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11/6/2009  -  Craft beer, finger foods, and some of the brightest minds in the industry. Mix it all together and you get quite a party
11/6/2009  -  Cisco is buying the Chinese set-top maker, not for technology, but for a stronger role in China's move to digital cable
11/6/2009  -  Amdocs sees an upturn in the market as it reports its fiscal year, and fills a hole in its SDP portfolio with a significant acquisition
11/6/2009  -  Verizon will follow T-Mobile with an option for users to pay for Android applications via their monthly phone bills
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11/6/2009  -  Rembrandt's money-grab falls short after a judge rejects claims that several MSOs were infringing on its data-over-cable patents
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11/6/2009  -  Another 15 million mobile lines were activated during September, taking India's total mobile market to nearly 472 million lines
11/5/2009  -  Verizon's first two Android phones arrive Friday, but here's an early peek
by Dan Jones
11/5/2009  -  The economy weighed on TWC as the pace of residential sub growth slowed in the third quarter, but biz services offered a bright spot
11/5/2009  -  Symbian still dominates the mobile OS market, though RIM and Apple are snapping at its heels
by Dan Jones
11/5/2009  -  Service providers are all adhering to Metro Ethernet Forum standards, so what are they doing to differentiate their offerings?
by Carol Wilson
11/5/2009  -  As 100-Gbit/s modules become available, NTT America's CTO wants to make sure routers get upgraded accordingly
Most Recent Post: Craig Matsumoto... You know, I knew somebody was going to bring up the existance of a more expensive Japanese car.  :)  I left the...
11/5/2009  -  The hot topic at this year's Ethernet Expo Americas was the introduction of Ethernet exchange services
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: cPacket Intros Latency Probe - 11/6/2009
CARLSBAD, CA: MaxLinear Goes for an IPO - 11/6/2009
FREMONT, CA: OIF Launches New 100G Project - 11/6/2009
STOCKHOLM: Ericsson Hires Chief Brand Officer - 11/6/2009
MIDDLETOWN, NY: Mediacom Posts Q3 - 11/6/2009
CYPRESS, CA: Vogel Joins UEI Board - 11/6/2009
BRUSSELS: EC Backs French FTTH Rules - 11/6/2009
BRUSSELS: EU Reforms Telecom - 11/6/2009
BRUSSELS: EC Funds Fiber Laser Project - 11/6/2009
BERLIN: Deutsche Telekom Reports Q3 - 11/6/2009
WEST POINT, GA: Knology Posts Q3, Buys Small MSO - 11/6/2009
PARIS: Iliad Reports Q3 - 11/6/2009
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Jeff Baumgartner
Mediacom Preps 100-Meg D3
Jeff Baumgartner
11/6/2009  -  5:45 PM MSO will roll 100-meg Docsis 3.0 services in 2 markets next month, while another 9 start off with 50-meg tiers
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Dan Jones
Gude Is Gone
Dan Jones
11/6/2009  -  3:00 PM Sprint WiMax booster leaves Clearwire
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Jeff Baumgartner
Netflix Friday
Jeff Baumgartner
11/6/2009  -  11:10 AM My PS3 is about to get a movie-streaming upgrade
Most Recent Post: ninjaturtle... I have it as on my new Samsung LED 55" screen I recently purchased. The problem is the instant viewing movies are not good...
Ray Le Maistre
Huawei's Nordic Coup
Ray Le Maistre
11/5/2009  -  1:45 PM Telenor to swap out its mobile network, build with Huawei and Starent
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Craig Matsumoto
EENY: Backhaul Debate
Craig Matsumoto
11/5/2009  -  10:35 AM What would you fix first?
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Why Build When You Can Buy? The ATCA Balancing Act
Simon Stanley
ATCA is now reaching critical mass, and many have worked hard within industry organizations to ease the development of ATCA-based systems
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John Blau
Mobile operators must figure out how best to deliver legacy voice and texting services over LTE networks
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