News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) August 31, 2007 : As IPTV middleware firm preps for the IBC tradeshow, CEO says takeover talks are continuing with a number of parties. And while business is still tough for the Israeli vendor, business is at least improving
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) August 30, 2007 : German incumbent cuts its entry-level triple-play package price by 25 percent in an effort to reach its 200,000 end-of-year telco TV customer target, and it's pushing soccer as a lead content attraction
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) August 15, 2007 : Test firm plans more wireless M&A after buying some mobile performance measurement duds; talks up interest in its PBT test capabilities from carriers and vendors alike
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 14, 2007 : Nortel is investing heavily in its WiMax R&D program as it looks to gain an early foothold in 4G wireless, but analyst says its strategy is out of step with the rest of the industry
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 14, 2007 : Dutch incumbent is looking to strengthen its business in neighboring Belgium and is in talks to buy Tele2-Versatel for $136M, but says the time's not right to bid for French operator Bouygues Telecom
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 13, 2007 : Test-and-measurement vendor provides a first look at its top customer list and reflects on how equipment vendor consolidation is hitting its order book as it looks forward to a more profitable future
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) August 13, 2007 : Former Ameritech CEO Edward A. Mueller has been named as Richard Notebaert's successor at Qwest. Mueller has decades of experience in the RBOC world but has been out of the telecom sector for four years
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) August 9, 2007 : GSM giant joins the WiMAX Forum as it examines its technology options, but joining an organization means nothing, says analyst
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 8, 2007 : Vodafone has decided not to exercise the Verizon Wireless 'put option' that could have resulted in a $10 billion transaction. Instead, Vodafone is holding on to all of its 45% holding
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 7, 2007 : East European telco Telekom Slovenije is investing up to $620M in a nationwide fiber-to-the-home project, with local vendor Iskratel one of the chief beneficiaries
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 3, 2007 : Italian triple-play pioneer plans a new multimedia service and self-install home gateways that will enable FMC services as it reports its first quarterly net profit and mulls further network expansion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 3, 2007 : Telus CEO quashes any further speculation about a bid for Bell Canada and pronounces himself 'less than satisfied' with his company's latest quarterly performance
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) August 2, 2007 : Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski says the company is ready to grow through M&A as well as by increasing sales, and he says better revenues are on the way in the second half of the year
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) August 2, 2007 : After just one quarter of reported operations Nokia Siemens Networks faces a strategy overhaul and further layoffs. The revenues also show how weak the vendor is in North America
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) August 2, 2007 : Nortel disappoints with its second-quarter financials as revenues fall, even accounting for the sale of the 3G access unit. The company reports a loss and sees its stock fall in pre-market trading
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 2, 2007 : In its first quarter of operations newly-formed giant vendor Nokia Siemens Networks reports a major operating loss. Parent Nokia announced accelerated and extended cost cutting
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 2, 2007 : A tax break helped France Telecom to achieve a 41% leap in net income for the first half of the year, but growth in emerging markets and domestic broadband also helped push up its numbers and its share price
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 1, 2007 : Israeli vendor confirms the lack of any rival bidders and meets expectations with its second-quarter financials. The broadband and optical vendor expects to be under new ownership in the next few months
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 1, 2007 : Struggling session border controller vendor Newport Networks has almost run out of money and is looking for more cash to help it work on some prospects its bigger vendor partners might deliver
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) August 31, 2007 : As IPTV middleware firm preps for the IBC tradeshow, CEO says takeover talks are continuing with a number of parties. And while business is still tough for the Israeli vendor, business is at least improving
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) August 30, 2007 : German incumbent cuts its entry-level triple-play package price by 25 percent in an effort to reach its 200,000 end-of-year telco TV customer target, and it's pushing soccer as a lead content attraction
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) August 15, 2007 : Test firm plans more wireless M&A after buying some mobile performance measurement duds; talks up interest in its PBT test capabilities from carriers and vendors alike
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 14, 2007 : Nortel is investing heavily in its WiMax R&D program as it looks to gain an early foothold in 4G wireless, but analyst says its strategy is out of step with the rest of the industry
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 14, 2007 : Dutch incumbent is looking to strengthen its business in neighboring Belgium and is in talks to buy Tele2-Versatel for $136M, but says the time's not right to bid for French operator Bouygues Telecom
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 13, 2007 : Test-and-measurement vendor provides a first look at its top customer list and reflects on how equipment vendor consolidation is hitting its order book as it looks forward to a more profitable future
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) August 13, 2007 : Former Ameritech CEO Edward A. Mueller has been named as Richard Notebaert's successor at Qwest. Mueller has decades of experience in the RBOC world but has been out of the telecom sector for four years
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) August 9, 2007 : GSM giant joins the WiMAX Forum as it examines its technology options, but joining an organization means nothing, says analyst
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 8, 2007 : Vodafone has decided not to exercise the Verizon Wireless 'put option' that could have resulted in a $10 billion transaction. Instead, Vodafone is holding on to all of its 45% holding
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 7, 2007 : East European telco Telekom Slovenije is investing up to $620M in a nationwide fiber-to-the-home project, with local vendor Iskratel one of the chief beneficiaries
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 3, 2007 : Italian triple-play pioneer plans a new multimedia service and self-install home gateways that will enable FMC services as it reports its first quarterly net profit and mulls further network expansion
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 3, 2007 : Telus CEO quashes any further speculation about a bid for Bell Canada and pronounces himself 'less than satisfied' with his company's latest quarterly performance
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) August 2, 2007 : Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski says the company is ready to grow through M&A as well as by increasing sales, and he says better revenues are on the way in the second half of the year
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) August 2, 2007 : After just one quarter of reported operations Nokia Siemens Networks faces a strategy overhaul and further layoffs. The revenues also show how weak the vendor is in North America
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) August 2, 2007 : Nortel disappoints with its second-quarter financials as revenues fall, even accounting for the sale of the 3G access unit. The company reports a loss and sees its stock fall in pre-market trading
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 2, 2007 : In its first quarter of operations newly-formed giant vendor Nokia Siemens Networks reports a major operating loss. Parent Nokia announced accelerated and extended cost cutting
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 2, 2007 : A tax break helped France Telecom to achieve a 41% leap in net income for the first half of the year, but growth in emerging markets and domestic broadband also helped push up its numbers and its share price
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 1, 2007 : Israeli vendor confirms the lack of any rival bidders and meets expectations with its second-quarter financials. The broadband and optical vendor expects to be under new ownership in the next few months
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment August 1, 2007 : Struggling session border controller vendor Newport Networks has almost run out of money and is looking for more cash to help it work on some prospects its bigger vendor partners might deliver
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