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Navigation guides yet to take flight
November 21, 2012 10:14 am | by Brian Santo | Articles | CommentsTV’s user interface (UI) – combining navigation, search, discovery and more – is as sophisticated a product as the TV industry has. But it doesn’t by a long shot get viewers literally everywhere they might want to go. “Disaster” might be too strong a word for TV’s UI, but whatever the appropriate description is, the difference is a matter only of degree.
Telecompetition top concern at TelcoTV
November 20, 2012 7:41 pm | by Brian Santo | Articles | CommentsTier 2 and Tier 3 service providers remain squeezed by circumstances. Some are scraping up the wherewithal to build infrastructure supporting new services. Meanwhile, equipment vendors continue to devise solutions sized and priced appropriately for the market.
Cox kickstarts campaign for Boys & Girls Clubs
November 20, 2012 1:08 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCox Communications announced a nationwide marketing campaign that was designed to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of America during the holiday season. Customers can donate new, unwrapped toys at the 133 Cox stores across the nation. The toys will be donated to local Boys & Girls Clubs in each of Cox's markets.
Time Warner Cable’s $82M National Data Center opens in Charlotte
November 19, 2012 2:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable officially opened the doors on its $82 million National Data Center on the company’s Charlotte campus. The new data center will enable Time Warner Cable to leverage the latest IP technology to deliver its video to various services and devices.
Memory Lane - A signal of what would come
November 19, 2012 12:50 pm | by Stewart Schley, media and technology writer | Articles | CommentsIn cable, the cable modem and the television converter loom large as signatures of technological advancement. But industry historians point to a far less notorious device as the innovation that propelled the industry from its tenuous origins to an echelon reserved for the truly game-changing. It was a signal meter.
Videotron CEO touts mobile service at conference
November 16, 2012 2:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVideotron President and CEO Robert Dépatie used the Mobiz 2012 conference to tout the cable operator’s mobile service, which it launched two years ago. Despite facing intense competition, Videotron built its own AWS network for its illico mobile service.
Wave Broadband rakes in $1B to expand West Coast ops
November 15, 2012 2:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsWaveDivision Holdings, which operates as cable operator Wave Broadband, announced this morning that it raised more than $1 billion in funding. The funding included substantial equity investments from Oak Hill Capital Partners and GI Partners.
Nortex to purchase Verizon Wireless’ 700 MHz spectrum
November 15, 2012 2:22 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsVerizon has agreed to sell a portion of its lower 700 MHz B-block spectrum to Nortex Communications, an independent telephone company based in Muenster, Texas. The spectrum is part of Verizon's holding in the 700 MHz A- and B-blocks.
Time Warner Cable zapped with 2 lawsuits over cable modem fees
November 14, 2012 2:27 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable was hit with two class-action lawsuits in regard to its decision to charge its data customers a cable modem lease fee of $3.95 a month. The lawsuits were filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey and the Supreme Court of New York.
Sprint unveils Phone Connect for MVNOs
November 13, 2012 3:05 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSprint announced Sprint Phone Connect for Wholesale, a product for MVNOs to provide their customers with a home phone service without the need for a landline or broadband service. It's a plug-and-play device that enables end users to plug their current office or home landline phone into the Sprint Phone Connect device.
Bright House boots up cross-promotions with Verizon Wireless in Orlando
November 9, 2012 2:29 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBright House Networks is on the board with Verizon Wireless now that the two companies have started their joint marketing efforts in Orlando. Bright House is the last MSO to start cross-promoting its triple-play services with Verizon Wireless’ smartphones and tablets.
Suddenlink reports robust Q3, plans to add TiVo Mini next year
November 9, 2012 2:23 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBucking the trend of cable operators losing basic video subscribers, Suddenlink Communications actually added a total of 200 in the third quarter en route to chalking up some solid financial results. Suddenlink reported third-quarter revenues of $511.9 million.
Windstream shares down after earnings warning
November 8, 2012 3:30 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPhone company Windstream's quarterly report disappointed Wall Street for the third time in a row, sending its stock down to a three-year low. The company is offering promotional prices on broadband and is seeing slower growth in sales of connections for cellular towers.
Time Warner Cable rings in holiday season with Best Buy offer
November 7, 2012 3:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable’s “Holiday Triple Play” is hitting Best Buy stores. New and existing Time Warner Cable customers that sign up for Time Warner Cable’s voice, video and data services during the holiday offer get a $150 Best Buy gift card. The triple-play bundle starts at $89.99 a month and lasts for one year.
AT&T sets $14B broadband expansion
November 7, 2012 3:07 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsMany homes in AT&T's local phone service areas will see the company becoming more competitive with cable for broadband service under a new $14 billion, three-year investment plan the company revealed. But in more outlying areas, the company will start shifting customers from regular phone lines to wireless service.
