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News & Views Most Popular Altice USA 'Reviewing' Future of Lightpath Unit By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/22/2019 CEO Dexter Goei says an internal review is underway for that asset, noting later that Lightpath has become 'less core to the overall business today.' Post a Comment \| Read (0) Altice USA Might Sell Lightpath Unit – Cowen & Co. By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/15/2019 Analyst firm says a deal for company's fiber-fueled business services unit could fetch as much as $4 billion, jolt stock. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Cowen's report, which notes that Lightpath had about 10K lit buildings in the... Can Cable Beat 5G? By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 2/11/2019 Cable leaders will make the case for their new 10G initiative at Light Reading's Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies event in Denver next month. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris I have to respectfully disagree. 5G networks (according to the ITU specification;... Advertisement Cable Next-Gen Is Calling By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 2/4/2019 Could our Cable Next-Gen Tech event make your cable dreams come true? Or are we just being delusional? In his head, LR cable guy Alan Breznick is there already... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Podcast: Bundle Up, Everyone. Pay-TV Is a Cold, Cold Business By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/31/2019 The world of pay-TV is an unholy mess, and no one is better at keeping up with the players, plans and problems than Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner. In this podcast, Jeff joins Phil Harvey for a chat about how cable providers are using mobile, why adding Netflix to your set-top isn't a bad idea and what kind of subscribers aren't worth chasing. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter CEO: 'Spectrum Mobile Is Ramping Up' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/31/2019 Operator adds 113,000 mobile lines in Q4 as new product starts to take a bigger role in Charter's triple-play bundle. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CableLabs Sues Buckeye Over Delinquent Dues By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/12/2018 MSO notified CableLabs of intention to terminate its membership in January 2018, but CableLabs cites that it requires at least three years notice. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner I still haven't heard from Buckeye on their reason for putting in notice, though... Advertisement Comcast Finds More Work for X1 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/7/2018 Cloud-powered video platform is in 'extended trial period' with hotels, with more business- and sports-venue deployment models in the works. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter Unit Checks In With Up-Market Video Move By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/5/2018 Spectrum Enterprise teams with Moviebeam to beef up video offering for hotels. Post a Comment \| Read (0) SMB Mobility: Cable's Next Big Chance? By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 12/3/2018 In this video interview, Independence Research's Matt Davis examines the potential for cable operators to deliver mobile services to small-to-midsized businesses. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: MindCommerce Cable MSOs need not follow the traditional MVNO model of using incumbent MNO... Vertical Systems: SD-WAN Not Profitable Yet By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 11/29/2018 In this video interview, Vertical Systems' Erin Dunne dissects the emerging SD-WAN market and explains why service providers aren't making much money from it yet. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Operators Using PoCs to Drive APIs to Market Faster By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/28/2018 Real-world experience using live networks in MEF proofs-of-concept is allowing operator members to shape technical specs faster. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Spectrum Enterprise: Virtualized Services Virtually Here By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 11/28/2018 In this video interview, Charter Spectrum Enterprise's Gunnar Peters talks about the MSO's efforts to build an SDN/NFV framework for delivering virtualized services to commercial customers. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Altice USA Exec: We're a 'Challenger Brand' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/27/2018 Co-President and COO Hakim Boubazine says Altice USA's view as a 'challenger brand' extends to the company's technology strategy and how the operator will evolve the cable network, the advanced services it will deliver over that network, and with respect to its partnerships, including its MVNO deal with Sprint. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cox Business: Riding the Next Wave of Growth By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/26/2018 Brian Rose of Cox Business sheds some light on new areas that the division is eyeing as it looks to expand its services arsenal and further differentiate its position in the market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cable's Move Upmarket With Biz Services Still an Uphill Battle By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/21/2018 Filled with special challenges, tackling the large enterprise market 'a long, slow slog' for cable operators, analyst says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Business: Taking New Angles By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/21/2018 Cable's business services are still growing, but MSOs aren't standing pat as they pursue new areas and lines of business. Jeff Lewis discusses how Comcast is homing in on new opportunities such as SD-WAN, managed security services and the delivery of faster and faster speeds. Post a Comment \| Read (0) The Future of Cable Business Services: Covering the Bases By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/20/2018 After getting some baseball news out of the way, Light Reading's Alan Breznick and Jeff Baumgartner sum up their findings and observations from the recent 'The Future of Cable Business Services' event in NYC. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Can Telecom Business Services Bounce Back? By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/16/2018 There was surprising optimism in the sector at the MEF18 event, but will it be reflected in revenues going forward? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Analyst: SD-WAN Not Yet Zero-Touch By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/16/2018 Zero-touch provisioning and plug-and-play are still buzzwords where SD-WAN is concerned, but not reality, says VSG's Erin Dunne. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards Jeff Baumgartner, 2/15/2019 5:18:47 PM Altice USA Might Sell Lightpath Unit – Cowen & Co. Re: Other possibilities Cowen's report, which notes that Lightpath had about 10K lit buildings in the tri-state area as of last year, also presented some potential for a strategic player going for Lightpath , with Crown Castle, Charter, CenturyLink... Clifton K Morris, 2/11/2019 3:21:41 PM Can Cable Beat 5G? Re: Re: All aboard the hype train I have to respectfully disagree. 5G networks (according to the ITU specification; not yet ratified yet) is nothing more than LTE technology, but with an increase in QAM symbol rates. 3GPP TSGs for Release 15 show that... stownplayer, 2/11/2019 8:12:29 AM Can Cable Beat 5G? Re: Re: All aboard the hype train I have to agree with Macemoneta. Cable is riddled with issues and we still can't get symmetrical 1 gig yet. Cable has a long way to go and if history is any indicator it's going to take the cable industry 10 years ... macemoneta, 2/11/2019 7:41:52 AM Can Cable Beat 5G? Re: All aboard the hype train "ramping up from today's 1 Gig downstream speeds to tomorrow's 10-Gig symmetrical service will still be no easy matter." 1 gig speeds are still unaffordable / unavailable / capped at nonsensical levels to the majority... MindCommerce, 1/6/2019 1:16:41 PM SMB Mobility: Cable's Next Big Chance? Re: Prime area for Cable MSO OTT based Offering Cable MSOs need not follow the traditional MVNO model of using incumbent MNO architecture. They can follow the OTT model (with whom them compete with for set-top based services) and use data-only from carriers. They can... Jeff Baumgartner, 12/13/2018 9:16:34 AM CableLabs Sues Buckeye Over Delinquent Dues Re: Offensive move and defensive deterrent? I still haven't heard from Buckeye on their reason for putting in notice, though I imagine it's all about cost-cutting and a questioning of what influence they have w/CableLabs initiatives and a belief that they will still... Atlantis-dude, 11/3/2018 10:33:13 AM Comcast's O'Toole: SDN Stands Up to the 'Tyranny of the Boxes' Re: Re: tyranny of the boxes guess no odd cbls to hardware applnces .. more uniform cbling to srvrs ASX4000, 11/2/2018 12:03:33 PM Comcast's O'Toole: SDN Stands Up to the 'Tyranny of the Boxes' Re: tyranny of the boxes Agreeing with the most what has being said in this Article, just wondering how all the SDN stuff is working without "...hardware, plagued by a "million cables hanging out" and hardware that depreciates in value..."? &nb... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/30/2018 1:33:17 PM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? No argument there... I imagine they would consider anything in the ballpark of a fair price, if it came to that. In the meantime, they've already begun to tweak their set-top box biz by focusing on the most profitible... brooks7, 10/30/2018 12:38:42 PM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? Well, nobody is going to pay a premium on a business like that. So, unless someone is interested in buying it...put it in pure harvest mode. No development at all and no attempt at new sales. Take orders,... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/30/2018 11:33:17 AM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? I would be lying if I said it never crossed my mind, though I just can't see it happening in today's environment. But it's an idea that's been bandied about before: https://www.lightreading.com/huawei-seen-as-like... brooks7, 10/29/2018 6:26:25 PM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? Doesn't it scream Huawei? seven Jeff Baumgartner, 10/29/2018 1:03:32 PM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Future of the set-top biz? After more discussion on this with some people, I am starting to come around to Walt Piecyk's thinking here-- that this could accelerate a move by Arris to get out of the box biz. Big question though is who would be interested... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/25/2018 4:00:45 PM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Future of the set-top biz? In his reactionary note, Piecyk also suggested that CommScope would have a willingness to sell Arris's set-top box business, which today is about 35% of Arris revenues. While I agree with his assertion that the set-top... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/25/2018 9:47:23 AM CommScope In Talks to Buy Arris – Report Re: Re: Snake eating its own tail Thanks, that's an important thing to point out. 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