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Posted in March 2012

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India Suffers From Policy Hiatus


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March 30, 2012 : Turmoil in country's massive mobile sector means few strategic and investment decisions are being made

Analysts Mull NetCracker's New Buy


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March 29, 2012 : NetCracker may choke on Convergys SPIT assets, reckons one analyst, while another sees AlcaLu and integrators as the potential casualties

Huawei Ban Row Escalates


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March 29, 2012 : 6:45 AM Australia's decision to bar Huawei from NBN deals gets political
Comment: Re: Great manifesto - Ray Le Maistre March 29, 2012

Sales Grow, Profits Shrink at ZTE


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March 28, 2012 : The Chinese vendor's 2011 revenues were up 23%, but margins took a massive hit

Huawei Sales Top $32B in 2011


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March 28, 2012 : 12:35 PM Huawei executive's comments suggest growth of more than 10%

ZTE Defends Iran Position


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March 28, 2012 : 9:00 AM Responds to criticism over Iran business
Comment: Re: Great manifesto - Ray Le Maistre March 28, 2012

India Shifts Toward CEM


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March 27, 2012 : 9:30 AM Customer experience management is a hot topic in India
Comment: Re: Safe? - Ray Le Maistre March 27, 2012
Comment: Re: HuaNortelwei - Ray Le Maistre March 27, 2012
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Comment: Re: Safe? - Ray Le Maistre March 26, 2012
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NetCracker Plays End-to-End Game


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March 26, 2012 : Proposed acquisition of Convergys assets gives NetCracker a full deck, says Heavy Reading analyst

The SPIT Manifesto 2.0


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March 26, 2012 : It's been two years since we introduced the Service Provider IT (SPIT) terminology to the industry and while a lot has changed, the basic premise that 'SPIT is hot stuff' still holds true

SPIT Is It


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March 26, 2012 : For operators looking to develop, deliver and monetize new services; run their companies more efficiently; and provide an overall better experience for their customers, Service Provider IT, or SPIT, is just as important as the network

Huawei Barred From NBN


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March 26, 2012 : 5:00 AM Chinese vendor not allowed to bid for role in Australia's national broadband network

NEC to Buy Convergys Unit for $449M


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March 22, 2012 : NEC's SPIT subsidiary NetCracker grows even larger with deal to buy Convergys's BSS business for $449 million

MWC 2012: Booth Tour Report Card


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March 19, 2012 : 8:10 AM With all the booth tours published, who topped the grade ranking this year?

MWC 2012 Photos: Huawei Booth Tour


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March 19, 2012 : Our final tour was at Huawei's booth, where the team had just 10 minutes to tell us about three key products they were showing off at Mobile World Congress – here's what we saw

Former Nortel Exec Named as NSN COO


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March 16, 2012 : Samih Elhage has been appointed chief operating officer at Nokia Siemens Networks

Officials Say Europe's Telcos Block VoIP


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March 16, 2012 : 11:00 AM Net neutrality debate to be sparked again in Europe as operators admit to blocking tactics

Euronews: Italians Unveil €4.5B FTTH Plan


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March 16, 2012 : In today's roundup: Italian urbanites to get fast fiber access; the new iPad sees the light of day; VoIP and P2P traffic blocked

MWC 2012 Photos: ZTE Booth Tour


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March 16, 2012 : It was ZTE's turn to tell us in just 10 minutes about three key products it was showing off at Mobile World Congress -- here's what we saw

Telefónica Invests in Payments Partner


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March 15, 2012 : 10:30 AM Shows its digital desire by pumping cash into mobile payments specialist Boku

Capex Crunch Cuffs Adtran


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March 15, 2012 : After a decent Q4, Adtran catches the carrier-capex bug, saying Q1 sales could be $45M lower than expected

MWC 2012 Photos: NEC Booth Tour


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March 14, 2012 : Just like its peers, NEC had 10 minutes to tell us about three key products it was showing off at Mobile World Congress – here are the results in photo essay format
Comment: Disappointing effort - Ray Le Maistre March 14, 2012

Caching Helps LIME Scale Its Data Traffic


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March 14, 2012 : LIME, the Caribbean operation of Cable & Wireless Communications, has implemented a caching strategy to deal with its data traffic deluge, says COO David Crawford, who also talks about customer care and cloud services

DT Unveils New Network Vision


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March 13, 2012 : German giant Deutsche Telekom has taken the cloud as its inspiration for its simplified, OpenFlow-friendly TeraStream Architecture
Comment: Re: Date - Ray Le Maistre March 12, 2012

MWC 2012 Photos: NSN Booth Tour


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March 12, 2012 : Nokia Siemens Networks had 10 minutes to tell us about three key products it was showing off in Barcelona -- here are the results in photo essay format

Carriers Crave CDN Action


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March 12, 2012 : More and more network operators are building caching capabilities into their networks, says Heavy Reading analyst

Carriers Catch CDN Fever


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March 12, 2012 : Ahead of the IPTV World Forum show in London, Heavy Reading Senior Analyst Adi Kishore explains why telcos are starting to build their own content delivery network (CDN) capabilities

Ericsson Trims North America Workforce


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March 9, 2012 : Up to 10% of Ericsson's North American staff are being laid off, but the vendor says it's not part of any cost-cutting plan

BlueVia Tackles the App Gap


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March 9, 2012 : There's still a 'big gap' between telcos and the app developer community, but Telefónica's BlueVia is trying to build bridges

MWC 2012: BlueVia's Apps Appeal


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March 9, 2012 : José Valles, the head of Telefónica Digital's BlueVia, talks about the ongoing efforts to bring apps developers and service providers closer together, BlueVia's relationship with Microsoft, the evolution of Open Web Devices and Euro 2012
Comment: Re: SPIT - Ray Le Maistre March 8, 2012

MWC 2012 Photos: AlcaLu Booth Tour


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March 8, 2012 : With just 10 minutes and a tight brief, what did the Alcatel-Lucent team show us at its Mobile World Congress home? Check out this photo essay

Telco Giants Boast Optical Breakthroughs


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March 7, 2012 : Deutsche Telekom, Huawei and NTT are all shouting loudly about their latest optical transmission developments

Ciena Posts Slimmer Q1 Loss


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March 7, 2012 : Fiscal Q1 net loss of $47.7M is better than a year ago, while CEO Gary Smith points to signs of underlying strength
Comment: 400G -- timing? - Ray Le Maistre March 6, 2012
Comment: Re: Shame on GSMA! - Ray Le Maistre March 6, 2012

CBoss Kicked Out of MWC 2013


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March 6, 2012 : GSM Association boots Russian BSS vendor out of next year's Mobile World Congress

MWC 2012 Photos: Ericsson Booth Tour


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March 6, 2012 : Ericsson had 10 minutes to tell us about its three key products it was showing off in Barcelona -- here are the results in photo essay format

SingTel to Buy Amobee for $321M


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March 5, 2012 : APAC powerhouse to buy mobile ad specialist as part of a group-wide reorganization that aims to preserve direct customer relationships

Infinera's New Euro Scalp


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March 5, 2012 : 7:15 AM Could DTN-X deal be back door into Vodafone?
Comment: Re: Michael Dell - Ray Le Maistre March 5, 2012

M&A Interest in NSN's BSS Assets Builds


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March 5, 2012 : Potential buyers are sizing up the service provider IT (SPIT) assets that Nokia Siemens Networks has put on the block

MWC 2012: Show Floor Pics


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March 2, 2012 : Devices, dresses and two men in a Connected House bed ... some of the enduring images from this year's Mobile World Congress

Russian Into LTE TDD


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March 1, 2012 : 10:15 AM MTS has a TDD license and isn't stopping there

MWC 2012: StarHub Profits From CEM


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March 1, 2012 : The implementation of a customer experience management strategy at Singapore's StarHub has helped boost the operator's bottom line, says its CEO