OTT delivery and multiscreen viewing has changed the TV advertising landscape forever. Consumers now have access to a massive number of content sources and ways of accessing their favorite...
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Verizon Bundles Amazon Prime to Promote 1-Gig Fios
Verizon looks to move the needle and step up their game for the relatively new 1-Gig Fios Internet service. Verizon is going to bundle in a year of Amazon...
Comcast Exceeds 1M Xfinity Mobile Lines
Comcast Corp. announced October 25th that it added "228,000 Xfinity Mobile subscribers in Q3, compared to 204,000 adds in Q2, expanding the company's total mobile base beyond 1 million total lines."...
Warehouse Automation, Robotics, and Amazon’s Predictions
Amazon, the largest U.S. e-commerce company, has about 45,000 robots working in its warehouses but so far they aren’t replacing people’s jobs but merely being an added benefit to workers. However,...
Comcast brings Xfinity TV to Roku Devices
A few weeks ago Comcast announced a new Xfinity TV app for Roku media streaming devices throughout its 50-million home footprint. The app is set to launch commercially sometime later this year....
AT&T and Net Neutrality Tangled Web
The timing of the newly elected President, Donald Trump, has clear implications for AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Inc. Donald Trump has stated he opposes the said deal. However, the...
Apple Raises the Bar for Traditional Set Top Box
Apple unveiled their newest product line coming this fall featuring the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, iPad Pro, and enhancements to the Apple TV. The Apple TV received the most buzz leading up the event,...
The Truth about Net Neutrality and Cable MSOs
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014, the D.C. District Court of Appeals issued a ruling striking down much of the 2010 FCC (Net Neutrality) rules that were originally set to ensure that content providers...
What is Your Software Vendor’s Core Competency?
How many of you have purchased software to help manage CPE or other assets from a vendor whose expertise was not software? Although the price may seem right at first, chances are it will cost you...
How Cable Warehouse Management is Affected by Mobile TCO
Last year we wrote an article about different things you should consider when choosing Cable warehouse mobility options. The article discussed durability, reliability, ease of use and the various...
How to Manage Change with New Cable Warehouse Management Technology
Since the birth of the cable industry, cable operations have been subject to the need to generate an invoice for services. Because of this, cable warehouse management has always been intimately tied...
Adapting RFID For Cable Warehouse Management
Technology is constantly generating ideas that can improve the way that business is conducted. Some examples are huge, such as the internet or the use of cellular communications. Integrating these...
Comparison of Cable CRM Hardware
Stability and Versatility in CRM Hardware New technology is arriving every day with faster connectivity, functionality and application use. With each new piece of hardware Cable CRM expectations...
Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving With CPE Peace of Mind
Thanksgiving is one the oldest holidays we have in the USA resulting in countless family traditions. It is a time for families to reconnect by sharing the year’s events and stories as well be...
Is your CPE Software Vendor Stable and Growing?
How do you determine if your cable warehouse management software vendor is going to be around for a while to provide technical support or updates? How long your cable MSO vendor has been in business...