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Cisco's New SWAG Bag


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
December 27, 2012 : The vendor giant has rounded up its network software assets and plopped them into a the new Software and Applications Group (SWAG)

Cisco Adds Policy Smarts With BroadHop Buy


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (2)
December 18, 2012 : Cisco buys again – this time, it's acquiring policy management specialist BroadHop

Radio Ga Ga: Dealing With 4G Congestion


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
December 11, 2012 : Mobile operators have a number of ways to deal with 4G LTE access network constraints, says Heavy Reading Chief Analyst Graham Finnie

TW Cable Rolls Usage-Based Broadband Wide


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
December 3, 2012 : The No. 2 US MSO has quietly expanded a usage-based broadband policy targeted to relatively light Internet users

Alcatel-Lucent Takes SDN to the Enterprise


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
November 27, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent wants to take software-defined networking deep into the enterprise, with a plan that would stretch all the way to the user

Africa's Carriers Invest in SPIT


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
November 14, 2012 : African operators are deploying state-of-the-art service provider IT (SPIT) systems to support subscriber growth

Ericsson Adapts to the TV Streaming Challenge


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
October 11, 2012 : Ericsson hopes to fix a problem that pops up when multiple devices on a home network try to stream video at the same time

Euronews: FT Commits to 4,000 New French Jobs


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
October 5, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: France Telecom steadies nerves with recruitment pledge; TIM Brasil offloads with Aptilo; Google eyes new UK HQ

Openet: The Legal Brakes Are Off


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
October 3, 2012 : Having prevailed in its court battle with Amdocs, Openet is looking forward to accelerating some strategic initiatives

Openet Wins Legal Battle With Amdocs


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
October 2, 2012 : Irish policy control specialist fends off Amdocs after two years in court, opening up the way for a potential IPO
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The SPIT Manifesto 2.0


Reports - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (8)
March 26, 2012 : It's been two years since we introduced the Service Provider IT (SPIT) terminology to the industry and while a lot has changed, the basic premise that 'SPIT is hot stuff' still holds true
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Senator Intros Data Cap Act


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December 22, 2012 : Wyden Data Cap legislation will protect consumers and promote innovation

Procera Lands Cable Customer in Middle East


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December 18, 2012 : Policy-control systems vendor scores with PacketLogic

Sandvine Nets More Mobile Cash


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December 12, 2012 : Sandvine receives more than $4.5M in follow-on orders

Openet Wins Euro Mobile Deal


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December 12, 2012 : Openet enables EMEA operator to offer roaming-specific data packages

Sandvine Monitors Routing Efficiency


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November 20, 2012 : Business intelligence for reduced transit costs and increased quality of experience

Openet Expands Global Presence


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November 14, 2012 : SPIT vendor to build on existing presence in Africa, Europe, Asia and Americas to accommodate growth

Internet Consumption Surges in N. America


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November 8, 2012 : Internet data usage up 120 percent in North America

Procera Touts Euro Deal


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November 5, 2012 : Long-term supply contract includes deployment of new PacketLogic PL20000

Roke Does Policy Control on Apple Devices


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November 5, 2012 : Roke extends SmartSwitch 'Policy on the Device' to support Apple devices

Sandvine Makes Hay in Asia


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October 26, 2012 :
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The Future of Hotspots: Making Wi-Fi as Secure and Easy to Use as Cellular - by Cisco


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With roaming that's as effortless as cellular, Cisco Service Provider Wi-Fi provides a carrier-grade platform for delivering new services that take advantage of the device, context, and location information available in your network. Learn how you...

The Carrier Cloud -Driving Internal Transformation and New Cloud Revenue - by Alcatel-Lucent


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Cloud computing brings service providers new opportunities to improve their own operations while generating revenue from cloud services. Like most enterprises, service providers are looking to increase business agility, efficiency and speed while...

Cloud Clout With Open APIs - What You Should Ask of Your Cloud Provider - by Alcatel-Lucent


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This paper explains the value of well designed cloud APIs, both for the data center and the cloud network. It also summarizes the critical issues cloud users and cloud providers need to consider as they look to take advantage of the cloud.

Procera's Jim Brear: Waiting for Personalized Services


The Philter Podcast - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
April 27, 2012 : Jim Brear, CEO of Procera Networks, discusses mobile data, billing, traffic management and what wireless service providers could be doing in advance of the London Olympics. Also, we get into why personalized services are so rare among US broadband providers

Roamware Mobile Horizon 2012-2020 - by Roamware


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Mobile Operators face margin pressures, commoditization and vendor platform inflexibility. Mobile Horizon is a 5-phase vision for Mobile Operator Services based on Roamware's experience of delivering solutions to over 500 operators globally.

The Mobile Customer Experience


The Philter Podcast - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
April 12, 2012 : Should operators consider changing the way they bill for social networking and video traffic? Don Bowman, CTO of Sandvine, weighs in

Should Service Providers Become 'Dumb Pipes'?


LRTV Documentaries - Comments (2)
March 9, 2012 : Google says that if everything is turning into bits, service providers need to figure out how to make money as a dumb pipe

SPIT Podcast: What's Hot in 2012


Heavy Reading Heavy Lifting Podcast - Ari Banerjee - Post a comment
February 27, 2012 : Sarah Wallace and Ari Banerjee discuss the origin of service provider IT and what within that group of technologies is changing and evolving right now

MWC 2012: Analyzing Policy Points


LRTV Interviews - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
February 23, 2012 : Heavy Reading Chief Analyst Graham Finnie looks at all the angles he'll be tackling around policy control at Mobile World Congress

MWC Preview: Behind the Network


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
February 13, 2012 : Smartphones and LTE networks are hot stuff, but don't forget the service provider IT (SPIT) systems that help make them tick
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