After a 12-year career at Cox Communications, Randy Kinsey has joined Charter Communications as its vice president of IP engineering. Kinsey joins former Cox executive Jay Rolls’ team at Charter. Rolls became Charter’s chief technology officer and senior vice president last year. Rolls replaced former Cox chief technology officer Chris Bowick at Charter, who was […]
Telecommunications
Comcast nearly zeroes out subscriber defections in Q4
In its fourth quarter, Comcast managed to accomplish what few had expected any cable company could accomplish in the competitive video era: It minimized subscriber defections to the point where customer loss was almost negligible. Comcast lost only 17,000 video customers in Q4, the smallest number of defections in five years. In the similar quarter […]
TWC reaches out to PCs, Macs with live streaming app
Time Warner Cable has queued up live streaming on PCs and Macs via its TWC TV app. Time Warner Cable’s Jeff Simmermon, director of digital communications, posted a blog yesterday that said Time Warner Cable had launched a beta trial of TWC TV for PCs and Macs using version 4 of Microsoft’s Silverlight. Cablevision is […]
Shaw Business lands contract to provide services to energy camp
Shaw Communications was the winning bidder on providing Snamprogetti Canada with communications services to the Sunrise Energy Project construction camp. The three-year deal will service 1,500 individual camp rooms with Shaw Business’ triple-play offerings of phone, data and video. Snamprogetti Canada, a contractor in the design and implementation of large oil and gas projects, is […]
End of the road for LightSquared?
The FCC has hammered what could be the final nail in the coffin for LightSquared’s LTE plans. The agency said yesterday that it would block LightSquared from launching its network following an NTIA report saying that there was “no practical way” to mitigate the service’s impact on GPS. The news is a huge blow for […]
Jab Broadband advances network upgrade
One of the country’s largest wireless Internet service providers is upgrading more than 200 towers with new backhaul equipment as part of a large-scale network upgrade project. Jab Broadband is installing DragonWave’s microwave gear on towers spread across seven states, with the latest work concentrated in Texas and Colorado. The Englewood, Colo.-based company is coping […]
Femto Forum broadens focus, changes name
The Femto Forum today announced it will no longer answer to that name, but rather to the Small Cell Forum. The change is aimed at including all varieties of small cell technology, including residential, enterprise, metro and rural small cells. Simon Saunders, chairman of the Small Cell Forum, said his hope is that the name […]
Chicago asked not to stifle wireless at summits
Protesters are coming by the thousands to Chicago, armed with smartphones, video cameras and social media links that will allow them to instantly map strategy, share plans and disseminate images of what’s happening – right in front of a police force renowned for responding with tough tactics. Now a city councilman wants to forbid the […]
U.S., EU clear Google’s $12.5B Motorola Mobility bid
Google’s $12.5 billion bid to buy cell phone maker Motorola Mobility has won approvals from U.S. and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to completing the biggest deal in its 13-year history. Monday’s blessings mean Google just needs to clear regulatory hurdles in China, Taiwan and Israel before it can take control […]
Groups push Congress to protect white space spectrum
More than 100 corporations, trade associations and public interest groups are worried that white space spectrum could become a casualty of the showdown between the House and Senate over the payroll tax cut extension bill. The organizations sent letters yesterday to Democrat and Republican leaders in both houses asking them to steer clear of provisions […]