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2/10/2012  -  Revenues are down but share price soars as Alcatel-Lucent reports a full-year profit, targets more cuts and predicts a healthier 2012
2/10/2012  -  Also: Roku jumps the pond; Amazon downplays subscription streaming plans; Arris to halt Moxi retail support; Cablevision chases government deals
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... If a sizable portion of these bcast-TV/broadband homes are indeed cord-cutters (versus however many cable TV nevers...
Craig Matsumoto
Craig Matsumoto
Cisco's Half-Empty Glass
2/10/2012  -  6:45 AM Everyone sure sounded happy on Cisco's earnings call, but there's plenty to be worried about
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2/10/2012  -  In today's EMEA roundup: Mixed picture for Alcatel-Lucent; EU telcos unite on roaming cuts; Vodafone slips its cash out of Greece
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2/9/2012  -  But it's in talks to get DirecTV signed on with Exede, a faster (12Mbit/s) satellite broadband service
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... It will be interesting to see what DirecTV's next move is here.  I'd guess that they will end up expanding their options...
2/9/2012  -  Cable vendor shoots for a 10% top line boost, citing strength from its Docsis menu, Moxi video gateways and some help from BigBand
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... They didn't mention anything all that new with respect to CCAP, which is a bit odd since they called CCAP their No. 1 priority...
2/9/2012  -  NSN's Carrier Ethernet gear and management system are on its 'for sale' list, with joint venture partner Juniper seen as the most likely suitor
Most Recent Post: dwx... The Aspen NMS is really nice but the whole JV thing never took off because Atrica/NSN stopped developing any new hardware...
2/9/2012  -  Bell Canada and Telus ink deals with Huawei to deploy LTE in Canada as the Chinese vendor gets closer to the US
2/9/2012  -  AT&T embraces Amazon's style of cloud, taking advantage of Cloudscaling's new role as an OpenStack-based cloud builder
Most Recent Post: brookseven...   Actually AWS is the commercialization of what Amazon does for itself.  So, it has a huge review from a big...
2/9/2012  -  Also: DirecTV goes wide with 'classic' TiVo; Google-Moto deal nears DoJ OK; TW CEO tells MSOs to unblock Roku; Amazon's latest Netflixian move
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... I'm not sure what's got TWC concerned about when it comes to all this "flawless experience" talk.  I streamed most...
Phil Harvey
Phil Harvey
All Those Rotten Apple Rumors
2/9/2012  -  Sarah Reedy discusses why Apple rumors are appealing, her favorite rumor, how looking at Apple's product teardowns hint at future plans
Most Recent Post: Phil Harvey... Listen again. I said Apple's had more of a runaway success [with the iPhone] in the smartphone category than anything that...
2/9/2012  -  In today's EMEA roundup: Vodafone feels the heat in Spain and Italy; Apple wants some patents sanity; AlcaLu speeds things up in Luxembourg
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2/9/2012  -  Bob 'The Father of Ethernet' Metcalfe is to announce 'A New Ethernet' on Feb 23. Could this be a case of the Emperor's New Clothes?
Most Recent Post: giles... Carrier Ethernet itself is vaguely defined. And it hasn't helped that there are those who have tried to spread the meme...
Michelle Donegan
Michelle Donegan
MWC Metro Mayhem: Taxi!
2/9/2012  -  5:15 AM Planned public transport strike will be a kick in the cojones for Mobile World Congress attendees
Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... So where will you go now they are throwing you out of Texas?
2/8/2012  -  Q3 revenues might actually be less than Q2's, but Cisco is still claiming victory
Most Recent Post: catalyst... It is interesting to know that UCS sales number doesn't include 2K/5K numbers. If i remember right last year some comments...
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Tim Hills
A new year, and the new products begin to trickle out again
Putting Cisco's CloudVerse to the Test
EANTC puts Cisco's new architecture through its paces to better understand how its approach to unifying data centers and connecting clouds may work in the real world
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African Telecoms Pick the Enterprise to Pick Them Up
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2/10/2012  -  This week: Mobile advertising in AME; AME telcos get down to business; Uruguay and Indonesia market forecasts; mobile network security
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SMEs in Latin America Are Dancing to the Telco Beat
Research Rewind
2/2/2012  -  This week: The telecom landscape in Kenya, Slovakia and Russia; SMEs and ICT in Latin America; the next-gen ROADM opportunity
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Ronda Zelezny-Green (Analyst)
LTE is gaining traction in the Middle East, and Huawei is seizing the opportunities.
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40/100Gbit/s Optical Modules & Components: A Heavy Reading Competitive Analysis
The first 100G optical modules are in production, and second-generation solutions will debut during 2012. This report delivers a complete competitive analysis of 40/100G modules and components from almost 40 vendors, covering more than 160 different products. The report offers detailed competitive data, including key product features and vendor strategies.
Influx of Devices Drives Need for Mobile Network Security
This report examines the mobile network security market, including expected trends in the industry over the next 24 months. It examines factors MNOs should consider when deploying solutions. It also includes a comparative analysis of solutions available and examines the geographic landscape of the mobile network security market.
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Mobile Advertising in AME to Become a Key Value-Added Service for Operators
In this Insider, we explore the reasons why mobile advertising in Africa & the Middle East is an increasingly attractive proposition for operators. We present available data from a respected mobile advertising firm and include analysis of current trends that are driving mobile advertising potential upward, particularly in AME.
100G Components User Survey: 2012 Market Outlook
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Cable Next-Gen Broadband Strategies: Wideband, Wireless, PON & Beyond
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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Tuesday & Wednesday April 17 & 18, 2012
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Strategic Opportunities in Service Provider Wi-Fi
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Landmark, London, U.K.
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Morial Convention Center, New Orleans
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