There are a lot of operational hurdles to consider when it comes to offering a true multi-screen experience across TVs, tablets and mobile devices, but cable operators can cut through the clutter by following a few key strategies. According to Barry Falvo, principle member of technical staff at Motorola Mobility, the proliferation of devices for […]
Telecommunications
AT&T meets LTE goal with 6-city launch
AT&T will beat one of its LTE goals on Sunday when it turns on its mobile broadband network in six new cities and begins selling the LTE-capable Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. AT&T will light up its LTE network on Nov. 20 in Indianapolis; Las Vegas; Oklahoma City; Charlotte, N.C.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Kansas […]
Cablevision offers voice services through Sprint stores
Cablevision’s Optimum Business Benefits program is now available in nearly 60 Sprint stores in the New York City metropolitan area that the cable operator serves. Cablevision started offering a discounted wireless service from Sprint in August as part of its Optimum Business Benefits program. The mobile service for small- and medium-size businesses was previously only […]
Mobile Future urges NTIA to hasten spectrum auctions
Mobile Future Chairman Jonathan Spalter yesterday sent an open letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) asking them to quickly free more spectrum, starting with repurposing the 1755-1780 MHz band for commercial mobile services without delay. Mobile Future is a coalition of American technology and communications companies, consumers, and non-profit organizations that evangelize […]
Ubiquiti Networks’ Q1 profit nearly triples
Ubiquiti Networks, which makes Wi-Fi networking equipment, on Thursday said its profit nearly tripled in its first quarter as a public company. Ubiquiti said its fiscal first-quarter net income rose to $21.5 million, or 23 cents per share, for the three months ended Sept. 30. That compared with net income of $7.6 million, or 7 […]
SureWest climbs aboard BigBand’s SDV bandwagon
SureWest has dropped BigBand Networks’ switched digital video platform into its Kansas City system in order to free up bandwidth for more HD channels and pave the way for IPTV services. SureWest opted for the switched digital video (SDV) route for bandwidth reclamation instead of digital terminal adapters (DTAs). “In addition to meeting our needs […]
Arris extends Moxi label to entire whole-home solution
It seems to be old brand week. While Motorola was reviving the Razr name, Arris has decided to affix the Moxi name to its entire whole-home product suite. To that end: Arris’ Media Gateway is now the Moxi Gateway. Its Media Player is now the Moxi Player. The user interface is now the Moxi User […]
More postpaid losses for T-Mobile; Q3 profits up slightly
T-Mobile USA, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, continues to lose postpaid subscribers, according to its third-quarter earnings. While the company reported net customer additions of 126,000, T-Mobile actually lost 186,000 postpaid customers in the third quarter of 2011, an improvement from 281,000 net contract customer losses in the second quarter of 2011, and worse than […]
Lack of cellular in tablets begs use case question
Barnes & Noble’s Wi-Fi-only Nook Tablet adds one more media slate to the mix that doesn’t have a 3G or 4G modem at launch. The Kindle Fire doesn’t have one, either. And consider this: In July, ABI Research published numbers that showed only 25 percent of iPads shipped were 3G-enabled. The Kindle Fire and Nook […]
Shaw lights up Canada’s 1st 100 Gbps network
Shaw Communications has laid claim to the fastest data service in Canada with the launch of the nation’s first 100 Gbps fiber-optic network. Shaw has been pushing the envelope on its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and RFoG strategies ever since it launched four trials last year. Shaw was also the first provider in Canada to trial Gigabit […]