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Articles published in October 2006

AutoCell Returns With Microsoft Deal


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 31, 2006 : Massachusetts WLAN optimization startup has also hooked up with HP

Wireless Beyond the Warehouse


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
October 31, 2006 : Blending GPS, RFID, WiFi, and cell networks, location-based applications are poised to soar

Vonage Customers Flee in Q3


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
October 31, 2006 : Vonage shows a narrower Q3 loss, but analysts are worried that too many customers are leaving the service each month

Allot Plans IPO as Sandvine Profits


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
October 31, 2006 : Deep packet inspection vendor Allot plans Nasdaq IPO that could raise more than $82 million, as recently-listed rival Sandvine turns a small profit in its third quarter

Nokia Snags New Bharti Deal


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
October 31, 2006 : Nokia's relationship with Bharti pays off as the vendor receives a $400M network expansion and managed services contract to help the carrier extend into rural India

Nokia Snags New Bharti Deal


LR Mobile News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
October 31, 2006 : Nokia's relationship with Bharti pays off as the vendor receives a $400M network expansion contract

Cisco Plots More Dual-Mode Action


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 31, 2006 : Prospects for cellular-WiFi converged devices go beyond Nokia

Ethernet Mulls Interface Standard


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
October 31, 2006 : Among the topics at this week's Metro Ethernet Forum meetings will be a network-to-network interface, a key way of getting carriers to work together to extend Ethernet services reach

Narus Nails $30M for DPI


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
October 31, 2006 : Narus, one of the more quiet players in the deep packet inspection market, lands $20M in cash and a $10M line of credit as it chases new business in the hot IP traffic management sector

Poll: Opex Gives PBT an Edge


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (28)
October 31, 2006 : Latest Light Reading reader poll results shine a positive light on disruptive Ethernet technology PBT, with operating cost savings compared with MPLS seen as a major attraction

Telrad's Parent Has It on the Block


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
October 30, 2006 : Israeli company Koor Industries is hearing buyout bids for its telecom gearmaker subsidiary Telrad, and chances are long-time partner Nortel is one of the bidders

Optical IPOs: Opnext Is Next


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
October 30, 2006 : After waiting nearly six years, Hitachi spinoff Opnext has filed to go public, right on the heels of fellow optics vendor Optium's IPO

Nokia Finds GPS Market


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 30, 2006 : Finns take it on the road, while Siemens wants to be the WiFi vendor you talk to in this week's product roundup

Verizon Claims Q3 Wireless Supremacy


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 30, 2006 : Verizon says its Q3 results make its joint venture with Vodafone the largest in the US – at least in terms of revenue

Infinera Muscles Into Interoute


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
October 30, 2006 : Optical upstart barges its way into Interoute's pan-European network, leaving incumbent Ciena to pick up just part of an extensive optical upgrade. Infinera has 'unique' capabilities, says carrier's CTO

Sensors Go Wide-Area


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Comment (1)
October 30, 2006 : Arch Rock intros starter kit for wireless monitoring equipment

Talk Like an Egyptian


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
October 27, 2006 : Wireless VOIP proves winning combination for regional providers and small businesses

Ethernet Expo in Pictures


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
October 27, 2006 : Distinguished speakers, techy awards, flowing chocolate, and yes, alcohol – attendees experienced it all at the Ethernet Expo in New York this week

Indian Carrier Capex on the Rise


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Comment (1)
October 27, 2006 : Explosive growth in India is leading Lehman analysts to raise their forecasts for wireless subscribers and capex as monthly customer additions surpass 6 million

Cisco Ingests Orative


News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 27, 2006 : $31M deal enables more PBX-like services for BlackBerry, Java, and Symbian handsets

Alltel's Circle Widens


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
October 27, 2006 : No. 1 regional carrier misses subscriber-growth estimates, grows revenues and profit

Cisco Ingests Orative


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 27, 2006 : $31M deal enables more PBX-like services for BlackBerry, Java, and Symbian handsets

Big Easy WiFi to Go Dark


News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
October 27, 2006 : New Orleans city net will be replaced with new EarthLink system

September Funding Flows Toward Mobile


LR Mobile News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
October 27, 2006 : A review of September venture capital funding reveals that VC firms have taken a decided interest in mobile-focused technology

Comcast Racks Up Record Quarterly Growth


LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick - Comments (12)
October 26, 2006 : Comcast reported earlier today that it signed up 558,000 digital cable, 536,000 cable modem, and 483,000 IP phone customers over the summer period

Microsoft's Push Security Problems


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 26, 2006 : New analyst report suggests that push email system may leave enterprise data vulnerable

Analyst: AT&T Capex Spend Slowing


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (5)
October 26, 2006 : Jefferies and Co. analyst George Notter says AT&T is running ahead of schedule on capex and must put on the brakes to make yearly numbers; AT&T says its capex has been on schedule all year

Big Easy WiFi to Go Dark


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
October 26, 2006 : New Orleans city net will be replaced with new EarthLink system

DT Delays Hit ECI Revenues


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
October 26, 2006 : ECI Telecom continues to suffer from delays in NGN buildouts at Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, cutting its fourth quarter guidance as revenues for VDSL gear get pushed out to early 2007

September Funding Flows Toward Mobile


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
October 26, 2006 : A review of September venture capital funding reveals that VC firms have taken a decided interest in mobile-focused technology; digital media firms took a total of $313 million

Sprint Nextel Struggles Continue


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 26, 2006 : Earnings drop 52 percent and subs disappoint again in Q3

Aricent Crashes Telecom Software Party


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
October 26, 2006 : Private equity firms KKR and Sequoia have unveiled Aricent, the telecom software business acquired from Flextronics in April for $900 million, with Wipro in its sights

HR Presents Ethernet Provider Awards


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
October 25, 2006 : Verizon Business, AT&T, and Yipes all score big at the Ethernet Service Provider of the Year awards

Comcast Suffers VOIP, Broadband Outages


LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick - Comments (4)
October 25, 2006 : New Jersey VOIP outages come just two weeks after Comcast ran into problems with its high-speed Internet service in Pittsburgh. Subscribers say this is not uncommon

Furniture Co. Flash-Cuts to Wireless


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
October 25, 2006 : Fraenkel's new system from VAI/Symbol helps company net big tracking, productivity gains

Base Stations Drive Wireless Economics


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 25, 2006 : Modular base stations and more distributed networks shape the future for cellular, says Unstrung Insider

Nortel Claims Muni Wireless Lead


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comment (1)
October 25, 2006 : Nortel's competitors aren't buying its claim of being one of the only end-to-end muni wireless plays out there. But Nortel still stakes claim to the world's largest deployment in Taipei, Taiwan

Nortel Claims Muni Wireless Lead


LR Mobile News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
October 25, 2006 : Nortel's competitors aren't buying its claim of being one of the only end-to-end muni wireless plays out there

Neuf Cegetel Floats Higher


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
October 25, 2006 : French service provider Neuf Cegetel's share price rises almost neuf percent higher on €818 million Euronext debut

LR Names Leading Lights Finalists


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (15)
October 25, 2006 : After sifting through more than 300 entries, we're proud to present the finalists for the third annual Leading Lights Awards

T-Mobile Pilots WiFi/Cell Service


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
October 24, 2006 : Initial program rolls out in Seattle, offering calls over hybrid networks

Rev A USA


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 24, 2006 : Sprint first with faster EV-DO but no handsets 'til 2007

Lucent Offsets Alcatel Slump


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
October 24, 2006 : Lucent upbeat on quarterly earnings, offsetting a 42% drop in Q3 revenues for merger partner Alcatel on disappointing mobile sales

Atheros Buys Attansic


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 24, 2006 : Chipmaker says it needs more Ethernet know-how – $71.5 million worth – to support 802.11n

Atheros Buys Attansic


News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 24, 2006 : Chipmaker says it needs more Ethernet know-how – $71.5 million worth – to support 802.11n

AT&T, Verizon Expand on Ethernet


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
October 24, 2006 : AT&T has issued an RFI for a new Ethernet infrastructure, while Verizon Business (the former MCI) extends Ethernet services into Asia/Pacific and dabbles in a few new technologies

Readers: Motionbox Is M&A Bait


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comment (1)
October 24, 2006 : Light Reading poll suggests that video sharing site Motionbox will be one of the next to get snapped up. And, a full two-thirds of those polled say YouTube was too expensive

Verizon: Make Way for ViOS


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comment (1)
October 23, 2006 : Verizon will soon be launching a business-class flavor of FiOS, called ViOS

Colubris Grabs $14M


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 23, 2006 : Six years and $50 million down the road, wireless LAN vendor says it's ready for the next generation of enterprise WiFi

Power Co. Goes Walkie-Talkie


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Comment (1)
October 23, 2006 : Utilities face major overhaul of mobile radio systems
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