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Alcatel-Lucent Builds Future Around IP
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 19, 2013 : New CEO Michel Combes introduces his 'Shift Plan' to revitalize the vendor, with Basil Alwan's IP division at the heart of everything
BT Appoints New CEO
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 19, 2013 : BT Retail chief to take top job as Ian Livingston quits to become government minister
Euronews: Does Huawei Have Designs on Nokia?
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
June 19, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: AlcaLu unveils its Shift Plan; Vodafone ups Kabel Deutschland offer; Orange launches 4G in Spain, Joyn services in France
Sigma Systems Signs Suddenlink
News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
June 18, 2013 : OSS vendor lands seventh-largest US MSO for launch of business services fulfillment product
Transport Vendors Pitch Platform Progress
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 18, 2013 : Optical and Carrier Ethernet vendors such as Accedian, ADVA, Coriant, Telco Systems and Transmode have product enhancements and – gasp – they're not all about SDN!
Cable EPON Gear Makes the Grade
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 18, 2013 : CableLabs qualifies first eight EPON products for cable operators under DPoE specs
Sprint Dishes Out a Lawsuit Over Clearwire
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
June 18, 2013 : Sprint suit says Dish's bid for Clearwire violates investor rights
C-Spire Picks Devicespace for Wi-Fi Reach
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 18, 2013 : Regional operator will tap into Devicescape's 12 million-strong amenity Wi-Fi hotspot network
Coriant Boasts 'SDN-Plus' System
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 18, 2013 : Optical network management system goes beyond software-defined networking (SDN), says CEO
Euronews: Liberty Enters Kabel M&A Fray
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
June 18, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Orange board backs Richard; HTC vets launch new mobile brand; Qatar invests in fiber rollout
Thinking Inside the Box
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
June 17, 2013 : Visible World, FourthWall Media team to put addressable ads on more cable set-tops
Sprint's Summer of 4G LTE
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
June 17, 2013 : Sprint adds 22 new LTE markets to hit 110 towns & cities with its new 4G network
Cisco Brings SON Innovation to Israel
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
June 17, 2013 : New innovation center will test Cisco's self-optimizing heterogeneous network with local telco Pelephone
Cable Operators Show Them the Money
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 17, 2013 : Cable operators use cash incentives to cut off content deals with OTT rivals
Ruckus Seeks Cable Love
LR Mobile News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
June 17, 2013 : Wireless vendor unveils new outdoor access point for cable Wi-Fi deployments
LTE RF: Complicated by Design
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
June 17, 2013 : The complexity of LTE means more costs, less room for antenna vendors, Heavy Reading finds
Euronews: Did AT&T Prep Telefónica Bid?
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
June 17, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: New boss at TeliaSonera; Orange CEO gets some support; Neelie talks pasta; 400G news
Chip Vendors Chase NFV
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
June 17, 2013 : And the network functions virtualization effort could use the help from the chip community, one carrier rep says
AT&T Nudges Prepaid Customers to LTE
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
June 14, 2013 : New GoPhone prepaid plans include more LTE data for less
ESPN Exits the Third Dimension
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 14, 2013 : Sports programmer plans to pull plug on pricey 3D network by year's end
Reliance Jio Selects 4G Vendors
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 14, 2013 : Sources suggest Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Samsung have been chosen for Reliance Jio's major LTE TDD rollout
ZTE, Marvell Break New VoLTE Ground
LR Mobile News Analysis - By Robert Clark -
June 14, 2013 : Marvell's chips support landmark TDD-based 4G voice call set up by ZTE over China Mobile's network
Euronews: EU Probes Google's Android Deals
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
June 14, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Roaming charges get death sentence; Finland debut for Jolla smartphone; survey finds LTE anxiety
Is TV Everywhere Going Nowhere?
News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
June 13, 2013 : Most US consumers still don't know they can get multi-screen video
Carrier CTO Sees 100G Tipping Point
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 13, 2013 : The deployment of 100GigE ports on routers is about to become affordable, according to a European carrier executive
Upstart Instart Logic Aims for Akamai
News Analysis - John Verity -
June 13, 2013 : A new CDN player claims to serve pages and apps twice as fast as incumbents, even over wireless
Clearwire Board Flip-Flops for Dish Over Sprint
News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
June 13, 2013 : Now says the satellite TV operator's bid represents a 29% premium over majority owner Sprint's bid
Euronews: Samsung Sets Up in Nokia's Backyard
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
June 13, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: French minister questions Richard's future; AlcaLu lands London-Moscow link; Numericable IPO in the offing
Comcast Tightens Its Cloud Embrace
News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
June 12, 2013 : The MSO's cloud-based IP video services will launch later this year
Cyan Builds an SDN Club
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
June 12, 2013 : Friendly SDN companies agree to interoperate, but the list is missing some big names. Lots of them, actually
Jinni Powers Comcast X2 Recommendations
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 12, 2013 : Jinni's search technology wins another cable convert in Comcast
'X' Marks Cisco's New Core-Router Upgrade
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
June 12, 2013 : No, it's not the zippy new CTR platform, but it's a step up
Sprint Gives Dish One More Shot
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
June 12, 2013 : The saga heats up as Sprint gives Dish one more chance to improve on Softbank's sweetened offer
NSN Unveils Its 'Technology Vision'
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 12, 2013 : Outlines 'six pillars' to meet the needs of mobile operators between now and 2020
Mediacom Opens Its TiVo Account
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
June 12, 2013 : Eighth-largest US cable operator and long-time Motorola STB customer Mediacom is rolling out TiVo's next-gen platform
Euronews: Vodafone Confirms Kabel Bid
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
June 12, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Google buys Israeli map app firm; UK spooks go after Skype; Colt shrinks its energy bill
Cable Embraces Big Data
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 11, 2013 : Cable Show vendors and panels bring industry focus to the Big Data issue
Arris Shows Off New Mojo
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 11, 2013 : Company executives spell out product strategies for combined Arris-Motorola portfolio
Comcast Turns Homes Into Hotspots
LR Mobile News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 11, 2013 : MSO also launches new home control and energy management services
iControl Rubs Its Touchstone
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 11, 2013 : Vendor unveils new self-install solution for home networking and control that's at the heart of Comcast's new service
Euronews: Prism Prompts EU Data Rethink
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
June 11, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Stephane Richard is Out of Office; UK broadband program in for a pasting; ousted Nokia managers find new role
Cable Show 2013: Hot Tech Topics
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
June 10, 2013 : Gateways, X1, RDK, CCAP and HTML5 will be under the spotlight at the annual cable confab in Washington DC
Euronews: Deutsche Telekom Embraces OTT
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
June 10, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: BT tackles BYOD; Dutch deal for Openet; Ericsson notches UK managed services win
Zenverge Plugs Into RDK
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 10, 2013 : Silicon firm boasts quad-stream video transcoding for reference development kit (RDK) IP-enabled devices
Insert This!
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 10, 2013 : This Technology adds adverts to alternate linear IP video streams
LG Shows Off Its Cable Credentials
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
June 10, 2013 : Major consumer electronics vendor plans splashy Cable Show debut with set-tops galore
Oclaro Makes Changes at the Top
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
June 07, 2013 : Alain Couder is out as CEO, as the optical components vendor continues to try to steady the ship
ZTE Boasts 400G Breakthrough
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
June 07, 2013 : Chinese vendor says it's not just how far a signal goes, but how fat the pipe is too – although both claims might be challenged...
AT&T Eyes 500K More Customers in Q2
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
June 07, 2013 : Carrier accelerates its LTE rollout schedule and revamps its prepaid plans as it forecasts adding half a million postpaid wireless subs this quarter
No End to Mobile Mania
News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
June 07, 2013 : Industry experts expect the use of connected mobile devices to keep soaring
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