News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 30, 2008 : Nortel is disappointed at BT's decision to relegate PBT to a bit part player and make MPLS the star in its 21CN network, but says there are other opportunities for its carrier Ethernet portfolio
NXTcomm News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (11) May 30, 2008 : Shareholders at AlcaLu's annual meeting approve all the resolutions, including a couple that relate directly to the CEO hot-seat currently warmed by Pat Russo
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (41) May 29, 2008 : The verdict is in at BT: PBT has been found guilty of being a one-trick pony, so it's being sidelined in favor of MPLS
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 29, 2008 : Chinese giant spins off its telecom software assets into an independent operation, Huawei Software, as it looks to capitalize on carriers' IT transformation plans
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 28, 2008 : Cable & Wireless is in discussions to buy UK enterprise services provider THUS in a bid to bolster its British business and get a piece of the growing Ethernet services market
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 27, 2008 : Arun Sarin announces his retirement as Vodafone reports strong annual financials and outlook. The boy done good, says analyst
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 26, 2008 : CEO 'shaken to core' by allegations of illegal use of call records by German carrier giant's internal security staff as they hunted down the source of company information leaks
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) May 26, 2008 : Ambitious Indian carrier opens its wallet once more to buy troubled virtual VPN provider Vanco, which had fallen from grace following an accounting review
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 26, 2008 : It's been a long time coming, but China is ready to issue 3G licenses as part of its telecom market restructuring process
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 23, 2008 : The fat lady's doing her vocal exercises as policy control specialist Operax has reportedly run low on cash
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 22, 2008 : The big box players, including AlcaLu, Cisco, NSN, and Nortel are talking up their OSS credentials as the telecom software sector converges on Nice, France, for its annual jamboree
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 20, 2008 : Nokia Siemens Networks is planning the launch of a hosted IPTV service for telco TV hopefuls, and AlcaLu is not far behind with a similar proposal
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 16, 2008 : With iPhone sales topping 100,000 in France, Orange will sell the Apple device in more than 10 extra markets in EMEA and the Caribbean
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 15, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent shareholders will vote at an Emergency General Meeting in Paris on May 30 on whether to make it easier for the vendor's board to dismiss the CEO or Chairman
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 14, 2008 : Announces major managed Ethernet backhaul services deal with mobile operator O2 but doesn't want to talk about technology-related issues and whether PBT is still at the heart of its backhaul strategy
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 14, 2008 : Spanish giant's numbers defy gravity, as revenues, profits, subscriber numbers, and its domestic IPTV penetration rate are all still on the rise
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 13, 2008 : The $13.9B acquisition of EDS by HP would create an even stronger partner and supplier for major carriers as well as the world's No. 2 IT services firm
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 12, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent is forming a global managed network services joint venture with Reliance Communications that, for its first job, will run the Indian carrier's GSM and CDMA mobile networks
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 12, 2008 : RIM forms a $150 million applications development VC fund and unveils its 3G BlackBerry device, though it's not in the shops just yet
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 9, 2008 : There are signs of recovery at the test vendor, with sales and profits on the rise following a lengthy company-wide overhaul
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 9, 2008 : British firm shifts into new gear with formation of new retail firm and a bid to buy Tiscali, a move that, if successful, would make Carphone Britain's leading broadband player
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 8, 2008 : German broadband users aren’t being turned on by Entertain, Deutsch Telekom’s IPTV offer, as first-quarter customer additions leave the incumbent a long way short of its telco TV target
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 7, 2008 : France Telecom, which seems hell-bent on a major acquisition, added 167,000 IPTV customers to its European tally in the first three months of 2008, taking its total to more than 1.4 million
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) May 7, 2008 : New Wimax venture reckons its large pool of spectrum and ready-to-rock mobile broadband services will leave the LTE crew in its wake
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (13) May 7, 2008 : Plan B is on... Sprint and Clearwire are combining their WiMax assets in a new $14.5 billion company that's backed by Google, Intel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 6, 2008 : South African operator MTN is already in takeover talks with India's Bharti Airtel, and it may attract other suitors, analysts say
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 5, 2008 : Vendor's latest Ethernet product targets one of the sector's main pain points – external network-to-network interconnect (E-NNI)
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 2, 2008 : Six of the 'Top 10 Emerging Mobile Markets' are in Asia/Pacific, with China wrestling the top spot away from India in 2007
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 2, 2008 : Income from its joint venture with LG helped Nortel boost revenues by 11%, much higher than expected, but restructuring costs hit the bottom line
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 1, 2008 : Sonus is close to striking a deal with pan-European carrier Colt to be a provider of IMS systems for the operator's next-generation network rollout, but the contract is still to be signed
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 1, 2008 : Carriers make the case for software-centric strategies at London event, but at least one says the whole Web 2.0 movement is over-hyped
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 30, 2008 : Nortel is disappointed at BT's decision to relegate PBT to a bit part player and make MPLS the star in its 21CN network, but says there are other opportunities for its carrier Ethernet portfolio
NXTcomm News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (11) May 30, 2008 : Shareholders at AlcaLu's annual meeting approve all the resolutions, including a couple that relate directly to the CEO hot-seat currently warmed by Pat Russo
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (41) May 29, 2008 : The verdict is in at BT: PBT has been found guilty of being a one-trick pony, so it's being sidelined in favor of MPLS
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 29, 2008 : Chinese giant spins off its telecom software assets into an independent operation, Huawei Software, as it looks to capitalize on carriers' IT transformation plans
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 28, 2008 : Cable & Wireless is in discussions to buy UK enterprise services provider THUS in a bid to bolster its British business and get a piece of the growing Ethernet services market
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 27, 2008 : Arun Sarin announces his retirement as Vodafone reports strong annual financials and outlook. The boy done good, says analyst
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 26, 2008 : CEO 'shaken to core' by allegations of illegal use of call records by German carrier giant's internal security staff as they hunted down the source of company information leaks
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) May 26, 2008 : Ambitious Indian carrier opens its wallet once more to buy troubled virtual VPN provider Vanco, which had fallen from grace following an accounting review
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 26, 2008 : It's been a long time coming, but China is ready to issue 3G licenses as part of its telecom market restructuring process
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 23, 2008 : The fat lady's doing her vocal exercises as policy control specialist Operax has reportedly run low on cash
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 22, 2008 : The big box players, including AlcaLu, Cisco, NSN, and Nortel are talking up their OSS credentials as the telecom software sector converges on Nice, France, for its annual jamboree
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 20, 2008 : Nokia Siemens Networks is planning the launch of a hosted IPTV service for telco TV hopefuls, and AlcaLu is not far behind with a similar proposal
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 16, 2008 : With iPhone sales topping 100,000 in France, Orange will sell the Apple device in more than 10 extra markets in EMEA and the Caribbean
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 15, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent shareholders will vote at an Emergency General Meeting in Paris on May 30 on whether to make it easier for the vendor's board to dismiss the CEO or Chairman
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 14, 2008 : Announces major managed Ethernet backhaul services deal with mobile operator O2 but doesn't want to talk about technology-related issues and whether PBT is still at the heart of its backhaul strategy
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 14, 2008 : Spanish giant's numbers defy gravity, as revenues, profits, subscriber numbers, and its domestic IPTV penetration rate are all still on the rise
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 13, 2008 : The $13.9B acquisition of EDS by HP would create an even stronger partner and supplier for major carriers as well as the world's No. 2 IT services firm
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 12, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent is forming a global managed network services joint venture with Reliance Communications that, for its first job, will run the Indian carrier's GSM and CDMA mobile networks
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 12, 2008 : RIM forms a $150 million applications development VC fund and unveils its 3G BlackBerry device, though it's not in the shops just yet
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 9, 2008 : There are signs of recovery at the test vendor, with sales and profits on the rise following a lengthy company-wide overhaul
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 9, 2008 : British firm shifts into new gear with formation of new retail firm and a bid to buy Tiscali, a move that, if successful, would make Carphone Britain's leading broadband player
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 8, 2008 : German broadband users aren’t being turned on by Entertain, Deutsch Telekom’s IPTV offer, as first-quarter customer additions leave the incumbent a long way short of its telco TV target
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 7, 2008 : France Telecom, which seems hell-bent on a major acquisition, added 167,000 IPTV customers to its European tally in the first three months of 2008, taking its total to more than 1.4 million
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) May 7, 2008 : New Wimax venture reckons its large pool of spectrum and ready-to-rock mobile broadband services will leave the LTE crew in its wake
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (13) May 7, 2008 : Plan B is on... Sprint and Clearwire are combining their WiMax assets in a new $14.5 billion company that's backed by Google, Intel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 6, 2008 : South African operator MTN is already in takeover talks with India's Bharti Airtel, and it may attract other suitors, analysts say
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) May 5, 2008 : Vendor's latest Ethernet product targets one of the sector's main pain points – external network-to-network interconnect (E-NNI)
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 2, 2008 : Six of the 'Top 10 Emerging Mobile Markets' are in Asia/Pacific, with China wrestling the top spot away from India in 2007
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 2, 2008 : Income from its joint venture with LG helped Nortel boost revenues by 11%, much higher than expected, but restructuring costs hit the bottom line
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment May 1, 2008 : Sonus is close to striking a deal with pan-European carrier Colt to be a provider of IMS systems for the operator's next-generation network rollout, but the contract is still to be signed
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) May 1, 2008 : Carriers make the case for software-centric strategies at London event, but at least one says the whole Web 2.0 movement is over-hyped
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