T-Mobile USA Promises 42-Mbit/s 3G in 2011
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 31, 2010 : T-Mobile isn't backing off '4G' rivals in the data download speed race and is now promising 42-Mbit/s 3G in 2011
Xsigo Takes the Gloves Off Against Cisco
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 31, 2010 : Actually, by using a boxing metaphor for a new Ethernet-based product, the virtual I/O startup is really putting gloves on. See what we did there?
Amdocs Sues Openet
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
August 31, 2010 : Software giant goes to court over alleged patent infringements by mediation and policy control specialist Openet
Sprint: An Epic Win?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 31, 2010 : Sprint highlights differences between Epic and the rest of the Galaxy S line as WiMax phone launches in the US
Intel’s Infineon Acquisition: All About 3G
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 31, 2010 : Intel is not giving up on WiMax, nor focusing entirely on LTE, but it is putting all its weight behind HSPA+ with Infineon buy
Mediacom CEO Drops Bid to Go Private
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 31, 2010 : A frustrated Rocco Commisso withdraws after special committee rejects his offer to sweeten original bid of $6 per share
Verizon, VMware Create Cloud Services
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
August 31, 2010 : New service promises VMware customers the ability to move apps old and new into Verizon's cloud with greater ease, high security
BlackBerry Avoids Ban in India
News Analysis -
August 31, 2010 : RIM avoids an immediate ban in India by enabling the Indian government to access BlackBerry data, but the matter isn't settled for good
How Intel Can Avoid Botching Infineon
LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 31, 2010 : With so much experience at failed acquisitions, Intel ought to have some clues about how to make the Infineon wireless deal a success
Lead Times Double for Docsis Modem Silicon
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 30, 2010 : Chip shortages are causing cable modem makers to adjust forecasts, but persistent problems could put MSO inventory levels at risk
Nokia Siemens Seeks Cash
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 30, 2010 : 'I'm not gonna put more money in.' 'Well, I'm sure not gonna do it...'
Has Verizon Made Its Last DSL Boost?
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
August 30, 2010 : With relatively low investment dollars, Verizon offers DSL customers download speeds of up to 15 Mbit/s, but is this the last upgrade?
Clearwire Pushes Pay-as-You-Go With Rover
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 30, 2010 : As expected, the WiMax provider offers a cheap broadband top-up plan to a young generation of 'Internet addicts'
Intel Looks to Infineon for the Full SOC
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 30, 2010 : To compete against ARM, Intel is acquiring Infineon's wireless solutions business and having a go at its own smartphone system-on-a-chip
Cable Adapting to Video's Streaming Future
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 30, 2010 : Cable is checking out the Web TV playbook as it ponders how to deliver video to PCs, phones, and tablets via a variety of bit rates
Nortel Preps Shasta Sale
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 27, 2010 : The multiservice switch business finally finds a bidder
Uganda Thinks Big on Broadband
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 27, 2010 : New subsea connections could be about to change the face of the telecom market in Uganda, predicts a report from Pyramid Research
Google Gives Telcos a Wakeup Call
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 26, 2010 : Google Voice is going after Facebook, but it is now an even bigger threat to telcos than Skype, analysts say
Cisco Buys Into TV Everywhere (Again)
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 26, 2010 : Cisco looks to kick its cross-platform video strategy into another gear with purchase of media publishing firm ExtendMedia
JDSU Test President Steps Aside
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 26, 2010 : That's the president of test, not some test model of a president. In other words, Acterna's Dave Holly has a new assignment
Comcast Targets Philly With SDV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 26, 2010 : MSO's hometown will be among the first to get the full SDV treatment, with Motorola serving as a lead vendor
Clearwire's Cryptic Customer Tease
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 25, 2010 : WiMax provider says it's ready to dive into a whole new customer segment really soon
Texas Instruments Keeps Its Voice
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2010 : Intel didn't buy TI's VoIP tech along with its purchase of TI's cable modem biz, but an insider says Intel has secured a license for it
Docsis 3.0 Enters the Gateway Era
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2010 : To keep the telcos in check and to get more revenues in the door, MSOs are gearing up to deploy a new breed of wideband gateways
Brocade Fires a Lawsuit at A10
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 25, 2010 : The 'You sank my battleship' joke becomes less funny after A10 Networks gets accused of stealing source code
Chip Design Fights Smartphone Power Limits
LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 24, 2010 : A UCSD project is using lots of processor offload to get more out of a mobile device's power budget, trading chip area for better power usage
3D Video Goes Mobile
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 24, 2010 : Nokia and Intel team up to study 3D while one analyst expects 3D capabilities to arrive on all screens of all sizes soon
More 3G Femtos Coming to the US
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 24, 2010 : Sprint has a 3G home base station it may offer free 'on a case-by-case basis,' while Verizon appears to be working on a faster femto too
Philippine Operators Focus on Data
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 24, 2010 : It's an SMS hotbed, but the Philippines' future means broadband, and lots of it, finds a new Pyramid report
Harmonic Lays Claim to Edge QAM Density Crown
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 24, 2010 : Outstrips rivals with the 'HectoQAM,' a device that packs 648 QAMs, targeting SDV, VoD, and IPTV, and sub-$100 pricing per QAM channel
Verizon & Cisco Grace the Gridiron
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
August 23, 2010 : Verizon and Cisco bring their best to New Meadowlands Stadium, promising wireless data, better video replays, and hotter hot dogs
Should Carriers Cut Out Credit Cards?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 23, 2010 : Startup mPayy encourages the carriers to ditch the credit card companies and take a bigger chunk of m-commerce profits themselves
US Gets Worried About Huawei
LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 20, 2010 : Eight US senators are trying to block Huawei from selling gear to Sprint over concerns the deal would threaten national security
Matching Up With Mediaroom
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 19, 2010 : Look, Ma – no servers! Broadcom's special sauce brings fast channel changes to simple DTAs and higher-end HD set-tops
ZTE's US Push Pays Off
News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 19, 2010 : The Chinese vendor was hurt in Asia, but sales grew 54 percent in the US and Europe for the first half of 2010
AppliedMicro Pushes Toward the Edge
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 19, 2010 : The pending $32M buy of Tpack could give AppliedMicro a faster way to expand OTN to the edge and access networks
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