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5/18/2012  -  You can't really see software-defined networking, but you can see a bunch of optical networking people talking about it
Most Recent Post: Founderof3KRF&Markperi Int. Ent. Inc.... This will be one of those deals of a lifetime. Cisco will most likely buy Acatel Lucent for their next-generation networking...
5/18/2012  -  Fancy a chat with Microsoft, Versant or cVidya in Dublin? Check out these swift pre-show pitches
5/18/2012  -  Moto extends the life of its CMTS as it continues to develop products for CCAP, cable's next-gen access architecture
5/18/2012  -  The combination of social, mobile and cloud, or SoMoClo, will have Management World attendees exercising their jaws, reckons industry analyst
5/18/2012  -  Jim King of AT&T Labs says 100G isn't as important to the company as the optical technology that makes the transport network run smoothly
Most Recent Post: obaut... "On a control plane-based capability at the ROADM layer, we can provision, change, or restore services in seconds.. With...
5/18/2012  -  A deal to put QFabric into a trading network comes as the company pushes to regain Wall Street's confidence
Most Recent Post: Bob Saccamano... Any idea how many customers are actually running the fabric and not just TOR?
5/18/2012  -  TV Everywhere, net neutrality and wireless will be hot topics, but also expect cable's access network to make some big leaps next week
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... Cisco wanted to clarify the comments it made regarding this notion of a Docsis 3.x project:  “CableLabs is,...
5/18/2012  -  Optical wholesaling seems to be doing well as a business, but that hasn't convinced operators to fiber up more of their cell towers
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... Well, of course, like any other cellular system. He could have dinged LTE for signaling outages and other assorted issues...
5/18/2012  -  Also: Cablevision promotes Kanouff; BlackArrow goes system-wide at TW Cable; Arris gateway software weaves in HTML5
5/18/2012  -  What it does isn't special or new, but OpenFlow has a money-saving potential that past technologies didn't, CTO Randy Nicklas says
Most Recent Post: Craig Matsumoto... Hi Obaut -- I don't think so, not yet. Even Nicklas made it sound like this is a dreamy next-step that's going to take a...
5/18/2012  -  A substantial slice of Facebook's expected IPO bonanza could help further its mobile ambitions
Most Recent Post: macster... Am still wondering how FB will make advertising dollars from smaller screens???Yup, new revenue sterams needed, but prospects...
5/18/2012  -  Also: Samsung wins in Android's fragmented world; RIM and bada beat Windows Phone; BlackBerry gets UK government seal of approval
Most Recent Post: Flook... Could be this is not about Google retailing Android phones or cutting out the operators. If this strategy establishes Google...
5/18/2012  -  In today's EMEA roundup: Risk of a default rears its head for Finnish giant; Hutchison Whampoa bid for Eircom rebuffed; Jersey's fiber diet
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Sarah Reedy
A Mobile Reporter in a Management World
5/18/2012  -  3:00 AM This LR Mobile reporter will be on the search for SPIT-covered mobile topics at next week's Management World Forum in Dublin
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Phil Harvey
SingTel's Bill Chang: Keeping an Eye on OpenFlow
5/17/2012  -  7:00 PM From a brief conversation with SingTel exec VP Bill Chang at Interop in Las Vegas, we bring you a quick podcast about expanding cloud services and an operator's view of OpenFlow. Don't let that Adele song in the background distract you
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SAN FRANCISCO: Huawei Extends Metaswitch Deal - 5/18/2012
SUNNYVALE, CA: Juniper Boasts Junosphere Traction - 5/18/2012
HONG KONG: Juniper's QFabric Hits Hong Kong - 5/18/2012
SHENZHEN, CHINA: Huawei Unveils New WDM Prototype - 5/18/2012
NEW YORK: TW Cable Unsheathes BlackArrow - 5/18/2012
CHICAGO: U.S. Cellular Debuts 4G Hotspot - 5/17/2012
GUANGZHOU, CHINA: Siano, ZTE & Marvell Update Mobile DTV - 5/17/2012
BETHPAGE, NY: Cablevision Promotes Kanouff to EVP - 5/17/2012
SUWANEE, GA: Arris Upgrades Moxi Software - 5/17/2012
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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
Podcasts
SingTel's Bill Chang: Keeping an Eye on OpenFlow
7:00 PM Featuring a brief conversation with SingTel exec VP Bill Chang at Interop, a quick podcast about expanding cloud services and an operator's view of OpenFlow
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
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
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  • It's got a funny name
  • The CEO likes Pink Floyd and Life of Brian
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    Research Rewind
    Research Rewind
    Context Is King for Network Operators
    Research Rewind
    5/18/2012  -  7:00 AM This week: Canada’s telecom future, context as king for operators, main themes from LR’s Packet-Optical Transport Evolution Conference
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    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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    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
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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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