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Articles published in August 2010

T-Mobile USA Promises 42-Mbit/s 3G in 2011


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (7)
August 31, 2010 : T-Mobile isn't backing off '4G' rivals in the data download speed race and is now promising 42-Mbit/s 3G in 2011

Xsigo Takes the Gloves Off Against Cisco


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
August 31, 2010 : Actually, by using a boxing metaphor for a new Ethernet-based product, the virtual I/O startup is really putting gloves on. See what we did there?

Amdocs Sues Openet


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
August 31, 2010 : Software giant goes to court over alleged patent infringements by mediation and policy control specialist Openet

Sprint: An Epic Win?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
August 31, 2010 : Sprint highlights differences between Epic and the rest of the Galaxy S line as WiMax phone launches in the US

Intel’s Infineon Acquisition: All About 3G


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
August 31, 2010 : Intel is not giving up on WiMax, nor focusing entirely on LTE, but it is putting all its weight behind HSPA+ with Infineon buy

Mediacom CEO Drops Bid to Go Private


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 31, 2010 : A frustrated Rocco Commisso withdraws after special committee rejects his offer to sweeten original bid of $6 per share

Verizon, VMware Create Cloud Services


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
August 31, 2010 : New service promises VMware customers the ability to move apps old and new into Verizon's cloud with greater ease, high security

BlackBerry Avoids Ban in India


News Analysis - Gagandeep Kaur - Comment (1)
August 31, 2010 : RIM avoids an immediate ban in India by enabling the Indian government to access BlackBerry data, but the matter isn't settled for good

How Intel Can Avoid Botching Infineon


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (9)
August 31, 2010 : With so much experience at failed acquisitions, Intel ought to have some clues about how to make the Infineon wireless deal a success

Lead Times Double for Docsis Modem Silicon


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
August 30, 2010 : Chip shortages are causing cable modem makers to adjust forecasts, but persistent problems could put MSO inventory levels at risk

Nokia Siemens Seeks Cash


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
August 30, 2010 : 'I'm not gonna put more money in.' 'Well, I'm sure not gonna do it...'

Has Verizon Made Its Last DSL Boost?


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (5)
August 30, 2010 : With relatively low investment dollars, Verizon offers DSL customers download speeds of up to 15 Mbit/s, but is this the last upgrade?

Data Center Shift Gets Internap Cloud-Ready


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comment (1)
August 30, 2010 : A shift away from leased collocation space has set up Internap for a play on cloud offerings, hosting, CDNs, and more

Clearwire Pushes Pay-as-You-Go With Rover


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
August 30, 2010 : As expected, the WiMax provider offers a cheap broadband top-up plan to a young generation of 'Internet addicts'

Intel Looks to Infineon for the Full SOC


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
August 30, 2010 : To compete against ARM, Intel is acquiring Infineon's wireless solutions business and having a go at its own smartphone system-on-a-chip

Cable Adapting to Video's Streaming Future


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 30, 2010 : Cable is checking out the Web TV playbook as it ponders how to deliver video to PCs, phones, and tablets via a variety of bit rates

Clearwire Confirms Pay-As-You-Go Plans


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
August 27, 2010 : WiMax provider tips its hand on its new customer segment via an SEC filing

MetroPCS LTE Net May Launch in September


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
August 27, 2010 : Reports have Samsung saying that MetroPCS will launch its LTE network and phone in September

Tablet Parade Looks to an Apple Takedown


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (6)
August 27, 2010 : But they don't stand a chance, says iSuppli

Nortel Preps Shasta Sale


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
August 27, 2010 : The multiservice switch business finally finds a bidder

Motorola JV Preps App Store for Indian Carriers


LR Mobile News Analysis - Gagandeep Kaur - Post a comment
August 27, 2010 : A JV between Tech Mahindra and Motorola, CanvasM is all set to launch a white-label app store

Uganda Thinks Big on Broadband


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
August 27, 2010 : New subsea connections could be about to change the face of the telecom market in Uganda, predicts a report from Pyramid Research

Qwest Helps SMEs Avoid Cloud Disaster


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
August 26, 2010 : Latest cloud-based offering restores online apps like email in case of a big system failure

Google Gives Telcos a Wakeup Call


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (10)
August 26, 2010 : Google Voice is going after Facebook, but it is now an even bigger threat to telcos than Skype, analysts say

Cisco Buys Into TV Everywhere (Again)


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
August 26, 2010 : Cisco looks to kick its cross-platform video strategy into another gear with purchase of media publishing firm ExtendMedia

Spirent Pushing New Testing for Cloud Security


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
August 26, 2010 : Vendor claims service providers need new testing tools to deliver SLAs that promise safety of virtual services

Airvana Out of the UMTS Femto Business?


LR Mobile Rumors - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
August 26, 2010 : Rumor has it that Airvana is focusing on its 3G CDMA success for now

TiVo CEO: 'iPad Effect' Could Spur Cable Deals


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comment (1)
August 26, 2010 : TiVo chief says push toward fancier video navigation apps bodes well as MSOs look to spruce up their 'hopelessly outdated' set-top guides

JDSU Test President Steps Aside


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
August 26, 2010 : That's the president of test, not some test model of a president. In other words, Acterna's Dave Holly has a new assignment

Comcast Targets Philly With SDV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 26, 2010 : MSO's hometown will be among the first to get the full SDV treatment, with Motorola serving as a lead vendor

Clearwire's Cryptic Customer Tease


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
August 25, 2010 : WiMax provider says it's ready to dive into a whole new customer segment really soon

Home Networking's War of Words Rages On


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (2)
August 25, 2010 : Summer of 2010 is hot times for MoCA and HomePlugAV, but one advocate says G.hn's time is coming

Texas Instruments Keeps Its Voice


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 25, 2010 : Intel didn't buy TI's VoIP tech along with its purchase of TI's cable modem biz, but an insider says Intel has secured a license for it

Docsis 3.0 Enters the Gateway Era


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 25, 2010 : To keep the telcos in check and to get more revenues in the door, MSOs are gearing up to deploy a new breed of wideband gateways

Brocade Fires a Lawsuit at A10


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
August 25, 2010 : The 'You sank my battleship' joke becomes less funny after A10 Networks gets accused of stealing source code

Chip Design Fights Smartphone Power Limits


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
August 24, 2010 : A UCSD project is using lots of processor offload to get more out of a mobile device's power budget, trading chip area for better power usage

3D Video Goes Mobile


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
August 24, 2010 : Nokia and Intel team up to study 3D while one analyst expects 3D capabilities to arrive on all screens of all sizes soon

More 3G Femtos Coming to the US


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
August 24, 2010 : Sprint has a 3G home base station it may offer free 'on a case-by-case basis,' while Verizon appears to be working on a faster femto too

Philippine Operators Focus on Data


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
August 24, 2010 : It's an SMS hotbed, but the Philippines' future means broadband, and lots of it, finds a new Pyramid report

Harmonic Lays Claim to Edge QAM Density Crown


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 24, 2010 : Outstrips rivals with the 'HectoQAM,' a device that packs 648 QAMs, targeting SDV, VoD, and IPTV, and sub-$100 pricing per QAM channel

Dish: TV Everywhere Site Is Portal to Growth


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (5)
August 23, 2010 : Satellite TV giant believes new broadband video site will serve as a subscriber recruiting and retention platform

Verizon & Cisco Grace the Gridiron


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (8)
August 23, 2010 : Verizon and Cisco bring their best to New Meadowlands Stadium, promising wireless data, better video replays, and hotter hot dogs

Should Carriers Cut Out Credit Cards?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
August 23, 2010 : Startup mPayy encourages the carriers to ditch the credit card companies and take a bigger chunk of m-commerce profits themselves

Colt Taps Infinera for Ultra-Low-Latency Service


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (4)
August 23, 2010 : New London-to-Frankfort fiber link targets financial services industry with guaranteed 4.22 milliseconds latency offer

US Gets Worried About Huawei


LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (14)
August 20, 2010 : Eight US senators are trying to block Huawei from selling gear to Sprint over concerns the deal would threaten national security

Policy Watch: Critics Pound Comcast-NBCU Deal


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 20, 2010 : Comments pour in at the FCC as critics and proponents file their final word on the proposed media mega-deal

Sunrise Telecom Rises to the Challenge


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
August 20, 2010 : 10:15 AM CEO explains why testing is necessary and what carriers are (or aren't) doing about it

3G Femto a 'Key Project' for Verizon?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
August 20, 2010 : Verizon appears to be preparing to play catchup with AT&T in the 3G femtocell game

Dry-Erasing the iPhone


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 20, 2010 : 7:55 AM From Ericsson's US HQ, a sketchy overview of the many facets of AT&T's iPhone problems

Matching Up With Mediaroom


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
August 19, 2010 : Look, Ma – no servers! Broadcom's special sauce brings fast channel changes to simple DTAs and higher-end HD set-tops
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