Microsoft-RIM Tie-Up Unlikely
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 31, 2007 : Analysts and others decry the likelihood of Microsoft buying out BlackBerry maven RIM
Orca Still in Takeover Talks
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
August 31, 2007 : As IPTV middleware firm preps for the IBC tradeshow, CEO says takeover talks are continuing with a number of parties
SeaChange Slims Down
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 31, 2007 : Company cuts 30 employees in the second quarter, with the biggest hit coming at its video server unit
What Now for Muni WiFi?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 30, 2007 : Citywide mesh networks aren't dead but they sure smell funny
Level 3 Co-Founder Starts Zayo Bandwidth
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
August 30, 2007 : Zayo Bandwidth is a new startup that looks to provide bandwidth services to Tier 1 carriers in Tier 2 and 3 cities
African Expansion Boosts MTN
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August 30, 2007 : The African mobile operator is rushing to keep pace with demand, as its subscriber base grows 90% from last year
CEO Joins OpenTV Exodus
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 30, 2007 : Exec changes continue at OpenTV as Alan Guggenheim steps down as CEO and leaves the board
Comcast Funds TiVo App Expansion
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 30, 2007 : Comcast pays to make TiVo-powered DVR services available across its digital footprint
DT Cuts Its IPTV Price
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
August 30, 2007 : German incumbent cuts its entry-level triple-play package price by 25% in an effort to reach its 200,000 end-of-year telco TV target
Ciena Swings to Profit
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August 30, 2007 : Optical vendor posts strong revenue and earnings results for the third quarter
Nortel Takes a Look at Tellabs
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
August 30, 2007 : Nortel has emerged as the most recent suitor for Tellabs, Light Reading has learned
DirecTV Pushes Play on VOD Beta
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 29, 2007 : Although DirecTV's DVR-powered 'on-demand' service is a different animal than two-way cable VOD offerings, it could blur consumer perception
Nokia Stakes Claim on Services
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
August 29, 2007 : Nokia enters the mobile Internet services market with a new music store, gaming, and navigation services
Juniper Settles, SEC Charges
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 28, 2007 : The company gets a settlement with the SEC, while its former general counsel gets hit with federal charges
Motorola Sues Aruba
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
August 28, 2007 : Motorola subsidiaries sue Aruba Networks for patent infringements related to wireless LAN technology
Optimum Lightpath Lights Up Video Transport
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2007 : Metro Ethernet forms the basis of a new high-end video transport service, challenging the likes of Verizon Business
Two-Way Battle Reaches FCC
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2007 : Cable and consumer electronics collide in a war of words over two-way 'Plug & Play'
Vodafone Soups Up HSDPA
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
August 28, 2007 : Vodafone upgrades its HSDPA network to 7.2 Mbit/s and hopes to attract more users with new devices and a flat-rate tariff
AlcaLu's Router Run Continues
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 28, 2007 : Market share for the former TiMetra spikes in Q2, as AlcaLu (maybe) passes Juniper in edge routing
BigBand Not Abandoning CMTS
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2007 : BigBand is not bugging out of the modem termination system sector but refocusing efforts on Docsis 3.0
Google Phone: Out of India?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 27, 2007 : Local reports suggest the GPhone could be alive and well in Asia Minor
CDNs See 3 Price Pressures
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August 27, 2007 : Content delivery networks are cutting prices for large media deals, but analysts say volumes will make up for it
NCTA Sees Solution to Switching Snag
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 27, 2007 : 'Tuner Resolver' will enable two-way switched digital video services to run on one-way digital TVs and set-tops
Sony HD-PC Slots in CableCARD
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 27, 2007 : A new line of Sony-made 'computer entertainment centers' comes equipped with CableCARD slots
3G iPhone in Early 2008?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 24, 2007 : Analysts are still divided on whether the phone will arrive on US or Euro shores first
BigBand Reduces CMTS Staff
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 24, 2007 : Layoff causes one analyst to wonder if BigBand will repurpose or 'mothball' its CMTS business
Tellabs Cuts Run Deep(er)
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
August 24, 2007 : Tellabs is laying off 30 employees at its Danish R&D facility. Why they were even researching pastries, we have no idea
CableLabs, CEA Agree on DTCP-IP
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 24, 2007 : The cable and consumer electronics industries find common ground with CableLabs' approval of DTCP-IP
Limelight Locks In Microsoft
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August 24, 2007 : Deal ensures the content delivery network won't lose Microsoft for five years
Vitesse Unloads Storage Biz
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 24, 2007 : The chip company is selling most of its storage business as it fights to regain profitability
AT&T: Defect Caused VRAD Explosion
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
August 24, 2007 : Investigation concludes by pointing to a limited manufacturing defect from a defunct manufacturer
C-COR Sets Sights on SDV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 23, 2007 : Cable ops will make a move to switched digital video well before a jump to 1 GHz, C-Cor thinks
Strix Rumored to Cut Jobs
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 23, 2007 : Muni shakeout redux: Now Strix is said to have cut its workforce
Sales Jump at C-COR
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 23, 2007 : C-COR posted fiscal fourth-quarter net sales of $74.4 million, up from $59.6 million a year ago
Tellabs Trims in Access
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
August 23, 2007 : Cuts 33 in its access group and looks to do more trimming outside North America. Also, Stephen McCarthy's moving on
McLeod Looks for $100M in IPO
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
August 22, 2007 : McLeodUSA plans to offer shares at $13 to $15, raising about $100M in its IPO
WiMax Blooms in Paris
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
August 22, 2007 : Paris will have two competing mobile WiMax networks by the end of the year, making it a hotbed for wireless broadband activity
Cox Flips BigBand's DV Switch
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 22, 2007 : Cox's switched digital video strategy is going to bat in Northern Virginia, with Phoenix and Orange County on deck
Time Warner Goes Small With VOD
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 21, 2007 : A more centralized platform from Tandberg Television is allowing some smaller Time Warner Cable systems to launch video-on-demand
Burch Leaves Virgin
LR Cable News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
August 21, 2007 : CEO Steve Burch left Virgin Media today and resigned from the board, leaving the UK cable operator to face an uncertain future
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