News
FREE Email Newsletter
Daily news and top headlines for broadband communications engineering and design professionals
TWC changes Twitter customer care handle
May 1, 2013 12:42 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsTime Warner Cable announced this morning it had changed its Twitter customer care handle to @TWC_Help. The new customer care handle gives Time Warner Cable a more unified front with all Time Warner Cable Twitter handles following the “TWC” designation.
Report: Ethernet switch market evolving
May 1, 2013 12:37 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsThe Ethernet switch market is undergoing a transformation as end users start to favor products purpose-built and optimized according to deployment location, in the data center, enterprise, small and medium businesses (SMBs) and carrier Ethernet services.
Cablevision sells off theatre chain
April 30, 2013 1:55 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsCablevision continued divesting non-core businesses with the sale of the vast majority of its Clearview Cinema chain of movie theatres to Bow Tie Cinemas, though the company will retain ownership of the Ziegfeld in New York City. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Time Warner Cable deploys HD DTAs across New York City
April 30, 2013 1:25 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsTime Warner Cable’s all-digital project is rolling into other areas of its New York City footprint and the nation’s second-largest cable operator is using HD digital transport adapters (DTAs) from Cisco. The HD DTAs allow subscribers to tap into HD services without more expensive DVRs or set-top boxes that require CableCards.
Former AOL exec replaces Esteves as TWC’s CFO
April 30, 2013 1:18 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsTime Warner Cable announced yesterday afternoon that former AOL executive Arthur Minson will replace Irene Esteves as the company’s chief financial officer. Minson, who formerly worked at Time Warner Cable, will start his new job on Thursday while Esteves’ last day is tomorrow.
Comcast Business extends network to N.H. business park
April 30, 2013 1:05 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsComcast Business announced today that it had made a major investment to serve up its entire suite of Ethernet, data, voice and video services to 250 businesses in Portsmouth, N.H. The businesses are located in Pease International Tradeport, which was an Air Force base that has been turned into a business park.
OTT programmers converge on NYC
April 29, 2013 1:42 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsIn the last 12 months, companies like Netflix, Yahoo, and YouTube have experimented with original programming, with some hits and some misses. But there were more than enough hits to encourage over-the-top programmers to keep trying. They'll all be in New York City this week talking about it at the second Digital NewFronts conference.
Telesystem begins network upgrade
April 29, 2013 1:22 pm | CommentsBuckeye Cablesystem sister company Telesystem said it has embarked on a network upgrade to achieve 99.999 percent availability for its IP-based services. Five-nines availability translates to no more than 5.26 minutes of downtime per rolling year.
Cox tunes in MoviePlex suite of services
April 29, 2013 12:13 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsCox Communications has launched the full slate of MoviePlex services from Starz, which included the multi-screen service MoviePlex Play. Cox subscribers can now watch MoviePlex, MoviePlex On Demand, and the MoviePlex Play authenticated online TV Everywhere service as part of their Cox Advanced TV package.
TWC launches Filipino network in L.A., San Diego
April 29, 2013 12:05 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsTime Warner Cable has diversified its channel lineup in San Diego and Los Angeles with the addition of Lifestyle Network. ABS-CBN International’s Lifestyle Network serves up video content, primarily in English, to Filipino Americans in the two Time Warner Cable systems.
Coinstar's popularity slips; Q1 earnings down
April 26, 2013 2:22 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsCoinstar's first-quarter earnings plunged 58 percent amid signs that its Redbox kiosks for DVD rentals are losing their appeal as more people switch to Netflix and other Internet video services. The company plans to change its name to Outerwall this summer.
Comcast bows faster gateway; doubles speeds on 2 data tiers
April 26, 2013 12:52 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsComcast has leveraged MoCA 2.0 and the 5.0 GHz frequency on its new wireless gateway that features speeds of up to 270 Mbps. According to research by Allion USA, Comcast’s new gateway more than tripled the speeds of competing wireless gateways from AT&T and Verizon.
AT&T locks up home automation deployments
April 26, 2013 12:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsStarting today, AT&T’s home automation and security service, which it calls Digital Life, is available in 15 cities across the nation. AT&T said in January that it planned on launching Digital Life in March to eight cities, but delayed the launch until this month in order to offer the service in more markets.
Time Warner Cable’s 1Q profit driven by business services
April 25, 2013 1:06 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsAn increase in Time Warner Cable’s business services revenue helped the cable operator’s bottom line in the first quarter, but the nation’s second-largest cable operator continued to bleed out basic video subscribers. For the quarter, Time Warner Cable lost 119,000 basic video subscribers, which were more than the 91,000 that analysts had projected.
TWC boots up free Wi-Fi in Austin
April 25, 2013 1:02 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsTime Warner Cable has started to deploy its Wi-Fi service, which is called TWC WiFi, to its subscribers in Austin, Texas. There are currently several dozen access points deployed in Austin to date, but the cable operator plans on having up to 1,000 go live this year.
