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Posted in January 2009

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Is DragonWave Ripe for Takeover?


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January 30, 2009 : Wireless backhaul specialist says it's not aware of any bid, but adopts a rights plan to counter unwanted takeover offers

Britain Botches Broadband


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January 29, 2009 : 3:15 PM -- New report on Digital Britain is a damp squib

Euro Carriers Grow Cojones


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January 29, 2009 : European incumbents give the global recession the bird and boast of mobile and IPTV success, growth plans, and shareholder payback

Thomson Revamps, Tackles Debts


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January 29, 2009 : French video, VoIP, and IPTV vendor Thomson needs to sell assets to balance its books as its Q4 revenues tumble more than 8%, sending its share price down 21%

Juniper Hires Ex-Nortel Exec as CMO


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January 29, 2009 : Juniper builds up to its fourth-quarter earnings report by appointing former Nortel executive Lauren Flaherty as its latest chief marketing officer

BT Sticks With Plan A


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January 28, 2009 : 3:45 PM -- Problems with rogue unit won't hit plans, says CEO

ECI's Power Play


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January 28, 2009 : 3:25 PM -- Focus on utility customers paying off
Comment: vendor stock fallout - Ray Le Maistre January 28, 2009

AT&T Cuts Capex by up to $3B


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January 28, 2009 : As it unveils its Q4 and full year results, AT&T announces a reduction in annual capex of up to 15% as it predicts revenue growth in low single digits for 2009

Vimpelcom Upbeat on Russia


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January 28, 2009 : 9:00 AM -- Russian telecom sector holding up, says mobile CEO

Tellabs: Carriers Cautious on Capex


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January 27, 2009 : Tellabs CEO says customers in mature markets are playing 'wait and see' with their capex plans, but operators in emerging markets are set to match their 2008 network investments
Comment: TLAB trading up - Ray Le Maistre January 27, 2009

Tellabs Feels the Pinch


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January 27, 2009 : Fourth-quarter revenues were down 13 percent, and the first quarter outlook is for a further decline in sales, but margins are up and the company is in the black

BT Mobile Murmurs


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January 26, 2009 : NOON -- Reports suggest a return to the mobile market

Motorola Enlists Starent for 4G Push


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January 26, 2009 : Moto adds Starent's technology to its LTE offering in a move that, one analyst believes, has been struck with Verizon Wireless in mind

Report: Global Services World Is Flat


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January 23, 2009 : The global market for telecom services is set for very little growth in 2009, but will likely pick up in 2010, according to a new forecast from Pyramid Research

IndiaWatch: Mobile Nears 347M Subs


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January 23, 2009 : India now has 346.9 million mobile lines activated following another high growth month, as Telenor updates on its investment in Unitech

BT's Numbers Hit by Rogue Unit


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January 22, 2009 : Cost control problems and contractual issues are plaguing BT's Global Services unit, resulting in hefty Q3 charges and a sinking share price

Veraz Nips at Nortel


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January 22, 2009 : 10:25 AM -- VoIP rival moves in on Nortel's customers

Nokia Siemens Dips in Q4


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January 22, 2009 : Sales are down more than 5% from a year earlier as business falls away in Europe, but underlying operational indicators are encouraging

Aksh Optifibre's K.S. Choudhari


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January 21, 2009 : IPTV in India

Ericsson: Mobile Sector Is Resilient


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January 21, 2009 : CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg says the mobile network infrastructure sector is set to weather the global economic storm better than others

Ericsson Soars on Strong Q4, Outlook


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January 21, 2009 : Ericsson delivers strong Q4 results, sending its share price up more than 12%, but it's still cutting costs and staff in 2009 even though it believes the mobile networks sector will remain strong

EXFO Sprinkles Magic Dust


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January 20, 2009 : Test firm's sales are up, its new product gets plaudits, and its stock leaps as the market falls

Why Harry Hates BT


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January 20, 2009 : 1:30 PM -- That'd be Harry Wallop, not the Prince

Sten Guns for Packet Optical Integration


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January 20, 2009 : Former Telenor executive Sten Nordell joins transport equipment vendor Transmode as CTO and has Ethernet/optical integration, simple networks, and Tier 1 customers on his mind

Nortel's Pension Fallout


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January 19, 2009 : 1:00 PM -- British pension protection fund saddled with deficit

European Minnow Boasts Fastest FTTH


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January 19, 2009 : Latvian operator Lattelecom says its fiber-to-the-home rollout will enable broadband speeds of up to 500 Mbit/s by the end of 2009, and 10 Gbit/s in the future

IndiaWatch: Batelco Buys Into GSM Startup


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January 19, 2009 : Bahrain Telecom becomes the latest overseas carrier to buy a slice of an Indian mobile startup, plus an update on the 3G saga

Nortel Appoints EMEA Administrator


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January 16, 2009 : Ernst & Young to work with Nortel teams on restructuring process that will affect 5,000 staff in Europe, while hearings are underway in Delaware and Indian outsourcers claim little impact
Comment: Re: Wishful thinking? - Ray Le Maistre January 16, 2009
Comment: Re: faint praise - Ray Le Maistre January 16, 2009

Swedes Dig 4G


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January 15, 2009 : 12:15 PM -- TeliaSonera aims for 4G in 2010

Nortel for the Long Jump?


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January 15, 2009 : 11:50 AM -- London Olympics still on the vendor's calendar

TeliaSonera: We'll Do 4G in 2010


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January 15, 2009 : Scandinavian giant awards deals for initial rollouts in Stockholm and Oslo to Ericsson and Huawei, and eyes a 2010 commercial launch
Comment: Re: Wishful Thinking - Ray Le Maistre January 15, 2009

Does Thomson Need Help?


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January 14, 2009 : 2:45 PM -- French vendor might benefit from bailout funds

Spooky Nortel Anagram


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January 14, 2009 : 1:15 PM -- It's not a laughing matter, but...
Comment: Wishful thinking? - Ray Le Maistre January 14, 2009

Nortel Files for Bankruptcy Protection


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January 14, 2009 : Nortel's share price plummets as it files for Chapter 11 protection from its creditors in Delaware bankruptcy court

DT: Telcos to Weather the Storm


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January 14, 2009 : Deutsche Telekom executive tells investor conference that carriers, especially mobile operators, are well placed to survive the current global storm intact
Comment: LATEST Nortel update - Ray Le Maistre January 14, 2009

Intel Backs OSS Firm


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January 13, 2009 : Intel stumps up the 'lion's share' of an $11M investment in Tribold, one of the key players in the OSS sector's emerging and increasingly hot product data management system (PDMS) sector

BT Hires Telco 2.0 Expert


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January 13, 2009 : 11:15 AM -- Telco 2.0 proponent joins the BT Design team

Mideast Movers & Shakers


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January 13, 2009 : 7:35 AM -- Etisalat, Zain, Orascom are all in expansion mode

Portugal 'Gets' FTTH


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January 12, 2009 : 2:15 PM -- Portugal 'gets it' in terms of FTTH

Chinese MSO Does IPTV With Microsoft


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January 12, 2009 : Chinese service provider Guangzhou Digital Media Group deploys Microsoft's IPTV platform, marking its first use in China and by a cable operator anywhere in the world

LR Poll: Capex to Crash in '09


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January 9, 2009 : Latest poll results show LR's readers expecting a significant reduction in global carrier capital expenditure in 2009, though some think it will increase!

The $3B Telecom Park


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January 9, 2009 : 9:30 AM -- Tunisia is set to house a $3 billion telecom park

Nortel M&A Rumor Update


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January 9, 2009 : 8:30 AM -- The latest speculation involves Radware

Telefónica's New Battleground


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January 8, 2009 : The Spanish giant has stirred up the tightly knit European corporate services market with a major, $480M deal that's come out of the blue

Fessing Up in India


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January 8, 2009 : 9:20 AM -- It's been dubbed 'India's Enron'

Huawei Predicts 29% Growth in 2009


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January 7, 2009 : As other major vendors prepare to shrink in 2009, bullish Huawei sees the value of its signed contracts growing by a recession-busting 29% this year

AlcaLu Severs Rotten Ties


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January 7, 2009 : 2:20 PM -- Is the vendor ridding itself of some potential bad apples?

China Awards 3G Licenses


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January 7, 2009 : At last! Government agency MIIT hands out 3G licenses to China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom
Comment: Re: Competition - Ray Le Maistre January 7, 2009

Infinera Sweeps MSOs, Looks Abroad


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January 6, 2009 : Optical vendor says it now has all five major US cable operators as customers, is adding to its customer base, and is targeting expansion in Europe and Asia while its long-haul rivals play catchup
Comment: Re: Turin/F10 revenues - Ray Le Maistre January 6, 2009

Force10, Turin to Merge


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January 5, 2009 : Ethernet equipment vendors seek safety in numbers with a merger that will see Turin's CEO Henry Wasik take the helm at the 'new' Force10
Comment: Fiber boosts revenues - Ray Le Maistre January 2, 2009

US Tops Broadband Revenues Chart


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January 2, 2009 : New Pyramid Research report puts US atop global fixed broadband revenues chart, even though China has the most connections

China Gets 3G Green Light


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January 2, 2009 : Positive start to the new year for Chinese players as country's State Council gives the go-ahead for the award of 3G licenses

IndiaWatch: 3G Delayed, 2G Adds 10M


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January 2, 2009 : As India delays its 3G auction by a few weeks, figures for November show another 10 million-plus increase in 2G mobile lines