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Articles published in May 2009

Mobile Video: a $16B Market in 5 Years?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
May 29, 2009 : US and Italy are advanced markets today, but Asia/Pac will be the growth engine puffing up mobile TV and video over the next few years

DoJ: Butt Out of Cablevision RS-DVR Case


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 29, 2009 : Dept. of Justice gives MSO a lift by urging the US Supreme Court not to hear a case centered on Cablevision's 'remote-storage' DVR

T Italia Set to Take IPTV Crown


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
May 29, 2009 : After years of trailing FastWeb, Telecom Italia is set to become the biggest IPTV player in Italy this year, reckons Pyramid Research

IndiaWatch: 3G Auction Imminent


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4)
May 29, 2009 : With national elections out of the way, government minister says he expects 3G auction within two months, plus other news from India

Cable ONE Snares HD Set-Top Waiver


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 29, 2009 : Despite CEA opposition, the FCC has given Cable ONE the green light to deploy low-cost, one-way set-top boxes with hi-def capabilities

WiMax & LTE Meet the Real World


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (11)
May 28, 2009 : Unstrung tries to get beyond the theoretical peak speeds of new mobile broadband networks from AT&T, Clearwire, and Verizon

China Set for IPTV Explosion


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
May 28, 2009 : IPTV uptake is set to go wild in China in the next few years, with analysts predicting nearly 15 million users by the end of 2012

TiVo Covers Its Cable Bases


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 28, 2009 : TiVo to get 'primary DVR' status in a Comcast tru2way market, while a deal with Evolution Broadband gives TiVo exposure with Tier 2 MSOs

Operators Push for LTE Automation


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (2)
May 28, 2009 : Self-Organizing Networks (SONs) are hot, but vendors can't yet match carriers' demands for LTE kit that configures and optimizes itself

Telcordia Invests in OSS Specialist


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
May 27, 2009 : Telcordia unveils new home network OSS with OEM partner Fine Point Technologies and takes an unspecified stake in its tech partner

Nortel Offers Up Its LG-Nortel Stake


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (9)
May 27, 2009 : As it considers the selloff of some business units, Nortel says it's also interested in divesting its LG-Nortel stake

AT&T Boosts 3G Networks


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
May 27, 2009 : The carrier will be spending nearly $18 billion to double the speed of its mobile data networks up to 7.2 Mbit/s

Adobe: Tru2way Won't Shackle Flash


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 27, 2009 : The company thinks Flash can be a hit on set-tops even if it never becomes an official extension to the tru2way specs

Look Back at ANGA


LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
May 27, 2009 : No, not a new take on John Osborne's literary career – news highlights from Day 1 of the European cable show

ActiveVideo Buys Into European iTV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 26, 2009 : ActiveVideo snaps up Avinity Systems and sets its sights on bringing cloud-based television to European MSOs and IPTV players

T-Mobile: Voice Discord Threatens LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
May 26, 2009 : T-Mobile urges industry to select a unified approach for delivering early voice-over-LTE services and says it can't wait for IMS

SK Broadband Goes for IPTV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 26, 2009 : Korean MSO implements Harmonic's CMTS bypass approach to help unify how video is delivered via its cable, DSL, and fiber-fed networks

NTT Splashes on Subsea Assets


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
May 26, 2009 : Japanese giant buys transpacific cable operator for more than $100 million and joins pan-Asia/Pacific subsea cable consortium

Bharti, MTN in $23 Billion Talks


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
May 26, 2009 : It's back on! Bharti Airtel and MTN return to the merger talks table with plans to create an international growth markets giant

Is Tru2way Ready to Grow Up?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
May 22, 2009 : A CableLabs 'reference implementation,' due out in mid-June, aims to lower the barrier to entry for app developers and set-top makers

Spain Set for FTTH Surge


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
May 22, 2009 : Regulator predicts almost half of Spanish households will have fiber access in 14 years' time

Little Laptops Could Drive Big Data Usage


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
May 22, 2009 : Predicted growth in netbook market from Pyramid is another sign that tiny computers could have a big impact on 3G and proto-4G networks

ZTE Bags Another $10B in Credit


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (44)
May 22, 2009 : With a $15 billion credit line already in its pocket, Chinese vendor ZTE adds to it with a further $10 billion bank lending facility

Huawei Overtakes AlcaLu – Again!


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
May 22, 2009 : Research report shows 3G rollouts in China have made Huawei the #3 player in the mobile infrastructure market, ahead of Alcatel-Lucent

Verizon: Optical Equals Cheaper LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
May 21, 2009 : Verizon VP explains – on video – how moving to packet-optical backhaul could have costs benefits at the cell tower

Acer to Release Google Android Phone


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
May 21, 2009 : Acer looks to take up to 5% of the smartphone market in the next five years with feature-rich handsets

Koreans Tune In to IPTV


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
May 21, 2009 : Only a few months after services launched, South Korea's three main carriers amassed more than 220,000 IPTV customers

Is Woven Systems Coming Unraveled?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (22)
May 21, 2009 : It may be curtains if the 10Gig switch vendor can't secure another round of funding soon

IPTV Scores at Cowboys Stadium


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
May 21, 2009 : CommScope and others help outfit a massive venue with an impressive video infrastructure

How Will Cable Deliver IPTV?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
May 21, 2009 : MSOs are still weighing the pros and cons of IPTV

Sonus Looking at Nortel Assets, Cedar Point


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 20, 2009 : Sonus has eyes for Nortel's VoIP and switching assets, and more cable-focused vendor Cedar Point, analyst says

Photos: Ethernet Expo Europe Part II


Slide Shows - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
May 20, 2009 : Who put on their best faces for this year's Ethernet Expo Europe event in London? Find out in this selection of pics

Aussie Minister Thunders at NBN Critics


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Post a comment
May 20, 2009 : Government minister comes out fighting in defense of Australia's plans for a fiber access National Broadband Network

Carriers Warm to LTE Femtos


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (4)
May 20, 2009 : T-Mobile believes femtocell adoption could suit LTE more than 3G, but network planning issues rank high in carrier concerns

Moto Freezes UMTS Femtos


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
May 20, 2009 : Motorola shifts femto focus from UMTS to CDMA, WiMax, and LTE as operators size up the opportunity for the tiny base stations

Telenor to Test Huawei LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
May 20, 2009 : LTE heats up in the Nordics as Telenor reveals plans for a field trial this summer testing gear from Huawei

LR Live: Verizon Plots 100 GigE RFP


News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
May 19, 2009 : Speaking at a Light Reading Live event, Verizon veep Stuart Elby explains the carrier's need for backbone speed

RMI, Cavium Compare at the Core


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
May 19, 2009 : Following Cavium's multicore processor announcement, RMI introduces chips based on processor cores running at up to 2 GHz

AT&T Makes Push Into Cloud Storage


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment
May 19, 2009 : With Synaptic Storage as a Service, the telecom giant looks to compete with Amazon, Rackspace, and others

BT Unveils Ethernet Expansion Plans


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
May 19, 2009 : With its new Ethernet switches rolled out in the UK, BT reveals plans for bonded copper access and mobile backhaul synchronization

Summer Debut for Cablevision Network DVR


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
May 19, 2009 : MSO looks set to launch controversial remote storage DVR this summer, and indicates a deal with programmers is in the making

Vodafone's Data Drive


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
May 19, 2009 : Behind the headline earnings numbers lies strong growth in data services, fixed broadband, and emerging markets revenues growth

T-Mobile, Orange Open Up on LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
May 19, 2009 : European operators list a host of technical hurdles LTE has to clear before it's commercially ready

DoCoMo Adds WiFi Routing to 3G Device


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
May 19, 2009 : NTT has chip-level tech that turns a smartphone from NEC into your very own personal WiFi access point

Huawei Touts $2B Deal From BSNL


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Post a comment
May 18, 2009 : Huawei bags $2B, denies security panel is blocking its chances for more. Also, an India wireless contract round up

Clearleap Brings Blip.tv & Others to Cable


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 18, 2009 : Blip.tv, Next New Networks, and Revision3 sign up with Clearleap, a startup that aggregates Internet video for cable MSOs

TVCabo Seeks Docsis Independence


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 18, 2009 : Portuguese MSO says Jungo middleware will give it more negotiation power with vendors and help it break free of US product roadmaps

C&W Mulls Apps-Based Pricing


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Comment (1)
May 18, 2009 : Application-based pricing is an aspiration, but not one that's practical just yet, says Cable & Wireless exec

Pyramid: LTE Growth Will Outpace 3G


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
May 18, 2009 : New report says that lower costs, a bigger community, and early Chinese interest will help make LTE the biggest mobile standard yet

Positron & Aktino Target Access


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
May 15, 2009 : This week's acquisition of Aktino continues a convoluted saga involving Positron, Marconi, and a product line with at least five parent companies
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