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Comcast strikes up free Wi-Fi at Citizens Bank Park
March 20, 2013 12:24 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBaseball fans can tap into Comcast’s Wi-Fi access points for free during Phillies games at Citizens Bank Park. In its hometown of Philly, baseball fans at the games can access the hotspots with their wireless devices even if they’re not Comcast Xfinity Internet subscribers.
Comcast promotes Pluskota to regional VP
March 20, 2013 12:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast Business Services has upped Michelle Pluskota to vice president of business services in its Heartland Region, which includes commercial customers in Michigan, Indiana, Arkansas and Kentucky. In her new job, Pluskota is responsible for building and executing the strategies for Business Services to continue growing small-to-medium business (SMB) and enterprise sales.
AT&T announces 30-, 40- and 50 GB shared data plans
March 19, 2013 2:48 pm | by Ben Munsen, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe plans start at $300 per month—plus a $10-$30 per device fee, depending on the type of device—and go up to $500. In addition, AT&T will now offer new data-only plans for business customers bringing more than 25 devices into the fold.
Cisco unveils silicon transciever for 100 G
March 19, 2013 2:43 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsCisco’s 100 gigabit CMOS-based transceivers reduce space and power requirements, promising to make 100 Gbps backbones deployable. Cisco says that CPAK reduces space and power requirements by over 70 percent compared with CFP.
Intel offers reference for IPTV set-top
March 19, 2013 2:34 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsIntel has a new reference design kit for set-top boxes and media servers based on its own Atom CE5300 processor, Futarque’s DVB-T2/T/C broadcast and media sharing stacks, Videon Central’s aVia media engine, and Hillcrest Labs’ Freespace Motion Engine software.
Broadpeak ups capacity of cache servers
March 19, 2013 2:20 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsThe company cranks up the streaming capacity of its BkS400 to a new maximum of 30 Gbps. The software upgrade to the company’s BkS400 video cache server and the attendant capacity expansion improves operators’ ability to deliver video content.
Liberty Media plunks down $2.62 billion for 27% stake in Charter
March 19, 2013 12:08 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsJohn Malone’s holding company, Liberty Media, has bought a 27.3 percent stake in Charter Communications for about $2.62 billion. The deal is slated to close in the first half or second quarter of this year. Liberty expects to fund the purchase with a combination of cash on hand and new loan arrangements.
S3 Group appoints O’Carroll to board
March 19, 2013 11:54 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsS3 Group announced that it has appointed former Rogers Communications executive Dermot O’Carroll to its board of directors. O’Carroll spent 17 years at Rogers Communications before retiring last year as senior vice president of network engineering and operations.
Disney, News Corp. finalizing plans for Hulu
March 18, 2013 2:14 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAt issue is whether Hulu should completely dedicate itself to the free streaming of TV shows with ads, or whether its value lies in paid subscriptions for viewers. Disney is said to prefer the ad-supported model, while News Corp. prefers a paid service. The two might put the operation back up for sale.
Ciena sets up CenturyLink for GigE
March 18, 2013 2:07 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCenturyLink has upgraded its metro networking capability with packet optical technology from Ciena, in order to target business customers with Gigabit Ethernet access services up to 100G. The upgrade allows CenturyLink to offer a 1GE, 10GE, 100GE and equivalent wavelengths to businesses.
Vandals bedevil Suddenlink in NoCal
March 18, 2013 2:02 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsSuddenlink has experience a rash of vandalism that has cut off service in parts of northern California. Local law enforcement believes the same people are responsible for all the crimes, and suspect the the vandals are would-be thieves, looking for copper that could be sold for scrap.
AT&T begins new broadband promo
March 18, 2013 1:56 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsNew customers signing up for U-verse High-Speed Internet are eligible to get one of the following Wi-Fi-enabled products: an Xbox 360, Sonos Play:3, Kindle Fire or a Nexus 7 Tablet. The promotion aims to underscore Wi-Fi based connectivity that AT&T offers, first through the company’s gateways with Wi-Fi.
Comcast cues Ethernet up in Vermont communities
March 18, 2013 12:54 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast Business announced today that over the coming weeks its Ethernet services would be available across six communities in Chittenden County, Vermont. The six towns in Chittenden County feature a large number of the state's businesses, ranging from snowboard manufacturers to global high technology.
Virgin Media’s TV Anywhere gets a boost from Concurrent
March 18, 2013 12:48 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsVirgin Media has picked Concurrent to help it send more video to IP-connected devices through its Virgin TV Anywhere service. Virgin Media is using Concurrent’s MediaHawk content delivery network (CDN) platform to support its TV Everywhere service on computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones.
Cablevision promotes Pillai
March 18, 2013 12:40 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCablevision has promoted cable industry engineer Pragash Pillai to senior vice president, network management and operations. Prior to his new title, Pillai was senior vice president, digital network technology at Cablevision. Three years ago, Pillai came to Cablevision from Bresnan Communications.
