TiVo's transition to software licenser progresses as GCI of Alaska becomes the first MSO to offer Pace gateway that integrates TiVo user interface

After two years of doom and gloom, IPTV is once again a good news story

When it comes to M2M, Orange knows it can't go it alone as it turns former customers into partners

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telekom Austria reports revenues dip and sees former exec jailed; ZTE offers Firefox phone on eBay in UK; BT does Derbyshire

Cable operators now account for about a quarter of the US Ethernet services market, finds new report

NSN and Cisco well placed to meet the network and applications virtualization needs of mobile operators, reckons ABI Research

UBS analyst says it could be an unhappy Halloween for the wireless margins of larger carriers as T-Mobile preps the next stage of its 'Un-carrier' strategy

New job ad hints at native Wi-Fi calling in the future as well as deeper LTE and small cell integration

With the Apple iPhone finally available in its stores and a less restrictive approach to customer contracts, T-Mobile expanded its customer base for the first time in four years

Network functions virtualization (NFV) could revolutionize the way networks are built and drive down operators' network costs

Also in today's EMEA roundup: privacy group targets GCHQ collaborators; EC raps Germans again over fixed termination rates; BT's nuisance-call-blocking handset is a winner

Who says rural areas lack connections?

The GSA says 54 new commercial 4G LTE networks have been launched this year

Slower than expected cloud services sales and declining legacy broadband revenues lead CenturyLink to lower its sales target for the full year

With its Moto Home acquisition closed, Arris is preparing to launch new customer premises equipment products, including video gateways, to make up for its stalled set-top box sales

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Deutsche Telekom on the up; Vodafone UK 4G launch imminent; Austrian gig for Coriant; Russian consolidation

Blue Planet platform deals are ramping up quickly as Cyan sees active SDN revenue, but that didn't prevent it getting a beating on the NYSE

Operator caves to OTT pressure and plans to double down on cross-platform comms instead

Once the wireless operators are ready too, the G2 should be zipping on LTE-Advanced speeds

AT&T is closing in on 400 updated 4G markets fast in its LTE summer splurge

Google's Chromecast could be a threat to cable providers and streaming TV rivals while providing the search giant the most direct route to its users' family rooms or man caves

Phil Falcone's hedge fund company alleges Dish committed fraud to become bankrupt 4G operator's biggest lender

Vendor teams with major research networks on prototype SDN WAN for operators to test

With Nokia now the 100% owner, Nokia Siemens Networks becomes Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) – well at least it's not confusing!

Major managed services deal in Asia/Pacific and better than expected financials give billing specialist an air of confidence

Also in today's EMEA roundup: VimpelCom Q2 profits up 17%; c'est la guerre in French mobile market; TDS H1 revenues slump; EC highlights mobile charges discrepancy

With 100,000 customers signed up, MVNO moves to LTE but is beaten to the punch on an all-IP handset

Charter reports a net loss of $96M in Q2 despite residential and consumer revenue gains

Vendor says carrier customers are clamoring for virtualized technology and will begin testing immediately

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia downgraded; Allot loses $3.9M in Q2; Alvarion receiver still looks for sale; SPIT with an SDN flavor – yum!

Service provider IT (SPIT) giant says it has ousted rivals as it lands major customer care and billing managed services deal at Vodafone

The tablet market slowed in Q2 with no new iPads to drive sales, says IDC. But overall outlook is positive for many players, including Windows 8.

The optical systems vendor hires a finance exec with IPO experience while carving out its own piece of the international market

AT&T adds more markets in the US as O2 in the UK gets ready to start 4G services in London and beyond

Cable operator's customers no longer have access to CBS content as NFL pre-season face-off ends in a lose-lose result

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Vodafone's Kabel bid recommended; Huawei sets up London finance team; ST-Ericsson does splits; spying, codenames and GCHQ

Apple cuts prices on refurb streaming set-tops as Google's Chromecast starts to make waves

Optical vendor says it's involved in SDN lab trials and provides some optical optimism as it reports a flaccid Q2

Operator struggles to hold on to customers as it waits for AT&T to acquire its Cricket-branded operation

Revenues and ARPU levels might be rising (slightly) but customer number are on the slide

Starbucks announced this week that it will replace the free 1.5 Mbit/s WiFi service AT&T has provided it since 2008 with Google's Level 3-supported WiFi.

Plus: Deep woes at Telecom Italia; Liberty spies greater Virgin Media benefits; Brits in line for more 4G offers

As NTT Docomo reaches a 4G milestone in Japan, there's more LTE-Advanced action in South Korea

As it unveils its Q2 results, Liberty Global says it can gain greater efficiencies from the integration of Virgin Media, but it has revenues issues at Virgin to address, too

Managed wireless ATM service latest offering targeting key customer segment

Independent Show speakers urge cable operators to focus on broadband video fare to capture 20-somethings' eyeballs

Google threw a party for its "fiberversary" in Kansas City this week, but where's all the fun new things to celebrate?

Having taken a breather from its acquisition spree in the US, Zayo could kick-start some infrastructure consolidation action in Europe

AlcaLu says it wants three to five other partners, and Qualcomm needs to make a big mark in small cells, but where does that leave their current partners?

Time Warner Cable lost residential customers during Q2 but generated more revenues thanks to its broadband service revenues

Also: Huawei in Kuwait; UK preps for 4G competition; Vodafone reshuffle; network sharing in Spain

Major set-top box vendor registers $1.3 billion in revenue for the first half of 2013, up 30 percent from a year ago

EE's LTE monopoly in the U.K. is about to end, but how can O2 catch up?