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Articles published in December 2009

Analyst Lowers Q4 View for AlcaLu


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
December 31, 2009 : Slowdown in spending in China, Europe, and the US set to hit Alcatel-Lucent's Q4 numbers, but the longer-term outlook is brighter, sector analyst says

Asia Watch: M&A, IPTV & Indian Delays


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 31, 2009 : The latest developments from the APAC region, including wireless acquisitions and activity in the broadband TV markets

Predictions & Probabilities for 2010


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
December 31, 2009 : Five predictions for the coming year

2009 Top Ten: Cloud Stories


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 31, 2009 : 2009 has seen a swath of new services and platforms offering on-demand, online, pay-as-you-go capabilities

VMOps Claims Cloud-Computing Creation


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
December 31, 2009 : Turnkey software aims to get service providers into cloud-computing game more quickly

2009 Top Ten: Wireless Stories


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
December 30, 2009 : We reveal the top Unstrung stories of 2009

2009 Top Ten: Nortel Stories


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
December 30, 2009 : A look back on one of the most tumultuous years for any company in the Light Reading universe

Rumor: Google Unveiling Phone Next Week


Rumors - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
December 30, 2009 : The Nexus One could make its debut before CES starts next week

2009 Top Ten: Most Popular Non-Nortel Stories


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
December 30, 2009 : Because there were other things to write about, you know...

Nokia's New Patent Complaint


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
December 29, 2009 : Nokia is taking a new patent complaint against Apple up with the ITC

2009 Top Ten: OSS/IT Stories


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 29, 2009 : As the telecom back office shifts to the front line in a more applications-centric world, we look at our most popular telecom software and IT-related stories of the year

2009 Top Ten: Most Popular Huawei Stories


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 29, 2009 : Anything the Chinese giant does is of interest to the Light Reading community, but which stories attracted the most readers in the past year?

2009 Top Five: Wireless Rumors


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
December 28, 2009 : Apple and Android top this year's rumor roundup

2009 Top Ten: Most Popular Cable Stories


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 28, 2009 : M&A speculation, Comcast's bandwidth buster, and anything about Huawei got your index fingers a-clickin' in 2009

The Set-Top Files (Part II)


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 28, 2009 : Verizon, Cablevision, Cisco, and Moto all pitch ideas on how the FCC can help spark innovation in the video device market

Enterprises Tighten Belts, Check Bills


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
December 24, 2009 : Telesoft survey shows enterprises cracking down on inaccurate bills and uncontrolled mobile usage

TiVo Gives Cable Both Barrels


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
December 24, 2009 : TiVo may be biting the hand that's feeding it by whining to the FCC that cable discriminates against retail boxes and hinders product innovation

India Passes 500M Mobile Mark


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 24, 2009 : India's mobile operators activated nearly 18 million new lines in November, taking the total well over 500 million

Can One Middleware Rule European Cable?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 23, 2009 : Cable Europe Labs aims to unify a fragmented digital video market with a pan-European middleware spec, but it needs MSOs to buy in

HomeGrid Aims for the Smart Grid


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
December 23, 2009 : Backers of the universal G.hn standard for home networking also promise service providers a path into the smart grid market

Telefónica Buys VoIP Player Jajah


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 23, 2009 : As expected, the Spanish giant wins the race to buy VoIP service provider and application developer Jajah for €145 million

Genband Bids $282M for Nortel's VoIP Unit


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 23, 2009 : Genband is the 'stalking horse' bidder for Nortel's Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions business, laying down a $282 million offer

ZTE Scores Euro 3G Deal With KPN


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 23, 2009 : Cut-price deal gives ZTE a breakthrough in Europe as Dutch incumbent expands and upgrades its 3G networks in Belgium and Germany

RIM Suffers Another Outage


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
December 23, 2009 : Users are reporting data problems in North America and beyond on the iconic BlackBerry service

The Set-Top Files (Part I)


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 22, 2009 : Cable and CE giants and their lobbying arms are telling the FCC how it can help spur video device innovation. Here's a sampling of what's been said so far...

Clearwire Shoots for Another $361M


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
December 22, 2009 : Could the money speed up network deployment? Clearwire surely isn't saying

Apple Video Play May Hurt Boxee, Roku


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (2)
December 22, 2009 : It's stylish to label Apple's purported subscription TV service as a 'cable-killer,' but it's the Web TV players that could face the most risk

Comcast Settles P2P Class Action Spat


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 22, 2009 : MSO will pay up to $16M to settle the score for its previous use of a network management system that throttled some P2P applications

Asia Watch: India 3G Update


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
December 22, 2009 : Auction still set for January, but the wait for spectrum will continue, plus other news from India and elsewhere in APAC

Morin's Plan: Stick With Ciena


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
December 22, 2009 : Nortel's MEN man appears to be on board for the transition once the optical division gets acquired by Ciena

China Pumps $15B Into 3G


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 22, 2009 : China's Big 3 carriers invested $15 billion in their 3G networks during the first nine months of this year, according to the MIIT

Device Sales Are Soaring


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
December 21, 2009 : Shipments of smartphones, netbooks, cellular modems, and other mobile devices will grow from 1.2 billion in 2009 to 2.25 billion in 2014

Verivue Tech Gets a Toehold at Shaw


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 21, 2009 : Industry sources say the Canadian MSO is among the first to use Verivue's Flash-centric servers, paving the way for a future Web TV play

Analyst: Nortel VoIP Biz Bids Imminent


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
December 21, 2009 : Analyst expects stalking horse bid for Nortel's Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions unit this week... but who might flash the cash?

Who's Saying Hello to Moto?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 21, 2009 : Report says Arris and a handful of private equity firms are eyeing Moto's set-top unit, though Arris will likely need financial help to land it

Rumor: O2 Wins Race to Buy Jajah


Rumors - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 21, 2009 :

Top 10: Mobile M&A Mania


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
December 21, 2009 : Unstrung tracks the top M&A deals of 2009 that reshaped the wireless industry

Why Oclaro Picked Xtellus


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
December 21, 2009 : Scalability was important, but the price tag might have been a bigger factor when Oclaro went ROADM shopping

Consumer Groups to FCC: Redo the Set-Top Rules


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 18, 2009 : Group calls on the FCC to open a new rulemaking process for a standard 'gateway' that can accommodate video from all sources, including the Web

Nortel Ex-CEO Roth Wants Protection


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
December 18, 2009 : He's reportedly asking the company for $1B in indemnification against class-action lawsuits

Rumor: Google Polishing Chrome Netbook


Rumors - Dan Jones - Post a comment
December 18, 2009 :

Orange Unveils Cloud Formation


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 18, 2009 : Orange Business Services gains a cloud services strategy, but loses its leader, as analyst suggests how carriers can benefit from the cloudburst

Verizon: Huawei No Shoo-In for XG PON


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comment (1)
December 18, 2009 : Verizon used Huawei's XG PON gear in its first field trial, but that has no bearing on its final vendor selection and deployment process

Airvana Going Private for $530M


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
December 18, 2009 : A group of private equity firms is buying Airvana for $530M

AlcaLu Swaps Out Its APAC Chief


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
December 18, 2009 : Asia/Pacific president Sean Dolan is unexpectedly replaced, though it's unclear whether he's leaving the vendor

Broadcom's Still Mum on Femtocells


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
December 18, 2009 : And on LTE, too. At least they're consistent

Huawei Beats Ericsson to Swedish LTE Deal


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 18, 2009 : Swedish joint venture of Tele2 and Telenor turns to Chinese vendor for its national LTE rollout, leaving Ericsson to rue a home turf loss

Recovery Act: Cable Shortchanged


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 18, 2009 : Lots more broadband stimulus funds are to be handed out, but only one American Cable Association member, a telco, has scored so far

ActiveVideo Goes Over-the-Top With CE Play


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
December 17, 2009 : ITV firm isn't abandoning its MSO model, but embedding its 'CloudTV' platform in broadband-fed TVs and Blu-ray players could offer a fresh growth opportunity

Oclaro Makes Its ROADM Bid


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
December 17, 2009 : Filling a noticeable gap, the company goes to the acquisition for some optical switching power
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