WiFi Phone Heats Up
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January 31, 2006 : Voice-over-WLAN market will double this year, according to Infonetics report
Hammerhead Nails Another $30M
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January 31, 2006 : Router firm claims it's cracking big carriers and wants more funding to beef up the sales force
France Telecom Gives CFO Le Boot
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January 31, 2006 : Just a few weeks after its profit warning, France Telecom says au revoir to its CFO
Google Clicks to the PSTN?
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January 31, 2006 : Google signs an agreement with VoIP Inc. to possibly connect VOIP calls to the rest of the PSTN-connected world UPDATED 5PM
Visto Sues Good Over Patents
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January 31, 2006 : Further roiling the mobile email waters, company alleges patent infringement
NTT DoCoMo Finds a Smart Partner
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January 31, 2006 : Japanese mobile carrier acquires 7% stake in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and reports drop in revenues
C&W Says Ciao to Caio
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January 31, 2006 : C&W splits in two, issues a profit warning for the UK, and dumps its CEO. Stock crashes nearly 15 percent
Customer Churn = MVNO Butter
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January 30, 2006 : There's no loyalty among cellphone subscribers – good news for virtual-network operators targeting enterprises
Paxera Packs Tunable Lasers
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January 30, 2006 : Sticking to a low-cost model, startup is hoping its filter technology can help it crack the tunable laser market
But Is Everybody Growing?
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January 30, 2006 : Sprint Nextel's numbers said to offer best measure of American cellular market health
Mysterious Mu Tests for Leaks
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January 30, 2006 : Clinches $4 million, plans to launch specialist IP security tester later this year
LR Poll: Net 'Squatters' Should Pay
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January 30, 2006 : A just-closed Light Reading poll suggests that readers have little sympathy for the 'net neutrality' ideals of some content companies
Xirrus & the Big Box
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January 30, 2006 : After OEM deal and funding, Xirrus must maneuver the all-in-one enterprise WLAN maze
Going Global, Keeping It Simple
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January 27, 2006 : SpectraLink sticks with WiFi for converged voice/data future -- and users approve
Alcatel Picks Up BSNL Business
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January 27, 2006 : Alcatel looks set to receive a chunk of a $4.5B contract from BSNL through its partnership with a local vendor
Next-Gen IP: A Services Opportunity
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January 27, 2006 : Convergence delivers hidden opportunites, but requires new approach, says Master Class presenter from US LEC
No Rush to High-Speed WiFi
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January 27, 2006 : Gartner says stay away from new 'pre-standard' 802.11n systems – most enterprise users don't need telling twice
IPTV: New Signs of Life
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January 27, 2006 : Big incumbents such as France Telecom are finally boosting the European IPTV sector
Report Hisses at VOIP Quality
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January 27, 2006 : A study of 190,000 VOIP calls reveals that VOIP's reliability has improved, but sound quality remains a real barrier to use
VOIP Peering Bypasses KPN
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January 27, 2006 : Five Dutch cable operators link their VOIP services, encouraging more of their 7 million customers to bypass the PSTN
Broadcom Blows 'Em Away
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January 26, 2006 : Chip company not only beats Q4 forecasts but predicts a breakout Q1 as well; stock rockets up $10 after hours
Study Eyes Mobile Gap
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January 26, 2006 : Half the world's population will lack mobiles in 2011, but Portio numbers point to robust growth in US, Africa, Asia/Pacific
Redback Hits the Numbers, Profits
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January 26, 2006 : After a nail-biting delay, Redback's earnings show the company's comeback is for real
Extreme WLAN Lags
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
January 26, 2006 : Enterprise WLAN is proving to be no balm for Extreme
FT Plans Euro IPTV Assault
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January 26, 2006 : France Telecom is taking its IPTV into other European markets, with Spain and the UK among its targets
Former BT CTO Fears for Telcos
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January 26, 2006 : Peter Cochrane warns phone companies that now is not the time to be slow and conservative
Presence of Minds
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January 26, 2006 : Heavyweight-backed startup Tello pushes 'instantaneous cross-platform communications'
NetLogic Makes Its Move
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January 26, 2006 : Chips for processing traffic at Layer 7 could expand NetLogic's market significantly
Movaz Bags $20M More
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January 26, 2006 : DWDM vendor raises another round, plans to cut manufacturing costs and maybe buy a thing or two
Juniper Disappoints in Q4
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January 25, 2006 : Stock falls in after-hours trading as earnings just meet expectations, breaking Juniper's streak of positive surprises
Motorola Takes 3G Indoors
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January 25, 2006 : New access point is aimed at enterprises enhancing in-building cellular coverage
Extreme Miss
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January 25, 2006 : Stock gets hammered nearly 10 percent as Ethernet switching company misses sales expectations by a mile
Salira Plugs PONs Into China Mobile
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January 25, 2006 : Hitachi subsidiary claims an industry first – and says its Ethernet PON gear is being used at China Mobile
Alcatel Lands TDC IPTV Deal
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January 25, 2006 : Danish incumbent TDC becomes the latest European carrier to commit to an IPTV package from Alcatel and its partner Microsoft
Wisair Connects With $20M
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January 25, 2006 : Wisair raises $20M in Series C for its ultrawideband chips
BT Claims VPN Breakthrough
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January 25, 2006 : Develops system with Tazz that enables COS management of MPLS-based IP VPNs – but commercial availability is a way off
Vodafone Sticks With Verizon
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January 24, 2006 : Mobile giant isn't planning on selling its stake in Verizon Wireless any time soon, says CEO
Lucent Loses in Q1 as Expected
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January 24, 2006 : Lucent reports inline with its prior warning as international revenues fall 20 percent; the market responds with a yawn
Insider: WiMax Chips Go Begging
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January 24, 2006 : A competitive market for chipsets is crucial to wireless broadband, according to Unstrung Insider, but VC money is lagging
Vodafone Sticks With Verizon
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January 24, 2006 : Mobile giant isn't planning on selling its stake in Verizon Wireless any time soon, says CEO
Verizon Expands Enterprise Reach
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January 24, 2006 : Verizon rolls out a revamped portfolio of enterprise services featuring more wireless capability and global reach
Spirent Buys Wireless Test Firm
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January 24, 2006 : Splashes up to $72 million on fast-growing Swiss wireless performance management firm SwissQual
Broadcom Builds on Sandburst
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January 24, 2006 : Gets serious about metro Ethernet with the pickup of a switch fabric and traffic manager startup
China's 3G Gets Green Light
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January 24, 2006 : China plans to build nationwide network for TD-SCDMA, its home-grown 3G standard
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