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Articles published in March 2008

CTIA & the Future of 4G


CTIA News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
March 31, 2008 : The wireless show may provide clues about the evolution of 4G and give Sprint more chances to show off WiMax technology

Fog Lifting on RFOG


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 31, 2008 : SCTE launches standards effort for 'RF over Glass,' the cable FTTP architecture that hooks up to traditional set-tops and modems

LSI Shrinks Security Chip


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment
March 31, 2008 : Smaller, faster, cheaper components could seed a new class of enterprise security products, company says

AT&T, T-Systems Strike Oil


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 31, 2008 : AT&T and T-Systems land deals valued at more than $1B from oil giant Shell, which is transferring staff to the operators, while EDS picks up an IT services deal

Singapore Shortlists FTTH Firms


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 28, 2008 : Singapore has drawn up a shortlist of pre-qualified firms that could run the island state's planned open access next-generation network, which will hook up 1.2 million homes and businesses with fiber

Aepona Expands for Telco 2.0 Assault


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 28, 2008 : Sporting an adventurous carrier customer and a new CEO, service delivery platform (SDP) specialist Aepona is expanding its North American operations, setting up a subsidiary in Denver

P2P Firms Talk Teamwork


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment
March 28, 2008 : Contentinople reports that BitTorrent isn't the only P2P company working with service providers

Level 3 Stays the Course


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (3)
March 28, 2008 : Amid losses and the surprise departure of its COO, Level 3 says it's got the plan in place to make sense of all those acquisitions

AT&T Tunes Into Mobile TV


CTIA News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 28, 2008 : As AT&T preps the May launch of its Qualcomm-aided mobile TV service, Verizon Wireless reminds the world it has a year's head start over its key rival, though the advantage margin remains unclear

AlcaLu Beefs Up Its Routers


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (32)
March 27, 2008 : It's not a new router but it might as well be, as Alcatel-Lucent upgrades its 7750 and 7450 lines to bring the systems into 'terabit' territory while also integrating some services

Report: P2P Filtering Needs Work


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (14)
March 27, 2008 : A report issued by Internet Evolution says peer-to-peer filtering tools have a long way to go to match their marketing promises

CTIA & the Invisible Handsets


CTIA News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
March 27, 2008 : Microsoft will likely make a big device splash in Vegas, but the talk will still be about Apple, Google, and RIM, even if these companies will have little to show off next week

FCC Chair to Comcast: Set a Date


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 27, 2008 : Kevin Martin wants Comcast to commit to when it will halt present P2P application management practices, which he still refers to as 'blocking' despite protests from the MSO

Why Not WiMax?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 27, 2008 : If three major MSOs do decide to move on a big WiMax play with Sprint and Clearwire, they should be comforted in knowing that their hardwired Docsis systems speak the same language in many respects

Greek Altnet Bags Further Funds


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 27, 2008 : Greek competitive operator ON Telecoms has raised €65 million in funding as it builds out its triple-play business and takes on incumbent carrier OTE

Comcast Caves In to P2P Pressure


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 27, 2008 : Following months of public pressure, Comcast agrees to migrate to a 'protocol agnostic' capacity management system and provide more transparency to its network management techniques

Test Vendor EXFO Buys Into IMS


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 27, 2008 : Optical and access test firm EXFO buys VOIP and IMS test capabilities, and cements its links to major equipment vendors, with the purchase of minnow Navtel

Silicon Photonics Advance PIC Possibilities


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (3)
March 26, 2008 : As an alternative to the indium phosphide-based process used by Infinera, silicon photonics could offer vendors a quicker route into the photonic integrated circuits (PIC) market

Motorola Does the Splits


CTIA News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
March 26, 2008 : Motorola starts process to split itself into two independent companies - Mobile Devices and Broadband and Mobility Solutions

DoCoMo Takes LTE to 250 Mbit/s


CTIA News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
March 26, 2008 : NTT DoCoMo releases details of first LTE mobile broadband field test and records downlink speed of 250 Mbit/s

Verizon Asks FCC for FiOS Help


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (2)
March 26, 2008 : Verizon is accusing the cable industry of unfairly delaying customers from switching video providers and has asked the FCC to get involved

DoCoMo Takes LTE to 250 Mbit/s


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
March 26, 2008 : NTT DoCoMo releases details of first LTE mobile broadband field test and records downlink speed of 250 Mbit/s

Analyst: WiMax Might Scratch Cable's Wireless Itch


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 26, 2008 : Investors have feared that MSOs might move on a costly wireless strategy, but a hookup with Sprint and Clearwire could give cable a wireless broadband play for 'a modest capital commitment'

Slideshow: Convergence India 2008


Slide Shows - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 26, 2008 : This year's Convergence India show in Delhi featured many of the global equipment vendors and a bunch of dummies

IPTV Is Entering Phase II: Thomson


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 25, 2008 : Thomson's new head of IPTV reckons the sector is heading for an overhaul that will result in consolidation and a more service-centric approach to carrier developments

Vodafone Plans Qatar IPO


LR Mobile News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
March 25, 2008 : Vodafone is preparing an IPO in Qatar, where it plans to launch the nation's second mobile operator by the end of the year

Clearleap Hops on $9M 'A' Round


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 25, 2008 : Former Time Warner Cable CTO takes a minority stake in an Atlanta-based startup that has its sights on the intersection between managed video networks and Internet video

Moto Joins LTE Club


CTIA News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
March 25, 2008 : Motorola announces it has joined the LTE/SAE Trial Initiative, which seeks to accelerate 4G mobile broadband standard LTE development

Tellabs's Access Biz Under Fire


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (8)
March 25, 2008 : Some analysts are turning on Tellabs as its BPON revenues from Verizon appear to be on the decline

Mobile Apps Firm Raises $100M


CTIA News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
March 25, 2008 : UK-based speech-to-text messaging mobile application firm SpinVox raises an extraordinary $100M in funding, a move that might set the stage for an IPO

AT&T, NTT Join Subsea Consortium


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 25, 2008 : Trans-Pacific Express submarine network consortium gains two more members, taking the new cable to Japan and adding to the latest wave of new subsea cable builds

Aktino Hires New CEO


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (2)
March 24, 2008 : Lonnie Martin, former CEO of White Rock Networks, takes the helm at the Ethernet over copper vendor. The attraction: It's a new opportunity, but not that new

Dish to Serve Mobile Video?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 24, 2008 : With wireless spectrum joining Dish Network's assets, the going bet is that the company will embark on a mobile video strategy that complements its portable PocketDISH gear and the purchase of Sling Media

Optical Vendors Face PIC Challenges


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (30)
March 24, 2008 : Photonic integrated circuits will be at the heart of future optical networks, but challenges lie ahead for equipment manufacturers

The Great Cable Spectrum Speculation


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 24, 2008 : Spectrum won by Cox and other companies with ties to cable could set the stage for a market-targeted wireless network buildout and a new platform for mobile broadband services

Cisco Snared in Patent Blog Suits


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
March 21, 2008 : A Cisco employee ran the Patent Troll Tracker blog anonymously – until last month. Now he and his employer are facing two defamation suits

Slideshow: Docsis 3.0 Strategies


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 21, 2008 : Here are some snaps from the first-ever Light Reading Live event focused entirely on Docsis 3.0

Cable MSOs Preach Capacity Over Speed


LR Cable News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (53)
March 21, 2008 : While cable plays catch up with Docsis 3.0, some MSO executives wonder what this whole fuss about speed is all about

Google Lauds 700 Mhz as a Consumer 'Victory'


CTIA News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
March 21, 2008 : The search giant gets its beloved open-access conditions applied to 700 MHz spectrum, although Verizon will build the actual network

Google Lauds 700 MHz as a Consumer 'Victory'


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
March 21, 2008 : The search giant gets its beloved open-access conditions applied to 700 MHz spectrum, although Verizon will build the actual network

Moto: Cut the Wires


CTIA News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
March 21, 2008 : No, it's not about the handset division. Moto's 802.11 group wants to help build the completely unwired enterprise

Huawei & Bain Bail on $2.2B 3Com Deal


News Analysis - James Rogers - Post a comment
March 21, 2008 : National security concerns finally derail Huawei's attempt to grab a piece of the 3Com pie

Verizon & AT&T Win 700 MHz Sweeps


CTIA News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
March 20, 2008 : The big guns take the honors in the wireless spectrum auction but will spend billions to deploy 4G services

Teeing Up Docsis 3.0


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 20, 2008 : Most operators have trial and deployment plans in the cards for Docsis 3.0, but few are willing to tip their hands (and tip off the competition) about where they will introduce it first

AT&T Expands Its Mobile Network


CTIA News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
March 20, 2008 : Contentinople reports that AT&T is spending more on upgrading its wireless network, expanding coverage for 3G services delivering video to mobile phones

AT&T Expands Its Mobile Network


LR Mobile News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
March 20, 2008 : Contentinople reports that AT&T is spending more on upgrading its wireless network, expanding coverage for 3G services delivering video to mobile phones

Verizon & AT&T Win 700 MHz Sweeps


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
March 20, 2008 : The big guns take the honors in the wireless spectrum auction but will spend billions to deploy 4G services

India's Hot for Ethernet


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 20, 2008 : Demand for Ethernet services is rocketing in India, according to Tata Communications – and it's not the only Indian player benefiting from the boom

Telcos Favor FCC's MDU Lockup Ban


LR Cable News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Post a comment
March 20, 2008 : Telcos and cable lobbyists are naturally taking different sides of the FCC's recent ban on exclusive access contracts in MDUs

Russia's Golden Goes Out With a Bang


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 20, 2008 : Golden Telecom, now part of the Vimpelcom empire, reveals vastly improved revenues for 2007 and a near doubling of its net income as it pushes ahead with its fiber-to-the-building project
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