News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (6) February 28, 2006 : New head of UK business John Pluthero goes back to basics, slashing jobs, networks, and disconnecting 90% of the customer base, to turn around what he says is currently a 'bad' business
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 28, 2006 : Softswitch vendor ends years of speculation with plans to list shares in Italy in the first half of this year, following a profitable 2005
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (15) February 27, 2006 : Cisco launches into the broadband policy server sector courtesy of an OEM arrangement with specialist Tazz, one of its partners in BT's 21CN project. Deal signals breakthrough for Tazz, which is seeking further funding
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) February 27, 2006 : Nortel hires yet another General Electric man to help implement the vendor's cost-cutting strategy, as analyst expects major announcements from the Canadian firm in the coming weeks
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 27, 2006 : Warns of growth slowdown and writes down up to $49 billion worth of assets as competition bites. Stock drops and takes other telcos with it as analysts see outlook as negative for the wireless sector
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (19) February 24, 2006 : Mike Zafirovski wants a 20 percent share in each sector where his company is active. Plans to invest increasing amounts of his $1.9 billion R&D budget in IPTV, IMS, and WiMax
Eurobites - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 24, 2006 : The annual 3GSM World Congress shifted to Spain this year, so Eurobites, always fond of a siesta, decamped to Barcelona. Here's what we found
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 23, 2006 : Test-and-measurement firm posts 2005 loss on the back of a slump in its service assurance business, but says restructuring and acquisitions will turn things around
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 22, 2006 : As part its 21CN program, BT Global is deploying Ericsson softswitch technology around the world and retiring its Class 4 TDM switches. The move exposed some network capacity issues, admits the carrier
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 21, 2006 : Even though the optical vendor's latest results are better than expected, they aren't as drop-dead gorgeous as they have been in the past few quarters, sending the stock down slightly
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 21, 2006 : The latest in a string of appointments by Mike Zafirovski, Nortel's new CEO, is George Riedel, who leaves Juniper to join as chief strategy officer
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 21, 2006 : The Italian tripleplay pioneer has examined multiple bids and decided to plow on alone with estimated revenue growth of 30 percent per year, says chairman Silvio Scaglia
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 20, 2006 : It's worth a lot more broken up than as a single entity, says Lehman. Meanwhile, 3 Italia pushes out IPO and Eircom bid talk hits the presses
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 17, 2006 : The latest European speculation is of a potential takeover bid by Telefónica and friends for Dutch incumbent KPN and the breakup of Siemens Communications Group
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) February 17, 2006 : The IMS bandwagon was hurtling through Barcelona this week at the 3GSM event, where fixed/mobile convergence ruled and everyone staked a market leadership claim
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (8) February 16, 2006 : After annual losses of $1.91 per share, core router vendor is cutting 45 percent of its staff and reviewing its strategy, including seeking a trade sale. Analyst calls the move 'pointless'
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 15, 2006 : Oracle is quietly moving into the service delivery platform market with the acquisition of Hotsip – and others. The move is seen as an endorsement for SDPs and SIP technology, says analyst
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 14, 2006 : Mobile operator Hutchison 3G will offer Skype connectivity to its 3G subscribers in Austria, Australia, Hong Kong, Sweden, the UK, and Italy later this year
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 14, 2006 : Lucent targets GSM operators with a multifunctional edge IP router that can fill in gaps in high-speed wireless data coverage. Analyst reckons it'll give the vendor a shot at new carrier action
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 13, 2006 : Virgin Mobile preps mobile TV service, Microsoft lands China Mobile deal, 3GSM delegates get to see a real demo, plus other day one news from the major vendors
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 10, 2006 : The 3GSM World Congress is about to kick off in Barcelona, where the status of IMS will be one of the most hotly debated topics
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (6) February 10, 2006 : BT has developed a home gateway with Thomson and 2Wire as it prepares to ramp up its broadband services offerings. Device is designed to reduce churn, say analysts
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 9, 2006 : BT's CEO takes on Skype as he talks about VOIP uptake, IPTV, WiMax, and the Fusion fixed/mobile convergence service during the carrier's third-quarter conference call
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 9, 2006 : Puts together an IPTV test package that monitors IP gear, video equipment, and IPTV user experience. A partnership with a big equipment vendor might be in the works
Eurobites - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 8, 2006 : Industrial group Sonae has launched an audacious takeover bid for Portugal Telecom. Plus, an IPO update from Russia and Italy, and KPN beats expectations but feels the heat
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (9) February 8, 2006 : Nortel to pay $575 million in cash and to issue $1.9 billion worth of stock to settle class action lawsuits. Share price starts to edge down in pre-market trading
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 6, 2006 : IMS directory developer Apertio raises $30 million on the way to an IPO and scores deal with Vodafone. Analyst says Apertio's sector, the Home Subscriber Server (HSS), is a critical IMS niche
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 6, 2006 : Things are getting testy in the increasingly hot inventory management sector as OSS rivals Cramer and NetCracker claim to have kicked each other out of carrier accounts
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) February 3, 2006 : As BT completes its 21CN contract negotiations, the carrier is working hard to overcome the shortcomings of its preferred equipment suppliers – and its new processes are paying off, say executives
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) February 2, 2006 : With current North American market partner Nortel jumping into bed with Huawei, ECI is in talks with other players about getting a foot in the RBOC door. Plus, a Laurel update and talk of a new DSLAM
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 2, 2006 : With 2005 profits of €930 million and the wind in its sails, Alcatel announces its first shareholder dividend for four years. Investors snap up the stock and bump up the share price
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 1, 2006 : Service providers in Central and Eastern Europe are pushing VOIP to their business and residential customers as broadband uptake grows; Cirpack and NetCentrex are capitalizing
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (14) February 1, 2006 : Nortel and Huawei are forming a joint venture company to develop 'ultra broadband technologies' for the global market; analyst questions how successful such JVs can be
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (6) February 28, 2006 : New head of UK business John Pluthero goes back to basics, slashing jobs, networks, and disconnecting 90% of the customer base, to turn around what he says is currently a 'bad' business
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 28, 2006 : Softswitch vendor ends years of speculation with plans to list shares in Italy in the first half of this year, following a profitable 2005
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (15) February 27, 2006 : Cisco launches into the broadband policy server sector courtesy of an OEM arrangement with specialist Tazz, one of its partners in BT's 21CN project. Deal signals breakthrough for Tazz, which is seeking further funding
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) February 27, 2006 : Nortel hires yet another General Electric man to help implement the vendor's cost-cutting strategy, as analyst expects major announcements from the Canadian firm in the coming weeks
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 27, 2006 : Warns of growth slowdown and writes down up to $49 billion worth of assets as competition bites. Stock drops and takes other telcos with it as analysts see outlook as negative for the wireless sector
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (19) February 24, 2006 : Mike Zafirovski wants a 20 percent share in each sector where his company is active. Plans to invest increasing amounts of his $1.9 billion R&D budget in IPTV, IMS, and WiMax
Eurobites - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 24, 2006 : The annual 3GSM World Congress shifted to Spain this year, so Eurobites, always fond of a siesta, decamped to Barcelona. Here's what we found
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 23, 2006 : Test-and-measurement firm posts 2005 loss on the back of a slump in its service assurance business, but says restructuring and acquisitions will turn things around
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 22, 2006 : As part its 21CN program, BT Global is deploying Ericsson softswitch technology around the world and retiring its Class 4 TDM switches. The move exposed some network capacity issues, admits the carrier
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 21, 2006 : Even though the optical vendor's latest results are better than expected, they aren't as drop-dead gorgeous as they have been in the past few quarters, sending the stock down slightly
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 21, 2006 : The latest in a string of appointments by Mike Zafirovski, Nortel's new CEO, is George Riedel, who leaves Juniper to join as chief strategy officer
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 21, 2006 : The Italian tripleplay pioneer has examined multiple bids and decided to plow on alone with estimated revenue growth of 30 percent per year, says chairman Silvio Scaglia
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 20, 2006 : It's worth a lot more broken up than as a single entity, says Lehman. Meanwhile, 3 Italia pushes out IPO and Eircom bid talk hits the presses
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 17, 2006 : The latest European speculation is of a potential takeover bid by Telefónica and friends for Dutch incumbent KPN and the breakup of Siemens Communications Group
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) February 17, 2006 : The IMS bandwagon was hurtling through Barcelona this week at the 3GSM event, where fixed/mobile convergence ruled and everyone staked a market leadership claim
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (8) February 16, 2006 : After annual losses of $1.91 per share, core router vendor is cutting 45 percent of its staff and reviewing its strategy, including seeking a trade sale. Analyst calls the move 'pointless'
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 15, 2006 : Oracle is quietly moving into the service delivery platform market with the acquisition of Hotsip – and others. The move is seen as an endorsement for SDPs and SIP technology, says analyst
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 14, 2006 : Mobile operator Hutchison 3G will offer Skype connectivity to its 3G subscribers in Austria, Australia, Hong Kong, Sweden, the UK, and Italy later this year
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 14, 2006 : Lucent targets GSM operators with a multifunctional edge IP router that can fill in gaps in high-speed wireless data coverage. Analyst reckons it'll give the vendor a shot at new carrier action
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 13, 2006 : Virgin Mobile preps mobile TV service, Microsoft lands China Mobile deal, 3GSM delegates get to see a real demo, plus other day one news from the major vendors
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 10, 2006 : The 3GSM World Congress is about to kick off in Barcelona, where the status of IMS will be one of the most hotly debated topics
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (6) February 10, 2006 : BT has developed a home gateway with Thomson and 2Wire as it prepares to ramp up its broadband services offerings. Device is designed to reduce churn, say analysts
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) February 9, 2006 : BT's CEO takes on Skype as he talks about VOIP uptake, IPTV, WiMax, and the Fusion fixed/mobile convergence service during the carrier's third-quarter conference call
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 9, 2006 : Puts together an IPTV test package that monitors IP gear, video equipment, and IPTV user experience. A partnership with a big equipment vendor might be in the works
Eurobites - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 8, 2006 : Industrial group Sonae has launched an audacious takeover bid for Portugal Telecom. Plus, an IPO update from Russia and Italy, and KPN beats expectations but feels the heat
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (9) February 8, 2006 : Nortel to pay $575 million in cash and to issue $1.9 billion worth of stock to settle class action lawsuits. Share price starts to edge down in pre-market trading
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 6, 2006 : IMS directory developer Apertio raises $30 million on the way to an IPO and scores deal with Vodafone. Analyst says Apertio's sector, the Home Subscriber Server (HSS), is a critical IMS niche
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 6, 2006 : Things are getting testy in the increasingly hot inventory management sector as OSS rivals Cramer and NetCracker claim to have kicked each other out of carrier accounts
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) February 3, 2006 : As BT completes its 21CN contract negotiations, the carrier is working hard to overcome the shortcomings of its preferred equipment suppliers – and its new processes are paying off, say executives
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) February 2, 2006 : With current North American market partner Nortel jumping into bed with Huawei, ECI is in talks with other players about getting a foot in the RBOC door. Plus, a Laurel update and talk of a new DSLAM
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment February 2, 2006 : With 2005 profits of €930 million and the wind in its sails, Alcatel announces its first shareholder dividend for four years. Investors snap up the stock and bump up the share price
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) February 1, 2006 : Service providers in Central and Eastern Europe are pushing VOIP to their business and residential customers as broadband uptake grows; Cirpack and NetCentrex are capitalizing
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (14) February 1, 2006 : Nortel and Huawei are forming a joint venture company to develop 'ultra broadband technologies' for the global market; analyst questions how successful such JVs can be
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