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With software company Netcracker Technology, whose Netcracker Revenue Management platform the enterprise service provider has chosen as its sole billing platform going forward, Spectrum Enterprise is maintaining and growing its long-standing relationship. In the meantime, Stephanie Babin was promoted to Senior Vice President, Billing Strategy and Design by Spectrum’s parent company Charter Communications. Babin will […]
The move follows the media conglomerate in recent years stepping up cooperation and integration between Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal and Sky, for which it took an $8.6 billion non-cash charge in the third quarter of 2022. Comcast is updating its segment reporting to take into account the way it accounts for Sky, the European pay-TV company […]
Cable TV providers were hardest hit, with total loss of 3.5 million subscribers in 2022, compared to 2.7 million in 2021. As more consumers continue to cut the cord, the top cable and traditional pay TV providers in the US widened their subscriber losses in 2022. According to the most recent figures from Leichtman Research […]
Comcast took another step toward its rollout of DOCSIS 4.0 later this year, announcing it now has prototypes of a critical network element – full duplex-capable amplifiers – in hand. The amps are being supplied by CommScope. The prototypes are built on the STARLINE MiniBridger platform from CommScope, which Comcast has already implemented in its […]
“It’s a costly pivot, and we’re right in the middle right now,” Jason Armstrong told an investors conference as the internet and cable giant manages its linear-to-online TV transition. Even though Comcast is losing more cable TV subscribers, its streaming service Peacock is seeing customer growth. According to Jason Armstrong, the newly appointed CFO at […]
Comcast has finally reached the pinnacle of success. After hovering in second or third place for more than a year, the cable giant eventually overcame all of its competitors to claim the fastest median download speed in Ookla‘s Q4 2022 rating of fixed broadband providers. According to Ookla, Comcast’s Xfinity service achieved a median download […]
Comcast looked within to find its next CFO, promoting Deputy CFO and Treasurer Jason Armstrong to the post to succeed previous finance chief Mike Cavanagh. Armstrong joined Comcast in early 2014 as head of Investor Relations and Finance before becoming CFO of Comcast’s U.K. subsidiary Sky in early 2020. However, his term there was cut […]
Cable companies have always adopted a methodical approach to developing their broadband networks, gradually increasing capacity through the spectrum and modulation enhancements. It is an approach that has served them extremely well over the years, particularly when it comes to capital expenditure management. With increased fibre competition and pressure on cable operator executives to provide […]
Comcast is wrapping off the year by deploying a DOCSIS 4.0 flag in Philadelphia, enabling a symmetrical multi-gig connection for a business customer on the city’s live network. Comcast’s Chief Network Officer Elad Nafshi told Fierce that the operator’s next steps would be to strengthen its full duplex (FDX) technology and figure out how to […]
In context, the speed increases come as Comcast looks to better compete with offerings from fiber competitors. Comcast is improving internet speeds for more than 20 million Xfinity broadband subscribers, doubling the download rate on one of its lower-tier plans and raising it by 33% on two others. Overall, it is increasing speeds on five […]