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Articles published in July 2009

iPhone OS 3.0 Spurs Boom in WiFi Connections


LR Mobile News Analysis - Post a comment
July 31, 2009 : AT&T saw a 41% increase in iPhone connections at wireless hotspots last quarter

Nagra, Evolution Seek DTA Waivers


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 31, 2009 : Nagravision joins the fray while Evolution officially seeks an FCC pass for a hi-def digital terminal adapter

NSN Services Chief: Huawei's Years Behind


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (8)
July 31, 2009 : The established managed network services players are years ahead of Huawei with their outsourcing capabilities, claims top NSN executive

Arris Pumps Up the Docsis 3.0 Volume


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 31, 2009 : Vendor notches big cable modem termination system sales in the second quarter, but Docsis-based CPE shipments are slowing down

Ex-Cisco Exec Now an Ex-ADVA Exec


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
July 30, 2009 : Ron Martin, hired to beef up ADVA's cred with North American carriers, has moved on

Slideshow: The Independent Show


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 30, 2009 : Tier 2 and 3 cablers messed with Texas this week. Here's some visual proof

Motorola's Android Outlook


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 30, 2009 : Moto suprises with a Q2 profit, but all eyes are on its first Android launches in Q4

AlcaLu CEO Pitches Recovery Story


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4)
July 30, 2009 : Alcatel-Lucent is getting stronger, says CEO Ben Verwaayen, who predicts big things in North America and with LTE

Cablevision Still Not Sweating FiOS


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
July 30, 2009 : Subscription growth slows in Q2 amid a tough economy, but results show that Verizon isn't kicking Cablevision in the teeth

Asset Sale Helps AlcaLu to Q2 Profit


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
July 30, 2009 : Sale of Thales stake pulls AlcaLu into the black, and CEO cites 'positive trends,' but the carrier division continues to suffer

TWC Pinpoints Two WiMax Markets


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 29, 2009 : MSO expects to launch mobile WiMax in four markets by year's end, with Dallas and Charlotte, N.C., the first to be identified

APAC Streaks Ahead in FTTH


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
July 29, 2009 : APAC will continue to be the most important of the three regional fiber-to-the-home markets in the near term, finds Heavy Reading

Accessing Obama's Broadband Billions


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
July 29, 2009 : The final payoff may be worth it, but cable operators that apply for a piece of the $7.2B Recovery Act funds had better be ready to lawyer up

Sprint's Struggle Continues in Q2


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 29, 2009 : Third-ranked US operator posts a bigger-than-expected loss, but monthly wireless subscriber defections may be slowing down

Velocix: Verizon Deal Changed Everything


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
July 29, 2009 : The demands of dealing with major carriers pushed CDN specialist Velocix into the arms of Alcatel-Lucent, and for a low price too

Ericsson's Nortel Bid Nears Closure


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 29, 2009 : Courts clear Ericsson's $1.13 billion acquisition of Nortel assets, but the deal may still need approval from the Canadian government

Comcast's All Clear in Atlanta


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
July 28, 2009 : Comcast launches second WiMax market with more to follow in 2009

Verizon & Qualcomm Aim for M2M Bigtime


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 28, 2009 : The CDMA operator and inventor create a machine-to-machine venture that will take the market beyond niche status and likely bolster CDMA revenues

Small Cablecos Weigh Digital Options


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 28, 2009 : Moto and the Comcast Media Center are leading with deals, but other suppliers and integrators are also making hay with Tier 2 and 3 MSOs

AlcaLu Buys CDN Specialist Velocix


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 28, 2009 : Alcatel-Lucent pumps up its services and video capabilities with the acquisition of content delivery network specialist Velocix

Interview: Ericsson's CDMA Chief


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
July 28, 2009 : Ericsson's new CDMA president, Magnus Mandersson, talks to Unstrung about his company's $1.13 billion move on North America

AlcaLu Appoints Transformer


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (14)
July 28, 2009 : Has Alcatel-Lucent hired a giant robot that can turn itself into a truck to help it with its transformation strategy? (No)

EchoStar Puts Sling Out to License


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 28, 2009 : EchoStar is in discussions to licence its 'SlingLoaded' place-shifting tech to outside set-top suppliers and digital TV makers

Zeugma Adds 'Turbo' Button


LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
July 27, 2009 : Touching on another hot issue in cable circles, the edge router startup adds a bandwidth boosting application controlled by the subscriber

Santur Reaches for 100-Gig


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (16)
July 27, 2009 : Denying reports that it's struggling, tunable laser vendor Santur picks up $13 million to nurture a possible 100-Gig product suite

Ericsson: Why We Want Nortel's Wireless


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
July 27, 2009 : Swedish vendor makes the case for spending $1.13 billion on Nortel's wireless assets

Tellabs CEO: We Don't Dig MEN


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 27, 2009 : Tellabs CEO Rob Pullen says he won't be bidding to buy Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks division as he discusses second-quarter earnings

Smaller Cablers Feel the Pinch


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 27, 2009 : Small and mid-sized cablecos aren't immune to the bad economy, with most saying that growth remains slowest in the voice category

Quigley Lands Major FTTP Role


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
July 27, 2009 : Former Alcatel-Lucent man Mike Quigley is put in charge of Australia's national broadband network project

Verizon Feels the Wireline Drag


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 27, 2009 : Wireless and FiOS are still strong, but Verizon is looking to cut 8,000 more jobs in its wireline business after profits shrink in Q2

BigBand Pushes IP Video Convergence


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 27, 2009 : Vendor claims 'Converged Video Exchange' will let cable ops deliver and manage video services to IP-based boxes and to more screen types

Ericsson Delivers Knockout Blow to NSN


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5)
July 27, 2009 : It's back to the drawing board for Nokia Siemens Networks' North American strategy as Ericsson flexes its financial muscle in the Nortel wireless auction UPDATED NOON

Nan Chen Takes CENX Route


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
July 27, 2009 : What is MEF president Nan Chen's newest Ethernet startup? We're willing to take a guess

Nortel Wireless Winner: It's Ericsson!


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
July 25, 2009 : For $1.13B, Ericsson beats out Nokia Siemens to take ownership of CDMA and LTE assets, pending court approval

Verizon Lags AT&T in Q2 Subs Game


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 24, 2009 : What a difference the iPhone 3GS – and an asset buyout – makes for AT&T in the race for cellular subscribers

Verizon Deal's Not AlcaLu's, Yet


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
July 24, 2009 : A reported Ethernet services contract is still up in the air, with Juniper a contender

IndiaWatch: Equity & Earnings


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 24, 2009 : As foreign investors find themselves locked in to their mobile startups, Bharti Airtel ratchets up its profits

Broadcom Anticipates Docsis 3.0 Push


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 24, 2009 : Between Docsis 3.0 (next year, anyway) and the shift to HD programming, the chipmaker says cable's a good place to be

Services Save Ericsson in Q2


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 24, 2009 : The global downturn is squeezing Ericsson, but its professional services business is making up for pressure on network sales

Juniper Stays Cautious After Q2


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
July 23, 2009 : Service provider spending might be stabilizing, but Juniper isn't willing to call it an upturn yet

Cable Downplays 'Cord-Cutting' Threat


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 23, 2009 : MSOs still don't think over-the-top video's about to devour their video business model, but they're clearly bracing for that threat

AT&T's Q2 Profit Lowered by iPhone Launch


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 23, 2009 : You've got to spend a dollar to make a dollar, AT&T finds, as its second-quarter revenues are dragged down by the iPhone 3GS launch

Sandvine Unveils New Bandwidth Cop


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 23, 2009 : Comcast among operators that will use Fairshare 2.0, a more scalable traffic management system that enables application-specific policies

Ericsson Bids for Nortel Wireless Assets


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5)
July 23, 2009 : Ericsson has submitted a bid for Nortel's CDMA and LTE assets and is now preparing to participate in Friday's auction

AlcaLu Grabs Verizon Deal


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
July 22, 2009 : One analyst reports Alcatel-Lucent nabbed a $150M Ethernet services deal away from Juniper

Vyyo Gear Lives On (at Arris)


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 22, 2009 : A deal with Javelin (née Vyyo) has Arris selling 3 GHz gear to Cox, and possibly to other MSOs later

Qualcomm LTE Slip Could Mean Data Card Delays


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 22, 2009 : Qualcomm now says it will deliver MDM LTE samples in Q3 2009, which could mean proto-4G PC cards won't arrive until late in 2010, a chip analyst says

BT Exits Consumer Biz in Ireland


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
July 22, 2009 : Vodafone picks up BT's consumer and small biz customers and a deal for wholesale broadband services too

Comcast: Wideband Build Is Nearly Half Done


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 22, 2009 : MSO completes Docsis 3.0 deployment in the Philly region, setting it up to compete with Verizon FiOS and cable overbuilder RCN

Etisalat, Reliance Strike Mega Network Share Deal


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
July 22, 2009 : Etisalat will use Reliance's towers and infrastructure to roll out its Indian mobile network in a deal worth $2.2 billion
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