Analyst: DoJ Suit Bad for All Carriers
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 31, 2011 : Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett says AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile is definitively dead, and that hurts everyone – even Sprint
AT&T's First LTE Tab Is for Big Spenders
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 31, 2011 : The HTC Jetstream – its first LTE/HSPA+ tablet, and its first on Android Honeycomb – will sell for a hefty $699.99 with a two-year contract
DoJ Blocks AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 31, 2011 : The US Department of Justice has moved to block the $39B merger, which could be bad news for AT&T's LTE future
Comcast Faces $875M Class-Action Suit
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 31, 2011 : Also: Rogers taps iControl, Comcast gets going with gateways, Pace heads to the cloud, another small op thinks big with SDV
Nokia Shells Out for Windows Phone Development
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
August 31, 2011 : Nokia will be the main investor in Vision+, a new fund to be led by former Nokia exec Tero Ojanperä and focus on apps development
DirecTV, BSkyB Lock In NDS for TV Everywhere
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 31, 2011 : NDS's multi-screen VideoGuard Connect DRM may help the vendor expand its presence at Cablevision and Cox and gain entry with other US MSOs
Ericsson Debuts New Service Routers
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 31, 2011 : The company launches its post-Redback line of routers, putting an increased emphasis on services while hitting the magic 400G number
Euronews: Sun Sets on AlcaLu's Sunrise Deal
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 31, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: AlcaLu makes an early exit from Swiss contract, while Vivendi and Bouygues Telecom feel the telecom heat
HP Brings TouchPad Back From the Dead
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 30, 2011 : Despite killing off the webOS-based tablet, HP plans to manufacture some more – are happy consumers or angry suppliers to thank?
Brocade Sells Router Subscriptions
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 30, 2011 : A new pay-as-you-go business model is Brocade's latest way of trying to get buyers' attention in the shadow of Cisco
BTI Makes the Metro Dynamic
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 30, 2011 : The long-haul optical network already has some automated power-balancing features. Now it's the metro's turn
ZTE Boasts LTE Momentum
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
August 30, 2011 : H1 details show LTE uptake and growth in mobile devices
Pay TV in Store for a Rocky Q3
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 30, 2011 : Also: Google TV tunes up for Europe, Dish goes tailgating, Comcast's Cavalry rolls into Sacramento, MoCA makes a milestone
India Inches Closer to LTE TDD
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
August 30, 2011 : Multiple vendors prepare to launch LTE dongles housing Qualcomm multi-mode chips as India's operators ready services
Euronews: Vodafone Eyes Greek Merger
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 30, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: Mobile giant has Wind Hellas merger in its sights, while Nokia site suffers an – ouch! – SQL Injection attack
Enablence Sells Off PON Systems
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 30, 2011 : Signaling an official end to Enablence's PON-systems ambitions, cable vendor Aurora pays $5.1M for what used to be Wave7
Cisco Doubling Down on CMTS Density
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 29, 2011 : Next-gen CMTS said to pack in 144 downstream QAMS and give MSOs the headroom for an IP video migration and a bridge to CCAP
Hype Hurting Enterprise Cloud Confidence
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
August 29, 2011 : ING CTO warns that 'everything-to-the-cloud' thinking makes it harder for CTOs to explain enterprise-quality clouds
Apple Prepping Pay-TV Push
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 29, 2011 : Also: Apple scraps TV rentals, Canoe realigns its executive oars, Moto says 'most' US MSOs are setting net-DVR launches
US Wireless Operators Spend Big on mCommerce
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 29, 2011 : AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile will reportedly pump more than $100M into Isis, their joint venture for NFC-enabled mobile transactions
RIM LTE Phones Expected Early Next Year
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 29, 2011 : RIM could add LTE to its first phones using the QNX operating systems due in early 2012, analysts say
Cloud Watch: VMworld Looms
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 26, 2011 : VMware catches heat, Oracle catches a draft and a few cloudy startups catch some funding
Who Will Nab Hulu?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 26, 2011 : Also: US broadband has a slow Q2, DirecTV may cook up its own Slingbox, cable guys rail against telco-backed USF reform proposals
Aircel Joins India's Cloud Crowd
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
August 26, 2011 : Operator teams with Virtela to capitalize on the expected demand for cloud-based services in India and overseas
OS Watch: Korea Builds Its Own OS
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 26, 2011 : In this week's digest: Korea wants a new OS for Samsung and LG, Samsung does want HP PSG, and Verizon doesn't want Samsung's Galaxy S II
Broadcom Crafting PON-Speed HFC
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 26, 2011 : Broadcom's prototype for EPON-over-Coax could extend the life of HFC and grace it with symmetrical Gigabit speeds
Why Cisco Makes Cius
LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 26, 2011 : Why didn't Cisco enlist a mobile-device partner to build the Cius? Turns out there's a good reason
Euronews: French 4G Auction Rules Under Fire
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 26, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: French operator fears being bulldozed by bigger rivals in 4G spectrum auction; Italy's telcos escape Robin Hood tax
Cablevision Gets Closer to Sprint
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2011 : A partnership gives MSO's SMB customers access to discounted wireless service, but is there more in store between Cablevision and Sprint?
RIM Ties Music to BlackBerry Messenger
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 25, 2011 : RIM is hoping its new music service will keep users sufficiently addicted to BBM to hold on to their BlackBerrys -- and bring their friends
WOW & Wave Broadband Divvy Up Broadstripe
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2011 : Also: Brightcove goes for an IPO, TiVo sheds subs but makes MSO progress, Comcast amps up MetroE sales strategy
Verizon to Buy CloudSwitch
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
August 25, 2011 : CloudSwitch acquisition brings new software to Terremark that lets enterprises join or switch clouds
Euronews: DT Plans FTTH Unit
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 25, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: German giant hatches fiber access unit plan; Samsung faces Galaxy phone ban; Apple shares fall on Jobs bombshell
Tata Touts Next-Gen Strategy
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
August 25, 2011 : Indian-based multinational carrier says it will survive as traditional telecom players become less relevant
Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
August 24, 2011 : Apple's COO Tim Cook is the new CEO; Jobs becomes chairman of the board at the iPhone maker
TW Cable Slings a Wideband Play
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 24, 2011 : MSO will subsidize Slingboxes in NYC, but the D3 promo will likely grab the attention of programmers as they square off over streaming rights
Euronews: NSN Counters Human Rights Claims
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 24, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: NSN says it cannot be held responsible for 'abuses' of spy software; Ericsson closes M2M deal
Entone Gets CableCARD Clearance
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 23, 2011 : Entone's VUDU-powered hybrid boxes get the CableLabs stamp as the vendor joins the five others chasing the US Tier 2/3 MSO market
Microsoft Takes Moto Back to Court
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
August 23, 2011 : Microsoft wants more royalties from Motorola's Android smartphones before the Google deal goes down
Is Ciena on the Rebound?
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
August 23, 2011 : Following a mid-year blip, Ciena and its investors can look forward to a brighter near-term future
Dish Sizing Up Mobile Broadband Service
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 23, 2011 : Also: VUDU conjures market-share magic, Cox turns up wholesale heat, pirates flock to Fox, ACA asks FCC to loosen MSO-CLEC merger rules
Cisco Sees Gold in M2M
LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 23, 2011 : Letting no potentially hot router market go unturned
Euronews: Kudelski's Swiss Miss
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
August 23, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: Kudelski has a half-year horrorshow; 3G auction gets moving in Algeria; Iraq prepares to grant mobile licenses
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