Dish's LTE Plan Could Be in Jeopardy
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2012 : Unless Dish gets its waiver, a looming vote at the FCC on March 21 could derail Dish's plan to build a video-capable 4G network
Diller's Aereo Under Legal Attack
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2012 : Also: Apple's pay-TV plan hits a media roadblock; MSOs push for basic tier lockup; ex-SeaChange CEO resurfaces; ONO does more TiVo
Euronews: Vivendi Vexed Over Free Ride
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 02, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: France Telecom made it too easy for Free, says Vivendi boss; Russians eye Bulgaria's Vivacom; Nitel to be liquidated
Netflix's Path Into MSOs Becomes Clearer
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2012 : With the Starz deal ended, Netflix might find itself becoming a bigger part of some operators' plans
Windstream Prepares to Merge With OTT Video
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
March 01, 2012 : Its Merge service with Roku is just the first step in what the telco promises will be a unique and aggressive strategy to bulk up broadband
Cisco Tops CMTS Market
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 01, 2012 : CMTS downstreams surge in 2011, but vendors could have cause for concern as the cost per port plummets
Netflix Plays Friendly With Cable
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 01, 2012 : Also: Netflix subs no longer seeing Starz; TW Cable closes Insight buy, setting up Willner's exit; Cogeco bugs out of Europe
Sprint Sees iPhone Subsidies as Necessary Evil
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 01, 2012 : Sprint isn't thrilled that rising smartphone subsidies will drag down profits this year, but admits it had to buck up for the iPhone
Ciena Pushes Ahead to 400G
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 01, 2012 : A new chip will start Ciena's 400G generation, but really it's about doing more with 100G
Euronews: Tata Considers C&WW Bid
News Analysis -
March 01, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Indian giant looks at UK services provider; TeliaSonera buys some fiber; SFR slumps in 2011; lightRadio in the UAE
Comcast Ready to Mine for VoD Gold
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 29, 2012 : Video exec says dynamic ad-splicing systems are ready to pay the freight on Comcast's 400M monthly VoD streams
Q&A: Comcast's Cathy Avgiris
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 29, 2012 : Comcast's EVP and GM of data and communications services discusses the MSO's deal with Verizon Wireless, and what's on deck with Skype and Wi-Fi
MWC 2012: There's Not a Riot Goin' On
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
February 29, 2012 : Riot police are flanking student protesters as the front gates to Mobile World Congress are shut down in Barcelona UPDATED 5:45PM
Will Google & Facebook Trade Cash for QoS?
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 29, 2012 : Operator CEO says there have been initial approaches from Facebook and Google about sharing revenues in return for mobile QoS guarantees
TeliaSonera Chokes Free VoIP Services
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 29, 2012 : TeliaSonera takes a stand against over-the-top services and says users will have to pay for VoIP
Knology Surges on M&A Speculation
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 29, 2012 : Also: Ziggo goes for IPO; Comcast still says no to usage-based broadband; fewer than 1M Google TV devices activated
T-Mobile Execs Plan LTE-Powered Revival
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
February 29, 2012 : T-Mobile's CTO and SVP of Products discuss how Magenta will rebuild its network and revamp its marketing as it plans for LTE by 2013
Deutsche Telekom Demands OSS Standards
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 28, 2012 : Fed up with the OSS mess, Deutsche Telekom and other operators want new standards, which DT intends to put into RFPs by 2015
Cablevision to Increase Capex in 2012
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2012 : Cablevision's capex will rise above last year's $814.8M as the MSO accelerates some projects it had teed up for 2013
LightSquared CEO Leaves
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
February 28, 2012 : Ahuja says aloha as LightSquared begins its search for a CEO who won't call the FCC names
Sprint's $2B Debt Play May Help Clearwire
LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2012 : Sprint will sell $2B in notes for refinancing and network upgrades, but some cash may be earmarked to aid Clearwire
The Last Days of Unlimited Broadband?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2012 : Also: Comcast-TiVo hook-up inches closer to launch; Google eyes easier fiber deployments; Moto invests in MediaMorph
MWC 2012: AlcaLu Turns Co-Creationist
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 28, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent announces a product co-development program with big operators, including Verizon and Orange, for its lightRadio small cells
Cisco: We're Doing Small Cells Too
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
February 28, 2012 : Cisco CEO Chambers pre-announces small-cell launch at Mobile World Congress, places tiny radios in a larger cloud context
Euronews: Vodafone Offers to Split the Bill
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
February 28, 2012 : In today's Barcelona bulletin: Vodafone looks to share cost of fiber rollout; Telefónica and Mozilla hatch plans; Ericsson's OpenStacked
Samsung Puts Ericsson & NSN on Notice
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
February 28, 2012 : Infrastructure vendor claims it has eight LTE contracts and 30 pilots in tow and is poised to become the third-largest player in the category
Aylus Wants Operators to Get (Video-) Chatty
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
February 28, 2012 : The vendor takes its shot at letting consumers chat across any network, with an eye toward eventual operator-owned services and VoLTE
Ericsson CEO Talks Up LTE Lead
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
February 28, 2012 : CEO Hans Vestberg talks about being 'No. 1' in LTE and says the pairing with Telcordia makes Ericsson an interesting market mover
Usage-Based Broadband Returns to TW Cable
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 27, 2012 : An optional, by-the-gigabyte 'Essentials' service puts a friendlier spin on the idea that got TW Cable lambasted three years ago
Charter Keeps RS-DVR on Sidelines
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 27, 2012 : TiVo integration takes higher priority in the MSO's near-term video game plan
Dell Declares an Enterprise Architecture
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 27, 2012 : Going up against Cisco (and, yeah, HP and IBM), Dell knits together its acquisitions, including Force10, for one big honkin' enterprise play
Ericsson Unveils Mobile Money Mate
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 27, 2012 : Western Union is Ericsson's new partner as the vendor ramps up its mobile money strategy, but its cloud plans remain unconvincing
Entropic Sweetens Pot to Win Trident
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 27, 2012 : Also: Adobe puts more hooks into TV Everywhere, Google gets out of Clearwire while cable stays in, Netflix gives RIM the cold shoulder
ZTE Hopes MiFavor Will Find Favor in US
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
February 27, 2012 : Chinese handset maker's slew of Android smartphones and tablets announced at MWC will features its new user interface skin
Euronews: Nokia Looks to Widen Its Windows
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
February 27, 2012 : It's all about Mobile World Congress today as Nokia brings out a cheaper Lumia, Orange gets Atom-ized and Ericsson heads for the cloud
AT&T Boss Calls for End to Mobile-Video Babel
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
February 27, 2012 : Carriers and hardware providers have made it too hard for users to easily talk to others over mobile video, says AT&T boss at MWC
NSN's Small Hope for North America
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 27, 2012 : NSN looks to small-cell technology acquired from Motorola to give it a boost in North America
Orange Nabs First Intel Smartphone
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
February 26, 2012 : An Orange-branded, Atom-powered smartphone is coming to France and the UK at a mass-market price
KT Builds LTE Small Cell Network
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
February 26, 2012 : South Korean operator taps Mindspeed for LTE-optimized small cells, Light Reading Mobile has learned
Huawei Cranks the 4-Speed Core
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
February 26, 2012 : Chinese handset maker is using its own quad-core chip to build what it's calling the world's fastest, most power-efficient smartphone
AlcaLu lightRadios Go Live at MWC
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 26, 2012 : Telefonica takes first step toward a 4G HetNet with the deployment of AlcaLu's lightRadio metrocells at the Fira conference center
Rogers Fires Up Cisco's Videoscape
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 24, 2012 : Rogers boots up NextBox 2.0, a Videoscape-powered system featuring a souped-up gateway, a cloud-based UI and live TV streaming to tablets
Lightwire Points Cisco Toward 100G
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 24, 2012 : Cisco is talking about putting silicon-photonics modules onto switches and routers sometime before late 2013
AT&T's No. 1 SON
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
February 24, 2012 : AT&T is planning to deploy self-healing technology across its network to improve performance
Cisco to Buy Lightwire for $271M
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
February 24, 2012 : Cisco sees optical interconnects using silicon photonics as a way to make routers and switches handle more data at lower costs
TiVo Developing Low-Cost IP Set-Top
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 24, 2012 : Also: EchoStar posts Q4 loss; Dish to close more Blockbusters; Google picks Sanjay Jha's successor; lower STB shipments sting Technicolor
OS Watch: MWC Shows Its Software Side
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
February 24, 2012 : LR Mobile preps for MWC, where Google will be huge, Ubuntu tackles the phone dock, Nokia's going cheap, Fujitsu's getting a quad-core and Windows 8 is unveiled (again)
Huawei Preps LTE TDD Smartphone
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 24, 2012 : With a number of LTE TDD network deals under its belt, Huawei is preparing to launch its first smartphone supporting that technology
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