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Building blocks for CCAP
May 2, 2012 7:55 pm | by CED Magazine | Wallcharts | CommentsThe key CCAP objectives are to increase density to reduce cost, space and power; unify the functions of various access network components; and simplify engineering and operations, thereby increasing reliability.
Data additions drive Comcast’s Q1 revenue; video losses lessen
May 2, 2012 2:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsEn route to a nearly 30 percent profit increase in the first quarter, Comcast slowed the bleeding of its basic video subscriber losses while it continued to add high-speed data customers.
FCC prolongs Verizon AWS review on document issues
May 2, 2012 2:29 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC has tacked three weeks onto its review of Verizon's AWS spectrum purchase after the company and its partners failed to produce documents on time.
Ergen says Dish will make the bundle mobile
May 2, 2012 2:26 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe company’s 10-year plan will focus on providing services both in the home and on the go – if it can capitalize on its wireless acquisitions.
Motorola swings to $86M loss in Q1; shipments down
May 2, 2012 2:24 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsMotorola Mobility reported an operating loss of $86 million for the first quarter of 2012 – on $3.1 billion in revenues and a drop in total shipments of mobile devices.
Verizon Wireless home broadband service goes national
May 2, 2012 2:22 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless’ HomeFusion LTE-based broadband service is targeted at markets that are unserved or underserved.
Minerva Networks goes on a hiring spree
May 2, 2012 2:21 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsMinerva Networks announced a slate of hires to fill out its management ranks. Todd Clayton, Chuck Morris, Chuck Yort and Pancrazio Auteri have joined the company.
Messaging for fun, profit
May 1, 2012 3:00 pm | by Brian Santo | Blogs | CommentsA top 5 MSO installs Front Porch’s messaging system and gets a huge boost in response rates on mobile phone app.
Verizon, cable ops open file access to avoid AWS delay
May 1, 2012 2:57 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and its cable partners in the AWS spectrum sale are taking steps to make transaction documents more accessible after Sprint and a number of other companies complained to the FCC.
Dish enters into TV Everywhere deal with regional carrier
May 1, 2012 2:55 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsBeing “restricted” to satellite distribution is merely encouragement for Dish to pursue novel strategies for providing advanced services.
Report: Wireless economic impact ‘broad, deep’
May 1, 2012 2:47 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe wireless industry comprises a much larger part of the U.S. economy than some policymakers may realize, according to the author of a new report on the impact of cellular technology.
Preventing a broadband meltdown
April 30, 2012 9:27 pm | by Cam Cullen, vice president of global marketing at Procera Networks | Articles | CommentsThe broadband market is experiencing major upheaval, and MSOs are at the center of the storm.
New Products – May 2012
April 30, 2012 7:58 pm | by CED Magazine | Products | CommentsHarmonic announced it is bringing its video compression tech to the integrated receiver-decoder (IRD) market with the introduction of the ProView 7100, while Motorola Mobility has introduced a family of combo IRD-transcoders.
Home automation: The new frontier for service providers
April 30, 2012 7:38 pm | by Mike Robuck | Articles | CommentsHome automation services have a long way to go before they reach the level of comfort portrayed in “The Jetsons,” but service providers are ramping up their efforts to provide their subscribers with home automation creature comforts that go beyond simple security cams.
Open Mic - Advertising to the TV and IP-connected devices
April 30, 2012 6:35 pm | by Jeff Brooks, vice president of business development at Arris | Articles | CommentsCable operators are by now very aware of the shifting landscape in content consumption and delivery technologies, as well as the potential changes this will drive in advertising on linear TV and IP-connected devices.
