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LR Names 2008 Leading Lights Finalists
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
October 01, 2008 : Here are the finalists for the fifth annual Light Reading Leading Lights Awards
Cable Gets Some Leading Lights Love
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 01, 2008 : Comcast, RGB Networks, Casa Systems, and Cisco (of course) are in the finals
Backhaul Player Guns for WiMax
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
October 01, 2008 : Backhaul and WiMax vendors partner to do end-to-end WiMax networks in emerging markets
Clearwire's Holding Pattern
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
October 01, 2008 : In his WiMax World keynote, CEO Ben Wolff doesn't change his tune about the Sprint asset merger
AT&T Ralphs Up a Convergence Strategy
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
October 01, 2008 : AT&T's top wireless exec, Ralph de la Vega, is now the major domo over all its consumer businesses, including U-verse
Transmode Bucks Growth Trend
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
October 01, 2008 : The global economic storm may be intensifying, but optical vendor Transmode is staying dry so far
RFOG Comes Rolling In
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 01, 2008 : Despite a lack of standards, cable operators are slowly starting to adopt RF Over Glass in targeted situations
Slideshow: Motorola's WiMax House
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
October 01, 2008 : Motorola shows off many, many WiMax applications in a space-age Chicago house
Chicago WiMax Is 'Imminent'
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
October 01, 2008 : Sprint veep says Chicagoland WiMax is 'round the corner
CableLabs Stamps Panasonic TVs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 30, 2008 : Panasonic gets the green light to market two tru2way-powered HD screens at retail in time for the 2008 holiday season
Fujitsu Brings Flashwave to Europe
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 30, 2008 : With Verizon as its flagship customer, Fujitsu tries its Flashwave hand in Europe, though it knows it has its work cut out
Huawei Raises the Optical Stakes
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 30, 2008 : Chinese vendor unveils two new optical boxes, including a 1.28 Tbit/s DWDM switch and a 10 Gbit/s GPON prototype
Nokia Goes to OZ
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
September 30, 2008 : This isn't Kansas, anymore – Nokia announced plans to buy Montreal-based mobile messaging specialist OZ
Huawei, VOD Go Soft in the RAN
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
September 30, 2008 : Huawei and Vodafone unveil development of a software-defined radio for a multimode GSM/WCDMA base station
Broadband Users Oppose Bandwidth Caps
News Analysis -
September 30, 2008 : But survey says some may be willing to pay for guaranteed QOS for applications
Cellular Empire Strikes Back – With Marketing
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
September 30, 2008 : Cellular operators, laptop makers, and chipset suppliers join forces to promote devices with embedded 3G mobile broadband
A XOHM Timeline
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 29, 2008 : How Sprint's WiMax plans got here from there
XOHM WiMax Is Finally On
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 29, 2008 : Sprint finally launches first WiMax network in Baltimore
CDNs Coming Together
News Analysis -
September 29, 2008 : Consolidation in the content delivery space could be imminent, according to attendees at Streaming Media West last week
DirecTV's Gain Could Result in Dish Losses
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2008 : Analyst says Dish Network is in store for a rough ride in 2009 after AT&T picks DirecTV as its long-term satellite TV bundling partner
Telecom Italia Tunes In Cisco for Web TV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2008 : Broadband service provider is powering Yalp!, its free Internet video hub, with a Cisco platform that cooks in Adobe's Flash platform
ADVA Unleashes WDM-PON
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 29, 2008 : ADVA unveils a WDM-PON system that aggregates backhaul traffic and enables symmetrical 100 Mbit/s broadband access
Zeugma Spins a Remix
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
September 26, 2008 : The startup has laid off some hardware staff but says it's hiring on the software and applications front
Nokia Siemens Shares Ethernet Secrets
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 26, 2008 : Nokia Siemens Networks expands its carrier Ethernet portfolio with new products and reveals a 'secret sauce' development
P2P Still Behind in Video Distribution
News Analysis -
September 26, 2008 : Despite some growing acceptance, peer-to-peer still isn't a go-to technology for video distribution
RIM Posts $492 Million 2Q Profit
LR Mobile News Analysis -
September 26, 2008 : BlackBerry maker is still the dominant leader in US smartphone sales and is making headway around the globe
OSS Company Considers Content
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 26, 2008 : CSG is pitching a Silverlight-based system designed to help studios, TV nets, and other content owners sell and promote videos via the Web
G1 Is Just the Start for Android
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 26, 2008 : The Android phone won't be alone for long, as other vendors are believed to be working on devices
CableLabs Chief Bows Out
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 26, 2008 : Dr. Richard Green is to retire in late 2009, meaning CableLabs will be seeking a new chief for the first time in its 20-year history
Level 3 Increases CDN Capacity in Asia/Pac
News Analysis -
September 25, 2008 : Also adds encoding to suite of services
Verizon Talks GMPLS, 100-Gig
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
September 25, 2008 : It's a big optical week for the carrier, which is releasing some trial results
FCC Considers 700 MHz D Block Price Drop
LR Mobile News Analysis -
September 25, 2008 : Originally priced at $1.3B, the 700 MHz D Block of spectrum is used by police and firefighters
Huawei Seen as Likely Nortel Suitor
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 25, 2008 : Who might buy Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks division? We surveyed executives from the carrier Ethernet sector – they said Huawei
Android on WiMax in 2009?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 24, 2008 : Analyst report adds more color to talk that Android devices could be available for WiMax networks in 2009
ISPs Eye Tiered Broadband Pricing
News Analysis -
September 24, 2008 : Some execs say service providers may have to implement tiered pricing to deal with the explosive growth in streaming video
PBT: Alive 'n' Kicking
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 24, 2008 : While some companies are determined to bury PBT, the connection-oriented Ethernet technology refuses to lie down
Slideshow: Switching On Android
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 23, 2008 : Picture this: A data-friendly phone for the rest of us
FCC No Longer Inquiring About Interactive TV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 23, 2008 : Commission scuttles a fact-finding mission originally triggered by the AOL-Time Warner merger and the now-defunct AOLTV service
Santur Girds for Battle
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
September 23, 2008 : With a 100-Gbit/s transmitter and aims on pluggable modules, Santur tries to fend off the tunable-laser competition
Verizon Opines on Grounding Gripes
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
September 23, 2008 : Carrier says concerns about its FiOS network are 'considerably overstated'
Sprint Joins PBT Club
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
September 23, 2008 : Ciena scores an Ethernet backhaul win as Sprint selects the vendor's PBB-TE-based Ethernet gear for its Xohm WiMax network
Comcast Details Net Management Moves
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 22, 2008 : MSO supplies FCC with details about Comcast's new network management system and a plan to install it everywhere by year's end
NEC, Ubiquisys Win Softbank Femto Deal
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
September 22, 2008 : Japan's Softbank selects the NEC femtocell solution with the Ubiquisys home access point and will launch services in January
Extreme Goes for Ethernet Glory
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
September 22, 2008 : Major league bigness is a big part of Extreme's big new carrier Ethernet switch, which is big, real big
AlcaLu Plugs Its Backhaul Hole
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 22, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent fills out its wireless backhaul portfolio with the launch of a single-unit multiservice edge aggregation box
VZ Verifies FiOS Grounding Failures
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
September 19, 2008 : A new report suggests that Verizon is slow to get its grounding fixes off the ground
Slideshow: Gadget Geek-Out
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 19, 2008 : A holiday spectacular brings the RIM Bold
ONO! Another Docsis 3.0 Story!
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 19, 2008 : Spanish cable operator joins the growing European Docsis 3.0 club that's piling broadband pressure on the telcos
Cisco Gains Presence With Jabber Purchase
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 19, 2008 : Cisco is bolstering its unified communications arsenal with the acquisition of presence and messaging applications specialist Jabber
ATCA Finds Its Stride
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
September 19, 2008 : The latest Light Reading Live! conference has ATCA vendors discussing what's behind the growing adoption of the standard
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