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Proof of the Industry's Agenda /Goal <br /> • Cablevision Launches Mobile Portal <br /> • Excerpt from InformationWeek <br /> April 27, 2009 07:02 PM <br /> By Marin Perez <br /> • The move shows the increasing importance of the mobile space for the major <br /> cable providers, as they are facing stiff competition from one another, as well <br /> as from telecom offerings like AT&T's U -Verse and Verizon's FiOS. The holy <br /> grail of these providers is being able offer customers the "quadruple play," a <br /> bundled service of home phone, cell phone, home Internet, and cable TV. <br /> • Companies like Comcast and Time Warner have invested hundreds of millions <br /> in Clearwire and will likely resell WiMax to satisfy their users' mobile needs. <br /> This 4G technology is currently being used to provide mobile data <br /> connections, but it does have enough bandwidth to provide both voice and <br /> video services. <br /> • Cox will take a different approach to mobility, as it will offer its own cellular <br /> service with spectrum it purchased in a Federal Communications Commission <br /> auction. The cable company has indicated it will integrate mobile video <br /> services into its handsets to go along with voice services. <br /> Copyright 2009 - The Center for 9 <br /> Municipal Solutions <br />