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LR Mobile News & Analysis Comcast Turns Homes Into Hotspots 06/11/2013 - MSO also launches new home control and energy management services More by Mari Silbey Related Euronews: Prism Prompts EU Data Rethink 06/11/2013 - 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 More by Paul Rainford Related Sarah Reedy Apple iTunes Radio Brings the Beat to LTE 06/10/2013 - And the heat, too, as the streaming music service is bound to test the limits of operators' new LTE networks Most Recent Post: philharvey... It's not as big a deal as it used to be. Cars have USB ports. Treadmills at the health club have iPhone docks. Starbuck's has electricity. The worst places for... More by Sarah Reedy Related AT&T Lures Sprint Subs With PTT iPhone App 06/10/2013 - AT&T offers an enhanced push-to-talk iPhone app as Sprint's iDEN shutdown date approaches Most Recent Post: SarahReedy... To clarify, Sprint is not shutting down its 2G CDMA network, just iDEN. Khan and I were discussing M2M at CTIA when he mentioned the inevitability of 2G network shut... More by Sarah Reedy Related Euronews: Deutsche Telekom Embraces OTT 06/10/2013 - Also in today's EMEA roundup: BT tackles BYOD; Dutch deal for Openet; Ericsson notches UK managed services win Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... Is this a major telco focusing on the preferences/needs of its customers? Giving them what they want? Good move - wonder what he business model is? Will generic broadband prices... More by Paul Rainford Related AT&T Eyes 500K More Customers in Q2 06/07/2013 - Carrier accelerates its LTE rollout schedule and revamps its prepaid plans as it forecasts adding half a million postpaid wireless subs this quarter Most Recent Post: SarahReedy... Looks like AT&T will try to help its margins by changing its handset upgrade cycle to two years (up from 20 months): http://blogs.att.net/consumerb.... Verizon announced a similar move in April.... More by Sarah Reedy Related No End to Mobile Mania 06/07/2013 - Industry experts expect the use of connected mobile devices to keep soaring More by Alan Breznick Related Euronews: Telefónica Forms Mobile Security Unit 06/07/2013 - Also in this roundup: Huawei cites British political support; LTE-Advanced and LTE action across Europe; more Free pressure in France More by Ray Le Maistre Related Ray Le Maistre Security Concerns Cling to Huawei 06/06/2013 - Redacted UK security report raises further concerns about Chinese vendor's perceived state links Most Recent Post: R Clark... Curious that so many security agencies are convinced that Huawei is a PLA front yet so coy about actually producing any evidence. Don't telecom network users, not to mention... More by Ray Le Maistre Related Euronews: $1B M&A Deal Raises Concerns 06/06/2013 - Also in today's EMEA roundup: EE introduces 4G shared data tariffs; Telecom Italia merger on back-burner; investor rage in Saudi More by Paul Rainford Related Ring Ma Bell: AT&T Continues 4G Summer 06/05/2013 - AT&T continues its summertime push with 4G LTE, extending its footprint to 261 markets More by Dan Jones Related Next Up: FreedomPop Vox 06/05/2013 - For its next trick, FreedomPop plots a free voice and data plan for Android phones, as its CEO envisages the leap to LTE Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... CEO Stokols says these new cases will be skinnier too. More by Dan Jones Related Euronews: Tension Rises Over UK Security Report 06/05/2013 - Also: Orange ups its customer care commitments; Vodafone linked to German cable network bid; Viber barred in Saudi Most Recent Post: yaronwar... And it is an Israeli application...(: More by Ray Le Maistre Related Quantenna Quickens Intel Gateways 06/05/2013 - Semiconductor specialist puts its fastest Wi-Fi chipset in Intel's video gateways More by Mari Silbey Related Verizon Re-ups Mobile Deal With NFL 06/04/2013 - Verizon and the NFL ink a multiyear deal extension to stream all NFL games live to mobile devices beginning in 2014 Most Recent Post: kaop... Sprint's Samsung Moment was slated to become the first mobile TV phone. http://www.sprintusers.com/sam... I believe the idea failed to take off after an unsuccessful limited trial market. More by Sarah Reedy Related MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS Newswire Feed Openet, Procera Team on Policy - 06/11/2013 Sprint Intros $99 4G LTE Android Smartphone - 06/10/2013 Deutsche Telekom Unveils LiveStream - 06/10/2013 Openet Wins T-Mobile Netherlands Deal - 06/10/2013 Ericsson Lands MBNL Managed Services Deal - 06/10/2013 Telekom Austria Tests LTE-Advanced - 06/10/2013 Tata Comms, TI Sparkle Strike 4G Peering Deal - 06/10/2013 LTE RF Issues Are Good News for Antenna & Device Makers - 06/07/2013 Altobridge Unveils Its Cache Cow - 06/06/2013 Amdocs Lands Managed Services Ddeal at Aio - 06/05/2013 Report Unveils Smart City Investment Opportunities - 06/05/2013 Tangoe Adds Geo-Location to MDM - 06/04/2013 MORE NEWSFEED	Heavy Lifting ANALYST NOTES Next-Gen Challenges of LTE RF Design By Tim Kridel Current challenges add up to major, emerging, long-term opportunities for antenna vendors and other RF companies MORE HEAVY LIFTING Pyramid Points Telefonica sale in Central America does not point to regional repositioning Daniele Tricarico (Analyst) To further reduce its debt, the company sold a 40% stake in its operating units in Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador and Nicaragua to local conglomerate CMI and is looking at additional asset disposals. MORE PYRAMID POINTS Free Reports The Best 3G & 4G Cities in America Dan Jones RootMetrics helps us track the fastest and slowest wireless cities in the US and gives a snapshot of carrier performance peaks and troughs in 2012 Who's Big in Small Cells? Michelle Donegan Light Reading Mobile compiles a list of public access small-cell products to track this developing wireless infrastructure market MWC 2012: Know Before You Go A preview of the news, the trends and the potential traffic nightmare that awaits you in Barcelona MORE FREE REPORT Slideshows MW13 Slide Show: Nice is Nice! Slide Show: The Genband Perspective Photos: Cable Wi-Fi – A Whole New Ballgame MORE SLIDESHOWS Research Services MORE RESEARCH REAL WORLD RESEARCH U.S. Wholesale Ethernet Market Forecast This report analyzes and projects the growth of the wholesale Ethernet segment over the next four years. It forecasts the wholesale Ethernet market through 2016, analyzed by purchasing service provider types, service topologies, geographic domains and bandwidth levels. The report also profiles 11 major service providers that offer wholesale Ethernet. LTE RF Design: Problems & Opportunities This report analyzes key issues affecting the market for antennas and other RF components for LTE devices, exploring how vendors respond to LTE's challenges with active antennas, tuning circuits and front-end products. The report is based on interviews with a variety of RF vendors and mobile operators from around the world. LATEST RESEARCH Chile: Operators Speed up 4G and NGN Deployments to Cope with Growing Demand for Content and Applications Telecom services in Chile generated an estimated $7.4bn in revenue in 2012, up 9.4% from 2011. We expect mobile data to grow the fastest, at a 15.4% CAGR during 2012-2017. Fixed broadband revenue will expand at a 7.5% annual rate as a result of broader adoption as well as ARPS growth. close From Wired to Wireless: Cable Uses Wi-Fi to Extend Its Reach show details close details This report explores cable's Wi-Fi deployment, the market drivers and its implications for cable operators and suppliers. Included is a look at six suppliers that are supporting cable's Wi-Fi efforts. Smart Cities: The Opportunity for Wireline Network Operators show details close details This report discusses what a smart city is, identifies exemplar developments, proposes a simple model of a smart city and shows how islands of smart technology and processes can be joined. It profiles eight technology vendors and three network operators taking different approaches to the opportunities presented by smart cities. 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. 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 The Impact of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Verizon's Call for SDN Help Global Capacity Gets Proactive The Benefits of NFV Tata Adapts to New Network Era Carsten, Cakes and Ethernet Europe Most Popular Read Blogs Talk Euronews: AlcaLu D-Day Is June 19 05/30/2013 Alcatel-Lucent CEO Preps Kill List 04/26/2013 Verizon Taps AlcaLu & Ericsson for 4G Small Cells 05/21/2013 CTIA: T-Mobile's 4G/LTE Snaps at Verizon's Heels 05/22/2013 Investors Go Giddy Over Cisco's Q3 05/16/2013 Verizon CEO: Small Cells Coming in 2013 05/08/2013 Read Blogs Talk Security Concerns Cling to Huawei 06/06/2013 T-Mobile's 4G LTE Pops Up in NYC 05/27/2013 NSN & Intel Get Edgy 05/23/2013 Telefónica + Samsung: Digital Dream Team? 05/17/2013 Israel to Put the Kibosh on Carrier Wi-Fi Offload? 06/03/2013 Samsung: Inching Toward 5G? 05/13/2013 Read Blogs Talk Google Fiber's Future Looks Limited upd: 2013-05-21T21:48:14 CTIA: Verizon Pushes for Single-Mode LTE upd: 2013-05-22T09:00:17 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 Verizon Taps AlcaLu & Ericsson for 4G Small Cells upd: 2013-05-21T21:26:34 MW13 Slide Show: Nice is Nice! upd: 2013-05-17T05:47:10 White Papers SPONSORED CONTENT Featured New Popular Policy Control & SDN: A Perfect Match? - by Heavy Reading 06/06/2013 Putting Metaswitch's SBC Software to the Test - by Metaswitch Networks 06/05/2013 Network Transformation - by Light Reading 05/31/2013 Mobile Security: Protecting the DNS & Other Key Infrastructure - by Heavy Reading 05/30/2013 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 ALL WHITE PAPERS Featured New Popular Software-Based Network Intelligence Survey: Final Results - by Heavy Reading 06/07/2013 Policy Control & SDN: A Perfect Match? - by Heavy Reading 06/06/2013 Putting Metaswitch's SBC Software to the Test - by Metaswitch Networks 06/05/2013 Network Transformation - by Light Reading 05/31/2013 Mobile Security: Protecting the DNS & Other Key Infrastructure - by Heavy Reading 05/30/2013 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 ALL WHITE PAPERS Featured New Popular Intelligent Traffic Management with the F5 BIG-IP Platform - by F5 Networks 11/15/2012 A Breakthrough for Network Intelligence - by JDSU 03/04/2013 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 All Beamforming Solutions Are Not Equal - by Cisco 05/06/2013 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 Internet 3.0: The Next Generation of Service Delivery - by Juniper 10/19/2012 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 Interlaken A chip-to-chip interface useful in 100G DIG IN FOR MORE



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