Silicon Alley Insider:
Clearwire (CLWRD), which recently closed a $14.5 billion merger/funding deal with Sprint Nextel (S), Intel (INTC), Comcast (CMCSA), Google (GOOG), and others, is betting on a next-generation, '4G' wireless technology called W (Read More)
Submitted by bwana
from Google Reader:
Filed under: Cable, New contentSo, what's it like being a Comcast subscriber in Jacksonville, Florida? You know -- to pay oodles of cash for a service and get high-def stations dropped on you in twos and threes rather than by (Read More)
Submitted by sarahcrisman:
Outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is pushing for action in December on a plan to offer free, pornography-free wireless Internet service to all Americans, despite objections from the wireless ind (Read More)
Submitted by michaelfidler
from Google Reader:
Combination of Sprint and Clearwire’s WiMAX Businesses with $3.2 Billion Cash Investment fromComcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google, and Bright House Networks Creates New Opportunitiesfor Next-Generation ServicesClearwire (Read More)
Submitted by michaelfidler:
Clearwire announced today in a conference call that the new brand for its WiMAX services will be called Clear and the new marketing slogan will to be Let's be clear.XOHM brand will change in the near future to Clear. Clearwir (Read More)
New York Times:
Why can't TVs get Internet content? Blame years of tortuous negotiations between TV makers and the cable industry over issues like the channel guide. (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Will BitTorrent bandwidth hogs destroy the Internet? We tend to think not, but a report in the Register predicting doom is getting plenty of attention. At issue: BitTorrent Inc. is changing the way its popular uTorrent P2P ap (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Clearwire's (CLWRD) newly formed wireless joint venture with Sprint Nextel (S) has already made one smart move, Reuters reports: It's dumping the "Xohm" name that Sprint tried using for its WiMax Internet service.Why? Because (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Like rival Netflix, Blockbuster (BBI) is hoping to build its new streaming service into as many living room gadgets as possible. Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes, via E-Commerce Times, via NewTeeVee:We'll be able to put the same cap (Read More)
GigaOM:
The sales of cable modems declined 32 percent in the third quarter of 2008 to $246 million, according to research firm Infonetics Research. In comparison, $360 million worth of cable modems were sold in the second quarter of (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
from Google Reader:
Or was your Black Friday a bit of a washout? Did you pick up a bargain, or stay online and shop there instead? Or did you resist consumerism completely this year, and stay in with the family? Inquiring minds want to know.D (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
People don't stop watching TV, using the Internet or making phone calls during recessions. That means the cable operators -- which offer all three services -- stand to strengthen while most everyone else hurts during the next (Read More)
paidContent.org:
TiVo's $105 million in damages from EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) after a lengthy court battle get the credit for the DVR company swinging to a profit in Q3, with $100.6 million ($0.98 per share) versus last year's $8.3 million loss. (Read More)
Submitted by bstern
from Twitter:
@bojsen Then I got fed up with my growing motthly Comcast subscription fee (approached $170) and switched to DirecTV, which is a better deal. (Read More)