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Videotron targets rural Québec for wireless data offering
December 19, 2011 1:57 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn partnership with Industry Canada's Broadband Canada program, Videotron is offering its wireless Internet service in remote areas of Québec that were previously without data services.
Trilithic promotes 3 execs in Broadband Instruments group
December 19, 2011 1:54 pm | by Traci Patterson | News | CommentsTrilithic promoted three executives, including Daniel Dillon, who was named director of product marketing for mobile systems applications within the company's Broadband Instruments Division.
Cox sells AWS spectrum to Verizon; they agree to sell each other’s services
December 16, 2011 2:47 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe other shoe just dropped now that Cox Communications announced that it is selling its 20 MHz Advanced Wireless Services licenses to Verizon Wireless for $315 million.
Rogers launches beta version of iPad app for live streaming
December 16, 2011 2:38 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAs part of its overall TV anywhere strategy, Rogers Communications announced the beta launch of its Rogers Live TV app for iPads, which enables live streaming of shows in subscribers’ homes.
Time Warner Cable tunes in 20 new HD channels in Dallas
December 16, 2011 2:29 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable recently added 20 new HD channels in the Dallas area to give it a total offering of 134 HD channels.
GSMA warns of LTE spectrum fragmentation
December 16, 2011 2:26 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsFor all the promise of LTE, it appears that global roaming on so-called “world phones” is one thing it might not be able to deliver.
Apple continues tablet dominance; Amazon snags share
December 16, 2011 2:23 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsApple continued to drive worldwide media tablet shipments in the third quarter, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker.
Time Warner Cable in an Android state of mind
December 15, 2011 2:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has released its second Android-based app in as many weeks, with the latest, My TWC, taking flight.
Suddenlink offers any-room DVR with TiVo Premiere
December 15, 2011 2:10 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSuddenlink Communications subscribers that currently enjoy TiVo Premiere in their homes can now pause a recorded program in one room and resume watching it in another.
Alcatel-Lucent provisions 100 Gbps network in S. Amer.
December 15, 2011 1:58 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThanks to gear from Alcatel-Lucent, Cablevision Argentina is laying claim to being the first cable operator in South America to deliver 100 Gbps speeds over an optical network.
Networks shell out billions for NFL
December 15, 2011 1:56 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWith NFL games enjoying seemingly invincible ratings while most everything else on TV goes down, down, down, the league's traditional broadcast partners embraced a deal that sends their rights fees up, up, up.
Netflix increases Q3 spending to woo lawmakers
December 15, 2011 1:51 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNetflix spent more money currying favor with U.S. lawmakers and regulators in the third quarter while the video subscription service's customers rebelled against a price increase.
Feds: LightSquared interferes with 'majority' of GPS
December 15, 2011 1:47 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsA key government committee said that LightSquared’s network affects a “majority” of general purpose GPS receivers and technology used to land planes, but it doesn’t appear to have a significant impact on cell phones.
Verizon upgrading FiOS IP backbone
December 14, 2011 3:09 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsVerizon will be upgrading the IP backbone of its FiOS service, deploying Cisco CRS-3 carrier routers in several major markets to support 100G transport.
Pace, Amino both name new CEOs
December 14, 2011 3:08 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThere was an odd coincidence in the set-top box market, with both Amino Technologies and Pace announcing they are replacing their respective chief executives, effective immediately.
