Gadget Watch: Between CTIA & the iPad
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 31, 2010 : Set your alarm clocks on Friday night: The iPad and iPhone make gadget news now that CTIA is over
100G Startup Bags $7.2M
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 31, 2010 : MultiPhy is working on 100G chips, but what's interesting is its potential for a different kind of 40G play UPDATED 4/1 7:50 AM
Comcast Courts Early 3DTV Adopters
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March 31, 2010 : Only 'thousands' of consumers likely to be equipped to view The Masters in 3D, but Comcast hopes to set the stage for more 3DTV activities to come
WOW Gets D3 Ball Rolling
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 31, 2010 : Competitive cabler WideOpenWest has 'converted' 20% of its gear for Docsis 3.0, but is mum on what speeds will grace its wideband products
AsiaWatch: LTE Action Heats Up
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
March 31, 2010 : NTT DoCoMo gets commercial LTE equipment, Singapore ponders new spectrum for 4G, and TD-LTE tests in China carry on
Huawei Doubles Profits in 2009
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 31, 2010 : The Chinese vendor benefits from exchange rate fluctuations that send its net income up by 133%
Qwest, IBM Team to Secure SMBs
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
March 30, 2010 : New managed security and network management services aimed at enterprises with fewer than 15,000 employees
Vertical Integration Takes Its Lumps
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 30, 2010 : Optical systems vendors might be considering vertical integration, but vendors at OFC/NFOEC had plenty of arguments against the idea
Bharti Secures $10.7B African Acquisition
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 30, 2010 : Indian carrier seals $10.7B acquisition of Zain's African operations, making it one of the world's largest mobile operators
India's Smartphone Battlezone
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March 30, 2010 : As data services become more popular and 3G approaches, competition in India's smartphone sector is heating up, with HTC stoking the flames
Suddenlink Unleashes 107-Meg Wideband Tier
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 30, 2010 : MSO takes the wraps off the fastest downstream D3 tier in the US, targeting the $107 per month service to three Texas markets where it tangles with AT&T U-verse UPDATED 10:25 AM
Ubiquisys Busts $100 Femto Barrier
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
March 30, 2010 : UK femtocell firm Ubiquisys claims it has broken through the $100 wholesale price barrier for the little home base stations
Harbinger Preps LTE Via Satellite
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March 30, 2010 : Private equity firm plans to build a national LTE network using a combination of terrestrial and satellite equipment
RIM Buys Up App Partner
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 29, 2010 : RIM snaps up popular BlackBerry app developer Viigo
Clearwire Paves Way for LTE in US
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
March 29, 2010 : Clearwire has asked the 3GPP standards body to start work on specs that will enable TD-LTE to be deployed in US at 2.6GHz
SPIT Watch: Comarch Eyes Expansion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 29, 2010 : Euro SPIT player targets international growth, with a particular focus on Central Europe and Asia/Pacific
DirecTV Gets More 3DTV Game
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 29, 2010 : DirecTV is first to sign up for ESPN 3D, a part-time network that will complement a trio of 3DTV channels the satco will introduce this June
Ericsson Boasts Major China Deals
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 29, 2010 : Swedish giant announces framework supplier deals with China Mobile and China Unicom worth a potential $1.8 billion
Shaw Vetting FTTH for All New Builds
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 29, 2010 : Shaw's 1-Gig trials in Vancouver and Calgary will lay the foundation for an FTTH architecture the MSO intends to someday use in greenfield situations
Suddenlink: US Cable's New Speed King?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 26, 2010 : MSO 'did not issue' possible leaked announcement that it is launching a 107-Meg Docsis 3.0 tier in Texas on Monday
SPIT Watch: Telco 2.0 Tools & M&A
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 26, 2010 : The TM Forum's latest efforts help carriers adapt, Amdocs buys again, and other news from the world of Service Provider IT (SPIT)
TiVo-Dish DVR Skirmish Nears End Game
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 26, 2010 : Judge extends stay on Dish's injunction to April 30, putting the satellite player a step closer to a DVR cull or more sanctions
Nokia Snaps Up Microbrowser Maven
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 26, 2010 : Buyout of Chicago transcoding company should enable Nokia to add more Internet services to its low- and mid-tier handsets
IPTV Forum: ETB Plans Telco TV Debut
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March 26, 2010 : For Colombia's incumbent fixed carrier, the best form of defense looks to be an assault on the triple-play market
CTIA 2010: Where's Carrier Support for 3G iPad?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 26, 2010 : We found microSIMs for the 3G iPad on the CTIA show floor, but so far there's little sign of carrier support for the 3G tablet beyond AT&T
CTIA 2010: Vegas Gadget Revue
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 26, 2010 : CTIA wasn't just about the Sprint WiMax phone, even if it felt like that sometimes
Time Warner Cable Flies WiFi in NYC
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 25, 2010 : MSO's two-pronged WiFi play hooks into a budding homegrown network and to Cablevision's much larger WiFi canopy
CTIA 2010: The LTE Smartphone Scramble
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 25, 2010 : No matter which US carrier launches smartphones first, Samsung could be a big winner in the next-gen race
Qwest Seeks $350M for Rural Broadband Push
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 25, 2010 : Telco seeks stimulus funds to extend download speeds up to 40 Mbit/s to 500,000 broadband-starved homes, schools, and businesses
IPTV Forum: Optimus Hails New Discovery
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March 25, 2010 : Portuguese operator is adding Orca Interactive's content discovery and recommendation tools to its service to gain an edge on its many rivals
OFC/NFOEC: For ROADMs, Less Is More
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 25, 2010 : In the ROADM world, gridless could be the next big thing after colorless and directionless – and like a lot of optical tricks, it's an old one
CTIA 2010: Femto Spotting in Vegas
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
March 25, 2010 : AT&T's national rollout announcement is the headline femto event at CTIA, but it's not the only femto fun going on in Vegas
Bharti Closes In on African Acquisition
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 25, 2010 : After two aborted attempts to expand into the mobile-hungry African market, Bharti Airtel looks set to close its purchase of Zain Africa
India 3G: What's That Spectrum Worth?
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 25, 2010 : How much will the Indian government raise from the upcoming spectrum auction? Maybe not as much as it had hoped, says analyst
OFC/NFOEC: Startups Chase 100G
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 25, 2010 : Even in a crowded optical market, the promise of a difficult problem sparks the startup bug
CTIA Update: Day Three at CTIA
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
March 25, 2010 : Here is the final installment of Light Reading's handy show guide for surviving CTIA 2010 in Las Vegas
Cablevision, Verizon Set Stage for 3DTV Battle
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 24, 2010 : Cablevision enters the 3DTV era tonight, while rival Verizon prepares to offer 3D content via FioS TV by the 2010 holiday buying season
OFC/NFOEC: ROADM Roundup
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 24, 2010 : JDSU gets a 100G win, while Finisar and Oclaro try on new sizes
IPTV Forum: FastWeb Turns On to OTT
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March 24, 2010 : Italian triple-play specialist is looking for ways to integrate over-the-top content into its IPTV mix as it tries to attract more customers
Cox Finds Friends for 3G Wireless Trials in Omaha
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 24, 2010 : Cox says some 'friendly' subs are being billed for mobile services in Nebraska as MSO closes in on broader wireless launches in three markets
CTIA 2010: Verizon LTE Gets Friendly
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 24, 2010 : Verizon says 'friendly user trials' are next up for LTE and explains why backhaul is 'sexy'... and crucial
CTIA 2010: Hesse – LTE Will Be Bigger But We Are First
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 24, 2010 : Sprint CEO frankly lays out why mobile WiMax is still the right choice for Sprint, while Clearwire chief says all operators will be using the same 4G tech in the future
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