Fog Lifting on RFOG
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 31, 2008 : SCTE launches standards effort for 'RF over Glass,' a new architecture that will enable cable MSOs to deploy FTTP in greenfields
LSI Shrinks Security Chip
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March 31, 2008 : Smaller, faster, cheaper components could seed a new class of enterprise security products, company says
AT&T, T-Systems Strike Oil
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 31, 2008 : AT&T and T-Systems land deals valued at more than $1B from oil giant Shell, which is transferring staff to the operators
Singapore Shortlists FTTH Firms
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 28, 2008 : Singapore has drawn up a shortlist of pre-qualified firms that could run the island state's planned open access next-generation network
Aepona Expands for Telco 2.0 Assault
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 28, 2008 : Sporting an adventurous carrier customer and a new CEO, service delivery platform (SDP) specialist Aepona is expanding
P2P Firms Talk Teamwork
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March 28, 2008 : Contentinople reports that BitTorrent isn't the only P2P company working with service providers
Level 3 Stays the Course
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 28, 2008 : The earnings still don't look pretty, but Level 3 says it is sticking to its original integration plan
AlcaLu Beefs Up Its Routers
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 27, 2008 : Like Cisco, AlcaLu is giving its edge routers a long-awaited upgrade - but unlike Cisco it's doing it in the same box as before
FCC Chair to Comcast: Set a Date
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2008 : Agency Chairman Kevin Martin wants Comcast to commit to when it will end present P2P application management practices
Why Not WiMax?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2008 : WiMax and cable's Docsis platform speak the same technical language in many respects
Greek Altnet Bags Further Funds
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 27, 2008 : Greek competitive operator ON Telecoms has raised €65 million in funding as it builds out its triple-play business
Comcast Caves In to P2P Pressure
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2008 : MSO agrees to move to a 'protocol agnostic' capacity management system and increase its upstream capacity in some markets
Test Vendor EXFO Buys Into IMS
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 27, 2008 : Optical and access test firm EXFO buys VOIP and IMS test capabilities with the purchase of minnow Navtel
Verizon Asks FCC for FiOS Help
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 26, 2008 : The carrier accuses MSOs of unfairly delaying customers who want to switch video providers
DoCoMo Takes LTE to 250 Mbit/s
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
March 26, 2008 : NTT DoCoMo releases details of first LTE field test and records downlink speed of 250 Mbit/s
IPTV Is Entering Phase II: Thomson
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 25, 2008 : Thomson's new head of IPTV reckons the sector is heading for an overhaul that will result in consolidation
Vodafone Plans Qatar IPO
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March 25, 2008 : Vodafone is preparing an IPO in Qatar, where it plans to launch the nation's second mobile operator by the end of the year
Clearleap Hops on $9M 'A' Round
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 25, 2008 : Former Time Warner Cable CTO takes a minority stake in Atlanta-based startup
Tellabs's Access Biz Under Fire
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 25, 2008 : Some analysts are turning on Tellabs as its BPON revenues from Verizon appear to be on the decline
AT&T, NTT Join Subsea Consortium
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March 25, 2008 : Trans-Pacific Express submarine network consortium gains two more members, taking the new cable to Japan
Aktino Hires New CEO
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
March 24, 2008 : Lonnie Martin, former CEO of White Rock Networks, takes the helm at the Ethernet over copper vendor
Dish to Serve Mobile Video?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 24, 2008 : With wireless spectrum joining Dish Network's assets, the going bet is that the company will embark on a mobile video strategy
Optical Vendors Face PIC Challenges
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March 24, 2008 : Photonic integrated circuits will be at the heart of future optical networks, but challenges lie ahead for equipment manufacturers
The Great Cable Spectrum Speculation
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 24, 2008 : Spectrum won by Cox and other companies with ties to cable could set the stage for a market-targeted wireless network buildout
Cisco Snared in Patent Blog Suits
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 21, 2008 : Defamation cases against the Patent Troll Tracker blog are drawing Cisco into the fray
Slideshow: Docsis 3.0 Strategies
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 21, 2008 : Here are some snaps from the first-ever Light Reading Live event focused entirely on Docsis 3.0
Cable MSOs Preach Capacity Over Speed
LR Cable News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 21, 2008 : While cable plays catch up with Docsis 3.0, some MSO executives wonder what this whole fuss about speed is all about
Teeing Up Docsis 3.0
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 20, 2008 : Most MSOs have plans in the cards for Docsis 3.0, but few are willing to tip their hands about where they will support it first
India's Hot for Ethernet
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 20, 2008 : Demand for Ethernet services is rocketing in India, according to Tata Communications
Telcos Favor FCC's MDU Lockup Ban
LR Cable News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 20, 2008 : Telcos and cable lobbyists are naturally taking different sides of the FCC's recent ban on exclusive access contracts in MDUs
Russia's Golden Goes Out With a Bang
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 20, 2008 : Golden Telecom, now part of the Vimpelcom empire, reveals vastly improved revenues for 2007 and a near doubling of its net income
FCC Bans Exclusive Triple-Play Deals in MDUs
LR Cable News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
March 19, 2008 : FCC says consumers are hurt by the lack of competition when apartment owners don't have a choice of voice, video, and data providers
India's Tejas Joins PBT Club
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 19, 2008 : Indian optical infrastructure vendor Tejas Networks is launching into the PBT sector with new carrier Ethernet capabilities
Carrier Scorecard: Orange
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
March 19, 2008 : Unstrung grades France Telecom's Orange on its performance in 2007
Betting on Broadcom
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 18, 2008 : When Broadcom's Docsis 3.0 modem silicon arrives, it could help reduce unit prices and speed MSO adoption
Qwest Cuts More Jobs
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
March 18, 2008 : The flight to wireless and cable costs Qwest's union workers
Dish Wants DVR Case Do-Over
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 18, 2008 : Down but not out – Charlie Ergen isn't about to give up his legal fight against TiVo
FT Preps UK IPTV Launch
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 18, 2008 : France Telecom is still working on ways to make its UK IPTV service stand out, but says it'll launch the service soon
Microsoft Gets Flashed
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 17, 2008 : Redmond licenses Adobe's video player as the battle for a de facto mobile standard heats up
Court Tosses Nacchio Conviction
News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 17, 2008 : The former Qwest boss will get another chance after Denver appellate court orders a new trial in the insider trading case
Nortel, Tandberg Team on Telepresence
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 17, 2008 : Tandberg is looking to Nortel to provide advanced managed service capabilities to its telepresence services
ECI Intros Carrier Ethernet Portfolio
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March 17, 2008 : The vendor comes to market with new carrier Ethernet products and tight integration across its line of next-gen networking equipment
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