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SDN Added to Interop Test


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January 2, 2013 : 11:00 AM OpenFlow and Path Computation Element (PCE) will be part of EANTC's annual multivendor Carrier Ethernet/MPLS interoperability test

For Sail: Alcatel-Lucent's Subsea Business


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December 20, 2012 : 12:00 PM Reports suggest the company's cable-laying fleet is on its way to FT

BT's Hot for 4G


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December 20, 2012 : 6:40 AM But what would it do with LTE?

Wayra Czechs In to Central Europe


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December 13, 2012 : 10:15 AM Telefónica Digital's Wayra operation is opening a startup incubator in the Czech Republic

What 4G Players Want for Christmas


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December 12, 2012 : 1:20 PM A stocking full of personalized data plans, it seems…

Kapsch Cries Foul Over Huawei


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November 30, 2012 : 8:15 AM Austrian vendor is 'not amused' with copied marketing materials

Money Matters at Telefonica Digital


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November 29, 2012 : 10:50 AM The Spanish telco's Digital division has made another startup investment and furthered its mobile money strategy in Brazil

The 'Is Billing Dead?' Debate


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November 22, 2012 : 8:00 AM Does post-paid billing have a future? The debate is intensifying…

If We're Giving Thanks…


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November 21, 2012 : 10:15 AM Ahead of Thanksgiving, some pics from my recent visit to New York starring some of Light Reading's illustrious crew

Ericsson Defends Iran Position


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November 20, 2012 : 9:25 AM Vendor responds to report focusing on its ongoing business in controversial Middle East market

Europe's Telco Services Suffer Shrinkage


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November 19, 2012 : 10:30 AM The region's comms services market shrunk in 2011 and is set to do so again this year – can it recover? Where are the new sources of revenue?

New CDN Twist for Twiss


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November 15, 2012 : 6:50 AM Traffic management specialist is now tackling next-gen content delivery networks (CDNs)

How Not to Do 4G, EE-Style


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November 14, 2012 : 10:25 AM London journalist is positive about EE's LTE service, but regular punters slam the operator's customer service efforts

How Europe Can Hit Its Next-Gen Broadband Targets


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November 14, 2012 : 8:20 AM Report identifies key measures, but can anyone act on them?

Interoute's Silver Lining


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November 8, 2012 : 9:00 AM Positive correlation between cloud demand and sales growth for European network operator

The Impact of Broadband


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November 1, 2012 : 3:25 PM Does high-speed broadband boost economic growth?

2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best Deal Maker


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October 31, 2012 : 11:20 AM Continuing our look at this year's shortlisted entries, it's time to check out the companies that excelled in mergers and acquisitions

2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best New Service or Application (Telecom)


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October 29, 2012 : 4:00 AM Continuing our look at this year's shortlisted entries, it's time to examine the best services or applications in the fixed line world

Dante's SDH Inferno


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October 25, 2012 : 11:40 AM SDH has been torched in the pan-European research network run by Dante

AlcaLu Job Cuts to Hit 5,500


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October 18, 2012 : 9:00 AM Many Alcatel-Lucent jobs to go in France as restructuring details are released

Why 9.2 Is the Magic Number


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October 4, 2012 : 2:20 PM That's €9.2B earmarked for broadband stimulus investment

M&A Realities


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September 27, 2012 : 6:30 AM When you're buying a business with a network, post-M&A integration can take a long time – just ask Vodafone

Intune Waxes Lyrical


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September 20, 2012 : 3:00 AM After years of trying, the Irish packet-optical systems vendor looks to have cracked the telco market with a major operator

ECOC 2012: Go Faster!


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September 17, 2012 : 5:00 PM I'll see your 100Gbit/s and raise you a terabit

Software-Defined Optical Networks


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September 13, 2012 : 10:45 AM Next week's European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) has caught the SDN bug, but plenty of other subjects are on tap

Skype's Big Billing Break


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September 5, 2012 : Landmark moment as carriers get chance to bill for Skype services

What to See at IBC


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September 5, 2012 : 6:15 AM It's going to be a video frenzy in Amsterdam

Seeking the New Silicon Valley


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September 4, 2012 : 7:35 AM Good news for startups as Telefónica ups its investment game

Is NSN Close to BSS Sale?


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August 30, 2012 : 5:45 AM Report suggests NSN's latest asset sale could be close

Telefónica: A New Breed of Telco


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August 23, 2012 : By directing energy toward startups, partners and new IT ideas, the Spanish giant is showing it's possible for a Tier 1 to reinvent itself

Swiss Bank on Unification


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August 16, 2012 : 2:00 AM Swisscom hopes to reap the benefits of unifying networks and IT

IT's Tough in Managed Services


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August 6, 2012 : Competition is even tougher for the major vendors in the IT outsourcing services space

Matchmaking NSN


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August 2, 2012 : 7:05 AM Forget Alcatel-Lucent – NEC could be the best bet to merge with Nokia Siemens Networks

Pressure's On in Paris


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July 26, 2012 : 2:35 PM Alcatel-Lucent CEO admits mistakes – will he be allowed to make more?

O2's Payback


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July 19, 2012 : 2:05 PM The operator is ready to say it's sorry for the recent outage, offering compensation that might total more than £220M

EC's FTTX Gamble


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July 13, 2012 : 3:15 PM Now the EC's Neelie Kroes needs incumbent operators to step up and invest more in fiber

In Russia, LTE Licenses Command No Fee


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July 13, 2012 : 10:00 AM Governments of the world, take note

Now What, O2?


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July 12, 2012 : 11:55 AM With its service restored, the UK operator's customer experience management strategy will now be put to the test

CDN: Build or Buy?


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July 5, 2012 : 9:10 AM Tough choice for operators with content delivery network (CDN) needs

Ericsson Gets IT


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July 4, 2012 : 6:40 AM Managed services deal in Portugal shows off vendor's SPIT smarts

Telcos: The New VCs?


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June 28, 2012 : 1:10 PM Digital startups are getting more and more backing from carriers

Alarm Bells for AlcaLu, Nokia


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June 25, 2012 : 1:05 PM As the euro crisis deepens, investors flee struggling vendors. Can they turn their fortunes around?

Now the Dutch Do 400G


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June 21, 2012 : 1:45 PM KPN cranks up to 400Gbit/s with Huawei

ADVA's 100G Appeal


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June 19, 2012 : 7:15 AM Customer praise and a Finisar nugget

Interoute's SDN Dream


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June 14, 2012 : 2:15 PM One carrier CTO can't wait for software-defined networking

LTE: The Vendor's Worst Friend?


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June 7, 2012 : 1:35 PM More network sharing means long term erosion (LTE) of carrier capex

EC Nixes Pure Net Neutrality


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May 30, 2012 : 8:30 AM Transparency and choice is the best way to deal with online service restrictions, reckons the EC's digital watchdog Neelie Kroes

Samsung Galaxy S III Hits EMEA


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May 29, 2012 : 5:45 AM The smartphone hailed as the big rival to the iPhone arrives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

NSN Sticks It to Huawei


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May 23, 2012 : 1:35 PM NSN accuses rival Huawei of practicing the sincerest form of flattery...

Look Out Europe…


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May 14, 2012 : 6:30 AM Will AsiaInfo-Linkage be the Huawei of BSS?
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