Mobile Video: a $16B Market in 5 Years?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 29, 2009 : US and Italy are advanced markets today, but Asia/Pac will be the growth engine puffing up mobile TV and video over the next few years
DoJ: Butt Out of Cablevision RS-DVR Case
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2009 : Dept. of Justice gives MSO a lift by urging the US Supreme Court not to hear a case centered on Cablevision's 'remote-storage' DVR
T Italia Set to Take IPTV Crown
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 29, 2009 : After years of trailing FastWeb, Telecom Italia is set to become the biggest IPTV player in Italy this year, reckons Pyramid Research
IndiaWatch: 3G Auction Imminent
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 29, 2009 : With national elections out of the way, government minister says he expects 3G auction within two months, plus other news from India
Cable ONE Snares HD Set-Top Waiver
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2009 : Despite CEA opposition, the FCC has given Cable ONE the green light to deploy low-cost, one-way set-top boxes with hi-def capabilities
WiMax & LTE Meet the Real World
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 28, 2009 : Unstrung tries to get beyond the theoretical peak speeds of new mobile broadband networks from AT&T, Clearwire, and Verizon
China Set for IPTV Explosion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 28, 2009 : IPTV uptake is set to go wild in China in the next few years, with analysts predicting nearly 15 million users by the end of 2012
TiVo Covers Its Cable Bases
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 28, 2009 : TiVo to get 'primary DVR' status in a Comcast tru2way market, while a deal with Evolution Broadband gives TiVo exposure with Tier 2 MSOs
Operators Push for LTE Automation
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 28, 2009 : Self-Organizing Networks (SONs) are hot, but vendors can't yet match carriers' demands for LTE kit that configures and optimizes itself
Telcordia Invests in OSS Specialist
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 27, 2009 : Telcordia unveils new home network OSS with OEM partner Fine Point Technologies and takes an unspecified stake in its tech partner
Nortel Offers Up Its LG-Nortel Stake
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 27, 2009 : As it considers the selloff of some business units, Nortel says it's also interested in divesting its LG-Nortel stake
AT&T Boosts 3G Networks
LR Mobile News Analysis -
May 27, 2009 : The carrier will be spending nearly $18 billion to double the speed of its mobile data networks up to 7.2 Mbit/s
Adobe: Tru2way Won't Shackle Flash
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2009 : The company thinks Flash can be a hit on set-tops even if it never becomes an official extension to the tru2way specs
Look Back at ANGA
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 27, 2009 : No, not a new take on John Osborne's literary career – news highlights from Day 1 of the European cable show
ActiveVideo Buys Into European iTV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 26, 2009 : ActiveVideo snaps up Avinity Systems and sets its sights on bringing cloud-based television to European MSOs and IPTV players
T-Mobile: Voice Discord Threatens LTE
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 26, 2009 : T-Mobile urges industry to select a unified approach for delivering early voice-over-LTE services and says it can't wait for IMS
SK Broadband Goes for IPTV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 26, 2009 : Korean MSO implements Harmonic's CMTS bypass approach to help unify how video is delivered via its cable, DSL, and fiber-fed networks
NTT Splashes on Subsea Assets
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 26, 2009 : Japanese giant buys transpacific cable operator for more than $100 million and joins pan-Asia/Pacific subsea cable consortium
Bharti, MTN in $23 Billion Talks
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 26, 2009 : It's back on! Bharti Airtel and MTN return to the merger talks table with plans to create an international growth markets giant
Is Tru2way Ready to Grow Up?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 22, 2009 : A CableLabs 'reference implementation,' due out in mid-June, aims to lower the barrier to entry for app developers and set-top makers
Spain Set for FTTH Surge
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 22, 2009 : Regulator predicts almost half of Spanish households will have fiber access in 14 years' time
Little Laptops Could Drive Big Data Usage
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 22, 2009 : Predicted growth in netbook market from Pyramid is another sign that tiny computers could have a big impact on 3G and proto-4G networks
ZTE Bags Another $10B in Credit
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 22, 2009 : With a $15 billion credit line already in its pocket, Chinese vendor ZTE adds to it with a further $10 billion bank lending facility
Huawei Overtakes AlcaLu – Again!
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 22, 2009 : Research report shows 3G rollouts in China have made Huawei the #3 player in the mobile infrastructure market, ahead of Alcatel-Lucent
Verizon: Optical Equals Cheaper LTE
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 21, 2009 : Verizon VP explains – on video – how moving to packet-optical backhaul could have costs benefits at the cell tower
Acer to Release Google Android Phone
LR Mobile News Analysis -
May 21, 2009 : Acer looks to take up to 5% of the smartphone market in the next five years with feature-rich handsets
Koreans Tune In to IPTV
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 21, 2009 : Only a few months after services launched, South Korea's three main carriers amassed more than 220,000 IPTV customers
Is Woven Systems Coming Unraveled?
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 21, 2009 : It may be curtains if the 10Gig switch vendor can't secure another round of funding soon
IPTV Scores at Cowboys Stadium
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
May 21, 2009 : CommScope and others help outfit a massive venue with an impressive video infrastructure
Aussie Minister Thunders at NBN Critics
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
May 20, 2009 : Government minister comes out fighting in defense of Australia's plans for a fiber access National Broadband Network
Carriers Warm to LTE Femtos
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 20, 2009 : T-Mobile believes femtocell adoption could suit LTE more than 3G, but network planning issues rank high in carrier concerns
Moto Freezes UMTS Femtos
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 20, 2009 : Motorola shifts femto focus from UMTS to CDMA, WiMax, and LTE as operators size up the opportunity for the tiny base stations
Telenor to Test Huawei LTE
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 20, 2009 : LTE heats up in the Nordics as Telenor reveals plans for a field trial this summer testing gear from Huawei
LR Live: Verizon Plots 100 GigE RFP
News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 19, 2009 : Speaking at a Light Reading Live event, Verizon veep Stuart Elby explains the carrier's need for backbone speed
RMI, Cavium Compare at the Core
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 19, 2009 : Following Cavium's multicore processor announcement, RMI introduces chips based on processor cores running at up to 2 GHz
AT&T Makes Push Into Cloud Storage
News Analysis -
May 19, 2009 : With Synaptic Storage as a Service, the telecom giant looks to compete with Amazon, Rackspace, and others
BT Unveils Ethernet Expansion Plans
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 19, 2009 : With its new Ethernet switches rolled out in the UK, BT reveals plans for bonded copper access and mobile backhaul synchronization
Summer Debut for Cablevision Network DVR
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 19, 2009 : MSO looks set to launch controversial remote storage DVR this summer, and indicates a deal with programmers is in the making
Vodafone's Data Drive
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 19, 2009 : Behind the headline earnings numbers lies strong growth in data services, fixed broadband, and emerging markets revenues growth
T-Mobile, Orange Open Up on LTE
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
May 19, 2009 : European operators list a host of technical hurdles LTE has to clear before it's commercially ready
DoCoMo Adds WiFi Routing to 3G Device
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 19, 2009 : NTT has chip-level tech that turns a smartphone from NEC into your very own personal WiFi access point
Huawei Touts $2B Deal From BSNL
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
May 18, 2009 : Huawei bags $2B, denies security panel is blocking its chances for more. Also, an India wireless contract round up
Clearleap Brings Blip.tv & Others to Cable
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 18, 2009 : Blip.tv, Next New Networks, and Revision3 sign up with Clearleap, a startup that aggregates Internet video for cable MSOs
TVCabo Seeks Docsis Independence
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 18, 2009 : Portuguese MSO says Jungo middleware will give it more negotiation power with vendors and help it break free of US product roadmaps
C&W Mulls Apps-Based Pricing
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
May 18, 2009 : Application-based pricing is an aspiration, but not one that's practical just yet, says Cable & Wireless exec
Pyramid: LTE Growth Will Outpace 3G
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 18, 2009 : New report says that lower costs, a bigger community, and early Chinese interest will help make LTE the biggest mobile standard yet
Positron & Aktino Target Access
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 15, 2009 : This week's acquisition of Aktino continues a convoluted saga involving Positron, Marconi, and a product line with at least five parent companies
Move Networks Moves Into ISP Market
LR Cable News Analysis -
May 15, 2009 : With purchase of Inuk Networks, Move Networks repositions itself as a managed service provider to ISPs
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