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JDSU Sounds Upbeat About 2013
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
January 31, 2013 : Optical sales will start slow, as they do every year, but the rest of JDSU's outlook has sent the stock to a multimonth high
AT&T Kicks Off 2013 4G Marathon
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
January 31, 2013 : AT&T takes first steps to blanketing 250M with a 4G upgrade in 2013
Ericsson Spies Networks Payoff
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
January 31, 2013 : As it reports squeezed margins for 2012, the vendor is hopeful that its networks group will come good in H2 2013
Euronews: AlcaLu Gains on Credit Boost
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
January 31, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Mixed results for Ericsson; Neelie's ten-point plan; TeliaSonera's Q4; BSkyB surges ahead
Comcast's DTAs Begin to Pay Their Way
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 30, 2013 : With its all-digital transition complete, Comcast is now starting to charge $1.99 per month for the simple channel-zappers that helped make it possible
Cox Turns Up Wi-Fi Heat in the East
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 30, 2013 : Also: Comcast targets hotels; ex-SeaChange exec resurfaces at Envivio; Elemental knows its HEVCs; Comcast invests in fantasy sports startup
Harmonic Banks on UltraHD & CCAP
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 30, 2013 : But will the market for HEVC encoding and cable's new access platform ramp up fast enough for the vendor to turn in a rosy 2013?
Telefónica Battles Big Data Hype
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
January 30, 2013 : The operator's business intelligence director has been bombarded with Big Data BS, but can see beyond the hype
YouTube Poised to Flip On Pay-TV Channels
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 30, 2013 : Also: Pure OTT model could pay off for many TV channels; Charter-CBS deal bakes in VoD, TV Everywhere rights; Columbus rides Sigma's cloud
OIF Takes an Early Look at 400G
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
January 30, 2013 : Terabit is still a nice idea, but it's pretty clear the industry will work on 400G standards first
Apple iOS 6.1 Updates 4G LTE Connectivity
LR Mobile News Analysis - Thomas Claburn -
January 30, 2013 : Apple's mobile operating system update also allows Siri to accept spoken orders for movie tickets
Euronews: Chinese Bristle at EU Proposal
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
January 30, 2013 : In today's EMEA roundup: EU bigwig upsets Huawei and ZTE; Vimpelcom may shed fixed broadband unit; T-Mobile Austria's SPIT stop
Cisco Nabs Network Security Startup
News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 29, 2013 : Purchase of Czech-based Cognitive Security will strengthen Cisco's network security portfolio and let it dip into its international cash stash
DoJ Could Stall Sprint-SoftBank Deal
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
January 29, 2013 : DoJ & friends want FCC to hold off on SoftBank-Sprint decision while they undertake a national security review
Charter Bemoans CableCARD Costs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 29, 2013 : Charter says it will be saddled with millions in extra costs if it's forced to develop boxes that support both the CableCARD and a new downloadable security system
The Big Data Challenge: 10 Tips for Telcos
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
January 29, 2013 : Service providers face culture shock as they try to capitalize on the data at their fingertips. We identify 10 key points for telcos to consider...
Comcast Web TV Unit Prefers HTML5 Over Flash
LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 29, 2013 : Also: Netflix to set cash aside for 'potential acquisitions'; LodgeNet seeks quick Chapter 11 exit; ThinkAnalytics does Comcast's RDK; Funai buys Philips's video biz
Euronews: MTS Does 100G With ECI
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
January 29, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Nokia commits $250M to ecosystem development; Telefónica's access charges under scrutiny; Infinera scores in Europe
Juniper Prunes Back Its Packet-Optical Plan
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
January 29, 2013 : As the PTX5000 picks up another customer, its bigger relative gets erased from the family photo
Docsis 3.1 Rides the Wireless Wave
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 28, 2013 : What's good for WiMax and LTE will soon be good for cable's new, speedier data platform, as well
Sprint Ups 4G LTE Markets to 58
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
January 28, 2013 : Sprint adds Boston; Austin, Texas; and seven other markets to its 4G LTE footprint
ITU Blesses Bandwidth-Saving Video Codec
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 28, 2013 : Also: Japan speeds up 4K broadcasts; Miranda nabs Softel; Comcast Media Center expands its VoD stable
Startups Tackle Cloud Management
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
January 28, 2013 : Lyatiss, Anuta and cPacket are among the companies saying they can provide new levels of visibility and management for cloud networking
Euronews: DT Considers FON Stake
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
January 28, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: 4G for Paris; Portugal Telecom has 'no plans' for Brazil's Oi; lobby group criticizes operators over human rights inertia
Cisco's Farewell to Consumers
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
January 25, 2013 : Linksys was the last soldier standing in Cisco's fight to catch a consumer electronics transition
AT&T Strikes $1.9B Spectrum Deal With Verizon
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
January 25, 2013 : AT&T is buying 4G-ready 700MHz spectrum from Verizon for a cool $1.9B
Putting OpenFlow to the Test
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
January 25, 2013 : With more than 60 products now supporting OpenFlow, 2013 looks set to be the year SDN testing takes off
Comcast Sharpens Network Vision With Lancope
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 25, 2013 : Also: Less than 1 percent of Cisco revenues come from Linksys; UltraHD to get rolling in 2013; Cable ONE's money back guarantee
Euronews: Telefónica to Support 1,000 Startups
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
January 25, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: France Telecom CEO's home raided; court rules Internet is "essential"; 100G latest
China Primed for Ethernet-Over-Coax Explosion
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 25, 2013 : And that could be good news for Broadcom, Qualcomm and Entropic as they chase a market that could be worth $804 million in 2016
AT&T Wants to Cover 250M With 4G LTE in 2013
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
January 24, 2013 : AT&T sets a target to cover 250 million people with LTE by year's end; promises 'radical' buildout on U-Verse
Juniper Pictures a Rosy 2013
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
January 24, 2013 : With a software-defined networking (SDN) plan and decent Q4 numbers, Juniper says it's ready to play offense
Cisco Unloads Linksys Unit
News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 24, 2013 : Belkin's set to buy the home networking unit as Cisco exits yet another consumer-facing business
Has NSN Turned a Corner?
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
January 24, 2013 : Nokia Siemens Networks showed signs of improving financial performance in Q4 of 2012, with sales and margins up sequentially and year-on-year
AT&T Says U-verse Is Back Online
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 24, 2013 : AT&T says it will issue credits to customers affected by multi-day outages that were 'related to a software upgrade'
Netflix Surges on Profit, Subscriber Gains
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 24, 2013 : Also: CBS claims Dish hid ad-zapper details during retrans talks; 3net lands Comcast deal; Cable ONE does more with Synacor
Euronews: Nokia Full-Year Operating Loss Widens
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
January 24, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telefónica to appeal collusion fine; Finland's 4G auction kicks off; Sky broadband under strain
Guavus Buys More Big Data Smarts
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
January 23, 2013 : The company snaps up rival Neuralitic as it targets more Tier 1 deals for its analytics service provider IT (SPIT) systems
Carriers Peer Into Virtual World
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
January 23, 2013 : The recently formed Network Functions Virtualization group has grown and is set to deliver specifications this year
TW Cable Centralizes (Almost) Everything
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 23, 2013 : TWC says there are 'no mandated position eliminations' as MSO moves from an East/West operational setup to a central one that divides the company into three biz units
Sizing Up the CCAP Players
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 23, 2013 : Arris, Casa, Cisco, CommScope, Harmonic and Moto all want a piece of the CCAP pie. Here's how they're going after it
Cisco to Buy AT&T's Favorite SON Startup
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
January 23, 2013 : A $475 million deal to buy Intucell will get Cisco another contract at AT&T as well as new ways to self-manage forthcoming small-cell networks
1-Gig Google Fiber Project Is 'Not a Hobby'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 23, 2013 : Also: Dr. Malone buys into Caribbean cable; two old-time cable operators combine; Cox expands its home security footprint
Euronews: Vodafone Trials 2Tbit/s With Huawei
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
January 23, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: AlcaLu looks to raise $2.65B; Windows Phone has brighter outlook in Europe; KPN and FON make beautiful Wi-Fi together
NEC Lends Microsoft a Hand in SDN
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
January 22, 2013 : The company brings its OpenFlow strategy into a virtual switch, making friends with Microsoft in the process
Verizon's Copper Migration Will Be Slow Going
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
January 22, 2013 : Verizon wants 300,000 customers off copper in 2013; can it speed up the process with 4G?
FCC Prods More Cities to Go Big With 1-Gig
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
January 22, 2013 : Also: Most pay-TV subs still don't use TV Everywhere services; Blockbuster to close another 300 stores; WOW's got a new CFO
AT&T Faces Backlash Over U-verse Outage
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
January 22, 2013 : Customers vent their fury over major U-verse outage on social media and wonder why AT&T appears unconcerned that they have no Internet access, TV service or phone connection
Euronews: Ericsson Buy Beefs Up Services Offer
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
January 22, 2013 : In today's EMEA roundup: Ericsson to buy France's Devoteam; Telefónica gets Smart M2M; Comverse cuts jobs
Android's Chinese Challengers
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
January 22, 2013 : Some major Android brands face serious competition from hungry Chinese rivals, reckons Ciqual, and we're not talking about Huawei and ZTE…
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