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Posted in January 2010

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AlcaLu CEO Ben Verwaayen, Part III


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January 29, 2010 : Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen talks about his company's M&A strategy, its optical and IP integration, and the company's approach to managed services. The one thing he won't talk about: Huawei

NSN Lays LTE Groundwork


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January 28, 2010 : 1:20 PM Nokia Siemens is laying the ground for future LTE growth

Nokia Siemens Shrinks 18% in 2009


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January 28, 2010 : Vendor reports dramatic drop in full year revenues, but ends year with a quarterly operating profit and with some optimism for 2010

Au Revoir, Thomson – Bonjour, Technicolor


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January 28, 2010 : French vendor Thomson changes its name to Technicolor as it prepares to exit its restructuring program

Major Outsourcing Up for Grabs


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January 27, 2010 : 11:50 AM In India, two $1 billion outsourcing deals are on the table

FT's CEO Under Pressure


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January 27, 2010 : 8:10 AM Will Didier Lombard relinquish the top post at France Telecom sooner rather than later?

AlcaLu CEO Ben Verwaayen, Part II


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January 27, 2010 : In Part II of our interview, Ben Verwaayen says applications enablement is a very interesting new communications frontier and operators need to find ways to discover the hidden value of their networks

KPN Sticks With IPTV for Its FTTx Future


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January 26, 2010 : Despite desperately slow uptake, KPN is sticking with its IPTV service to help make its FTTx services attractive

KDDI Commands Cable Market With $4B Deal


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January 25, 2010 : KDDI is buying a 38% stake in J:COM, Japan's leading cable operator, from Liberty Global for $4 billion in cash

Ericsson Keeps Its Distance From Huawei


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January 25, 2010 : Ericsson kept its revenue numbers steady in 2009, leaving it well ahead of Huawei, but the vendor has favorable currency movements to thank for that

AlcaLu CEO Ben Verwaayen, Part I


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January 25, 2010 : Light Reading sits down with Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen, who says he doesn't regret switching back to the vendor community after being one of the top service provider execs in the world

Asia Watch: Money Talks...


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January 22, 2010 : Our APAC roundup includes a wide range of fiscal affairs – revenues, profits, capex – plus other news from Australia, China, and Singapore

Indian Operators Battle Brutal Market


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January 22, 2010 : India's mobile operators are signing up plenty of customers, but their ARPU levels are being eroded by a savage price war

Telekom Austria's IPTV Growth Slows


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January 20, 2010 : 1:55 PM Telekom Austria breaks the 100K subs barrier, but annual additions are down

PacketExchange Swallows Mzima


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January 19, 2010 : Two of the Carrier Ethernet services sector's specialists combine their networks and operations

Ericsson's Services Head Eyes More Growth


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January 18, 2010 : New head of Ericsson's services business expects further growth and is looking for more targeted acquisitions to boost local capabilities

SAIC Buys DPI Specialist


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January 18, 2010 : SAIC, the former owner of Telcordia, buys deep packet inspection (DPI) platform specialist Cloudshield

Spirent CEO Sees More Testing M&A


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January 15, 2010 : Spirent's chief executive is expecting consolidation in the test and measurement sector in 2010

AlcaLu Plans to Break Optical Ground


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January 14, 2010 : 8:10 AM Alcatel-Lucent to unveil intelligent optical core development

NSN Replaces Huawei in Euro LTE Rollout


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January 13, 2010 : 'Commercial terms' the key as TeliaSonera sticks with Ericsson, adds Nokia Siemens, and drops Huawei, for its widespread LTE rollout UPDATED 12:20 PM

Asia Watch: Cisco's Theatre of Dreams


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January 12, 2010 : Cisco resets its APAC stage, Bharti Airtel buys into Bangladesh, and other word from the hotbed of news that is Asia/Pacific
Comment: Re: Greentouch? - Ray Le Maistre January 12, 2010

Ericsson Snaps Up Systems Integrator


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January 12, 2010 : Telecom's leading professional services player adds 1,000 staff to its payroll with the acquisition of an Italian systems integrator

India's 3G Spectrum in Short Supply


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January 12, 2010 : 8:15 AM Report suggests only three bidders will get 3G spectrum at the upcoming auction
Comment: Re: 2009 top ten .. - Ray Le Maistre January 12, 2010

AlcaLu Leads New Green Mission


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January 11, 2010 : Alcatel-Lucent spearheads five-year mission to boldly go where no Internet initiative has gone before...

Huawei to Invest in India


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January 11, 2010 : 7:00 AM Chinese vendor unveils $500M R&D plan

Asia Watch: Buy Me, I'm Hot!


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January 8, 2010 : The Asia/Pacific market is awash with merger, acquisition, and investment activity, with India at the heart of the action

Clearwire Launches on the Costa del Sol


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January 8, 2010 : Mobile WiMax service launched in Spanish city of Malaga, covering a population of almost 600,000, but will it costa el fortune?

Rumor: AT&T, Verizon Near Vendor Choices


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January 7, 2010 :

Analyst: US Capex to Inch Up in 2010


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January 7, 2010 : After a hefty fall in 2009, capital expenditure by the US carriers is set to increase this year, but only slightly

£1B Boost for British Broadband


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January 7, 2010 : 9:35 AM Government pledges £1 billion in broadband investments

Nortel VoIP Auction Set for Late Feb


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January 7, 2010 : Genband approved as the 'stalking horse' bidder for Nortel's Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions unit, with auction set for Feb 25
Comment: Re: Cannes in 2012? - Ray Le Maistre January 7, 2010

Quattro Confirms Apple Acquisition


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January 6, 2010 : Mobile ad specialist casually mentions in a New Year's greeting that it has been bought by Apple

Nokia Goes Solo in Barcelona


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January 5, 2010 : Handset giant sets up shop outside Mobile World Congress 2010, and it isn't the only one shunning this year's show floor

Rumor: Apple to Buy Quattro Wireless


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January 5, 2010 :

China Mobile Exec in Corruption Probe


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January 4, 2010 : 1:05 PM Serious financial irregularities cited

Twilio Banks $3.7M


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January 4, 2010 : 12:40 PM Cloud VoIP apps firm bags some cash

Huawei Claims 2009 Revenues of $21.5B


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January 4, 2010 : Chinese vendor estimates its 2009 revenues at $21.5 billion and predicts further growth in 2010, but at a slower rate