The iPhone Arrives
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 29, 2007 : Fans line up 'round the block to be the first with the new phone
Nortel Eyes IPTV Prospects
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
June 29, 2007 : The bigger carriers have placed their IPTV bets, but Nortel says it's not being shut out of this market
Limelight Dims on Patent Worries
News Analysis -
June 29, 2007 : A legal expert says Akamai is very likely to win patent infringement suit against content delivery network rival
RIM's BlackBerry Booming
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 28, 2007 : Canadian vendor's upward climb continues with 73 percent profit rise in the first quarter of its fiscal 2008
Palm Profits Drop 43%
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 28, 2007 : Despite record Treo sales, rising costs drag the smartphone maker down
Spec Combo Could Boost Cable IPTV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 28, 2007 : CableLabs is looking to marry Docsis 3.0 with OpenCable, a move that could allow MSOs to deliver IPTV apps and services
FTTH Council Sets Euro Target
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 28, 2007 : The FTTH Council Europe has set a target of 8M homes connected with fiber by the end of 2012, but that looks conservative say analysts
Reynolds Leaving BT to Run TNZ
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
June 27, 2007 : Paul Reynolds is leaving BT Wholesale in September to become the CEO of Telecom New Zealand
Palm Drops WiFi Team?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 27, 2007 : Sources say that the PDA maker has canned some or all of the team working on integrated WiFi for its Treo phones
Euro Carriers Combine Fiber Forces
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 27, 2007 : Ten European network operators have teamed up in a bid to take on Europe's major wholesale and enterprise-focused carriers
Bidding for Bell Canada Heats Up
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
June 27, 2007 : Three groups have submitted takeover bids for Bell Canada, with Telus surprisingly dropping out of the running
T-Mobile Launches UMA in USA
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
June 27, 2007 : T-Mobile's long awaited unlicensed mobile access (UMA) service works with any broadband connection
CommScope Comes Back for Andrew
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 27, 2007 : For the second time in a year CommScope plans to buy Andrew Corp., but this time the price tag is 50% higher and it's nearly all in cash
Operators Lose $6B Tax Rebate Case
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
June 26, 2007 : European mobile operators lose case to claim back more than $6 billion in taxes from 3G license fees
AT&T Defines Service Creation Platform
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 26, 2007 : AT&T is prepping a document to define how it will create, manage, and deliver services for its fixed and wireless networks in the future
MSOs Struggle With Set-Top Change
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 26, 2007 : The coming ban on set-tops with integrated security could create a financial hardship for smaller cable operators
Poll Sees Low NXTcomm Numbers
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
June 26, 2007 : A Light Reading poll shows that many NXTcomm attendees felt that attendance fell well short of the expected 20,000
Slideshow: SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2007
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 26, 2007 : Bandwidth was the big issue, but the Nintendo Wii was the big draw at the 2007 Cable-Tec Expo in steamy Orlando
Vodafone's WiMax Creep
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
June 26, 2007 : Vodafone follows through on its threat to use WiMax, with a commercial service launch in Malta
Saudi Telecom Invests $3B in Maxis
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 26, 2007 : Operator is investing $3.05 billion in the Maxis Group to give it a foothold in Malaysia, Indonesia, and India
Intel Goes Inside Cable... Again
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 25, 2007 : Intel has pledged its support for the OpenCable Platform, and a new family of chips could soon find homes inside set-tops from Comcast
Court Asks VG, VZ to Mend Fences
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
June 25, 2007 : A US Appeals Court judge suggested today that Verizon and Vonage seek a middle ground in their patent dispute case
PBT Parties On
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 25, 2007 : Carrier Ethernet technology PBT took its buzz to a whole new level last week
Proxies Push for Terayon-Moto Marriage
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 25, 2007 : Recommendations from two influential proxy firms should dispel any rumors that the Terayon-Motorola marriage is in jeopardy
3 Group Seeks Spectrum Compensation
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
June 25, 2007 : Europe's spectrum refarming policy could disadvantage carriers such as 3 Group, and the operator is fighting it
Infinera Adds to Euro Footprint
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 25, 2007 : Optical vendor adds to its user list in Europe, where BT reportedly has visibility into how Infinera's platform works in the field
Funding Roundup
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 25, 2007 : In this week's VC summary, Visage Mobile, PicoChip, and 'Flirtomatic' look to find out if money can buy love
Comcast Set for Set-Top Deadline
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 22, 2007 : A Comcast exec says the MSO is ready to go when the FCC ban on set-tops with integrated security comes into effect on July 1
Huawei Pumps Up Asian Biz
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 22, 2007 : Huawei lands a monster GSM deal with China Mobile, strikes reseller deals, and talks of continuing, though slower, growth in APAC
Sprint's West: WiMax on Track
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 21, 2007 : Sprint exec confirms talk of possible spinoff or merger options for the operator's WiMax unit
Cisco WiMax Buzz Grows
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 21, 2007 : Now Sprint says that a 'major, major routing company' is getting into the WiMax game
ADB Aims for US Set-Top Market
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 21, 2007 : With the OCAP and CableCARD stars aligning, ADB believes the time is right to re-enter the US cable set-top market
Bandwidth Dogs Digital Transition
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 20, 2007 : In addition to freeing up shelf space for HDTV services, operators must also accomodate the February 2009 digital TV transition
Chi-Town Mesh-Up Coming Soon?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 20, 2007 : Chicago could be the next major US city to announce a muni deployment
NXTComm: Moto, VZ Talk 4G & TV
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 20, 2007 : Verizon's CEO promises 4G in 2010, while Moto's Zander says this time it's personal (and mobile)
Nokia Streamlines Structure
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
June 20, 2007 : World's top handset vendor streamlines its corporate structure and financial reporting segments
HBO Bets Big on MPEG-4
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 20, 2007 : Attention cable operators: A flood of MPEG-4-based HDTV content is coming your way courtesy of HBO
Cisco Meshes With Cable
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 19, 2007 : Cisco has unveiled a WiFi-based mesh system that will allow cable MSOs to deploy and market wireless Internet and backhaul services
Apple Adds Rabbit
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 19, 2007 : The iPhone will now let you talk for longer
NextWave Buys Into More Euro WiMax
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
June 19, 2007 : NextWave continues on its European wireless broadband spectrum spending spree with a 65 percent stake in WiMax Telecom
Universal Edge QAM Market Heats Up
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 19, 2007 : Good question: Who's entering the market with a next-gen or 'universal' edge QAM? Better question: Who isn't?
Terayon Expands CherryPicker Lineup
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
June 18, 2007 : Terayon says the CAP-1000 has enough horsepower onboard to rate-shape high-definition MPEG-4 video streams
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