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Posted in February 2011

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ADVA in for the Long Haul With 100G


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February 28, 2011 : After a good year in the metro market, ADVA decides it's time to compete with the long-haul brigade. But it faces some challenges

Sino-Euro War of Words


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February 25, 2011 : 4:45 PM Careless talk costs contracts

MWC 2011 Photos: NSN Booth Tour


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February 25, 2011 : For our second photo-booth tour we headed to the Nokia Siemens Networks village, to see what the people there had to say this year

Mixed 2010 for Euro Giants


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February 25, 2011 : Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and Telefónica have all reported their 2010 financials – so how did they do, and what are their 2011 prospects?
Comment: Re: they should have... - Ray Le Maistre February 24, 2011
Comment: Re: they should have... - Ray Le Maistre February 24, 2011

Europe's LTE TDD Creep


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February 24, 2011 : 11:30 AM China and India hold great potential, but there's LTE TDD activity in EMEA too

France Telecom Updates on LTE, FTTH


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February 24, 2011 : French giant lays out its timetable for LTE and updates on its fiber-access progress

France Telecom Battles Through 2010


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February 24, 2011 : European giant holds up well in 2010, with growth towards the end of the year, though it still has a few troubled units to turn around

Court Finds for Huawei vs Moto


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February 23, 2011 : Huawei wins preliminary court injunction against Motorola to prevent trade secrets being sold to Nokia Siemens Networks
Comment: Re: Message for Dan - Ray Le Maistre February 23, 2011

MWC 2011 Photos: NEC Booth Tour


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February 22, 2011 : We hit the NEC stand in Barcelona with a probing lens, a fresh notebook and a sharpened pencil – but what did we find?

AlcaLu's IP Router Sales Soar


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February 22, 2011 : Alcatel-Lucent is now established as the number-two player in IP routing, so just how well did the vendor's IP team do last year?
Comment: Obstruction & inteference - Ray Le Maistre February 21, 2011

Classic Chasm Conundrum


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February 21, 2011 : 11:25 AM OpenCloud's problem is an industry problem

Huawei Sheds 3Leaf


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February 21, 2011 : Chinese vendor abandons US acquisition under pressure from government authorities
Comment: Re: spotlight on LTE TDD - Ray Le Maistre February 21, 2011
Comment: Re: Now you tell us ... - Ray Le Maistre February 18, 2011

MWC 2011: Cool Beans!


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February 17, 2011 : 1:25 PM At Mobile World Congress, LTE = Love The Espresso

MWC 2011: NSN Chases 'Spy' off Stand


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February 16, 2011 : Nokia Siemens Networks says the security at its Barcelona 'village' in Hall 8 was breached by an industrial spy disguised as a cleaner

MWC 2011: 3G Austria Dumps NSN for ZTE


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February 16, 2011 : Hutchison 3G Austria is ripping out its NSN network and replacing it with ZTE gear as it preps its LTE launch. Could vendor financing have swung it for ZTE?

MWC 2011: NSN Talks Up LTE, Hints at M&A


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February 15, 2011 : NSN's CEO talks of his company's turnaround in LTE, gives 3G a long shelf life, and says there are some 'holes to fill' with potential M&A

MWC 2011: Ericsson CEO on Akamai Deal


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February 14, 2011 : Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg talks about his company’s tie-up with Akamai, cloud services, prospects for 2011 and M&A

MWC 2011: Ericsson, Akamai Get Jiggy


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February 14, 2011 : Mobile and content delivery giants team up to boost the quality of content provisioned over mobile connections

BT Wants Integrated Network/IT Kit


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February 14, 2011 : BT Innovate & Design's Mike Galvin says the UK operator is looking for integration between network and IT systems
Comment: Change of tactic for ECI - Ray Le Maistre February 13, 2011

Nokia's New Top Team


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February 11, 2011 : 10:00 AM So who's doing what at the 'new' Nokia?
Comment: Re: Mobile Internet focus - Ray Le Maistre February 11, 2011

Nokia to Cut Jobs, Stay in Finland


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February 11, 2011 : CEO Elop commits to a Finnish future, but says major job cuts will hit the domestic workforce
Comment: Mobile Internet focus - Ray Le Maistre February 11, 2011

Nokia Unveils Major Revamp


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February 11, 2011 : The Finnish handset giant has unveiled a slew of strategic decisions – here's the easy-to-read digest of the main points

FTTH Friends


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February 10, 2011 : 11:00 AM 'Matt mates' meet in Milan – one's at Huawei, and the other's formulating CenturyLink's fiber access strategy

AlcaLu Ends 2010 on a High


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February 10, 2011 : Alcatel-Lucent increases its FY 2010 revenues by 5.5% and reports a significant leap in sales and profits for Q4 2010

Europe's Back in Love With FTTH


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February 9, 2011 : The FTTH Council Europe's annual event in Milan is bulging at the seams, though there are some notable absentees

Smart About Smartphones


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February 9, 2011 : Pyramid Research Senior Analyst Stela Bokun highlights the main trends in the global smartphone market

Ericsson's Small Cells Come Up for AIR


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February 8, 2011 : The trend for smaller, integrated mobile access infrastructure continues as Ericsson unveils its antenna integrated radio

Evolution in Policy Control


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February 7, 2011 : Heavy Reading chief analyst Graham Finnie discusses the evolution of policy control deployments and telcos' ongoing efforts to engage with app developers

BT CTO: Innovating With Voice


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February 4, 2011 : BT's CTO/CIO Clive Selley talks about the 21CN, voice service innovation, wireless spectrum, and West Ham's prospects in the Premier League (yes, some good ol' soccer banter)

IPv4: DON'T PANIC!!!


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February 4, 2011 : 9:50 AM 'The Internet isn't about to topple over...'
Comment: Help is at hand.... - Ray Le Maistre February 4, 2011

Mobile Data's Doomsday Scenario


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February 3, 2011 : A provocative study commissioned by Tellabs suggests mobile operators could wave goodbye to their profits by 2013 unless they wise up

BT's CTO Preps for Video Challenge


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February 3, 2011 : BT's CTO/CIO Clive Selley talks about the challenge of video traffic, net neutrality, optical developments and service provider IT (SPIT)

AlcaLu Takes On Acme With SBC Launch


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February 3, 2011 : Alcatel-Lucent has decided it's time to go head-to-head with existing session border controller partner Acme Packet

EC Circles Huawei, ZTE


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February 2, 2011 : 2:00 PM Document questions whether bank support for Chinese vendors violates rules

The Real Deal on Mobile Network Security


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February 2, 2011 : Heavy Reading's Patrick Donegan injects some much needed sanity into the mobile network security debate

BT Pals Reunited


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February 2, 2011 : 5:10 AM Ben and Bland are back batting for the same team at Alcatel-Lucent

What's With LTE?


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February 1, 2011 : Ahead of Mobile World Congress, Heavy Reading's Gabriel Brown talks about the progress of the LTE market
Comment: Connection assumption - Ray Le Maistre February 1, 2011