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05/21/2013  -  Analysts foresee a slo-mo rollout for Google's gigabit fiber service
05/21/2013  -  The usual patent spat comes down to the usual ending
05/21/2013  -  AlcaLu & Verizon are confirmed as the first small cell vendors for Verizon Wireless' deployment in second half of 2013
Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... Even if AlcaLu isn't talking gear they say they have the equipment to do this, stuff like the 9764 Metro Cell Outdoor (MCO), which is based on its LightRadio tech....
Dan Jones
Dan Jones
05/21/2013  -  Sprint pre-announces tri-band LTE devices that run on Clearwire's spectrum while upping the bid for its partner
Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... FYI, we're going to be waiting a *long* time for smartphones on TD-LTE here, tablets might actually make more sense from way the network is being deployed.
05/21/2013  -  Company expands TV viewer index, adding to the growing volume of set-top data now available to marketeers
Most Recent Post: craigleddy... Cable operators are under strict privacy restrictions regarding the use of consumer data -- much stricter than what Internet players face -- due to the 1992 Cable Act and 1996...
05/21/2013  -  New FCC report says over one-third of US homes still don't have high-speed data
05/21/2013  -  Major UK mobile operator plans to become more responsive with the deployment of a new policy management platform from Tekelec
Most Recent Post: Gabriel Brown... What the UK market is crying out for is shared data plans similar to VZW's Share Everything or AT&T's Mobile Share. It looks very much like UK operators are leaving...
05/21/2013  -  Also in today's EMEA roundup: Vodafone pulls out of BT's mobile beauty parade; Ericsson's Wi-Fi wizardry; trouble at O2 mill
05/20/2013  -  Industry talk suggests the next version of Android will include OpenFlow support
05/20/2013  -  Most customers sign up for both security and home automation, Digital Life's president reveals as AT&T launches seven additional markets
Most Recent Post: lrmobile_Stevery... > But Peterson said the most added add-on has been the camera package, which records live video inside Oh geez. I know where this is going.
05/20/2013  -  Reports suggests Microsoft is in talks with Time Warner Cable and others about replacing the set-top box with an Xbox
05/20/2013  -  Home gateways are about to become a key weapon in the battle for broadband customers and new revenue streams, suggests report
Sarah Reedy
Sarah Reedy
05/20/2013  -  The mobile industry is looking south where smartphones and services still have a lot of room to grow
Most Recent Post: Sarah Reedy... Please forgive the typos...I'm still learning how to Swype on the Note II!
05/20/2013  -  Also in today's EMEA roundup: De Gucht ups the ante in subsidy row; Vodacom profits from African data boom; KPN raises €4B
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Special Features
EuroProfile: SwiftServe
Paul Rainford
A subtle blend of British and Singaporean talent, SwiftServe is on a mission to bring the fine art of transparent caching to the world of content delivery
EuroProfile: Streamwide
Paul Rainford
Value-added services developer is going global as mobile broadband and the cloud become the norm
New Product Recap: November 2012

SPIT dominates our monthly new-product roundup
Heavy Lifting
ANALYST NOTES
Gabriel Brown
A new Light Reading initiative explores how – and why – network operators can scale and accelerate investment in Wi-Fi

The policy control market is poised to more than double over the next five years, as operators put policy at the heart of their strategic thinking
Pyramid Points
Houda Bostanji (Analyst)
Orange intends to enter new markets through a full MVNO strategy closely linked to its successful Orange Business Services unit.
Research Rewind
iPhone 5 Gives 4G/LTE Operators a Boost

Sep 14, 2012  -  This week: iPhone 5 gives street cred to 4G/LTE; Thailand's telecom outlook; Matt's Mentions for a daily telecom news fix
Managed Services for Telcos & Spain's Telecom Outlook

Sep 07, 2012  -  This week: Managed services for telcos; Spain's five-year telecom outlook; daily telecom news in your inbox
Podcasts
Turning Mobile Data Into Dollars
How are mobile operator data monetization strategies evolving in a 3G/4G world? Heavy Reading and Amdocs discuss
SDN's Biggest Myths
Several execs in Silicon Valley weigh in on the big myths confusing the issues around software defined networking
Research Services
REAL WORLD RESEARCH
U.S. Wholesale Ethernet Market Forecast
This report analyzes and projects the growth of the wholesale Ethernet segment over the next four years. It forecasts the wholesale Ethernet market through 2016, analyzed by purchasing service provider types, service topologies, geographic domains and bandwidth levels. The report also profiles 11 major service providers that offer wholesale Ethernet.
Managed M2M Platforms: Quick Fix vs. Long-Term Solution
This report looks at the M2M platform providers that are developing (predominantly) managed propositions that support telecom operators to sell M2M services. It reviews their solutions, their progress to date and whether they are likely to be long-term partners for telecom operators. The report profiles 11 leading M2M platform vendors.
LATEST RESEARCH

Iran: Adoption of Broadband and Mobile Data Services Lead the Way for Telecom Sector


The Iranian telecom market is estimated to have generated a total service revenue of $9.9bn in 2012. The majority of this revenue has come from the mobile sector, with voice services adding $6.0bn. However, although voice services are expected to hold the majority of the total revenue, we project a CAGR of only 0.2% for the segment during the forecast period.
Frameworx Proves Valuable Tool for Implementing SOA
Testing of LTE Networks Vital as Network Growth Explodes
LTE for M2M: The Long-Term Opportunity Begins Now
Are Set-Tops Dead? Comcast Offers Its RDK Remedy
TEMs Rate Multicore & Network Processor Suppliers for 2013
Cloud Video Conferencing Has Vertical Market, Mobile Appeal
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