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FCC opens docket on Verizon AWS buys
January 12, 2012 2:21 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC has started formal proceedings for its review of Verizon Wireless' multi-billion-dollar purchases of AWS spectrum from a group of cable companies that purchased the spectrum five years ago but never realized their plans to use it.
Cisco allies with ActiveVideo
January 12, 2012 2:19 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCisco adds ActiveVideo technology to enable cloud services through its Videoscape TV platform. Meanwhile, ActiveVideo offers support for the HTML5 environment.
Samsung-connected TVs to host Verizon FiOS
January 12, 2012 2:16 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsAnother nail in the coffin for set-top boxes: Samsung cuts a deal to host Verizon FiOS channels directly on its broadband-connected TVs and Blu-ray players.
@ CES: Ericsson's Vestberg brings wireless vision to CES
January 12, 2012 2:12 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsEricsson CEO Hans Vestberg is never shy about expressing his vision for the connected-everything world of the future.
@ CES: Customer data will drive TV 3.0
January 11, 2012 8:41 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThere are a lot of different scenarios for what the TV of tomorrow may look like, but a panel session at CES did drive home the point that collecting customer data can play a key role.
@ CES: Cable One testing EchoStar's Aria platform
January 11, 2012 2:38 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCable One looks like it's the first customer for EchoStar's Aria platform, which was designed for Tier 2 and Tier 3 cable operators.
@ CES: More TV Everywhere at IP&TV World Forum
January 11, 2012 2:34 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVideo service providers and a Sony exec detailed how they are keeping up with customer demands for TV Everywhere services at the IP&TV World Forum.
Charter Communications to offer $750M in notes
January 11, 2012 2:27 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo subsidiaries of Charter Communications will hold a public offering of $750 million in senior unsecured notes, the cable TV company announced.
@ CES: T-Mobile comes out swinging
January 11, 2012 2:26 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe industry hasn't heard a whole lot from T-Mobile USA lately – it went into quiet mode during AT&T's doomed buyout – but that changed at the 2012 International CES show in Las Vegas.
Motorola pledges to use Intel chips in smartphones
January 11, 2012 2:24 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMotorola Mobility and Lenovo said they will use Intel processors in smartphones and other devices, giving the chipmaker its first entry into a market it has long coveted.
@ CES: Dish gets a makeover, new kangaroo mascot
January 10, 2012 2:57 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn a variation on the dog and pony show, Dish Network re-launched itself at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with the help of a kangaroo.
Netflix unveils video service in U.K., Ireland
January 10, 2012 2:36 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNetflix's Internet video service made its debut in the United Kingdom and Ireland Monday as part of a previously announced expansion that is expected to saddle the company with its first annual loss in a decade.
AT&T boasts LTE; Sprint, Verizon debut LTE devices
January 10, 2012 2:30 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T's annual developer conference kicked off in Las Vegas with a series of executive keynotes that focused on its budding LTE network.
Motorola Mobility: Patent spats hit Q4 profits
January 9, 2012 3:10 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsMotorola Mobility says the cost of defending itself against patent lawsuits and steep competition in the high-end smartphone market has had an impact on its fourth-quarter financial performance, with sales flat over last year and only "modest" profits.
Comcast's Werner to head SCTE Foundation board
January 9, 2012 2:55 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsComcast executive vice president and CTO Tony Werner was elected as president and chairman of the board of directors of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Foundation for the 2011-12 term.
