "primarily" part of Fiber was tied to the reduction in capex from 2017 to 2018. I've made a change in that graph to reflect that. JB michael15, 2/15/2019 1:24:53 AM Google Fiber: A Timeline of the Good, the Bad & the Ugly Re: Correction on operating loss "while the operating loss for the year widened to $3.4 billion, from $2.7 in 2017, driven primarily by investments in Google Fiber." For sure Other bets operating loss in 2018 (and 2017) was not driven by Google... Clifton K Morris, 2/11/2019 3:21:41 PM Can Cable Beat 5G? Re: Re: All aboard the hype train I have to respectfully disagree. 5G networks (according to the ITU specification; not yet ratified yet) is nothing more than LTE technology, but with an increase in QAM symbol rates. 3GPP TSGs for Release 15 show that... stownplayer, 2/11/2019 8:12:29 AM Can Cable Beat 5G? Re: Re: All aboard the hype train I have to agree with Macemoneta. Cable is riddled with issues and we still can't get symmetrical 1 gig yet. Cable has a long way to go and if history is any indicator it's going to take the cable industry 10 years ... macemoneta, 2/11/2019 7:41:52 AM Can Cable Beat 5G? Re: All aboard the hype train "ramping up from today's 1 Gig downstream speeds to tomorrow's 10-Gig symmetrical service will still be no easy matter." 1 gig speeds are still unaffordable / unavailable / capped at nonsensical levels to the majority... brooks7, 2/8/2019 12:51:55 PM NCTA CEO: Time to Break Net Neutrality's 'Infinite Loop' Re: Re: Can we stop? Yes, I know I am preaching to nobody. I just feel that Net Neutrality is a "Wag the Dog" thing. As long as we are arguing about that we are not getting improved service in unserved and underserved areas. sev... Jeff Baumgartner, 2/7/2019 5:27:32 PM NCTA CEO: Time to Break Net Neutrality's 'Infinite Loop' Re: Re: Can we stop? What?!? Don't you know that a day without debating about Net Neutrality is like a day without sunshine? ; ) I do agree, though, that everything to this point has been a years-long excercise in wheel-spinning... 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. (3 comments) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News ISP Opinion: Bring Back Net Neutrality Now 3/22/2019 Shrihari Pandit, president and CEO of 24-year-old Stealth Communications, shares ... (1 Comment) CSPs Plug in to Electric SaaS with Shields Energy Solution Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 3/21/2019 Shields Energy's cloud-based IoT subscription service monitors power usage for ... 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