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Articles published in May 2011

Tekelec Names New CEO


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May 31, 2011 : Krish Prabhu steps down, as planned, while Ron de Lange gets promoted from within to take the reins

Sprint Opposes AT&T/T-Mobile Hook-Up


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May 31, 2011 : Sprint announced it has formally requested the FCC to block AT&T's proposed $39B takeover of T-Mobile USA

Genband Does Community Service


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May 31, 2011 : Genband celebrates first anniversary of Nortel CVAS acquisition with global day-of-service holiday

MSOs Risk Losing 'Gen Y' to Cord-Cutting


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May 31, 2011 : Study: Cable, telecom, satellite companies need to develop products, packages and marketing messages that are relevant to young consumers

ACA Seeks End to Broadcaster 'Price-Fixing'


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May 31, 2011 : Trade group provides FCC with damaging evidence of pervasive collusion

AT&T, Pantech Intro Crossover


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May 31, 2011 : New Android 2.2 smartphone available to AT&T customers June 5

Comcast Debuts 'Internet Essentials' Tier


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May 31, 2011 : Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Comcast Executive VP David L. Cohen announced the launch of Internet Essentials in Chicago

Enea Splits Shares


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May 31, 2011 : An automatic redemption program was implemented throughout April and May 2011

Mindspeed Demos Access Chips


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May 31, 2011 : The company's demos at Computex Taipei 2011 include processors for fiber access service delivery

Wi-LAN Joins Nasdaq


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May 31, 2011 : The company that sues everybody can now sue them from Nasdaq

GigOptix Passes 40G Test


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May 31, 2011 : The chipmaker's 40G Mach-Zehnder modulator gets Tier 1 and Telcordia approval

ZTE Wins GPON Deal in Belarus


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May 31, 2011 : ZTE selected by BelTelecom for GPON National Broadband Network Project

Cavium Storms Computex


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May 31, 2011 : The chipmaker announces design wins with customers including Netgear and ZyXEL

DirecTV Net Touts Exclusives


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May 31, 2011 : DIRECTV's The 101 Network becomes The Audience Network on June 1

Shareholder Group Wants Clearwire Sale


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May 31, 2011 : Pardus Capital has released the letter it sent to Clearwire Corporation’s Chairman of the Board

MIPS works on Android


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May 31, 2011 : MIPS Technologies and SiS continue to drive Android into the digital home

ACA: Relax Video Rules for Small MSOs


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May 31, 2011 : ACA seeks changes from FCC to proposed video description rules

Fox Plays Ball With Level 3


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May 31, 2011 : FOX Sports signs on with Level 3 for Vyvx VenueNet+ Services to support Major League Baseball game delivery

Sprint Shows off 3D on the HTC EVO


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May 31, 2011 : Content coming for the Smartphone, HTC EVO 3D from Sprint

Apple Teases Software-Focused WWDD


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May 31, 2011 : Apple to unveil next-generation software at keynote address on Monday, June 6

In-Stat: US Future Hub of New LTE Deployments


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May 31, 2011 : 25% of all new LTE base stations deployments will be in the US from 2011 to 2014, says In-Stat

Nokia Lowers Q2 Outlook


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May 31, 2011 : Nokia lowers Devices & Services second quarter 2011 outlook and updates full year 2011 outlook

Level 3 Connects With ITV


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May 31, 2011 : Level 3 announces agreement with Information Television Network to provide services to support its broadcast programming

Starz Launches Encore Espanol


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May 31, 2011 : Starz entertainment unveils the latest addition to its ENCORE lineup, ENCORE ESPANOL

Pace Picks New Chairman


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May 31, 2011 : Pace has appointed Allan Leighton as its new non-executive Chairman after the retirement of Mike McTighe, stepping down after ten years

OTT Revenues to Reach $20B in 2016


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May 31, 2011 : OTT revenues up to $20 billion in 2016; Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube set to benefit

Bouygues Telecom Taps Celeno Wi-Fi Chip


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May 31, 2011 : Next-generation Bbox from Bouygues Telecom to incorporate Celeno’s video-grade Wi-Fi module

NTT Com Intros SIP Trunking Plan


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May 31, 2011 : NTT Com to expand unified communications services for Arcstar Global IP-VPN

Avvasi Forms OTT Video Catalyst


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May 31, 2011 : Avvasi showcases OTT Video QoE at TMF Management World with Tektronix Communications and Orascom Telecom

InfoVista Manages the Cloud


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May 31, 2011 : InfoVista unveils its new solution for cloud service performance assurance at TM Forum Management World 2011 Dublin

Mavenir to Buy Airwide


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May 31, 2011 : Acquisition strengthens Mavenir in the mobile messaging department

ZTE Wins IMS Deals at China Telecom


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May 31, 2011 : Vendor wins IMS network development contracts in five key provinces

Mavenir Raises $40M


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May 31, 2011 : SPIT startup reaches $105M mark after fifth round of funding

LTE Reaches Arctic Circle


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May 31, 2011 : Northernmost deployment of LTE in the world announced by Nordic operator

France Telecom Presents Five-Year Plan


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May 31, 2011 : Carrier adopts "adapt to conquer" strategy for 2011-2015

AppliedMicro Intros 100G Gearbox


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May 27, 2011 : Applied Micro Circuits unveiled AppliedMicro S28010 Gearbox integrated circuit devices for 100 Gigabit Ethernet CFP client optical interfaces

Allot, NSN Team in Russia


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May 27, 2011 : Allot and Nokia Siemens Networks partnership enables major Russian operator to deploy revenue generating services

Blockbuster Offers Cheap Movie Rentals


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May 27, 2011 : Blockbuster introduces thousands of in-store movie rentals for 99 cents per day

ZTE Sets Cloud Sales Target


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May 27, 2011 : ZTE expects sales revenue to exceed $2 billion in 2011 from enterprise-class cloud computing products

Marvell Reports Q1


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May 27, 2011 : Marvell reports first quarter of fiscal 2012 financial results

SeaChange Evaluates Options


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May 27, 2011 : SeaChange responds to published report

TWC Hires CFO


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May 27, 2011 : Irene M. Esteves will be named EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner Cable

eASIC Board Adds Cisco SVP


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May 27, 2011 : Cisco Senior Vice President of Engineering Pankaj Patel joins eASIC Board of Directors

eASIC Copies to ASICs


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May 27, 2011 : eASIC announces easicopy ASIC - new product mitigates traditional risks of cell-based ASIC design

UK Doles Out More Broadband Cash


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May 27, 2011 : English counties of Wiltshire, Norfolk, Devon and Somerset get their share of UK government's super-fast broadband funding pot

MTS Reports Q1


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May 27, 2011 : Revenues up 12.2% year-on-year at Russian mobile operator as data traffic grows

Nokia, CNN Team on Mapping


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May 27, 2011 : Handset giant collaborates with news network on mapping services

Transmode IPOs


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May 27, 2011 : Transmode lists on the Stockholm exchange priced at SEK 53 per share

Shazam Brings Its Mobile Music App to TV


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May 26, 2011 : Shazam announced Shazam for TV will feature programs this summer from Bravo, Oxygen and Syfy

Sprint & Google Team on Mobile Wallet


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May 26, 2011 : Sprint partners with Google as first carrier to launch Google Wallet
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