Mobility Drives Commerce Column - Denise Culver - Post a comment March 10, 2009 : With consumer-driven businesses scrambling to make their products and services more appealing, the possibilities of mobile commerce are beckoning
Huawei: 4G or Not 4G? Column - Dan Jones - Post a comment January 28, 2009 : That is the question... or, why Huawei and TeliaSonera can't really call their LTE network plans '4G'
Satellite Radio: Dead Companies Walking Column - Comments (8) June 16, 2008 : How mobile WiMax and LTE will spell the beginning of the end for satellite radio, as wireless broadband let's you listen to what you want, when you want, and where you want
Why Carl Icahn's So Mad Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Post a comment June 4, 2008 : A WSJ article indicates Icahn wants Yahoo CEO Yang fired, perhaps driven by compensation issues. 'That's nuts!' wrote one compensation expert, in reviewing the proposed Yahoo severance packages
Who's Driving the Handset Business? Column - Post a comment May 1, 2008 : While big names in the handset food chain face a tough quarter earnings season, there's no sign of slowdown in the emerging markets of China and India
Turkey Awards 2007 Column - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (9) November 22, 2007 : It's been a fowl year for some. Here are our choices for the biggest turkeys of all
Larry's Router Rant Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (26) October 26, 2007 : Internet pioneer Larry Roberts is back with a diatribe on the shortcomings of current IP routing technology
An Ethernet Expo Rundown Column - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment October 9, 2007 : Carrier Ethernet will dominate the discussion of Ethernet's future at Ethernet Expo 2007, opening October 15 in New York City
Russo Should Go Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (14) October 4, 2007 : Pat Russo's time has come. Her promises on the merger of Alcatel-Lucent aren't working out
Who's Your MVP? Column - Phil Harvey - Comments (2) July 23, 2007 : The Leading Lights are on again and it's up to you to pick our Person of the Year
Flat Is Back: Toward the All-IP Mobile Network Column - Gabriel Brown - Post a comment July 3, 2007 : With the wireless industry focused on how to efficiently deliver mobile broadband services, most of the attention is on which radio interface will deliver the fastest connectivity to the greatest number of users. But there's an entire back-end network infrastructure required to deliver applications, and here, at least, the choice is simple: Adopt a flat, IP-centric network architecture.
iWhatever Is Good for Telcos Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Post a comment June 29, 2007 : iPhone hysteria shows how important device innovation has become for driving new telecom services
Putting IPTV to the Test Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Post a comment June 15, 2007 : Light Reading has published the results of a ground-breaking test we commissioned in partnership with the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC), which put Cisco Systems IPTV gear to the ultimate test. Now we know what it takes to deliver true carrier-quality IPTV
Letter to Ed Whitacre Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (22) May 1, 2007 : Light Reading Editor in Chief Scott Raynovich hurls a "J'accuse!" at the departing AT&T Chief and his platinum parachute
It's the Consumer, Stupid Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comment (1) April 3, 2007 : Consumers are driving all sorts of new applications in the wireless world. Is anybody paying attention?
Some Notes on Kyte's Flight Column - Phil Harvey - Comments (4) February 22, 2007 : Decentral.tv's kyte service could make social networks more social, more networked. But are carriers in any position to make money from tomorrow's interactive video apps?
New Project, New Life Column - Peter Heywood - Comments (9) February 15, 2007 : Light Reading founder Peter Heywood launches Muni Project Profiles as his valedictory, before riding off into the Cornwall sunset
Content Chaos: Part I Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (11) February 5, 2007 : By focusing on content, the big Internet companies like Skype and Google are driving telecom innovation, while the big telcos are getting left on the sidelines
Will New England Ever Have a Cisco? Column - Heavy Reading / Scott Clavenna - Comments (26) January 26, 2007 : Boston VCs rarely show real courage, and pull out of companies too quickly, while Silicon Valley will stick with a company for as long as it takes
Outlook 2007 Column - Heavy Reading / Scott Clavenna - Comments (11) January 11, 2007 : Could consolidation trump everything this year, and make telecom a battlefield suitable only for million-man armies and five-star generals?
Some New Year's Resolutions for Cable Column - Michael Harris - Post a comment December 28, 2006 : Whether it's making more time for friends and family, eating less, exercising more, or giving generously, one can't help but turn toward virtue
Why Size Should Matter to the ITU Column - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) December 6, 2006 : In a shrinking industry, does anyone really need a global Telecom World tradeshow – or are regional shows better?
IPTV: Inactive or Interactive? Column - Phil Harvey - Comments (3) November 14, 2006 : While telco TV efforts nationwide appear more and more like cable copycats, content providers have loads of ideas on how to make IPTV more interactive – someone should listen to them
Ethernet Service Provider of the Year Finalists Column - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment October 17, 2006 : Heavy Reading's 2006 Ethernet Service Provider of the Year Awards for North America will be announced at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo in New York City on Wednesday, October 25
BBWF: Paris in Pictures Column - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) October 16, 2006 : Europe's telecom sector converged on Paris last week for the Broadband World Forum Europe. We found plenty of interesting things to photograph, but none of them were at the show...
Google Gone Gaga Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (16) October 10, 2006 : Google has just paid $25 million per employee for second place
Telecom Texas Hold 'em Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (11) September 21, 2006 : It's time to double down on triple play and FTTH, apparently, as we review the panels and pontifications from the past two days at Optical Expo
Bundles of Joy: Playing Lowball Column - Phil Harvey - Comments (54) September 12, 2006 : Some experts say that when companies get in the game of low-balling each other just to get some new customers, they erode the value of the services they sell, and everyone loses.
Where Are the IPOs? Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (6) August 31, 2006 : Force10, BigBand, and Riverbed have been hyping their upcoming IPOs, but they've been "upcoming" for a long time now. Apart from the Vonage debacle, the IPO scene has been pretty dead – and Sarbanes-Oxley is partly to blame
Calling All IMS Vendors Column - Peter Heywood - Comments (5) August 21, 2006 : IMS: Hot stuff? Or hot air? The architecture has been hyped to the skies. Light Reading Founder Peter Heywood thinks it's about time to see some concrete results.
Startup Shortage Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (73) July 17, 2006 : Light Reading is compiling its "Top Ten New Startups to Watch" list, and there's a superfluity of application and content companies. Where are new infrastructure developments coming from?
XML Networking's Carrier Appeal Column - Caroline Chappell - Post a comment June 27, 2006 : As companies of all types rush to adopt service-oriented architecture (SOA) and build applications based on Web services, the growth of the extensible markup language (XML) market in the enterprise sector is undeniable
Backdating Blues Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Post a comment June 21, 2006 : Share backdating is not the trivial matter some take it for – it is cheating, pure and simple, and it's taking money straight out of shareholders' pockets. The issue is not going away any time soon
Vonage: Burned by Bundles Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (2) June 2, 2006 : Vonage's stock is getting killed, down 35 percent from its IPO offering price – and without a compelling suite of services the VOIP provider doesn't have many strategic options
Stock Shocks Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (7) May 25, 2006 : Checking in on our Leading Lights Best Investment award finalists from 2005 we find – surprise, surprise – they've all done pretty well
Here Comes AlcaLu Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (2) April 4, 2006 : Lucent's gonna disappear? What are we all going to do?
Mobile Core Wars Column - Gabriel Brown - Comments (6) March 23, 2006 : Mobile softswitches really took off in 2005, sounding the death knell for legacy circuit-switched products. To prosper from this trend, equipment suppliers require a deep-rooted commitment to transforming their core network product lines.
USTA: Whatya Got? Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (2) March 17, 2006 : Can the RBOCs' main lobbying group mount a tradeshow that really presents a fair and creative view of the future of the industry? Will it include upstarts in the Internet industry and fresh ideas in the world of content and broadband applications?
Valley Wonk: Optical's Options Column - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1) March 14, 2006 : Business is better, but there are still too many companies. Luckily, there's a graceful way out
Crocodile Tiers Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (7) February 13, 2006 : The industry is locked into a rhetorical stalemate. Both sides of the net neutrality debate are going to have to give way, and, like any good market, it's going to have to come together through partnerships and deals.
Eurobites: Ownership Issues Column - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment January 30, 2006 : Politicians halt Telefónica acquisition, mobile operator 3 Italy gears up for an IPO, shareholders in French carrier Neuf Cegetel eye up a controlling stake, and more from the Old Continent
Google Is Overvalued Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (47) January 20, 2006 : Can it grow 52% a year for five years? Light Reading's Editor in Chief crunches the numbers – and he seriously doubts it.
Notes From Needham Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Post a comment January 13, 2006 : Want to hear about telecom's pent-up opportunities? Want to know if Corning's hallucinating with LCD? Well, show us some Good Technology first
Juniper's Marketing Mystery Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Comments (100) January 5, 2006 : Strange things are happening at Juniper these days including a lawsuit against Light Reading message boarders and a VP of Marketing position that's been vacant for six months
Eurobites: A Private Affair Column - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment December 21, 2005 : The acquisition action is never ending in Europe, where private equity players are assuming an increasingly major role in the telecom consolidation process
A Night of Lighties Column - R. Scott Raynovich - Post a comment December 15, 2005 : Light Reading bestowed its second annual Leading Lights Awards at the Pierre Hotel in New York Wednesday night. Lucent walked away with two, while Cisco, Ruckus, and Force10 were also among the 11 winners.
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