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Set-Top Symbiosis
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November 17, 2009 : 11:25 AM Newer set-tops can offer service providers a good place to start serving Internet apps on the TV
What Fights Cord-Cutting?
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November 10, 2009 : 5:00 PM The conditions are perfect for cord-cutting, but it's not happening yet. I have a theory that might explain why
Twisted About Twitter
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October 27, 2009 : 3:55 PM It's odd that some companies place so much importance on Twitter posts
Supercomm 2009: Day Three
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October 23, 2009 : 10:45 AM Don't be for or against net neutrality. Just plainly state the kind of world you want and think about the consequences
Supercomm 2009: Day Two
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October 22, 2009 : 4:00 PM The service providers want to measure network efficiency in a new way
Supercomm 2009: Opening Day
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October 21, 2009 : 6:00 PM The big telco industry show is definitely more focused and more content-aware, and that's a good thing
LR Top Picks Update
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October 16, 2009 : 12:10 PM Time to bombard the message boards...
10 Reasons to Attend Supercomm
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October 15, 2009 : 1:45 PM Well, three reasons. But they're served under a variety of sauces, so you probably can't tell the difference
Measuring Openness
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October 9, 2009 : 1:00 PM Should we take Verizon's word for it? Are they really going to be as open as they say?
CTIA: Send Us Your Pics
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October 8, 2009 : 10:45 AM Publish your camera phone pics from CTIA right on our site all day today and tomorrow
Watch Us Watching You
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October 5, 2009 : 5:25 PM At CTIA this week, we want to know what you're seeing at the show
Our Kyte.tv Channels
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September 28, 2009 : 5:10 PM Here are our kyte.tv channels for CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment in San Diego
Top Picks Update
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September 16, 2009 : 12:30 PM Category updates, plus a formula for becoming a winner
Should Broadband Flow Like Water?
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September 9, 2009 : 11:10 AM No. One survey says there are at least 100M people who aren't sold on broadband being a core utility
Skype's the Limit
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September 1, 2009 : 11:35 AM In the right hands, Skype could be much more than a $1B company
Building Better Broadband
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August 31, 2009 : 3:00 PM Calix's Carl Russo on the shift from telephone company to broadband provider
Arguments for à la Carte
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August 20, 2009 : 5:25 PM Family-friendly programming, at your command
ZTE's Cheap Handset Haven
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August 20, 2009 : 12:10 PM Thanks to mobile growth in Africa, ZTE may soon pass Moto as the world's 5th largest handset maker
Incumbent Turf War
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August 19, 2009 : 1:45 PM Once the Recovery Act applications come in, the gloves will come off
The Ciena Theory
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August 18, 2009 : 8:10 AM With some careful stage managing, the smaller vendor might have a big part of Nortel's optical future
MEN Watchers
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August 14, 2009 : 4:55 PM Analyst says everyone's looking at Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks group
Ericsson's Managed Growth
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August 10, 2009 : 4:30 PM The US is Ericsson's new stronghold – and the recovery hasn't really started here (yet)
Oplink Shares Start to Climb
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August 7, 2009 : 11:20 AM But analyst taps the brakes on giving the company a ratings boost
Research Recap: Sonus, Arris
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July 31, 2009 : 1:50 PM Plus updates to our LTE and 40- & 100-Gbit/s reports
Research Recap: ALU, MOT, Q
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July 30, 2009 : 4:10 PM And survey finds that quality matters and lots of content owners haven't felt the Internet's embrace
A Telephony Disconnect
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July 29, 2009 : 1:00 PM Why focus on your audience when you can cover the planet?
The LR Cosmos: Champions at Last
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July 8, 2009 : 4:50 PM Light Reading's soccer team brings home the single most important trophy in New York-area, non-professional, adult-league, after-work, sports
Adtran Could See a $120M Stimulus
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July 2, 2009 : 2:30 PM The Recovery Act could help Adtran recover from this year's initial spending slowdown
Bye-Bye, 'Buy American'
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July 2, 2009 : 2:00 PM Buying American would have only complicated an already aggressive plan to extend US broadband networks
Defining Broadband
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July 1, 2009 : 5:00 PM Less than 1 Mbit/s is less than acceptable
AlcaLu's Recession-Proof Broadband
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June 25, 2009 : 4:10 PM What are consumers giving up so they can keep their broadband connections?
Selling Nortel's MEN
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June 24, 2009 : 5:45 PM What if no one buys Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks group?
Acme Racket
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June 16, 2009 : 9:15 AM Get ready to hear more stock buzz surrounding the VoIP equipment sector
ATCA, AMC & MicroTCA
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June 12, 2009 : 5:45 PM Spoiler alert – here's a link to our latest report, which officially goes live on Monday morning
Down Goes YouTube?
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June 12, 2009 : 3:55 PM Why no videos? It's Friday afternoon for gosh sakes
The Future's Calling
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June 8, 2009 : 5:55 PM U-verse Voice may be the future of residential telephone service: It's feature-filled, all IP, hard to explain, and tough to install
AT&T Speeds Up U-verse Visits
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May 27, 2009 : 8:30 PM More customers offer the carrier more practice for its U-verse double- and triple-play services
Nortel: Closing Time?
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May 14, 2009 : 5:15 PM Research house expects to soon see Nortel 'cease operations'
Last Call
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May 13, 2009 : 6:00 PM Frontier's brave new world, COLT beats a dead horse, and mobile WiFi (via cellular) is here to stay
Last Call
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May 11, 2009 : 6:15 PM Dish subs flee, Cablevision's new fee, and LR is Twittery
Moto's $100M Man
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May 11, 2009 : 4:55 PM Sure, Sanjay Jha is loaded. But he's got to pull off a miracle to realize the full value of his huge package
Last Call
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May 4, 2009 : 6:00 PM Eslambolchi's Law, Twitter fight, Google gets my goat, and ZTE heads west
First Call
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April 30, 2009 : 8:35 AM Qwest's line loss leader, Verizon's broadband huffing, and Sycamore saves cash
Last Call
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April 28, 2009 : 6:00 PM TV's changes from the past two years, Charter troubles, and a Tellabs conspiracy theory shopping list
Ethernet Academy
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April 27, 2009 : 3:20 PM A new peer-reviewed Ethernet site has launched, and we'll all be smarter for it
Last Call
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April 24, 2009 : 5:00 PM More fiber sneaks into Allen and Frisco, WiMax is the new DSL, and Skype just keeps on impressing us
Last Call
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April 23, 2009 : 6:20 PM Verizon's making waffles, OKC is the place not to be, and we correct Zhone's controversial chart
Last Call
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April 22, 2009 : 6:00 PM A few things you should see before heading out for a precious pint of Hump Day Hefeweizen
Photo Leftovers
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April 14, 2009 : 4:25 PM Just a few more pics from CTIA Wireless 2009
When Analogies Attack
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April 9, 2009 : 3:00 PM Wireless tech and gay marriage make an unholy union
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