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Articles published in April 2006

Where's the WiFi, Palm?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
April 28, 2006 : Treo smartphone line still lacks devices that can support WiFi and cellular

Ethernet Expo Europe En Photos


News Analysis - R. Scott Raynovich - Light Reading - Post a comment
April 28, 2006 : Light Reading's first big Ethernet bash in Europe was a big success

NAB 2006: Starring IP as Itself


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (4)
April 28, 2006 : NAB 2006 this week was all about IP, TV, and IPTV. As operators step up to deliver video content, every manner of encoding, encryption, ad insertion, and transmission was on display

BT Says 21CN Deadline Hasn't Moved


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
April 28, 2006 : BT exec says the carrier's PSTN will be switched off in 2010 or 2011, leaving wiggle room for a deadline shift. Also, BT denies rumors that all is not well in South Wales

Ericsson's Enterprise Leg


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
April 28, 2006 : Ericsson's enterprise chief for North America talks about helping companies mobilize

Startups Make the Case for Mobile TV


News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Post a comment
April 28, 2006 : Armed with a swath of spectrum, another player enters the mobile broadcast fray. But are separate networks dedicated to mobile TV really worth it?

Vonage Targets $500M From IPO


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
April 28, 2006 : SEC filing shows the VOIP specialist plans to net nearly $500 million from an IPO that would value it at around $2.65 billion, selling shares for $16 to $18

Mobile TV's XXX Factor


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
April 28, 2006 : Mobile TV viewers around the world want to watch news, sports, weather, and porn. But US carriers seem content to stick to news, sports, and weather

NAB 2006 in Pictures


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
April 28, 2006 : At NAB 2006, everything is video-enabled, from mobile devices to helicopters. Here are some snapshots from the week that was

Cisco, Nokia Team on FMC


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
April 27, 2006 : Cisco takes another run at fixed-mobile convergence, this time with a little help from the Finns

Vitesse Woes Worsen


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
April 27, 2006 : What started as an investigation into particular stock options has turned into a possible restatement of three year's worth of earnings

Ericsson's Way Forward


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
April 27, 2006 : Telecom vendor launches new telecom platform for mobile enterprise apps

Alcatel Battles Margin Pressures


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
April 27, 2006 : Revenues are up and its IP gear position is strengthening, but competitive and pricing pressures leave Alcatel's operating margins short of expectations, sending the stock down 7 percent in Paris

Redback Results Fail to Impress


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
April 27, 2006 : Something in the numbers didn't sit right with investors, as Redback's Q1 report sent the stock first up, then down, in after-hours trading

India's Telcos Watch MTNL for IPTV


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Comment (1)
April 27, 2006 : India's telcos are closely watching state-owned carrier MTNL as it prepares to launch the country's first commercial IPTV service in June

Sprint Revenue Up, Profit Down


LR Mobile News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Post a comment
April 26, 2006 : Sprint Nextel reported a decrease in profits for Q1, as new customer growth failed to make up for massive merger costs

Cisco/Moto Deal Dies


LR Mobile News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Post a comment
April 26, 2006 : A cellular/WiFi roaming technology partnership between Cisco and Motorola lacked carrier support and fell flat

Sprint Nextel Revenues Up, Profits Down


News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Post a comment
April 26, 2006 : Sprint Nextel reported an increase in operating revenues but a decrease in profits for Q1 2006, as new customer growth failed to make up for massive costs related to Sprint's acquisition of Nextel last August

MEF Certifies Seven


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (7)
April 26, 2006 : Metro Ethernet Forum awards seven operators with Carrier Ethernet Service certificates that show their services meet standards. Carriers say their customers will care

Visto Looks North


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
April 26, 2006 : Canadian telco Telus offers white-label mobile email solution

21CN: It's an Ethernet Thing


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
April 26, 2006 : BT's next-generation network is essentially a massive end-to-end Ethernet network, says the project's program director Matt Beal, who says today's Ethernet services aren't up to snuff

Swisscom Eats Up Ethernet


Globalcomm News Analysis - R. Scott Raynovich - Light Reading - Post a comment
April 26, 2006 : Telco tech chief says Ethernet is much cheaper than alternatives and that it is fixing problems with its Microsoft IPTV deployment

Cisco/Moto Cellular/WiFi Deal is Dead/Gone


Globalcomm News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Comments (4)
April 26, 2006 : Deal? No deal. A cellular/WiFi roaming technology partnership between Cisco and Motorola lacked carrier support and fell flat. Moto denies that it's ticked at Cisco for buying its biggest set-top competitor

Extreme Slump Continues


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
April 26, 2006 : Still trying to beef up its sales force and reseller roster, Extreme reports a weak quarter, as expected, and declines to give a forecast

Alcatel, Lucent Face 3G Decision


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
April 26, 2006 : Alcatel and Lucent could make a nice combined force in wireless, but they're going to have trouble battling Ericsson, and they'll have to create a unified 3G plan

HBO Exec: Sling Slags Copyrights


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
April 25, 2006 : Sling Media says its video 'place-shifting' box brings more eyeballs for content owners, but if alternative forms of video distribution become big business, Sling could be a menacing rival

Cisco Speaks Enterprise


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
April 25, 2006 : Tech heavyweights join to create new de facto VOIP standards

Colt CTO: Let's Get Simple


News Analysis - R. Scott Raynovich - Light Reading - Post a comment
April 25, 2006 : Colt's on a five-year plan to go Ethernet and IP all the way, says Alireza Mahmoodshahi at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo: Europe 2006

Lucent Plays Waiting Game in Q2


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comment (1)
April 25, 2006 : Company's sales are off because of slower carrier deployments and consolidation across the industry. Sales in China, India down by nearly a third

TeleCIS Has Portable WiMax Chip


LR Mobile News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Post a comment
April 25, 2006 : WiMax chipset maker is getting ready to ship a chip designed to bring portability to fixed WiMax

Zhone Zooms Into Ethernet First Mile


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
April 25, 2006 : Here at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo, Zhone leads the news charge with its launch into the Ethernet-over-copper market

TeleCIS Has Portable WiMax Chip


News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Post a comment
April 25, 2006 : WiMax chipset maker TeleCIS is getting ready to ship a chip designed to bring portability to the wireless broadband standard known as fixed WiMax

LR Picks Best New Services


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
April 25, 2006 : Another spring, another Top 10 list! This time, we count off the services that are redefining the way networks are used

NBC Exec: IPTV's No Big Deal


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (3)
April 24, 2006 : At NAB, broadcasters believe they must get ready for IPTV distribution, but none let on that they're that excited about the technology's interactive nature

SecureWave's Security Key


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
April 24, 2006 : Security software agents that help protect against data theft neatly divide the user community

RFID: The Quiz


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
April 24, 2006 : Is the asset tracking technology ripe for small and medium-sized businesses?

Clearwire Wins Winbeam


News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Post a comment
April 24, 2006 : It's no Sprint/Nextel, but Clearwire's acquisition of rural service provider Winbeam will mean more play in the 2.5GHz range. Bring on the WiMax

Poll: Merging Is Surging


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
April 24, 2006 : Readers put their bets on Siemens Communications as the next equipment vendor to get acquired, but a couple of other big names are close behind in the latest LR poll

Newport Snares 21CN Exec


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
April 24, 2006 : Session border controller vendor Newport Networks has hired BT's 21CN chief voice architect as its new CTO. Why would he jump ship from a major carrier to a niche vendor?

Tropos Turns Up the Radios


News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Comments (2)
April 24, 2006 : Breaking with tradition, Tropos is planning to release a wireless router with multiple radios, as it prepares for an onslaught of municipal wireless contracts, sources say

Making Tracks With the MTA


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
April 21, 2006 : Siemens overcomes 'urban canyon' effect for MTA project in NYC

Riverbed Makes It Official


News Analysis - Dave Raffo - Comments (15)
April 21, 2006 : The startup has an IPO planned for the second half of the year that could raise $75M

Video Franchise Gains Steam in DC


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (2)
April 21, 2006 : The House of Representatives appears poised to vote on a video franchise law in May, and that could boost a similar bill in the Senate

Sylantro Raises Another $11M


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
April 21, 2006 : Shhhhh! IP Centrex vendor raises another round but keeps the funding quiet. CEO says it's for expansion and that an IPO is still in the cards

Movers & Shakers: Help Pick 'Em


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (12)
April 21, 2006 : It's time to bring back the epic Light Reading list, which seems to have been on an uninvited sabbatical. Feed us your input on the most influential folks in the telecom industry

Numbers Temper Ericsson M&A Plans


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
April 21, 2006 : Ericsson's CEO dampened any M&A expectations as the vendor presented first-quarter results that missed analysts' expectations; other players called 'weak'

W Does Cisco


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (97)
April 21, 2006 : A presidential visit is an honor, but it's also really annoying. Cisco is suggesting employees stay home as President Bush and Governator Arnold stop by for a chat

Foundry Scores a Near Miss


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
April 21, 2006 : The company turns in quarterly results mostly as expected, except for net income missing expectations by a penny. The stock takes a 10% hit as a result

Sprint Scoops Up UbiquiTel


News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Post a comment
April 20, 2006 : If you can't beat it, acquire it. Sprint Nextel has bought another Sprint affliliate, UbiquiTel, for $1.3 billion. Four affiliates remain unbought

Nokia Phones In a Profit


News Analysis - Carmen Nobel - Post a comment
April 20, 2006 : Boosted by strong sales of mobile phones, Nokia posted a big profit for the first quarter of 2006. But the company's iffy relationship with Qualcomm may mean trouble for future CDMA products
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