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Fiber, Copper Cap a Wild Week for Backhaul
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
October 29, 2010 : Three announcements reach three different conclusions about what this booming market needs
Javelin Wants Cisco, Moto to Tap Out
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 29, 2010 : Vendor tries to break the Moto-Cisco duopoly – on cable taps, not set-tops and conditional access systems
OS Watch: Android's Fragmentation Makes Friends
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
October 29, 2010 : Learn how to embrace the frag, be a cheap Android user, find MeeGo on the market, and more in this week's OS rundown
Euronews: Oct. 29
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
October 29, 2010 : Belgacom, Telenet, and Tieto are in the roll call of today's Euro telecom news digest
3G Heralds Managed Services Shift in India
News Analysis -
October 28, 2010 : 3G deals in India are opening up managed services opportunities for Huawei and ZTE, while Alcatel-Lucent appears to have lost its edge
Who Should Be in LR's Hall of Fame?
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
October 28, 2010 : Pick five and let us know who you think should be our first crop of Light Reading Hall of Famers
Moto Looks to Diversify, Build on Android Success
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
October 28, 2010 : Coming off its first quarter of profitability in three years, Moto is looking to diversify its handset and market strategy
Arris Rides Docsis Roller Coaster in Q3
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 28, 2010 : Shipments of Docsis CPE hits a three-year high as demand for wideband modems accelerates, but CMTS shipments reaches a two-year low
Networks Wary of Lofty 3D Production Costs
LR Cable News Analysis -
October 28, 2010 : Add yet another item on the list of things that could slow down the 3DTV train: high production costs
Euronews: Oct. 28
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
October 28, 2010 : Huawei, France Telecom, Virgin Media, and Alcatel-Lucent are the names to watch in today's Euro telecom news digest
Qwest Reshapes Wireless Backhaul
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
October 27, 2010 : Death to RFPs? Qwest's Adaptive Broadband would let operators dial bandwidth up, calling up fiber or copper resources as necessary
Comcast Loses 275K Video Subscribers in Q3
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 27, 2010 : MSO shed 275,000 basics in Q3 as it continues to invest in and expand its content distribution network
Device Watch: T-Mobile Gets Galaxy Tab Sans HSPA+
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
October 27, 2010 : T-Mobile will carry the Galaxy Tab for $399; the white iPhone is delayed again; and PlayStation goes mobile in today's device roundup
Sprint Gives 'Leapfrog' Details
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
October 27, 2010 : CEO Hesse says that multimodal strategy will have financial benefits in 2012 and that the operator has 4G alternatives to Clearwire
Carlyle Snaps Up CommScope for $3.9B
LR Cable News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
October 27, 2010 : CommScope is on the verge of going private after agreeing to be bought out by The Carlyle Group in a deal valued at $3.9B
BBWF 2010: DT Pushes Out FTTH Timeline
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
October 27, 2010 : FTTH rollout timetable has slipped a bit as CTO talks of a broad mix of broadband technologies and Deutsche Telekom's SPIT challenges
Option Drops Complaints Against Huawei
LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
October 27, 2010 : Belgian firm asks European Commission to close investigations into Chinese wireless modem imports as it reaches agreement with Huawei
CableLabs, Studios Back TV Everywhere Registry
LR Cable News Analysis -
October 27, 2010 : Comcast and Rovi also behind project that will apply universal ID codes to millions of video titles and a variety of device formats
Juniper Preaches Smartphone Security Services
LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
October 27, 2010 : Lack of security on mobile phones is giving operators a rare chance for a killer managed service, Juniper thinks
Broadcom to Buy Femto Chip Startup for $86M
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
October 27, 2010 : Broadcom's buyout of Percello will add to its LTE and home base station capabilities, and take it into competition with PicoChip
Euronews: Oct. 27
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
October 27, 2010 : Everything Everywhere, Virgin Media, and Telenor are playing the numbers game in today's roundup of Euro telecom news bites
Verismo Gives Cable an OTT Weapon of Its Own
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2010 : MSOs attacking other MSOs with subscription video services? Crazier things have happened
Test Shows FiOS Handles Two-Way 10Gig
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
October 26, 2010 : Field test of XG-PON prototype at Elks Lodge in Massachusetts shows existing FiOS deployment can deliver symmetrical 10G service
Sprint Tackles Browser-Based Apps
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
October 26, 2010 : Carrier sees the browser as a way to circumvent fragmentation, but what it gains in ubiquity, it could lose in functionality
Telx Early to Ethernet Exchange Expansion
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
October 26, 2010 : Exchange provider ahead of schedule with five US locations now live, also announces nine new service provider customers
RIM Shows Off PlayBook Tablet
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
October 26, 2010 : But the question of price still looms large
BBWF 2010: Euro Vendor Joins WDM-PON Fray
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
October 26, 2010 : The WDM PON market is set to get bigger this week when a European optical transport vendor announces its next-generation PON strategy
Comcast's TV Everywhere Play Breaks Out of Beta
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2010 : PC-locked Xfinity TV service goes wide with 150,000 'video choices,' allowing cable TV customers to access it via third-party ISPs
Photos: SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2010
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 26, 2010 : A visual recap of last week's big cable show in the Big Easy
The Terabit Ethernet Chase Begins
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
October 26, 2010 : UC Santa Barbara used no new funding to create its Terabit center, instead pooling grants to work on Ethernet's next speed grade
BBWF 2010: Adtran Rethinks FTTX Economics
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
October 26, 2010 : Claiming the economics of FTTH can't work for more than half a telco's territory, Adtran has another way to provide 100Mbit/s symmetric services
Euronews: Oct. 26
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
October 26, 2010 : NSN, Alcatel-Lucent, and KPN head up today's Euro telecom news digest
BBWF 2010: NSN Takes DSL to 825 Mbit/s
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
October 26, 2010 : More encouragement for copper fans as Nokia Siemens Networks unveils its Phantom DSL solution that hit speeds of 825 Mbit/s
Bharti Plans Pan-India 3G Launch This Year
News Analysis -
October 26, 2010 : Market leader Bharti Airtel says it is all set to roll out pan-India 3G services before the end of 2010
BBWF 2010: Coming Down the Pipe
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
October 26, 2010 : What can we expect during this week's Broadband World Forum in Paris?
G.hn Chips Away at Product Promises
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 25, 2010 : Sigma Designs is first to announce a G.hn chipset, but don't expect to see the home-networking technology in action until mid-2011
Sprint's Galaxy Tab in a Subsidy Orbit
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
October 25, 2010 : $400 subsidized Samsung tablet undercuts the $600 Verizon offering but will be around $40 more expensive over the two-year contract UPDATED 10/26 4:25 PM
CommScope Rockets on Takeover Talks
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 25, 2010 : CommScope's stock jumps more than 30% after confirming that private equity firm wants to take vendor private for almost $3B
Euronews: Oct. 25
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
October 25, 2010 : It's all kicking off in Paris, broadband wise, while Teliasonera and Colt are also making their presence felt in today's Euronews
BBWF 2010: Top 10 Topics
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
October 23, 2010 : What are the hot topics at this year's Broadband World Forum in Paris? Here's our guide
OS Watch: Apple Beats RIM, Verbally & Actually
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
October 22, 2010 : Apple surpasses RIM in Q3 and talks trash on Android, but consumers say Google is best, in this week's OS Watch
4G World: Faster 3G in US – Charting HSPA+
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
October 22, 2010 : Even if LTE is now here in the US, multi-megabit HSPA+ 3G is unlikely to be left in the dust anytime soon
Huawei Expands Its Cable CPE Universe
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 22, 2010 : DTAs, Docsis cable modems, and tru2way set-tops – oh my!
Cable-Tec Expo: Lack of Standards Hinders 3DTV
LR Cable News Analysis -
October 22, 2010 : The energy could be sapped from 3DTV's momentum in the absence of common technical ground that can be applied across industries
Stars Align for Ericsson's Q3
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
October 22, 2010 : Network upgrade cycles, an uptick in key markets, supply chain improvements, lower opex, and improved JV performance all help Swedish giant's numbers
Euronews: Oct. 22
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
October 22, 2010 : Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, and BT are the three amigos in today's digest of Euro telecom news nibbles
NSN: Parts-Shortage Problems Easing
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
October 21, 2010 : Nokia Siemens notes improvement in components availability, and talks up mobile successes, but it's still tough going for the joint venture
AT&T Wireline 'Good News' Not All That Good
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
October 21, 2010 : Company sees first year-over-year growth in consumer revenue in more than two years, but the picture is still pretty ugly
AT&T Drunk on iPhone Success
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
October 21, 2010 : But a mean hangover may be on the way once it loses exclusivity of its revenue-boosting device
Verizon Plots 10 LTE Cities in West Virginia
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
October 21, 2010 : Country roads take me home, to the LTE where I belong, West Virginia, mobile broadband, country roads, take me home
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