The U.S. cable companies are facing increased competition from both satellite TV and Telco IPTV companies. TelecomView’s new report U.S. Cable: New Strategies for a Competitive World investigates core strategies that cable companies should implement to address this competition and continue on their growth path.

This new report discusses technology options such as analog reclamation, switched digital video, node splitting, and MPEG-4. It also discusses business options such as improving cable broadband data and cable telephony services as well as providing communications services to businesses.

The report details the thorny issues surrounding the cable companies’ efforts to enter the wireless business.

The report analyses the pluses and minuses of key make, buy, and partnership options for entering the mobile business. It identifies the timescales and costs for these options and makes recommendations how to apply them.

This 65-page report addresses the issues that face the U.S. cable industry and provides the information and analysis that cable companies, system suppliers, and investors need to understand how the cable companies can address this new competition.