Nortel: There's More to PBT Than BT
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 30, 2008 : Nortel is disappointed at BT's decision to relegate PBT to a bit part player in its 21CN, but says other major carriers are interested
Britt: Docsis 3.0 Coming to NYC
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2008 : Verizon hopes to take a bite out of The Big Apple with FiOS, but Time Warner Cable is already making plans to bite back
SeaChange Software Strategy Surges
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2008 : VOD vendor beats the street, buoyed by additional backoffice software deployments with Comcast and Cox
India Wrap: Tensions & Tribunals
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May 30, 2008 : Tensions between Department of Telecom and the regulator, plus news of Spice Telecom and RIM, round out a week of activity in India
PBT Sidelined at BT
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 29, 2008 : The verdict is in at BT: PBT has been found guilty of being a one-trick pony, so it's being sidelined in favor of MPLS
Huawei Goes Indie for OSS
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 29, 2008 : Chinese giant spins off its telecom software assets into an independent operation, Huawei Software
Hackers Smack Comcast.net
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2008 : The moral: Change your passwords frequently, especially if you're Comcast
TiVo Sees Dish Drama Dissolving
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2008 : The DVR patent infringement case isn't likely to reach the Supreme Court, TiVo execs say
Sycamore's Freefall Continues
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
May 29, 2008 : As expected, Sycamore's revenues fell more than 50 percent due to instability from one major customer
Cisco: WiFi & Beyond
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 28, 2008 : Cisco's 'Vision' strategy could see its WiFi empire rubbing shoulders with other networks
C&W Eyes Ethernet Acquisition
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 28, 2008 : Cable & Wireless is in discussions to buy UK enterprise services provider THUS in a bid to bolster its British business further
Google: The Mobile Web Sucks
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 28, 2008 : The mobile Web has so far failed to inspire users and the 'amazing app' has yet to be invented, says Google
China Mobile Wants More 3G Phones
LR Mobile News Analysis -
May 28, 2008 : With the future of Chinese 3G clearer, China Mobile has opened the second phase of a tender for TD-SCDMA devices
Bell Canada to Appeal High Court Ruling
News Analysis -
May 28, 2008 : A ruling earlier this month threatens to block the $52B takeover of BCE by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and a group of US firms
4G Drives All-IP Mobile Networks
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May 28, 2008 : As operators evaluate next-gen wireless technology, the path from 3G tops the agenda, according to Heavy Reading
Sony Supports tru2way
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2008 : Sony and six major US MSOs sign a memo involving tru2way that could result in TVs that get cable services with no need for a set-top
Do the Telcos Fear tru2way?
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
May 27, 2008 : With cable MSOs rolling out tru2way, AT&T says its 'been there done that' while Verizon feels a little left out
Google's Mobile Software Focus
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 27, 2008 : Job postings by the search giant reveal possible Clearwire work and a desire to further mobilize YouTube
Verizon Downloads 'Starz Play' Deal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2008 : A big telco, not a cable operator, becomes the first to launch a subset of Starz's Internet VOD service
Sarin Steps Down as Vodafone CEO
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 27, 2008 : Arun Sarin announces his retirement as Vodafone reports strong annual financials and outlook. The boy done good, says analyst
Zeugma Rethinks Edge Routing
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 27, 2008 : A melding of routing and computing power could help carriers deploy new services faster
Spying Scandal Rocks Deutsche Telekom
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 26, 2008 : CEO 'shaken to core' by allegations of illegal use of call records by German carrier giant's internal security staff
Reliance Snaps Up Vanco
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 26, 2008 : Ambitious Indian carrier opens its wallet once more to buy troubled virtual VPN provider Vanco
China to Get 3G – At Last!
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 26, 2008 : It's been a long time coming, but China is ready to issue 3G licenses as part of its telecom market restructuring process
Ericsson: Ready to Ramp GPON
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
May 26, 2008 : Ericsson's North American CTO says the company's GPON deployments at AT&T are coming in late 2008 or early 2009
Oh Canada: BCE Buyout Falls Apart
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
May 23, 2008 : Bell Canada's privatization bid is on the brink of collapsing amid shaky financing and an appeals court ruling
Providence Gets Big IDEA Stake
LR Mobile News Analysis -
May 23, 2008 : Providence Equity Partners splashes out $640M for a 20% stake in an IDEA Cellular subsidiary
Last Night at the Operax
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 23, 2008 : The fat lady's doing her vocal exercises as policy control specialist Operax has reportedly run low on cash
Time Warner Cable Joins the MoCA Club
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 23, 2008 : But based on Cisco's MoCA-powered set-top roadmap, the MSO's largest box supplier doesn't see large-scale volumes until sometime next year
Major Vendors Kiss OSS
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 22, 2008 : The big box players, including AlcaLu, Cisco, NSN, and Nortel are talking up their OSS credentials at this year's OSS fest in France
Secustream Skirts DRM Debate
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 22, 2008 : Telenor's Conax subsidiary acquires a tiny startup that says it's got an alternative to DRM
Comcast CTO: Manage People, Not Protocols
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 22, 2008 : In a video exclusive, Comcast CTO/EVP Tony Werner offers some details about the MSO's upcoming bandwidth capacity management system
BSNL Gets Temporary GSM Fix
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May 21, 2008 : Motorola is delivering GSM equipment to BSNL for some temporary capacity relief and confirms its bidding on the carrier's new mega tender
PicoChip Unveils LTE Femto Design
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 21, 2008 : PicoChip takes the wraps off new reference designs for LTE femtocells and picocells
4G: Can't Stand the Rain
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 21, 2008 : ...against my antenna, causing packet loss and latency
Vendors Unite on Femtocell Architecture
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 21, 2008 : Femto Forum members agree on a common femtocell architecture and plan to submit specification proposals to standards bodies next week
Qualcomm Invests in ip.access
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 21, 2008 : Qualcomm makes strategic investment in femtocell vendor ip.access, but plans for femtocell chipsets remain unclear
Is Nuova Needling Cisco's Brass?
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 20, 2008 : Some believe Jayshree Ullal's departure was related to the Nuova buyout; others say it's just Cisco's newest phase
ISPs Say They Won't Block P2P
News Analysis -
May 20, 2008 : At the Streaming Media East conference, Comcast and Verizon say they won't throttle traffic from peer-to-peer networks
Ex-Moto CTO Tabbed to Run Sonus
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
May 20, 2008 : Richard Nottenburg, who left Moto last week, joins a company going through executive changes of its own
DTAs on Parade
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 20, 2008 : Cisco, Motorola, and Thomson are all showing off simple digital terminal adapters here at the show, but Pace Micro is not
Nokia Siemens Preps Hosted IPTV
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 20, 2008 : Nokia Siemens Networks is planning the launch of a hosted IPTV service for telco TV hopefuls, with AlcaLu not far behind
Carrier Scorecard: What Recession?
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
May 19, 2008 : The stalling US economy might be getting ready to take a swing at AT&T, Qwest, and Verizon
Clearwire Won't Use Google's Dark Fiber
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 19, 2008 : Google's $500M bet on Clearwire's WiMax plans does not include access to the company's dark fiber assets
Vodafone Splashes Out on Acquisitions
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 19, 2008 : The carrier spends $784M to boost social networking capabilities and fixed broadband services in Germany
Etisalat Ups Africa Investment
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May 19, 2008 : Etisalat increases its stake in African operator Atlantique Telecom as it embarks on a new phase of international expansion
Mu Moves on Services
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 19, 2008 : The former Mu Security wants to broaden its horizons and become Dynamic. $10M more should help
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