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Cisco Balks at Big Wireless Buys


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
January 2, 2013 : Cisco might look for more acquisitions to fill gaps in its small-cell portfolio, but it's not hungry for a major wireless acquisition

Wi-Fi: Taking the Strain for Cellular


LR Mobile News Analysis - Comment (1)
December 31, 2012 : Faster speeds, better offload and cheaper roaming are still paramount tasks for Wi-Fi even in an age of 4G

5 Trends in Carrier Wi-Fi


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
December 28, 2012 : Faster speeds, smoother connections and better 4G integration are all coming for carrier Wi-Fi in 2013

Cisco Strikes Gold With Carrier Wi-Fi Offload


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (7)
December 7, 2012 : Putting Ericsson and Ruckus on notice, Cisco has scored a deal with PT Telekom to deploy and offload 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across Indonesia

CEA Tries to Kill Charter's Video Plan


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 3, 2012 : Also: Cogeco finishes Atlantic Broadband buy; TW Cable blunts Google Fiber's assault with Wi-Fi; Belden sells coax unit for $265M

TW Cable Smartens Up Its Wi-Fi


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
December 2, 2012 : TWC is using WeFi's client software to help broadband customers locate the best-performing Wi-Fi hotspots when they're on the move

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

Ruckus Eyes Carrier Deals After $126M IPO


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
November 21, 2012 : The way forward for Ruckus is through carrier Wi-Fi offload deals for its new gateway, CEO Selina Lo says

TW Cable's $82M National Data Center


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
November 19, 2012 : Also: TW Cable eyes NYC subway Wi-Fi; Cablevision banks on possible Bresnan sale; Netflix CEO says it doesn't need a big brother

Why Cisco Wants Meraki's Wi-Fi Smarts


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (3)
November 19, 2012 : Cisco wants to add virtualized management capabilities to Wi-Fi networks with the acquisition of Meraki
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Who's Big in Small Cells?


LR Mobile Report - Michelle Donegan - Comments (12)
May 7, 2012 : Light Reading Mobile compiles a list of public access small-cell products to track this developing wireless infrastructure market

MWC 2012: Know Before You Go


LR Mobile Report - Comments (2)
February 26, 2012 : A preview of the news, the trends and the potential traffic nightmare that awaits you in Barcelona
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Cavium & Symmetricom Synch Up Small Cells


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November 14, 2012 : Cavium and Symmetricom partner to enable IEEE 1588 precision timing for small cell base stations

Huawei Unveils Carrier Wi-Fi OSS


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November 13, 2012 : Huawei launches first carrier-grade management system wSight for WLANs

BT Offers Wi-Fi App


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November 13, 2012 : App makes it easy to find a Wi-Fi hotspot and log in from any Windows mobile device, says operator

Small Cell Groups Work on Wi-Fi Integration


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November 5, 2012 : Wireless Broadband Alliance and Small Cell Forum Cooperate to integrate Wi-Fi hotspots and small cells

Boingo Goes to Norway


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November 5, 2012 : Boingo to manage and operate Wi-Fi services at the three largest airports in Norway

iPass Updates, Teams With Etisalat


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October 29, 2012 : International roaming Wi-Fi service to be available through iPass

Ziggo Tries AlcaLu's lightRadio Wi-Fi


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October 23, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent and Dutch cable operator Ziggo turn homes into public Wi-Fi hotspots using lightRadio Wi-Fi

Spirent Helps Cable Put Wi-Fi to the Test


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October 17, 2012 : Spirent Landslide is the industry's first offering that tests the performance of Wi-Fi offload gateways, claims vendor

Ericsson Unveils Stadium-Optimized Wi-Fi


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October 16, 2012 : Stadium-optimized Wi-Fi access point addresses user density and interference challenges

TIM Brasil Offloads With Aptilo


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October 5, 2012 : TIM Brasil rolls out Wi-Fi offload with Aptilo and Retis ahead of major sport events in Brazil
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Netflix Hearts Google Fiber


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
December 11, 2012 : 3:45 PM Netflix ranks the nation's 'major' ISPs, and apparently Google Fiber qualifies as one while satellite broadband providers get the cold shoulder

Adtran Innovation Is Reinventing Access


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November 12, 2012 : Adtran is working with customers to deliver new, innovative solutions for every ingress point in the network. These innovations are enabling service providers to accelerate change; quickly launching next-gen services. The only constant is change

Broadcom Serves Up PON Chip Integration


LRTV Interviews - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
November 2, 2012 : At the Broadband World Forum, Broadcom's vice president and general manager for Broadband Carrier Access, Greg Fischer, talks PON chips, vectoring, next-gen Wi-Fi and his love for John Belushi's guitar-smashing antics

What's Holding Back Video Chat?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
November 2, 2012 : 6:00 AM More carriers need to adopt RCS 5.0 if the concept of in-app, cross-network, mobile video chat is to flourish

Stitching Together Wi-Fi, 4G & More


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Post a comment
November 1, 2012 : 1:50 PM Creating a seamless broadband experience across a variety of networks is one of the challenges of 2013

4G & Data Monetization


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October 29, 2012 : Operators are now thinking beyond the network to the business aspects of LTE. Light Reading's Joe Braue talks with Rebecca Prudhomme, VP of marketing at Amdocs, about how operators can monetize the 4G experience

2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best Product (Mobile)


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 26, 2012 : 4:00 AM In the third of our 2012 Leading Lights awards shortlist blogs, we look at the companies that made the cut in the mobile products category

Next Steps for Carrier Wi-Fi


LRTV Interviews - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
October 18, 2012 : Heavy Reading analyst Gabriel Brown talks about carrier Wi-Fi and the upcoming Passpoint program from the Wi-Fi Alliance

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


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New Optical Transport Network Strategies That Cut Costs - by Tellabs


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