Stellar results from Cingular and Verizon seem to indicate that might be the case
Blending GPS, RFID, WiFi, and cell networks, location-based applications are poised to soar
While today's dual-mode cellular/WiFi VOIP services do offer some compelling hooks, in most cases there's still something missing.
Deep packet inspection vendor Allot plans $82 million IPO, as recently-listed rival Sandvine turns a small profit in Q3
Prospects for cellular-WiFi converged devices go beyond Nokia
Poll results give the thumbs up to Ethernet technology PBT as a core network alternative to MPLS
Can a guitar hero be unstrung? Apparently so
Optium may have started something, as fellow optics vendor Opnext has filed to go public
Verizon says its Q3 results make its joint venture with Vodafone the largest in the US – at least in terms of revenue
Wireless VOIP proves winning combination for regional providers and small businesses
No. 1 regional carrier misses subscriber-growth estimates, grows revenues and profit
$31M deal enables more PBX-like services for BlackBerry, Java, and Symbian handsets
Do telcos make strategic decisions out of fear?
New Orleans city net will be replaced with new EarthLink system
ECI Telecom continues to suffer from delays in NGN buildouts at Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom
Earnings drop 52 percent and subs disappoint again in Q3
The winners of the inaugural Ethernet Service Provider of the Year awards are revealed
Nortel's competitors aren't buying its claim of being one of the only end-to-end muni wireless plays out there
Here are the finalists for the third annual Light Reading Leading Lights Awards
Executives from Verizon, Time Warner Telephone, Ciena, and Optimum Lightpath comment on the latest trends in carrier Ethernet at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo 2006
Juniper's new MX series is a line of Ethernet aggregation boxes with Layer 3 routing capabilities – the kind of system that will help Juniper compete for a spot in carrier IPTV networks
Initial program rolls out in Seattle, offering calls over hybrid networks
Sprint first with faster EV-DO but no handsets 'til 2007
The death of plain old telephone service has been greatly underestimated
Utilities face major overhaul of mobile radio systems
Nuggets from Day 1 of the LR Ethernet Expo
Cell phones skinny enough for a supermodel battle it out with WiFi talkie chips in this week's new-product roundup
Cingular growth boosts parent company's results
The notoriously fuzzy, jerky technology gets an extreme makeover that 'looks billable' for carriers
Mainland networks may still be installed in time for Beijing Olympics
IP net operators are taking a closer look at each other
Sources say Cisco is working on a successor platform to the 7600 routers as competitive and technical pressures turn the screw
No. 2 operator takes on Sprint Nextel with new ruggedized 'lifestyle' phone
Sprint/T-Mobile merger talk doesn't address one big issue
As average selling prices fall, market boos mobile phone-maker's results
Adding over one million new subs in Q3, top US operator posts major profit hike
Google's got YouTube. But when will carriers pick up on user-generated TV?
Juniper hits its targets for the quarter, but analysts wonder about the company's declining router revenues
Siemens cleared the bar with its PCS-5000 Policy Control Server during Certification Wave #45 testing at CableLabs.
Strong worldwide mobile phone sales boost Big 4 handset makers
Cell phone software helps track, control Third-World epidemics
Well, why else would Juniper stock be climbing?
As online service providers embrace wireless, there are major hurdles to overcome
Networking giant reveals first offshoot of the Meetinghouse buyout
Backdating scandal could claim some high-profile tech CEOs – is that a good thing?
Poaches European executives from enterprise VOIP rival Avaya and plans regional operational support centers in Mexico and Turkey
North Carolina town revitalizes in partnership with WiFi provider
Plus road-warrior security, a snazzy new all-in-one, and solar-powered mesh in this week's new-product roundup
'Accounting error' feeds concern over backdating of stock options
FT and Reuters pick up on our news coverage
Startup will work with NTT to cover 100 cities in Japan with meshed WiFi networks
T-Mobile offers 'personal communicators' a year-long HotSpot subscription for free
Cool colors, but where's the WiFi?
The middleware vendor hopes to lead an initiative to make open-source IT products into carrier-grade wares
New smartphone from Palm tries to capture consumer hearts as well as business minds
How YouTube could kill my television
Chairman's departure raises possibility of company sale
Departure of chairman leaves CEO with a daunting task. Here's three recommendations
So far, Ciena's analyst day just isn't bullish enough, say investors
Taking cues from Sanrio and the Steelers
Heavy Reading's annual executive conference brings in speakers from the likes of Sony Pictures, Netflix, and the NFL
Heavy Reading survey finds carriers falling over each other to launch Ethernet services
Majority of UMTS network should be in place by 2008
Fourth-largest US operator may finally let the 3G cat out of the bag
Verizon sells basics like reliability; AT&T plays up the fancy IP features; but everybody, for now, must sell on price
UK incumbent launches a Web-based place to keep your contacts and launch just about any kind of communication service
The feud is over: Make way for NXTcomm!
3Com, along with others, take a second run at unifying wired and wireless networks
Mick Reeve, an influential figure behind BT's 21CN developments, joins Huawei's advisory team
The wireless data equivalent of beachfront property will come available in 2009 and the FCC must decide what to do with it
Dense urban overlays offer promise, headaches
FTS expands into the policy management market with a platform that marries business rules with service and network policy control
Partnership provides users with more information about what's going on in their WiFi network airspace
RFID startup brings in Cisco and SAP to bolster its storage story
Startup grabs $21.4 million in VC funding as it prepares for carrier-driven municipal mesh market
Partnership aims to embed a Nokia HSDPA module in Intel's platform for notebooks
The open source routing software supplier is now packaging its code and selling hardware, too
With DT's CEO under pressure, speculation emerges that the German carrier's supervisory committee is eyeing BT's chief exec
Jostles for attention with FMC security and faster 3G cards in the weekly new-product roundup
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