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Apple Says MobileMe's Email Bugs Fixed
LR Mobile News Analysis -
July 31, 2008 : The company said the service's email issues have been repaired, but some subscribers are still reporting problems
Euro Telcos Ramp Up IPTV Subs
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 31, 2008 : Europe's IPTV subscriber base is continuing to grow, but as FT, Telefónica, and BT unveil their financials, the news is not all good
Handsets Hinder as Moto Posts Small Profit
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 31, 2008 : Moto's share price is up on an unexpected $4M profit but there's still no turnaround in sight for the handset business
Cablevision Begins Wideband Assault
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 31, 2008 : MSO is rolling out Docsis 3.0 services and a massive WiFi canopy
Genband Unloads BayPackets
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 30, 2008 : Genband says it has divested itself of BayPackets, the IMS specialist it acquired two years ago
India Telcos See Q1 Drop
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July 30, 2008 : India's Spice Telecom and Tata Communications report drop in earnings, while Unitech seeks partner for its new operator
Despite Buyout, Bell Canada Cuts 2,500 Managers
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July 30, 2008 : The company said the loss of positions will result in annual savings of about $300M when combined with other reductions carried out earlier in the year
Comcast Rings the Telcos' Bell
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 30, 2008 : Advanced service subscriber growth slowed in Q2, but much of what Comcast gained came right off the hide of telcos
Siemens Seeks Damages From NSN Vice Chairman
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 30, 2008 : Siemens is claiming damages from 11 former executives, including the current vice chairman of Nokia Siemens Networks
LTE Focus Puts Pressure on Femtocells
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
July 30, 2008 : Industry emphasis on LTE developments threatens to delay the completion of femtocell standards by the end of this year
Former AT&T Exec Tabbed to Run Vonage
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 30, 2008 : Marc Lefar, former chief marketing officer at Cingular, has been named the new CEO of Vonage
Apple's iPhone Privacy Headache
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 30, 2008 : As third-party iPhone apps allow developers to access handset contact lists, what can Apple do to ensure its users' privacy?
Embarq Cuts Its Way to Growth
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 30, 2008 : The economy is digging into revenues, but thanks to reductions in capex, Embarq enjoyed a 17% jump in profits
Signs of Stability at AlcaLu?
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 29, 2008 : AlcaLu's Q2 results, overshadowed by resignations and wireless woes, show some progress in cost control and margins
Harmonic Sinks on Soft Guidance
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 29, 2008 : Investors send stock down almost 19% after video tech specialist issues conservative guidance for the second half of 2008
Entropic Plunges on Broadcom Fears
LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
July 29, 2008 : A pending PON chipset from Broadcom could give Entropic its first tough competition
CMC, Moto Adapt to One-Way DTAs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 29, 2008 : Upgrades from Comcast Media Center and Motorola will enable smaller MSOs to reclaim analog using digital terminal adapters
AlcaLu Looks to China
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
July 29, 2008 : AlcaLu's wireless business is reeling from the decline in CDMA spending, but the vendor is optimistic about 3G in China and WCDMA generally
BT Leapfrogs to Web 2.0 With Ribbit
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
July 29, 2008 : As expected, BT beefs up its Telco 2.0 strategy with the acquisition of voice services software platform Ribbit
AlcaLu's Q2 Dragged Down by CDMA
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 29, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent reports its sixth straight quarterly loss, hit hard by worsening conditions in the CDMA market
Russo, Tchuruk Out at Alcatel-Lucent
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 29, 2008 : Russo announces resignation as AlcaLu CEO, and she is joined by chairman Serge 'The Merge' Tchuruk
FCC's Martin Is Ready to Pounce
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2008 : Like a kitten taking on a helpless ball of yarn, the FCC boss has reportedly secured enough votes to do absolutely nothing to Comcast
Reliance Globalcom Beefs Up Its Metro
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 28, 2008 : Reliance Globalcom will use Juniper's MX-series routers and M120 edge routers to increase metro capacity tenfold
Zain Grows Ahead of Saudi Entry
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July 28, 2008 : Q2 looks up for the Middle Eastern and African operator as it prepares to expand its reach into Saudi Arabia
tru2Way Tallies Two More
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2008 : Pour a couple more shovelsful of sand on DCR+. LG and Funai are the latest consumer electronics giants to sign the tru2way MOU
Motorola Once Again Reshuffles Business Units
LR Mobile News Analysis -
July 28, 2008 : The handset and networking vendor said it will split its Home & Networks Mobility group into three separate businesses
AlcaLu Teams for 3G CDMA Femtocells
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
July 28, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent and Airvana will jointly develop an end-to-end 3G CDMA femtocell solution for IMS-based networks
China Telecom Unveils CDMA Plans
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 28, 2008 : Plans to invest heavily in its CDMA network, aims to more than double its current 43M subscriber base by 2011
Verizon Hits 2M FiOS Subs
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 28, 2008 : Verizon says that since the close of the second quarter of 2008, it has surpassed the 2 million mark in FiOS Internet subscribers
Mark Cuban: tru2way Should Be More Open
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2008 : Mark Cuban says cable needs to open up and take on an 'Internet mindset' with its deployment of tru2way
Survey: RIM Rules in the US
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 25, 2008 : A little bird tells Avian that RIM held its own against the 3G iPhone
ATCA Takeoff Is Imminent
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
July 25, 2008 : A Heavy Reading report says the ATCA market is set to double each year, building up to a $7.2B total in 2012
AT&T Looks to Block Sprint/Clearwire Merger
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 25, 2008 : AT&T has filed a complaint with the FCC contending that Sprint and Clearwire's application to merge assets should be denied
India's Going Mobile! 52M New Subs in H1
LR Mobile News Analysis -
July 25, 2008 : Indian mobile operators add 52M new subscribers during the first half of the year, 8.93M of them in June alone
Google Wants You to Be Your Own ISP
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July 25, 2008 : Vint Cerf slams the telecoms, which would like to shape industry regulations to help them to get back in the services game
Slideshow: Next-Gen Video Strategies Conference
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2008 : Get ready to squint. We've got some drugstore camera pics from our latest cable-licious Light Reading Live! event
Juniper Continues Growth in Q2
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
July 24, 2008 : The company puts up good numbers for lame-duck CEO Scott Kriens, including an increased forecast for the fiscal year
Nokia's CDMA Renaissance?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 24, 2008 : Qualcomm IPR deal could see a Nokia resurgence in the North American market, analysts suggest
Investors Grill Ikanos; Chip Biz Is No Picnic
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
July 24, 2008 : The new CEO gets put on the defensive as investors start rumbling about profitability
Subs Growth Drives Bharti, IDEA Revenues
LR Mobile News Analysis -
July 24, 2008 : Indian operators Bharti Airtel and IDEA Cellular each report fiscal Q1 revenue growth over 40% driven by record mobile subscriber adds
WiMax: What's Working Now
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July 24, 2008 : WiMax is starting to take off worldwide. We track the who, what, and wherefore
WiMax: What's Working Now
LR Mobile News Analysis -
July 24, 2008 : WiMax is starting to take off worldwide. We track the who, what, and wherefore
Kriens Steps Aside as Juniper CEO
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
July 24, 2008 : Microsoft's Kevin Johnson is taking the sceptre as Juniper apparently gears up for a new error... sorry, era
Thomson Nabs AlcaLu Exec for CEO Role
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 24, 2008 : French video systems vendor Thomson turns to Alcatel again to strengthen its management team
Videotron Plants 'Fiber Deep'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 24, 2008 : Canadian cable operator is rolling out a new architecture that reduces node sizes and boosts capacity
Report: Juniper Finds... a CEO?
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
July 23, 2008 : The Microsoft exec in charge of the (original) Yahoo acquisition bid is reportedly set to 'run' Juniper
AT&T, Verizon Stack Up Subs
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 23, 2008 : Healthy subscriber numbers add up for both AT&T and Verizon Wireless in Q2
Verizon Brings GPON Home
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 23, 2008 : New 175-Mbit/s home gateways aim at making FiOS customers ready for GPON speeds
AT&T Confirms Minor Capex Cuts
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 23, 2008 : AT&T CFO Rick Lindner confirmed today that AT&T will trim some of its capital expenditures in the second half of this year
Asia, Europe Still Dominate FTTH
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 23, 2008 : As Asia and Europe continue to dominate the FTTH Council's rankings, the US slips down the industry body's order of merit
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