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Time Warner Cable to spend $5M for broadband build-out in Maine
October 24, 2012 3:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable is planning on spending more than $5 million this year to expand its broadband network in dozens of communities across Maine. The Maine build-out is one element of a larger $100 million investment by TWC in its markets throughout New England, New York and the Carolinas.
Optimum Lightpath serves up tech-based learning to N.J. school
October 24, 2012 3:04 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsOptimum Lightpath, the commercial services division of Cablevision, has enabled more technology-based learning tools to a school in New Jersey via its fiber network. Morris Catholic High School is now using Optimum Lightpath’s Internet Voice Bundle.
AT&T sees fewer new subscribers in Q3
October 24, 2012 3:02 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAT&T's wireline business, which makes up nearly half of revenue, continued to shrink slowly, as people cancel their landlines and move from phone-line broadband to cable modems. And AT&T's quarterly results were largely flat with a year ago.
Time Warner Cable reaches for the cloud with SaaS for businesses
October 19, 2012 2:49 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe service, which is called Cloud Hosted Exchange, connects businesses with hosted communication and collaboration tools, without the cost of owning and managing the equipment. The new cloud-based offering was unveiled at the New York Business Expo and Conference earlier this week in New York City.
AT&T raises objections to Sprint, Softbank deal
October 19, 2012 2:48 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe three-sentence statement from AT&T vice president Brad Burns suggested regulators take a close look at the foreign ownership implications of the transaction, as Softbank is a Japanese company and could gain control of a large amount of spectrum through Sprint.
Arris picks Celeno’s Wi-Fi tech for its new D3 gateways
October 17, 2012 3:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCeleno's dual-band CLR260 3 x 3 802.11n chip, powered by its OptimizAir and digital beamforming technology, maximizes range, throughput and signal consistency. It delivers whole-home coverage, reliable throughput and high quality of service (QoS).
SeaChange hires chief architect, VP of strategic marketing
October 17, 2012 3:50 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSeaChange International has appointed two new members to its executive team. Sam Ganesan joined SeaChange as chief architect, and Alan Hoff joined as vice president of strategic marketing. Ganesan came to SeaChange from Motorola, and Hoff rejoined SeaChange.
Stern takes on larger role at Time Warner Cable
October 16, 2012 12:31 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable revamped its senior management team by giving additional responsibilities to Peter Stern. Stern, who is the cable operator’s executive vice president and chief strategy officer, has taken on the roles of chief people officer and leader of corporate development.
Numéricable picks Calix, Arcadiz for broadband business service
October 16, 2012 12:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBrussels cable operator Numéricable has picked Calix’s GPON technology to upgrade its service delivery platform in Belgium and Luxembourg. Numéricable is also using Calix’s Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) and will work with optical specialist Acradiz Telecom to launch the new business services across the region.
Time Warner Cable spices up home phone service with new features
October 11, 2012 3:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has added VoiceZone to its home phone service, which ties in the phone service to home computers, TVs and mobile devices. VoiceZone is free to Time Warner Cable customers that subscribe to its phone and voicemail services.
Wipro paves way for prepaid broadband
October 9, 2012 3:59 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsWipro Technologies introduced a service that will enable cable operators to offer video, broadband and telephony on a prepaid basis. The prepaid approach, which aims to reduce cost and credit obstacles, has proven to be a practical option for many wireless telephony customers, including many in unserved or underserved markets.
Comcast names Fore as regional SVP for California
October 9, 2012 3:37 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsHenry “Hank” Fore reports to Steve White and oversees Comcast’s video, data and telephone operations in both the Bay area and central California, which serve more than 2.2 million customers. He will also manage more than 5,500 employees.
Comcast wraps Xfinity Home launch in West Virginia
October 8, 2012 2:26 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast announced this morning that it had finished launching its Xfinity Home service across its West Virginia footprint. Xfinity Home is Comcast’s set of home security, monitoring and control services. Comcast expects to have Xfinity Home available across all of its footprint by the end of this year.
Arris posts solid Q2 CPE sales, Cisco still leads CMTS pack
October 5, 2012 1:50 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBolstered by DOCSIS 3.0 upgrades in North America, Arris posted strong revenue growth for customer premise equipment in the second quarter of this year while Cisco is still the leader of the pack for cable modem termination revenue. ZTE edged Huawei to take the No. 1 spot for broadband CPE revenue market share.
In the media: Charter’s move to Stamford hits a snag
October 4, 2012 12:38 pm | News | CommentsMembers of Charter Communications’ executive team can hold off on packing their bags for now as the headquarters move from St. Louis to Stamford, Conn. hit a temporary delay. A package to aid Charter’s move from Missouri to Stamford was pulled off of the State Bond Commission’s agenda yesterday due to inaccurate numbers
