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Articles published in May 2011
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7 published in may 2011

Comcast Says No to Usage-Based Billing


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (10)
May 24, 2011 : MSO isn't planning to adopt UBB policies for cable modem services, but the tools are in place if it should ever change its mind

Mgmt World: KPN Would Like the Lasagna, Please


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (2)
May 24, 2011 : At least, the mobile operator would prefer organized layers of network operations, rather than the messy spaghetti bowl

Mgmt World: Telstra Sees ASP Future


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
May 23, 2011 : Moving to cloud-based services that are device- and network-agnostic is the best way to ensure a profitable future, exec says

Google to Plant More Kansas City Fiber


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 19, 2011 : Also: Cisco may shed Linksys and WebEx, DirecTV tests set-top-free interface, Comcast defends FCC hire, HBO Go to stream Thrones early

Netflix: The Internet's US Traffic King


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 17, 2011 : Netflix is now the largest source of Internet traffic in North America, according to Sandvine's latest tally of service provider data

CableOne Tries Out Overage Fees


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
May 13, 2011 : Another sign of usage-based billing coming to the US, as a Tier 2 MSO follows AT&T's lead

ATCA Marriage Built on Hot Stuff


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
May 4, 2011 : RadiSys's planned $120M acquisition of Continuous Computing will take the ATCA vendor into fast-growing mobile network technologies
Reports | News Analysis | News Wire | Other Articles
1 published in may 2011

Mgmt World: Top 10 Show Themes


Reports - Carol Wilson - Comment (1)
May 31, 2011 : So the SPIT-fest that is Management World is over for another year, but what were the main trends we picked up at the show?
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4 published in may 2011

Bridgewater Boasts LTE Deal


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
May 18, 2011 : A leading mobile operator serving 35 states in the U.S. has selected the Bridgewater HSS for its LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC) deployment

BroadHop Boasts Euro Deal


News Wire Feed - Post a comment
May 17, 2011 : Broadhop's Quantum Network Suite has been selected for deployment by a Tier 1 Western European service provider

Sandvine Sizes Up Internet Traffic


LR Cable News Wire Feed - Post a comment
May 17, 2011 : Sandvine’s Spring 2011 Global Internet Phenomena Report reveals Netflix now represents 29.7% of North American peak downstream traffic

Tekelec Reports Q1


News Wire Feed - Post a comment
May 5, 2011 : Tekelec announces first quarter 2011 operating results
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5 published in may 2011

Mgmt World: Here's That Rainy Day


Rewired - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
May 27, 2011 : 8:00 AM Dublin's stormy weather was the perfect backdrop to a trade show designed to address the rough times ahead for telecom

Mgmt World: The Vendor Skills Gap


LRTV Interviews - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
May 25, 2011 : Heavy Reading chief analyst says it's not just service providers that need to learn how to combine telecom and IT know-how for future developments

Why Cloud Computing?


LRTV Documentaries - Phil Harvey - Comment (1)
May 10, 2011 : Heavy Reading's Ari Banerjee plainly states why everyone's so interested in cloud computing

DPI & Network Intelligence in the LTE Era


LRTV Custom TV - Post a comment
May 9, 2011 : LTE is changing the way operators manage their networks. Graham Finnie describes the challenges and opportunities, the role of Deep Packet Inspection and network intelligence, and the 'make vs. buy' decision for the different stakeholders

Managing Mobile Data Caps


The Philter Podcast - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
May 5, 2011 : Sarah Reedy talks about how to manage mobile data caps and what marketing challenges lie ahead for Sprint if it doesn't stick to unlimited data plans