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News & Analysis

Ray Le Maistre
Ray Le Maistre

SDN Added to Interop Test


1/2/2013  -  11:00 AM OpenFlow and Path Computation Element (PCE) will be part of EANTC's annual multivendor Carrier Ethernet/MPLS interoperability test
Most Recent Post: nooser... Wasn't ONF already doing this ? What value do these other forums bring ?
1/2/2013  -  Recently transplanted from Cisco, Meyer talks about SDN's audiophile potential and the ad-hoc implementations of early adopters
Most Recent Post: nooser... Brocade's markets are mostly enterprise. Is this their play to get into carrier market ? Time will tell.
12/27/2012  -  The vendor giant has rounded up its network software assets and plopped them into a the new Software and Applications Group (SWAG)
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... Simple sign-on and connections on carrier Wi-Fi seems key to a lot of their plans in 2013. Location, small cell deployment,...
12/20/2012  -  Software-defined networking and virtualization are already up and running in Asia/Pacific carrier networks
Ray Le Maistre
Ray Le Maistre

Bharti's Big-Screen Experience


12/19/2012  -  6:50 AM Screen envy is the order of the day at Bharti Airtel's Gurgaon operations center
Most Recent Post: aavinay... Excellent view...Till now, it was all about Reliance when it came to great Network Experience/ Operation Center...But Bharti...
12/18/2012  -  Cisco buys again – this time, it's acquiring policy management specialist BroadHop
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... Some kind of service provider Wi-Fi vendor for Cisco?

Newswire Feed

BRIDGEWATER, NJ:

Synchronoss Acquires NewBay

- 1/2/2013
FORNEBU, NORWAY:

Telenor, Microsoft Integrate Cloud Services

- 12/17/2012
ST. LOUIS:

Amdocs Unveils 4G Service Research

- 12/12/2012
PALO ALTO, CA:

HP Unveils Network Advantage Program

- 12/12/2012
DUBLIN:

Openet Wins Euro Mobile Deal

- 12/12/2012
SAN JOSE, CA:

Cisco Closes Cloupia Buy

- 12/11/2012
MACQUARIE PARK, AUSTRALIA:

Optus Tests Cloud-based Core Tech

- 12/10/2012
GURGAON, INDIA:

Bharti Airtel Deploys Giant NOC Screen

- 12/10/2012
BASINGSTOKE, UK:

Huawei Wins 3 UK Deal

- 12/10/2012

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Heavy Lifting

ANALYST NOTES
Simon Sherrington, Research Analyst
Application programming interfaces can provide telcos numerous opportunities and generate billions of dollars
Dawn Bushaus, Contributing Analyst
Software-defined networking (SDN) and OpenFlow controllers together will allow for more efficient services from data center operators

Research

Matt Donnelly

iPhone 5 Gives 4G/LTE Operators a Boost


Matt Donnelly
9/14/2012  -  This week: iPhone 5 gives street cred to 4G/LTE; Thailand's telecom outlook; Matt's Mentions for a daily telecom news fix
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Matt Donnelly

Managed Services for Telcos & Spain's Telecom Outlook


Matt Donnelly
9/7/2012  -  This week: Managed services for telcos; Spain's five-year telecom outlook; daily telecom news in your inbox
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Special Features

EuroProfile: Streamwide


Paul Rainford
  • It's French
  • It has an ambitious international strategy
  • The CEO likes the silent treatment

    • New Product Recap: November 2012


    Tim Hills
    SPIT dominates our monthly new-product roundup

    EuroProfile: UBIqube


    Paul Rainford
  • It's French
  • It's very close with Cisco
  • The CEO is fond of The Hangover

    • Pyramid Points

    Hansang He (Analyst)
    Asia-Pacific operators hope to leverage their broadband investments.

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