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Time Warner Cable closes in on streaming to Android devices
February 16, 2012 3:21 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable is close to rolling out streaming television to Android devices with the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.
Clearwire boasts strong Q4; weakness ahead
February 16, 2012 3:18 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsClearwire posted some rosy fourth-quarter numbers, but a spike in churn and a weaker-than-expected forecast indicate the company is not out of the weeds just yet.
Comcast ups Avgiris to EVP, GM of data group
February 16, 2012 3:16 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast has promoted Cathy Avgiris to executive vice president and general manager of the data and communications group, where she will lead the rollout of the joint bundle offerings with Verizon Wireless.
CTIA applauds tax cut continuation act
February 16, 2012 3:14 pm | by Monica Alleven, Wireless Week | News | CommentsCTIA is happy that lawmakers have agreed to extend the payroll tax cut because it includes a provision to auction off airwaves and give its members access to precious spectrum.
NewNet sees opportunity in WiMAX
February 16, 2012 3:12 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsNewNet's announcement that it has officially closed an acquisition of Nokia Siemens' WiMAX business (originally Motorola's WiMAX business) is a reminder that the technology might still afford a healthy business opportunity, although not perhaps as a strictly consumer-facing mobility solution.
Grassley: Still blocking FCC nominees
February 16, 2012 3:10 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSenator Chuck Grassley, a vocal critic of the FCC's handling of LightSquared, says he will continue to bar two FCC nominees from being confirmed despite the agency's decision to block LightSquared's network.
Fandango's former CEO joins Invidi's advisory board
February 16, 2012 3:08 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsInvidi Technologies has invited Chuck Davis, best known as the former chairman and CEO of movie site Fandango, to serve on the company's advisory board.
Former Cox exec Kinsey joins Charter as VP of IP engineering
February 16, 2012 11:49 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAfter a 12-year career at Cox Communications, Randy Kinsey has joined Charter Communications as its vice president of IP engineering.
Comcast nearly zeroes out subscriber defections in Q4
February 15, 2012 2:24 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsComcast managed to accomplish what few had expected any cable company could accomplish in the competitive video era: It minimized subscriber defections to the point where customer loss was almost negligible.
TWC reaches out to PCs, Macs with live streaming app
February 15, 2012 2:23 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has queued up live streaming on PCs and Macs via its TWC TV app.
Shaw Business lands contract to provide services to energy camp
February 15, 2012 2:21 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsShaw Communications was the winning bidder on providing Snamprogetti Canada with communications services to the Sunrise Energy Project construction camp.
End of the road for LightSquared?
February 15, 2012 2:20 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC has hammered what could be the final nail in the coffin for LightSquared's LTE plans.
Jab Broadband advances network upgrade
February 15, 2012 2:18 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsOne of the country's largest wireless Internet service providers is upgrading more than 200 towers with new backhaul equipment as part of a large-scale network upgrade project.
Chicago asked not to stifle wireless at summits
February 15, 2012 2:12 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA city councilman wants to forbid the Police Department from pulling the plug on all of that electronic communication during the G-8 and NATO summits in May, taking away a tactic employed by authorities during a crackdown on democratic protests in Egypt.
U.S., EU clear Google's $12.5B Motorola Mobility bid
February 14, 2012 3:33 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle's $12.5 billion bid to buy cell phone maker Motorola Mobility has won approvals from U.S. and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to completing the biggest deal in its 13-year history.
