News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 31, 2008 : AT&T and T-Systems land deals valued at more than $1B from oil giant Shell, which is transferring staff to the operators, while EDS picks up an IT services deal
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 28, 2008 : Singapore has drawn up a shortlist of pre-qualified firms that could run the island state's planned open access next-generation network, which will hook up 1.2 million homes and businesses with fiber
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 28, 2008 : Sporting an adventurous carrier customer and a new CEO, service delivery platform (SDP) specialist Aepona is expanding its North American operations, setting up a subsidiary in Denver
CTIA News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 28, 2008 : As AT&T preps the May launch of its Qualcomm-aided mobile TV service, Verizon Wireless reminds the world it has a year's head start over its key rival, though the advantage margin remains unclear
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 27, 2008 : Greek competitive operator ON Telecoms has raised €65 million in funding as it builds out its triple-play business and takes on incumbent carrier OTE
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 27, 2008 : Optical and access test firm EXFO buys VOIP and IMS test capabilities, and cements its links to major equipment vendors, with the purchase of minnow Navtel
Slide Shows - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 26, 2008 : This year's Convergence India show in Delhi featured many of the global equipment vendors and a bunch of dummies
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 25, 2008 : Thomson's new head of IPTV reckons the sector is heading for an overhaul that will result in consolidation and a more service-centric approach to carrier developments
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 25, 2008 : Trans-Pacific Express submarine network consortium gains two more members, taking the new cable to Japan and adding to the latest wave of new subsea cable builds
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 20, 2008 : Demand for Ethernet services is rocketing in India, according to Tata Communications – and it's not the only Indian player benefiting from the boom
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 20, 2008 : Golden Telecom, now part of the Vimpelcom empire, reveals vastly improved revenues for 2007 and a near doubling of its net income as it pushes ahead with its fiber-to-the-building project
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 19, 2008 : Indian optical infrastructure vendor Tejas Networks is launching into the carrier Ethernet sector with a range of capabilities, including PBB-TE, the IEEE's flavor of PBT
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 18, 2008 : France Telecom is still working on ways to make its UK IPTV service stand out from the existing digital TV crowd, but says it'll launch the service soon
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) March 17, 2008 : AlcaLu exec jumps ship to become head of radio access at Nokia Siemens Networks, which is hard at work on its 4G product line
CTIA News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) March 14, 2008 : Software giant is about to release the software developers' kit for its latest IPTV platform enhancement, codenamed Milwaukee, and at least one carrier is eager to get its hands on the new capabilities
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 13, 2008 : Telecom Italia has shelved plans to deploy Microsoft's IPTV platform and is instead building its telco TV base with technology developed by Microsoft's ally, Alcatel-Lucent
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) March 13, 2008 : Swedish incumbent outlines its plans for next-generation broadband access, including fiber access with bandwidth speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s, in a move that's likely to cost €1 billion, or more
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 12, 2008 : Thomson and Ericsson land new Euro incumbent telco TV deals, NEC makes its big push with IMS, plus more from the IPTV World Forum in London
Eurobites - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) March 12, 2008 : German giant Deutsche Telekom needs a reality check as it makes outlandish promises about its planned 4G wireless services
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 11, 2008 : French competitive carrier sticks with its $460M FTTH rollout plan, which might even be followed by a further capex splash
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 10, 2008 : IPTV middleware player Orca Interactive has finally found itself a new home, having agreed to a $21M takeover deal with France Telecom's content security subsidiary Viaccess
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 10, 2008 : As mobile data volumes ramp up, Alcatel-Lucent product assesses the impact of data applications on wireless access networks
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 7, 2008 : Italian incumbent looks overseas for expansion, and disposals, as it looks to solidify its domestic business
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 7, 2008 : Session border controller vendor Newport Networks has finally bagged a major OEM deal with Nokia Siemens Networks – now all it needs are some sales
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 6, 2008 : As India’s mobile market heads towards the 300 million customer milestone, a new Light Reading report identifies the country’s carriers, states how big they are, and charts their service coverage
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) March 5, 2008 : AT&T hikes its international capex spending plans by a third as the operator shores up its content distribution, MPLS, Ethernet access, and hosting capabilities in preparation for a ramp in video traffic
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 3, 2008 : The planned sale of 49 percent stake in Slovenia’s national carrier grinds to a halt, leaving Telekom Slovenije very firmly in government control for now
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 31, 2008 : AT&T and T-Systems land deals valued at more than $1B from oil giant Shell, which is transferring staff to the operators, while EDS picks up an IT services deal
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 28, 2008 : Singapore has drawn up a shortlist of pre-qualified firms that could run the island state's planned open access next-generation network, which will hook up 1.2 million homes and businesses with fiber
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 28, 2008 : Sporting an adventurous carrier customer and a new CEO, service delivery platform (SDP) specialist Aepona is expanding its North American operations, setting up a subsidiary in Denver
CTIA News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 28, 2008 : As AT&T preps the May launch of its Qualcomm-aided mobile TV service, Verizon Wireless reminds the world it has a year's head start over its key rival, though the advantage margin remains unclear
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 27, 2008 : Greek competitive operator ON Telecoms has raised €65 million in funding as it builds out its triple-play business and takes on incumbent carrier OTE
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 27, 2008 : Optical and access test firm EXFO buys VOIP and IMS test capabilities, and cements its links to major equipment vendors, with the purchase of minnow Navtel
Slide Shows - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 26, 2008 : This year's Convergence India show in Delhi featured many of the global equipment vendors and a bunch of dummies
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 25, 2008 : Thomson's new head of IPTV reckons the sector is heading for an overhaul that will result in consolidation and a more service-centric approach to carrier developments
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 25, 2008 : Trans-Pacific Express submarine network consortium gains two more members, taking the new cable to Japan and adding to the latest wave of new subsea cable builds
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 20, 2008 : Demand for Ethernet services is rocketing in India, according to Tata Communications – and it's not the only Indian player benefiting from the boom
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 20, 2008 : Golden Telecom, now part of the Vimpelcom empire, reveals vastly improved revenues for 2007 and a near doubling of its net income as it pushes ahead with its fiber-to-the-building project
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 19, 2008 : Indian optical infrastructure vendor Tejas Networks is launching into the carrier Ethernet sector with a range of capabilities, including PBB-TE, the IEEE's flavor of PBT
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 18, 2008 : France Telecom is still working on ways to make its UK IPTV service stand out from the existing digital TV crowd, but says it'll launch the service soon
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) March 17, 2008 : AlcaLu exec jumps ship to become head of radio access at Nokia Siemens Networks, which is hard at work on its 4G product line
CTIA News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) March 14, 2008 : Software giant is about to release the software developers' kit for its latest IPTV platform enhancement, codenamed Milwaukee, and at least one carrier is eager to get its hands on the new capabilities
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 13, 2008 : Telecom Italia has shelved plans to deploy Microsoft's IPTV platform and is instead building its telco TV base with technology developed by Microsoft's ally, Alcatel-Lucent
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) March 13, 2008 : Swedish incumbent outlines its plans for next-generation broadband access, including fiber access with bandwidth speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s, in a move that's likely to cost €1 billion, or more
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 12, 2008 : Thomson and Ericsson land new Euro incumbent telco TV deals, NEC makes its big push with IMS, plus more from the IPTV World Forum in London
Eurobites - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) March 12, 2008 : German giant Deutsche Telekom needs a reality check as it makes outlandish promises about its planned 4G wireless services
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 11, 2008 : French competitive carrier sticks with its $460M FTTH rollout plan, which might even be followed by a further capex splash
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 10, 2008 : IPTV middleware player Orca Interactive has finally found itself a new home, having agreed to a $21M takeover deal with France Telecom's content security subsidiary Viaccess
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 10, 2008 : As mobile data volumes ramp up, Alcatel-Lucent product assesses the impact of data applications on wireless access networks
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 7, 2008 : Italian incumbent looks overseas for expansion, and disposals, as it looks to solidify its domestic business
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 7, 2008 : Session border controller vendor Newport Networks has finally bagged a major OEM deal with Nokia Siemens Networks – now all it needs are some sales
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 6, 2008 : As India’s mobile market heads towards the 300 million customer milestone, a new Light Reading report identifies the country’s carriers, states how big they are, and charts their service coverage
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) March 5, 2008 : AT&T hikes its international capex spending plans by a third as the operator shores up its content distribution, MPLS, Ethernet access, and hosting capabilities in preparation for a ramp in video traffic
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment March 3, 2008 : The planned sale of 49 percent stake in Slovenia’s national carrier grinds to a halt, leaving Telekom Slovenije very firmly in government control for now
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