Intel's Billion-Dollar Mistake
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January 31, 2011 : Costly flaw found in support chip for Sandy Bridge, a new processor that will deliver protected HD streams to tablets and other devices
Android Dethrones Symbian Globally
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January 31, 2011 : For the first time in 10 years, Symbian is not the global OS leader. Google has taken the crown, and the regime of Android will rule in 2011
Amazon May Target Netflix With Streaming Tilt
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January 31, 2011 : Elsewhere: Comcast's staying in Philly, Charter bumps broadband speeds, bidding for Germany's Kabel BW heats up and Boingo's IPO may bounce
Chongqing Telecom Creates a Wi-Fi Ruckus
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January 31, 2011 : A unit of China Telecom will roll out more than 4,000 Wi-Fi nodes to blanket China's largest province with indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi coverage
PrimeSense Makes a Cable Kinect-tion
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January 31, 2011 : The company behind the Kinect device for the Xbox 360 says at least one US MSO will deploy its gesture-based technology this year
Huawei Annual Revenues Hit $28B
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January 31, 2011 : Chinese vendor puts its unaudited 2010 revenues at $28 billion, not far behind market-leader Ericsson
Euronews: Jan. 31
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January 31, 2011 : The Egypt situation, Telenor versus VimpelCom, and the data deluge top the bill in today's roundup of headlines from the EMEA region
OpenWave Amps Up Browser Apps
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January 31, 2011 : Vendor announces Amplicity, a development platform on which operators can offer browser-based mobile apps
10G Ethernet Switches Pass the Test
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January 31, 2011 : Tests by analyst Nick Lippis show that 10GE switching is truly entering a new phase of development
Docomo Pours $426M in LTE Capex
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January 31, 2011 : Japanese giant sets out its LTE growth plans for the next four years as it reports its latest financials
Comcast, NBCU Seal the Deal
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January 30, 2011 : Former Comcast COO Steve Burke takes the helm of NBCU after Comcast sews up its $30B deal to take control of the media giant
LightSquared Grabs More Spectrum, Customers
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January 28, 2011 : LTE startup speeds up next phase of its spectrum agreement with Inmarsat, and hopes to reveal its wholesale customers soon
OS Watch: Samsung Tabulates a Record Quarter
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January 28, 2011 : Samsung's riding the success of its Android Tab, ZTE has displaced RIM in handset shipments and CostCo gets the Atrix in this week's OS digest
Infinera's Looking at a Tough 2011
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January 28, 2011 : Jilted 40G might have its revenge, as Infinera's downbeat forecast looks like it could last a while
Bracing for the Comcast-NBCU Clincher
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January 28, 2011 : Reactions are pouring in ahead of the Comcast-NBCU closing, including takes on the new logo, the expected culture shock and the cable perks
Will Concurrent Wield Its New nDVR Weapon?
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January 28, 2011 : Vendor scores a key nDVR patent tied to the rapid ingest of video. But what's next? Licenses or lawsuits?
NSN 'Has No Interest' in Huawei IPR
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January 28, 2011 : As it looks to close its acquisition of Motorola unit, Nokia Siemens responds to Huawei's action against Moto
Euronews: Jan. 28
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January 28, 2011 : Egypt shuts down the Internet, Nokia takes Ovi Maps to China and NSN spruces up O2 in today's roundup of telecom news in the EMEA region
Egypt Unplugs From the Internet
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January 28, 2011 : Reports say the country appears to have deliberately severed its ISPs from the global Internet, while mobile operators have suspended services
ZTE Sees Mobile Growth in the US & Europe
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January 28, 2011 : Chinese vendor is targeting the US and Western Europe for an onslaught of low-cost, Android-based smart phones
Microsoft WP7 Shipments Start Slow
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
January 27, 2011 : Company shipped 500,000 Windows Phone 7 devices in December. That's a lot, but the growth is nowhere near Android's quickening pace
Verizon Taps Terremark for $1.4B
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January 27, 2011 : Verizon aims to advance its enterprise cloud-computing story with a rare acquisition
Netflix Shames ISPs
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January 27, 2011 : Netflix rankings of US and Canadian ISPs raises the question: Does your ISP suck?
TW Cable Has 15,000 WiMax Subs
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January 27, 2011 : MSO to continue investing in wireless while acknowledging the early results 'are not very impressive and pretty inconclusive'
ZTE Increases Annual Sales by 17%
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January 27, 2011 : 2010 preliminary numbers show a near 17% boost in revenues for the Chinese vendor
Tellabs Could Seek Optical Redemption
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January 27, 2011 : It's been a long wait for another optical transition, and Tellabs has a chance not to blow it this time
Hulu: 'Virtual MSO' in the Making?
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January 27, 2011 : Elsewhere in cable land: Canoe expands interactive ad footprint and some DirecTV subs may miss Super Bowl
Elop Promises Nokia Will Change Faster
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January 27, 2011 : Handset maker's market share drops in the fourth quarter, as its new CEO urges the company to change faster and teases a new OS for Nokia
Stimulus Winners Get Active With Ethernet
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January 27, 2011 : Rural telcos are bypassing GPON to build 'future-proof' networks that deliver bigger bandwidth punch over longer distance
Netflix Fears by-the-Byte Tiers
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January 27, 2011 : Netflix is growing by leaps and bounds, but the specter of ISPs charging by volume remains a big worry
Signs of Growth at NSN
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January 27, 2011 : Equipment vendor reports an increase in fourth-quarter and full-year revenues and a significant reduction in operating losses in 2010
TM Forum Brings 'Sanity' to SP Clouds
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January 27, 2011 : The TM Forum wants service providers to adhere to best practices for cloud computing to avoid 'confusion and intimidation'
Euronews: Jan. 27
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January 27, 2011 : Nokia's profits fall as BSkyB's profits rise, Level 3 adds in Europe and Everything Everywhere does mobile money in today's regional news digest
Moto Hangs in Mobility Limbo
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January 26, 2011 : Moto Mobility's first earnings report as an independent company were so-so as it waits for its new advanced devices to hit the market
LightSquared Confident in Q3 Launch Schedule
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January 26, 2011 : Says it needs to work with FCC and industry to test for interference among its L-Band base stations and GPS receivers without sufficient filtering
FCC Lets LightSquared Pass 'Go'
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January 26, 2011 : But the nascent 4G provider must work with the agency to ensure that its hybrid satellite system doesn't interfere with GPS and other systems
New Bill Gives Net Neutrality Some Teeth
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January 26, 2011 : Sen. Cantwell's bill looks to shield the FCC's rules from court challenges while applying a stricter ban on pay-for-priority access
Netflix Turns Up Heat on HBO
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January 26, 2011 : Elsewhere: Comcast close to clinching NBCU, Epix builds app for connected TVs, and Demand Media's IPO goes gangbusters
SK Telecom Picks LTE Vendors
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January 26, 2011 : Korean mobile carrier selects three LTE equipment suppliers
Virtela's New CEO Brings Apps Expertise
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January 26, 2011 : Jagadeesh intends to accelerate new strategy based around delivering outsourced IT services through local cloud centers
Patent Troll Targets Cable's Big Guns
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January 26, 2011 : Pragmatus AV goes after six major MSOs, including Comcast, TW Cable and Cox, over claims they are infringing on patents tied to VoD
Euronews: Jan. 26
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January 26, 2011 : Ericsson modernizes at O2 UK, Swisscom does Davos and KPN brings home the (Dutch) bacon in today's roundup of Euro telecom news headlines
AT&T: Mobility Key to Retaining Small Biz
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January 26, 2011 : New bundles, applications target small businessman on the go in effort to ward off cable, CLEC encroachment
Global IPv4 Counter Hits Zero
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
January 25, 2011 : It's the next step toward IPv4 depletion and sets off another call to arms for IPv6 deployment
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