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Broadband Bytes for 2012-05-19

Published on May 19, 2012 By Don

NVIDIA pushing streaming gaming with virtualized GPUs. http://t.co/0A4nQ8cM #
Yes, most of you hate your cable. http://t.co/APriWErR #
Comcast changing up their caps. http://t.co/pdiDZfd1 #
Lack of adequate fiber is slowing down LTE deployments. ht…

Verizon confirms plans to raise FiOS rates

Published on May 18, 2012 By Don

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) plans to implement price increases for its FiOS service to offset content costs and increase profitability, a senior executive said this week.

Shammo

Speaking at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media a…

Verizon confirms plans to raise FiOS rates

Published on May 18, 2012 By Don

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) plans to implement price increases for its FiOS service to offset content costs and increase profitability, a senior executive said this week.

Shammo

Speaking at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media a…

3M offers Slim Lock Closure for fiber to the antenna

Published on May 16, 2012 By Don

3M says its new Slim Lock Closure for wireless applications weatherproofs coaxial jumper cable connections on the cell tower where 7/16 DIN connectors are used. The compact closure protects connections at the antenna and remote radio unit (RRU) and com…

CableLabs Preps DOCSIS’s Next Step – DOCSIS 3.1 or 3.x Focuses Heavily on Upstream

Published on May 15, 2012 By Don

Many cable operators haven’t deployed DOCSIS 3.0 yet (especially on the upstream side), but that obviously hasn’t stopped the development of the next step in cable broadband technology. CableLabs says they’re cooking up a new specification that will su…

AT&T takes U-verse service to Ottawa, Kan., to challenge cable incumbent Allegiance

Published on May 14, 2012 By Don

AT&T (NYSE: T) is taking on local cable video incumbent Allegiance Communications by launching its U-verse video, voice and data service suite in Ottawa, Kan.
The Sunflower State has been another growth market for U-verse service. Since entering…

Verizon’s DSL plans questioned by congressman

Published on May 9, 2012 By Don

Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) decision to couple its DSL service with landline service for new customers and those seeking to change service plans has drawn the attention of U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) who had some pointed questions for the carrier.

Size matters as Verizon FiOS tops Consumer Reports survey

Published on May 9, 2012 By Don

It pays to be the biggest even if you may not necessarily be the best. That’s one way of looking at a Consumer Reports’ survey that hedged a bit before naming Verizon FiOS (NYSE: VZ) as “highly rated” among providers offering a triple play of voice…

CWA rises up against Verizon-cable wireless spectrum dealings

Published on May 8, 2012 By Don

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has added its voice to those opposing any kind of relationship between cable companies and Verizon (NYSE: VZ).

CWA members demonstrated May 3 in Westchester, N.Y. (image source: CWA)

A group …

Corning Cable Systems upgrades fiber-to-the-antenna offering

Published on May 7, 2012 By Don

Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Inc.’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, has announced additions to its range of products for remote radio head (RRH) and related fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA) applications.