CommScope files registration for IPO; Cogent names Ortega as Chief Revenue Officer

Wireline news from across the web:

@FierceTelecom RT @XOComm: Through the year 2015, 80% of IT procurement execs will remain dissatisfied with SaaS contract language, security protections. Post | Follow @FierceTelecom

> CommScope Holding Company, Inc. has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Release

> Cbeyond examines how businesses can stay "Safe in the Cloud." Post

> Cogent Communications named XO Communications veteran Ernie Ortega as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Release

Cable News

> Cox Communications posted five videos on YouTube which confirm that it plans to launch a new app called Contour, which will be able to deliver personalized live TV and video-on-demand programs to its cable subscribers, for Apple's iPad. Article

> Cable One saw its operating income jump 16 percent to $44.7 million in the second quarter, according to results released by The Washington Post Co., its parent company. Article

IPTV News

> The Consumer Electronics Association has raised the hackles of the National Association of Broadcasters by issuing a report that said only 7 percent of U.S. TV households rely strictly on an antenna for their TV programming. Article

And finally … Roeland Vanrenterghem, product manager of unified communications for BT, said that "integrated unified communications are here to stay and are an essential part of integrated business." Post