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Euro News & Analysis Euronews: BT, Ciena Boast 800G First 05/23/2013 - Also in today's regional roundup: Virgin lands Sky deal; Ericsson's landmark; Wayra in Prague; Soros invests in UK altnet; Swisscom boosts 4G; Ipanema's CIO survey More by Paul Rainford Related Ray Le Maistre Joyeux Anniversaire Ethernet 05/22/2013 - Ethernet is 40 years old and some European service provider execs are crashing the party More by Ray Le Maistre Related Euronews: Vodafone Delays UK 4G Launch 05/22/2013 - Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia denies break-up; Telefónica's LatAm IPO on ice; Ericsson calls time on cable production Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... Two interesting sets of stats today too -- the study by Guavus of British smartphone users and how they would feel about sharing info in return for lower fees... More by Paul Rainford Related Policy Push for Telefónica UK 05/21/2013 - Major UK mobile operator plans to become more responsive with the deployment of a new policy management platform from Tekelec Most Recent Post: Gabriel Brown... What the UK market is crying out for is shared data plans similar to VZW's Share Everything or AT&T's Mobile Share. It looks very much like UK operators are leaving... More by Ray Le Maistre Related Euronews: Vodafone's Profits Plummet 05/21/2013 - Also in today's EMEA roundup: Vodafone pulls out of BT's mobile beauty parade; Ericsson's Wi-Fi wizardry; trouble at O2 mill More by Paul Rainford Related Euronews: Jolla Unveils First Smartphone 05/20/2013 - Also in today's EMEA roundup: De Gucht ups the ante in subsidy row; Vodacom profits from African data boom; KPN raises €4B More by Paul Rainford Related MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS Newswire Feed Rascom Lights 100G With Ciena - 05/22/2013 u²t Photonics Unveils Fast Photodetector - 05/22/2013 UAE Plans 700MHz & 800MHz for Mobile Broadband - 05/22/2013 Brits Split Over Mobile Marketing - 05/22/2013 Report Unveils Mobile Data Pricing Trends - 05/22/2013 Tekelec Wins Policy Deal at Telefónica UK - 05/21/2013 ZTE Hits Out at Dumping Slur - 05/21/2013 Vodafone Reports Full-Year Financials - 05/21/2013 Orange Business Expands IaaS Reach - 05/21/2013 NSN Boasts Advanced Video Optimization - 05/20/2013 T-Mobile (Czech) Picks Cisco's ASR - 05/17/2013 Telefónica & Cisco Run 100G IPoDWDM - 05/17/2013 MORE NEWSFEED				Heavy Lifting ANALYST NOTES Carrier Wi-Fi: Always Best Connected Gabriel Brown A new Light Reading initiative explores how – and why – network operators can scale and accelerate investment in Wi-Fi Policy Control: Preparing for a Virtual Makeover? By Graham Finnie The policy control market is poised to more than double over the next five years, as operators put policy at the heart of their strategic thinking MORE HEAVY LIFTING Pyramid Points Emerging markets to drive cellular M2M Jan ten Sythoff (Analyst at large) We expect China to overtake the US late this year, but other markets are evolving rapidly too. MORE PYRAMID POINTS EuroBites SDN: More Than Just a Tremor Ray Le Maistre Network virtualization, software-defined networking … call it what you want, this is a big deal for telcos MORE EUROBITES EuroProfiles EuroProfile: Streamwide Paul Rainford Value-added services developer is going global as mobile broadband and the cloud become the norm MORE EUROPROFILES Reports EuroProfile: Streamwide Paul Rainford Value-added services developer is going global as mobile broadband and the cloud become the norm EuroProfile: Intersec Paul Rainford Find your family, monitor your citizens – do all this and more with Intersec's range of value-added services offerings EuroProfile: Comarch Ray Le Maistre Service provider IT (SPIT) specialist from Poland is focused on driving efficiencies for its telco customers MORE FREE REPORT Slideshows MW13 Slide Show: Nice is Nice! Slide Show: The Genband Perspective Photos: Even More of Mobile World Congress MORE SLIDESHOWS Research Services MORE RESEARCH REAL WORLD RESEARCH Managed M2M Platforms: Quick Fix vs. Long-Term Solution This report looks at the M2M platform providers that are developing (predominantly) managed propositions that support telecom operators to sell M2M services. It reviews their solutions, their progress to date and whether they are likely to be long-term partners for telecom operators. The report profiles 11 leading M2M platform vendors. LATEST RESEARCH Iran: Adoption of Broadband and Mobile Data Services Lead the Way for Telecom Sector The Iranian telecom market is estimated to have generated a total service revenue of $9.9bn in 2012. The majority of this revenue has come from the mobile sector, with voice services adding $6.0bn. However, although voice services are expected to hold the majority of the total revenue, we project a CAGR of only 0.2% for the segment during the forecast period. close Frameworx Proves Valuable Tool for Implementing SOA show details close details This report examines how Frameworx is used by service providers to overcome the challenges of their legacy systems to adopt new services. It examines the benefits, drivers and trends users expect over the next 24 months. It includes a comparative analysis of Frameworx users and challenges the TM Forum faces. Testing of LTE Networks Vital as Network Growth Explodes show details close details This report examines the LTE test and measurement market, analyzing the top testing categories and the strongest drivers in the market. It discusses challenges and trends in the industry, includes a comparative analysis of solutions available and examines the geographic landscape of the market expected over the next 18-24 months. LTE for M2M: The Long-Term Opportunity Begins Now show details close details This report identifies and analyzes key issues affecting M2M adoption of LTE through 2015. It explores the major drivers of and barriers to adoption, such as bandwidth requirements, as well as industry strategies for reducing hardware premiums at a faster rate than volumes alone would enable. Are Set-Tops Dead? Comcast Offers Its RDK Remedy show details close details Operators are keen on killing STBs, but Comcast believes it can give STBs new life with its new Reference Design Kit (RDK). This report explains RDK, the market drivers behind it and its implications for cable operators and suppliers. Included is a look at announced RDK products by 11 suppliers. TEMs Rate Multicore & Network Processor Suppliers for 2013 show details close details This report analyzes the use of multicore processors and NPUs by telecom equipment manufacturers, based on a worldwide survey of engineers, designers, product managers and sales/marketing personnel for telecom and networking system equipment manufacturers. The survey clearly shows that these devices are critical components in most types of networking equipment. Cloud Video Conferencing Has Vertical Market, Mobile Appeal show details close details This report examines the cloud video conferencing market, analyzing the most lucrative verticals and discussing drivers and challenges in the industry. It compares solutions available from leading market vendors, examines the geographic landscape of the market and details trends that will likely occur over the next 18-24 months. close				Events Webinars MORE EVENTS Events Webinars MORE WEBINARS Swisscom: Deploying 100G for a Future-Ready Network Verizon's Call for SDN Help Quicken FTTH Rollout With FTTD Brightening Your Copper With Vectoring & G.fast technologies Global Capacity Gets Proactive The Benefits of NFV Most Popular Read Blogs Talk Alcatel-Lucent CEO Preps Kill List 04/26/2013 Slide Show: The Genband Perspective 05/03/2013 AlcaLu Shrinks Its Managed Services Unit 04/29/2013 MW13 Slide Show: Nice is Nice! 05/17/2013 Operators Cut AlcaLu Out of API Equation 05/06/2013 AlcaLu Sells Off Its API Repository 04/24/2013 Read Blogs Talk Euroblog: Combes Clearout? 04/25/2013 Intel Adds to Its SDN Arsenal 05/02/2013 Nokia on the Road to Hell? 05/07/2013 Five 'Nice' Thoughts 05/07/2013 Telefónica + Samsung: Digital Dream Team? 05/17/2013 BT's Got Balls 05/09/2013 Read Blogs Talk Google Fiber's Future Looks Limited upd: 2013-05-21T21:48:14 Playing the Mobile Data Game upd: 2013-05-17T20:11:50 CTIA: T-Mobile's 4G/LTE Snaps at Verizon's Heels upd: 2013-05-22T16:34:49 CTIA: Verizon Pushes for Single-Mode LTE upd: 2013-05-22T09:00:17 Verizon Taps AlcaLu & Ericsson for 4G Small Cells upd: 2013-05-21T21:26:34 DirecTV Weighs OTA Tuners upd: 2013-05-16T15:02:09 White Papers SPONSORED CONTENT Featured New Popular The True Cost of SMS Spam - by Heavy Reading 05/20/2013 Synchronization for Next Generation Networks—The PTP Telecom Profile - by Symmetricom 05/09/2013 Control Plane Elasticity & Virtualization in the 4G Core - by Heavy Reading 05/09/2013 Cable Finds Big Opportunity in Big(ger) Business - by Heavy Reading 05/08/2013 Small Cells and the Evolution of Backhaul Assurance - by JDSU 05/07/2013 Developing a QoS Aware Framework for LTE - by Aricent 04/11/2013 Understanding Ethernet Ring Protection Switching for Carrier Networks - by Aricent 04/11/2013 LTE: The Trigger for Next-Gen Backhaul - by Heavy Reading 04/08/2013 Global Communications Industry Insight: A Holistic Approach To Customer Experience – by Oracle 04/03/2013 Vectoring: Accelerating the Delivery of Ultra Broadband Services - by ADTRAN 04/03/2013 The Road to True "TV Everywhere" - by Heavy Reading 03/28/2013 Build your cloud, build your profit - by Citrix 03/20/2013 Building success in the cloud - by Citrix 03/20/2013 Enhancing Customer Experience Through Rapid MPLS Provisioning - by Heavy Reading 03/15/2013 Optimizing Small Cells and the Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) - by JDSU 03/07/2013 When the Voice of the Customer is Not Enough - by JDSU 03/04/2013 Adoption of Cloud Computing Hinges on Application Performance - by JDSU 03/04/2013 A Breakthrough for Network Intelligence - by JDSU 03/04/2013 LTE Network Monetization: Combining the Data Plane, Signaling and User Data - by F5 Networks 02/19/2013 Cross-channel marketing and sales provides a uniform, personalized buying experience - by Analysys Mason 01/23/2013 Rapid Offer Design and Rapid Order Delivery - by Oracle 01/23/2013 Oracle CX Reference Architecture for Communications - by Oracle 01/23/2013 Pyramid Perspective 2013: Top Trends in the Global Communications Industry - by Pyramid Research 01/16/2013 ALL WHITE PAPERS Featured New Popular The True Cost of SMS Spam - by Heavy Reading 05/20/2013 Synchronization for Next Generation Networks—The PTP Telecom Profile - by Symmetricom 05/09/2013 Control Plane Elasticity & Virtualization in the 4G Core - by Heavy Reading 05/09/2013 Cable Finds Big Opportunity in Big(ger) Business - by Heavy Reading 05/08/2013 Small Cells and the Evolution of Backhaul Assurance - by JDSU 05/07/2013 All Beamforming Solutions Are Not Equal - by Cisco 05/06/2013 State of the Market Report: Cable Next Generation IP Strategies - by Light Reading 04/24/2013 Developing a QoS Aware Framework for LTE - by Aricent 04/11/2013 Understanding Ethernet Ring Protection Switching for Carrier Networks - by Aricent 04/11/2013 SDN 100G in the Spotlight - A Light Reading Report 04/09/2013 LTE: The Trigger for Next-Gen Backhaul - by Heavy Reading 04/08/2013 Right Wi-Fi Technology for Multi-Media Distribution - by Quantenna Communications 04/07/2013 Global Communications Industry Insight: A Holistic Approach To Customer Experience – by Oracle 04/03/2013 Vectoring: Accelerating the Delivery of Ultra Broadband Services - by ADTRAN 04/03/2013 Cisco 3G Small Cell Module for Cisco Aironet Data Sheet - by Cisco 03/29/2013 Cisco Licensed Small Cell Solution: Reduce Costs, Improve Coverage and Capacity - by Cisco 03/29/2013 The Road to True "TV Everywhere" - by Heavy Reading 03/28/2013 Next Generation Security for 3G and 4G LTE Networks - by Check Point Software Technologies 03/26/2013 Build your cloud, build your profit - by Citrix 03/20/2013 Building success in the cloud - by Citrix 03/20/2013 Agility in the Age of Apps: How the Next Generation of Databases Can Create New Opportunities for Telecoms - by 10gen 03/18/2013 Enhancing Customer Experience Through Rapid MPLS Provisioning - by Heavy Reading 03/15/2013 Mobile World Congress: The Big Story - by Light Reading 03/14/2013 LTE Video Is Set to Take Off - by Huawei 03/08/2013 Optimizing Small Cells and the Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) - by JDSU 03/07/2013 ALL WHITE PAPERS Featured New Popular Intelligent Traffic Management with the F5 BIG-IP Platform - by F5 Networks 11/15/2012 The Evolution of the Signaling Challenge in 3G & 4G Networks - by Heavy Reading 06/04/0012 The Business Implications of TV Everywhere - by Heavy Reading 02/10/2010 LTE/SAE & the Evolved Packet Core: Technology Platforms and Implementation Choices - by Heavy Reading 04/01/2009 Maximizing the Combination of Reach and Capacity in 100G Optical Networks - by Xtera Communications, Inc. 04/03/2012 Preventing Telecom Fraud 09/28/2012 Internet 3.0: The Next Generation of Service Delivery - by Juniper 10/19/2012 End-to-end Managed Services Solution for Better Business Value - by Huawei 11/04/2012 Cloud-Shifting: Enabling the Future of TV Delivery - by Heavy Reading 01/07/2013 Packet-Optical Ethernet Business Access Networks - by Alcatel-Lucent 02/09/2009 ALL WHITE PAPERS Resource Library SPONSORED CONTENT State of the Market Report: Cable Next Generation IP Strategies - by Light Reading SDN 100G in the Spotlight - A Light Reading Report Mobile World Congress: The Big Story - by Light Reading Network Intelligence Light Reading's 2012 Salary Survey State of the Market Report: Ethernet Expo Americas 2012 - by Light Reading Customer Experience Preventing Telecom Fraud On-Demand Webinar: Managing Everything Today and Anything Tomorrow: Flexibility and Adaptability for Managed Service Providers - by IBM State of the Market Report: Packet Optical Transport Evolution - by Light Reading On-Demand Webinar: Infusing Cloud Services with Ecosystem Innovation - by IBM Podcast: Best Practices for Communications Service Providers when Deploying New Services - by IBM An e-Guide to Policy Control, July 2011 - sponsored by Openet Evolve Your Network - Simpler, Smarter, Faster - by Alcatel-Lucent Chalk Pushcast Software Webcast: Media Rich Training and Compliance Communications on BlackBerry Smartphones - by BlackBerry IT Best Practices Webcast: Mobile Policies and Processes for Employee-owned smartphones - by BlackBerry On-Demand Webinar: BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for the Small-to-Medium Sized Business On-Demand Webinar: Deploying BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express On-Demand Webinar: Introducing BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express: Mobility for your Business ALL RESOURCES 100G & Beyond 6:26 Building Transport Networks for the Cloud 6:26 Make Way for Gateways 6:26 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) A modulation scheme where one high-speed signal is split into multiple lower-speed signals DIG IN FOR MORE



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