ANT!...Internet ready televisions!

I'm sure that I'm talking to myself on this board. No matter. Things should liven up for ANT in 2007.

ANT's future is very largely bound up with its relationship with Cisco/Scientific Atlanta. Today's Lex column in the FT lists the tech stock stars of 2006 as Oracle, H-P and Cisco.

Of Cisco, Lex says "Cisco's tale is quite different. Buoyed by a fundamental shift towards internet-based technologies in areas such as digital media and telephony, it should continue to enjoy robust demand for its "internet plumbing" products. The impact of that shift, coupled with its moves into the fast-growing consumer segment through its set-top box maker Scientific Atlanta is already reflected in the share price, but could have more legs."

There's no reflection in ANT's share price of the potentially huge benefits to flow to ANT from its relationship with Scientific Atlanta (

Expect big news in Q1 2007. Here's a foretaste: