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Euronews: NSN Sells Wireless Patents


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
January 2, 2013 : Also in today's first regional roundup of 2013: Ericsson in Egypt; Apple store raid in Paris; Italian broadband plan approved; Iraq IPO

Euronews: More Brits to Get 4G


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 13, 2012 : Also: Verizon expands its 100G reach; NSN's virtual core; H3G cleared for Orange Austria acquisition; Tellabs gets SaaSy in Ireland; and more

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

AT&T: Security Needs to Out-Innovate Hackers


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (2)
November 28, 2012 : Security efforts to date have mostly reacted to attacks by hackers and that needs to change, says AT&T security exec

Operators Talk Mobile Security in NYC


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (5)
November 28, 2012 : The next Light Reading Live! event probes the growing security threats faced by mobile networks and tells operators how to prepare

Ericsson's Small-Cell Crystal Ball


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
November 21, 2012 : With mobile data traffic volumes doubling year-on-year, Ericsson reveals just how many small cells it thinks operators will need to deploy

ADVA Pumps Cash Into Caching


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (6)
November 20, 2012 : Transport vendor takes a stake in radio access network (RAN) caching specialist Saguna – but are mobile operators ready to store content at their base stations?

Euronews: AlcaLu Mulls Sub-Prime Patents Sale


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comment (1)
November 16, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: NSN's definitely not an also-RAN; AlcaLu does 4G in Uganda; René walked away, but now he's walked back

Africa's Wireless Gold Rush


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
November 13, 2012 : A boom in mobile usage is fueling widespread network investment in sub-Saharan Africa, with Alcatel-Lucent, Ceragon et al picking up deals

Alcatel-Lucent Sharpens Its Focus


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
November 2, 2012 : With a new organizational structure on the way, Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen is evaluating which markets to exit and which units to sell
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Market Spotlight: LTE TDD


LTE TDD Reports - Anne Morris - Comments (2)
February 14, 2011 : As more operators consider LTE TDD for future mobile networks, equipment suppliers plot their product development strategies
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Altobridge DatE Deployed in Asia


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December 4, 2012 : Altobridge has announced the first commercial deployment of its Data-at-the-Edge solution

xG Gets Cognitive Radio Patents


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November 13, 2012 : xG Technology extends leadership in cognitive radio innovation with two new patents

Dell'Oro Finds NSN Grabs Silver Medal for LTE RAN in Q3


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November 13, 2012 : Nokia Siemens Networks is world’s second largest LTE radio access network vendor by revenue, says Dell’Oro Group Q3 report

SpiderCloud Adds LTE to Its Indoor RAN Gear


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October 29, 2012 : SpiderCloud Wireless delivers industry’s first scalable and multi-access 3G, Wi-Fi and 4G/LTE small cell system for mobile operators

EXFO Partners With Artiza Networks


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October 4, 2012 : EXFO inks global partnership with Artiza Networks to offer wrap-around testing of LTE eNodeBs

ZTE Wins Sri Lanka Deal


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September 18, 2012 : ZTE and Mobitel sign strategic deal worth $40M

China Mobile, Mindspeed Research Nanocells


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September 5, 2012 : China Mobile Research Institute and Mindspeed sign MOU for technical collaboration for nanocell joint research

Vodafone Egypt Picks Ericsson's RAN


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July 26, 2012 : Ericsson to deploy its latest RBS 6000 technology in Vodafone Egypt's network

ZTE Wins 3G Deal in Peru


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July 11, 2012 : ZTE wins Viettel 2G/3G network contract in Peru with its Uni-RAN solution

Rostelecom Builds Out With Ericsson


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June 29, 2012 : Ericsson signs contracts for Rostelecom Mobile and content delivery networks
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BT's Hot for 4G


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 20, 2012 : 6:40 AM But what would it do with LTE?

Intelligent Traffic Management with the F5 BIG-IP Platform - by F5 Networks


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To stay competitive and satisfy customers, CSPs must contend with the explosion in data traffic. F5’s context-aware solutions enable CSPs to intelligently manage their data traffic, conserve network resources, and quickly deliver profitable services.

AT&T: How Small Cells Fit the Big Picture


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October 31, 2012 : At 4G World, Kris Rinne, senior VP of network technologies at AT&T Labs, explains how 3G and 4G small cells fit with a Wi-Fi enhanced HetNet architecture

Packet Processing in Telecommunications -- A Case for the Accelerated Network Server - by GE Intelligent Platforms


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This paper from GE Intelligent Platform examines the benefits of combining a standard COTS server with a packet processing accelerator to create a cost-effective, high performance accelerated network server for telecommunication applications.

CDNs Demystified: A Streaming Technology Primer - by Elemental Technologies


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Read about the capabilities of a CDN as they relate to video processing functions such as those provided by Elemental. Learn how a CDN operates and details the interactions that take place between the components that comprise a video delivery system.

How Metro Network Aggregation Helps You Handle the Bandwidth Explosion - by Tellabs


White Papers
To stay competitive, metro/regional operators need to upgrade network capacity. By consolidating fixed and mobile networks into a single packet-based network, you can offer customers virtually unlimited bandwidth while still cutting your costs.

New Optical Transport Network Strategies That Cut Costs - by Tellabs


White Papers
Using new technologies, operators are now building transport networks that are faster and more reliable. These new network designs are the key to connecting data centers and delivering cloud services profitably. Learn more in this white paper.

Small Cell Backhaul: What, Why and How - by Heavy Reading


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By 2016, there will be 500,000 small cells in mobile networks worldwide. They are changing the way mobile networks are designed, architected and deployed. Learn how in this white paper on small cell backhaul by Patrick Donegan of Heavy Reading.

Wireless in the Metro - Packet Microwave Explained - by Aricent


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This whitepaper explores the application of packet microwave for LTE backhaul. It identifies its typical usage, benefits, applications, deployment scenarios, and also provides solutions to specific challenges posed by packet transport over microwave.

Developing a QoS aware framework for LTE - by Aricent


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This guide provides exhaustive insights into how operators can leverage a QoS aware framework to provide differential treatment based on subscribers, services and data traffic flows.
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