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Sprint sues to block Dish’s plan to buy Clearwire
June 19, 2013 1:49 pm | by Ben Munson, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSprint has filed a complaint against Dish and Clearwire, asking the courts to put the brakes on Dish’s tender offer to Clearwire. Sprint said “DISH has repeatedly attempted to fool Clearwire’s shareholders into believing its proposal was actionable in an effort to acquire Clearwire’s spectrum and to obstruct Sprint’s transaction with Clearwire.”
Home automation wherever you are...
June 18, 2013 7:37 pm | by Brian Santo | Articles | CommentsHome services – packages that include some combination of home automation, home monitoring, and home security – have a long way to go before they rival any of the other elements in the residential bundle in terms of revenue. But the potential is there and initial indications are highly encouraging.
Comcast's Stemper takes care of business
June 18, 2013 7:11 pm | by Mike Robuck | Articles | CommentsBill Stemper, president of Comcast Business Services, spent part of the Cable Show in Washington D.C. being honored by his peers in the cable industry. After a 30-year-career in cable, Stemper chalked up a win in the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Vanguard Awards in the cable operations and management category.
Cox Business survey: Email still rules, Steve Jobs still cool
June 18, 2013 12:40 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCox Business released the results of its first small business survey and the findings included that email was still the most critical communications tool, social media is lacking and Steve Jobs was the top entrepreneurial idol. Cox Business surveyed 605 small business owners and managers in its footprint to get their thoughts on business-related issues.
CableLabs announces first devices to achieve DPoE qualification
June 17, 2013 12:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThis morning CableLabs announced qualification of the first devices that use the DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) specifications. Devices achieving qualification status were DPoE systems from CommScope, Huawei, Sumitomo Electric, and ZTE and optical network units (ONUs) from CTDI, Finisar, Huawei, and Sumitomo Electric.
Suddenlink signs up Sigma Systems to provision business services
June 17, 2013 12:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSuddenlink Communications has deployed the Sigma Systems fulfillment platform to automate the activation of voice and data services for its business customers. By using Sigma’s fulfillment offering, Suddenlink was able to achieve full integration from billing, order entry to delivery.
Time Warner Cable Business expands Teleworker availability
June 14, 2013 11:01 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable Business Class has expanded the availability of its Teleworker Solutions, which includes four bundled packages to pick from, across its Texas, Mid-West and Pacific West markets. The bundles combine high-speed Internet with business class phone and managed security to meet the needs of remote office workers.
Report: Customer premise equipment market choogling along
June 14, 2013 10:58 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsLed by gains in the cable and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) sectors, the broadband customer premise equipment market continued to post solid gains in the first quarter of this year. Thanks to the continued strong growth of FTTH and cable CPE, the global broadband CPE market hit $2.2 billion in the first quarter.
Atlantic Broadband goes exclusive with TiVo
June 14, 2013 10:54 am | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsAtlantic Broadband will rely exclusively on TiVo for customer premise equipment, and will become the first U.S. MSO to leverage TiVo's complete product suite, according to the vendor, which also said the deal is exclusive. Atlantic Broadband will begin the rollout later this year.
Ateme hires VP for strategic accounts in the Americas
June 13, 2013 1:51 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsVideo compression specialist Ateme has appointed Paul Kosac vice president of strategic accounts and channel partners for the Americas. Kosac has previously been employed in leadership positions at Scientific-Atlanta, Philips, PanAmSat, Cisco and Harmonic.
Cable Show: creative operational efficiencies
June 13, 2013 1:38 pm | by Craig Kuhl, Contributing Editor | News | CommentsImproving the operational efficiencies of today’s increasingly sophisticated and complex networks requires not only a whole new tool set, but also a different mindset. Operational support has to go beyond simply unifying billing, and workforce management is key, including installation and repair teams.
NetCracker lands BSS deal with Cox Business
June 13, 2013 12:28 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCox Business has signed on to use NetCracker Technology’s managed services business support system (BSS.) The multi-year deal enables Cox Business to use NetCracker’s new TOMS (Telecom Operations & Management Solutions) version 9.0.
Live from the Show: Cable Show 2013 Day III
June 12, 2013 10:42 am | by Brian Santo | Videos | CommentsAs we roll into the third day of the NCTA Cable Show 2013, we ponder on what we have learned about X2 and the race to put stuff in the cloud, about high school football in Florida, about CCAP technology, and about life in general. Actually, not so much about life in general.
Cable Show: Mediacom bows home automation service
June 11, 2013 9:41 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsMediacom Communications has joined the ranks of cable operators that are offering a home automation service to their subscribers. Mediacom, the eighth-largest cable operator in the nation, has joined Comporium Communications’ security, monitoring and automation (SMA) dealer program to deliver the home automation service across its footprint.
From the Cable Show: TV Everywhere not a product but a process
June 10, 2013 6:34 pm | by Craig Kuhl, Contributing Editor | News | CommentsBuilding a viable business model for TV Everywhere is a tedious and complicated process, with authentication and measurement issues the leading prerequisites for achieving the ultimate goal of content ubiquity. That was the conventional wisdom shared by panelists during Monday’s Authenticate Me, Baby: Consumer Behavior in the TV Everywhere Era session.
