Wireless
ThinkAnalytics doubles its revenue
February 12, 2013 2:48 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsBolstered by a nice run of new customer signings, ThinkAnalytics reported financials that saw a doubling of its revenue and profits over the previous year. Recent new customer signings include Cox, Swisscom, Unitymedia in Germany, Zon in Portugal and Nordic operator Canal Digital.
Ruckus hires Cisco Wi-Fi expert
February 12, 2013 2:45 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsRuckus Wireless has hired David Stephenson, formerly with Cisco Systems, as senior principal engineer within its System Architecture group. Stephenson worked at Cisco for nearly 14 years within its Wireless Networking Business Unit, where he was responsible for the technical architecture of Hotspot 2.0.
TWC adds VOD content for PCs, Macs on Web browser
February 11, 2013 2:55 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAfter offering VOD content on its TWC TV app for iPads, Time Warner Cable has upgraded its TWCTV.com Web portal to do the same on Macs and PCs. With the upgrade to TWCTV.com, Time Warner Cable is now serving up 4,000 VOD titles to subscribers.
SCTE offers 9 new or updated training courses
February 11, 2013 2:51 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers announced that it will offer a record 50 virtual classes this year, including nine new or revised courses, across a wide range of technical areas. This year’s virtual lineup is a 35 percent increase over the 37 classes it offered last year.
Phone cos: Cell service holding up after storm
February 11, 2013 2:48 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCell phone companies say their networks are largely up and running after a blizzard dumped up to 3 feet of snow on New England. Not all cell towers have backup power, so natural disasters can take out cell service through power outages.
Milius and milestones
February 8, 2013 5:02 pm | by Brian Santo | Blogs | CommentsRay Milius and his team are responsible for engineering matters at Starz. Starz is not among the largest programmers, but it frequently is among the first programmers to adopt new technologies. Recently, Ray and his team got Starz into TV Everywhere with its Encore and MoviePlex On Demand And Play services.
Report: Early Isis results warrant skepticism
February 8, 2013 11:37 am | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsMobile wallet joint venture Isis is seeing results from trials in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas, according to Yankee Group, but the research group isn't quite convinced. Since the trials were launched, merchants supporting the mobile payment system have seen an uptick in both repeat visits and overall purchases.
FCC aims to improve completion rate of long-distance calls to rural areas
February 8, 2013 11:35 am | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which seeks comment on rules to help address problems in the completion of long-distance telephone calls to rural customers. The NPRM is specifcally aimed at intermediate carries that complete long-distance calls for long-distance providers.
Idaho panel: Let telecoms call existing customers
February 8, 2013 11:26 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA House committee agreed that Idaho should lift a 13-year-old restriction barring phone and cable TV companies from calling existing customers to market new products or services, rejecting an argument from the attorney general's office that the change would erode people's privacy protections.
Comcast 1st ISP to offer safety, security platform for smartphones, tablets
February 7, 2013 2:06 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn order to protect its subscribers against security threats on their mobile devices, Comcast has launched its Constant Guard Mobile app. Comcast said it’s the first ISP in the nation to offer an Internet safety and security platform for its smartphone and tablet users.
Sprint posts record Q4 revenue, $1.3B loss
February 7, 2013 1:54 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe company said the loss was primarily due to network improvements related to its Network Vision initiative, including the shutdown of the Nextel platform. The company also noted $45 million, or negative $.01 per share (pre-tax), related to impacts from Superstorm Sandy.
Verwaayen leaves Alcatel-Lucent amid $1.8B loss in 2012
February 7, 2013 1:47 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAlcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen is leaving the company. Verwaayen made the announcement as the company reported a $1.8 billion loss for 2012. Verwaayen will not seek reelection as a director at the annual general meeting and will step down as CEO once a successful transition has been executed.
Making the second screen work
February 7, 2013 12:52 pm | by Brian Santo | Articles | CommentsYears after Netflix, smartphones and tablets all hit the scene, even those service providers capable of multi-screen delivery continue to struggle with the multi-screen phenomenon. That’s because even as service providers respond to viewers’ increasing appetite for video on screens other than the TV, consumers’ multi-screen behavior continues to evolve.
A kaleidoscope of moving parts
February 7, 2013 11:34 am | by Craig Kuhl, Contributing Editor | Articles | CommentsThe once heavily tech-driven business model of small Tier 2 and Tier 3 cable and broadband service providers is morphing into a kaleidoscope of moving, interchangeable parts. Smaller operators whose subscriber counts number in the four- and five-figure range are fiddling with and tweaking their business models like never before.
Managing the multi-screen video transformation
February 7, 2013 10:56 am | by Paul Casinelli, product manager at IneoQuest Technologies | Articles | CommentsThe multi-screen transformation has taken the video world by storm. Customers now expect the same video services they receive on their set-top box on their video-capable devices. Adoption of multi-screen services is occurring across the spectrum, running the gamut of service providers, content providers and enterprises.
