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Articles published in April 2011

Comcast Ready to Kick Apps With 'CodeBig'


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
April 29, 2011 : MSO's 'CodeBig' initiative aims to create common APIs for apps that support a variety of devices and extend reach of cable-delivered content

Verizon Devising Uber Strategy for Home Services


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (3)
April 29, 2011 : The telecom, business and wireless units are jointly developing services that could create new markets for FiOS

NSN Finally Seals $975M Moto Deal


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
April 29, 2011 : NSN finally buys Moto wireless know-how for a lower price of $975M after 10 months of international wrangling

Infinera Races the Clock on 100G


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (16)
April 29, 2011 : Still getting punished by the lack of a 40Gbit/s product, Infinera confirms it's on target to get 100 Gbit/s launched by year's end

Xbox 360 Jumps Through Hulu's Hoop


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
April 29, 2011 : Elsewhere: Cablevision preps 50-Meg tier, Royal Wedding sets streaming records, Time Warner CEO praises Netflix, Dish reopens Blockbuster stores

Shanghai's FTTH Future


AsiaBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
April 29, 2011 : 10:15 AM Shanghai's fixed broadband infrastructure is undergoing a massive transformation, but ultra broadband services haven't reached the masses yet

Happy Snaps: LR's Next-Gen Video Conference


Slide Shows - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
April 29, 2011 : Our conference on how cable evolves to become a next-gen video platform was a hit, and we have the photos to prove it

Sidera Switches Low-Latency Service


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
April 29, 2011 : By adding low-latency switches, Sidera is targeting more financial service locations with ultra-low-latency service

Moto Ships 250K Xooms But Waits on LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
April 28, 2011 : Moto Mobility is pleased with sales of its first tablet, but says it's waiting on Verizon to fix its LTE issues to launch the 4G Droid Bionic

TW Cable Flirts With Full IP Video Simulcast


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
April 28, 2011 : The MSO eyes a set-top-free world as it prepares to deliver most of its linear TV lineup to iPads, TVs and other connected devices

Analyst Fingers NSN Server for Verizon's 4G Fail


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
April 28, 2011 : Morgan Keegan analyst suggests that Verizon LTE outage was caused by NSN server in the new network

Level 3 Claims Unique Backhaul Strategy


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
April 28, 2011 : Adding microwave towers to optical regeneration sites opens up easy access to nationwide fiber optic network

Verizon Says That LTE Is Back


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
April 28, 2011 : Normal service is resumed, the operator says, after first major outage for the LTE service Wednesday

Cisco Cuts Into Arris CMTS Margins


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
April 28, 2011 : Arris hopes to halt eroding margins and compete with a new software release that doubles the density of deployed CMTS line cards

Apple May Bite On 'iCloud' Domain


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
April 28, 2011 : Elsewhere: Comcast adds primetime hits to free VoD lineup, Epix rolls apps for connected devices, DirecTV mulls a Netflix killer

Huawei's Enterprise Vision Gets Cloudy


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
April 28, 2011 : R&D exec John Roese explains some tech angles Huawei will take as it tries to wedge its way into the enterprise and cloud markets

Sprint Perks Up in Competitive Q1


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
April 28, 2011 : Sprint narrows the gap between it and its larger competitors in Q1, but CEO Dan Hesse warns growth would go away in a duopoly environment

Euronews: April 28


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
April 28, 2011 : Technicolor is in the pink, Everything Everywhere adds contract customers and Swisscom does FTTP in today's Euro telecom news digest

SignalSet Hops Out of Stealth Mode


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
April 28, 2011 : Startup raises $6 million and inks remote carrier switching deals that blend Sprint's CDMA network with T-Mobile's GSM network for M2M

Cable's IP Video Options Abound


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
April 27, 2011 : 5:25 PM The inevitable transition to IP video was the big topic at this week's Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies conference

Savvis Exec Argues Against Cloud Standards


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
April 27, 2011 : Telecom players buying cloud services companies makes sense, as long as they don't impose standards too quickly, Steele says

Verizon Investigating LTE Outage


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
April 27, 2011 : Users report that Verizon's new 4G network is suffering from its first major nationwide outage

Comcast's Over-the-Top Dilemma


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
April 27, 2011 : Comcast's programming arm could profit from selling Web video outside the MSO's footprint, but the cable operation is focused on the triple play

CenturyLink Clouds Up With Savvis Buy


News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
April 27, 2011 : But will CenturyLink have to sweeten its $2.5B offer?

Nielsen to Fix iPad Blind Spot


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
April 27, 2011 : Nielsen intends to fill an important gap by tracking live TV viewing on iPads by the end of this year or early 2012

AlcaLu Lures Developers With Free Tools


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
April 27, 2011 : To quicken app development for operators, AlcaLu is offering free access to OpenPlug, as well as training on how to use the tools it includes

Nokia Cuts 4,000 Jobs, Sheds Symbian


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (7)
April 27, 2011 : Nokia plans to outsource Symbian development, and 3,000 staff, to Accenture and cut 4,000 jobs

Verizon Stocks VoD Vaults With 24K Titles


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
April 27, 2011 : Elsewhere: Cox hails new wireless chief, Dish seals Blockbuster buy, and Technicolor pumps cash into Digitalsmiths

Euronews: April 27


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
April 27, 2011 : Nokia drops a jobs bombshell while Ericsson has a pleasing first quarter in today's EMEA news digest

Mobile Data Fuels Ericsson's Q1


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
April 27, 2011 : Swedish vendor starts 2011 on a high with a surge in profits and a 17% year-on-year increase in revenues for the first quarter

Huawei Aims for $100B Annual Revenues


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
April 27, 2011 : Chinese vendor expands its horizons and targets annual revenues of $100 billion within 10 years

Boxee, Roku Predict Pay TV's Transformation


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (13)
April 26, 2011 : Roku CEO says a cable MSO will use over-the-top video to sell video programming outside its footprint within two years

AT&T Claims to Be a Femtocell Big Spender


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
April 26, 2011 : AT&T CTO says the operator is spending large to make sure femtocells work well on its network and talks about the future of network capacity

Force10's Fabric Is a Quilt


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
April 26, 2011 : With so many others pitching complete data center networks, Force10 figures there's room for a more open approach

Sony Teases Upcoming Tablets


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
April 26, 2011 : Consumer electronics giant previews its first two tablets, plans to differentiate with unique hardware design and a focus on media

The Disappearing Set-Top


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (2)
April 26, 2011 : Cisco CTO Dr. Ken Morse says set-tops are becoming 'virtual' as MSOs and other service providers continue to give IP video the vote

Cable Gets Serious About IP Video


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (8)
April 26, 2011 : Heavy Reading survey finds that about 40% of MSOs across the globe plan to launch IP video services by 2012

Netflix Takes Subscription Video Crown


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
April 26, 2011 : Elsewhere: Charter wants to unload its LA cable system, Genachowski to drop in on The Cable Show, Rogers gets it on with TR-069

Euronews: April 26


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
April 26, 2011 : RIM tries to make friends in Russia, InfoVista reports Q3 and Polish smartphone sales soar in today's whistle-stop tour of Euro telecoms

Cable's IPTV Motivation


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
April 26, 2011 : Heavy Reading's Alan Breznick sets the stage for today's LR Live cable event in New York with a reminder of how competition is encouraging cable operators to embrace IP and to reach more devices

Operators Vie for SIM-Based NFC Control


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
April 26, 2011 : Wireless operators in the US want to lead the charge for NFC, and they have some distinct advantages that will help their cause

Coming Soon: The White iPhone 4


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
April 25, 2011 : Reports say the mythical white iPhone 4 should finally hit AT&T and Verizon shelves this week as Apple spends longer building the LTE-compatible iPhone 5

AT&T Sells Portable Cell Towers for Emergencies


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (6)
April 25, 2011 : Carrier's new suitcase-sized cell tower lets first responders set up their own wireless service when a natural disaster strikes

Netflix: More Subscribers Than Comcast?


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
April 25, 2011 : Elsewhere: Time Warner Cable expands iPad TV lineup, Comcast deploys low-cost HD boxes, 3-D video hits Nintendo Wii and AT&T expands U-verse

Q&A: Sling Media Founder Blake Krikorian


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
April 25, 2011 : Krikorian on the iPad streaming scuffle, how Sling has stayed above the legal fray and why EchoStar's Sling strategy has fallen short

Reliance Aims for January BWA Launch


Rumors - Gagandeep Kaur - Comments (2)
April 25, 2011 : Reliance, the only operator with pan-India BWA license, is planning to launch mobile broadband services in January 2012

5 Reasons SMBs Aren't Using Cloud Services


SMB Services News Analysis - Robert Poe - Comments (5)
April 25, 2011 : Getting stuck with the wrong service or service provider is a big worry being addressed by the IEEE's Cloud Computing Initiative

What Is Dish's Magic DVR Number?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
April 22, 2011 : How many DVRs Dish will have to replace will determine if it's dealt a death blow or merely a flesh wound

Will Google Start a 1-Gig Fiber Renaissance?


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (6)
April 22, 2011 : Elsewhere: FCC tracks online TV competition, Limelight and Akamai to lock horns again, CEO salaries ebb and flow at Cablevision and Netflix

OS Watch: Samsung Countersues Apple


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
April 22, 2011 : In this week's OS rundown, Samsung says Apple's the patent infringer, while Apple says Android's fragmented -- oh, and it's tracking you too
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