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05/25/2011
Cox Wireless
Big announcement out of Cox Tues. The MSO said it will "soon" begin to decommission its 3G network and rely solely on Sprint Nextel 's CDMA. Cox's statement seems to indicate that its own network
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05/24/2011
Auction Vs. Assignment: Funding The Promised First-Responder Network
Last March, the Washington, D.C.-based think tank the Phoenix Center circulated a policy bulletin outlining its framework to assess the relative benefits of having the U.S. government either assign the 10 megahertz of spectrum in the pending “D Block” to public safety or to re-auction the spectrum for commercial use. There were pros and cons […]
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05/24/2011
Despite Blips, Global PON Revenues Grow
A 1Q11 preliminary vendor marketshare report from Infonetics Research says passive optical networking (PON) gear sales are up for the most part, but sales of DSL ports are down. The research firm tracks the following companies: ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, Allied Telesis, Calix, Ciena, Corecess, Dasan, ECI, Enablence, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Huawei, Iskratel, Millinet, Motorola, NEC, Nokia Siemens, […]
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05/24/2011
ACA: Fiscal Discipline, Allocation Reform Can Fund Rural Broadband
The American Cable Association (ACA) is front-burnering its efforts to push the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move a little faster when it comes to Universal Service Fund reform, particularly when it comes to providing broadband Internet services in high-cost rural areas. The group’s support for a major USF overhaul was included in comments filed […]
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05/24/2011
TiVo Premiere Now Features Hulu Plus
A company blog written by Rob Wong, director/Product Management at Hulu, last night revealed the content provider’s Hulu Plus service now can be accessed on TiVo Premiere boxes. “I love delivering good news. And because of our world-class builders here at Hulu, I’m lucky I get to do it often,” Wong wrote. “We’re obsessed with […]
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05/24/2011
BroadbandSuite 4.1 Ramps DSL Engineering Specs
According to The Broadband Forum, its latest release, BroadbandSuite 4.1, “provides techniques and tools to provision, measure and manage each segment of the broadband network to ensure quality delivery of Connected Home services.” While continuing to address the ever-expanding Connected Home ecosystem, the new release addresses for the first time service requirements of triple play […]