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Posted in March 2009

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Nortel Weighs Heavy on PPF


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March 31, 2009 : NOON UK pension protection fund feels the strain of Nortel deficit

China Unicom Plans Massive Capex Hike


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March 31, 2009 : Unicom is ramping up its capex budget for 2009 by 56 percent as it plans a rapid 3G mobile network rollout and bolsters fixed broadband

Liberty Global Europe's Manuel Kohnstamm


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March 30, 2009 : Manuel Kohnstamm on competing with IPTV

Extend-ing Into Europe


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March 30, 2009 : 3:00 PM ExtendMedia is building a presence on the cultured side of the Atlantic

Security Unease Dogs 21CN


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March 30, 2009 : 1:35 PM BT + 21CN + Huawei = Security hurly-burly

AlcaLu Preps New Optical Platform


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March 30, 2009 : It's not just Ciena that has OTN switching on its optical R&D conveyor belt – AlcaLu's brewing something new, too!

VC: IPTV 'Dogged' by Standards Issues


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March 27, 2009 : VC firms are looking for investment opportunities in IPTV, but a lack of scale and standards means the attraction is limited, says VC

AlcaLu Mad for MSO Ad Market


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March 26, 2009 : Vendor's so jazzed about interactive media opportunities in the North American cable market that it's tuned its IPTV platform for the MSOs

IPTV's Crowded House


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March 26, 2009 : 1:40 PM Europe's IPTV sector is alive, but overcrowded

Europe Dominates IPTV Landscape


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March 25, 2009 : More than half the world's IPTV customers are in Europe, according to a new report from the Broadband Forum

ChinaWatch: Capex Cuts & Contracts


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March 25, 2009 : China Telecom is cutting its annual capex budget by nearly a fifth, while China Unicom has been handing out 3G infrastructure deals

IPTV Forum: Show Floor Shockers!


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March 24, 2009 : Visitors to the 2009 IPTV World Forum in London will find some big names missing from the show floor – plus news from AlcaLu and others

Ericsson Offloads OSS Unit


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March 23, 2009 : Ericsson is selling its TEMS wireless network optimization business to Ascom, giving the Swiss firm instant market leadership

Lost in the Post


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March 23, 2009 : 8:50 AM For sale online: O2 network upgrade parts
Comment: Re: Gripping Story - Ray Le Maistre March 23, 2009

ZTE Secures $15B, Highlights R&D


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March 20, 2009 : Chinese vendor secures $15B credit line and details R&D focus areas, including LTE, SDR, PON, optical transport, IMS, and OSS

The Trouble With Huawei...


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March 20, 2009 : 10:40 AM Huawei staffer sacked over data theft incident UPDATED 1:00 PM

Sony Ericsson Issues Profit Warning


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March 20, 2009 : First-quarter demand has been even weaker than expected, with the handset maker predicting sales of just 14 million and a massive loss
Comment: Re: tier-1 win - Ray Le Maistre March 20, 2009
Comment: Re: tier-1 win - Ray Le Maistre March 20, 2009
Comment: Re: tier-1 win - Ray Le Maistre March 19, 2009

ZTE Ramps 2008 Revenues


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March 19, 2009 : Chinese vendor reports big increases in revenues and profits for 2008, but the margins in its carrier infrastructure business dip
Comment: Re: Square brackets - Ray Le Maistre March 19, 2009
Comment: Square brackets - Ray Le Maistre March 19, 2009

IndiaWatch: Towering Investments


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March 19, 2009 : US firm buys Indian mobile tower player XCEL, Tata unveils 100 Mbit/s broadband in Mumbai, Russian government set to take stake in Shyam, plus other news

Interoute's Healthy Fiber Diet


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March 18, 2009 : 4:50 PM Euro altnet puts healthy 2008 down to its fiber heritage

Vendors Scrap Over Managed Services Deals


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March 18, 2009 : As Ericsson lands a managed services deal with Vodafone UK, rival Nokia Siemens replaces the Swedish giant at Orange Spain and wins a deal with Orange UK

AlcaLu Ups Its ID Game


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March 17, 2009 : 4:30 PM AlcaLu teams with identity-based services specialist UnboundID

Ericsson: We Can Do 500 Mbit/s Over VDSL2


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March 17, 2009 : Ericsson says it can achieve downstream broadband speeds of 500 Mbit/s over copper access connections using bonding and noise cancellation techniques, but an analyst questions its applicability

Nokia Cuts 1,700 Jobs


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March 17, 2009 : Devices unit and corporate functions take the brunt of Nokia's latest headcount reduction
Comment: Re: p-ots - Ray Le Maistre March 17, 2009

Ciena Preps 'CoreDirector 2'


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March 16, 2009 : Ciena is in the advanced stages of developing the successor to its popular CoreDirector optical platform, with greater capacity, scalability, and packet functionality the order of the day

Is Ciena Ogling MEN?


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (7)
March 16, 2009 : 10:15 AM Speculation suggests Ciena may grab Nortel's optical assets
Comment: Retro stylee - Ray Le Maistre March 13, 2009

The Road to 100GigE


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March 13, 2009 : 3:15 PM Details of European project 100-GET

Deutsche Telekom Trials 100G


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March 13, 2009 : German giant trials 100-Gbit/s optical transmission with Ericsson using a Marconi platform it deployed commercially last year
Comment: Re: The MSFT factor - Ray Le Maistre March 12, 2009
Comment: The MSFT factor - Ray Le Maistre March 12, 2009

Skype Targets $1B Revenues


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March 12, 2009 : As Google unveils its latest voice application, Skype owner eBay sets out its business roadmap for the next three years, and sees its VoIP business generating $1 billion in revenues in 2011

BT Freezes Pay


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March 11, 2009 : 4:25 PM -- Unions blast BT decision

OSS Firm Defies Downturn


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March 11, 2009 : 3:30 PM -- Evolving's momentum gives hope to telecom software sector

Convergence Grips Gateway Vendors


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March 11, 2009 : A new breed of access-independent gateway is making its way into the edge of carrier networks, with Cisco and Huawei at the forefront of vendor developments, finds Heavy Reading report

Action in India


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March 11, 2009 : 8:45 AM -- M&A rumors and more GSM growth

IndiaWatch: Money Matters


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March 10, 2009 : India's regulator cuts national interconnect fees, troubled IT services firm Satyam seeks an investor, and PowerTel plans to invest in video transport capabilities

Europeans Ramp FTTH Rollouts


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March 9, 2009 : Further fiber-to-the-home rollouts in the Netherlands and Slovakia, two of Europe's most progressive FTTH nations, spell good news for vendors Huawei and PacketFront

Ciena: Carriers Need to Spend Soon


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March 6, 2009 : Ciena's resident optimist and CEO Gary Smith says carrier networks are nearing full load and will need fresh capacity soon(ish), and that current operator capex ratios can't be sustained for long

EU Reforms Hit Brick Wall


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March 6, 2009 : 9:40 AM -- No one surprised as Europeans fail to reach agreement

Global Capex Set for 2010 Rebound


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March 5, 2009 : New Light Reading Insider report sees a dip in telecom capex in 2009 but a rebound next year, with Asia/Pacific leading the revival

Ciena Cuts 200 Jobs as Sales Plummet


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March 5, 2009 : Ciena cuts its headcount by 9% and prepares to close its Acton R&D facility as fiscal first-quarter revenues dive by 26% from a year ago to $167M

Transmode Lauds 2008


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March 4, 2009 : 11:20 AM -- Optical specialist reports 32% sales hike

Deutsche Telekom Capex Update


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March 4, 2009 : 7:30 AM -- Good news for vendors from DT
Comment: Growth potential - Ray Le Maistre March 4, 2009
Comment: Fait Accompli? - Ray Le Maistre March 4, 2009

MWC 2009: Huawei Booth Tour


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March 3, 2009 : Would we be allowed into the Huawei booth at Mobile World Congress with a photographer? Of course... Check out the results

BT's Fiber to the Hype


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March 3, 2009 : 9:30 AM -- BT plans more FTTx and polishes its fiber achievements

BT Gets Green Light for Fiber Plans


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March 3, 2009 : Report from British regulator Ofcom paves way for BT's fiber-based broadband plans by relaxing pricing restrictions, as well as providing oportunities for alternative rollouts

Nortel Loses Billions & Plans Bonuses


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March 2, 2009 : As Nortel announces reduced sales, a big non-cash charge for its Q4, and a 2008 loss of $5.8B, details emerge of a planned executive retention bonus scheme