Globalcomm News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 31, 2006 : IT giant creates a new group to tackle the digital media needs of telecom and entertainment companies and takes a swipe at IBM. Analyst says the move will help HP's staff pitch the industry
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 31, 2006 : ADC's stock tanks as it announces $2 billion acquisition of wireless equipment vendor Andrew Corp.
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) May 31, 2006 : ADC to combine its wireline systems with Andrew's wireless gear to create a company with $3.3 billion in revenues. Investors flee ADC's stock as it slumps by 10 percent
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 31, 2006 : French incumbent extends its Orange brand into broadband, IPTV, and business services, but analyst reckons that retiring the Equant brand is risky
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 30, 2006 : Mobile giant to offer fixed broadband access and develop converged services, starting in Germany. Plus, CEO provides M&A update, cuts jobs, and announces annual net loss of $41 billion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (7) May 26, 2006 : Rumor is rife that Deutsche Telekom has its eyes on BT, while Eircom finally changes hands, Telefonica counts itself out of any big deals, KPN snaps up an IP player, and more
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (14) May 26, 2006 : Nortel is planning to take a stake in hosted VOIP systems specialist Sylantro as a way to leap ahead in IP centrex developments, according to industry sources
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 25, 2006 : Private equity group Fortress Investment to buy Telent, the services and support part of Marconi that Ericsson left behind, in a deal worth $647 million
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 24, 2006 : Telstra is questioned over a multibillion-dollar contract award to Alcatel, as the local media highlights the relationship between the carrier's CEO and the vendor
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 24, 2006 : A near-term recovery for Juniper seems elusive, report analysts, who lower their estimates for next 18 months. Can the vendor get its act together in the long term?
Globalcomm News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 24, 2006 : Its 'mobile WiMax' gear will be deployed nationwide in Pakistan, where both the vendor and its carrier customer have plenty at stake. Analyst says the move is signficant for the vendor and the industry
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) May 23, 2006 : Optical switching vendor is latest to own up to an SEC investigation into stock options, but it's not putting off hungry investors - an impressive quarter sends the stock up more than 11 percent
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 23, 2006 : BT's Wholesale division was hit by a double whammy today – a service support outage and a report from regulator Ofcom that criticizes the 21CN consultation process
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 22, 2006 : News snippets and pictures from this year's VON Europe, including a meaty appraisal of Europe's incumbents, an update from Skype-meister Niklas Zennstrom, and a very purple Pulver
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 22, 2006 : Italian VOIP vendor reports a 21% rise in first-quarter revenues as it prepares to list on the Milan exchange with an IPO that could value it as high as $1.3 billion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 19, 2006 : BT's senior executives hit out at 21CN doubters and broadband rivals, as the UK incumbent reports significant financial growth, boosted by 'new wave' services
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 17, 2006 : VOIP technology player splashes up to $90 million to buy media gateway player and plans further M&A activity. At least one analyst considers it a good use of cash
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 17, 2006 : It's stolen a march on big vendors by implementing a vital part of ETSI's TISPAN standard covering policy control, admission control, and network resource management
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 16, 2006 : Daiwa Securities analyst James Enck says investors don't understand how traditional telecom companies will continue to gain value as they watch their voice empires erode away
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 16, 2006 : Telemanagement Forum launches Prosspero, a new OSS standards initiative aimed at easing the software procurement process for carriers
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 15, 2006 : Vodafone is on the verge of selling its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon, according to weekend news report. Analysts see the move as part of Vodafone's emerging new strategy
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 15, 2006 : Vodafone is on the verge of selling its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon, according to weekend news report
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 12, 2006 : Mobile operator O2 will combine fixed-line broadband with its mobile services in the UK and put even more pressure on BT. Next in line to announce a fixed/mobile strategy: Vodafone
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (11) May 12, 2006 : BT is keen on Nortel's controversial Ethernet technology, Provider Backbone Transport (PBT), as it cuts out the cost of using MPLS. Rivals question PBT's applicability
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 12, 2006 : Telecom Italia's German subsidiary HanseNet launches its IPTV to German broadband users, just in time for the soccer World Cup and definitely in competition with Deutsche Telekom
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 10, 2006 : Ahead of the Telemanagement Forum's annual OSS shindig on the French Riviera, Syndesis leads the telecom software news charge with a 21CN deal from BT, while MetaSolv expands its horizons
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 9, 2006 : BT, France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, and Colt are all in various stages of procuring new telecom gear for their next-generation networks, with Ethernet and IMS the key technology buzzwords involved
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (57) May 8, 2006 : British incumbent carrier is moving on to the next stage of its next-generation network rollout plans by issuing a major Ethernet equipment RFP for its 21CN
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 8, 2006 : Weekend reports suggest NTL is to cut its 17,000-strong workforce by a third as the cable operator aims to hit its $466 million-per-year cost cutting target following the merger with Telewest
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 5, 2006 : Strength in Asia/Pacific gives Sprint the greatest number of IP transit relationships worldwide in the first quarter, just ahead of Level 3, according to statistics from Renesys
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 5, 2006 : France Telecom is cutting 2,000 jobs in UK as it converges mobile and broadband operations. Analysts reckon Vodafone could follow with a headcount reduction of its own later this month
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) May 4, 2006 : German giant says it intends to remain Europe's number one telco and will make strategic acquisitions to keep ahead of its main rivals. Bolstering its presence in Eastern Europe looks a likely move
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 3, 2006 : Chinese vendor adds to its tally of broadband equipment deals in the UK as Opal Telecom uses Huawei access gear and Ethernet switches for its local loop unbundling expansion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 2, 2006 : BT has started a new round of 21CN vendor engagements, focusing this time on service creation and development capabilities, with SIP applications server specialist Ubiquity Software the first to get the nod
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) May 2, 2006 : Vendor to reduce its workforce by a further 1,000 staff as stiffening international competition continues to eat away at Siemens Communication Group's margins
Globalcomm News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 31, 2006 : IT giant creates a new group to tackle the digital media needs of telecom and entertainment companies and takes a swipe at IBM. Analyst says the move will help HP's staff pitch the industry
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 31, 2006 : ADC's stock tanks as it announces $2 billion acquisition of wireless equipment vendor Andrew Corp.
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) May 31, 2006 : ADC to combine its wireline systems with Andrew's wireless gear to create a company with $3.3 billion in revenues. Investors flee ADC's stock as it slumps by 10 percent
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 31, 2006 : French incumbent extends its Orange brand into broadband, IPTV, and business services, but analyst reckons that retiring the Equant brand is risky
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 30, 2006 : Mobile giant to offer fixed broadband access and develop converged services, starting in Germany. Plus, CEO provides M&A update, cuts jobs, and announces annual net loss of $41 billion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (7) May 26, 2006 : Rumor is rife that Deutsche Telekom has its eyes on BT, while Eircom finally changes hands, Telefonica counts itself out of any big deals, KPN snaps up an IP player, and more
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (14) May 26, 2006 : Nortel is planning to take a stake in hosted VOIP systems specialist Sylantro as a way to leap ahead in IP centrex developments, according to industry sources
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 25, 2006 : Private equity group Fortress Investment to buy Telent, the services and support part of Marconi that Ericsson left behind, in a deal worth $647 million
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 24, 2006 : Telstra is questioned over a multibillion-dollar contract award to Alcatel, as the local media highlights the relationship between the carrier's CEO and the vendor
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 24, 2006 : A near-term recovery for Juniper seems elusive, report analysts, who lower their estimates for next 18 months. Can the vendor get its act together in the long term?
Globalcomm News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 24, 2006 : Its 'mobile WiMax' gear will be deployed nationwide in Pakistan, where both the vendor and its carrier customer have plenty at stake. Analyst says the move is signficant for the vendor and the industry
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) May 23, 2006 : Optical switching vendor is latest to own up to an SEC investigation into stock options, but it's not putting off hungry investors - an impressive quarter sends the stock up more than 11 percent
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 23, 2006 : BT's Wholesale division was hit by a double whammy today – a service support outage and a report from regulator Ofcom that criticizes the 21CN consultation process
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 22, 2006 : News snippets and pictures from this year's VON Europe, including a meaty appraisal of Europe's incumbents, an update from Skype-meister Niklas Zennstrom, and a very purple Pulver
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 22, 2006 : Italian VOIP vendor reports a 21% rise in first-quarter revenues as it prepares to list on the Milan exchange with an IPO that could value it as high as $1.3 billion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 19, 2006 : BT's senior executives hit out at 21CN doubters and broadband rivals, as the UK incumbent reports significant financial growth, boosted by 'new wave' services
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 17, 2006 : VOIP technology player splashes up to $90 million to buy media gateway player and plans further M&A activity. At least one analyst considers it a good use of cash
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 17, 2006 : It's stolen a march on big vendors by implementing a vital part of ETSI's TISPAN standard covering policy control, admission control, and network resource management
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 16, 2006 : Daiwa Securities analyst James Enck says investors don't understand how traditional telecom companies will continue to gain value as they watch their voice empires erode away
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 16, 2006 : Telemanagement Forum launches Prosspero, a new OSS standards initiative aimed at easing the software procurement process for carriers
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 15, 2006 : Vodafone is on the verge of selling its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon, according to weekend news report. Analysts see the move as part of Vodafone's emerging new strategy
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 15, 2006 : Vodafone is on the verge of selling its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon, according to weekend news report
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 12, 2006 : Mobile operator O2 will combine fixed-line broadband with its mobile services in the UK and put even more pressure on BT. Next in line to announce a fixed/mobile strategy: Vodafone
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (11) May 12, 2006 : BT is keen on Nortel's controversial Ethernet technology, Provider Backbone Transport (PBT), as it cuts out the cost of using MPLS. Rivals question PBT's applicability
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 12, 2006 : Telecom Italia's German subsidiary HanseNet launches its IPTV to German broadband users, just in time for the soccer World Cup and definitely in competition with Deutsche Telekom
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 10, 2006 : Ahead of the Telemanagement Forum's annual OSS shindig on the French Riviera, Syndesis leads the telecom software news charge with a 21CN deal from BT, while MetaSolv expands its horizons
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 9, 2006 : BT, France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, and Colt are all in various stages of procuring new telecom gear for their next-generation networks, with Ethernet and IMS the key technology buzzwords involved
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (57) May 8, 2006 : British incumbent carrier is moving on to the next stage of its next-generation network rollout plans by issuing a major Ethernet equipment RFP for its 21CN
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 8, 2006 : Weekend reports suggest NTL is to cut its 17,000-strong workforce by a third as the cable operator aims to hit its $466 million-per-year cost cutting target following the merger with Telewest
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 5, 2006 : Strength in Asia/Pacific gives Sprint the greatest number of IP transit relationships worldwide in the first quarter, just ahead of Level 3, according to statistics from Renesys
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 5, 2006 : France Telecom is cutting 2,000 jobs in UK as it converges mobile and broadband operations. Analysts reckon Vodafone could follow with a headcount reduction of its own later this month
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) May 4, 2006 : German giant says it intends to remain Europe's number one telco and will make strategic acquisitions to keep ahead of its main rivals. Bolstering its presence in Eastern Europe looks a likely move
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 3, 2006 : Chinese vendor adds to its tally of broadband equipment deals in the UK as Opal Telecom uses Huawei access gear and Ethernet switches for its local loop unbundling expansion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 2, 2006 : BT has started a new round of 21CN vendor engagements, focusing this time on service creation and development capabilities, with SIP applications server specialist Ubiquity Software the first to get the nod
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) May 2, 2006 : Vendor to reduce its workforce by a further 1,000 staff as stiffening international competition continues to eat away at Siemens Communication Group's margins
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