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Articles published in January 2009

Comcast Gives WiFi a Try


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
January 30, 2009 : The MSO, with some help from Cablevision, has kicked off a technical WiFi trial in New Jersey covering about 100 NJ Transit commuter rail stations

Is DragonWave Ripe for Takeover?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
January 30, 2009 : Wireless backhaul specialist says it's not aware of any bid, but adopts a rights plan to counter unwanted takeover offers

Tandberg's Cooney Changes Channels


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 30, 2009 : The guy who helped Tandberg Television springboard its US cable business is onto a new challenge: helming Internap, a company that's trying to straighten out its content network delivery biz

Internap Gets New Leadership


News Analysis - Post a comment
January 30, 2009 : Will new CEO Eric Cooney be enough to turn the company around?

Infinera Anchored by New Wins


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
January 30, 2009 : New customers are sprouting up, but that's going to mean a quarter of losses as Infinera continues to wrestle with unevenly spaced sales

Nortel Kills Mobile WiMax Biz


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
January 29, 2009 : Exits with a 3% share of the mobile WiMax market, will soldier on with fixed 802.16d, concentrate on LTE; existing customers will go with Alvarion

Juniper's Q4 Shows Worry Lines


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
January 29, 2009 : The numbers came out fine, but even Juniper isn't immune to some cautious buying patterns by its customers

Report: Storm Costlier to Make Than iPhone


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
January 29, 2009 : According to a breakdown by iSuppli, the touch-screen BlackBerry costs $203 to make, $30 more than Apple's smartphone

T-Mobile Sub Growth Slows


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
January 29, 2009 : Fourth largest US cellular operator reports a Q4 subscriber slowdown, following in the footsteps of Verizon; Sprint's set to share its latest financials next week

Thomson Revamps, Tackles Debts


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
January 29, 2009 : French video, VoIP, and IPTV vendor Thomson needs to sell assets to balance its books as its Q4 revenues tumble more than 8%, sending its share price down 21%

Who Makes What: IPTV Set-Top Boxes


LR Cable News Analysis - Tim Hills - Post a comment
January 29, 2009 : Our new report looks at the manufacturers of IPTV STBs, including the associated silicon and software

Juniper Hires Ex-Nortel Exec as CMO


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
January 29, 2009 : Juniper builds up to its fourth-quarter earnings report by appointing former Nortel executive Lauren Flaherty as its latest chief marketing officer

Charter Takes On U-verse


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 29, 2009 : MSO doesn't let financial troubles stop it from launching a Docsis 3.0-powered 60 Mbit/s service against AT&T's U-verse

Frisco Fiber Fight


Slide Shows - Phil Harvey - Comments (3)
January 29, 2009 : Photo evidence of the telco turf war happening in North Texas. And will AT&T fight fiber with fiber?

NCTA: Delay or No Delay, Cable's Ready


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 28, 2009 : The industry's ready to go if the Feb. 17 transition date remains firm or if lawmakers try to cram yet another DTV delay bill through the mixer

Hail Mary: Chan Takes 4G Helm at AlcaLu


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (4)
January 28, 2009 : As the dust settles on AlcaLu's executive reshuffles, Mary Chan emerges with responsibility for 4G and LTE, and she'll be promoting the vendor's case at Mobile World Congress next month

Cox to Test New Bandwidth Cop


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 28, 2009 : Cox has released details about a new bandwidth management system it will start trialing next month in Kansas and Arkansas, possibly based on Sandvine technology UPDATED 1:45 PM

AT&T Cuts Capex by up to $3B


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (7)
January 28, 2009 : As it unveils its Q4 and full year results, AT&T announces a reduction in annual capex of up to 15% as it predicts revenue growth in low single digits for 2009

Bookham, Avanex Defend Their Deal


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 28, 2009 : After years of disappointments and false starts, the companies say they've stabilized enough to make a merger work

Apple's Touching New Patent


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
January 27, 2009 : The win will give Apple more legal ammunition against Palm and other competitors

Bookham, Avanex Tie the Knot


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
January 27, 2009 : The deal that couldn't be completed in 2005 and 2006 is finally done, as the two optical components players play catchup to the deals Finisar and Opnext have made

Tellabs: Carriers Cautious on Capex


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
January 27, 2009 : Tellabs CEO says customers in mature markets are playing 'wait and see' with their capex plans, but operators in emerging markets are set to match their 2008 network investments

Cisco Invests in Digitalsmiths


LR Cable News Analysis - Post a comment
January 27, 2009 : Cisco's strategic investment in the video management company could be related to its recent entry into media and entertainment with Eos

Camiant Plugs Policy Server Power


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 27, 2009 : Vendor claims its policy server, a key component of the PacketCable Multimedia architecture, touches 70% of all deployed cable modems in North America

Verizon's FiOS Grows, Wireless Slows in Q4


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
January 27, 2009 : Verizon reports solid Q4 with record FiOS subscriber additions but lower wireless subscriber adds

Tellabs Feels the Pinch


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
January 27, 2009 : Fourth-quarter revenues were down 13 percent, and the first quarter outlook is for a further decline in sales, but margins are up and the company is in the black

Senate Backs Digital Delay Bill


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
January 27, 2009 : With Senate approval in hand, a decision to delay the broadcast TV transition by about four months moves to the House, which could cast its vote as early as Tuesday

The Power Behind the Palm Pre


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
January 27, 2009 : Texas Instruments' OMAP 3430 chip will give Palm Pre more raw multimedia power than the iPhone or G1 but will add cost to the device

Cisco's IOS Goes Green


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (15)
January 27, 2009 : Trying to prove it's easy being green, Cisco is outfitting its Catalyst routers with software to control power usage – possibly including lights, air conditioning, and laptops

DT Gets Into the CDN Business


News Analysis - Post a comment
January 26, 2009 : Deutsche Telekom will resell content delivery services from Edgecast

Cisco Femto Spotted at AT&T


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
January 26, 2009 : Product details about a Cisco-branded femtocell have emerged on a new AT&T Web page, as the operator prepares to launch a customer trial in three cities in Q1

Verizon Intros Femtocell


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (24)
January 26, 2009 : $250 'network extender' offers no-service-charge coverage boost, but no 3G support for faster data in the home yet

Sprint Slashes 8,000 Jobs


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
January 26, 2009 : US operator announces 8,000 job cuts, freezes salaries, and cuts employee benefits in a bid to save $1.2 billion a year on labor costs

Motorola Enlists Starent for 4G Push


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
January 26, 2009 : Moto adds Starent's technology to its LTE offering in a move that, one analyst believes, has been struck with Verizon Wireless in mind

Can Cable Weather the Economic Storm?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
January 23, 2009 : Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cablevision certainly aren't immune to economic conditions, but one analyst says they should fare better than their telco and satellite TV competitors

Report: Global Services World Is Flat


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
January 23, 2009 : The global market for telecom services is set for very little growth in 2009, but will likely pick up in 2010, according to a new forecast from Pyramid Research

Limelight Beats Level 3 in Patent Case


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 23, 2009 : A jury finds Limelight doesn't infringe on those old Savvis patents after all

Verizon's Home Hub-Bub (But No Femto)


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
January 23, 2009 : Is it a landline? Is it a femto? Is it a picture frame? Nope, it's the Verizon Home Hub, a desktop device that Verizon says bridges the gap between wired and wireless

DTV Delay Bill Heads for Senate Vote


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (7)
January 23, 2009 : Senate poised to vote on a 'bipartisan' bill that would delay the broadcast digital TV switch to June 12, a move that could affect some subscriber acquisition campaigns and analog reclamation plans

IndiaWatch: Mobile Nears 347M Subs


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
January 23, 2009 : India now has 346.9 million mobile lines activated following another high growth month, as Telenor updates on its investment in Unitech

The Long Tale of Nortel


News Analysis - Post a comment
January 22, 2009 : Our new report takes a look at nearly a decade of Light Reading coverage to chart the demise of one of telecom's legendary companies

Symmetricom: It's Time to Cut Back


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 22, 2009 : An 11 percent layoff is underway, but the company could see significant growth in the cable sector as MSOs migrate to a modular CMTS architecture

Nokia Plummets, Looks to US


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
January 22, 2009 : Despite the downturn, the Symbian OS is likely to be an important weapon as Nokia plans to license the software royalty-free through an independent foundation

BT's Numbers Hit by Rogue Unit


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4)
January 22, 2009 : Cost control problems and contractual issues are plaguing BT's Global Services unit, resulting in hefty Q3 charges and a sinking share price

Nokia Siemens Dips in Q4


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
January 22, 2009 : Sales are down more than 5% from a year earlier as business falls away in Europe, but underlying operational indicators are encouraging

Former AlcaLu Exec Quigley Resurfaces


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 21, 2009 : Many wanted him to become AlcaLu's next CEO, but Quigley is staying closer to home with his latest venture, joining the board of an Australian tech firm

Riverbed Sees Carrier Potential in Mazu


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
January 21, 2009 : The $47 million purchase of Mazu gives Riverbed an analysis tool that could help the company's ongoing push to move its WAN acceleration technology into service provider networks

Kicking Moto While It's Down


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
January 21, 2009 : Ericsson CEO tells media that Motorola is 'on its way out' of the mobile infrastructure business – but is that fair comment?

Interview: Aksh Optifibre's K.S. Choudhari


News Analysis - Post a comment
January 21, 2009 : If you're just offering broadcast TV, it'll be difficult to survive, says Choudhari, who gives us an idea of what kind of services stand out in India's IPTV market

RCN Almost Done 'Crushing' Analog


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 21, 2009 : MSO says it's on track to meet an FCC deadline and free up gobs of capacity that can be reused to expand hi-def and VoD menus, as well as Docsis 3.0-fueled Internet services
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