Cisco Fakes: A $76M Business
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 29, 2008 : The US goverment says it's amasses $76M worth of seizures of counterfeit Cisco components and labels
Limelight Loses Patent Suit
News Analysis -
February 29, 2008 : Stock plunges 30 percent after a jury rules Limelight infringed on a key patent held by rival Akamai
EC Stays Firm on FTTH
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 29, 2008 : European Commissioner Viviane Reding reminds the region’s incumbents that she has their FTTH plans in her sights
Asia, Europe Dominate FTTH Elite
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 29, 2008 : Of the 14 nations that boast an FTTH penetration rate of more than 1 percent, half are now European, but Asia/Pacific still rules
Comcast Aims for SMBs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 29, 2008 : Analyst says MSO is gearing up for 'major unveiling' of business-class offering next month, but downplaying wireless infrastructure
AlcaLu Climbs to 16.4 Tbit/s
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 29, 2008 : An OFC/NFOEC post-deadline paper has AlcaLu using 100-Gbit/s channels to create a 16.4-Tbit/s signal
Cablevision Faces FiOS
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2008 : Stock rises as MSO manages to grow across the board despite mounting competition from Verizon’s completely fiber-fed platform
Liberty Seals DirecTV Swap
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2008 : Liberty Media polishes off a $12.5B stock deal that transfers over News Corp.'s stake in the US's largest satellite TV operator
Optical Raids!
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 28, 2008 : Module vendors say the counterfeiting business has gotten to the point where customs raids are going down
BT Preps GPON Shortlist
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 28, 2008 : BT is about to announce a shortlist of preferred next-gen access suppliers as it prepares for future fiber access deployments, say sources
ECI Puts DSLAM Biz on the Block
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 28, 2008 : ECI is believed to be looking for a buyer for its DSLAM business, but it’s far from deserting the fixed access market
AlcaLu: We're Not Just a GPON Player
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 28, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent, probably GPON's most vocal supporter, says it offers other FTTH options too as the Euro fiber access debate heats up
Nortel Aims for Ethernet Profits
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 27, 2008 : Nortel thinks it can grab 20% of the carrier Ethernet market within four years
Charter Hints at Docsis 3.0
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 27, 2008 : The MSO says it's ready to test Docsis 3.0; meanwhile, Q4 results show a record number of phone subscribers added
AT&T Quickens U-verse Pace
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
February 27, 2008 : AT&T's John Stankey talks up U-verse's growth and downplays thoughts of a wireless price war against Verizon
O2 Faces 3G Sanction
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 27, 2008 : Ofcom threatens O2 with a penalty equivalent to $80M if it does not meet its 3G coverage requirements by June
Nortel Slashes 2,100 Jobs
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 27, 2008 : In a move that will save about $300M, Nortel said it will cut 2,100 jobs and move another 1,000 positions to less expensive regions
Microsoft Tweaks Its Carrier Strategy
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 27, 2008 : Microsoft is tinkering with its carrier applications development strategy to attract more developers and software vendors
Verizon Defends Pricing Practices
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
February 26, 2008 : Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg defended his company's aggressive new wireless pricing plans
Google Builds Undersea Cable
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 26, 2008 : Google joins a six-member consortium to build transpacific undersea cable system linking the US and Japan
Mediacom Adds $30M to '08 Capex
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 26, 2008 : MSO increases '08 capex for system upgrades, all-digital migrations, SDV, and other moves to free up bandwidth for more hi-def
FCC OKs Liberty's DirecTV Stake
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 26, 2008 : With FCC approval, Dr. John Malone is on US cable’s doorstep, poised to make a competitive house call
Troubles Linger for Optical Components
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 26, 2008 : The optical sector still has too many companies and not enough sources for R&D funds – and no easy fixes in either case
Gilder's All-Optical Odyssey
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 26, 2008 : All-optical rules, Infinera is wrong, and dollar deflation caused the telecom crash: Welcome to George Gilder's world
Tellabs Appoints Robert Pullen CEO
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 26, 2008 : Tellabs appoints company veteran Robert Pullen as president and CEO who will take over his new position on March 1
Qwest Not Satisfied With Sprint
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
February 26, 2008 : Qwest CEO Ed Mueller told analysts Monday that his company's partnership with Sprint is inadequate
FCC Mulling New Internet Rules
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 25, 2008 : The agency looks ready to move on new rules that would prevent service operators from discriminating against third-party apps
UK Operators Brace for Spectrum Struggle
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 25, 2008 : Ofcom proposals for spectrum refarming anger UK operators, and some will consider legal action if the regulator does not change its approach
Finisar Moves Into ROADMs
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 25, 2008 : The datacom vendor wants to expand its telecom horizons, starting with an investment in ROADM startup Nistica
Report: EMEA Set for FTTH Surge
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 25, 2008 : Europe’s been slow off the mark with fiber access developments, but there are signs of a major uptick, according to a new report
Cisco Touts Chip Breakthrough
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 25, 2008 : Cisco unveils its QuantumFlow silicon, five years in the making and more than four times as dense as its CRS-1 processor
Juniper Splits Out Its Control Plane
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February 25, 2008 : With a new, separate control plane platform, Juniper says carriers can speed service deployment and simplify the network
Menara Pitches OTN Advances
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 25, 2008 : Optical transceiver startup says it's got a twist on the next-gen optical transport protocol
Infinera Unveils PIC Road Map
News Analysis -
February 25, 2008 : The optical vendor unveils plans for its photonic integrated circuit technology, with 100-Gbit/s waves in 2012 UPDATED 4:00 PM
Lightwire Debuts Its Silicon Photonics
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 22, 2008 : A long-stealthy startup plans to hit OFC/NFOEC with the first public launch of its silicon photonics
Yahoo, Microsoft Merger Could Aid Telcos
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
February 22, 2008 : A Yahoo/Microsoft marriage could have huge collaborative effects on carriers in the triple-play market
Comcast Pursuing $35 Digital Dongle
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 22, 2008 : As envisioned, this relatively bare-bones digital-to-analog converter would play a starring role in the MSO’s ‘all-digital’ strategy
Now Wait for Android
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
February 22, 2008 : Developers and analysts suggest that the Google mobile OS could take years to make it to the handset mainstream
OFC/NFOEC: News Nuggets
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 22, 2008 : Bookham, JDSU, NeoPhotonics, and Gennum are among the companies getting the OFC/NFOEC news rolling
OpenTV, TWC Freeze Middleware Deal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 22, 2008 : Citing an economic drain and waning scope, OpenTV says deal to support MSO's legacy Motorola footprint is on 'indefinite hold'
AlcaLu's Alwan: PBT Will Lose Its Shine
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 22, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent’s IP chief believes PBT will soon lose its sparkle, while MPLS will become more carrier-friendly
Where's the iPhone SDK?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
February 21, 2008 : The Apple iPhone SDK, still due 'in February,' is considered crucial to the development of Apple's mobile stature
Metcalfe Pitches Terabit Ethernet
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 21, 2008 : An LRTV preview of the Father of Ethernet's OFC/NFOEC keynote shows he's willing to throw out old standards
Legal Eagles Circle Comcast
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 21, 2008 : Comcast, already facing an FCC probe over its network management practices, is now the target of a class action suit
Reliance Makes African Acquisition
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February 21, 2008 : India's Reliance Communications acquires telecom license holder in Uganda and plans to invest $500M over 5 years
Moto Calls Up Wideband CPEs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 21, 2008 : Vendor aims to keep its product shipment lead with a new line of Docsis 3.0-based modems and embedded multimedia terminal adapters
Sonaecom Plans $350M FTTH Build
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 21, 2008 : Europe to get more FTTH action as Portuguese competitive carrier plans €240 million investment in fiber access network
T-Mobile Trials Home Phone Service
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
February 21, 2008 : T-Mobile's new Talk Forever Home Phone is another $10-a-month voice service that works over your existing broadband connection
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