07.02.2008
Cable firm an Ethernet upstart
A company that calls itself Time Warner is carving itself a strong niche in the Ethernet business, but it is not the Time Warner you probably have in mind. Though Time Warner Telecom continues to be strong in carrier Ethernet, we`re talking about Time Warner Cable (Time Warner Telecom is an... |
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22.06.2010
Cable guru John Malone slams Verizon's FiOS strategy
John Malone, the co-owner of DirecTV (NasdaqGS: DTV) and chairman of Liberty Global who was outbid by Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) to acquire Bresnan Communications, is throwing water on Verizon`s (NYSE:VZ) FiOS Fiber to the Home (FTTH) and TV fire. Perhaps bruising from his loss to Cablevision,... |
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24.03.2008
Cable guys de-emphasize data rate race
Cable TV companies are at the very early stages of migrating to DOCSIS 3.0, a migration that is occurring at the same time these firms are generally losing broadband customers to telcos. It also is happening as the largest cable TV player is facing tremendous scrutiny for network management... |
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30.11.2009
Cable industry pioneer Bill Bresnan passes away
Bill Bresnan, the cable industry pioneer who founded Bresnan Communications, died at 75 after a battle with cancer. The announcement of his passing came just as Bresnan Communications promoted Jeff Demond--a 24-year Bresnan veteran--from president to CEO of the cable company. In that transition... |
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23.08.2011
Cable industry wants more freedom to buy CLECs
As the cable industry faces new competitive challenges on the consumer video front from over the top (OTT) and IPTV players, it`s no surprise cable MSOs are anxious to get a greater piece of the business services market by acquiring other CLECs to reach that endgame. However compelling their... |
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26.08.2011
Cable industry's ACA, NCTA take aim at telcos' USF reform plan
Cable operators believe that while the Universal Service Fund (USF) is in need of repair their two main industry associations--the American Cable Association (ACA) and the National Cable Telecommunications Association (NCTA)--don`t agree with the traditional telcos` proposal that was submitted to... |
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24.03.2010
Cable MSOs, AT&T enter the broadband stimulus race
Since the Obama Administration launched the Broadband Stimulus funding program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) last year, large cable MSOs and telcos have mainly sat on the sidelines, but now many of these same companies are changing their tune. In a somewhat... |
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10.11.2008
Cable operators talk quad play at CTAM
This week in Boston, cable executives have gathered at the CTAM (Cable and Telecommunications for Marketing) Summit `08 to discuss the future of their industry and the current telecommunications invasion of TV turf. A quad play incorporating wireless seems to be at... |
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28.09.2009
Cable programmers: Possible M&A targets
Although cable industry merger and acquisition activity has been in a relative holding pattern, a group of venture capitalist firms believe that cable program networks could see an uptick in M&A activity. Speaking at last week`s Advertising Week conference, Thomas H. Lee Partners managing... |
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14.07.2009
Cable sees solid but not impressive VOD growth
By offering users control of their video viewing experience, Video on Demand (VOD) has become a solid business for cable operators, but its growth has remained relatively stagnant. While VOD is available in 90 percent of most cable MSO`s respective footprints, a Multichannel News story citing... |
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