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5/23/2012  -  With Convergys deal done, software firm sets its sights on total OSS/BSS play for differentiated services
5/23/2012  -  Their fear of OTT apps and old telco mentality has made the wireless operators hard to do business with, software companies say
5/23/2012  -  Arris, Cisco and Moto offer a roadmap that, they claim, will help Docsis achieve speeds of 10Gbit/s downstream and 2Gbit/s upstream
5/23/2012  -  CHR guarantees 5 to 25 percent savings for cash-strapped rural telcos who adopt its cloud or managed services programs
iBraue
iBraue
Which Is the Most Macho Broadband Plan?
5/23/2012  -  The U.S., Brazil, Colombia and Chile all have their Broadband Plans in place. But which one has the biggest cojones?
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Ray Le Maistre
Ray Le Maistre
What's Hot At #MWD12
5/23/2012  -  7:50 AM Heavy Reading analysts assess the first day's action at the service provider IT (SPIT)-fest that is Management World 2012 in Dublin
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5/23/2012  -  In today's EMEA roundup: research network deploys DTN-X platform; the bleak view from Spain; NFC, not KFC, lands at French airport
by Paul Rainford
5/23/2012  -  Operators need to embrace active RAN sharing to make the LTE business case work, says Orange
5/23/2012  -  Don't SPIT in our Guinness, but LR Mobile snuck away from the show floor to capture the sights and drinks of Ireland's capital city
5/23/2012  -  Avail-TVN CEO says that advertising and analytics companies could be in his M&A sights
5/23/2012  -  Cable's getting aggressive with Wi-Fi, but execs say school's still in session as they try to fine-tune their wireless broadband strategies
Carol Wilson
Carol Wilson
The Cloud Backlash
5/22/2012  -  9:05 PM Service providers and large customers are deploying cloud services but avoiding calling them 'cloud services.' And the point is?
Most Recent Post: brookseven...   Ray,   I think the challenge in defining cloud services is much more difficult than one might imagine.   For...
5/22/2012  -  Verizon Wireless taps some key partners as it looks to bring some search and discovery magic to mobile video
Most Recent Post: steve q... Hi I hate to tell Verizon Wireless that going to bed with Comcast will be the end of the wireless part of Verizon. The only...
Dan Jones
Dan Jones
Google & Moto: What's Next?
5/22/2012  -  4:35 PM New Android smartphones, tablets and low-end devices have to be on the horizon as Google closes the deal on Motorola Mobility
Most Recent Post: artr... Obviously, one of the motivations for Google is to use the Motorola patents offensively and defnsively. As far as exploiting...
5/22/2012  -  The war of big numbers is hardly over, as AlcaLu expands its routers into 16Tbit/s range and Juniper hooks up multiple T4000s
Most Recent Post: Soupafly... @ yarn; I strongly suspect fella that Basil & Lyndsey know full well that allot of their claims are going to be partly...
Newswire Feed
ROCKVILLE, MD: Hillcrest Navigates Onto Android TVs - 5/23/2012
BOSTON: S3 Tests TV Everywhere - 5/22/2012
SAN JOSE, CA: Brocade Sets an SDN Plan - 5/22/2012
SANTA CLARA, CA: AlcaLu Adds a Core Router - 5/22/2012
SUNNYVALE, CA: Juniper Adds TXP to the Core - 5/22/2012
LINTHICUM, MD: Ciena Updates Optical Control Plane - 5/22/2012
SANTA CLARA, CA: Extreme Hires CFO - 5/22/2012
DUBLIN: CSG Unifies Billing - 5/22/2012
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ANALYST NOTES
Denise Culver, Research Analyst
Social networking trends have spurred new opportunities for the makers of VoIP call center platforms
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
Podcasts
Aryaka: WAN Optimization as a Service?
Aryaka VP Sonal Puri explains how WAN optimization became a cloud-based service and how it fits in with service provider plans to offer higher-quality connections to the cloud
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
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.
    VoIP Call Centers Adapt to a BYOD World
    This report examines the VoIP call center market, analyzing the verticals that are most likely to utilize VoIP call centers over the next two years. It includes a comparative analysis of solutions, examines geographic growth expectations and explores trends that will occur in the industry over the next 18-24 months.
    LATEST RESEARCH
    Drivers of mHealth Models in Africa & the Middle East
    Mobile health in Africa and the Middle East (AME) is developing quickly, but there are differences in drivers and characteristics of the mHealth models employed in each of these areas. In the Middle East, mHealth is driven by operators looking to expand into adjacent opportunities that leverage communication and mobile platforms to provide customers with life-enhancing value-added services.
    ATCA, AMCs & MicroTCA: 2012 User Survey
    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
    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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