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Articles published in May 2007

TowerStream Dips on Nasdaq Opening


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
May 31, 2007 : Market still wary of WiMax (or girls' calendars) as TowerStream dips 3% in Nasdaq Capital Markets debut

Comcast to Kick Off Boston TiVo Party


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
May 31, 2007 : TiVo CEO Tom Rogers says Comcast subs in New England will get the first shot at a new set-top/DVR combo powered by TiVo software... but declined to divulge how it will be priced and marketed

Ciena's Ethernet Push Pays Off


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comment (1)
May 31, 2007 : Driven by its recent Ethernet push, Ciena announced second-quarter results that beat analyst expectations and raised its growth forecast for the year

5 Carriers Win Networx Enterprise Contracts


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Post a comment
May 31, 2007 : AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, Sprint, and Level 3 have each won a share of the US government's $20.1 billion Networx Enterprise contract. The carriers now must bid against each other to provide services to individual government agencies

VSNL Combats Falling Voice Margins


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
May 31, 2007 : International connectivity giant VSNL reports falling profit margins in its wholesale voice business, faces pressure to cut bandwidth prices at home in India

Moto Cuts Another 4,000


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
May 31, 2007 : Handset vendor plots another large staff cut as it tries to improve its financial outlook through 2008

Palm's Constant Companion


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
May 31, 2007 : Will Foleo become your phone's new best friend? Analysts think not

Is Mike Volpi Going to Get Joost?


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (6)
May 31, 2007 : Former Cisco exec is in talks to take over as CEO of online video startup Joost, according to reports

5 Ways to Fill FiOS


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (2)
May 31, 2007 : Verizon is traveling to strange corners of the Web to show you the limitless power of FiOS. Beatboxing anyone?

Chip Fight! EZchip Takes on Xelerated


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (12)
May 30, 2007 : EZchip has all the network processor buzz and a new device in the works, but rival Xelerated hopes to steal some wins at big OEMs

BT's Flat Fusion


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
May 30, 2007 : BT's Fusion fixed/mobile convergence service struggles to take off due to limited handset availability and complicated marketing

Concurrent Plays the Patent Card


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 30, 2007 : Concurrent Computer Corp. and its hired gun specializing in intellectual property are trying to wring a few bucks from its passel of patents. Will its targeted ad tech pay off?

ClearMesh Clears Out


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
May 30, 2007 : Its blend of free-space optics and wireless mesh proves to be a flop, and its backer pulls out

Will More Mobile Operators Dare to Share?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
May 30, 2007 : Unstrung Insider report highlights how Vodafone and Orange lead the way on RAN sharing with an ambitious agreement in the UK

Sybase Leads Openwave Pack


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
May 29, 2007 : Harbinger and (reportedly) Sybase have placed bids, but mobile software pioneer Openwave could be holding out for better offers

VeriSign's CEO Signs Off


News Analysis - Kelly Jackson Higgins - Comment (1)
May 29, 2007 : Analysts say company could get fresh start as Sclavos walks after 12-year tenure

Cable Wants In on TV Spectrum Auction


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 29, 2007 : US cable's strongest lobbying arm is urging the FCC to allow MSOs to bid in the coming auction for analog broadcast TV spectrum, saying fears of spectrum hoarding are overblown

Windstream to Pay $585M for Rural Carrier


NXTcomm News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
May 29, 2007 : Windstream says its high-yield days aren't over. The carrier sees some free cashflow stability and market expansion in CT Communications, a North Carolina carrier it will buy for $31.50 a share

Should Nortel Buy Avaya?


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (8)
May 29, 2007 : With a possible buyout of Avaya, analysts think Nortel can strengthen its enterprise story and create cost savings by combining the two IP telephony businesses

Nacchio Sues Qwest for Legal Fees


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Post a comment
May 29, 2007 : Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio is suing his former employer for unpaid legal fees the company allegedly owes as part of his severance package

Vodafone Forecast Sends Stock Soaring


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
May 29, 2007 : Vodafone shares hit five-year high as the company reports improved annual results and forecasts a revenue increase in its 2008 fiscal year

Friday Funding Roundup


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
May 25, 2007 : Streamezzo and MFormation are flush with funding this week

Countdown to 'Seven-Oh-Seven'


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
May 25, 2007 : T-minus five weeks and counting... This marks the first in a series of reports from Cable Digital News that will track the progress of how cable deals with the July 2007 ban on set-tops with integrated security

FTTx Vendors Push Triple Play


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment
May 25, 2007 : Product announcements and network deployments underscore carrier demand for triple-play services over fiber

Jonathan Reeves Tries ATCA


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
May 25, 2007 : The Sahara/Sirocco/Mangrove founder doesn't have plans on another startup. For now, he's helping Afore Solutions troll the ATCA waters

Indian Telcos Tackle Broadband Shortage


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Comments (8)
May 25, 2007 : State-run carriers MTNL and BSNL stock up on broadband equipment to begin clearing waiting lists for connections and expand coverage in the 'Year of Broadband'

Wireless: Fix, Not Flaw


LR Mobile News Analysis - Terry Sweeney - Post a comment
May 25, 2007 : New applications help WiFi shed its image as enterprises' biggest network vulnerability

AlcaLu: PBT Is Peripheral


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5)
May 25, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent says it's keeping an eye on PBT developments, but it isn't seeing widespread carrier interest in a technology it believes is of limited applicability

Enterprise FMC Grows Up


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
May 24, 2007 : DiVitas, Nokia, Microsoft, and Cisco all pushing corporate convergence, but carriers are still down on dual-mode

Telcordia's Takeover Shortlist


NXTcomm News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
May 24, 2007 : Industry sources say Telcordia has shortlisted firms it believes might buy its OSS/SDP assets, but there's a twist in the process as a Telcordia partner is believed to have a say in any M&A decisions

Euro Scorecard: Telefónica Dominates


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Post a comment
May 24, 2007 : Carrier scorecards are in for European wireline carriers, and Telefónica is once again leading the way while the Germans continue to stumble

Court Upholds Adelphia Convictions


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 24, 2007 : A New York appeals court upholds nearly all of a 2004 conviction against Adelphia founder John Rigas and his spawn, Timothy

JPMorgan Tech Week: Nortel, Tellabs & More


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comment (1)
May 24, 2007 : At the 35th Annual JPMorgan Technology Conference, skepticism and a little tension were a common theme at many of the presentations, as investors interrogated top tech players

Hitachi GPON Gets RUS Approval


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (11)
May 23, 2007 : The AMN1220 becomes the first GPON unit to receive USDA Rural Utilities Service acceptance, proving Hitachi is 'committed to North America'

Force10 VP Walks to Woven


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
May 23, 2007 : Fellow 10-Gig Ethernet startup Woven Systems snares one of the vice presidents who recently left Force10

Charter Pays Networking Forward


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 23, 2007 : Move over Geek Squad. Charter Communications has launched a home networking service for $9.99 a month that includes all the gear and software

OSS News: A Death in the Family


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
May 23, 2007 : One of the telecom software sector's small specialists goes under, and it's likely to be followed by others as the sector's heavyweights flex their muscles and team up to further attract carrier attention

BT Gives PSP Its Voice


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
May 23, 2007 : BT and Sony sign a four-year agreement to bring voice, video, and messaging capabilities to Sony's WiFi-enabled PlayStation Portable in Europe

Nortel Says 40-Gbit PBT Coming Soon


NXTcomm News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (9)
May 23, 2007 : Metro Ethernet president Philippe Morin says his company is looking to steal router market share with its provider backbone transport (PBT) portfolio, and could introduce a 40-Gig PBT product by year's end

Balsillie: WiFi & FMC 'Imminent'


LR Mobile News Analysis - R. Scott Raynovich - Light Reading - Post a comment
May 23, 2007 : RIM Co-CEO sees WiFi integration and fixed mobile convergence (FMC) coming by year end. And he sees big upside for devices and services

Targeted Ads, 2; Speeds & Feeds, 0


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (29)
May 23, 2007 : Could targeted advertising be the secret weapon that telcos need in their battle against cable? More experts weigh in in favor

Chambers 2.0


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
May 22, 2007 : Cisco's CEO storms Interop with tales of Web 2.0 transforming the wired and wireless Internet

Cisco's Watching You (Again)


NXTcomm News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comment (1)
May 22, 2007 : With the purchase of BroadWare, Cisco is making another move in the security/surveillance space. What's with all the IP spy tech?

On2 Acquires Hantro for $58M


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
May 22, 2007 : On2 Technologies takes its video compression technologies to mobile phones with the acquisition of Hantro Products

Mobile IPR to Be Auctioned


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
May 22, 2007 : Finnish inventor will auction intellectually property rights for two mobile technologies that are subject to legal disputes

SAP's Rising in OSS


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
May 22, 2007 : The IT giant says it already has significant business with telecom operators and that it's going to be a player in the OSS space. So does that mean it's going to buy Telcordia?

Is Insight on the Block?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 21, 2007 : The shrinking MSO has hired some investment bankers, a sign that it's ready to try some acquisitions or just sell itself off

Infinera Prices IPO


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (39)
May 21, 2007 : Pricing its stock at $10 to $12 a share, the DWDM super-startup expects to raise $139.1 million

Global Crossing: More M&A to Come?


NXTcomm News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Post a comment
May 21, 2007 : Global Crossing finalized its acquisition of Impsat and explains how it looks to get back on track in 2007. Could more acquisitions be on the horizon?

RGB Takes On Terayon


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 21, 2007 : RGB Networks is taking a stab at a market led by Terayon with apps that allow cable operators and advertisers to create and change targeted spots in real-time
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