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05/14/2009
The Trouble with Silos
When cable operators initially set up high-speed data and voice separate from legacy video services, it seemed like the logical approach. But as has been realized for several years now, the "silo" approach is a real pain for the business support system (BSS) and operations support system (OSS) side of the house. Often, the extensive […]
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05/13/2009
Botnets Cause Network Headaches
Internet service providers (ISPs) face a growing problem with the rise in botnets, malware that takes control of large numbers of computers. Over the last several months, the Conficker (sometimes called "Conflicker") botnet has infected more than 10 million machines by some estimates, dwarfing previous botnets by an order of magnitude. Security researchers have also […]
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05/12/2009
OpenTV Ad Technology Plays into TWC Consolidation
In 2008, Time Warner Cable restructured its company into six regional operating centers (ROCs). Now, it appears the company has further consolidated into four ROCs in the continental United States and one ROC in Hawaii. (For a look last summer at TWC’s Carolina region, click here.) Last week, OpenTV announced that Time Warner Cable had […]
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05/11/2009
Recommended Practices 'in Good Hands'
"NCTA Recommended Practices for Measurements on Cable Television Systems" is adopting new parents. The NCTA has transferred responsibility for the document’s publication and ongoing maintenance to the SCTE. (For the initial announcement, click here.) Rob Stoddard, SVP of communications and public affairs for the NCTA, described the transfer in happy terms. "We know it’ll be […]
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05/07/2009
U-verse Adds Subs, Touts IP-Based Network
Last week at the Broadband Properties Summit 2009 in Dallas, speakers from AT&T promoted U-verse to the audience of multi-family-dwelling owners and managers. The AT&T folks played up the benefits of U-verse, which drew 284,000 new TV subscribers in the first quarter of 2009. Not surprisingly, the speakers played down the drawbacks. U-verse is AT&T’s […]
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05/06/2009
Operators Connect Schools, Students
As the cable industry makes inroads into the commercial services market, the schools and education vertical is emerging as not just a philanthropic endeavor, but also as a viable business segment. Optimum Lightpath, a division of Cablevision Systems, announced recently that it has replaced Verizon Communications as the provider of choice for the Creskill Public […]