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LR Mobile News & Analysis Euronews: French Carriers Feel the Squeeze 05/24/2013 - Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia defers fixed-line decision; Portugal Telecom profits down; Huawei prospers in Middle East More by Paul Rainford Related ConteXtream Claims a Carrier SDN Coup 05/23/2013 - The grid networking company says it's got a 40M-user software-defined networking deployment with ... well, of course they're not saying More by Craig Matsumoto Related Ray Le Maistre NSN & Intel Get Edgy 05/23/2013 - A combination of liquid applications and virtualization power could be interesting More by Ray Le Maistre Related 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 Sarah Reedy CTIA: Carriers' Developer Love Fest is Kaput 05/23/2013 - Mobile app developers, once the object of wireless operators' affections, are now an afterthought Most Recent Post: SarahReedy... I agree, Mordy, in that it does make sense to home in on a few areas of strength. The carriers would have me stress that they are not abandoning developers...all... More by Sarah Reedy Related CTIA: T-Mobile Takes 'Uncarrier' Attitude to Work 05/22/2013 - The newly public company is making a big push to woo the enterprise with new pricing plans and services More by Sarah Reedy JLo @ CTIA: Viva Las Vegas! 05/22/2013 - JLo bought some much-needed sparkle to a lackluster CTIA show as she and Verizon attempt to cater to a growing Latino mobile demographic More by Dan Jones Related CTIA: T-Mobile's 4G/LTE Snaps at Verizon's Heels 05/22/2013 - RootMetrics finds T-Mobile has boosted its upload speeds significantly with its new LTE network in Las Vegas Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... Yeah, I was just speaking to NSN a few minutes ago about this, they don't "own" the T-Mobile network here but they said they thought it had just literally switched... More by Dan Jones 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 CTIA: Verizon Pushes for Single-Mode LTE 05/21/2013 - Verizon is examining single-mode LTE devices, but they may not be smartphones as operators are reluctant to lose their 3G safety nets anytime soon Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... I can't imagine they'll have nationwide VoLTE early in 2014, market by market sez I, otherwise the handoffs will be a gas. More by Sarah Reedy Related Ergen's Latest Gambit: $2B for LightSquared? 05/21/2013 - Dish CEO's latest wireless gamble is reportedly a $2 billion bid for LightSquared spectrum he might not ever get to use Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... Me too! I can't understand what he'd do with the spectrum. More by Dan Jones Related Verizon Taps AlcaLu & Ericsson for 4G Small Cells 05/21/2013 - AlcaLu & Verizon are confirmed as the first small-cell vendors for Verizon Wireless' deployment in second half of 2013 Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... The details that aren't clear to me yet are how many small cells are going to be deployed and whether they are indoor or outdoor. I ran into Patrick Donegan... More by Dan Jones Related Dan Jones Could Sprint Have Clearwire Takeover in the Bag? 05/21/2013 - Sprint pre-announces tri-band LTE devices that run on Clearwire's spectrum while upping the bid for its partner Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... FYI, we're going to be waiting a long time for smartphones on TD-LTE here, tablets might actually make more sense from way the network is being deployed. More by Dan Jones Related CTIA: AT&T Works on Wi-Fi Integration 05/21/2013 - Wi-Fi discussions move from offload to integration at CTIA as a number of vendors rise to the challenge Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... This is where the policy management, packet core and OSS specialists need to show they can deliver. The success of mobile data strategies is in the hands of the Service... More by Sarah Reedy 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 MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS Newswire Feed Infinera to Raise $100M Debt - 05/23/2013 Quantenna Claims Fastest 802.11ac Chipset - 05/23/2013 T-Mobile Offers International Plans for Business - 05/23/2013 SAF Tehnika Intros Integra for Backhaul - 05/22/2013 GSMA Unveils mHealth Report - 05/22/2013 GSMA Builds Connected City in Shanghai - 05/22/2013 AlcaLu Confirms Verizon 4G Small Cell Deal - 05/22/2013 Spirent Intros Nomad HD for VoLTE - 05/22/2013 UAE Plans 700MHz & 800MHz for Mobile Broadband - 05/22/2013 Batelco 'Separates' From Its CEO - 05/22/2013 Mobile Data Use in India Soars, Finds NSN - 05/22/2013 NSN Unveils Liquid Radio 3G Software Suite - 05/22/2013 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 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 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. Testing of LTE Networks Vital as Network Growth Explodes 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. LATEST RESEARCH Five Factors Driving OTT Video in Emerging Markets: Best Practices for Operators Third parties like Netflix and Hulu are pushing telcos to use the Internet rather than IPTV as a platform to provide over-the-top video services. Emerging markets are now seeing a lot of activity. This Insider examines the growth of OTT video, identifying five factors that can make a service successful. close Managed M2M Platforms: Quick Fix vs. Long-Term Solution show details close details 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. 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. 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 Verizon CEO: Small Cells Coming in 2013 05/08/2013 AlcaLu Shrinks Its Managed Services Unit 04/29/2013 Verizon Promises Voice-Over-LTE in 2014 04/18/2013 Huawei Gives Up on US Telecom 04/23/2013 Operators Cut AlcaLu Out of API Equation 05/06/2013 Read Blogs Talk What's the Next Mega-Mobile Merger in the US? 05/06/2013 Euroblog: Combes Clearout? 04/25/2013 Intel Adds to Its SDN Arsenal 05/02/2013 Nokia on the Road to Hell? 05/07/2013 Telefónica + Samsung: Digital Dream Team? 05/17/2013 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 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 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 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 The New Network Edge: Improving the Economics of Service Delivery with MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers and Edge Services - by Juniper 11/28/2012 Cisco SP Wi-Fi: A Platform for Business Innovation and Revenue Generation - by Cisco 11/29/2012 Heavy Reading Review of ZTE's 11.2 Tbit/s Superchannel Experiment - by Heavy Reading 06/15/2011 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 Mach-Zender Modulator A modulator that uses a phase shift to create 1s and 0s DIG IN FOR MORE



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Five Factors Driving OTT Video in Emerging Markets: Best Practices for Operators