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Dish pitches revised LTE plan
January 24, 2012 2:26 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsDish Network pitched a revised plan for its yet-unapproved mobile broadband network to FCC officials, according to ex parte documents posted to the agency's website.
BendBroadband names Holmes new VP of technology
January 24, 2012 2:24 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBendBroadband has appointed Wade Holmes as its new vice president of technology after Holmes served in that role on an interim basis.
Clearwire posts rosy Q4 sales
January 24, 2012 2:22 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsClearwire released preliminary fourth-quarter results indicating that attempts to reinvigorate its business showed some results last quarter.
Azuki offers to manage multi-screen services
January 24, 2012 2:21 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsGive us two days, the company says, and we'll have you up and running with multi-screen services.
Amino picks Celeno's Wi-Fi platform for IPTV STBs
January 24, 2012 2:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAmino Communications has selected Celeno Communications' Wi-Fi solutions for use in its IPTV set-top boxes.
Optimum Lightpath adds Web conferencing bundle
January 24, 2012 2:18 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsOptimum Lightpath has introduced a bundle of Web conferencing services targeted to mid-market businesses.
CMC delivers CBeebies preschool channel over VOD
January 24, 2012 2:17 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBBC Worldwide picked the Comcast Media Center to pitch the programming from Spanish-language channel CBeebies from the CMC's video-on-demand content distribution platform.
AT&T seeks approval for spectrum transfer
January 24, 2012 2:15 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T has officially submitted to the FCC a request for approval to transfer $1 billion worth of spectrum to T-Mobile USA.
In the media: Knology negotiating to pick up 1,000 subs in Fla.
January 23, 2012 1:38 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAccording to The News Herald, the city of Springfield would make about $3.1 million in infrastructure upgrades before transferring its cable system over to Knology.
Clearwire chases MVNO market with Simplexity deal
January 23, 2012 1:32 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsClearwire stepped up its efforts to get more wholesale customers as it braces for the loss of its largest customer, Sprint, which is phasing out devices that use Clearwire's WiMAX network in favor of its own LTE service.
Time Warner Cable serves up live TV in the home with iPhone app
January 20, 2012 2:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable's TWC TV app is now available for use on iPhones, which means subscribers can now watch live shows in their homes, remotely manage their DVRs and change channels with their iPhones.
Google's Q4 disappoints; Android going strong
January 20, 2012 2:08 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsInvestors dumped shares of Google after the fourth-quarter earnings call, sending shares of the company plummeting 9 percent in after-hours trading, spurred largely in part by a reported 8 percent drop in cost per click (CPC).
Intel's Q4 earnings rise 6%, top St. estimate
January 20, 2012 2:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIntel, the world's largest chip-maker, said its profit rose 6 percent in the latest quarter, topping analyst expectations, even as hard drive shortages held back PC makers' chip orders.
Venture capital investments up 19% in Q4
January 20, 2012 2:05 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFunding for start-ups rose 19 percent in the fourth quarter as venture capitalists fueled money into more companies in the Internet, clean technology and other sectors.
Comcast's Parker box goes for a test drive at the FCC
January 19, 2012 3:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast is planning its first major rollout of its next-generation Xcalibur service, so it makes sense that reports are surfacing that the box, which is called "Parker" by Comcast, being used for the service is making its way through testing at the Federal Communications Commission.
