The Premier Magazine of Broadband Technology

Cablevision holds the line on video subs in Q2

August 7, 2012 3:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

It 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.

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IMJ naps top honors in CableLabs’ Innovation Showcase

August 7, 2012 3:11 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

IMJ Corp. emerged as the winner of an informal poll during CableLabs’ Innovation Showcase event that was part of the Summer Conference in Keystone, Colo.

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Leap to short Sprint on $75M payment as biz sags

August 7, 2012 3:08 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Leap 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.

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Sprint goes public with LTE small cells, hires Alcatel-Lucent

August 6, 2012 2:59 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Sprint is using small cells provided by Alcatel-Lucent to supplement the capacity of its LTE network.

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MetroPCS starts selling phone with TV tuner

August 6, 2012 2:52 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

In 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.

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AT&T to ax 2G by 2017, reuse spectrum

August 6, 2012 2:51 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

AT&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.

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Broadcom takes wraps off of full-band diagnostic tools

August 6, 2012 2:48 pm | by Mike Robuck | Product Releases | Comments

Broadcom will be showing its full suite of remote monitoring and diagnostic tools at the CableLabs Summer Conference in Keystone, Colo.

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Former Comcast exec Craddock joins SeaChange’s board; Goldfarb departs

August 6, 2012 2:46 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

SeaChange International announced that former Comcast engineering executive Steve Craddock has joined its board of directors.

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AT&T Mobile Share plans coming Aug. 23

August 6, 2012 2:44 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Customers will be able to sign up for a Mobile Share plan at any AT&T retail store or by calling AT&T.

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Time Warner Cable adds Wi-Fi network in Charlotte

August 3, 2012 3:30 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

The company intends to provide free access to all during the Democratic National Convention that will begin later this month.

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Cable companies rebut Sprint claims on AWS deal

August 3, 2012 3:19 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | Comments

The four cable companies Verizon Wireless is buying AWS spectrum from have filed a rebuttal with the FCC to claims made by Sprint that the deal would adversely affect fair competition in the backhaul and Wi-Fi offload markets.

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SEC investigating Sprint over sales tax collection

August 3, 2012 3:17 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Federal trade regulators have opened a probe into Sprint's collection of sales taxes three months after the New York Attorney General sued Sprint over the same issue.

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AT&T continues dash for spectrum

August 3, 2012 3:15 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | Comments

An AT&T spokesman also confirmed that the carrier has come to an agreement to purchase AWS spectrum from cable company Comcast and Horizon Wi-Com.

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SeaChange lands 2 more U.S. ops for Adrenalin back office software

August 3, 2012 3:13 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

SeaChange announced that two more United States-based multiple system operators have signed on to use its Adrenalin back office software and client platform.

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