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Posted in April 2010

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India Watch: Vendor Lockdown


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April 29, 2010 : Indian government slaps ban on Chinese equipment, mobile operators add 20 million new connections in March, and more
Comment: Re: hmmm - Ray Le Maistre April 29, 2010

FT's FTTH Crawl


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April 29, 2010 : 12:15 PM No wonder Europe's a fiber access laggard

Small Bites for Apple


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April 29, 2010 : 9:00 AM While HP was grabbing all the headlines, Apple was buying, too
Comment: Re: Party time - Ray Le Maistre April 29, 2010

Caution Clouds Ericsson's Outlook


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April 28, 2010 : There's too much market uncertainty for Ericsson to provide a full year outlook, but the CFO is prepared to make at least one prediction
Comment: Party time - Ray Le Maistre April 28, 2010
Comment: Re: Sweet revenge - Ray Le Maistre April 28, 2010
Comment: Sweet revenge - Ray Le Maistre April 28, 2010
Comment: Re: Etherman - Ray Le Maistre April 27, 2010

Handsets, Services Boost ZTE's Q1


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April 27, 2010 : Chinese vendor reports 14% leap in revenues as device and services sales grow significantly, while infrastructure sales stay roughly flat
Comment: Re: Wrong Deck? - Ray Le Maistre April 27, 2010
Comment: Material world - Ray Le Maistre April 27, 2010
Comment: Re: Why so little? - Ray Le Maistre April 27, 2010

Google Plays With the Pixies


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April 27, 2010 : 11:40 AM Latest acquisition brings app developer on board
Comment: Justify my love - Ray Le Maistre April 27, 2010

Tellabs Busts Out in H1


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April 27, 2010 : Stock soars as Tellabs beats first-quarter expectations, predicts a big hike for the second quarter, and talks up the mobile packet core

Rumor: MTN Back on M&A Trail


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April 26, 2010 :

Carrier Caution Cuffs Ericsson in Q1


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April 23, 2010 : Even North American revenues couldn't arrest the decline, as Ericsson's hit by lower capex in growth markets, and supply chain issues, in Q1
Comment: so where's the give? - Ray Le Maistre April 22, 2010

Where's the Squeeze?


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April 22, 2010 : 2:35 PM A flat market and vendor growth aspirations don't add up
Comment: CTO role - Ray Le Maistre April 22, 2010

NSN Shrinks Again, But Q2 Looks Rosier


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April 22, 2010 : Infrastructure vendor's sales are down again in Q1, but the outlook for Q2 suggests the company's new strategy might be bearing fruit

Apple Gives ARM a Leg Up


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April 22, 2010 : 9:35 AM ARM's stock is rising on Apple's success and M&A chat

Qwest, CenturyLink Plan $22.4B Marriage


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April 22, 2010 : Merger will create carrier with operations in 37 states and revenues of almost $20 billion

TD-LTE in Japan?


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April 22, 2010 : 7:35 AM Softbank Mobile is considering deploying TD-LTE

Metaswitch Eyes an IPO


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April 21, 2010 : With Kevin DeNuccio as CEO, international growth, new products, maybe more M&A, and even an IPO are on the horizon for the VoIP specialist
Comment: Re: WDM PONs - Ray Le Maistre April 21, 2010

Ericsson Snaps Up LG-Nortel Stake


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April 21, 2010 : Ericsson is buying more Nortel assets, this time the LG-Nortel joint venture stake, which gives it a leg up into the emerging WDM PON market
Comment: Right time to strike - Ray Le Maistre April 20, 2010

OSS Virtual Event: Aircel's IT HIT


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April 20, 2010 : Indian mobile operator transformed its business strategy with major revamp of its Service Provider IT (SPIT) systems, CIO says

Axe Falls Again at Telecom Italia


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April 20, 2010 : Italian incumbent to cut thousands of jobs as it tackles declining revenues in its domestic market

Conferencing Erupts in Wake of Volcano


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April 19, 2010 : With travel plans up in the air (or not), conferencing services are in greater demand, say BT and other service providers

AlcaLu Plays It Safe(ty)


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April 19, 2010 : 1:20 PM Vendor teams with EADS to target the US public safety market with its LTE solutions
Comment: Re: so you agree? - Ray Le Maistre April 19, 2010
Comment: Sign of the Times - Ray Le Maistre April 19, 2010
Comment: Ash hits cloud show - Ray Le Maistre April 19, 2010

Why SPIT Beats Ash


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April 19, 2010 : 8:15 AM Volcanic ash? Grounded planes? That's no problem for our SPIT (Service Provider IT) event

India 3G Auction: Day 7


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April 19, 2010 : 7:40 AM Bidding action turns to Delhi license as pan-India price nears $1.3 billion

COLT Telecom's Henry Bohannon


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April 15, 2010 : COLT's data products manager says the demand for centralized IT apps and media apps is giving it more reason to improve low-latency connections

Equinix's Jarrett Appleby


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April 14, 2010 : Jarrett Appleby says there are more than 300 service providers worldwide providing Ethernet services and Equinix would like them all to interconnect
Comment: The business model - Ray Le Maistre April 14, 2010

Ethernet Europe: AboveNet Eyes 100G First


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April 13, 2010 : AboveNet says it will first follow its 40G service with a global debut of 100G metro services

AboveNet's Rajiv Datta


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April 13, 2010 : AboveNet's Rajiv Datta talks about the importance of Carrier Ethernet service interconnection and the need for higher network capacity

GTS's Ignacio Irurita


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April 13, 2010 : GTS exec talks about the challenges of delivering Carrier Ethernet connectivity in Central Europe

Ethernet Europe: Speeds & Feeds


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April 12, 2010 : There's an abundance of Carrier Ethernet news coming out of the London show, with Equinix and Actelis leading the way

Ethernet Europe 2010


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April 12, 2010 : 2010 is already experiencing a revival in carrier Ethernet, according to Heavy Reading's Stan Hubbard speaking at the 2010 Ethernet Europe event in London

Ethernet Europe: Strong 'n' Hot


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April 12, 2010 : 11:30 AM The coffee's top grade and so are the speakers in London

EuroProfile: Volubill


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April 9, 2010 :
  • They're breaking into the US Market
  • They like coffee and cocktails
  • They don't do billing
  • India 3G: And They're Off!


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    April 9, 2010 : 11:25 AM The 3G spectrum auction has begun, with high expectations

    Ethernet Gear Market Back on the Rise


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    April 8, 2010 : 3:15 PM All the latest Ethernet data points to be unveiled at next week's London event/party

    Virgin Business Looks to the Clouds


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    April 8, 2010 : With its new brand, Virgin Media Business is looking for cloud services partners as it plans a broader services offering

    ZTE Grows 36% in 2009


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    April 8, 2010 : Revenues ramp to $8.8 billion following major 3G rollouts in China, leaving the vendor's new president with a tough act to follow

    Vodafone Makes Light of the Mobile Internet


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    April 7, 2010 : Targets developing markets with a simplified set of tools to enable mobile Internet access that will help bridge the digital divide

    AlcaLu Exit Door Swings Again


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    April 7, 2010 : Another of the old guard replaced at Alcatel-Lucent as Michel Rahier departs, to be replaced by the former CEO of Agere

    AT&T's $1B Repeat


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    April 6, 2010 : 2:30 PM Business Solutions division gets $1B again
    Comment: Re: Please - Ray Le Maistre April 2, 2010
    Comment: Re: Please - Ray Le Maistre April 2, 2010

    SPIT Player Raises $20M


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    April 1, 2010 : Interconnect management and billing specialist Telarix raises $20M in new funding and installs a new CEO

    EXFO's Mobile Fightin' Talk


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    April 1, 2010 : With a good fiscal quarter and its latest acquisition under its belt, Canadian test firm EXFO aims to be more aggressive in the mobile market

    BT's Recovery Disaster


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    April 1, 2010 : 8:00 AM Fire and flood put major BT exchange out of action

    You're Having a Laugh...


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    April 1, 2010 : 7:00 AM It's April 1, and time for some rodent fun...