Tandberg Deal Boosts Cisco's Video Plans
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
October 01, 2009 : Cisco's video ambitions hit the big time, as Tandberg reaches a mainstream market missed by Cisco's premium TelePresence kit
Optical Burst Startup Bags $32M
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
October 01, 2009 : Ireland's Intune Networks raises a new round of cash in the wake of its Irish government deployment deal
Cisco Bets $3B on Tandberg
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 01, 2009 : Deal aims to beef up Cisco's video infrastructure portfolio
Thailand Set for Broadband Surge
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
October 01, 2009 : With 3G and WiMax licenses in the offing, mobile and fixed broadband services are about to take off in Thailand, reports Pyramid Research
Comcast 'Cavalry' Rides Into Pittsburgh
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 30, 2009 : Steeler country among markets next in line to become part of Comcast's big, $1B bandwidth reclamation project UPDATED 5:50 PM
TWC, FCC Settle Switching Spat
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 30, 2009 : MSO to pay $25,000 to help settle federal allegations that its Hawaii system didn't give adequate notice about its deployment of SDV
Telefónica Kicks Off LTE Trials
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
September 30, 2009 : Telefónica takes the LTE world by storm with the announcement of a six-country trial project
Matt Bross Joins Huawei as CTO
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 30, 2009 : Chinese vendor hires BT's former CTO to help crack the North American market
Femtos Promise Big But Cost Too Much
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 30, 2009 : The femtocell market is still suffering from growing pains, the latest edition of Unstrung Insider finds, but 4 million home base stations could be shipped in 2010
Will LTE Break the Bank?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
September 30, 2009 : New figures from Aircom detail just how much it will cost to roll out an LTE network in the first year
100-Meg Price Tag: $350B
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2009 : Giving 100-Mbit/s broadband to every US home sounds nice, but the FCC says it won't come cheap
Another Operator Shuns Tru2way
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2009 : Buckeye CableSystem is eager to deploy advanced interactive services, but less eager to deploy tru2way, another sign that the CableLabs platform is best suited for big operators
French Still Slow on FTTH Uptake
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 29, 2009 : The French FTTH market has yet to find its feet, with consumers more keen, it would seem, on next-gen cable broadband services
BBT Preps Its Own CableCARD
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2009 : A successful effort by the MSO consortium could lead to partnerships with TiVo and other CE companies that make gear with CableCARD slots
AsiaWatch: NTT Revamp Rumors
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 29, 2009 : The Japanese market is buzzing with talk over NTT's future, India plans spectrum bonus for 3G auction winners, and more from APAC
Huawei Takes On US Set-Top Market
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 28, 2009 : Chinese giant's North American subsidiary seeks FCC blessing for two 'limited capability' cable set-top boxes
ITU Telecom: Occam Boards Euro FTTx Train
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 28, 2009 : The ITU event might not be the launch pad it used to be, but Occam is using it to penetrate the European fiber access equipment market
Nokia Buys Social-Networking Startup
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
September 28, 2009 : Nokia buys small social-networking travel startup Dopplr as it beefs up its mobile Web services credentials
O2 UK Loses iPhone Monopoly
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
September 28, 2009 : Orange UK muscles in on iPhone action and will start selling the devices before the end of this year
Ciena Catches Packet/Optical Convergence Bug
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
September 28, 2009 : Ciena's CoreDirector gets an upgrade, but it's the 5400 family of switches that represents Ciena's future in packet-optical transport
AsiaWatch: Unicom Preps iPhone Launch
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 28, 2009 : China Unicom will start selling the iPhone this week and is buying a chunk of its own shares for nearly $1.3 billion, plus other news
Evolution Passes on Tru2way
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 28, 2009 : Evolution says broadband-connected, interactive TiVo DVRs offer the best economic alternative for small- and mid-sized cable MSOs
Huawei Ups the HSPA+ Stakes
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
September 25, 2009 : Huawei promises commercial release of 56-Mbit/s HSPA+ in 2010 after successful demo of the speed boost using multiple antenna and clever radio techniques
The Android Shopping List
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 25, 2009 : Unstrung charts the rise of Android in 2009, with over 10 devices expected on the market by early next year
EuroWatch: Mobile Carriers Embrace Web 2.0
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 25, 2009 : Europe's mobile operators are adapting to the potential offered by Web services, while it's all kicking off in France
AsiaWatch: Orange Alert!
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 25, 2009 : Orange Business Services is beefing up its presence in Asia/Pacific, WiMax is all the rage, and other news from the region
Infinera: Thinking Packet-Optical?
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
September 25, 2009 : Packet transport might be the next thing for the optical company, and it's possible Huawei beat Infinera on price, not 40G, at Level 3
Will Intel Go Inside Cable Multimedia Gateways?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 25, 2009 : A new media processor from Intel with Flash Player 10 support is a candidate for new class of IP-capable cable gateways expected in 2011
Recovery Act: WiMax Hunts for Broadband Bucks
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 24, 2009 : Clearwire wants a 'modest' $39.7M in grants, just one WiMax operator among a herd that are seeking broadband stimulus funds
Vodafone Live! Is Dead!
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 24, 2009 : 'Long live the 360!' cries Vodafone as it makes what one analyst believes is a bid to reclaim ground lost to the likes of Google
Tata Takes Summer Subs Lead
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
September 24, 2009 : Tata Teleservices gets GSM boost to secure the largest share of India's 15.1 million new wireless connections in August
TWC Fights FiOS in NYC
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 24, 2009 : Time Warner Cable picks New York City for its wideband debut, starting off with a 50 Mbit/s downstream tier that runs $99.95/month
AsiaWatch: What Price India's Mobile Market?
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 24, 2009 : Sistema Shyam gets a valuation, Vodafone looks to up its Essar stake, number portability dates are set, plus more from Asia/Pacific
Could Clearwire Help T-Mobile Find a 4G Fit?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 23, 2009 : DT is reportedly interested in investing in Clearwire for spectrum access, but it would still take time to deploy next-gen services
Thinking LTE? Think Distributed
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
September 23, 2009 : LTE networks will likely have more radio cells on the front-end than many 3G architectures, and may get more distributed at the core, too
ATCA Is in Da House
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
September 23, 2009 : And that's just the problem: In-house designs are glomming half the revenues in ATCA, according to Heavy Reading
Cablevision Looks to Lock Up Basic Video Tier
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 23, 2009 : Waving the encryption rule would force some cable customers to use a set-top box to view basic channels UPDATED 4:30 PM
Digeo Gives Arris Multimedia Gateway Potential
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 23, 2009 : Arris is joining Cisco and Moto in the chase to develop a new breed of cable devices that manage IP video, voice, and data services
Singapore Slings for AlcaLu, Huawei
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 23, 2009 : As expected, Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei have landed deals for Singapore's National Broadband Network, but Ericsson loses out
Arris Digs Digeo
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 22, 2009 : Arris to buy Digeo for $20M, a move that thrusts Arris into the broadband-fueled set-top arena and pits it in closer competition with Cisco and Motorola
Reliance Ignites Infratel IPO
News Analysis - Catherine Haslam -
September 22, 2009 : With the financial markets in better health, Reliance has dusted off its plans to take its mobile tower business, Infratel, to IPO
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