Mobile network operators will need policy control and other tools to help alleviate RAN congestion in the switch to 4G

Reliance's Mathew Oommen plans to leverage LTE TDD and low-cost tablets to jump-start India's digital economy

US incumbents that fail to aggressively offer new IP-based services face losing almost half their SMB customer base, finds a new survey

Psytechnics acquisition brings new capabilities for monitoring video and telepresence in a multi-vendor world

At least, that's true when it comes to authentication systems that tie consumers to Web TV hubs and programmers' sites

V Cast Apps is just one of 180 mobile app stores, but Verizon is looking to stand out through quality and security -- not pure numbers

Service providers have policy management tools to create new services but aren't being creative in using them to boost revenues

A flurry of recent announcements show that telecom service providers are determined to own the cloud services market

4:55 PM But mainly because the new low-cost, entry-level smartphone is based on Symbian and bound for T-Mobile

Verizon this week added 59 new cities to its LTE rollout plans for 2011. VP-Technology Tom Sawanobori talks to Light Reading’s Carol Wilson about the challenges and opportunities of this 4G surge

5:40 PM Speculation about the AT&T/T-Mobile tie-up is overshadowing some of the actual news coming out here in Orlando

A few quick snapshots to get you geeked up for this week's confab in Orlando

11:20 AM T-Mobile seems to win even if the AT&T deal isn't approved. Phil Harvey and Sarah Reedy discuss the blockbuster merger

An ambitious new initiative aims to link rural wireless spectrum holders to create a national 4G network

AT&T's plans to buy up T-Mobile leave Sprint vulnerable, but also attractive as an acquisition target for Verizon

mHealth will be a big focus of next week's show, because it's a huge opportunity for wireless operators and apps developers alike

Communication recovery is underway in Japan as mobile operators work to restore damaged base stations and service providers cope with power outages

New version of cloud platform embraces interoperabilty among cloud platforms and support for multiple virtual machines

Verizon launches its first LTE phone as Samsung retools T-Mobile's Sidekick brand for HSPA+

Adtran gear will enable managed network service provider to reach 70% of customers with 20 Mbit/s, but is that enough?

Analysts make sales predictions, while developers wonder if the iPad 2 represents the next generation of portable games consoles

Samsung-made A5 in the Apple iPad 2 is smart enough to vary clock speed depending on the application being run, UBM TechInsights reports

ADVA Optical Networking CTO Christoph Glingener discusses Agile Core Express technology. Added as a coherent layer to its FSP 3000 platform, the new technology is optimized for 100Gbit/s transmission speed and enables service providers to use optical network resources flexibly and on-demand.

It appears that FaceTime on the iPad 2 remains restricted to Wi-Fi, even as other operators and startups develop video chat for 3G

3:05 PM Ethernet Europe is fast approaching, as is decision time for many service providers

9:40 AM A record number of 17 service provider experts from 16 operators and exchange players will be speaking at the event

Sprint CEO doesn't rule out further partnerships for LTE, but says Clearwire and WiMax are an essential part of the operator's 4G strategy whatever happens

Verizon's Glenn Wellbrock comments on the progress of 100G in the industry, how bandwidth demand is changing, and what technologies will lead to a lower cost-per-bit

IP service platform specialist's stock jumps more than 40%, but could that be the start of a roller coaster?

Elsewhere: Cablevision cuts targeted ad deal, Google fuels YouTube original programming, study says Netflix rentals are outpacing cable VOD

As we head over to OFC/NFOEC, enjoy this quick glance back at some scenes from the OSA Executive Forum

New report says managed services growth will continue to outstrip basic service growth by a 2-to-1 margin through 2015

When it comes to accessing content from a new type of U-verse box made by Cisco, anyway...

2:45 PM It's back! AlcaLu to be bought by Huawei!

AT&T intros a new post-paid pricing scheme for tablets while the end of unlimited draws near for Verizon customers

Analysts offer 10 ideas Android device makers could use to catch up to Apple in the tablet wars