News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (4) April 30, 2007 : Zhone's tiny WDM access platform is said to pack a punch by provisioning five channels in a 1RU box. Company sees early applications in wireless backhaul
NXTcomm News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7) April 30, 2007 : Unable to go two years in a row without changing names or venues or something, NXTcomm announces a move to Las Vegas for 2008
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment April 30, 2007 : CableLabs gives the green light to an SMC Networks embedded multimedia terminal adapter and a C-COR policy server following Certification Wave 50, marking yet another light round of product testing
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment April 30, 2007 : As expected, Concurrent Computer has taken the wraps off an 'open' back office that will enable the vendor to interoperate with rival server vendors as well as third-party applications
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment April 30, 2007 : Cable & Wireless shares up more than 4 percent on reports that the operator may split and sell off its UK and international businesses. Such market talk is 'premature,' says the carrier
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment April 30, 2007 : First-quarter revenues are up more than 6 percent, boosted by gains in high-speed fixed access (including FiOS additions), wireless, and corporate services
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment April 30, 2007 : Spanish giant to spend $3.1B on an indirect 10% stake in Telecom Italia after forming a consortium with Italian companies. Telefónica is also engaged in other M&A discussions
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment April 27, 2007 : Operators and vendors stare down option anxiety about mobile backhaul at Light Reading Live show in Atlanta
News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (8) April 27, 2007 : AT&T shareholders voted this morning on a proposal that would have given them more say on executive compensation. CEO Ed Whitacre later received a massive $158 million retirement package
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment April 27, 2007 : Arcadian Networks, EQO Communications, Vocera Communications, and Limbo 41414 see dollar signs in this week's VC roundup
News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment April 27, 2007 : Top Indian service providers Bharti Airtel, IDEA Cellular, and MTNL reported strong profit growth this week as mobile subscriber growth continues at record highs
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment April 27, 2007 : What, another transpacific cable? A consortium is sinking $500 million into a new submarine network to beef up the connectivity between Southeast Asia and North America
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1) April 27, 2007 : First-quarter sales come in ahead of expectations as Foundry reports strong growth in high-end routers and some upgrades to come next month
News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comment (1) April 27, 2007 : Edward Whitacre will retire as Chairman and Chief Executive of AT&T on June 3. COO Randall Stephenson will take his place
News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comment (1) April 27, 2007 : Level 3 earnings disappointed this quarter, but the company is positioning itself to capitalize on 'explosive growth' in the content delivery market in coming years
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment April 27, 2007 : Stock jumps more than 8 percent as test vendor plans to implement new restructuring program that will save $43 million a year in opex. Now the OSS division's future is uncertain
News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comment (1) April 26, 2007 : Joost signed on advertising partners to go with the content providers offering free content over its P2P video service. But the young company is still trying to figure out the rest of its business model
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) April 26, 2007 : Comcast systems serving parts of Denver and New Jersey are the sites the MSO has selected for 'early stage trials' of switched digital video, a technique that boosts bandwidth efficiencies
News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (24) April 26, 2007 : While showing off its MDU capabilities in NYC, Verizon hinted its ONTs are about to be put on a diet
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2) April 26, 2007 : Comcast revenues rocketed 32 percent to $7.4 billion in the first quarter, sent higher by consumers clamoring for voice, data, and other advanced cable services
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment April 26, 2007 : Fueled by demand for faster Internet services and coming Docsis 3.0 deployments, Arris believes it can push its share of the cable modem termination system (CMTS) market to 33 percent by 2010
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment April 26, 2007 : As other vendors suffer, the Swedish juggernaut kicks it up another gear with growth in revenues and profits. Now, with the Tandberg TV deal completed, it says it's ready to tackle the US triple-play market
News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment April 26, 2007 : Deep packet inspection (DPI) vendor has closed a $13 million round of growth funding
News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Post a comment April 25, 2007 : Akamai reported strong Q1 earnings, but the stock fell over 10 percent as investors expected even more
News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment April 25, 2007 : Sun enters the IPTV market with an open standards-based system for heavy-duty video streaming, which could compete with Microsoft and others
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment April 25, 2007 : Two analyst firms initiated coverage of BigBand Networks this week, but took slightly different positions on ratings and stock price targets for a company that recently launched its IPO
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2) April 25, 2007 : Carrier Access, hoping to improve its fortunes in the 3G wireless market, closes the acquisition of pseudowire startup Mangrove for $7.4 million in cash
News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment April 25, 2007 : VOIP peering and ENUM specialist gets a $12 million Series A round and may be looking for acquisitions
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (7) April 25, 2007 : Flash, a storage technology usually reserved for iPods, digital cameras, and other portable consumer electronics, is starting to gain favor among top video-on-demand server makers
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment April 25, 2007 : Nokia Siemens says the battle for European mobile WiMax contracts is heating up, with several RFPs on the table. Action is concentrated in Germany and France
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment April 25, 2007 : Weakness in the giant vendor's GSM and WCDMA business is at the heart of its current revenues problems, analysts say
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment April 24, 2007 : Now that Terayon is off the table and BigBand has taken the IPO route, is digital video upstart RGB Networks the next target? Company says no, it'll IPO
News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Post a comment April 24, 2007 : VOIP provider can now sign up new customers until after its appeals case is heard
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment April 24, 2007 : SMS messaging abuse – ranging from spam, smishing, and virus infections – is on the rise in Asia and Europe
News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (3) April 24, 2007 : Tellabs' reported earnings fall 51 percent as revenues in the company's Access and Managed Access segments come in lower than expected
News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Post a comment April 24, 2007 : AT&T reported strong Q1 earnings on the strength of its wireless service and continued synergies from the BellSouth merger. The company also continues to expand on its U-Verse video service
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment April 24, 2007 : Ethernet is the next big thing for the microwave market as suppliers redesign systems to meet new packet-based network demands
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) April 24, 2007 : BT Global Services chief Andy Green put in charge of two new business units focused on development and deployment of services. Carrier says this isn't about creating a successor for current CEO Ben Verwaayen
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) April 24, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent's first-quarter preliminary results show revenues down 8% and an operating loss of around $350 million. Vendor says product portfolio decisions have been made and that business is picking up
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (43) April 24, 2007 : Juniper's first quarter meets expectations as the company finally collects on some Verizon money, but the company still has its share of things to worry about
News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (3) April 23, 2007 : Oplink agreed to purchase a majority stake of OCP from Furukawa Electric, and has also made an offer to OCP's board to acquire the remainder of the company
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (8) April 23, 2007 : Sprint wants WiMax base stations to get even smaller with femtocells, Unstrung has learned
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) April 23, 2007 : Motorola's move for Terayon will flesh out its digital video gear and position it for a battle against Cisco, Arris, and other competitors
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment April 23, 2007 : Operators eagerly await 802.11r later this year for faster handovers between WiFi access points to facilitate enterprise FMC services
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) April 23, 2007 : Microsoft has a shot of more IPTV dominance in France as French carrier Neuf Cegetel is closing in on IPTV service provider Club Internet. If the acquisition goes through, Neuf will have nearly 3 million broadband customers to target with video services
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) April 23, 2007 : As expected, Motorola seals the deal to buy video processing vendor Terayon, but at a lower price, $1.80 per share, than expected
Slide Shows - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment April 20, 2007 : A photo journey through the darkened halls of broadcast video
News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (3) April 20, 2007 : AT&T's new core router of choice is Cisco's CRS-1, sources say. Former adviser says Avici helped its financials when it decided to focus on one customer
News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment April 20, 2007 : After six days of jury deliberations, former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio was found guilty on 19 counts of insider trading
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1) April 20, 2007 : Motorola is closing in on a deal to acquire Terayon, and an official word detailing the deal could come down as soon as Monday, April 23, sources say
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