Mobile technology is helping the transformation in med-school education
CableLabs has come up empty after staging a testing round for new cable tech gear
Even if it's just a small part of the mobile market, dualmode could mean big numbers, says Infonetics
Australian carrier is retooling its back office in an OSS overhaul valued at up to $300 million
RIM heats up in Merrie Olde in the dog days of summer
Handset-management tools let enterprises remotely configure, police, and even disable company-provided smartphones.
The carrier said Wednesday it's launching the new Internet and satellite video bundle in Ohio and San Antonio
Billing and CRM player Amdocs agrees to acquire Cramer Systems for $375M
Shares of Alltel and Windstream rise as Alltel sheds access lines and Valor renames itself
Picnic marketing returns!
Users and operators could both stand to benefit from the onset of fixed/mobile convergence finds the latest Insider
Corvis, the all-optical company, sees its gear end up in the hands of anti-all-optical startup Infinera
Murdoch's mob takes on fixed and mobile all-comers in the UK with $250M 'free broadband' play
Mood-sensing Bluetooth wrist device tells you if Granny is mopey... maybe
Partnership with Microsoft gives Nortel a boost as CEO Zafirovski predicts a $1 billion revenues boost
Mark Cuban says those predicting Internet video will replace traditionally delivered TV are smoking something pungent.
As more users latch on to mobile devices and apps, it's a question IT pros have to ask themselves
Huawei and ZTE are facing increasing financial and competitive pressures at home and abroad, according to sources
It looks like metro-scale WiFi may be at a disadvantage in at least one area - reliability during a blackout
Who really owns your cable?
The IMS application server vendor is set to launch a new video management IMS app built for converged networks
'RFID on steroids' could add wireless to everyday objects
Startups promise management moves for legacy 'fat' APs
Think twice, don't do it...
When Michael O'Hara, a guy who has spent most of his career with telecom equipment firms, makes the hop to Microsoft, it's worth asking what he's up to, why he's there, and what he's seeing from inside the software world that might help carriers better plan for new services, like IPTV
Its latest edge box, the M120, sports a new chip and an architecture designed for processor redundnacy
Africa's mobile market passed the 150M subscriber milestone in Q1 and is set to approach 190M by the end of the year
Africa's mobile market passed the 150M subscriber milestone in Q1 and is set to approach 190M by the end of the year
How much user-generated content do we need?
It's discontinuing the standalone Kagoor products it acquired in 2005 in favor of integrating functions in its routers
Portugal's largest MSO has tapped Cisco Systems to supply infrastructure for a wideband service rollout of up to 100 Mbit/s.
It may not be fashionable, but the big portal firm's thin email client is the wave of the future
Contract infrastructure builder Quanta Services saves big-time with mobile cost management
Some questionable options grants will cause the chip company to restate earnings back to 2000
So what exactly does Nortel's chief strategy officer do? He tells LRTV he has four buckets of responsibility
Jajah says its service, which uses the Web to initiate calls among regular landline phones, will soon be available on mobiles
Jajah says its service, which uses the Web to initiate calls among regular landline phones, will soon be available on mobiles
Broadband's enemy is a gliding rodent
India's largest CDMA carrier could be thwarted by a spectrum shortage as it forges ahead with its GSM network
Wayport establishes a Caribbean beachhead by unwiring the Wyndham Nassau Resort
Comcast is finally moving at high speed on its IP telephone service rollout, making up for lost time after a slow start.
Cisco and Motorola may be looking to move deeper into the cable and digital video market through acquisitions
Sources say AT&T is testing IMS gear from other vendors as its main integrator, Lucent, struggles with dualmode calling
Sources say AT&T is testing IMS gear from other vendors as its main integrator, Lucent, struggles with dualmode calling
Alcatel COO Mike Quigley says it was his idea to give Lucent's Pat Russo the CEO role at a merged Alcatel/Lucent
Vendor claims it's better positioned to exploit smartphone growth than RIM
Revenues were down 23% year on year in the troubled firm's first quarter, sending its stock into a tailspin
Enter the Leading Lights today. Finalists to be announced the week of October 23
R&D team produces a high-end WiFi-for-the-home system
Broadband access startup has raised $3.5 million in venture capital, but little else is known about the newcomer
Merged Sparkplug forms one of largest regional wireless ISPs
Mobile operators must deploy multiple antenna-based systems to keep pace
Security violations are down, but latest research shows bigger losses elsewhere
Security violations are down, but latest CSI/FBI research shows bigger losses elsewhere
Israeli startup says it has won a $4M deal through an OEM partner for a Tier 1 carrier deployment
New Windows vulnerability reveals what could be the next big target for attackers
...Fangeroos, and others who missed the Ark
Today Massachusetts, tomorrow, the world!
Mobile operators must deploy multiple antenna-based systems to keep pace with fixed broadband, finds a new Heavy Reading report
Former employee sues Sycamore for wrongful dismissal and makes claims related to the back-dating of stock options
Why can't hospitals be more like car dealerships?
Your cool idea for highly marketable content may look like a slamdunk but have all the appeal of a headbutt
With their merger getting ever closer, Alcatel and Lucent have found roles for some of their big names – but not all
Vendor bags a big ROADM equipment deal with Verizon and sets itself up to be a metro WDM contender worldwide
Still chipping away at the 40-Gbit/s market, CoreOptics brings its funding total to $68M
The old economy still drives Verizon's news
Lucent's profit warning sends Alcatel down more than 5%. Both companies' share price has slumped since the merger announcement
Alcatel's Mike Quigley will not be the COO of a merged Alcatel and Lucent, as previously announced. Personal reasons are cited
Mobile learning finds its place in university classrooms
Legacy TDMA network allowed to degrade, forcing customer upgrades, says class-action filing
The VOIP pioneer is slapped with a second patent infringement lawsuit in less than a month; plaintiff is asking for $180 million
P2P traffic management specialist raises $20 million as it plans new products to aid video delivery and an assault on North America
A recent VOIP hack is serving as a catalyst for VOIP security efforts, experts say
Test firm makes another niche acquisition, paying up to $16 million for wireless networks partner Scientific Software Engineering
VOIP holds steady, Scott Kriens goes unnoticed
In a candid and self-satisfied diatribe, a California hedge fund calls ex-Vitesse executives full of 'hot air' and demands sale
The rumors ain't true – the Wi-Fi Alliance is maintaining its hands-off policy for Draft-N
In this June 7th interview, Nortel Networks' good-natured chief strategy officer, George Riedel, explains how IMS, IPTV, and WiMax are only first steps to where the company sees its technology opportunities
While Verizon is hoping that its FiOS broadband service catches fire with consumers, the Bell needs to be careful for what it wishes.
Don't misunderestimate it
As Tropos readies multi-radio AP, metro networking market hits overdrive
Stock drops 15% after the company forecasts earnings and announces its CFO's pending retirement
Ciena's CEO Gary Smith says he's taking Infinera 'very seriously' as his company plans new product developments
Alcatel and Lucent staff face the prospect of post-merger wage cuts in 2008, according to a document filed with the SEC
How many smokes will $700 buy?
Now it's bona fide
Well, not mine, but a lot of them do – and they might bring a social disease to your network
Cisco returns to the security sector, buying software-based secure WLAN access specialist Meetinghouse
Cisco returns to the security sector, buying software-based secure WLAN access specialist Meetinghouse
New technical standard for cable-ready TV sets and set-top boxes would enable IP-based multimedia streams to the home
The CTO of one of the more interesting service providers in Europe, Exponential-e, discusses Ethernet's exponential growth and why the company made a switch from Riverstone to Alcatel
FiberNet wants to scale up, but the CEO says the company's not actively seeking a buyer
Microsoft enters the hip music-player space
New version of BlackBerry server targets small, medium-sized businesses
Clearwire is abandoning its $400M IPO, as it receives a cool $900M in financing from Intel Capital and Motorola Ventures
Clearwire is abandoning its $400M IPO, as it receives a cool $900M in financing from Intel Capital and Motorola Ventures
The latest Services Software Insider looks at the growing business possibilities behind XML and SOAs
Media gateway vendor buys session border controller firm for $11 million to flesh out its IMS story
It's so haaaaaard!
SBC vendor's share price slumps following trading update that tells of contract delays and tiny revenues
Cable and consumer electronics industries are blaming each other for faulty installations
NTL, the UK's largest cable operator, completed its acquisition of Virgin Mobile yesterday. The deal offers a quick way for NTL, a mobile virgin in its own right, to quickly penetrate (pardon the expression) the wireless market.
8x8 CEO Martin sends an open letter to investors saying that his company's stock price has suffered unfairly from IPO
Recognize somebody?
Wall Street starts to get what IT pros are seeing about the new Treos
The chip company becomes the latest under fire for stock-options practices
More and more WiMax companies acknowledge that 802.16e – the standard often called 'mobile WiMax' – is in demand for fixed deployments
More and more WiMax companies acknowledge that 802.16e – the standard often called 'mobile WiMax' – is in demand for fixed deployments
The marketing of mobile devices takes a more fashionable and, err... warmer turn
Citigroup and UBS have initiated coverage on Vonage, and the report cards ain't pretty
Stealth mode startup Mavenir Systems has $13M in its wallet and may have pocketed a senior Alcatel executive
Alcatel's Basil Alwan talks about the importance of edge routing technology, market share, and design as carriers scale their networks to include video applications at every level
VOIP systems player that offers an alternative to Cisco is set to join London's AIM market next week
The eternal challenge
64 percent of businesses intend to increase WLAN deployment during the next 12 months, according to analyst firm
Nigerian conglomerate Transcorp has put in the winning bid for ailing public telco Nitel, offering $750M for a 75% stake
Taiwan's national carrier is set to invest up to $4 billion to migrate to an all-IP network over the next seven years
Chinese vendor's stock dips as it warns of lower profits for the first half of 2006
Who needs IPTV when you've already got satellite TV? Not Verizon. Nor AT&T nor BellSouth nor Qwest for that matter.
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Emerging markets carrier's stock plummets over 25% as it walks away from takeover talks
Speculation is rife about the sale of British broadband assets, while cable operator consolidation in the Netherlands looks likely
Redback is the latest telecom vendor to get a call from the authorities concerning its stock option history
Not atop the list: Tellabs and Nortel, at least by one analyst's reckoning
