Huawei Execs Take Turns as Acting CEOs
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 29, 2011 : Eight executives are taking turns at playing CEO, setting up what some think is a succession plan for chief executive Ren Zhengfei
Thai Flooding Clocks Opnext
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 29, 2011 : Revenues are going to take a hit until at least March while Opnext recovers from Fabrinet's flood damage
French Award More LTE Spectrum
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December 28, 2011 : Next gen mobile license awards and an asset sale make France Europe’s seasonal hotbed of activity
This Olde Website, Part III
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 26, 2011 : Join us for our quasi-annual holiday stroll down memory lane as we celebrate the Web of yesteryear, and Juniper still had cartoons
Akamai Goes Mobile by Acquiring Cotendo
LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 22, 2011 : The proposed $268M deal takes the hot CDN startup out of the (speculated) grasp of AT&T and Juniper
SyncTV Will Seek Its 'A' Round in 2012
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 22, 2011 : Startup that targets MSOs and programmers intends to land some cash to help fund the expansion of its white-label TV Everywhere platform
Euronews: NSN's SPIT & Polish Job
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December 22, 2011 : In today's festive EMEA roundup: NSN pumps up Polkomtel; InfoVista sold to private equity firm; TeliaSonera ups its Kazakhstan stake
PE Firm Takes Control of InfoVista
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 22, 2011 : Private equity firm Thoma Bravo buys majority stake in French network management specialist, adding to its recent tech M&A deals
Cisco Adds Another Juniper Exec
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 21, 2011 : Two CTO-level executives have joined Cisco's ranks from Juniper. One, you already knew about
Infinera CTO Departs
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 21, 2011 : Another of the company's founders is moving on, as Drew Perkins downshifts into an advisory role
Maybe AT&T Won't Accelerate Capex
LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 21, 2011 : The money saved by not getting T-Mobile might not be spent so quickly, one analyst thinks
T-Mobile: How Low Can It Go?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
December 21, 2011 : After nearly nine months of being counted out in the US wireless market, T-Mobile needs a recovery plan and it could include disruptive price cuts
NBC to Stream the Super Bowl
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 21, 2011 : Also: Xbox 360 adds VUDU; Concurrent lands ad insertion patent; FCC smacks down Comcast; how much will Verizon have to pay for Netflix?
Euronews: Ericsson Readies Swisscom for LTE
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
December 21, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: Ericsson upgrades Swisscom's mobile network; Yota brings LTE to Siberia; Ventelo to be sold to private equity firm
ITC Makes a Moto/Microsoft Ruling
LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 20, 2011 : If you've lost track of which patent suit is which, we don't blame you. This is the one from August where we mentioned Google
Sheehan: Overture & Out
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
December 20, 2011 : Two C-level departures and one promotion have been announced at Overture Networks
LightSquared to GPS Industry: Get Bent
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 20, 2011 : Ratcheting up the pressure, LightSquared asks the FCC to confirm that GPS receivers have no right to interference protection
DoJ Sniffs Around VZ Wireless-Cable Deals
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 20, 2011 : The Department of Justice is expected to pore over the fine print of the marketing deals forged between Verizon and its new cable pals
New Charter CEO's Base Salary: $2M
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December 20, 2011 : Also: Analyst presses Cablevision to 'fess up' about COO departure; Verizon, Cablevision settle broadband spat; This Tech rides FreeWheel
LTE Speeds Up, But Doesn't Improve Mobile Video
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
December 20, 2011 : LTE data speeds are 5x faster than 3G, but tests find video and battery performance can be more affected by MIMO antennas than the network
T-Mobile Gets Spectrum in AT&T Breakup
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 20, 2011 : T-Mobile gets more AWS spectrum and 50M more potential customers covered in AT&T breakup. Could this be the start of its path to LTE?
Cloud Customers Get More Demanding
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
December 20, 2011 : Enterprises have graduated from, 'Gimme cloud,' to more specific requests, and Savvis's CTO thinks that could benefit service providers
Euronews: DT Preps T-Mobile Plan B
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 20, 2011 : Deutsche Telekom's plans for its T-Mobile USA problem child, and the real value of the AT&T breakup package, dominate today's regional news roundup
Sprint VoIP Patent Suit Targets MSOs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 19, 2011 : Comcast, TW Cable and Cox get a taste of how their relationship with Sprint will change after hooking up with Verizon Wireless
AT&T's Options: A Spectrum Buy-Up?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 19, 2011 : AT&T could soften the loss of T-Mobile by splashing cash on more spectrum, but where would it find the frequencies?
Ex-Cablevision COO Becomes Charter CEO
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 19, 2011 : Network DVR visionary Tom Rutledge is to become president and CEO of Charter on Feb. 13
Apple Wins HTC Patent Suit
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
December 19, 2011 : Some Android-based HTC smartphones may be banned from the U.S. beginning in April, but the Korean vendor is ready with a workaround
AT&T Drops Bid to Acquire T-Mobile
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
December 19, 2011 : AT&T will have to fork over $4B to Deutsche Telekom and plans to form a roaming agreement now that it's given up on its merger plans
TW Cable Gives HBO GO a Go
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December 19, 2011 : Also: Disagreements reportedly led to Cablevision COO exit; Comcast CEO gets fined; Avail-TVN taps CDN software partner; SureWest revs wideband
Euronews: FT Does 100G With AlcaLu
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 19, 2011 : France Telecom's 100G upgrade, BT's legal wrangle with Google and job cuts at Technicolor feature in today's regional news lineup
It's BT's Turn to Sue Google
LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 19, 2011 : It's mostly about Google Maps, but several other big services (and Google+) are cited in the patent infringement suit
VZ Wireless Nabs Cox's AWS Spectrum for $315M
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2011 : Cox also gets to draft off a multifaceted wireless/cable service bundling deal struck by Comcast, Bright House and TW Cable
What's Next for Cablevision?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2011 : The surprise resignation of COO Tom Rutledge has speculation swirling about whether the MSO will seek a buyer or try (again) to go private
Google TV Tunes In Sling's TV Place-Shifter
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2011 : Also: Suddenlink goes multi-room with TiVo; TW Cable adds an Android app; Rovi swaps CEOs; Comcast expands IPv6; Netflix spreads holiday cheer
OS Watch: Did DT Dent Lumia's US Launch?
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
December 16, 2011 : Also: Praise for Ice Cream Sandwich; Android climbs in market share; BlackBerry 7's big job; webOS could win if others fail
Why Broadcom Might Buy BroadLight
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 16, 2011 : It's not because both names start with 'Broad' ... one analyst believes it's more to do with taking on Qualcomm
Euronews: Sweden Gets Dual-Mode LTE
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
December 16, 2011 : In today's EMEA roundup: dual-mode LTE reaches Sweden; Liberty Global gets the green light on Kabel BW; BT rebrands services arm
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