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Articles published in February 2007

Nortel Nears Filing Deadline


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (2)
February 28, 2007 : Vendor has until tomorrow to file its Q4 earnings; one analyst tells investors not to read too much into it; Nortel already pre-announced strong Q4 revenues of $3.26 billion

Sprint: Profits Up, Subs Stall


News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
February 28, 2007 : As profits rise 32 percent, No. 3 US carrier says subscriber growth should improve in the second half of this year

Charter Suffers More Losses


LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
February 28, 2007 : Despite strong subscriber, revenue, and adjusted earnings growth last year, Charter continues to wallow in big pools of red ink

700MHz Throwdown Looms


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Comment (1)
February 28, 2007 : Company helmed by former FCC chair proposes shared commercial/public safety broadband network

Apple Flap Redux


LR Mobile News Analysis - Kelly Jackson Higgins - Post a comment
February 28, 2007 : David Maynor goes public at Black Hat DC on his side of the Apple wireless exploit story

Sprint: Profits Up, Subs Stall


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
February 28, 2007 : As profits rise 32 percent, No. 3 US carrier says subscriber growth should improve in the second half of this year

Palm Action Heats Up


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
February 28, 2007 : Private equity firm and Nokia now said to be the leading potential acquirers of the handheld company

Palm Action Heats Up


News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
February 28, 2007 : Private equity firm and Nokia now said to be the leading potential acquirers of the handheld company, as bidding proceeds

DT Plans Strategy Revamp


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
February 28, 2007 : Acquisitions, asset disposals, and a cost cutting program are all on the table in Deutsch Telekom CEO Rene Obermann's new strategy for Europe's largest operator

Why AT&T Likes HomePNA


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (17)
February 28, 2007 : An AT&T Labs speaker explains why MOCA's multimedia-over-coax specs weren't right for U-verse, and why 802.11x might never make the cut, as it doesn't offer enough service assurance

AT&T U-verse Arrives in Cheese State


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comment (1)
February 28, 2007 : Milwaukee and Racine, Wisc., are the first new stops for AT&T IPTV in 2007; AT&T claims 7,000 U-verse users in 13 states so far

Cablevision Sees Slower Growth Ahead


LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
February 27, 2007 : MSO reported record cable subscriber and revenue growth in 2006 but doesn't expect the party to continue this year, due to a projected steep slowdown in new digital cable subscriber gains

JDSU Picks Up Picolight for $115M


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (20)
February 27, 2007 : The latest acquisition could help JDSU with datacom share and could punch up the company's 100GigE plans

Beceem Beams With Samsung Win


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
February 27, 2007 : Chip startup Beceem Communications confirms that it is supplying Samsung with silicon for use in fixed and mobile WiMax applications

Black Hat Cancels RFID Demo


LR Mobile News Analysis - Tim Wilson - Post a comment
February 27, 2007 : Black Hat presentation yanked at eleventh hour after RFID manufacturer threatens lawsuit

Cortina Buys a PON Plan


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
February 27, 2007 : Telecom chip vendor Cortina went for bulk when it acquired a chunk of Intel. Now, with the purchase of Immenstar, it might be going for growth

Turkcell Gets $3B Loan, Goes Shopping


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
February 27, 2007 : Turkish mobile operator gets loan for international expansion in the next six months, with its sights set on Central Asia and the Middle East

Turkcell Gets $3B, Goes Shopping


LR Mobile News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
February 27, 2007 : Turkish mobile operator gets loan for expansion in Central Asia and the Mideast

AlcaLu Answers Outsourcing Critics


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
February 27, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent steps on its rivals' toes as it walks away with a mobile outsourcing deal at E-Plus in Germany and hits back at its critics

AlcaLu Rules Out French Redundancies


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
February 27, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent is starting to detail its European staff reduction program, saying its 1,500 job cuts in France will be on a voluntary basis only. Analysts say the company needs to be more aggressive

Vonage Says Verizon Suit Won't Kill It


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
February 27, 2007 : The VOIP provider discounts speculation that Verizon's patent suit could bring about its end; Vonage CEO calls the $190 million Verizon suit 'frivolous'

Product Roundup: WiFi Strikes Back


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (28)
February 26, 2007 : 802.11 à go-go this week with new kit from Aruba, Ruckus, Siemens, and Trapeze

Arris Mulls Next Move


LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick - Comments (2)
February 26, 2007 : With its Tandberg TV takeover bid apparently outdone by Ericsson, Arris could turn to smaller targets or become a target itself, analysts say

BitTorrent P2P Store Goes Live


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
February 26, 2007 : Inventors of the widely used file-sharing tool make nice with Hollywood and launch a legit, P2P-based entertainment store; files delivered using Windows Media 11 DRM

Mindspeed Joins GPON Race


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (3)
February 26, 2007 : With systems vendor Terawave, Mindspeed says it's building its first GPON processor, joining a growing pool of PON-chip hopefuls

BigBand Provides IPO Update


LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
February 26, 2007 : As it updates investors on its plans to go public, BigBand Networks says it's looking to raise as much as $147.7 million in its IPO and discloses that it booked more than $176 million in revenues during 2006

Mobile Matters: 3GSM Snippets


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
February 26, 2007 : A roundup of news bites from the monster mobile show in Barcelona, including news of an Alcatel-Lucent 3G decision

EC Threatens Germany With Court Case


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (3)
February 26, 2007 : EC says 'No' to regulatory holiday for Deutsche Telekom's fiber-to-the-curb network and threatens German government with court case, but incumbent could benefit no matter what happens

IPO Alert: Infinera Files Its S-1


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (87)
February 26, 2007 : The company's IPO filing reveals its revenues didn't kick into gear until late 2006, while losses totaled more than $300 million since 2002

Ericsson Targets Cable Revenues


LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5)
February 26, 2007 : Gaining a foothold in the cable operator market is a crucial part of the bid for Tandberg TV, says Ericsson's CEO, who likes the look of the business Lucent, Motorola, and Nortel already have in that sector

Ericsson Offers $1.4B for Tandberg TV


LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (7)
February 26, 2007 : Ericsson starts a bidding war for IPTV equipment vendor Tandberg TV by offering $1.4B in cash, topping Arris's offer by 10%. Analysts believe Ericsson has the upper hand in the acquisition battle

Feldman Out at Force10


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (8)
February 26, 2007 : Feldman's departure at IPO-bound Force10 comes just months after he was among five former Riverstone execs named in an SEC lawsuit

Sinclair Tackles Mediacom for Loss


LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
February 23, 2007 : Although Mediacom Communications ended last year on a strong note, it expects to get off to a very slow start in 2007, due in large part to its long, bruising fight with Sinclair Broadcast Group over retransmission-consent fees

Level 3's CDN Story Rides on Fiber


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (9)
February 23, 2007 : Carrier believes having a CDN and a vast fiber backbone will lead to faster and cheaper distribution for customers; company will target existing customers like Google and MySpace with CDN services

Friday Funding Roundup


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
February 23, 2007 : Mobile email = maximum money in this week's VC compendium

Mobile Matters: 3GSM Snippets


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
February 23, 2007 : A roundup of news bites from the monster mobile show in Barcelona, including news of an Alcatel-Lucent 3G decision, Sylantro's new friend for IMS, and some backhaul bragging from Tellabs

Spice Telecom Seeks Savory IPO


LR Mobile News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
February 23, 2007 : Indian mobile operator Spice Telecom files for IPO to finance its network expansion and debt repayment

Spice Telecom Seeks Savory IPO


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
February 23, 2007 : Mobile operator Spice is the latest Indian telecom company to file for an IPO, which will finance its network expansion and debt repayment as it seeks to become a national player

WiFi Roaming: Going Global


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
February 23, 2007 : WeRoam, Wayport boost roaming agreements for mobile customers in Europe, North America

Microsoft Battles AlcaLu, AT&T


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
February 23, 2007 : Microsoft is embroiled in patent lawsuits with two of its key telecom buddies, Alcatel-Lucent and AT&T, and has just been slapped with $1.5B damages in the ongoing battle with its IPTV vendor partner

Report: VOIM Sounds Better Than PSTN


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (6)
February 23, 2007 : A new Heavy Reading report says a wider frequency range enables voice-over-instant-messaging (VOIM) codecs to convey voice far better than those used in PSTN calls

Hutch Telecom Plans Spending Spree


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
February 22, 2007 : Hutchison Telecom to pay special dividend, plans to invest $5B in acquisitions and expanding its emerging markets operations following the sale of Hutchison Essar to Vodafone

Cisco, Apple Make Nice


News Analysis - Richard Martin - Comment (1)
February 22, 2007 : But what will their trademark agreement actually mean?

Motorola on Rocky Road


News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
February 22, 2007 : Networking giant's CFO says that the first half of 2007 will continue to be 'rocky' for Motorola

Cisco, Apple Make Nice


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
February 22, 2007 : But what will their trademark agreement actually mean?

Motorola on Rocky Road


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
February 22, 2007 : Networking giant's CFO says that the first half of 2007 will continue to be 'rocky' for Motorola

COLT's Downer Day


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
February 22, 2007 : Pan-European business services player saw its 2006 revenues shrink, and its share price drop 9%, as competition for European enterprise accounts intensified. Now the new CEO has started a business review

Startup Claims 100-Gbit/s TOE


News Analysis - James Rogers - Post a comment
February 22, 2007 : Secretive startup Grid-X has its eye on 100-Gbit/s Ethernet

Tendril Links ZigBee into Printers


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
February 22, 2007 : Application from Tendril and MeterControl pushes ZigBee into new deployments

Cisco's Charmed by Cable VOIP Growth


LR Cable News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comment (1)
February 22, 2007 : New research numbers show Cisco's softswitch and gateway sales to Time Warner and Comcast spurred it to market leadership in Q4
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