News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 28, 2007 : German giant completes its expected acquisition of France Telecom's Dutch assets for €1.3B ($1.9B), a move that pitches it head-to-head with incumbent KPN
TelcoTV News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (13) September 28, 2007 : Following an extraordinary meeting of the Alcatel-Lucent board, pressure is mounting on CEO Pat Russo. Speculation of fresh changes at the vendor, though, has given the vendor's stock a lift
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 27, 2007 : Central and Eastern Europe is a growth hotspot for carrier Ethernet as service providers build out new networks and services, according to hardware and software vendors
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 27, 2007 : BT still has some hoops to jump through before it can deploy PBT in the UK, but its Global Services unit has turned on the Ethernet technology in mainland Europe, says BT exec
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 25, 2007 : Ethernet chips abound, but Lightstorm thinks it's got something special with a carrier-focused device that supports technologies including PBT and T-MPLS
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (8) September 24, 2007 : Swedish vendor PacketFront is supplying the fiber access and home gateway technology for the first phase of a municipal FTTH project in the Austrian capital
TelcoTV News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 21, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent's purchase of Tamblin gives it credibility in the interactive advertising sector for broadcasters as well as telcos, claims exec
TelcoTV News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) September 21, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent is acquiring interactive TV applications specialist Tamblin to cap a busy week of announcements. This is a good time to be building a position in interactive TV apps, says analyst
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 20, 2007 : Vodafone and Verizon Wireless are working towards adopting the same 4G platform, with Long-Term Evolution the front runner for deployment
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 20, 2007 : German incumbent is checking out PBT's capabilities in a trial with Nokia Siemens Networks. PBT's main sponsor, Nortel, suggests it's working with DT on PBT, too
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) September 18, 2007 : Apple's Steve Jobs has teamed up with the UK's biggest mobile operator, O2, to bring the iPhone to Britain, and it's clear who's calling the shots
Slide Shows - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 18, 2007 : Pics from today's iPhone UK announcement at the Apple store on Regent Street, London
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 18, 2007 : Apple boss Steve Jobs admits he may have left a trail of broken hearts in his wake in the build-up to his UK iPhone deal with O2
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) September 17, 2007 : Carrier delays take their toll on policy control specialist Tazz Networks, which has shrunk down to just 10 staff and is implementing a new technology licensing strategy
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (15) September 14, 2007 : One calls the Alcatel/Lucent merger a 'fiasco' while another says the company is the telecom industry's Britney Spears. None are upbeat about the vendor at the moment, though
TelcoTV News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) September 14, 2007 : Home gateway developer has been kicked out of its offices, is down to two staff, and looks dead in the water
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (12) September 13, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent's stock slumps 11% as it lowers its 2007 revenue projections. The giant vendor has lost more than one third of its value since it was formed
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) September 12, 2007 : Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks to buy Ethernet kit vendor Atrica, according to a source close to the negotiations. Analyst believes NSN is attracted to Atrica's customer base and ongoing potential
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 12, 2007 : Controversial carrier Ethernet technology PBT is back in the news as Nortel announces two more customer engagements, albeit small ones, and test vendor Ixia joins Nortel's Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (10) September 11, 2007 : Parisian municipal consortium Sipperec is building a wholesale Ethernet PON-based access network to provide businesses with gigabit speeds, with Wave7 technology chosen for the rollout
Eurobites - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 7, 2007 : Microsoft announces a new interop lab, and Thomson updates on its video capabilities and customers, as the IPTV brigade spews news at the IBC broadcast technology show in Amsterdam
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 7, 2007 : Videoconferencing system specialist Tandberg is paying $270M for high-definition videoconferencing system specialist Codian, strengthening the Norwegian firm's hand in telepresence and mobile
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 6, 2007 : Content delivery network upstart has added new video delivery capabilities to its network and forged relationships with Adobe and Microsoft; it also reveals financial and customer snippets
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 5, 2007 : The shortlist is out (the CEO of Puppet Greetings didn't make the cut), so it's time to vote for your next-gen communications Person of the Year. Voting closes on September 28
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) September 5, 2007 : Italian softswitch vendor appoints new CEO to drive growth and further the company's international expansion, but there's no talk of the firm's IPO plans being revived
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 4, 2007 : Dutch incumbent's wholesale division is to resell Web TV platform and content. Analyst says the move gives Narrowstep something different and KPN a non-threatening entry into the Web TV sector
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 4, 2007 : IT giant snaps up Irish network optimization specialist Netsure for an undisclosed sum to add to its growing portfolio of OSS capabilities
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 3, 2007 : French alternative operator Iliad has outlined its 100-Mbit/s FTTH offer that costs just $40.90 per month, and has reported increased profits for the first half of the year
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 28, 2007 : German giant completes its expected acquisition of France Telecom's Dutch assets for €1.3B ($1.9B), a move that pitches it head-to-head with incumbent KPN
TelcoTV News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (13) September 28, 2007 : Following an extraordinary meeting of the Alcatel-Lucent board, pressure is mounting on CEO Pat Russo. Speculation of fresh changes at the vendor, though, has given the vendor's stock a lift
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 27, 2007 : Central and Eastern Europe is a growth hotspot for carrier Ethernet as service providers build out new networks and services, according to hardware and software vendors
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 27, 2007 : BT still has some hoops to jump through before it can deploy PBT in the UK, but its Global Services unit has turned on the Ethernet technology in mainland Europe, says BT exec
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 25, 2007 : Ethernet chips abound, but Lightstorm thinks it's got something special with a carrier-focused device that supports technologies including PBT and T-MPLS
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (8) September 24, 2007 : Swedish vendor PacketFront is supplying the fiber access and home gateway technology for the first phase of a municipal FTTH project in the Austrian capital
TelcoTV News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 21, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent's purchase of Tamblin gives it credibility in the interactive advertising sector for broadcasters as well as telcos, claims exec
TelcoTV News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3) September 21, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent is acquiring interactive TV applications specialist Tamblin to cap a busy week of announcements. This is a good time to be building a position in interactive TV apps, says analyst
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 20, 2007 : Vodafone and Verizon Wireless are working towards adopting the same 4G platform, with Long-Term Evolution the front runner for deployment
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 20, 2007 : German incumbent is checking out PBT's capabilities in a trial with Nokia Siemens Networks. PBT's main sponsor, Nortel, suggests it's working with DT on PBT, too
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4) September 18, 2007 : Apple's Steve Jobs has teamed up with the UK's biggest mobile operator, O2, to bring the iPhone to Britain, and it's clear who's calling the shots
Slide Shows - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 18, 2007 : Pics from today's iPhone UK announcement at the Apple store on Regent Street, London
LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 18, 2007 : Apple boss Steve Jobs admits he may have left a trail of broken hearts in his wake in the build-up to his UK iPhone deal with O2
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) September 17, 2007 : Carrier delays take their toll on policy control specialist Tazz Networks, which has shrunk down to just 10 staff and is implementing a new technology licensing strategy
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (15) September 14, 2007 : One calls the Alcatel/Lucent merger a 'fiasco' while another says the company is the telecom industry's Britney Spears. None are upbeat about the vendor at the moment, though
TelcoTV News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) September 14, 2007 : Home gateway developer has been kicked out of its offices, is down to two staff, and looks dead in the water
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (12) September 13, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent's stock slumps 11% as it lowers its 2007 revenue projections. The giant vendor has lost more than one third of its value since it was formed
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5) September 12, 2007 : Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks to buy Ethernet kit vendor Atrica, according to a source close to the negotiations. Analyst believes NSN is attracted to Atrica's customer base and ongoing potential
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 12, 2007 : Controversial carrier Ethernet technology PBT is back in the news as Nortel announces two more customer engagements, albeit small ones, and test vendor Ixia joins Nortel's Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (10) September 11, 2007 : Parisian municipal consortium Sipperec is building a wholesale Ethernet PON-based access network to provide businesses with gigabit speeds, with Wave7 technology chosen for the rollout
Eurobites - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 7, 2007 : Microsoft announces a new interop lab, and Thomson updates on its video capabilities and customers, as the IPTV brigade spews news at the IBC broadcast technology show in Amsterdam
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 7, 2007 : Videoconferencing system specialist Tandberg is paying $270M for high-definition videoconferencing system specialist Codian, strengthening the Norwegian firm's hand in telepresence and mobile
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 6, 2007 : Content delivery network upstart has added new video delivery capabilities to its network and forged relationships with Adobe and Microsoft; it also reveals financial and customer snippets
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 5, 2007 : The shortlist is out (the CEO of Puppet Greetings didn't make the cut), so it's time to vote for your next-gen communications Person of the Year. Voting closes on September 28
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2) September 5, 2007 : Italian softswitch vendor appoints new CEO to drive growth and further the company's international expansion, but there's no talk of the firm's IPO plans being revived
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 4, 2007 : Dutch incumbent's wholesale division is to resell Web TV platform and content. Analyst says the move gives Narrowstep something different and KPN a non-threatening entry into the Web TV sector
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment September 4, 2007 : IT giant snaps up Irish network optimization specialist Netsure for an undisclosed sum to add to its growing portfolio of OSS capabilities
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1) September 3, 2007 : French alternative operator Iliad has outlined its 100-Mbit/s FTTH offer that costs just $40.90 per month, and has reported increased profits for the first half of the year
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