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Net Neutrality: Not Neutered
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Graham Finnie - Post a comment
November 12, 2009 : 'Come' to our virtual tradeshow on policy control and DPI to register your views on the FCC's latest moves
Vodafone 3G Access Gateway Review
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Comment (1)
October 22, 2009 : Your intrepid correspondent tries out Vodafone's new 3G femtocell service
Telco TV: Looking Ahead
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Comment (1)
October 20, 2009 : Telco TV is gaining steam in the US, but significant challenges still remain for providers
Big Telco Is Watching You
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Post a comment
October 12, 2009 : A new study indicates that service providers need to watch themselves when watching consumers
Gateway to (Video) Heaven?
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
September 30, 2009 : Equipment vendors are increasingly touting the video gateway as the best way for MSOs to deliver IP video to the home
Packet Optical Transport Goes for the Long Haul
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sterling Perrin - Post a comment
September 28, 2009 : The packet-optical transport market is at the very beginning of a significant migration: moving into the long haul
Taking LTE Global
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Comments (2)
September 17, 2009 : Combined TDD/FDD modes for LTE can generate vast economies of scale
CTIA: What a Difference a Decade Makes
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Patrick Donegan - Comment (1)
September 8, 2009 : Reflecting on how the North American wireless industry got to where it is today
Handicapping the Nortel VoIP Triple Crown
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Jim Hodges - Post a comment
August 19, 2009 : The race for Nortel's VoIP carrier business looks set to change the VoIP landscape in North America forever
DTAs Sidetrack Cable SDV
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Comments (3)
August 14, 2009 : Digital terminal adapters, cheap and easy to install, are beating out complicated switched digital video for cable business
OBS: The Pipes Are Calling
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sterling Perrin - Comments (2)
August 12, 2009 : Ireland's vote of confidence is set to drag optical burst switching out of the labs and into the mainstream spotlight
Fiber, Fiber Everywhere…
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Graham Finnie - Post a comment
July 24, 2009 : Every country has its own take on FTTH, with wide variations in technology choices, regulations, and deployment plans – and suppliers must be prepared to be flexible if they are to win big, adjusting where they can to local circumstances and conditions
Verizon Innovates on IPTV
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Post a comment
July 15, 2009 : Verizon's recent move to integrate social networking and Internet video into FiOS TV underscores the need for IPTV innovation
Evolving Packet-Optical Transport
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sterling Perrin - Post a comment
July 10, 2009 : A sneak preview of the topics we'll tackle at the upcoming Packet-Optical Transport Evolution virtual tradeshow
Voice Over LTE & the 'IMS Gap'
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Comments (2)
June 30, 2009 : LTE is an exciting new technology, but will it ever really take off if it doesn't support voice and SMS?
Recession, Competition Sting CESR Market
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Comments (2)
June 26, 2009 : The CESR market declined for the third quarter in a row as the economy worsened, but long-term prospects still look good
NSN & Nortel: AlcaLu Loses Out
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Patrick Donegan - Post a comment
June 22, 2009 : There are some obvious winners and losers from NSN's acquisition of Nortel's wireless assets, but none of them is NSN itself
Operators, Advertisers Sync Up
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Post a comment
June 19, 2009 : Service providers need a more consistent approach to advertising to get in step with the needs of the advertising community
Debating Green Ethernet
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
June 15, 2009 : Calculating the energy efficiency of carrier Ethernet solutions isn't as easy as you think
Green Telecom Preview
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Jim Hodges - Post a comment
June 12, 2009 : Green Telecom East 2009 will address some outstanding questions about the transition to environmentally responsible networks
Mobile 2012 Virtual Tradeshow Preview
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Post a comment
June 8, 2009 : Light Reading explores the future of mobile networks in its first ever 'virtual tradeshow'
Amazon's Lessons for Telcos
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Graham Finnie - Comments (4)
May 15, 2009 : Do network operators have what it takes to make an Amazon-style shift to third-party openness?
Operators Mad for Ad Money
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Post a comment
May 13, 2009 : Service providers are bullish about advertising's potential to create new revenue streams
Docsis Device Shipments Drop in 2008
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
May 6, 2009 : For likely the first time in cable history, worldwide Docsis device shipments fell last year, following a sharp slump in Q4
Ethernet Expo: Europe 2009 Preview
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
April 30, 2009 : Is carrier Ethernet really recession-proof? And how can enterprises and service providers benefit most from Ethernet?
Probing Net Privacy
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Graham Finnie - Comment (1)
April 22, 2009 : What kind of info should ISPs, telcos, and Web portals be allowed to collect about users, and what should they be allowed to do with it?
Media Gateways Flatten Out
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Jim Hodges - Post a comment
April 17, 2009 : The move to flat, all-IP networks is driving the combination of functions into products such as session-aware media gateways
Carriers Flip for AIG
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Patrick Donegan - Comments (3)
March 26, 2009 : That's an 'access-independent gateway' – no relation to the recent Congressional whipping boy
Review: Netbooks & Integrated 3G
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Comments (4)
March 13, 2009 : Testing the Dell Mini 9, one of the few 'netbooks' to support integrated 3G/HSPA
Solving Cable's Upstream Dilemma
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Comment (1)
March 9, 2009 : Even the rollout of Docsis 3.0 isn't providing the solution cable needs to cure its glaring upstream bandwidth problem
TV Ads: Not Dead Yet
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Comments (2)
March 5, 2009 : Internet video ads are getting all the buzz, but TV remains the most effective medium for advertising
Telecom Lessons for Washington
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Comments (5)
February 27, 2009 : As the US considers nationalizing industries to stem job losses, policymakers should be guided by lessons from the telecom bubble
Packet-Optical Transport: What's in Store for 2009?
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sterling Perrin - Post a comment
February 24, 2009 : The emergence in 2008 of solid products and real revenue are a good start, but what's in store for P-OTS in 2009 and beyond?
NTT Goes on an Adventure With Tata in India
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February 23, 2009 : As domestic revenues continue to slide, NTT DoCoMo is looking to foreign markets for growth
Mobile Finance at a Crossroads in Africa
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February 20, 2009 : Governments must become increasingly involved in creating a financial system that does not cater only to the few
Wideband Speed Race Takes Off
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Comments (2)
February 13, 2009 : Courtesy of Docsis 3.0, cable operators worldwide are launching into a data services speed race
LTE Base Station Challengers
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Comment (1)
February 9, 2009 : Examining the upstarts hoping to break into the LTE base station market dominated by the big four RAN equipment vendors
Downturn Could Drive Online Video
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Post a comment
February 6, 2009 : The recession could drive new relationships between online companies and service providers, facilitating the growth of Internet video
Ethernet Access Market Update
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
February 5, 2009 : The Ethernet-over-bonded copper pair market has been holding up fairly well, fueled by the promise of a quick return on investment
The Gigabit Household: Only a Matter of Time
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Graham Finnie - Comments (13)
February 4, 2009 : Ten years from now, the average household will be running a 1-Gbit/s fixed Internet connection – the only question is how to get there
A Pivotal Year for SIP Services
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Jim Hodges - Post a comment
February 3, 2009 : 2009 will provide a vital opportunity for SIP services to demonstrate their full potential, and SIP trunking will be an important test case
Verizon Rides a Mobile Data Wave
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Patrick Donegan - Post a comment
January 27, 2009 : Verizon Wireless results highlight backhaul, policy, and DPI requirements
LTE Base Station Strategies
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Comments (5)
January 8, 2009 : Examining the product strategies of the big four RAN equipment vendors as they scramble to bring LTE base stations to market
CESR Market Likely Flat in 2009
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
December 29, 2008 : While the long-term prospects for carrier Ethernet switch/routers remain strong, the 2009 market will be flat compared to 2008
Getting More Out of Coax
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
December 24, 2008 : Spurning expensive fiber, cost-conscious MSOs are looking to leverage their coaxial cable networks for new 'Ethernet over Docsis' services
Economic Chill Hits Telco TV
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Post a comment
December 22, 2008 : Telcos need to increase their TV subscriber base, but the recession may make it difficult to compete on anything but price
Time to Make Tier 2/3 Operators a Priority
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sterling Perrin - Comment (1)
December 11, 2008 : Smaller telecom operators may not have the deepest pockets, but optical networking vendors should focus on getting a piece of that pie
Tracking the HD Wars
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Comments (6)
December 4, 2008 : The big cable operators boosted HD programming this year, but they're still lagging behind satellite
3G vs LTE: No Contest
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Post a comment
November 26, 2008 : Sure, LTE is better, newer, and faster than 3G; but is it really worth the trouble?
Laying the Groundwork for US Broadband Policy
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
November 25, 2008 : After years of fumbling, a new law represents a positive step toward a strong national broadband policy
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