A Cable Show '09 Preview
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 31, 2009 : Concerns about the economy are sure to take center stage, but here's a handful of hot tech topics that will also define the cable confab
CTIA 2009 Preview: Verizon's LTE Party
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
March 31, 2009 : As the mobile industry heads to Vegas for the annual US trade fest, Verizon won't be the only operator at the LTE party
China Unicom Plans Massive Capex Hike
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 31, 2009 : Unicom is ramping up its capex budget for 2009 by 56 percent as it plans a rapid 3G mobile network rollout and bolsters fixed broadband
Chunghwa Rides High in Taiwan
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
March 31, 2009 : Competitors look to mobile TV and WiMax to challenge Chunghwa Telecom's dominance in FTTx and IPTV
Nokia Getting Touchier
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 30, 2009 : Analysts are looking for revamped touch-screen smartphones and user interfaces from Nokia, Unstrung finds
EchoStar Slings Its First Tru2way Set-Top
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 30, 2009 : EchoStar plans to sell its Sling-capable HD-DVR directly to US MSOs rather than trying its hand at retail
Cox, Huawei Make Wireless Connection
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 30, 2009 : China giant gains first big US cable foothold after winning deal to supply Cox with 'LTE-ready' SingleRAN gear and 3900 base stations
AlcaLu Preps New Optical Platform
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 30, 2009 : It's not just Ciena that has OTN switching on its optical R&D conveyor belt – AlcaLu's brewing something new, too!
Moto Downloads Docsis Plans
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 30, 2009 : Moto adds redundancy to its downstream-dedicated CMTS blade, but says plans are underway for an upstream blade that packs in 48 ports
CTIA 2009: Device Preview
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 27, 2009 : Femtocells, smartphones, and maybe even a WiMax tablet could be on the menu at CTIA next week
VC: IPTV 'Dogged' by Standards Issues
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 27, 2009 : VC firms are looking for investment opportunities in IPTV, but a lack of scale and standards means the attraction is limited, says VC
OFC/NFOEC 2009 Roundup
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 27, 2009 : Nokia Siemens tunes up, ROADMs double down, and pieces of 10-Gig EPON start falling into place
Coming Soon: An Optical Uptick?
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 27, 2009 : The components industry is agreeing with Finisar that orders might improve after a couple of brutal quarters
Charter Turns to Chapter 11
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2009 : Charter aims to cut its debt by $8B by filing for bankruptcy
AlcaLu Mad for MSO Ad Market
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 26, 2009 : Vendor's so jazzed about interactive media opportunities in the North American cable market that it's tuned its IPTV platform for the MSOs
Huawei's Clearwire Ride?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 26, 2009 : WSJ says Clearwire is talking to Huawei, but you heard it here first!
Google's Android Gets Flash
LR Mobile News Analysis -
March 26, 2009 : Bsquare will port the technology to Google's platform, which could give the Android an advantage over the iPhone
R.L. Drake CEO: We'll Be Agile
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 26, 2009 : Drake may be a small fish in a big cable technology pond, but its new chief believes the firm can swim faster than its larger competitors
Cox Severs Ties to TVWorks
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 25, 2009 : Cox has dissolved its interest in an ITV joint venture originally formed with Comcast in 2005, Cable Digital News has learned
BCI Gets Busy With Cox's 3G Buildout
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 25, 2009 : Cox is still mum on when its wireless service will debut, but selection of BCI shows that the buildout is well underway
Europe Dominates IPTV Landscape
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 25, 2009 : More than half the world's IPTV customers are in Europe, according to a new report from the Broadband Forum
ChinaWatch: Capex Cuts & Contracts
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 25, 2009 : China Telecom is cutting its annual capex budget by nearly a fifth, while China Unicom has been handing out 3G infrastructure deals
Entropic Slashes 18% of Staff
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 25, 2009 : MoCA founder cuts 55 employees and scuttles an advanced network processor architecture as part of a restructuring that will cost $1.7M
JDSU, Emcore Shrink Tunables
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 24, 2009 : Tunability gets squashed down into XFP modules, a development JDSU has worked on for years, with Emcore hot on its trail
LTE Phones Will Lag Behind Networks
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 24, 2009 : Analysts don't expect LTE handsets to come out in high volumes until at least 2011, and initial devices will be pricey and battery-hungry
IPTV Forum: Show Floor Shockers!
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 24, 2009 : Visitors to the 2009 IPTV World Forum in London will find some big names missing from the show floor – plus news from AlcaLu and others
DirecTV Calls NFL Broadband Play
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 24, 2009 : DirecTV retains possession of Sunday Ticket, but Web TV component could loosen satco's exclusive grip on the package
Optical Components: Still Too Crowded
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 24, 2009 : Big-name mergers might not be enough to boost the optical components industry, because they're not doing enough to cut down oversupply
Verizon Rethinks Long Haul
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 23, 2009 : Carrier prods equipment vendors to create a new type of gear that's going to be key to a long-haul network rebuild in 2011 or 2012
Startup Pushes for IPDR Adoption
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 23, 2009 : Applied Broadband says the need for metered Internet services and advanced advertising will increase the need for IPDR technology
Ericsson Offloads OSS Unit
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 23, 2009 : Ericsson is selling its TEMS wireless network optimization business to Ascom, giving the Swiss firm instant market leadership
India's TRAI Left With Empty Chair
LR Mobile News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
March 23, 2009 : India's telecom regulator will be without a new chairman ahead of the national elections and the delayed 3G spectrum auction
Cox Puts NDS at Heart of Tru2way Plan
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 23, 2009 : Cox hires NDS to prepare 20 set-top applications for its planned tru2way launch this summer
ADVA Opens Another 100-Gig Front
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 23, 2009 : Another modulation scheme! This one's for the metro, where ADVA believes carriers won't wait for the full slate of 100-Gig components
Force10 Thinks 'Exa'
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 23, 2009 : The company puts up new, big numbers with its latest 10GE switch while hinting at a stronger telecom play with Turin
Mobile Commerce: A Loyalty Lever?
LR Mobile News Analysis -
March 20, 2009 : New reports suggest that smart uses of mobile payments and mobile banking could help operators expand their businesses
OFC/NFOEC 2009 Preview
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 20, 2009 : All-optical rides yet again, 10Gig EPON steps to the plate, and OTN transceivers get a boost
ZTE Secures $15B, Highlights R&D
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 20, 2009 : Chinese vendor secures $15B credit line and details R&D focus areas, including LTE, SDR, PON, optical transport, IMS, and OSS
Sony Ericsson Issues Profit Warning
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 20, 2009 : First-quarter demand has been even weaker than expected, with the handset maker predicting sales of just 14 million and a massive loss
The Hammer Falls at Hammerhead
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 20, 2009 : Despite landing big-name carriers, the edge aggregation startup is forced to shut its doors
Charter Plan Could Pay Execs $24M
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 19, 2009 : Charter's incentive plan aims to keep four top execs from changing jobs through the bankruptcy process and beyond
India Adds 13M Subs in February
LR Mobile News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
March 19, 2009 : As India's mobile sub base continues its growth spurt, the telecom regulator pitches ideas on how to increase rural coverage and uptake
ZTE Ramps 2008 Revenues
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 19, 2009 : Chinese vendor reports big increases in revenues and profits for 2008, but the margins in its carrier infrastructure business dip
Viacom Sees No Cord-Cutting
LR Cable News Analysis -
March 19, 2009 : Viacom CEO Phillippe Dauman says his company is not seeing lower subscription rates for paid TV
IndiaWatch: Towering Investments
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 19, 2009 : US firm buys Indian mobile tower player XCEL, Tata unveils 100 Mbit/s broadband in Mumbai, plus other news
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