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Articles published in March 2012

Sprint Must Spend Big to Go Big With 4G


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
March 30, 2012 : Sprint will spend billions to improve 3G coverage and add LTE as new 4G devices appear on the horizon

India Suffers From Policy Hiatus


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
March 30, 2012 : Turmoil in country's massive mobile sector means few strategic and investment decisions are being made

Verizon Sizes Up New Wireless Video Service


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
March 30, 2012 : Also: Synacor does more for BendBroadband; Comcast tweaks Xbox 360 FAQ; SeaChange has a new CTO; RGB lights up MPEG DASH

OS Watch: How Will BB10 Save RIM?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
March 30, 2012 : Also: Dell pulls its US smartphones; Android set to overtake Microsoft; AT&T talks up the Lumia; Google preps online tablet sales

Euronews: Telefónica Plans Israeli 'Incubator'


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
March 30, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Spanish giant hatches plans for startups in Israel; Hutchison Whampoa on the up; Telecom Italia going down

RIM Open to Licensing BlackBerry 10


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
March 29, 2012 : CEO Thorston Heins says he's keeping all options open to make BlackBerry 10 the 'mobile computing platform of the next decade'

SeaChange Wants to Shed VoD Content Unit, Too


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 29, 2012 : Striving to become a pure-play software company, SeaChange will try to divest UK-based On Demand Group

RIM Chairman Resigns After Bleak Q4


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
March 29, 2012 : The new CEO is making some changes up top as three execs depart, and a dismal Q4 doesn't look like it'll give way to brighter quarters

Analysts Mull NetCracker's New Buy


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 29, 2012 : NetCracker may choke on Convergys SPIT assets, reckons one analyst, while another sees AlcaLu and integrators as the potential casualties

LightSquared: Too Important to Fail?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (10)
March 29, 2012 : In the face of a looming spectrum crunch, LightSquared's chairman says too much is at stake to let precious bandwidth go to waste

Cricket Wants to Chirp on Other 4G Networks


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
March 29, 2012 : CEO of the contract-free operator calls on the wireless industry to draw up deals that will let its customers roam on other LTE networks

Netgear Bug Slows Comcast's IPv6 Push


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 29, 2012 : Also: Some Cisco/ClearAccess fallout; Videotron spreads the love; Comcast's new C-level exec; Comcast adds digital voice features

Sprint's Bid to Take On 4G 'Duopolists'


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
March 29, 2012 : Sprint's network SVP says that up to 6,000 employees and support staff are now working on the operator's 3G and 4G upgrade nationwide

Comcast Unit Targets Synacor's Turf


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 29, 2012 : thePlatform and Empathy Lab team up to develop TV Everywhere portals for MSOs with 10,000 to 500,000 subscribers

Euronews: Nokia & Apple in Nano-SIM Standoff


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comments (2)
March 29, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Nokia threatens to withhold SIM patents; EU roaming just got cheaper; Vodafone and Tata given more time on C&WW bids

Emcore Gets Out of Datacom


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
March 28, 2012 : The company's optical work will focus on telecom, as the VCSEL business gets sold to Sumitomo

Sales Grow, Profits Shrink at ZTE


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 28, 2012 : The Chinese vendor's 2011 revenues were up 23%, but margins took a massive hit

Cisco to Buy SPIT Specialist


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 28, 2012 : Acquisition of ClearAccess will give Cisco in-house expertise in the monitoring and management of home gateways and mobile devices

Cisco, Alticast Box Up Videotron Deal


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 28, 2012 : Also: Cox calls usage-based broadband hint an 'error'; Rogers rolls VoD ads; mPortal scores at TW Cable; Aurora gets northern exposure

Sprint Chases $3B in Vendor Financing


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
March 28, 2012 : CFO says the operator is 'on track' to get funding from up to three vendors this quarter

Euronews: DT, Huawei Take LTE to 250 Mbit/s


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
March 28, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Deutsche Telekom has a MIMO moment with Chinese giant; NDS/Sky scandal latest; Bahrain sets 4G date

Xbox 360 Streams In Comcast, HBO & MLB.TV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 27, 2012 : Microsoft makes its latest bid to turn its game console into the home's all-dancing, all-singing, all-purpose entertainment hub

GreenTouch Plants a Greener PON


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
March 27, 2012 : It's not a practical technology yet, but it makes you think about how much energy is being wasted

MetroPCS Balks at Wholesale LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
March 27, 2012 : VP of finance says spectrum acquisition is the carrier's top priority, but it's only looking at wholesale options, like Clearwire, in markets outside its footprint

Comcast's Xbox App Raises Net Neutrality Concerns


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (8)
March 27, 2012 : Also: NDS target of UK video security scandal; Alticast names CTO; Netflix won't resurrect Terra Nova

4G (Finally) Starting to Boost US Capex Spend?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
March 27, 2012 : 2012 could be the first year of all the major operators 'aggressively spending' as LTE deployments grow, Jefferies analyst suggests in new research

Comcast Rolls Business Voice Into the Cloud


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 27, 2012 : MSO continues its move upmarket with Business VoiceEdge, a hosted PBX service targeted at businesses with up to 250 employees

Euronews: Telenor Wants Its Money Back


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
March 27, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Telenor wants billions from India following licenses debacle; more French fun; Vodafone wants Egypt to back off

Oclaro & Opnext Strive for Scale


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (17)
March 27, 2012 : The companies' planned merger is all about surviving by getting bigger, something Oclaro already knows a little about

MetroPCS Gives Video the 4G Treatment


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
March 26, 2012 : MetroPCS gives video a rate plan of its own as the regional carrier takes a unique approach to monetizing and managing video on its LTE network

Oclaro Strikes a Deal to Buy Opnext


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
March 26, 2012 : Optical consolidation continues as two of the remaining publicly traded players join sides

The Case for EPON-Over-Coax & CCAP Coexistence


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (16)
March 26, 2012 : Cable engineers make the case that the two next-gen access projects will work together

NetCracker Plays End-to-End Game


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
March 26, 2012 : Proposed acquisition of Convergys assets gives NetCracker a full deck, says Heavy Reading analyst

TiVo Sues Motorola & Time Warner Cable


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
March 26, 2012 : TiVo counterclaim against Motorola drags one of its high-profile set-top box customers into the fray

Comcast Won't Cap Xbox 360 Streaming


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
March 26, 2012 : Also: Comcast to evaluate live TV on Xbox; TiVo slashes pricing; Buckeye revs up 110-Meg D3 tier; Hillcrest goes mobile

Euronews: NSN to Keep 2,000 Jobs in Munich


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
March 26, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: NSN announces partial reprieve for Munich workforce; Nokia and Microsoft invest in mobile apps

OS Watch: RIM Loses at Home, Braces for Worse


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
March 23, 2012 : Also: AT&T is first with Ice Cream Sandwich; Light Reading explores mobile OS usage; Microsoft wants you to swap for Windows Phone, but it won't have Angry Birds

Where's the Smart TV Payoff?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 23, 2012 : Also: Comcast's private CDN has TV Everywhere potential; Sling's latest pitch; Raycom Sports picks VoD partner

Euronews: Nokia Confirms Salo Job Cuts


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
March 23, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Finnish handset factory downsized; BT reduces its pension deficit; Portugal fined for flouting EU telecom rules

'Start Over' Pioneer to Join Rogers


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 22, 2012 : John Callahan is leaving ActiveVideo Networks for the great white north, eh?

Countdown to 4G Roaming in the US?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
March 22, 2012 : The FCC may have opened the path that allows users to get much better 700MHz LTE coverage in the US

US Cellular Breaks Into US 4G Scene


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
March 22, 2012 : But its LTE presence will be small, with just parts of six cities covered and supported by only one (expensive) tablet early on

Photos: Next-Gen Broadband Strategies 2012


Slide Shows - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 22, 2012 : Buckle up for some sights and scenes from Light Reading's event in Denver covering cable's broadband evolution and its emerging wireless strategies

No Cash Swap in Microsoft-TiVo Settlement


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
March 22, 2012 : Also: Netlix preps HD iPad app; Ziggo shares pop in public debut; HBO exec jumps to Synacor; Comcast promotes three women to SVP posts

Euronews: NSN Job Cuts Halved in Finland


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
March 22, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: NSN now losing 'only' 624 jobs on its home turf; Ericsson ups stake in South Korean JV; Hungary in tax trouble

NEC to Buy Convergys Unit for $449M


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 22, 2012 : NEC's SPIT subsidiary NetCracker grows even larger with deal to buy Convergys's BSS business for $449 million

Hey, Guys, Let's Build a CDN!


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
March 21, 2012 : People don't storm into the CDN market, because it takes a network. OnApp realized last year that it's got the network. Sort of

Verizon & Comcast Deny a TV Truce


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
March 21, 2012 : Execs try to convince a Senate hearing that competition would prevail if Verizon bought wireless spectrum from cable operators

How Will Apple Support LTE Voice Services?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (2)
March 21, 2012 : Apple is looking for telephony software engineering talent, but its LTE voice strategy remains unclear

FCC Keeps Dish Spectrum Plan Alive


LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
March 21, 2012 : The FCC is proposing a rule that would clear Dish to build out its own LTE network -- if Charlie Ergen can wait long enough
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