Suddenlink has dropped video-on-demand services and TV Caller ID features into some Arizona communities that were formerly served by NPG Cable. Suddenlink bought the Arizona systems, as well as systems in St. Joseph, Mo., and Mammoth Lakes, Calif., from NPG Cable for $350 million earlier this year. Since then, Suddenlink has added about 75 new TV […]
Telecommunications
SeaChange adds a half-dozen multi-screen customers
Drama in its boardroom may have dominated recent headlines, but the big story at SeaChange International is that it is finding singular success with its evolution to a multi-screen strategy, having signed up another six accounts in the third quarter to run its total of multi-screen customers to a baker’s dozen. In multi-screen, nobody else […]
FCC nominees pass committee vote; Grassley block looms
FCC nominees Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai passed a key vote by the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday, but Sen. Chuck Grassley will attempt to block their appointment when it goes for a full floor vote. The Iowa Republican doesn’t have a problem with the nominees themselves but is using the appointees as leverage to […]
Status hearings start for DOJ, Sprint suits over T-Mobile deal
Two hearings began today on the status of separate lawsuits from the Justice Department and Sprint challenging AT&T’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. The dockets for the cases have not yet been updated with documents from the hearings. None of the parties in the cases could be immediately reached for comment. Sprint and AT&T […]
Motorola wins key battle with Apple in German courts
Motorola Mobility today announced that a German court has ruled that Apple’s European sales company, Ireland-based Apple Sales International, is infringing one of Motorola Mobility’s core cellular communications patents related to data packet transfer technology (GPRS) through its sales of the iPhone and iPad devices. The court has granted Motorola Mobility’s requests for an injunction […]
Maple Leafs and Raptors sold to Rogers and BCE
Canada’s largest telecommunication companies announced Friday they have agreed to buy the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and NBA’s Toronto Raptors in a deal worth about $1.3 billion as the fierce telecom rivals seek live content for their sports channels, digital properties and smartphones. Rogers Communications and BCE have purchased a majority stake in Maple Leaf […]
Ensuring Network Performance in the TV Everywhere Era
Adaptive bit rate transmission only adds to the challenges. Most service providers currently deliver MPEG transport streams to their customers, although on at least one leg of their journeys, those streams are likely to travel on a packet network. As streaming services gain popularity, that’s guaranteed to happen more often. There are new standards available […]
Charter Business makes move into SIP trunking
Charter Business is getting ready to join the ranks of cable operators that are offering Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking to medium-size and large businesses. Charter Business will launch its SIP trunking-based voice service in Wisconsin and Missouri this year, followed by a national rollout across its footprint next year. “Charter Business SIP trunking will […]
Cisco names former Juniper exec mobility CTO
Cisco has named a former executive with rival Juniper Networks as the new chief technology officer for its mobile business. Paul Mankiewich will serve as the CTO for service provider mobility in Cisco’s Mobile Internet Technology Group. He joins Cisco from Juniper, where he handled end-to-end network architecture and the installation of Juniper’s products into […]
Hollywood flubs movie system launch, miffs users
Warner Bros. is learning a hard lesson about launching an ill-conceived product in the age of social media. When the studio introduced its first movies on the new “UltraViolet” format in October, consumers were led to believe they could buy a DVD or Blu-ray; register their ownership of the movie on the UltraViolet website; and […]