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2/3/2012  -  As the wireless service reaches an end, Cox reportedly gets set for the expected layoffs
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Ting: Bad Name, Great Idea
2/3/2012  -  4:20 PM We'll forgive the new Sprint reseller for its dumb name, because its data-sharing strategy is really quite smart
Most Recent Post: kaps... Other than its antifungal relationship, that is. Smart move by Ting to be the first out there to really commit to a true...
2/3/2012  -  Also: Android cracks down on malware; patent drama in Germany; iOS and Android take over; Facebook mulls mobile ads
2/3/2012  -  Supreme Court rules that 122 mobile licenses must be revoked, causing market chaos, plus other news from India's turbulent telecom sector
Most Recent Post: WilliamofOccam... Once the court had determined that the licenses were illegally obtained, I cannot imagine any other course of action if...
2/3/2012  -  Operating margin improvement at BT, the sale of Orange Austria and Mobistar's customer experience focus feature in today's news potpourri
by Paul Rainford
2/2/2012  -  LightSquared gets another month and change to sort out GPS issues from LTE partner Sprint
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... They have suggested moving down the L-Band and cutting transmission power. Curious to see how all this plays out.
2/2/2012  -  In an important milestone for VoLTE, Qualcomm does a voice-call hand-off on an Ericsson network
Most Recent Post: kaps... My question is when might we see a "hand-off" from data billing to voice minutes billing? Will VoLTE conversations be billed...
2/2/2012  -  In today's EMEA roundup: FT CEO says he will double fiber access spend in 2012; Etisalat hit by Indian 'scam' backwash; PacketFront's CPE sale
by Paul Rainford
2/1/2012  -  Netflix taps encoding startup EYE IO to boost bandwidth efficiency by up to 50% and keep consumption caps and broadband meters in check
Most Recent Post: Duh!... Actually, if you've been following this for a while, you'll know that the compensation issue is really between Netflix CDN...
2/1/2012  -  Sixth-largest US carrier plans to cover 25% of its sub base with LTE next month, and offer them a Samsung tablet and smartphone
2/1/2012  -  A hearing on cable's co-marketing deals and AWS spectrum sales to Verizon Wireless is said to be on its way
Most Recent Post: steve q... True but what will happen if the cust is trying to get verizon fios service and can not will cable try to move in ...
2/1/2012  -  Also: SeaChange cuts headcount; Comcast beefs up Internet Essentials; DTAs pay for Technicolor; SlingPlayer's on Fire
Most Recent Post: joanengebretson... It's very interesting that Comcast is expanding Internet Essentials. There has been research showing that a high percentage...
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CAMBRIDGE, UK: Telenor Picks ip.access for Small Cells - 2/3/2012
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Our second annual employment survey of over 2,500 people in the communications industry reveals that salaries are on the upswing, but so are layoffs
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40/100Gbit/s Optical Modules & Components: A Heavy Reading Competitive Analysis
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100G Components User Survey: 2012 Market Outlook
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Carrier Cloud Forum Collocated with Cloud Connect
Monday, February 13, 2012
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara
Cable Next-Gen Broadband Strategies: Wideband, Wireless, PON & Beyond
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Cable Center, Denver
Ethernet Europe 2012
Tuesday & Wednesday April 17 & 18, 2012
Hilton Munich Park Hotel, Munich, Germany
Strategic Opportunities in Service Provider Wi-Fi
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Landmark, London, U.K.
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Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
May 8-10th, 2012
Morial Convention Center, New Orleans
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