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Articles published in November 2011

SeaChange Off the Block, CEO Exits


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
November 30, 2011 : Video specialist shakes things up as CEO steps down and the company -- the subject of M&A rumors -- opts to remain a publicly traded company

Subex Takes DIM Approach to Dirty Data


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
November 30, 2011 : Software specialist is tackling the perennial dirty data problem with its Data Integrity Management offering

Docsis 3.0 CPE Shipments Surge in Q3


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
November 30, 2011 : Also: MSOs eye usage-based billing for broadband; TW Cable's Android app doesn't do live TV; Insight buy hits a speed bump; WoW adds 3-D VoD

Euronews: Ofcom Slams Obstructive UK Operators


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
November 30, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: UK regulator says mobile operators are delaying LTE; NSN, Telefonica collaborate on Mexican $30M R&D center

Verizon Takes FiOS TV to the Xbox


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (12)
November 29, 2011 : FiOS TV's debut on the Xbox 360 next month will be limited to 26 live TV channels

FCC OKs AT&T’s Merger Application Withdrawal


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (5)
November 29, 2011 : The FCC approves AT&T’s withdrawal of its application to acquire T-Mobile noting that it can apply again, but probably shouldn’t

ITU Pushes Toward MPLS-TP Answer


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (23)
November 29, 2011 : In the tussle over OAM, it all hinges on what counts as 'MPLS'

Can Cricket Save the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
November 29, 2011 : AT&T could be looking to Cricket to salvage the deal, but it's not clear that the small carrier would want or need some of T-Mobile's assets

NSN Hangs Its Future on the Liquid Net


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
November 29, 2011 : Vendor's vision of future networks is the basis for its portfolio plans, with its 'mobile broadband' focus extending way beyond the RAN

NSN to Sell WiMax Biz


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
November 29, 2011 : Nokia Siemens Networks' WiMax business is among the first asset sales as part of the company's massive restructuring

Pay TV in Store for a Rocky 2012


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
November 29, 2011 : Also: Visible World targets tru2way; aioTV scores funding; Google seeks EU stamp; The Cable Show has Boston in its sights

Euronews: Copper Access Row Heats Up


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
November 29, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: Rival operators turn heat on EU regulators; Belgian 4G auction results; DT exec accused of market manipulation

Comcast Gets Ready for CCAP


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
November 28, 2011 : MSO is deep into an 'operational readiness' trial for CCAP well before vendors start to release gear based on the IP convergence platform

Operators Raise Voice Services on LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (14)
November 28, 2011 : Operators start to use circuit-switch fallback commercially to deliver LTE voice services

Verizon to Fight FiOS TV Injunction


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
November 28, 2011 : Also: Netflix, Wal-Mart cleared in DVD rental conspiracy case; Hulu may go to Germany; former TW Cable exec takes reins of municipal MSO

Akamai, AT&T, Juniper in M&A Tussle


Rumors - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
November 28, 2011 :

Euronews: ST-Ericsson Appoints New CEO


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
November 28, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: Change at top of chip joint venture; Skype frustrated by UK mobile ops; HTC faces unhappy Christmas in Germany

NSN Could Lose More Than 17,000 Staff


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
November 25, 2011 : Planned job cuts do not include staff offloaded with any asset sales, says vendor

Euronews: T-Mobile Sale Focus Switches to UK


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
November 25, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: Bankers reckon Deutsche Telekom could quit UK; Panasonic tries again in Europe; ruling lets ISPs off copyright hook

AT&T Withdraws T-Mobile Merger Application


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
November 24, 2011 : AT&T and DT withdraw applications for FCC approval of T-Mobile acquisition, with AT&T preparing for $4B in charges, but the deal's not completely dead

Analysts: NSN Focus Makes Sense


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
November 24, 2011 : Industry analyst believes telcos will prefer a more focused NSN but notes that there's still plenty to learn about the vendor's future

Verizon Slapped With Injunction Over FiOS TV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
November 24, 2011 : Verizon must pay ActiveVideo almost $11 million in monthly royalties, but has until May 23, 2012 to develop a workaround

LR Mobile's 2011 Wireless Turkeys


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
November 24, 2011 : Five mobile events or trends we give the bird to this holiday season

Euronews: Ericsson Wins Big in Iraq


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
November 24, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: Zain outsources its network operations in Iraq; Orange does mobile money; Ofcom reads Riot Act to throttlers

NSN Unveils Its Kill List


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (5)
November 23, 2011 : Nokia Siemens has identified the areas it will focus on following its latest restructuring but has also listed what's surplus to requirements

AT&T Cloud Offer Rains Apps


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
November 23, 2011 : New platform-as-a-service play lets businesses turn up apps more quickly, without major infrastructure buy

TiVo Ends Subscriber-Losing Streak


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
November 23, 2011 : Also: Charter swaps some systems; an early look at Comcast's 'Barcelona' IPG; Comcast unwraps wireless D3 gateways; another Apple TV rumor

NSN to Cut 17,000 Staff


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
November 23, 2011 : New restructuring program to save €1B in two years but at the cost of 17,000 jobs

More Startups Target Small-Cell Backhaul


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (6)
November 23, 2011 : There's new blood in mobile backhaul and here's Light Reading Mobile's compilation of who's getting into this market

Euronews: NSN Restructures, Cuts 17,000 Jobs


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
November 23, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: NSN's major surgery; doubts over new handset sales hit Nokia shares; Vodafone tax deal comes under scrutiny

FCC Requests Hearing on AT&T/T-Mobile Merger


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
November 22, 2011 : The FCC sides with the DoJ, questioning the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, as a draft order for a hearing makes the rounds

iPad, Xoom Get First Crack at Comcast's AnyPlay


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
November 22, 2011 : MSO IDs which tablets are first in line for the in-home, live-TV streaming device when customer trials get underway

Analyst: AlcaLu Could Have a Cloud Hit


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
November 22, 2011 : Alcatel-Lucent's new cloud service enablement offering impresses Heavy Reading analyst

Netflix Warns of 2012 Loss


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
November 22, 2011 : Also: Closing the book on BigBand; CableLabs opens San Fran digs; CE giants try to unify 3-D tech; EPIX hires digital chief

Man on the Street: Low-Latency Networks


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (7)
November 22, 2011 : Low-latency networks are growing in popularity, so Light Reading checked in with Ethernet Expo attendees to find out if they're really living up to the hype

Euronews: Colt Creates Cloud Accord


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
November 22, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: Colt extends its hoofprint; BT widens access to its videoconferencing service; telco shares hit by Egyptian unrest

Is Cisco Suffering Brain Drain?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (10)
November 22, 2011 : One report says the company's new direction has some engineers heading for competitors

ASSIA Climbs to Layer 2


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
November 21, 2011 : The DSL-checking company starts poking around beyond the PHY layer

Synacor Guns for $75M IPO


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
November 21, 2011 : But will the TV Everywhere specialist pull the trigger in this economic climate?

Verizon Tweaks Mobile Video for Data Caps


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (6)
November 21, 2011 : Verizon right-sizes mobile video for screen size, processor power and the network it's running to help customers keep data caps in check

Arris Taps New BigBand Leader


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
November 21, 2011 : Rajive Dhar, an exec who's familiar with both companies, is joining Arris as VP and GM of the new BigBand product division

Verizon Eyes LTE Roaming in Europe, Canada


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (7)
November 21, 2011 : Verizon Wireless job ad points at Western Europe and Canada as the operator's first targets for an international LTE roaming strategy

BigBand Founders Ousted?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
November 21, 2011 : Also: Cable boots up green set-top project; Tele2 eyes Dutch MSO hook-up; Netflix to resurrect dead sitcom; Malone may up Sirius XM stake

Euronews: Telecom Italia Boss Thinks Positive


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
November 21, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: Marco Patuano oozes confidence; Swedish operators combine on mobile money; South African operator feels heat

Cable-Tec Expo 2011: What We Learned


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
November 18, 2011 : Some of our high-level takeaways from this week's cable-tech-fest in Atlanta

Light Reading's Hall of Fame: 2011 Inductees


News Analysis - Comments (5)
November 18, 2011 : This year's inductees include a veteran CEO, a master consolidator, and the men who invented and re-invented the cellular phone

Photos: Cable-Tec Expo 2011


Slide Shows - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
November 18, 2011 : More than 10,000 cable guys and calls came to Atlanta to attend SCTE's big annual technology to-do. Here's some visual proof

OS Watch: Moto Packs Tablet Apps


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
November 18, 2011 : Also: Amazon's Fire fragments Android, Samsung serves Ice Cream Sandwich, IT pros choose Android and RIM has a lame holiday

Starz Preps for Post-Netflix Era


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
November 18, 2011 : Also: Moto shareholders OK Google deal; US MSOs dominate broadband adds in Q3; Cable-Tec Expo draws 10,000-plus; Roku going global

Huawei, ZTE Probed by Intelligence Agency


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4)
November 18, 2011 : The US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has launched an investigation into the potential security threat posed by the Chinese vendor duo
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