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Ray Le Maistre
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Posted in July 2010

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SPIT Vendors Indulge in M&A Action


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July 30, 2010 : Redknee's buying, Intec's looking for a buyer, and TTI's being bought

AlcaLu in Recovery Mode


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July 30, 2010 : Second quarter shows signs of improvement, though Alcatel-Lucent is still losing money and constrained by parts shortages

Missing Mobile


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July 29, 2010 : 2:05 PM What would BT be like if it still had a mobile operation?

AlcaLu, Juniper, Cisco Share AT&T Domain Status


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July 29, 2010 : As expected, Juniper gets IP/Ethernet/MPLS/EPC domain slot at AT&T, and it's joined by Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco

Technicolor Lands Verizon Gateway Deal


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July 29, 2010 : French vendor (formerly Thomson) lands home gateway deal at Verizon, extends at DirecTV, and updates on its financials

Rumor: Juniper Enters AT&T Domain


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July 29, 2010 :

Viva La Vivo Deal


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July 28, 2010 : Telefónica strikes new deal to take control of Brazilian operator Vivo, leaving Portugal Telecom with the potential to invest in a rival carrier

Tellabs on a Roll


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July 27, 2010 : Like butter! Q2 shows vendor's Q1 blowout wasn't a fluke, but Tellabs admits it's facing a threat in AT&T's backhaul network

ISPs Shamed by UK Broadband Speed Tests


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July 27, 2010 : Research commissioned by regulator Ofcom shows gap between advertised DSL speeds and reality is growing as cable operator Virgin Media shames ISPs

India Adds 18M Subs in June


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July 26, 2010 : Bharti Airtel leads the way as another 18 million mobile numbers are activated in India, but there's still no sign of number portability

Pace Makes $475M Move on 2Wire


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July 26, 2010 : Set-top box specialist sees way into Tier 1 carriers in US with home gateway vendor acquisition

Ericsson CFO: India Bottleneck Easing


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July 23, 2010 : The security clearance constraints that affected Ericsson's Q2 are easing, says CFO, but there's no telling what might come next

Parts Problems Hurt Ericsson's Q2


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July 23, 2010 : Just like NSN, components issues and purchase order holdups in India lower Ericsson's second-quarter numbers

Mixed EuroFortunes


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July 22, 2010 : 2:30 PM As C&W suffers British budget aftershock, COLT's optimistic
Comment: Maybe an IPO? - Ray Le Maistre July 22, 2010
Comment: Funny guys... - Ray Le Maistre July 22, 2010

India Holdups Smack NSN's Q2


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July 22, 2010 : Procurement delays in India cost Nokia Siemens hundreds of millions of euros

NSN's 2010 Confidence Slips


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July 22, 2010 : Bullish outlook for year tempered by sluggish market, with Nokia Siemens Networks now looking to maintain, rather than increase, market share

Moto Accuses Huawei of Theft


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July 22, 2010 : 5:50 AM Motorola is suing Huawei over the alleged theft of trade secrets

Oclaro Adds Mintera to the Fold


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July 21, 2010 : Adds 40G products and bolsters 100G coherent developments with acquisition of Mintera

Carrier Execs Dominate Top 10 Influencers List


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July 21, 2010 : Movers & Shakers list sees representation from fixed and wireless highflyers from across the globe

AlcaLu Cements PON Position in China


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July 21, 2010 : With the Chinese government committed to a fiber-based broadband market, Alcatel-Lucent is reaping the benefits of major FTTx investments

Telefónica Outsources Pre-Paid Billing


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July 21, 2010 : Spanish giant hands over management of its monster pre-paid billing platform to Ericsson and Spanish IT services firm Indra

Ericsson, Huawei Land Vodafone LTE Gig


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July 21, 2010 : Vodafone Germany goes with two radio access vendors for its next-generation mobile upgrade
Comment: Re: Slow Death - Ray Le Maistre July 19, 2010
Comment: Re: Slow Death - Ray Le Maistre July 19, 2010

NSN Back in Love With WiMax


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July 19, 2010 : Nokia Siemens Networks likes the migration prospects it will inherit with Motorola's WiMax business, but it'll need to tread carefully

Reader Poll: NSN's Best US Fit


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July 19, 2010 : NSN is on course to add Moto's wireless business to its portfolio, but would Nortel's assets have suited it better?

Vivo Offer Expires


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July 19, 2010 : 5:15 AM Telefónica declines to extend deadline

Could Russia Block Mobile Phone Imports?


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July 16, 2010 : 1:15 PM Russia could take a controversial position
Comment: Turnaround results - Ray Le Maistre July 16, 2010
Comment: POLQA's quick step - Ray Le Maistre July 16, 2010

Local Rival for Huawei, ZTE?


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July 16, 2010 : 11:50 AM China to merge two vendors to create a rival to giant duo

China TD-LTE Latest


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July 16, 2010 : 11:00 AM China Mobile's latest TD-LTE move

Tele2 Snaps Up bbned


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July 16, 2010 : 8:45 AM Pan-Euro operator boosts Dutch presence

Sony Ericsson Ramps Its ASP


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July 16, 2010 : Device vendor manages two quarters of profit in a row as it sees its average selling price (ASP) shoot up by 31%

Huawei Wins Managed Services Deal in Spain


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July 16, 2010 : Chinese vendor to supply VoIP and IMS capabilities to Spanish cable operator, and run its voice network for next seven years
Comment: Re: Lighting a fire - Ray Le Maistre July 16, 2010

Tata Gets Cloudy With Google


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July 15, 2010 : 3:40 PM Targets Indian SMEs with Web giant
Comment: This is Apple.... - Ray Le Maistre July 15, 2010
Comment: Lighting a fire - Ray Le Maistre July 15, 2010

NTT Splashes $3.2B on DiData


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July 15, 2010 : The global potential of cloud services is behind the Japanese giant's cash bid for IT network services firm Dimension Data

TEF's VoIP Revolution


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July 15, 2010 : 8:00 AM Launches its first Jajah-based packet voice service

ECI Tunes In to Radio Backhaul


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July 14, 2010 : Israeli vendor adds a microwave product to its backhaul portfolio to give it a full set of fixed, wireless, TDM, and packet options

Photos From Our Mobile Broadband Summit, III


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July 14, 2010 : The roadshow moved from New Delhi to Mumbai, and our photographer came with us

Tyco Snaps Up ADC for $1.25B


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July 13, 2010 : Tyco Electronics to add ADC's broadband access portfolio to its Network Solutions business
Comment: quite the coup - Ray Le Maistre July 13, 2010
Comment: Potential time drag - Ray Le Maistre July 12, 2010

Photos From Our Mobile Broadband Summit, II


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July 9, 2010 : More snaps from the Mobile Broadband Summit 2010 in New Delhi, where the operators turned out in force

India's 3G Players Ready for Swift Launch


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July 9, 2010 : Multiple operators will launch 3G services within weeks of getting their spectrum, says president of Reliance Communications
Comment: Re: best. subhed. - Ray Le Maistre July 8, 2010

Photos From Our Mobile Broadband Summit, I


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July 8, 2010 : The Mobile Broadband Summit 2010 in New Delhi was a hit, with plenty of laughs, and a few budding relationships, as our photographer discovered

Is Vivo Deal Back On?


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July 8, 2010 : 7:15 AM Telefónica might get its Brazilian after all

WiMax, 3G to Dominate India's Broadband Future


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July 7, 2010 : With little further to come from India's fixed access lines, the country's broadband goals are set to be met with wireless technologies

Alvarion to Support TD-LTE


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July 7, 2010 : WiMax vendor to add LTE capabilities to its wireless platform

Full House in New Delhi


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July 7, 2010 : 4:00 AM Standing room only at Mobile Broadband event

India's Still Hot for WiMax, Says Forum


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July 6, 2010 : WiMax vendors are still bullish about the Indian market, but the window of opportunity might be short

ECI Opens Up on BT


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July 6, 2010 : 9:45 AM New-gen broadband deployment out in the open
Comment: Re: Time warp - Ray Le Maistre July 5, 2010

FT Unveils New Action Plan


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July 5, 2010 : France Telecom stresses FTTH and LTE potential as it unveils its five-year 'conquest' strategy

BT's Visionary Strategy


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July 5, 2010 : 7:45 AM Aims to boost its IPTV subs base with cut-price sports content

Pirelli Tires of Broadband


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July 5, 2010 : 6:00 AM To sell gateway, set-tops business

Pitching Into the Cloud


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July 5, 2010 : Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre talks to some of the specialist technology providers at the Cloud Computing World Forum event in London

Far EasTone Converges


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July 2, 2010 : 10:15 AM Buys majority stake in fixed broadband player

BT's 21CN Slammed


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July 2, 2010 : 8:30 AM 'It is quite clear to us that BT's 21CN network simply cannot cope with demand at present...'

Cloud Formation at Verizon Business


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July 2, 2010 : Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre talks to Mark Beaumont from Verizon Business about the development of the international business carrier's cloud services portfolio

Cloudy Days at Savvis


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July 1, 2010 : Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre finds out about Savvis's cloud service offering from the company's EMEA managing director, Brian Klingbeil, who's looking for speedier provisioning times from the carrier community

Security Storm in India


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July 1, 2010 : 7:45 AM Authorities want access to message content from RIM, Google, Skype

Top Indian Operators Set Out Broadband Agenda


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July 1, 2010 : Leading carrier and Department of Telecom executives to address mobile broadband developments at Light Reading conferences in India

TEF Hits Back Over Vivo


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July 1, 2010 : 7:00 AM Telefónica slams Portuguese state intervention
Comment: Not enough.... - Ray Le Maistre July 1, 2010