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07/26/2011
NAB Report Slams National Broadband Plan
Forty percent of U.S. full-power local television stations could have to vacate their current TV channel assignment under the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, and a minimum of 210 of those stations could go off the air permanently, according to a new NAB analysis. The report found that 672 of the nation’s 1,735 full-power TV stations […]
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07/26/2011
Abdoulah Named ACA Chair
SAN FRANCISCO — Colleen Abdoulah, chairwoman & CEO of WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone, is the new chairwoman of the American Cable Association (ACA), succeeding Wave Broadband COO Steve Friedman, who still will serve on the board. “I want to thank the ACA Board for the trust it has placed in me at such […]
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07/26/2011
Live From The Independent Show: We Are Family
SAN FRANCISCO — There are Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 cable players, and then there are family-owned operators. Statistics show that most family-owned enterprises don’t last past the third generation, and there aren’t many dynasty U.S. cablecos. However, four members of the more successful of that breed shared some of the secrets to […]
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07/25/2011
Enterasys Tapped For Siemens Secure IP Networks
The Security Solutions business of Siemens Industry Inc. named Enterasys Networks an authorized major supplier of secure wired and wireless network infrastructure. As a part of this deal, Enterasys will work closely with Siemens’ other major suppliers to simplify the integration of physical security devices on the IP network with strong support of open standards. […]
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07/25/2011
Changes At The NDS HQ Office
Dave Habiger is the new CEO at London-based pay-TV provider NDS Group Ltd., with Dr. Abe Peled, previously chairman and CEO, taking on the position of executive chairman full time.? Habiger has a long career in the industry, earlier this year named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. “Having spent the last two decades […]
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07/25/2011
FiOS, LTE Boost Verizon’s Broadband Strength
Verizon’s 2Q11 additions of 184,000 FiOS video subs and 189,000 FiOS broadband subs aren’t as good as the numbers were a year ago, but when they’re added to that carrier’s early 4G LTE success and increasing number of bundled customers, the story is a good one. “The FiOS strategy has proven itself by taking share […]