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Comcast bows faster gateway; doubles speeds on 2 data tiers
April 26, 2013 12:52 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast has leveraged MoCA 2.0 and the 5.0 GHz frequency on its new wireless gateway that features speeds of up to 270 Mbps. According to research by Allion USA, Comcast’s new gateway more than tripled the speeds of competing wireless gateways from AT&T and Verizon.
AT&T locks up home automation deployments
April 26, 2013 12:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsStarting today, AT&T’s home automation and security service, which it calls Digital Life, is available in 15 cities across the nation. AT&T said in January that it planned on launching Digital Life in March to eight cities, but delayed the launch until this month in order to offer the service in more markets.
Time Warner Cable’s 1Q profit driven by business services
April 25, 2013 1:06 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAn increase in Time Warner Cable’s business services revenue helped the cable operator’s bottom line in the first quarter, but the nation’s second-largest cable operator continued to bleed out basic video subscribers. For the quarter, Time Warner Cable lost 119,000 basic video subscribers, which were more than the 91,000 that analysts had projected.
Media: Bright House Networks preps 90 Mbps D3 tier
April 25, 2013 12:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBright House Networks subscribers in Tampa and Central Florida will be able to tap into a new DOCSIS 3.0-based tier that features up to 90 Mbps on the downstream and 10 Mbps up. Bright House Networks is currently letting customers sign up for its Lightning 90 service.
Comcast, EcoFactor win home automation award
April 25, 2013 12:43 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsHome automation vendor EcoFactor recently won an award from GTM Research for working with Comcast on the cable operator’s Xfinity Home service. Last year EcoFactor integrated its SaaS infrastructure with Comcast to provide Xfinity Home subscribers monthly HVAC savings on their energy bills.
ActiveVideo taps Brockman as CTO
April 24, 2013 1:16 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsActiveVideo has promoted Ronald Brockmann to CTO. The position has been open since Rogers Communications hired away ActiveVideo’s previous CTO, John Callahan, almost a year ago. Brockmann was working for Avinity Systems when ActiveVideo acquired it three years ago.
Bright House Networks, Verizon Wireless ring up 4 more markets
April 24, 2013 12:29 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and Bright House Networks’ cross-promotional bundles have rolled into four more markets; Bakersfield, Calif., Birmingham, Ala., Indianapolis and Detroit. The latest launches of the joint marketing effort followed up on the initial launch in Orlando late last year
RCN partners up to enable free Wi-Fi service in Boston
April 24, 2013 12:20 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsRCN Business Services has forged a partnership with two other companies that will enable free Wi-Fi access in the Boston area. RCN’s piece of the puzzle is providing the backhaul necessary to connect the small cells to the core network.
Cable One spending $60 million on upgrade
April 24, 2013 12:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCable One is spending $60 million on a infrastructure enhancement, which includes upgrading nearly 50,000 amps, installing more than 600 nodes, replacing 800 miles of cable and adding 600 miles of fiber. The project started last year and will continue through next year.
Netflix scores big with original programs
April 23, 2013 2:13 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsNetflix's move to compete against traditional cable-TV channels with original programming is pulling in more subscribers to its Internet video service and winning back investors who doubted the company's ability to cultivate distinctive entertainment. First quarter results prove it.
CBS invests in Aereo alternative
April 23, 2013 2:08 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCBS Corp. says it has made a minority investment in Syncbak, a technology company that allows mobile device users to pick up signals from their local TV stations over the Internet. The broadcaster said it would like to work closely with cable, satellite and telecommunications companies on building the capability.
TWC taps Meeks to run Business Services
April 23, 2013 1:52 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has hired Phil Meeks, who had been running Cox Business for the last few years, to run its Business Services unit. Meeks will get the new title of executive vice president and chief operating officer for Business Services.
TWC’s security service launches in Dallas
April 23, 2013 12:47 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsDallas is the latest city to launch Time Warner Cable’s home automation service, which is called IntelligentHome. Time Warner Cable has previously said it planned on having IntelligentHome rolled out across its entire footprint by year’s end.
TWC program promotes science ed through sports
April 22, 2013 1:38 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable announced its STEM in Sports campaign to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The campaign will offer parents, coaches and other adults the opportunity to get kids interested in STEM by highlighting the roles these subjects play in sports. NFL player Victor Cruz will appear in a PSA for the program.
Plala to deploy Android set-tops in Japan
April 22, 2013 12:39 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe Japanese IPTV company will be deploying Android-based set-tops built by Sumitomo Electric Networks and based on new chips from STMicroelectronics. STM's Orly system-on-chip (SoC) includes a dedicated real-time multimedia processor, multi-standard video decoding engines, and video encoding.
