Broadband

Sprint sets hard stop for iDEN operations

May 30, 2012 3:03 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Sprint plans to shut down its iDEN network as early as June 30, 2013, allowing it to reuse the service's spectrum for LTE.

FCC wireless chief Kaplan resigns

May 30, 2012 3:01 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

The head of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has resigned after a tumultuous one-year term.

Clearfield intros new combo cabinet

May 30, 2012 3:00 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | Comments

The company’s FieldSmart Hub Collapse Cabinet (HCC) can house both optical components and fiber terminations.

Jungo’s gateway software expands IPV6 support

May 29, 2012 2:08 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | Comments

The company includes a dual-stack approach that will enable operators to support both IPv4 and IPv6 equipment.

Sunrise Telecom appoints new directors

May 29, 2012 2:06 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

The company’s board adds expertise in finance, small-cap companies and turnaround situations.

Comcast debuts app for on-demand streaming to Android devices

May 29, 2012 1:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Comcast has added on-demand streaming capabilities to Android devices on its free Xfinity TV Player app.

Sprint gets $1B loan for Ericsson network gear

May 29, 2012 1:48 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Sprint has landed a $1 billion credit facility that will provide extra cash for its network upgrade project.

Report: Residential gateways boost broadband revenue

May 29, 2012 1:46 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Residential gateways are adding to service providers’ bottom lines by enabling new services.

Cisco culls Cius tablet, blames BYOD

May 29, 2012 1:42 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Cisco is taking the axe to its Cius enterprise-grade tablet because of "market transitions" stemming from the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend.

U.S. campaigns mine online data to target voters

May 29, 2012 12:54 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

The 2012 election could be decided by the campaign that better exploits voters' Internet data.

UXP Systems, Motorola winners of CIO.IT | Competition 2012

May 25, 2012 2:31 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

UXP Systems and Motorola Mobility bested 35 other companies to win The Cable Show’s CIO.IT | Competition 2012 in Boston.

Cox CTO Hart shares thoughts on Cable Show, big picture at MSO

May 25, 2012 2:01 pm | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | Comments

Cox Communications CTO Kevin Hart outlines the company’s key projects and initiatives.

Xfinity Home coming to Sacramento

May 25, 2012 12:20 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

Comcast is set to expand the home monitoring and control service in California’s state capital.

LocalResponse takes targeted ads to new level

May 25, 2012 12:18 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

The company is launching a targeted ad service that scans social media sites and can aim ads at people who specifically mention a product or product category.

Kohl asks DOJ, FCC to 'carefully scrutinize' Verizon AWS deal

May 25, 2012 12:10 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

The same senator that asked the FCC and Justice Department to block AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA is now asking the agencies to "carefully scrutinize" Verizon's AWS spectrum purchase and marketing deals with four cable companies.