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Cisco Preps Its Next Core Router: The 'CTR'
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 31, 2013 : The successor to the CRS line, and the response to Alcatel-Lucent's core router, could be arriving later this year
Verizon Hails Europe, Talks M&A
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 31, 2013 : President of Verizon Enterprise Solutions talks about Europe, M&A, cloud services and managed security but is less keen to talk about Huawei
Fan TV Courts Cable for New Box
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 31, 2013 : Silicon Valley startup seeks pay-TV partnerships for new retail set-top
Euronews: T Italia Spins Off Fixed-Line Unit
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
May 31, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: SDN brings jobs to Belfast; Chinese pair move in on Ethiopia; Russian merger on the cards?
BlackArrow Targets Live TV Ads
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 30, 2013 : Ad technology vendor extends dynamic insertion capabilities to live TV streams
Telefónica Brokers Mobile Money Alliance
News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
May 30, 2013 : Partners with leading Spanish banks to build new digital services and its own mobile wallet
ActiveVideo Reaches Roku
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 30, 2013 : Technology firm helps Net2TV launch Portico TV service on Roku boxes
Comcast X1 Finds Its Voice
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 30, 2013 : Top US MSO adds voice controls to iPhone app for new IP video program guide
Rackspace Adds Brocade's vRouter
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 30, 2013 : The former Vyatta router becomes an option in Rackspace's hybrid cloud
Euronews: AlcaLu D-Day Is June 19
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
May 30, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Europe falls way behind in mobile market; Neelie gets nautical; Cisco challenges Microsoft's Skype buy
AT&T Adds 11 New 4G LTE Markets
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 30, 2013 : Ma Bell's LTE footprint is now at 239 markets in the US as it moves to cover 250 towns and cities with the new 4G tech by summer's end
Dish Beats Sprint's Bid for Clearwire
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 29, 2013 : The race is still on as Dish offers more than Sprint's revised bid for Clearwire
Akamai Offers CDN Aid to Cable
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 29, 2013 : CDN vendor pitches two new products to MSOs, following Verivue purchase
Hillcrest Snags Comcast RDK License
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 29, 2013 : The motion-control software developer signals a return to the pay-TV business
Verizon Fires Up AWS Support
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
May 29, 2013 : Samsung Galaxy 4 and Nokia Lumia 928 will be amongst the first phones to support AWS via a software upgrade
ZTE Passes Alcatel-Lucent
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 29, 2013 : Optical networking had a dreary quarter in which Chinese vendors took the top two spots
Cisco Report Predicts Mobile Domination in 2017
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 29, 2013 : In its latest VNI report, Cisco finds that mobile devices will drive 55 percent of IP traffic in 2017 as we enter the 'zettabyte era' UPDATED 4PM
Euronews: DT Overturns $791M Lawsuit
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
May 29, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: T-Systems, Orange in videoconferencing accord; ST-Ericsson GPS unit sold; ADVA lands UK deal
Casa Unveils First Integrated CCAP
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 28, 2013 : New C100G chassis beats integrated products from Arris, Cisco, CommScope and Harmonic to market
Juniper & Sonus Try SDN Together
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 28, 2013 : The partnership potentially sets up some software-defined networking apps and apparently gives Juniper a new SBC to play with
Orange Has High Hopes for NFV
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 28, 2013 : Network functions virtualization (NFV) is a step toward the convergence of the cloud and wide area networks, believes Orange's Director of Technical Strategy
Samsung Embraces CableCARDs
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 28, 2013 : Consumer electronics vendor plans retail CableCARD set-top for US holiday season
Dish Dives Into Fixed-Mobile Broadband
LR Mobile News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 28, 2013 : Satellite TV provider teams with nTelos to launch a new service that combines their broadband service offerings
Euronews: Vodafone Wins Spain's 4G Race
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
May 28, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Google's big mobile plans in Africa and Asia; Deutsche Telekom ponders deals; EC probes Apple's iPhone contracts
Comcast, Shaw Expand Wi-Fi Reach
LR Mobile News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 27, 2013 : Two major North American MSOs launch Wi-Fi hotspots in several new markets
Euronews: Telefónica, Megafon Team Up
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 27, 2013 : Also; Fortumo strikes direct carrier billing agreements; Kroes sets legislation target; Etisalat tabled biggest bid for Maroc stake; and Nokia's lawyers kept busy
Arris Counts on CPE Upgrades
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 24, 2013 : CEO Bob Stanzione sees big replacement cycle starting for home devices this year
Heavyweights Form CloudEthernet Forum
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 24, 2013 : But why?
WOW Loses Subs Across the Board
News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 24, 2013 : The cable overbuilder sheds video, data and voice customers in Q1
Euronews: French Carriers Feel the Squeeze
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
May 24, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia defers fixed-line decision; Portugal Telecom profits down; Huawei prospers in Middle East
ConteXtream Claims a Carrier SDN Coup
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 23, 2013 : The grid networking company says it's got a 40M-user software-defined networking deployment with ... well, of course they're not saying
ITU, IEC Tackle Content Rights
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 23, 2013 : Two international agencies create common standard for IPTV content rights metadata
Euronews: BT, Ciena Boast 800G First
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
May 23, 2013 : Also in today's regional roundup: Virgin lands Sky deal; Ericsson's landmark; Wayra in Prague; Soros invests in UK altnet; Swisscom boosts 4G; Ipanema's CIO survey
Luminaries Mourn the Xerox PARC Gap
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 23, 2013 : On the 40th anniversary of Ethernet, Silicon Valley's golden generation discusses the US's innovation gap – assuming there is one, that is
CTIA: T-Mobile Takes 'Uncarrier' Attitude to Work
News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
May 22, 2013 : The newly public company is making a big push to woo the enterprise with new pricing plans and services
JLo @ CTIA: Viva Las Vegas!
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 22, 2013 : JLo bought some much-needed sparkle to a lackluster CTIA show as she and Verizon attempt to cater to a growing Latino mobile demographic
Juniper's SDN Jumps Into Cloudscaling
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 22, 2013 : Cloudscaling's $10M B round also gives Juniper an SDN foothold in the cloud
TiVo Basks in Cable Glow
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 22, 2013 : DVR pioneer reports biggest MSO subscriber gains in seven years
CTIA: T-Mobile's 4G/LTE Snaps at Verizon's Heels
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 22, 2013 : RootMetrics finds T-Mobile has boosted its upload speeds significantly with its new LTE network in Las Vegas
Euronews: Vodafone Delays UK 4G Launch
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
May 22, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia denies break-up; Telefónica's LatAm IPO on ice; Ericsson calls time on cable production
CTIA: Verizon Pushes for Single-Mode LTE
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
May 21, 2013 : Verizon is examining single-mode LTE devices, but they may not be smartphones as operators are reluctant to lose their 3G safety nets anytime soon
Ergen's Latest Gambit: $2B for LightSquared?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 21, 2013 : Dish CEO's latest wireless gamble is reportedly a $2 billion bid for LightSquared spectrum he might not ever get to use
Google Fiber's Future Looks Limited
News Analysis - John Verity -
May 21, 2013 : Analysts foresee a slo-mo rollout for Google's gigabit fiber service
Brocade & A10 Settle
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 21, 2013 : The usual patent spat comes down to the usual ending
Verizon Taps AlcaLu & Ericsson for 4G Small Cells
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
May 21, 2013 : AlcaLu & Verizon are confirmed as the first small-cell vendors for Verizon Wireless' deployment in second half of 2013
CTIA: AT&T Works on Wi-Fi Integration
News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
May 21, 2013 : Wi-Fi discussions move from offload to integration at CTIA as a number of vendors rise to the challenge
FourthWall Nips at Nielsen
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 21, 2013 : Company expands TV viewer index, adding to the growing volume of set-top data now available to marketeers
US Still Suffers Broadband Divide
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 21, 2013 : New FCC report says over one-third of US homes still don't have high-speed data
Policy Push for Telefónica UK
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 21, 2013 : Major UK mobile operator plans to become more responsive with the deployment of a new policy management platform from Tekelec
Euronews: Vodafone's Profits Plummet
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
May 21, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Vodafone pulls out of BT's mobile beauty parade; Ericsson's Wi-Fi wizardry; trouble at O2 mill
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