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Articles published in June 2009

Sprint: We'll Beat AT&T to 3G Femto


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
June 30, 2009 : Sprint Nextel claims it will be the first operator in the US to launch a 3G femtocell

China Mobile Swaps Out Datang 3G Kit


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Post a comment
June 30, 2009 : Lack of TD-LTE support prompts China Mobile to swap out Datang 3G base stations in favor of Huawei and ZTE kit, states local report

Nortel's LTE Patent Goldmine


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
June 30, 2009 : There's a good reason Nortel's hanging on to its LTE intellectual property, reckons one analyst – it could be worth $2.9 billion!

Clearwire Gearing Up for Dallas & Seattle?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
June 30, 2009 : The carrier is holding hiring days in Dallas & Seattle, just as it did before the soft launches in Atlanta and Las Vegas

Joost Shifts Focus to Video


LR Cable News Analysis - Post a comment
June 30, 2009 : To focus less on Joost.com as an online video destination site and more on selling its technology as a white label video platform

NTT Beefs Up in Europe


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
June 30, 2009 : As rivals boost their capabilities and find new friends, NTT flexes its international muscles with an acquisition and service enhancements

CEA Presses for CableCard Successor


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
June 30, 2009 : Consumer equipment trade body wants FCC to help create a portable downloadable security system that would succeed the clunky CableCARD

Huawei Blazing LTE Trail


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
June 30, 2009 : As Huawei's LTE trial activity increases in Europe, the vendor looks to Japan with a new R&D lab in Tokyo

AlcaLu Dishes Up Mobile Ads


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
June 30, 2009 : German operator E-Plus launches an ad-supported service using AlcaLu's new mobile ad server

Comcast Maxes Out in Portland


LR Cable News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
June 29, 2009 : Comcast is the first Clearwire partner to offer a piggyback service on the mobile WiMax network in Portland

Supremes Stand Clear of RS-DVR Case


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
June 29, 2009 : All systems are go for Cablevision's 'remote-storage' DVR after US High Court passes on hearing an appeal led by networks and studios

FCC Reverses SDV Ruling


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
June 29, 2009 : Dark cloud hanging over switched digital video could be lifted after FCC 'vacates' earlier ruling against Cox and Time Warner Cable

BSNL Struggles for Subs in May


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Comment (1)
June 29, 2009 : BSNL struggles while Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar gain, as India's operators add 11.6M new subscribers in May

Juniper Goes Green Around the Edge


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
June 29, 2009 : Juniper has announced extra functionality for its edge routers and added a green spin, but how much of it is new?

Palm Reports $105M Q4 Loss


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
June 26, 2009 : Smartphone maker hurt by buyers likely waiting for the Palm Pre

China Mobile Fast-Tracks TD-LTE


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Comments (4)
June 26, 2009 : China Mobile recognizes TD-SCDMA challenges, and looks to trial TD-LTE services as soon as 2010

Nortel Hangs On to Its LTE Smarts


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
June 26, 2009 : Nortel's wireless sale doesn't include its key LTE access patents. So what's it going to do with that intellectual property – develop 5G?

Nortel: We're Winning New Biz in APAC


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Post a comment
June 26, 2009 : The head of Nortel's Carrier Networks Asia group talks new business, customer concerns, and the big sell-off

Canoe Preps ITV Ad 'Template'


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
June 26, 2009 : With a targeted ad product shelved for now, MSO-backed venture sets course for the Q4 launch of its first interactive ad campaign

Clearwire Buys Up Oneida Spectrum


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
June 25, 2009 : Deal gets Clearwire more 2.5-GHz spectrum in California, Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere

C&W Extends Its NGN


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
June 25, 2009 : Cable and Wireless extends its MPLS-based network across Western and Eastern Europe with AlcaLu and Cisco as its key network partners

Cox Gives Guide Guidance


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
June 25, 2009 : MSO expects to deploy a fancy, search-integrated, tru2way-fueled video navigation system by Q4

Ericsson Names New CEO


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
June 25, 2009 : Current CFO steps up to the top job as Carl-Henric Svanberg accepts the chairman role at oil giant BP

Who's Waving Their Wad at Nortel’s MEN?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
June 24, 2009 : Who are the nine buyers reportedly interested in the Metro Ethernet division? Here are a few guesses, good, bad, and ugly

New iPhone Costs $179 to Build


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
June 24, 2009 : AT&T is still heavily subsidizing Apple's latest iPhone

China Adds 8M Mobile Subs in May


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Post a comment
June 24, 2009 : Growth slows for China Mobile and China Unicom, while China Telecom has boom month

T-Mobile in No Rush for Femto Launch


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
June 24, 2009 : T-Mobile sticks to its femtocell trial and launch timelines as Vodafone launches a commercial service in the UK

Time Warner, Comcast Team Up for TV Everywhere


LR Cable News Analysis - Post a comment
June 24, 2009 : Comcast will launch a test of the online service with 5,000 subscribers in July

Huawei Bags Another Euro LTE Gig


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (6)
June 24, 2009 : Huawei lands a Scandinavian LTE deal at Norway's Telenor, its second next-gen wireless trial in the region

Femtocells Kick Apps


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
June 24, 2009 : Femtocell firms show off wacky and wonderful apps for the tiny home base stations at Femtocells World Summit in London UPDATED 6/25 10:30 AM

AT&T on Track for Femto Launch


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
June 23, 2009 : AT&T is about to expand its femto trial to a few US cities and says it's on track to launch commercially nationwide by the end of 2009

Cablevision Tunes Up With ActiveVideo


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
June 23, 2009 : Sources say MSO is gearing up for a system-wide deployment of a platform that allows it to bridge interactive Web-like apps to the TV

Airvana 'Looking Forward' to NSN/Nortel


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
June 23, 2009 : CDMA maven cozies up to NSN as that company bids on of one of its biggest wireless customers

NSN, Juniper Converge IP & Optical


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
June 23, 2009 : Partners deepen their relationship, but are they heading down the right path with their packet/optical integration plans?

APAC's Green Power Play


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Post a comment
June 23, 2009 : VNL's solar powered base station promises to cut operator BTS opex to zero

How NSN Is Funding Its Nortel Bid


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
June 23, 2009 : Banks back NSN's $650 million bid – big time!

Cable Crafts 'Turbo' Option


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (7)
June 23, 2009 : CableLabs is mulling a patent claim on an 'invention' that lets customers temporarily turbo-charge speeds for big movie downloads

Allot Intros DPI to Monetize Video


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment
June 23, 2009 : With Allot's new MediaSwift product, ISPs can lower costs and create new revenue streams, the company says

Will Others Bid for Nortel's Wireless Assets?


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
June 23, 2009 : Will anyone rival NSN's bid for Nortel's wireless assets? And what's Chinese for 'Stalking Horse'?

Brits Get Femtos From July 1


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
June 23, 2009 : Vodafone aims to boost indoor coverage in the UK with the first commercial femtocell launch in Europe

NSN Deal Hits AlcaLu Stock


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
June 22, 2009 : $650M deal will help NSN challenge AlcaLu in the CDMA market, but some wonder how much CDMA matters in the longer term

Who's Dialing In for Nortel's VoIP Assets?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
June 22, 2009 : A handful of companies have shown interest, but Sonus is still considered the favorite, while Genband may already be priced out

NSN: Is Verizon on the Horizon?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
June 22, 2009 : Following a move for Nortel's CDMA and LTE assets, what are Nokia Siemens's chances for getting a piece of Verizon's LTE access action?

Verizon Assails Cable With Amped Upstream


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (11)
June 22, 2009 : FiOS's new updates emphasize faster upstreams, while new giveaways aim to steal cable subscribers' hearts (and dollars)

NSN Picks at Nortel's Mobile Bones


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
June 22, 2009 : Nokia Siemens is set to gain big-time customers, some North American clout, next-gen wireless patents, and profitable revenues with its Nortel deal

NSN Misses Nortel's Key APAC Assets


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Post a comment
June 22, 2009 : Nokia Siemens set to gain from Nortel's CDMA contracts in China, but misses out in Japan and Korea

Nortel's LTE Brain Drain


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
June 22, 2009 : Nortel lost some of its LTE engineering and executive talent earlier this year, Unstrung has learned

Interview: Nortel's Richard Lowe


News Analysis - Post a comment
June 22, 2009 : 'We're at the beginning of a process, not the end of a process'

Infinera Bolsters COLT's Backbone


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
June 22, 2009 : Pan-European operator deploys Infinera's long-distance optical gear in double-quick time, but Infinera's gain spells bad news for Nortel

Nortel: It's All Up for Sale


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (26)
June 19, 2009 : Nokia Siemens is ready to buy Nortel's wireless assets for $650M, and Nortel is pushing to sell the rest of its business units as well
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