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Articles published in July 2006

UMA : Next Year's Model?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 31, 2006 : As carriers push ahead with FMC trials, enterprise users say actual deployments are at least 12 months away

Study: VOIP Quality Getting Worse


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (72)
July 31, 2006 : An 18-month study conducted by the VOIP testing and measurement company Brix Networks says network congestion and lack of packet prioritization are degrading the quality of VOIP calls

Birla's Big IDEA for India


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Comment (1)
July 31, 2006 : Regional mobile operator IDEA Cellular's expansion plans could see it stepping on Reliance Communications's toes as both seek national GSM licenses

Lower Prices Boosting 10-GigE


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
July 31, 2006 : The 10-GigE market could be poised for accelerated growth, as prices are finally dropping to the levels OEMs were hoping for, according to the latest Heavy Reading report

Palm Platform in Doubt


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
July 31, 2006 : In PalmSource dispute, Treo-maker faces questions about the future of its OS

BT Stumbles Into Video World


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (8)
July 31, 2006 : BT preempts its IPTV package with a Hollywood movie download service in partnership with NBC Universal, but it's already shaping up to be a late show

Light Reading Hits 100K


News Analysis - R. Scott Raynovich - Light Reading - Comments (8)
July 31, 2006 : This is document 100,000 – an excuse to rake over some of the more outrageous and amusing stories Light Reading has published since its February 2000 launch

TWT Xspeeds Up


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
July 28, 2006 : Carrier consolidation continues, as Time Warner Telecom shells out $531 million to buy fiber carrier Xspedius, giving itself a quick entry into several US metro markets

Ruckus Brings Muni WiFi Home


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
July 28, 2006 : The wireless home networking startup makes itself useful by pulling metro WiFi signal indoors; in-home connectivity has been called metro WiFi’s 'Achilles heel'

Vitesse Outlook Worsens – Even More


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
July 28, 2006 : Already hammered by the stock options probe, Vitesse sees its stock drop 25% today as management reveals a tough cash situation and opens questions about previous financial reports

Readers Fly WiFi


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 28, 2006 : A large majority of you are looking forward to inflight WiFi but nearly 50 percent want it to be free

Tech Mahindra to IPO


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
July 28, 2006 : Indian telecom software and services firm is set for an August 1 IPO, raising funds for expansion. Tech Mahindra is one of many firms included in new Light Reading report on Indian outsourcing

Nokia Trials FMC


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 28, 2006 : Finnish über-vendor goes public with UMA WiFi trial

Infinera Raises Another $110M


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
July 28, 2006 : Hot optical startup Infinera follows further customers success with another $110 million in VC backing, taking its total funding to more than $300 million

RadiSys to Acquire Convedia for $105M


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Post a comment
July 27, 2006 : RadiSys says its Convedia purchase will improve its chances of selling 'embedded systems' into telecommunications networks via its OEM partners

Open, Unwired Design


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Comments (10)
July 27, 2006 : New UT Dallas lab promotes collaboration, innovation via wireless network

Cars, Radios & RFID


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 27, 2006 : Tagging technology spreads its wings with Firetide and friends

Tellabs Guidance Spooks Street


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (3)
July 27, 2006 : Shares of the Naperville, Ill., equipment vendor get pummeled 16% after lower-than-expected guidance casts a pall over an otherwise decent Q2

ECI Drops Despite VDSL2 Coup


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 27, 2006 : ECI's stock dropped following Q2 results despite a VDSL2 breakthrough at Deutsche Telekom; officials say the German carrier will pause before next phase of project

Alcatel Joins Verizon PON Party


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
July 27, 2006 : Alcatel, Motorola, and Tellabs will build Verizon's GPON networks – but it's Alcatel, not Verizon incumbent Tellabs, that's getting deployed first

Alcatel Slams Wireless Price War


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (6)
July 27, 2006 : CEO Serge Tchuruk lays into fellow European GSM equipment rivals for dragging down prices as Alcatel reports its second-quarter financials, including gains in IP routing

Limelight Lands $130M


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (16)
July 26, 2006 : Despite patent threats and the CEO's legal history, Goldman Sachs can't resist investing in the Internet content delivery company that claims 12 consecutive quarters of growth

Shipper Transforms With Wireless


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
July 26, 2006 : Symbol handhelds save time, money for Golden State Overnight's operations

Handsets on Parade


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 26, 2006 : Moto and Nokia ready new models – plus more info on HTC's smartphone plans

Lucent's Russo: Don't Panic!


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (17)
July 26, 2006 : Lucent's CEO Pat Russo says the vendor's third-quarter slump is just a blip, and she comes out fighting with a positive spin on the CDMA market and Lucent's IMS engagements

India's Sasken Goes Finnish


News Analysis - Nicole Willing - Post a comment
July 26, 2006 : India-based software and services firm acquires Finland's Botnia Hightech in $45 million deal for entry into the handset testing market

Sarin Survives


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 26, 2006 : Vodafone's CEO is re-elected at annual shareholders' meeting but not without a warning shot across his bows

Lucatel Names More Execs


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
July 26, 2006 : Alcatellers take the tech and corporate strategy roles, while Lucentians are lined up for the CMO and CIO; Alcatel CTO Olivier Baujard will retain his job

Sarin Survives


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
July 26, 2006 : Vodafone's CEO is re-elected at annual shareholders' meeting but not without a warning shot across his bows. Investors also raise questions about Verizon Wireless stake

Moto Makes New Friends


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 26, 2006 : Motorola has new partners in China and India to focus on 3G infrastructure, managed services, and applications

NARUC Tunes Up Termination


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comments (2)
July 26, 2006 : Regulatory agency aims to end complex rules for call termination with new proposal for flat-rate fees that has been handed to the FCC; North American RBOCs support it

Redback in Guidance Guessing Game


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
July 26, 2006 : Redback beats analysts' expectations for Q2 but declines to give specifics on its 'up' forecast for the third quarter – to the apparent chagrin of some investors

Moto Makes New Friends


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 25, 2006 : Motorola has a trio of new partners from China and India – Huawei, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra – to focus on 3G infrastructure, managed services, and applications development

HTC Steps Out of the Shadows


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 25, 2006 : But is a smartphone a smart move for the world's premier ODM?

Agere Soars on Q3 Earnings


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
July 25, 2006 : Cost-cutting is working, apparently, as Agere reports a surprisingly large third-quarter profit and sees its stock climb nearly 25% – even though revenues were down

Moto Buys VOD Vendor Broadbus


News Analysis - Alan Breznick - Comment (1)
July 25, 2006 : Acquisition will give the consumer electronics giant a small but growing VOD server vendor to round out its digital video offerings

Force10 Strikes at Sonet


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (18)
July 25, 2006 : Force10 now says it can support 10-Gbit/s Sonet/SDH more cheaply than Cisco or Juniper. Neither competitor is quaking in its boots, though

NTL Rolls Out 4-Service Package


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4)
July 25, 2006 : UK cable giant responds to rash of 'free' broadband offers with a package of wireless, wireline, voice, and video, including an offer of 'free' TV for new phone customers

AT&T: We've Got Cash


News Analysis - R. Scott Raynovich - Light Reading - Comment (1)
July 25, 2006 : The mega-carrier is feeling flush with bigger profits; plans to buy back $10B in stock and may increase capital spending. Wireless and broadband drive revenue growth

Navy Network Serves Families


LR Mobile News Analysis - Richard Martin - Post a comment
July 24, 2006 : San Diego military housing gets state-of-the-art mesh system

100-Gig Ethernet Takes First Step


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (9)
July 24, 2006 : An IEEE vote Thursday approved a standards effort for high-speed Ethernet, the first step in bringing 100-Gig Ethernet (or possibly 40-Gig) to market

Calix Picks Up FDN Deal


News Analysis - Mark Sullivan - Comment (1)
July 24, 2006 : At least 170 Calix C7 access boxes will initially go in the Florida CLEC's central offices, Calix says; FDN is replacing UNE-P facilities it once borrowed from BellSouth

Adelphia Takeover Helps Threesome


News Analysis - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
July 24, 2006 : Arris, C-COR, and CommScope stand to gain the most from the upcoming takeover

Sequans Scores $24M


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 24, 2006 : French WiMax chipmaker gets its largest funding round yet as it prepares to go mobile

Vodafone CEO Faces Showdown


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 24, 2006 : The wireless giant's CEO Arun Sarin faces a revolt by some major investors Tuesday at the annual shareholders' meeting

Lucatel Clears Euro Hurdle


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
July 24, 2006 : The equipment giant that is Lucatel lunges one step closer as Europe's competition commission gives Alcatel and Lucent the green light for their merger

Vodafone CEO Faces Showdown


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 24, 2006 : The wireless giant delivered better than expected subscriber growth numbers ahead of the carrier's annual shareholders' meeting, where CEO Arun Sarin faces a revolt by disgruntled investors

LR Unveils Top Ten New Startups


News Analysis - R. Scott Raynovich - Light Reading - Post a comment
July 24, 2006 : Light Reading takes a look at brand new startups, founded within the last two years, with interesting and somewhat unique concepts

Time-Tested Email


News Analysis - Post a comment
July 21, 2006 : Marketing department improves email response rate with 'trusted' class of email that bypasses ISP spam filters

Skype's Fire(wall) Fight


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 21, 2006 : Enterprises seem likely to block cheap, new WiFi phones because they compromise firewall policies
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