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MTS Exec: Partners, Processes Key to Success
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November 20, 2009 : Senior exec at Russian giant MTS says carriers need to focus on partnership management and internal processes to succeed in the Internet world
Comment: Re: CA, NetQoS Exchange Vows - Ray Le Maistre November 20, 2009
CA, NetQoS Exchange Vows
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November 20, 2009 : 10:10 AM Shock news - IT vendor displays sense of humor
Are ECI & Sonus an Item?
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November 19, 2009 : 10:20 AM New industry tie-up in the making
APAC Operators Commit to LTE
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November 18, 2009 : As SingTel chooses vendors for multiple LTE trials, NTT DoCoMo focuses on its LTE launch, and China Mobile preps a TD-LTE pilot
Policy Matters to Mobile Broadband Operators
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November 18, 2009 : Policy control and deep packet inspection are hot topics for mobile broadband service providers in the virtual and 'real' worlds
Comment: Re: hey LR, hows about something not in the press release - Ray Le Maistre November 17, 2009
Nortel Shrinks Again
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November 17, 2009 : Third-quarter numbers show another significant decline in revenues at Nortel, with the up-for-grabs optical business shrinking by 26%
Asia/Pacific Nears 2B Mobile Lines
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November 17, 2009 : Nearly half of the world's 4 billion-plus mobile connections are in Asia/Pacific, and the region is still showing remarkable growth
Vivendi Floors Telefónica
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November 16, 2009 : 3:05 PM French bidder raises stakes in battle for Brazil's GVT
NTT, OpSource Bring Cloud Services to US
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November 16, 2009 : Having already launched XaaS services in Europe, partners NTT and OpSource offer virtual private cloud services to US enterprises
Nortel Postpones Optical Auction
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November 13, 2009 : 12:30 PM Friday the 13th is unlucky for Ciena
Google Buys Again
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November 13, 2009 : 10:35 AM Google buys VoIP software firm Gizmo5
AAG Lights Its Pipe
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November 13, 2009 : 9:05 AM The Asia America Gateway submarine cable is live and ready for traffic
Liberty Splashes $5.2B on German Operator
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November 13, 2009 : Liberty Global is to buy Germany's second-biggest cable operator, Unitymedia, in a deal valued at $5.2B
NSN COO Vanishes Into Finnair
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November 12, 2009 : NSN has lost another top executive, this time to Finland's domestic airline
Nortel MEN Auction Delayed?
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November 12, 2009 : NOON Reports suggest a potential delay to optical asset auction, but Nortel says nothing has changed
Survival of the Smartest
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November 12, 2009 : Going it alone is hard to do in a next-gen world
DT Snaps Up Former AlcaLu Man
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November 12, 2009 : 9:40 AM Olivier Baujard has landed himself a plum new role as CTO of Deutsche Telekom
M&A Down Under
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November 12, 2009 : 7:45 AM SP Telemedia is buying Australia's Pipe Networks for A$373 million
Comment: Re: Foundry Man Lives Again! - Ray Le Maistre November 11, 2009
NTT's Video Tunnels
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November 11, 2009 : 9:30 AM Japanese giant unveils video transport solution
Huawei, ZTE Buck Optical Trend
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November 11, 2009 : Chinese vendors are the only ones to increase their optical equipment revenues during the third quarter, according to Ovum
Radware's New Superhero
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November 10, 2009 : 2:50 PM Alteon line is gonna kick some butt!
Cisco Sweats Over Tandberg
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November 10, 2009 : 9:50 AM Cisco's $3B offer isn't cutting it with Tandberg's investors
Yota: A Model WiMax Startup?
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November 9, 2009 : Russian WiMax startup has shown it's possible to take on the DSL players, but can its strategy be replicated by others?
AIS Unveils 3G Plans
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November 9, 2009 : 11:45 AM Confident of Thailand's 3G licensing plans, AIS plans its next-gen mobile investments
Amdocs Rallies, Fills SDP Hole
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November 6, 2009 : Amdocs sees an upturn in the market as it reports its fiscal year, and fills a hole in its SDP portfolio with a significant acquisition
India Nears 500M Mobile Lines
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November 6, 2009 : Another 15 million mobile lines were activated during September, taking India's total mobile market to nearly 472 million lines
Huawei's Nordic Coup
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November 5, 2009 : 1:45 PM Telenor to swap out its mobile network, build with Huawei and Starent
EENY: Exchange Heat
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November 5, 2009 : The hot topic at this year's Ethernet Expo Americas was the introduction of Ethernet exchange services
EENY 2009: Interoute Targets Edge Unity
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November 4, 2009 : As part of its quest for simplicity, Interoute is aiming to cut the number of customer boxes it needs to support to just a handful
Level 3's Russell Shriver: Service Expansion
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November 4, 2009 : Russell Shriver, Level 3's VP of product management for IP and data services, says carriers need to take Ethernet services to the next level
EENY '09: Carrier Ethernet Interconnections
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November 3, 2009 : Service providers weigh in on one constant challenge for carriers – connecting with other carrier networks to extend the reach of their services
Reliance Globalcom's Kamran Sistanizadeh: Managing Services
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November 3, 2009 : Reliance Globalcom's CTO talks about the importance of managed services
EENY 2009: Gear Market Set for 2010 Rebound
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November 3, 2009 : The market for Carrier Ethernet switch router gear is set to grow in 2010 after contraction in 2009, analyst tells packed event
Cisco Eyes Up China
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November 3, 2009 : 9:10 AM Cisco's M&A run continues with a bid to buy Chinese set-top box firm DVN
Ethernet Gets a CENX View
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November 3, 2009 : MEF president Nan Chen takes the wraps off his long-awaited Ethernet interconnect startup
Carriers Cough Up for Cioffi
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November 2, 2009 : After years of self-containment, John Cioffi's DSL management specialist Assia bags $10 million, with operators backing the vendor
AsiaWatch: Indian Telcos Look to Africa
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October 23, 2009 : BSNL and MTNL are shortlisted to take a majority stake in Zamtel, plus other news from Asia/Pacific
OSS Action
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October 23, 2009 : 2:10 PM Mergers and money matters
Broadband Everywhere
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October 22, 2009 : 3:30 PM Euro countries buy in to broadband-for-all plans
Comment: Trade show trend - Ray Le Maistre October 22, 2009
Pressure Tells on Ericsson's Q3
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October 22, 2009 : Swedish giant is feeling the pinch as network equipment sales dip significantly in Q3, and even Professional Services has its issues
Comment: Head in the sand? - Ray Le Maistre October 21, 2009
Comment: Way forward for mid-tier vendors? - Ray Le Maistre October 21, 2009
Russia on the Rebound?
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October 21, 2009 : The Russian economy got hammered during the global downturn, but the telecom sector largely weathered the storm and is showing signs of growth
Huawei Shaking Off Cheap Tag
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October 21, 2009 : 8:00 AM No longer seen as a cheap box maker, survey suggests
China: 1 Billion Lines Served
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October 20, 2009 : China's three major carriers reached the 1B threshold at the end of September, according to new data from the operators
FT Suspends Restructuring
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October 20, 2009 : 2:05 PM France Telecom reacts further to staff suicides
Spending Rebound in 2010?
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October 20, 2009 : 11:50 AM Another report suggests a better 2010 for spending
ECI Ups Its Services Game
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October 20, 2009 : Israeli vendor broadens its professional services offerings, with Vodafone Essar as a reference account, and builds an OSS portfolio
Comment: Great expectations - Ray Le Maistre October 20, 2009
AsiaWatch: Reliance Hits Back
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October 19, 2009 : Reliance breaks out the thesaurus to hit back at claims it's been obfuscating its emoluments
Comment: New dawn at Telcordia? - Ray Le Maistre October 19, 2009
Comment: IP Applications Top Picks Winners - Ray Le Maistre October 19, 2009
Comment: IP Applications Top Picks Winner - Americas - Ray Le Maistre October 19, 2009
Comment: IP Applications Top Picks Winner - Asia/Pacific - Ray Le Maistre October 19, 2009
Comment: IP Applications Top Picks Winner - EMEA - Ray Le Maistre October 19, 2009
Comment: Telecom Software Top Pick Winners - Ray Le Maistre October 19, 2009
Comment: Telecom Software Top Pick Winner - Asia/Pacific - Ray Le Maistre October 19, 2009
Comment: Telecom Software Top Pick Winner - Americas - Ray Le Maistre October 19, 2009
Comment: Telecom Software Top Pick Winner - EMEA - Ray Le Maistre October 19, 2009
AlcaLu, SK Telecom Team Up
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October 18, 2009 : 2:00 PM New partnership to focus on 'post-4G' technology
Telcordia: Still a $700M+ Player
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October 16, 2009 : OSS giant Telcordia has updated on its business, claiming it's on a revenues growth curve as demand for new business lines ramps
Comment: Spirent's late show - Ray Le Maistre October 16, 2009
Rdio Dze
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October 16, 2009 : 9:15 AM Skype founders turn their attention to online music, funding startup rdio
Comment: Analyzing DOCSIS - Ray Le Maistre October 16, 2009
Comment: Checking the flight times.... - Ray Le Maistre October 15, 2009
The World Just Got More Interesting
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October 15, 2009 : Some people thought ITU Telecom World was ready for the tradeshow graveyard, but the show retains a pulse that could still be beating in 2011
Comment: LSI wants in... - Ray Le Maistre October 15, 2009
Comment: iSMART move - Ray Le Maistre October 15, 2009
Comment: Re: Great things.... - Ray Le Maistre October 15, 2009
Comment: Dialogic's DiaStar turn - Ray Le Maistre October 15, 2009
Comment: Dialogic's DiaStar turn - Ray Le Maistre October 15, 2009
No Sign of Recovery for Nokia Siemens
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October 15, 2009 : The market's not shrinking as much as NSN previously thought, but the vendor is seeing its market share slide away as it reports Q3
OSS 2.0: Carriers Need to Walk the Walk
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October 14, 2009 : There's a lot of lip service given to Telco 2.0 strategies, but operators need to back up their talk with action, says analyst
Carriers: Be Brave, or Die
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October 14, 2009 : 8:15 AM Operators need to be more courageous with their service creation strategies, says TMF president
Photos: ITU Telecom World, Part II
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October 13, 2009 : More pictures from Geneva, where Asia/Pacific players dominated the show floor and teddy bears pointed to the technological future
Comment: Core blimey! - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: ADVA's backhaul break - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: Testing fiber-based backhaul - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: Telcordia's tops.... - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: More open source OSS - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: Defragmenting subs data management - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: More backhaul action - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: Timing is everything - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: Feed me!! - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: CA? I'll see you.... - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Comment: Oracle touts its SDP - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2009
Mike Z Wants $12M
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October 13, 2009 : 9:45 AM Former CEO Mike Zafirovski claims $12 million from Nortel
Photos: ITU Telecom World, Part I
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October 12, 2009 : Light Reading went to ITU Telecom World in Geneva. But did anyone else go? Find out...
Comment: Open source OSS - Ray Le Maistre October 12, 2009
Comment: Mobile device management nomination - Ray Le Maistre October 12, 2009
Comment: Broadband focus - sounds familiar.... - Ray Le Maistre October 12, 2009
Comment: OpenCloud tackles IP migration - Ray Le Maistre October 12, 2009
Comment: Metaswitch goes D.I.Y. - Ray Le Maistre October 12, 2009
BT Ups Its FTTP Target
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October 12, 2009 : Users and vendors set to benefit as BT ramps its FTTP target from 1 million homes and businesses to 2.5 million
Action on the Home Front
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October 12, 2009 : 9:40 AM M&A speculation follows home networking standards result for the ITU
Comment: Sipera's UC pitch - Ray Le Maistre October 12, 2009


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