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5/16/2012  -  Grandfathered-in unlimited plan customers will be forced to pick a tier when Verizon rolls out shared data plans this summer
5/16/2012  -  Comcast will try to gain and retain triple-play customers with a $9.95-per-month Skype video chat service that launches in 10 markets this week
Most Recent Post: Flook... I think this might be targeted mainly at the burgeoning couch potato market.
5/16/2012  -  We mean that not just in terms of faster speeds, but also in terms of new topics like software-defined networking
5/16/2012  -  Increased spending by AT&T and Verizon in the US should give Tellabs a boost in H2, reckons one analyst, who spies the potential for some M&A considerations
Most Recent Post: Phil Harvey... Right again. The story said a respected analyst who has good sources at carriers said they MAY be spending more. If he KNEW...
5/16/2012  -  A number of low-cost MVNOs are launching in the US with potentially disruptive – but still unproven – business models
Most Recent Post: Flook... "economically challenged consumer"...Wow, I kinda like that. Maybe you've invented a kinder, gentler description that will...
5/16/2012  -  Hitron is among the first to use a "media gateway" D3 chipset from Intel that can bond 24 downstream channels and eight upstream channels
5/16/2012  -  Also: ESPN predicts big TV Everywhere numbers; Cisco, Comcast execs join Adobe board; Avail-TVN splices VoD ads
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... Cox offered some additional details that aren't as clearly spelled out in the FCC notices.  -         ...
5/16/2012  -  In today's EMEA roundup: Yota fires the LTE starting pistol in Russia; Iskratel expands in GPON space; Nokia gets Siri-usly cheesed off
by Paul Rainford
5/15/2012  -  Comcast's CTO says Xfinity TV app for the Xbox 360 uses separately-provisioned bandwidth and is akin to the MSO's traditional cable service
Most Recent Post: chuckj... Just because Google is technically not considered a carrier by FCC it does not stop its obligation to comply with net nutrality....
5/15/2012  -  Telecom vet Mark Floyd takes over at Cyan and will get the company ready to grow as it continues to target fast-growing metro networks
Most Recent Post: Phil Harvey... They could indeed be looking for an exit, but I think all startups are, all the time, so that's not really a surprise.
Dan Jones
Dan Jones
What We Learned at CTIA
5/15/2012  -  3:10 PM Small was beautiful, video was mobile and context was creepy at CTIA; but device hunters were out of luck in The Big Easy
Most Recent Post: SReedy... Don't forget the iPhone cases! Those took up half of the show floor. 
5/15/2012  -  With its new mobile backhaul aggregation box, RAD Data has joined a select set of vendors with Grandmaster clock capabilities
5/15/2012  -  Verizon Wireless and the MSO sidestep FiOS territory early on as they launch a mobile/cable services bundle in Oklahoma City and Tulsa
5/15/2012  -  Verizon expands 4G LTE to 28 new markets and adds extra coverage in 11 existing 4G cities
Most Recent Post: billsblots... VZW really is.  LTE was not supposed to be here in my city until 2013, but by end of summer 2011 when my daughter visited...
5/15/2012  -  Also: Hillcrest's TV browser goes open source; Foxconn squashes Apple TV rumor; EchoStar's new broadband bird is prepped for launch
Most Recent Post: mendyk... So if Aereo passes judicial review, and if video service providers decide to adopt its model to bypass rights fees, then...
Newswire Feed
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: Matrixx Joins Catalyst at #MWD12 - 5/16/2012
MOSCOW: Russians Team on Subsea Cable - 5/16/2012
TOKYO: Docomo Revamps Cloud Offer - 5/16/2012
TOKYO: Docomo Adds 12 LTE Devices - 5/16/2012
TEL AVIV: Alvarion Reports $6.9M Loss in Q1 - 5/16/2012
SUNNYVALE, CA: Argela Supports Femto Apps - 5/16/2012
LONDON: BT Studies BYOD - 5/16/2012
CUPERTINO, CA: Entone Boxes Up Unity Telecom Deal - 5/15/2012
FREMONT, CA: Opnext Reports 40Gbit/s Sales Jump - 5/15/2012
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ANALYST NOTES
Graham Finnie, Chief Analyst
The future for telcos lies in leveraging context about their customers, but getting from concept to execution is no simple affair
Sterling Perrin, Senior Analyst
Here’s a look at some of the key themes we expect to hear about at this year's Packet-Optical Transport Evolution Conference
Slideshows
@LRLinks
Podcasts
SPIT Podcast: A Site for Sore Eyes
Ray Le Maistre and I discuss why the back-office and IT functions of service providers are so important and why the SPIT acronym is a war of attrition
Procera's Jim Brear: Waiting for Personalized Services
Jim Brear, CEO of Procera Networks, discusses mobile data, billing, traffic management and more
Special Features
Who's Big in Small Cells?
Michelle Donegan
Light Reading Mobile compiles a list of public access small-cell products to track this developing wireless infrastructure market
New Product Recap: April 2012
Tim Hills
This month's recap of the latest, greatest communications products includes a longer video lineup from the 2012 NAB Show
EuroProfile: WeDo Technologies
Paul Rainford
  • It's dedicated to maximizing operator revenues and tackling fraud
  • It's got a funny name
  • The CEO likes Pink Floyd and Life of Brian
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    Research Rewind
    Matt Donnelly
    From Revenue Assurance to Revenue Optimization
    Matt Donnelly
    5/11/2012  -  7:30 AM This week: Revenue optimization, cable's tablet habit and the need for better management, free daily telecom newsletter
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    Matt Donnelly
    Mobile Clouds, CEM and Telecom Tipping Points
    Matt Donnelly
    5/4/2012  -  This week: Mobile clouds, CEM, technologies that are becoming mainstream
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    Pyramid Points
    Emily Smith (Analyst)
    The new iPad will solidify the status of Apple products in Asia-Pacific markets.
    Research Services
    REAL WORLD RESEARCH
    IP Network & Service Migration: Benchmarking Telco Progress
    This report presents the Carrier IP Migration Index (CIMIX), a leading-edge technology- and vendor-agnostic market model used to measure an network operator's readiness for all-IP network and service platforms. The report also presents the results of a major network operators survey, ranking the importance of each indicator in our index.
    ATCA, AMCs & MicroTCA: 2012 User Survey
    This report analyzes the current and projected use of ATCA, AMCs and MicroTCA, based on an exclusive survey of employees of telecom and network equipment manufacturers and suppliers. The survey clearly shows that these platforms are widely used in many types of networking equipment, from the edge to the core.
    LATEST RESEARCH
    Canada: 2013 Spectrum Auction Spurs LTE Network Investments
    The Canadian telecom market generated $45.3bn in service revenue in 2011, an increase of 6.5% from 2010. The most important area of growth over the forecast period will be mobile data. The 700MHz spectrum auction in early 2013 will spur investment in, and deployment of, LTE networks,fueling the already strong growth in mobile broadband and will help to make mobile data the most important source of service revenue by 2015.
    Cable's Tablet Habit Will Lead to a Management Headache
    Service Providers Use CEM for Competitive Advantage
    LTE-Advanced: The Hope Beyond the Hype
    Big Vendors Race to Establish Carrier Cloud Leadership
    Healthcare Sector Turns to MPLS VPNs for a Data Cure
    Financial Institutions Cash In on mBanking Applications
    Online Video Platform Survey: Launching the Internet Video Era
    Rumor Mill
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    Events
    Mobile Broadband Summit India
    Tuesday June 5, 2012
    Thursday, June 7, 2012
    Shangri La Hotel in New Delhi & ITC Grand Central in Mumbai, Delhi & Mumbai, India
    Backhaul Strategies & 4G Core Networks for Mobile Operators
    Tuesday, June 26, 2012
    The Marriot Marquis, New York City
    Managing & Monetizing OTT Video
    Thursday, June 21, 2012
    Royal Sonesta, Cambridge
    IPv6: The Rubber Meets the Road
    Thursday, July 12, 2012
    The Hilton New York, New York City



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