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Posted in November 2012

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Is Orange Really Innovating?


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November 30, 2012 : France Telecom-Orange has unveiled a package of 'major innovations' for its customers – but what counts as innovation these days?

Kapsch Cries Foul Over Huawei


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November 30, 2012 : 8:15 AM Austrian vendor is 'not amused' with copied marketing materials

Money Matters at Telefonica Digital


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November 29, 2012 : 10:50 AM The Spanish telco's Digital division has made another startup investment and furthered its mobile money strategy in Brazil
Comment: Re: caption - Ray Le Maistre November 29, 2012

Euronews: AlcaLu's New BT Experience


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November 29, 2012 : In today's news queue: Alcatel-Lucent at BT; Huawei bonds with FastWeb; Swisscom's 4G; and Telefónica Digital's latest investment
Comment: Re: impressive - Ray Le Maistre November 28, 2012

Infinera Boasts 8Tbit/s Pipe


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November 28, 2012 : 10:40 AM Vendor has been showing off its super-channels on Japan's non-DWDM-friendly fiber

Is Internet Freedom in Danger?


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November 27, 2012 : The ITU is on the defensive over Internet control issues ahead of major Dubai conference
Comment: Telefonica app update - Ray Le Maistre November 23, 2012

BT Puts ZTE's XGPON to Work


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November 23, 2012 : UK trial checks out 10Gbit/s broadband potential with gear from Chinese vendor
Comment: ALU stock rise - Ray Le Maistre November 23, 2012
Comment: Too late? - Ray Le Maistre November 23, 2012

Orange Finds Its Web Services Voice


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November 23, 2012 : Orange's free unified communications smartphone app with HD voice is a response to Skype and other Web services players – and Telefónica…
Comment: FTTH timescales - Ray Le Maistre November 23, 2012

Euro FTTH Switch Could Take 92 Years


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November 23, 2012 : New study suggests it could be 2104 before all of Europe has a fiber access connection
Comment: How to market LTE/4G - Ray Le Maistre November 22, 2012
Comment: Re: Bills bills bills - Ray Le Maistre November 22, 2012

Pyramid: Brits to Embrace 4G


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November 22, 2012 : The UK may only just be getting a taste of LTE, but Pyramid Research expects a quarter of British users to be on 4G within a few years

The 'Is Billing Dead?' Debate


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November 22, 2012 : 8:00 AM Does post-paid billing have a future? The debate is intensifying…
Comment: Re: Whither the wither? - Ray Le Maistre November 22, 2012
Comment: That didn't take long... - Ray Le Maistre November 21, 2012
Comment: Oreo cheesecake.... - Ray Le Maistre November 21, 2012

If We're Giving Thanks…


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November 21, 2012 : 10:15 AM Ahead of Thanksgiving, some pics from my recent visit to New York starring some of Light Reading's illustrious crew
Comment: Multivendor involvement - Ray Le Maistre November 21, 2012
Comment: 100GigE affordable? - Ray Le Maistre November 21, 2012

Ericsson Defends Iran Position


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November 20, 2012 : 9:25 AM Vendor responds to report focusing on its ongoing business in controversial Middle East market

ADVA Pumps Cash Into Caching


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November 20, 2012 : Transport vendor takes a stake in radio access network (RAN) caching specialist Saguna – but are mobile operators ready to store content at their base stations?

Europe's Telco Services Suffer Shrinkage


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November 19, 2012 : 10:30 AM The region's comms services market shrunk in 2011 and is set to do so again this year – can it recover? Where are the new sources of revenue?

Cisco Shells Out $1.2B for Meraki


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November 19, 2012 : Cloud networking capabilities attract Cisco, which is on a mini M&A spree

Alcatel-Lucent Names New Mobile Chief


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November 16, 2012 : Wireless president Wim Sweldens replaced by wireline chief Dave Geary

Telefónica, Microsoft Build Global Video Platform


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November 15, 2012 : Spanish giant develops international video delivery platform based on Microsoft's Mediaroom platform

New CDN Twist for Twiss


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November 15, 2012 : 6:50 AM Traffic management specialist is now tackling next-gen content delivery networks (CDNs)

How Not to Do 4G, EE-Style


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November 14, 2012 : 10:25 AM London journalist is positive about EE's LTE service, but regular punters slam the operator's customer service efforts

How Europe Can Hit Its Next-Gen Broadband Targets


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November 14, 2012 : 8:20 AM Report identifies key measures, but can anyone act on them?

Africa's Carriers Invest in SPIT


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November 14, 2012 : African operators are deploying state-of-the-art service provider IT (SPIT) systems to support subscriber growth

Africa's Wireless Gold Rush


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November 13, 2012 : A boom in mobile usage is fueling widespread network investment in sub-Saharan Africa, with Alcatel-Lucent, Ceragon et al picking up deals
Comment: Re: How does this work? - Ray Le Maistre November 12, 2012
Comment: Re: Ehternet? - Ray Le Maistre November 12, 2012

Ethernet Expo 2012: Level 3's Paul Savill


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November 9, 2012 : Paul Savill says NIDs have improved off-net Ethernet performance and service delivery on Level 3's network.

Ethernet Expo 2012: What's New, Pussycat?


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November 9, 2012 : Several vendors announced new backhaul-related products at this week's Ethernet Expo in New York – here's a quick roundup

Ethernet Expo 2012: Is SDN a Bubble?


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November 9, 2012 : Is software-defined networking (SDN) the new 'bubble' filled with hype or something of substance?

Interoute's Silver Lining


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November 8, 2012 : 9:00 AM Positive correlation between cloud demand and sales growth for European network operator

Ethernet Expo 2012: AT&T on SDN


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November 7, 2012 : At Ethernet Expo in New York, AT&T's Margaret Chiosi talks about SDN, virtualization, elastic Ethernet, 100G and Modern Family

AT&T Has High Hopes for SDN


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November 6, 2012 : AT&T executive is excited about the potential of software-defined networking but also strikes some notes of caution at Ethernet Expo

Ethernet Expo 2012: Let's Get Certified!


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November 6, 2012 : The first wave of CE 2.0 certified equipment and services are imminent, says MEF chief Nan Chen

Alcatel-Lucent Sharpens Its Focus


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November 2, 2012 : With a new organizational structure on the way, Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen is evaluating which markets to exit and which units to sell

Broadcom Serves Up PON Chip Integration


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November 2, 2012 : At the Broadband World Forum, Broadcom's vice president and general manager for Broadband Carrier Access, Greg Fischer, talks PON chips, vectoring, next-gen Wi-Fi and his love for John Belushi's guitar-smashing antics

Margin Misery for Alcatel-Lucent


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November 2, 2012 : Gross margin slipped badly in Q3 and operating losses widened as cost-cutting program gets underway

The Impact of Broadband


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November 1, 2012 : 3:25 PM Does high-speed broadband boost economic growth?

NetScout Buys More Monitoring Smarts


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November 1, 2012 : Snaps up former Brocade unit to bolster network monitoring capabilities

Adtran's Euro Adventure


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November 1, 2012 : Jay Wilson, senior VP and general manager for Adtran's Carrier Networks division, talks about the company's prospects in Europe following the purchase of NSN's fixed access assets, the demand for vectoring capabilities and his preference for Kevin Costner over Russell Crowe