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SeaChange hires Noppe as GM for EMEA/APAC region
August 8, 2012 3:55 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSeaChange International has hired cable operator industry veteran Andrei Noppe as senior vice president and general manager of its EMEA/APAC region.
Free Wi-Fi catches on with NYC's subway riders
August 8, 2012 3:53 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe new service is part of a $200 million plan to connect the subway to the outside world.
Cash isn’t king in the mobile wallet
August 8, 2012 3:52 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe mobile wallet is coming, and it could be closer than you think.
GAO report recommends FCC review of SAR limits
August 8, 2012 3:49 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe United States Government Accountability Office released a study recommending that the FCC review limits placed on specific absorption rate (SAR), the amount of radio frequency absorbed by the body when using a cell phone.
Charter narrows basic video subscriber loss in Q2
August 7, 2012 3:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCharter Communications narrowed its revenue loss, improved on the number of basic video subscribers it had lost over the previous quarter a year ago and added 29,000 new data subscribers.
Cablevision holds the line on video subs in Q2
August 7, 2012 3:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIt was no surprise that Cablevision added data and phone customers in the second quarter, but the nation’s fifth-largest cable operator also managed to retain its basic video subscribers, as well.
IMJ naps top honors in CableLabs’ Innovation Showcase
August 7, 2012 3:11 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIMJ Corp. emerged as the winner of an informal poll during CableLabs’ Innovation Showcase event that was part of the Summer Conference in Keystone, Colo.
Leap to short Sprint on $75M payment as biz sags
August 7, 2012 3:08 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsLeap Wireless plans to skip some of a $75 million payment it owes Sprint for the use of its 3G network amid marked declines in its prepaid business.
Sprint goes public with LTE small cells, hires Alcatel-Lucent
August 6, 2012 2:59 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSprint is using small cells provided by Alcatel-Lucent to supplement the capacity of its LTE network.
MetroPCS starts selling phone with TV tuner
August 6, 2012 2:52 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIn time for the Olympics, MetroPCS is selling the first phone that can receive local TV signals, potentially lending TV stations some relevance in the age of the smartphone.
AT&T to ax 2G by 2017, reuse spectrum
August 6, 2012 2:51 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T plans to shut down its 2G service by the beginning of 2017 as it works to address a spectrum shortage limiting capacity on its networks.
Broadcom takes wraps off of full-band diagnostic tools
August 6, 2012 2:48 pm | by Mike Robuck | Product Releases | CommentsBroadcom will be showing its full suite of remote monitoring and diagnostic tools at the CableLabs Summer Conference in Keystone, Colo.
Former Comcast exec Craddock joins SeaChange’s board; Goldfarb departs
August 6, 2012 2:46 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSeaChange International announced that former Comcast engineering executive Steve Craddock has joined its board of directors.
AT&T Mobile Share plans coming Aug. 23
August 6, 2012 2:44 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsCustomers will be able to sign up for a Mobile Share plan at any AT&T retail store or by calling AT&T.
