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News & Analysis
2/10/2010  -  Heavy Reading's Graham Finnie tells Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre about the impact of mobile broadband growth on the Policy Control and Deep Packet Inspection sectors
2/9/2010  -  Getting data traffic off increasingly crowded 3G networks will be a key topic next week in sunny Spain
2/9/2010  -  Broadcom's no longer got dibs on the only Docsis 3.0-certified products capable of pumping out downstream speeds of 320 Mbit/s
2/9/2010  -  New IO6 specs from CableLabs add support for unbound ITV apps, but EBIF vendors don't believe the upgrade will require a major overhaul UPDATED 5:35 PM
2/9/2010  -  Two new security services will let Verizon's mid-sized businesses get a jump on potential network threats
2/9/2010  -  Indian operator to target corporate customers with dedicated CDMA-based wireless data connectivity
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2/9/2010  -  The rivals will face off (figuratively) at Mobile World Congress, each pitching big plans for the future of the mobile network
Most Recent Post: OpticOm... No way Juniper would be interested in them now.
2/9/2010  -  Pyramid Research analyst Badii Kechiche talks to Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre about developments in the African mobile market
2/8/2010  -  Carriers' needs are diverging from what Ericsson saw in 2008, so its packet-optical strategy is getting a refresh with a new metro box
Most Recent Post: chechaco... Craig, I agree that we should start with formal definition of what P-OTS is and what it is not. For me, the latter comes...
2/8/2010  -  Comcast's already trialing a version 4.0 digital terminal adapter based on new Broadcom chips that can run Moto and Cisco content protection schemes
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... Evolution got back to us on this one only to note that it didn't specify which chipset it's using in the uDTA it got a waiver...
2/8/2010  -  Cox is bucking a cable industry trend, expanding its Ethernet sales and stressing local ties and regional verticals
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SUNNYVALE, CA: Hitachi Uses Juniper SDK - 2/9/2010
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The Long, Slow Demise of WiMax
Dan Jones
2/9/2010  -  6:00 PM And how it could live on...
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Erin Barker
Google's Twitter Killer?
Erin Barker
2/9/2010  -  11:10 AM Google is expected to announce a new feature for Gmail that could compete with major social networks
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Ray Le Maistre
Look Into My Eyes....
Ray Le Maistre
2/9/2010  -  9:00 AM 'Influencer' boasts Tier 1 deals, banks VC cash
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Jeff Baumgartner
Jinni Puts Cable Guys in the Mood
Jeff Baumgartner
2/8/2010  -  5:05 PM Cablers at CableLabs 'Innovation Showcase' view Jinni's mood-based video finder as the idea most likely to succeed
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Erin Barker
Tech at the Superbowl
Erin Barker
2/8/2010  -  10:25 AM Google unveils its first Superbowl ad, and Vizio presents an Internet-star-studded ad for Web TV
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Ray Le Maistre
Euro FTTH Update
Ray Le Maistre
2/8/2010  -  9:00 AM Fiber access folk to hook up in Lisbon to get Europe's FTTx latest
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New Product Recap: January 2010
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    3G Evolution (226), Broadcast (Mobile TV, etc.) (232), Carrier WiFi (276), CDMA (3G) (421), China Mobile (35), Core Network (224), EV-DO (172), Femtocells (86), Fixed Wireless (Microwave, etc.) (114), Fourth Generation (4G) Wireless (125), GSM/EDGE (483), HSDPA/HSUPA (372), IMS Core (95), Long-Term Evolution (LTE) (285), Messaging (116), Messaging (284), Mobile Advertising (73), Mobile location (84), Mobile Music (78), Mobile TV (195), Mobile Video (120), Mobile WiMax/WiBro (141), Mobile/Wireless (6135), Municipal networks (107), Packet Core (118), Presence management (44), Radio Access Network (292), Services (2644), TD-SCDMA (Chinese 3G) (111), Transmission (84), Ultra-Mobile Broadband (UMB) (52), UMTS(3G) (392), Video services (4221), Videophone (194), Vodafone (521), Voice Core (64), VOIP software (687), WiMax (888), Wireless Backhaul (300), Wireless LAN (362)

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