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2/7/2012  -  Backhaul could be a reason for LTE performance differences between AT&T and Verizon in Houston, finds Signals Research Group
2/7/2012  -  In today's regional roundup: AlcaLu launches Motive CEM; RIM's CEO hails the EMEA market; Tele2 has a fulfilling fourth quarter
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2/7/2012  -  Juniper says its ACX line of routers will provide a capacity boost and push more traffic engineering to mobile access networks
2/7/2012  -  Alcatel-Lucent uses its Motive subsidiary as the launchpad for its customer experience management (CEM) push
2/7/2012  -  Security vendor F-Secure wants to help mobile operators get into the game of syncing, storing and streaming digital content
Ray Le Maistre
Ray Le Maistre
RAD Brews MPLS-TP Storm
2/6/2012  -  RAD Data CTO Yaakov Stein set to detail how Ethernet trumps MPLS-TP in the access network
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Craig Matsumoto
Craig Matsumoto
It's Open Season for OpenFlow
2/6/2012  -  Tired of hearing about software-defined networking? Too bad
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2/6/2012  -  Amid a season of weak forecasts, one analyst thinks carrier spending isn't going to be so awful
2/6/2012  -  A new Sprint site reveals when and where it will remove its iDEN towers, offering a hint at the company's initial LTE launch plans
2/6/2012  -  Google is ready to begin stringing fiber, getting it an important step closer to connecting live customers to its 1-Gig network
Most Recent Post: ninjaturtle... Transport is INFN for sure. Google is one the many offically unannounced customers. But most in the know this to be fact...
2/6/2012  -  Business unit teams up with health care investment group to spur technlogy adoption by medical ecosystem
Sarah Reedy
Sarah Reedy
HTC: LTE Handsets Disappoint
2/6/2012  -  12:30 PM Taiwanese handset maker is predicting a weak first quarter as it struggles to differentiate Android and attract interest in 4G
Most Recent Post: SReedy... It would've been interesting to see the break out between Android and Windows Phone sales. For LTE, I don't think it was...
2/6/2012  -  Also: Time Warner plows cash into Conviva; Cisco exec heads to Comcast; Entropic checks into hospitality
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... Coinstar's 8-K filing on this shows that Redbox is putting up an initial $14M in cash for its 35 percent minority stake...
2/6/2012  -  Consolidated believes the combined company can save $25 million in annual operations costs and as much as $10 million in capex
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... The premium Consolidated agreed to pay pretty much evaporated in SureWest's stock price Monday, closing at $22.67, up $7.08...
2/6/2012  -  It's looking like the disaster's impact on optical production has been kept under control so far
Most Recent Post: Craig Matsumoto... Listening to the earnings call now ... no specific upgrades, no news yet on facilities outside this part of Thailand. The...
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STOCKHOLM: Tele2 Q4 Sales Grow 8% - 2/7/2012
PARIS: AlcaLu Launches CEM Range - 2/7/2012
WATERLOO, CANADA: Sandvine Manages Mobile Congestion - 2/7/2012
MUNICH: ADVA Launches GMPLS UNI - 2/6/2012
LINTHICUM, MD: Ciena Notches Ethernet Wins - 2/6/2012
PETALUMA, CA: Calix Lands 12 More Stimulus Deals - 2/6/2012
MILLBURN, NJ: Service Provider Picks T-VIPS - 2/6/2012
BELLEVUE, WA: Coinstar Earns $31.5M in Q4 - 2/6/2012
LOUISVILLE, CO: CableLabs Hosts VoD Ad Interop - 2/6/2012
IRVINE, CA: Broadcom Intros Microwave Chip - 2/6/2012
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Cisco CloudVerse Test, Part II
EANTC tests Cisco's solutions for IPv6 migration in the second part of our four-part series examining the vendor's CloudVerse architecture
New Product Recap: January 2012
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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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SMEs in Latin America Are Dancing to the Telco Beat
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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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New Telecom Reports for the New Year
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1/6/2012  -  This week: Ushering in the new year with more than a dozen research reports on everything from LTE to fixed-mobile substitution
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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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This report offers a precise, incisive profile of the Israeli converged telecom, media and technology sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the Israeli market. It provides detailed competitive analysis of the fixed and mobile sectors, tracks the market shares of technologies and services, and monitors the introduction and spread of new technologies.
100G Components User Survey: 2012 Market Outlook
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