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Articles published in September 2012

Tellabs Finds New PON Frontier: The Desktop


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comment (1)
September 29, 2012 : By converting its GPON platform into an enterprise switch, manufacturer claims to have leadership role in new market

Photos: AT&T Shows Off Its Innovation


Slide Shows - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 28, 2012 : One year after making a big deal of its innovation centers, AT&T wanted to show it really has graduated from the old Bell Labs days

Juniper Laying Off 500


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 28, 2012 : The job cuts, hinted at during Juniper's earnings, are reportedly emphasizing the QFabric team

Is That a Redknee War Chest?


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
September 28, 2012 : Canadian BSS specialist raises C$17.55M from investors – but for what?

Apple: Sorry About Our Map App


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (13)
September 28, 2012 : CEO Tim Cook writes a rare apology to users, but there's no clue yet if Apple and Google will bury the hatchet and get a Google map app on iOS 6

Cable Access Goes for Bigger Broadband


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
September 28, 2012 : Cisco, Arris, Motorola and Casa are already making CMTS upgrades that will push Docsis 3.0 past 1Gbit/s

OS Watch: RIM Finds Growth in Emerging Markets


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
September 28, 2012 : Also: Alibaba forges ahead with Chinese Android alternative; analyst predicts enterprise struggles for Microsoft; Huawei plots its own OS

Dish Makes Over-the-Top TV Pitch


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
September 28, 2012 : Also: Comcast backs video search specialist; Chicago also gunning for 1-Gig; Vecima bounces back; U-verse's Easy Remote

T-Mobile USA in $2.4B Towers Deal


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
September 28, 2012 : Crown Castle takes control of 7,200 T-Mobile USA towers with an option to buy outright in the future

Adtran Issues Profit Warning


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
September 28, 2012 : Third-quarter sales and earnings will fall well below expectations as market conditions fail to improve

Euronews: Commission 'Unleashes' the Cloud


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
September 28, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: It's metaphor madness as Brussels nails its colors to the cloud; Lumia will cost more than Galaxy; LTE in Slovenia

RIM Posts $235M Net Loss as Sales Slip


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (7)
September 27, 2012 : Investors were cheered by a less-than-expected loss but sales are down again as the wait for BB10 continues

BT KISSes Cloud Collaboration


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
September 27, 2012 : BT's new cloud offering has a well-loved principle at its heart – Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS)

Mediacom Goes With TiVo


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
September 27, 2012 : Also: Comcast lifts zeebox's US debut; Dish goes rural with satellite broadband; Celeno scores $24M more; Harmonic dons its CCAP

AT&T Gets Personal With Skyfire's Browser


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
September 27, 2012 : Skyfire helps carriers carve out some prime mobile-browsing real estate using a toolbar that's more intelligent than default options

Comcast Boots Up Wi-Fi in California


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
September 27, 2012 : Comcast brings its Wi-Fi act to the Golden State after lighting up a 'few thousand' hot spots in areas such as San Francisco and Sacramento

Comcast Gives FTTH a Shot


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
September 27, 2012 : Comcast is mixing fiber and its Metro Ethernet platform – not Docsis 3.0 – to power its new residential 305Mbit/s broadband tier

Euronews: Arab Operators Mull Anti-OTT Alliance


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
September 27, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: A plan to deal with OTT challenges; Nokia to name Lumia partners; Vodafone's M&A challenge; NSN's Oktoberfest of SPIT

FCC Chairman Says Yes to WCS for 4G


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
September 26, 2012 : Julius Genachowski opens up the door for AT&T to get 'alternative' 4G LTE services up on the WCS band

Even FTTH Rides the Wireless Wave


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
September 26, 2012 : Mobile backhaul, wireless extensions and Wi-Fi networks all factor heavily into the FTTH business plan

Bandwidth Trader Goes Live


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
September 26, 2012 : A little later than planned, the eCX bandwidth trading platform is now open for business

Cisco Snaps Up Wi-Fi Analytics Startup


LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
September 26, 2012 : Cisco buys ThinkSmart Technologies to gain some talent and specialized software that examines traffic patterns on public Wi-Fi networks

Startup Boosts Alcatel-Lucent's Backhaul


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
September 26, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent adds millimeterwave startup Sub10 Systems to its small-cell backhaul roster

FCC Wary of Usage-Based Broadband


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
September 26, 2012 : Also: Arris to show 1-Gig cable modem; Comcast cuts back in California; cable keeps VoD crown; Nook tablet shoots for video glory

Ericsson Buys More OSS Smarts


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
September 26, 2012 : Acquires order management and product catalog specialist ConceptWave as it further boosts its service provider IT (SPIT) capabilities

John Chambers IDs Potential Successors


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
September 26, 2012 : Cisco CEO talks about retirement and names some of the candidates for his replacement in an interview with Bloomberg

Euronews: Ericsson Adds to SPIT Armory


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
September 26, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: TeliaSonera prepares to shed Spanish subsidiary; Sierra Wireless goes in-Peugeot; Belgians mad for iPhone 5

RIM Wants a Bronze for BlackBerry


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
September 25, 2012 : Carriers are beginning to test BlackBerry 10, as RIM tries to woo developers and prove it can be a relevant third mobile ecosystem

Verizon: Simplify the Home, Protect Fiber's Value


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (5)
September 25, 2012 : Verizon exec says FTTH industry must collaborate on reducing complexity in the digital home or see customers 'lose faith' in service providers

FTTH Quietly Grows 10% in North America


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (2)
September 25, 2012 : Sure, the big FiOS push is done, but North American FTTH growth is being nourished by other sources, including AT&T

Google: No iPhone 5 Map App Yet


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (13)
September 25, 2012 : Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt tells reporters in Japan that Google hasn't done anything about an app for iOS 6 yet

1-Gig Cable Gateway Gets Ready for Its Close-Up


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (7)
September 25, 2012 : A Docsis 3.0 gateway from Hitron that gets close to a 1Gbit/s downstream will shoot for CableLabs certification in November

Internet2 Readies Its SDN Launch


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
September 25, 2012 : To go with its new 100G backbone, the Internet2 consortium is getting ready to see what OpenFlow can do

Cisco, Motorola May Be Next to Settle With TiVo


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
September 25, 2012 : Also: Service providers to take on the gaming consoles; Cablevision backs broadcasters in their fight with Aereo; Netflix sheds some content

Euronews: Telekom Austria Slashes Dividend


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comment (1)
September 25, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: SFR takes LTE to Lyon; ADVA scores in Frankfurt; billing's Big Bango; BT, Dolby partner on teleconferencing

Mapping 4G: Sprint Adds 5 More LTE Markets


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
September 24, 2012 : Sprint now has 24 live 4G LTE towns and cities ready for subscribers who grabbed a 4G iPhone 5 or other LTE devices

Overture Appoints New CEO


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
September 24, 2012 : Ciena exec joins Carrier Ethernet access equipment vendor as its new head honcho

Verizon & ActiveVideo Call a Cease-Fire


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
September 24, 2012 : Also: Comcast DVRs to offer external storage expansion; Nielsen says TV viewing dipped; Google Fiber's latest TV headache

Verizon to Pay TiVo $250M to Settle DVR Fight


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
September 24, 2012 : Verizon and TiVo agree to bury the hatchet and work together a few months after AT&T and TiVo agreed to a similar out-of-court settlement

DragonWave Speeds Up Radio Backhaul for 4G


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
September 24, 2012 : DragonWave says its revamped radio software can get up to 40% more capacity out of existing microwave backhaul links

Euronews: Iran Prepares to Ringfence Internet


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
September 24, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Iran plans 'domestic' Internet that doesn't include Google; UN ranks Net usage; UK 4G latest; plus NSN, Spirent and ECI

iPhone 5 Could Cause Local Data Crunches in US


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
September 21, 2012 : The near-doubling of 4G users on LTE networks in the US could cause data congestion and slowdowns in towns and cities on the new networks

Pre-Paid Broadband Doesn't Have to Eat Margins


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
September 21, 2012 : But throttling speeds and capping usage can help an ISP protect its mainstream, pre-paid high-speed service tiers

Verizon Stresses OpenFlow Workouts


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 21, 2012 : Like athletes getting their reps in, equipment vendors should plug away at OpenFlow so the kinks can be worked out, an executive says

iPhone 5 Launches in NYC


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
September 21, 2012 : It's iPhone 5 launch day, and LR Mobile was on hand to capture the lines in Chelsea and mid-town Manhattan

Suddenlink Promotes the TiVo Stream


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
September 21, 2012 : Suddenlink appears to be the first cable operator that will launch TiVo's in-home TV streaming and content-sharing device

Operators Flock to Comcast's IP Set-Top Kit


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
September 21, 2012 : Also: Horizon TV off to fast start; Roku CEO latest to predict rise of a 'virtual' MSO; Shaw picks thePlatform; Verizon adds VoD options

Euronews: iPhone 5 Hits Europe


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comment (1)
September 21, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Some phone or other goes on sale; EMEA woes for RIM; Nokia's stock is sold short; Austria checks Slim's stake-grab plan

T-Mobile MVNO Launches With 25,000 Subs


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
September 21, 2012 : Solavei's recruit-your-friends unlimited data service goes live with its first 25,000 customers brought on by pre-launch word-of-mouth

OS Watch: Samsung Lumps iPhone 5 Into Lawsuit


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
September 21, 2012 : Also: Android turns 4; Microsoft steps out on Nokia; RIM plays the BB10 waiting game; Apple users clamor for iOS 6
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