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Articles published in December 2012

Wi-Fi: Taking the Strain for Cellular


LR Mobile News Analysis - Comment (1)
December 31, 2012 : Faster speeds, better offload and cheaper roaming are still paramount tasks for Wi-Fi even in an age of 4G

Carrier Ethernet Preps for a Busy 2013


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
December 31, 2012 : New standards and that pesky SDN trend, of course, set the stage for a big year (and a big anniversary)

Orange Waves the Windows 8 Flag


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
December 31, 2012 : One of Microsoft's closest telco allies is hoping Windows 8 will be a hit with customers

5 Trends in Carrier Wi-Fi


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
December 28, 2012 : Faster speeds, smoother connections and better 4G integration are all coming for carrier Wi-Fi in 2013

This Olde Website: 2012


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
December 28, 2012 : Fire up that 1400-baud modem and enjoy how the Web used to look like when one visited the Internet homes of Comcast, Verizon, Apple, Boxee and more

Cisco's New SWAG Bag


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
December 27, 2012 : The vendor giant has rounded up its network software assets and plopped them into a the new Software and Applications Group (SWAG)

Six Cable Deals We Might See in 2013


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
December 27, 2012 : It's time to slam the speculation engine into overdrive and highlight some deals – both big and small – that could come in the new year

Optelian Builds an Installation Brand


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December 27, 2012 : Like many others, the equipment vendor is hitting the turf with installation services. New hire Glenn Byess tells us what that entails

Ericsson Puffed Up on AIR


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (6)
December 26, 2012 : Ericsson's antenna integrated radio (AIR) product was a hit with operators this year for improving 3G and 4G network performance

Four Ways Cable Is Saving The Coax


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 26, 2012 : Cable's got a handful of projects in the works that will prolong having to extend fiber to the premises in a big way

Optical Networking: What to Watch in 2013


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
December 25, 2012 : We wouldn't dare mention software-defined networking here. Well, maybe just a few times

Beyond 100G, Optical Vendors Push for 400G


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December 24, 2012 : Terabit is fun to talk about, but a lot of lab work has been going into the more immediate payoff of 400G

5 Carriers Going Big With Small Cells in 2013


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
December 24, 2012 : We look at five operators deploying small cells next year as the 4G versions of these tiny basestations come of age in 2013

CEO Chambers Selling Cisco Shares


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
December 21, 2012 : John Chambers takes care of some paperwork on the Friday afternoon before the Christmas holiday

Overture Makes Cuts; Reedy to Leave


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (2)
December 21, 2012 : Jeff Reedy, Overture co-founder and 12-year exec, will leave after the first of the year

4G Holidays: AT&T Adds 10 LTE Markets


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
December 21, 2012 : AT&T continues to push the pace on its 4G LTE deployment as we round out 2012

Euronews: Nokia & RIM Make Peace on Patents


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
December 21, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: BT told to make refunds after overcharging for Ethernet services; Tele2 does backhaul with NEC

Motorola & Arris: Product Gaps & Overlaps


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 21, 2012 : Arris and Moto Home claim their combo would fill some important product holes. But they would also need to address some glaring overlaps

Pace: Motorola Home Deal Wasn't Worth It


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 21, 2012 : Also: Senator launches Data Cap Integrity Act; Comcast's X1 remote gets a voice; TiVo swaps out CFOs

World Ends, Industry Really Disrupted


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (13)
December 21, 2012 : As if the lingering capex crisis wasn't bad enough, now the end of the world is fouling things up for the comms sector...

Arris's Exposure to TiVo Lawsuit Capped at $50M


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 20, 2012 : An SEC filing also reveals that Arris would be saddled with a $117.5M breakup fee should its $2.35B deal for Motorola Home go south

APAC's Telcos Take SDN for a Spin


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December 20, 2012 : Software-defined networking and virtualization are already up and running in Asia/Pacific carrier networks

Deutsche Telekom: It's Over for Obermann


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
December 20, 2012 : René Obermann asks Deutsche Telekom to (eventually) terminate his contract; CFO Timotheus Höttges will succeed him in 2014

Netflix Partner Tries UltraHD on the Internet


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 20, 2012 : Also: Comcast starts HD-DTA rollouts; Nintendo Wii U connects with pay-TV; DirecTV cranks up the TV Everywhere volume

Survey: Mobile Data Caps Matter


Slide Shows - Phil Harvey - Comments (10)
December 20, 2012 : Previously unpublished survey results give us some feel for how mobile operators feel about data caps, 4G network spending and mobile device usage

Euronews: Ericsson Takes $1.2B Hit


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comment (1)
December 20, 2012 : Also in today's roundup: Colt set to cut hundreds of jobs; qualified bidders named in UK 4G spectrum auction

Google Protects Arris From Big, Scary TiVo


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
December 20, 2012 : Arris's financial exposure to the TiVo-Motorola patent lawsuit is immaterial, Arris CEO Bob Stanzione stressed ... again and again and again

Google Sells Moto Home to Arris for $2.35B


LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (13)
December 19, 2012 : Just in time for the holidays, Arris picks up a little something to increase its competitiveness against Cisco

OpenTV Guns for Netflix


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 19, 2012 : Which is worse, having Carl Icahn on your back or getting sued for alleged infringement of seven patents?

Netgear's 1-Gig Cable Gateway Breaks Through


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 19, 2012 : Netgear's the first vendor to announce it has won CableLabs certification for a modem that can bond 24 downstream channels

Gray Market Optics Go 40G


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (10)
December 19, 2012 : Network Hardware Resale is pushing further into the high end, possibly putting pressure on OEMs' own sales of optical modules

AT&T Gets WCS Approval, Adds 4G Markets


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
December 19, 2012 : AT&T races up to 125 LTE markets as it gets green light for future 4G spectrum

Dish Given 4G Rollout Target


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 19, 2012 : Also: Comcast's market cap breaches $100B; Casa lands a CCAP deal; Symmetricom's rough Q2; TWC speeds up business installs in NYC

Euronews: Samsung Retreats from Apple Battle


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comment (1)
December 19, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Mobile ticketing collaboration in Italy; Colt counts restructuring costs; UK all set for BlackBerry 10 on 4G

Cisco Adds Policy Smarts With BroadHop Buy


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (2)
December 18, 2012 : Cisco buys again – this time, it's acquiring policy management specialist BroadHop

Comcast Backs Sprint-Clearwire Combo


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
December 18, 2012 : Also: thePlatform speeds up OTT video publishing; Hulu Plus crosses 3 million sub mark; Zoom lets TWC subs sidestep modem fees

Verizon's Sweet 16: 4G Markets Join the Party


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
December 18, 2012 : Verizon is adding 16 new LTE towns and cities on Dec. 20, as it aims to complete its 4G deployment by mid-2013

Apple's US Samsung Ban Denied


LR Mobile News Analysis - Comments (5)
December 18, 2012 : US District Judge Lucy Koh ruled Monday that the jury finding against Samsung for violating Apple patents did not merit banning the sale of the products

Liberty Global Bids $2.5B for Telenet


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 18, 2012 : But John Malone may have a fight on his hands as Telenet's advisors believe the Belgian MSO's worth more than what Liberty's offering

Euronews: Slim's Euro Bets Fall Flat


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comments (2)
December 18, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: T-Mobile and Huawei demo LTE-Advanced in Austria; Rostelecom shareholder eyes Tele2; BT rolls out more fiber

Alcatel-Lucent's Optical Margins Don't Impress


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (18)
December 17, 2012 : With AlcaLu disclosing some detailed numbers, we can see how painful the pain points really are

Google Preps Its New Year Fiber Flow


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
December 17, 2012 : Google Fiber will ring in first part of the New Year by expanding services to five more Kansas City 'fiberhoods'

Clearwire's Last Chance Saloon


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (3)
December 17, 2012 : Clearwire is running out of strategic alternatives if the Sprint deal does not go through

DT's All-Cisco, No-Optical Network


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (11)
December 17, 2012 : Well, there's some optical. The point is that TeraStream is taking IPoDWDM seriously and might be a showcase for Cisco's homemade transceivers

Cox Brings OTT-Like Smarts to the Set-Top


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 17, 2012 : Cox's top-end Cisco boxes gain the ability to recommend video selections for up to eight individuals in a given household

Cox Restores Big Email Outage


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 17, 2012 : Also: Ziggo and UPC drop out of LTE auction; Avail-TVN goes multi-screen with subscription VoD; Akamai names new CEO

Sprint Ups Bid for Clearwire to $2.2B


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (4)
December 17, 2012 : Sprint offers $2.97 per share to buy the remaining 49% of Clearwire it doesn't already own

Rumor: Cisco Looking to Sell Linksys Unit


LR Mobile Rumors - Michelle Donegan - Comments (8)
December 17, 2012 : It's likely that Cisco will get much less than the $500M it paid for Linksys in 2003, Bloomberg reports

Euronews: Dutch Auction Brings 4G Windfall


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
December 17, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telenor hooks up in the cloud with Microsoft; AlcaLu scores in Tunisia; Orange buys Spanish MVNO

SPIT Spinoff Seeks Enterprise Niche


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 17, 2012 : Billing spinoff Cycle30 will try to beat Amdocs and Convergys for cable deals using a system tailored for commercial services
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