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05/23/2005
Commercial Services Case Study Competition
Cable took notice when Glenn Britt predicted that at least one-third of Time Warner Cable’s revenue eventually would come from its business clients—an observation he made at last year’s CTAM Summit in Boston. That prediction left a strong impression, and inspired us to partner with Cisco Systems and CTAM to launch a Commercial Services Case […]
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05/01/2005
450,000 Words Later …
When I got my monthly email from Communications Technology magazine's managing editor Ron Hendrickson with the "your May column is due on such-and-such date" message, I wondered about a suitable topic. It occurred to me that this month marks the 20th anniversary that I've been writing for CT. Yikes!
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02/01/2005
Don't Forget the Wires
You've done your voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) homework, and it's time for your region to implement. You're confident the bases are covered because you've checked out the RF plant, you're just as comfortable with a multimedia terminal adapter (MTA) as an F-connector, and you even know a bit about protocols, quality of service (QoS) and routing. What else do you need to cover? The answer is at the same place it was for video—the customer premises.
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10/27/2004
Research
A CTAM quiz of cable marketers about networks’ affiliate marketing Web sites shows there’s room for improvement. The sites need to be simpler and differentiate themselves from consumer destinations, they said. Think substance, not flash. Marketers asked for more interpersonal communications, noting their relationship with an affiliate rep influences their likelihood to use a net’s […]
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08/06/2004
Missing in Action: DTV Surpasses Expectations w/ 2Q Sub Adds
In the midst of 2Q basic subs losses for cable, DirecTV [DTV] added a horde of new customers-455K to be exact. That’s far above analyst expectation of less than 300K adds, prompting Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen to title her subsequently released note, "Holy Cow! Now We Know Where the Subs Have Gone." Reif […]
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07/01/2004
Women in Tech
"Any tech conference I go to, there's never anyone in the women's restrooms, or any lines in the women's restrooms," says Nomi Bergman, executive vice president of strategy and development at Advance/Newhouse, and winner of the 2004 Women in Technology Award. "It's the funniest thing, and the only time you ever see that."