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9/14/2012  -  Netflix's content chief went overboard with his complaints about Canadian broadband. Here's who else might be off the Xmas card list
Technically Speaking With SCTE
Technically Speaking With SCTE
Digital Video 2.0
9/14/2012  -  With cable's IP video migration underway, operators must be ready to handle new challenges on the home network, says SCTE CTO Daniel Howard
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9/14/2012  -  Inovo, a startup founded by several ex-Cisco execs, can begin its assault on the cable CPE market after its D3 modem gets the CableLabs stamp
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... Update is now in the story, but for those keeping score, iNovo did confirm that the D3 modem in question is Broadcom-based...
9/14/2012  -  Also: 9,000 subs for TWC's IntelligentHome; new Nintendo console has bigger TV ambitions; Mexico's Megacable seeks US cable phone ally
Most Recent Post: jtombes... That rev number $33-$40 sounds about where ADT is with its $9/week promo. What's the TWC value prop again?
9/13/2012  -  The Hanover Heights section of Kansas City, Kan., leads wire-to-wire and will get Google's 1Gbit/s and TV services in October
Sarah Reedy
Sarah Reedy
Did Apple Just Kill NFC?
9/13/2012  -  1:55 PM No NFC chip in the iPhone 5 isn't just disappointing for Apple fans; it will stall the entire market
Most Recent Post: somedumbPM... I agree with the security concerns and think that NFC is stillborn due to its design.  I already have a single factor...
Newswire Feed
REDMOND, WA: New Nintendo Console to Blend Video - 9/14/2012
GENEVA: ST Makes Exec Appointments - 9/13/2012
ST. LOUIS: Emerson Packs ATCA Media Blade - 9/13/2012
CAMBRIDGE, MA: Akamai Acquires FastSoft - 9/13/2012
EL SEGUNDO, CA: DirecTV Adds TV Everywhere Fare - 9/12/2012
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Heavy Lifting
ANALYST NOTES
Berge Ayvazian, Senior Consultant
The iPhone 5 provides a nice demand-generator for LTE services. But will consumers care about the network or do they just want a new, slick smartphone?
Pyramid Points
Daniele Tricarico (Analyst)
What has worked that could apply to the LA region?
LR Cable Opinion
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Are Cable's Smart Homes a Smart Move?
7/11/2012  -  Cable operators are ready to take another run at offering a full suite of smart-home services to increase customer spending
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Multi-Screen Mania Poses New Challenges
5/10/2012  -  Cable operators are rushing to push content and services to a wide range of consumer devices, including iPads and smartphones
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Alan Breznick
Monetizing Multi-Screen Mania
Alan Breznick
4/20/2011  -  The momentum behind multi-screen video is building, especially on the iPad, but how can cable operators cash in?
Most Recent Post: pmicali1... I thought that a lot of the arguments brought up in this post were very valid and well thought out.  While I'd argue...
Free Cable Reports
The Cable Show 2011: New Product Recap
Tim Hills
Here's a handy guide to some of the product announcements from The Cable Show 2011
Tru2way: Epic Fail at Retail
Jeff Baumgartner
Tru2way seemed a cable industry & consumer electronics retail force at its International CES debut in 2008. Here's how it flopped
The Cable Show 2010: New Product Recap
Tim Hills
Here's a handy guide to some of the more significant product announcements from The Cable Show 2010
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Research Services
REAL WORLD RESEARCH
The Mobile Cloud Ecosystem Starts to Take Shape
The mobile cloud is at the beginning of what we believe will be a dramatic evolution that will take place over the next five years and beyond. This report focuses on four primary areas of the mobile cloud market: personal clouds, enterprise, SMB and mobile carriers.
Cable Gears Up for Another Smart-Home Run
This report assesses cable's prospects for smart-home services and the technologies that support whole-home experiences and automation. It includes profiles of nine suppliers, including those that support whole-home networking through hybrid gateways and related products, as well as cable's go-to provider of home automation services, iControl.
LATEST RESEARCH
Latin American Operator Strategies for Postpaid Growth
We believe that operators in highly concentrated markets in Latin America are best positioned to pursue a postpaid strategy. However, operators in any market can successfully grow their postpaid base by using hybrid pricing, on-net pricing and handset subsidies depending on contextual factors.
Mobile Growth Spurs Web Optimization Efforts
Cloud & BYOD Give a Boost to Unified Communications
Managed Services for Telcos: Progress & Pain Points
Integrated Switch Chips: Delivering Terabit Performance
Bigger Than Disney: Telecom Fraud Tops $40 Billion a Year
TV White Space Spectrum for LTE: It's Free, but Not Cheap
Online Video Platform Survey: Launching the Internet Video Era
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
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Light Reading’s Briefing Centers offer news, analysis and helpful coverage on some of the hottest topics in telecom in the form of editorial stories, analyst commentary, video, blogs, and more.

Events
Carrier Cloud Forum Collocated at Interop NY
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City
Light Reading Cable Breakfast Roundtable at SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando
Converging and Optimizing 2G, 3G, LTE Infrastructure To Improve Operational Efficiency
Friday, October 12, 2012
The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi, India
TelcoTV: Fast-Track to Profitable Broadband
Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday
October 24-26th
Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas



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