Sprint Must Spend Big to Go Big With 4G
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 30, 2012 : Sprint will spend billions to improve 3G coverage and add LTE as new 4G devices appear on the horizon
India Suffers From Policy Hiatus
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 30, 2012 : Turmoil in country's massive mobile sector means few strategic and investment decisions are being made
Verizon Sizes Up New Wireless Video Service
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 30, 2012 : Also: Synacor does more for BendBroadband; Comcast tweaks Xbox 360 FAQ; SeaChange has a new CTO; RGB lights up MPEG DASH
OS Watch: How Will BB10 Save RIM?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 30, 2012 : Also: Dell pulls its US smartphones; Android set to overtake Microsoft; AT&T talks up the Lumia; Google preps online tablet sales
RIM Open to Licensing BlackBerry 10
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 29, 2012 : CEO Thorston Heins says he's keeping all options open to make BlackBerry 10 the 'mobile computing platform of the next decade'
RIM Chairman Resigns After Bleak Q4
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 29, 2012 : The new CEO is making some changes up top as three execs depart, and a dismal Q4 doesn't look like it'll give way to brighter quarters
Analysts Mull NetCracker's New Buy
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 29, 2012 : NetCracker may choke on Convergys SPIT assets, reckons one analyst, while another sees AlcaLu and integrators as the potential casualties
LightSquared: Too Important to Fail?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 29, 2012 : In the face of a looming spectrum crunch, LightSquared's chairman says too much is at stake to let precious bandwidth go to waste
Cricket Wants to Chirp on Other 4G Networks
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 29, 2012 : CEO of the contract-free operator calls on the wireless industry to draw up deals that will let its customers roam on other LTE networks
Netgear Bug Slows Comcast's IPv6 Push
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 29, 2012 : Also: Some Cisco/ClearAccess fallout; Videotron spreads the love; Comcast's new C-level exec; Comcast adds digital voice features
Sprint's Bid to Take On 4G 'Duopolists'
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 29, 2012 : Sprint's network SVP says that up to 6,000 employees and support staff are now working on the operator's 3G and 4G upgrade nationwide
Comcast Unit Targets Synacor's Turf
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 29, 2012 : thePlatform and Empathy Lab team up to develop TV Everywhere portals for MSOs with 10,000 to 500,000 subscribers
Euronews: Nokia & Apple in Nano-SIM Standoff
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 29, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Nokia threatens to withhold SIM patents; EU roaming just got cheaper; Vodafone and Tata given more time on C&WW bids
Emcore Gets Out of Datacom
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 28, 2012 : The company's optical work will focus on telecom, as the VCSEL business gets sold to Sumitomo
Cisco to Buy SPIT Specialist
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 28, 2012 : Acquisition of ClearAccess will give Cisco in-house expertise in the monitoring and management of home gateways and mobile devices
Cisco, Alticast Box Up Videotron Deal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 28, 2012 : Also: Cox calls usage-based broadband hint an 'error'; Rogers rolls VoD ads; mPortal scores at TW Cable; Aurora gets northern exposure
Euronews: DT, Huawei Take LTE to 250 Mbit/s
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 28, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Deutsche Telekom has a MIMO moment with Chinese giant; NDS/Sky scandal latest; Bahrain sets 4G date
Xbox 360 Streams In Comcast, HBO & MLB.TV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2012 : Microsoft makes its latest bid to turn its game console into the home's all-dancing, all-singing, all-purpose entertainment hub
GreenTouch Plants a Greener PON
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 27, 2012 : It's not a practical technology yet, but it makes you think about how much energy is being wasted
MetroPCS Balks at Wholesale LTE
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 27, 2012 : VP of finance says spectrum acquisition is the carrier's top priority, but it's only looking at wholesale options, like Clearwire, in markets outside its footprint
4G (Finally) Starting to Boost US Capex Spend?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 27, 2012 : 2012 could be the first year of all the major operators 'aggressively spending' as LTE deployments grow, Jefferies analyst suggests in new research
Comcast Rolls Business Voice Into the Cloud
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2012 : MSO continues its move upmarket with Business VoiceEdge, a hosted PBX service targeted at businesses with up to 250 employees
Euronews: Telenor Wants Its Money Back
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 27, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Telenor wants billions from India following licenses debacle; more French fun; Vodafone wants Egypt to back off
Oclaro & Opnext Strive for Scale
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 27, 2012 : The companies' planned merger is all about surviving by getting bigger, something Oclaro already knows a little about
MetroPCS Gives Video the 4G Treatment
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 26, 2012 : MetroPCS gives video a rate plan of its own as the regional carrier takes a unique approach to monetizing and managing video on its LTE network
Oclaro Strikes a Deal to Buy Opnext
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 26, 2012 : Optical consolidation continues as two of the remaining publicly traded players join sides
NetCracker Plays End-to-End Game
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 26, 2012 : Proposed acquisition of Convergys assets gives NetCracker a full deck, says Heavy Reading analyst
TiVo Sues Motorola & Time Warner Cable
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 26, 2012 : TiVo counterclaim against Motorola drags one of its high-profile set-top box customers into the fray
Comcast Won't Cap Xbox 360 Streaming
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 26, 2012 : Also: Comcast to evaluate live TV on Xbox; TiVo slashes pricing; Buckeye revs up 110-Meg D3 tier; Hillcrest goes mobile
Euronews: NSN to Keep 2,000 Jobs in Munich
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 26, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: NSN announces partial reprieve for Munich workforce; Nokia and Microsoft invest in mobile apps
OS Watch: RIM Loses at Home, Braces for Worse
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 23, 2012 : Also: AT&T is first with Ice Cream Sandwich; Light Reading explores mobile OS usage; Microsoft wants you to swap for Windows Phone, but it won't have Angry Birds
Where's the Smart TV Payoff?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 23, 2012 : Also: Comcast's private CDN has TV Everywhere potential; Sling's latest pitch; Raycom Sports picks VoD partner
Euronews: Nokia Confirms Salo Job Cuts
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 23, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Finnish handset factory downsized; BT reduces its pension deficit; Portugal fined for flouting EU telecom rules
Countdown to 4G Roaming in the US?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
March 22, 2012 : The FCC may have opened the path that allows users to get much better 700MHz LTE coverage in the US
US Cellular Breaks Into US 4G Scene
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 22, 2012 : But its LTE presence will be small, with just parts of six cities covered and supported by only one (expensive) tablet early on
No Cash Swap in Microsoft-TiVo Settlement
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 22, 2012 : Also: Netlix preps HD iPad app; Ziggo shares pop in public debut; HBO exec jumps to Synacor; Comcast promotes three women to SVP posts
Euronews: NSN Job Cuts Halved in Finland
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 22, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: NSN now losing 'only' 624 jobs on its home turf; Ericsson ups stake in South Korean JV; Hungary in tax trouble
NEC to Buy Convergys Unit for $449M
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 22, 2012 : NEC's SPIT subsidiary NetCracker grows even larger with deal to buy Convergys's BSS business for $449 million
Hey, Guys, Let's Build a CDN!
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 21, 2012 : People don't storm into the CDN market, because it takes a network. OnApp realized last year that it's got the network. Sort of
Verizon & Comcast Deny a TV Truce
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
March 21, 2012 : Execs try to convince a Senate hearing that competition would prevail if Verizon bought wireless spectrum from cable operators
FCC Keeps Dish Spectrum Plan Alive
LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 21, 2012 : The FCC is proposing a rule that would clear Dish to build out its own LTE network -- if Charlie Ergen can wait long enough
SeaChange Sells Off Its Broadcast Server Biz
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 21, 2012 : Also: Pay-TV providers collectively add subs in 2011; Comcast preps for Senate hearing; another exec exits Cablevision
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