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Articles published in April 2007

Zhone Flaunts FiberSLAM


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 Bets on 'Even' Vegas Dates


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

CableLabs Stamps SMC, C-COR


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

Concurrent Opens Its Back Office


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

C&W Soars on Sell-Off Speculation


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

FiOS, Wireless Help Verizon's Healthy Q1


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

Telefónica Takes Stake in Telecom Italia


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

Stitching the Backhaul Quilt


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

AT&T Holders Cry Foul Over Exec Pay


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

Friday Funding Roundup


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

Indian Carriers Grow Quarterly Profits


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

Carriers Plan $500M Transpacific Link


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

Foundry Soars on Q1


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

AT&T's Whitacre Cedes Throne


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

Level 3 Looks for Big CDN Push


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

Spirent Makes Deeper Cuts


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

Joost Tinkers With Ad Model


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

Comcast Reveals SDV Test Beds


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

Verizon Eyes Smaller ONTs


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

Data, Voice Growth Drive Comcast in Q1


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

Arris Angles for More Market Share


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

Ericsson Delivers in Q1


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

Ellacoya Gets $13M More


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment
April 26, 2007 : Deep packet inspection (DPI) vendor has closed a $13 million round of growth funding

Akamai's Big Q1 Disappoints


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

Sun Finally Illuminates Its IPTV Plans


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

Analysts Strike Up BigBand Coverage


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

CACS Closes Mangrove Buy


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

XConnect Raises $12M More


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

A Flashy Approach to VOD


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

Euro WiMax RFPs Heat Up


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

Mobile Weakness Marks AlcaLu Malaise


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

RGB: Ripe for Aquisition?


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

Vonage Wins Stay


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

Phishing, Smishing


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

Tellabs Earnings Drop on Access


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

AT&T Rings Up Big Revenues in Q1


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

Ethernet Boosts Microwave Market


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

BT Revamps, Creates New Units


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

Alcatel-Lucent Suffers Q1 Slump


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

Juniper Cruises Through Q1


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

Oplink: We're Down With OCP


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

Sprint Goes Femto With WiMax


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

Moto Bulks Up Against Cisco, Arris


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

WiFi Roaming Vexes FMC Providers


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

Neuf Lines Up IPTV Acquisition


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

Motorola to Buy Terayon for $140M


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

NAB 2007 in Pictures


Slide Shows - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
April 20, 2007 : A photo journey through the darkened halls of broadcast video

Cisco Gets the Call for AT&T's Core


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

Nacchio Found Guilty


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

Motorola Nears Deal for Terayon


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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