Archive for May, 2004

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Rise of TelcoTV

Om Malik, Friday, May 21, 2004 at 9:05 AM PT Comments (0)

With more telcos expected to add digital TV to their services, and equipment suppliers reporting increased activity, In-Stat/MDR expects over 100% growth in telco TV subscribers in 2004. The delivery of digital TV service over high speed networks is now a reality, especially in Asia and Europe where a number of new players have started [...]

WLANs are hot

Om Malik, Friday, May 21, 2004 at 9:05 AM PT Comments (0)

In Q1 2004 the Worldwide Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) market grew over 33 percent over Q1 2003, according to Synergy Research Group. Corprate WLAN equipment sales were up 7 percent, while SOHO/Home WLAN Equipment sales grew 9 percent. Additionally, the SOHO/Home segment represented nearly 61 percent of the total WLAN market. Notable sequential [...]

Of blogs and journalism

Om Malik, Friday, May 21, 2004 at 8:05 AM PT Comments (0)

Looks like blogs and journalism are coming together …finally. CBS Marketwatch Frank Barnako picked up my post on Cometa for his Internet Daily column. No linkback, but this is a promising development for all bloggers who break news. I have linked to the cached version of the piece.
Google eyes Microsoft desktop, with echoes of Netscape: [...]

AT&T Wireless: No Thank You Mr. Rogers

Om Malik, Friday, May 21, 2004 at 7:05 AM PT Comments (0)

AT&T Wireless Communications Inc. has rejected a $1 billion offer for its 34.1 percent stake in the Rogers wireless phone company from longtime partner Rogers Communications, reports the Associated Press.
Rogers Communications currently owns about 56 percent of Rogers Wireless, and about 10 percent of the wireless company’s shares are publicly traded. Even if AT&T Wireless [...]

Qwest’s legal hell

Om Malik, Friday, May 21, 2004 at 6:05 AM PT Comments (0)

Qwest it seems is stuck in a legal quicksand. In February 2004, the company decided to make corporate oversight changes, and settle "several so-called derivative suits charging that current and former officers and directors had breached their duties and engaged in self-dealing according to Rocky Mountain News.
A derivative suit is one in which a [...]

The global optical networking market

Om Malik, Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 10:05 AM PT Comments (0)

The global optical networking market fell 7 percent in the first quarter of 2004, to $2.2 billion, according to market research and advisory services firm RHK Inc.
Rolling 4-quarter share positions of the top five vendors were unchanged during the quarter, with Alcatel remaining in the top spot despite a nearly 50 percent decline in revenues [...]

Smells like 1999, Part II

Om Malik, Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 10:05 AM PT Comments (0)

Last week I posted, Smells like 1999. Anil proved me right. New gigs on the left coast, rental market tightening up and of course the parties in full swing. We might be at the start of a tech comeback!
Anil Dash: Moving Forward: “I’m moving to San Francisco to be even more involved in Six Apart. [...]

Another reason to hate Comcast

Om Malik, Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 9:05 AM PT Comments (52)

When the bluescreen of death comes to your television, then you will learn the true meaning of the word hate and it will be towards Comcast.
Comcast tunes into Microsoft TV software | CNET News.com: “Comcast Cable, one of the largest cable operators in the United States, on Thursday signed a deal to funnel Microsoft’s latest [...]

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