MetroPCS Gets to Work on LTE Phones
LR Mobile News Analysis -
May 01, 2009 : The carrier says it plans to offer more smartphones, likely with a high-end mobile browser to take advantage of LTE
BT Slows Down 21CN, Scraps Converged Service
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 01, 2009 : BT slows down its 21CN next-generation rollout and withdraws an initial converged service, but denies the project has been suspended
Netronome Reigniting Intel's IXP
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 01, 2009 : Two years after Intel gave up on its network processor, Netronome is giving the chips new juice in hopes of preserving a market-share lead
Acme Edges Into the Enterprise
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
May 01, 2009 : Covergence acquisition gives Acme a $6M a year business selling session border controllers to enterprise branch offices
Comcast's $1B Bandwidth Plan
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2009 : SDV be damned! MSO's sticking with an 'all-digital' bandwidth strategy that, it says, costs just 10% of a physical plant rebuild
OSS Firms: Are You Experienced?
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 30, 2009 : Customer Experience Management is an approach that is gaining traction amongst vendors and operators, but how big is the market?
AlcaLu, Bharti Form Joint Venture
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
April 30, 2009 : AlcaLu and Bharti Airtel form new venture to run the carrier's fixed network, a move that will net the vendor $500M in revenues
Arris Readies for a Rebound
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2009 : Cable vendor gets off to an expected slow start in 2009, but sees brighter times ahead as MSOs ramp up Docsis 3.0 deployments
Motorola's Loss Widens
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
April 30, 2009 : The hurt continues for Motorola, but the company is promising a narrower loss and pinning its hopes on Android in the coming months
Ericsson Holds Up in Q1
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 30, 2009 : Ericsson's profits take a hit from restructuring costs and its joint ventures, but its network infrastructure sales are holding steady
JDSU to Close Picolight Fab
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
April 30, 2009 : A manufacturing shuffle moves Picolight's VCSEL work to San Jose while handing other products over to contract partners
WildBlue Makes Stimulus Pitch
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2009 : Satellite broadband firm says it needs funds to develop and deploy a new system that can deliver downstream speeds in excess of 18 Mbit/s
Viking Victory for Infinera
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 30, 2009 : TeliaSonera is upgrading its 'Viking' US transport network, replacing its current optical network with new gear from Infinera
JDSU's Forecast Disappoints
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
April 29, 2009 : Q3 earnings arrive as lukewarm as expected, and there seems slim chance of happier news to come in Q4
Bharti Profits From Mobile Boom
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 29, 2009 : Indian operator sees revenues, profits, and customer uptake soar in the past year. Now it needs services like IPTV to help raise ARPUs
China Mobile Enters Taiwan
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
April 29, 2009 : China Mobile agrees to take a 12% stake in, and strategically ally with, Taiwan's Far EasTone
TWC Basics Boosted by Digital Transition
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 29, 2009 : MSO surprises by adding 36,000 basic video subs in the quarter, and notes that it's launching Docsis 3.0 in NYC this summer
Qwest Profits From Job, Cost Cuts
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
April 29, 2009 : While other telcos dare to take fiber to the home, Qwest takes a red pen to its budget and payroll
ATCA Attacks the Data Center
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
April 28, 2009 : The specs are being expanded to more directly challenge ATCA non-believers, IBM and HP
Celeno: A Little Frosty on MoCA
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2009 : Chipmaker hooks up with TI to build Docsis set-tops and gateways that can shuttle video around the house using WiFi
Thomson Gets a Reprieve
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 28, 2009 : Former AlcaLu man takes total control as Thomson gets waivers from its creditors and reports improving Q1 numbers
AlcaLu's $1.7B China Boost
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
April 28, 2009 : Framework agreements for Alcatel-Lucent with China Mobile and China Telecom complete the technology set and raise its market share
Transport Sales Slump Hits Tellabs
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 28, 2009 : Tellabs had forecast a first-quarter dip, and it was right, with transport equipment sales falling away sharply
Nokia Shrinks Services, Cuts Jobs
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
April 28, 2009 : Nokia streamlines its services business, limiting new initiatives and cutting 450 jobs as part of cost reduction program
IBM to Resell Brocade/Foundry Gear
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
April 28, 2009 : Big Blue gets its own line of routers and switches, better known as 'Stuff Foundry Used to Sell'
Bookham, Avanex Form Oclaro
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
April 27, 2009 : The long-awaited merger is done, with hopes that a new name helps dispel ghosts of the past
Wireless Pumps Up Verizon in Q1
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
April 27, 2009 : Verizon says it's 'weathering the effects of the economy very well' as it posted Q1 results today
Nortel Seeks Protection Extension
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 27, 2009 : Nortel wants protection from its creditors extended to the end of July as it continues to restructure and cut costs
TeliaSonera Feels the Pinch
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 24, 2009 : It's not just Deutsche Telekom that's starting to feel the strain as the Nordic giant cuts its full-year revenues forecast
Starent Blazes Q1 Trail
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 24, 2009 : Everything's up for mobile packet core vendor as revenues, profits, full year earnings forecast, and share price all head north
WiMax Subbing for DSL in Vietnam
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
April 24, 2009 : Vietnam's ISPs are set to join the growing number of emerging-market service providers deploying WiMax as a DSL alternative
Juniper Sees Q1 Stabilize
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
April 23, 2009 : The company predicts flat revenues next quarter and has even hired in R&D, after cutting 140 jobs elsewhere
ZTE Readies Fresh Assault on Europe, US
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 23, 2009 : As domestic business boosts Chinese vendor's Q1, it reveals plans to create a new unit to target opportunities in Europe and the US
Can Flash & Tru2way Coexist?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 23, 2009 : Sun exec says adding Flash to the set-top has the potential to drive up box costs and complexity, and fragment the applications market
Dialog Talks Up HSPA+
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
April 23, 2009 : With 3G, HSPA, and WiMax already in its back pocket, why is Dialog looking at yet another upgrade?
Ikanos Reaches for DSL Breadth
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
April 23, 2009 : A $54M deal would hand Conexant's DSL business to Ikanos, but the question is what it will do to Ikanos's bottom line
Panasonic Plugs In HD Web TV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 22, 2009 : CE giant is offering over-the-top hi-def fare from Amazon, but none of its early Viera Cast-capable HDTVs will carry the tru2way label
AT&T: Another Bumper iPhone Quarter
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
April 22, 2009 : AT&T posts profit drop, but the iPhone is still keeping wireless strong for the largest GSM operator in the US
Huawei Closes In on Rivals
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 22, 2009 : With its sales set for another surge this year, Huawei could be bigger than NSN, AlcaLu, and even Ericsson in dollar terms in 2009
Cablevision Mobilizes Content Play
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 22, 2009 : Cablevision says a remote DVR scheduler is in the plans but not included in an initial batch of mobile Web apps
Server Glitch Crashes T-Mobile Network
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
April 22, 2009 : A software problem in NSN subscriber database servers shut down T-Mobile's network yesterday leaving 40M German customers without service
Huawei Reports 2008 Revenues of $18.3B
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 22, 2009 : Huawei has released its annual report including audited numbers for 2008, which show actual annual revenues up by nearly 43 percent
Zhone Says 'Buy American'
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
April 22, 2009 : Public comments filed by Zhone urge the government to temper its use of foreign firms when doling out Recovery Act broadband funds
Infinera Dampens Q2 Expectations
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
April 21, 2009 : Revenues are growing, as is the customer roster, but Infinera's sales might be getting tweaked by the recession
Cox, Entropic MoCA Deal Not Exclusive
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 21, 2009 : Door left open for Broadcom as the nation's third-largest MSO gears up for a whole-home DVR deployment
IEEE to Rubber-Stamp PBB-TE
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 21, 2009 : PBB-TE is only weeks away from being ratified as a formal standard by the IEEE, a move that's set to make it more appealing to carriers
Backhaul Clouds Metro Femto Vision
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
April 21, 2009 : Vodafone still likes the metro femtocell concept for future LTE networks, but finding low-cost, high-capacity backhaul is a challenge
Downturn Smacks Deutsche Telekom
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 21, 2009 : German giant cuts its earnings forecast for 2009 as economic woes hit its overseas operations, sending its share price tumbling
Canoe Preps Interactive TV Ads
LR Cable News Analysis -
April 21, 2009 : Major US cable providers to launch ad campaign for Visa in which viewers will be able to request more info about the credit cards
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