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Articles published in July 2011

Carrier Agreement May Speed USF Reform


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
July 29, 2011 : When the alternative is an FCC plan, the six largest US carriers can find a lot to agree on

Lights Out for NSN's $7B LTE Deal


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
July 29, 2011 : Nokia Siemens Networks had struck a $7B LTE network deal with LightSquared. Now it's gone

Handset Makers Air Patent Grievances


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
July 29, 2011 : HTC, Samsung and Motorola reported Q2 earnings this week, shaking up the rankings and adding new angles to the ongoing patent wars

Rovi Sues Hulu Over ITV Patents


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
July 29, 2011 : Also: Google TV bombs; CEA still wants AllVid; HBO nearing GO time with Cablevision, Time Warner; review calls new Roku box 'bullet proof'

Big 3 Win Spanish LTE Spectrum


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 29, 2011 : Telefonica, Vodafone and Orange share the spoils

Comcast Signals New Ad Era for VoD


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 29, 2011 : Comcast's wide rollout of dynamic ad insertion will help cable VoD finally take on the flexibility and speed of Web video systems

Euronews: Verizon Stake Pays Off for Vodafone


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comment (1)
July 29, 2011 : A big fat dividend for Vodafone shareholders and a healthy set of results for BSkyB kick things off in today's regional roundup

Apple's Video Chat Takeover


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
July 29, 2011 : 12:05 AM This video-blog brought to you via FaceTime, the over-the-top video chat app that's helping bring two-way mobile video to the masses

Moto Mobility Promises 5 LTE Devices for 2011


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
July 28, 2011 : After its first two LTE devices suffered several delays, Moto plans to get busy with another LTE smartphone and two more LTE tablets by Q4

Moto Mobility Posts Q2 Loss, Beats Estimates


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
July 28, 2011 : Mobile device maker manages to ship 4.4M smartphones and 440,000 Xoom tablets, but still lost money in Q2

Clearwire's Future Unclear at Sprint


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
July 28, 2011 : Sprint's partnership with LightSquared could mean it's moving away from Clearwire, but it could come back if the LTE provider doesn’t get FCC approval

TW Cable Stays in Wireless Holding Pattern


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 28, 2011 : CEO says wireless sub growth is 'not terribly exciting' while being noncommittal about investing more in Clearwire

FT Looks to Sell Swiss Biz


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 28, 2011 : France Telecom makes its latest M&A move with indications that further European assets could be offloaded

Most Netflix Subs Stream to TVs


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (2)
July 28, 2011 : Also: Comcast-NBCU deal might be tweaked, Visible World rolls HD ads, Big Ten Network's TVE play, Charter eyes Birmingham expansion

AlcaLu CEO Sees a Bright US Market


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
July 28, 2011 : Others might see a crunch coming, but the US market will continue to be strong for Alcatel-Lucent, states combative CEO Ben Verwaayen

Sprint's $13.5B Jump to LTE With LightSquared


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 28, 2011 : Sprint isn't yet saying when LTE will go live and admits that the lingering GPS issue could still scupper the multi-year agreement in its earliest stages

TW Cable Sheds 130,000 Video Subs in Q2


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
July 28, 2011 : But nation's No. 2 MSO still sees a 23% bump in profits helped by gains in other service categories

Sprint Confirms LightSquared Deal, Losses Grow


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 28, 2011 : Wireline losses continue as Sprint posts revenue of $8.31B

Euronews: Pressures Weigh on AlcaLu


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
July 28, 2011 : Vendor increases revenues but doubts still remain, while Euro carrier giants reveal mixed fortunes in today's regional results-fest

AlcaLu Grows But Pressures Weigh


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
July 28, 2011 : Alcatel-Lucent reports a second-quarter profit as revenues continue to increase but concerns about the market weigh heavy on its stock

CMTS Upgrades Soften Arris Sales


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 28, 2011 : Arris boosts margins and keeps Cisco's CMTS aggression in check with software-based upgrade licenses, but the approach comes at a cost

Arris Beats the Street


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : The cable modem gear specialist beats Q2 earnings expectations despite a dip in revenues

Frontier Goes All-Adtran – For Now


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : In building out former Verizon turf, Adtran's ties to Verizon provide a big boost

Subex Eyes SPIT Growth


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : Service provider IT (SPIT) specialist Subex highlights increased orders but its fiscal Q1 revenues are down from a year ago

LG Founders in Booming Smartphone Market


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
July 27, 2011 : Despite the fast-growing smartphone market, Pyramid Research says LG should compete on the low end if it wants to stay afloat

Windstream Unwraps Cloud Strategy


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : New Windstream Hosting Solutions combines open cloud platform with data transport, targeting Windstream's existing business base

Operators & OTT Get It On


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : Mobile operators cozy up to Google and Facebook with two new partnerships revealed today

KPN Preps 500Mbit/s FTTH


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : The Dutch carrier is enjoying a bit of FTTH momentum and is preparing for higher speeds by the end of the year

Google's Fiber Engineers Descend on Kansas City


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : Also: Comcast says dynamic ad insertion is ready for prime time, Fox erects a TV Everywhere pay wall, more MSOs sign on for Starz VoD in 3-D

What Will Sprint Reveal of its 4G Plans?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : Sprint may not show its full 4G hand Thursday, but Mizuho Securities is predicting an update on the 'Network Vision' strategy on the Q2 call

Euronews: Nokia Nearly Junk


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : Moody's has bad news for the shrinking handset giant, while Vodafone is told to stand up to state bullies in today's hit of EMEA headlines

Everything Everywhere Shrinks in Q2


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (2)
July 27, 2011 : Revenues dip, customers leave but the UK mobile operator says 'synergy capture' is good in the second quarter

Will Cheaper Conversion Boost 3DTV?


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
July 27, 2011 : ADS says new process transforms 2-D content to 3-D at 3% to 5% of current costs while accelerating the conversion rate of video libraries

Juniper Darkens 2011 Outlook


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
July 26, 2011 : The Q2 disappointment is just the beginning, as Juniper says it's clear 2011 won't be as rosy as expected

Juniper Falls Short in Q2


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
July 26, 2011 : The macro economy claims another victim in a macro way

Moto Xoom to Go 4G in September?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
July 26, 2011 : A new leak suggests Xoom owners can send their tablets back for a 4G LTE update in September, seven months after Moto launched the device

Telcos Make the LinkedIn Connection


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
July 26, 2011 : Facebook has more users, but those in the telecom industry see more value in LinkedIn as a way to make professional connections

Here Comes the iPhone 5 (Rumors)


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
July 26, 2011 : Rumors have run rampant, but Apple's iPhone 5 is looking likely to arrive in time for football season and the changing of the leaves

Cox Vet Jay Rolls Named Charter's CTO


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
July 26, 2011 : Rolls takes the technology helm at Charter, which has been without a full-time CTO since March

Walmart Streams into the Future


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
July 26, 2011 : Also: Privacy law thwarts Facebook-Netflix US hookup, Cox and Moto chiefs to headline Cable-Tec Expo, Avail-TVN brings MPEG-4 to indie MSOs

Verizon Intros First LTE Tablet in the US


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
July 26, 2011 : Samsung 4G Galaxy Tab will be available this Thursday as Verizon slashes the price on the LTE-less Motorola Xoom

Tellabs Cutting 10% of Staff


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5)
July 26, 2011 : Vendor axes 330 jobs as second-quarter revenues dip 21%

Euronews: Vodafone Picks LTE Backhaul Partner


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
July 26, 2011 : Vodafone gives euNetworks the LTE nod in Germany, while KPN struggles on its home turf in today's canter through EMEA telecom headlines

Analyst: Nokia Faces Low-End Threat


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 26, 2011 : Nokia may be under the cosh in the smartphone sector but it needs to pay even more attention to its feature phone and low-cost portfolio, says Pyramid analyst

Gleaning Sprint's 4G Partners


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 25, 2011 : LightSquared may not be the only name at Sprint's 4G party

Netflix Rate Hikes Will Hammer Growth


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
July 25, 2011 : But at least Netflix isn't going to pull a cable and lose subscribers...

Ex-Microsoft Cloud Exec Joins Juniper


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
July 25, 2011 : Sunnyvale is looking more like Redmond every day

Netflix Dips on Q2 Revenue Miss


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 25, 2011 : Netflix earned a tidy profit amid healthy subscriber gains, but its stock took one on the chin after whiffing on revenues

AT&T Bakes Gingerbread for All


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
July 25, 2011 : Promises all Android smartphones released so far this year will get Google's latest operating system update

Netflix Not Main Culprit for Cord-Cutting


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (4)
July 25, 2011 : Also: New CEO at NDS; former Comcaster joins Microsoft; Arris and Comcast slash VoD prices for Tier 2s
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