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Articles published in January 2010

LTE Watch: Size Matters


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (10)
January 29, 2010 : Bigger channels equal more bandwidth in this week's LTE roundup

Cable ITV Watch: Mixed Signals for 3DTV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 29, 2010 : Comcast sorta thinks 3DTV's a winner, TiVo swallows a 'poison pill' provision, Concurrent's three-screen play gets some lift, and more

Mobile Phone Sales Bounce Back


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
January 29, 2010 : Manufacturers shipped 15% more in Q4 2009 than in Q3, market research firm claims

Tejas Preps Managed Services Launch


News Analysis - Gagandeep Kaur - Post a comment
January 29, 2010 : Indian optical player is looking for an opportunity to launch itself into the managed services market, and is hinting at an IPO

Broadcom Founder Goes Free


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
January 29, 2010 : The criminal drug case against Henry Nicholas is thrown out, completing a shutout defeat for federal prosecutors

Comcast: NBCU Deal Won't Kill Web TV Players


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 29, 2010 : Companies claim their combined share of the online video pie is tiny and poses little threat to Internet TV rivals and emerging wannabees

Taking the Pulse of a Broadband Stimulus Winner


LR Cable News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
January 29, 2010 : Using patented technology from cable veterans, Pulse promises cost-effective FTTH for rural electrical cooperatives

Cisco Switching Exec Joins Broadcom


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
January 28, 2010 : A long way from Xros and the all-optical days, Rajiv Ramaswami is now headed for Broadcom's enterprise division

Apple's iPad: Unlocking the 3G Myth


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (11)
January 28, 2010 : The Apple iPad may be 'unlocked,' but that doesn't mean that consumers have much of a choice of providers in the US

AT&T to Spend $2B More on Wireless in 2010


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
January 28, 2010 : The operator will put up to $19 billion into capex in 2010, and its top priority is wireless

Time Warner Cable Hits WiMax Accelerator


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (2)
January 28, 2010 : TWC is bullish on WiMax data services, but on the fence about adding a voice component amid a glut of mobile phone competition

AT&T Wireline: Shifting the Mix


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
January 28, 2010 : AT&T's business moves toward wireless, data, and managed services, but it's seeing growth in IP business connections and U-verse

Verizon, Accenture Tap SAP App Gap


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
January 28, 2010 : New hosted service offers management of SAP applications for mid-sized enterprises on a global basis

Nokia Siemens Shrinks 18% in 2009


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
January 28, 2010 : Vendor reports dramatic drop in full year revenues, but ends year with a quarterly operating profit and with some optimism for 2010

Stokin' Up Mobile Data Offload


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
January 28, 2010 : Stoke's mobile data offload product aims to alleviate the capacity crunch in mobile operators' core data networks

Au Revoir, Thomson – Bonjour, Technicolor


LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (6)
January 28, 2010 : French vendor Thomson changes its name to Technicolor as it prepares to exit its restructuring program

'Larry Ellison Just Doesn't Get It'


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
January 28, 2010 : Actually, his rant against the 'cloud computing' term has some merit

Time Warner Cable to Shut Down Nat'l Division


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 27, 2010 : MSO will start the process in about 90 days, noting that the decision will hit about 100 management positions and 250 customer care jobs in Colorado

Will the Apple iPad Crush 3G Networks?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (13)
January 27, 2010 : The tablet could suck down more data than a smartphone, piling the pressure on 3G networks

Oracle/Sun Expresses Telco Ambitions


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
January 27, 2010 : As Oracle declares its plans for Sun, telecom gets called out as a key market where the synergies can really kick in

Policy Watch: Stimulating Rural America


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 27, 2010 : The telcos, not cable, grab some stimulus cash, Comcast-NBCU deal punches the clock, and wireless carriers get pressed about early termination fees

Scenes From the Apple iPad Launch


Slide Shows - Phil Harvey - Comments (6)
January 27, 2010 : Apple's new multimedia tablet computer gives consumers another bandwidth-sucking device designed for video consumption

Gadget Watch: Now 85% iPad Free!


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
January 27, 2010 : A roundup of what else is happening on the device scene this week

Verizon FiOS Plugs In Internet Radio


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (4)
January 27, 2010 : Thanks to a Clear Channel hook-up, Verizon gives FiOS TV and Internet subs access to hundreds of Internet radio stations

The Confusing World of LTE Speeds


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
January 27, 2010 : Analysts and test firm now say TeliaSonera is getting 25 Mbit/s or more for downloads on the world's first LTE network

Cloud Watch: Piercing the Hype


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
January 27, 2010 : Service provider interviews don't yet reflect the rosy forecast numbers; meanwhile, the products and partnerships continue to roll

Nortel Sharpens Avaya's SME Focus in India


News Analysis - Gagandeep Kaur - Post a comment
January 27, 2010 : Nortel's channel presence will help the 'New Avaya' attack the SME sector in India, says managing director

Comcast Lights Up DTA Encryption


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 26, 2010 : MSO confirms that channel zappers serving customers in Portland and Seattle are its first to have content protection activated

Verizon Wireline Job Cuts Drag on Q4


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
January 26, 2010 : Verizon posts $653 million net loss, even as Verizon Wireless adds 2.2 million new mobile subscribers

KPN Sticks With IPTV for Its FTTx Future


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
January 26, 2010 : Despite desperately slow uptake, KPN is sticking with its IPTV service to help make its FTTx services attractive

Vodafone Sings Its Own Praises


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
January 26, 2010 : Vodafone claims to have the largest number of paying music subscribers in Europe and is ramping its customer base each month

Brightcove Tunes Up for 'TV Everywhere' Pilots


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
January 25, 2010 : Brightcove says cable nets will start testing its 'TV Everywhere' by March or April, a move that puts pressure on Comcast-owned thePlatform

DirecTV Preps Multiroom DVR


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
January 25, 2010 : Entropic apparently beats out Broadcom for the business as DirecTV gets ready to introduce a new line of MoCA-based boxes in Q1

Microsoft Plans Device to Rival Apple Tablet


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
January 25, 2010 : Apple is expected to launch its tablet device on Wednesday, but Microsoft could be hot on its heels

Cox Takes LTE for a Spin


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
January 25, 2010 : Cox adds AlcaLu to the roster as MSO tests voice calls and streaming hi-def video in Phoenix and San Diego using the proto-4G platform

KDDI Commands Cable Market With $4B Deal


LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
January 25, 2010 : KDDI is buying a 38% stake in J:COM, Japan's leading cable operator, from Liberty Global for $4 billion in cash

Ericsson Crystal Ball Still Cloudy


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
January 25, 2010 : Ericsson's new CFO, Jan Frykhammar, tells Unstrung that market uncertainty will continue in 2010 and offers no guidance

Juniper, Polycom Take Video Vows


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 25, 2010 : Anything you can do... Juniper teams up with videoconferencing specialist Polycom to counter Cisco's acquisition of Tandberg

Ericsson Keeps Its Distance From Huawei


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
January 25, 2010 : Ericsson kept its revenue numbers steady in 2009, leaving it well ahead of Huawei, but the vendor has favorable currency movements to thank for that

LTE Watch: Testing Times


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
January 22, 2010 : Spirent signs on with Verizon, LTE not as fast as promised, and AlcaLu's connected car comes to Europe

Moto Complains to ITC About RIM


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
January 22, 2010 : Phone makers grapple over patents again

Asia Watch: Money Talks...


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
January 22, 2010 : Our APAC roundup includes a wide range of fiscal affairs – revenues, profits, capex – plus other news from Australia, China, and Singapore

Indian Operators Battle Brutal Market


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
January 22, 2010 : India's mobile operators are signing up plenty of customers, but their ARPU levels are being eroded by a savage price war

Cable ITV Watch: Comcast, NBC Gear for a Grillin'


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 22, 2010 : The feds to put Comcast and NBC on the hotseat, ITV vendors get ready to play nice at CableLabs, a possible name for Discovery's 3D channel, and more

Optical Core Challengers: Rise Up!


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
January 22, 2010 : A bit dramatic, maybe, but the conversion to packet-optical is creating an opening for smaller players to topple optical incumbents

Smit Leaves Charter for Comcast


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
January 22, 2010 : Neil Smit named president of Comcast's cable unit, just two months after he steered Charter out of bankruptcy

IPO Not the Cure for BSNL's Ills


News Analysis - Gagandeep Kaur - Comments (2)
January 22, 2010 : Former finance director at BSNL says an IPO wouldn't help the Indian state-owned carrier, which is caught in a downward spiral

Nokia Offers Ovi Maps for Free


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
January 21, 2010 : Nokia steps up to take on Google, makes life harder for Garmin and TomTom

Verizon: We're Ready for Apple Devices


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
January 21, 2010 : Verizon CEO says the wireless carrier's network is 'prepared' for the Apple tablet and other devices

Verizon Makes UC&C an Easier Sell


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
January 21, 2010 : New professional consulting services spell out business case, ease transition to new IP-based unified communications and collaboration
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