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Apple patents iPhone with wraparound display
April 1, 2013 12:10 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsApple is seeking a patent for an iPhone that has a display that wraps around the edges of the device, expanding the viewable area and eliminating all physical buttons. The patent application reveals that Apple has put some thought into a device that takes advantage of a new generation of displays, which don't have to be flat and rigid like today's liquid-crystal displays, or LCDs.
MaxLinear tunes up OTT in STBs
April 1, 2013 12:03 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsMaxLinear announced today that leading OEMs were using its MxL603 silicon tuner in their set-top boxes to deliver over-the-top (OTT) services in the United States market. The company didn’t say what set-top box vendors were using its chip, but did say they were currently shipping.
Media: Aereo talks to Dish, AT&T
April 1, 2013 11:54 am | News | CommentsBarry Diller-backed Aereo has conducted partnership talks with major pay-TV distributors and ISPs, with AT&T and Dish Network among the list of potential suitors. According to a story by The Wall Street Journal, Aereo is looking to lock up partnerships with cable, satellite or telco companies as one way of moving its Web-based streaming service in front of more potential customers.
MetroPCS shares up as T-Mobile deal is criticized
March 29, 2013 12:39 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsInvestors bet Thursday that T-Mobile USA will have to sweeten its proposal to merge with smaller cellphone carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. after an influential shareholder advisory firm came out against the deal. Shares of Dallas-based MetroPCS, the fifth-largest U.S. cellphone company, rose 42 cents, or 4 percent, to $10.95 in midday trading.
Cisco Systems raises dividend 21 percent
March 29, 2013 12:33 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsCisco Systems Inc. is increasing its dividend 21 percent, its second boost in less than a year. The San Jose, California-based technology giant will pay a 17-cent quarterly dividend on April 24 to shareholders of record April 8. That's up 3 cents from the last quarter.
Media: Sprint, Softbank near U.S. deal to restrict Huawei
March 29, 2013 12:28 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsSprint and Softbank, the Japanese cellular company that intends to buy 70 percent of the U.S.’s third largest carrier, are expected to allow the U.S. government oversight in its choice of network suppliers. The New York Times reports the deal would enable the government to monitor changes to the combined company’s network and possibly prevent it from using equipment manufactured by Chinese companies, particularly Huawei.
Research: OTN market to hit $13 billion by 2017
March 29, 2013 12:10 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe optical transport network (OTN) equipment market is well on its way to topping the $13 billion mark by 2017, according to a recent study by Infonetics Research. Last year the OTN transport and switching equipment market grew 8 percent to $7.3 billion with the bulk of that growth coming from the OTN switching segment, which was up 46 percent in 2012 from 2011.
FX network to launch younger-skewing channel
March 28, 2013 1:04 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsFX says it's spinning off a new cable network aimed at young adult viewers. The company says that the lineup for FXX will consist of original series, movies and acquired series targeting adults 18 to 34, a slightly younger audience than FX attracts.
Clearwire dips into $80 million from Sprint
March 28, 2013 12:52 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsClearwire has opted to draw $80 million in funding for April from Sprint, as part of the carrier’s proposed offer to buy the WiMax provider for $2.97 per share. Clearwire accepted the draw for March despite Dish’s insistence it would withdraw its offer to buy the remaining half of Clearwire for $3.30 per share.
Lightpath connects Westchester Community College
March 28, 2013 12:48 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsLightpath, a division of Cablevision, has helped New York-based Westchester Community College connect its main campus to five remote locations with its fiber network. Using the Lightpath Education Services Suite, the college was also able to enable online registration for students, connect the security staff across locations, offer classes via VOD, and incorporate closed-captioning into lectures.
Time Warner Cable opens Manhattan data center
March 28, 2013 12:41 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable Business Class, the commercial services division of Time Warner Cable, has opened the doors on a new data center in downtown Manhattan to better serve its business customers. With the opening of the Manhattan data center, Time Warner Cable Business Class now operates nine data centers throughout the United States, and another in the United Kingdom.
Malone’s Liberty Global buys a stake in Ziggo
March 28, 2013 12:25 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsJohn Malone’s Liberty Global has continued its recent shopping spree with today’s news that it has bought a 12.65 stake in Dutch cable operator Ziggo for about $808.3 million.Liberty Global, which announced last month it was buying Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal valued at $23.3 billion, bought 25.3 million Ziggo shares from Barclays Capital Securities Limited.
It’s Time for Service Providers to Enlist in the Revolution
March 28, 2013 12:02 pm | by Azuki | White Papers | CommentsMultichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPD) must avoid becoming Oldsmobiles. Multi-screen delivery is a profoundly complicated business. This is an area where experience really counts.
Santa Clara gets free Wi-Fi via high tech meters
March 27, 2013 12:41 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe city of Santa Clara flipped on a big Internet switch this week, becoming what it says is the first in the country to use wireless, digital "smart meters" on homes as channels for free citywide outdoor Wi-Fi. Like cities around the U.S., Santa Clara's electric meters are being systematically replaced, house by house, with high tech ones.
CBS buys half of TV Guide
March 27, 2013 12:36 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsBroadcaster CBS Corp. is buying a 50 percent stake in TV Guide's pay TV channel and website for nearly $100 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. The price is less than the $123 million that JPMorgan Chase's One Equity Partners paid for a 49 percent stake four years ago.
