Cox, Comcast, and others highlight our visual coverage of the cable business services event that happened this week in New York City

Heavy Reading's Alan Breznick says cable's haul of the business services market is set to eclipse $7B in 2012, but that still represents a small piece of the overall take

Reaching the enterprise market requires a larger footprint with more routine links among networks, but the idea is getting mixed reviews so far

Laugh if you will, but Cisco insists it's been 'open' about SDN and will stay that way after its latest acquisition

Also: Espial eats ANT for $8M, Redbox/Verizon pricing and packaging details emerge, and Carlos Slim goes up against Netflix

France Telecom-Orange has unveiled a package of 'major innovations' for its customers – but what counts as innovation these days?

11:00 AM Heavy Reading's Ethernet expert interviews Inteliquent's Jeff Beer and Paolo Gambini

8:15 AM Austrian vendor is 'not amused' with copied marketing materials

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia says no to Sawiris; tough times in Portugal

Tying cloud-based services with fast broadband pipes is transforming Comcast's commerical service strategy, says Comcast Business exec Kevin O'Toole

Voice revenues are strong, but now is the time to step up the sale of advanced video conferencing and cloud-based services to business customers

The proposed Open Transport Switch gets a trial run from Infinera and ESnet, bringing software-defined networking to the optical layer

Cox will focus on four key areas to hit its next revenue goal in 2016 and set the stage for other growth strategies, including acquisitions

Mobile operators need to educate their customers about how they can identify, deal with and report SMS spam, says Cloudmark CTO Neil Cook

10:50 AM The Spanish telco's Digital division has made another startup investment and furthered its mobile money strategy in Brazil

The acquisition of a 12-year-old, profitable software company gives Cisco more IP and optical management tools that could boost its software-defined networking strategy

Also: Verizon settlement helps TiVo swing a healthy Q3 profit; FCC extends HD set-top deadline; Sigma Systems rolls out its CloudBroker

Providing security starts with identifying the data you want to protect, says Omar Khawaja of Verizon Global Security

Business services revenues for US cable operators are growing at $1B per year, according to Heavy Reading

Speakers from AT&T, Juniper, Ixia, Cloudmark, ATIS, Arbor Networks and others gather for a look at mobile network security in New York City

Heavy Reading's Patrick Donegan explains how it's impossible to separate mobile from non-mobile services when it comes to security

In today's news queue: Alcatel-Lucent at BT; Huawei bonds with FastWeb; Swisscom's 4G; and Telefónica Digital's latest investment

Panelists at Wednesday's LR Live mobile security event suspect that a 'hacktivist' attack mobilizing social media fans against a 4G network operators is just a matter of time

The wireless industry can't get complacent just because major attacks haven't happened. They're coming, says one Heavy Reading analyst

Security efforts to date have mostly reacted to attacks by hackers and that needs to change, says AT&T security exec

With 115 LTE market launches in the 'coming months' and 200-plus currently under construction, Sprint is finally edging toward big-city 4G

Also: Cox does more home security; Rovi to take guide data off the air; connected TVs becoming a video streaming haven

Hossein Eslambolchi's first extended CEO gig will have to wait, but that doesn't mean he's disappearing from the map

10:40 AM Vendor has been showing off its super-channels on Japan's non-DWDM-friendly fiber

A new software release will let cable operators stream pay-TV services directly to Sony, Samsung, Toshiba and LG connected TVs

In today's EMEA roundup: Patents ruling could stop BlackBerry sales in three countries; MegaFon's IPO kicks off; InfoVista gains Mentum

The next Light Reading Live! event probes the growing security threats faced by mobile networks and tells operators how to prepare

Alcatel-Lucent wants to take software-defined networking deep into the enterprise, with a plan that would stretch all the way to the user

The startup, run by several ex-Cisco execs, has developed a D3 wireless voice gateway that will compete with the likes of Arris and Technicolor

The ITU is on the defensive over Internet control issues ahead of major Dubai conference

Sprint is adding 11 new markets to its LTE deployment total, expanding its move to bring faster data to smaller US towns and cities

Also: OneAccess means business with Docsis 3.0; Mediacom customer care gets appy; Verizon to offer NBCU everywhere

And guess what? It's all about patents! Also in today's EMEA roundup: BT selling Indian stake; Sawiris eyes Telecom Italia; Interoute snacks on Danish

You'd expect a CEO to own his own company's stock, but they don't always buy on the open market like Tom Fallon just did

The operator intends to expand its business-class menu with the acquisition of Telovations, a profitable hosted-services provider

There may never again be anything like Bell Labs. But even Bell Labs proved that there's never a perfect process for innovation

Verizon is doubling data caps for prepaid 3G in a deal that's unlike its more high-end 4G and shared data plans

Canada's largest cable operator uses FTTH in select markets to run a new broadband service that provides symmetrical speeds of 250 Mbit/s

Also: Moto Mobility shuts down some dedicated international websites; Disney Movies Online calls it quits; BTIG tries out Google Fiber

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Bad news for mobile advertising; Nokia's imaging guru departs; AsiaInfo-Linkage nabs NSN man for European team

UK trial checks out 10Gbit/s broadband potential with gear from Chinese vendor

Orange's free unified communications smartphone app with HD voice is a response to Skype and other Web services players – and Telefónica…

7:05 AM A potentially significant smartphone design is just one of the winners of a contest to discover the best startups in the UK

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Deutsche Telekom eyes vectoring; full-on fiber Europe only 92 years away; white-space negotiations start in UK

New study suggests it could be 2104 before all of Europe has a fiber access connection

Entropic is among the chipmakers eyeing HiNOC, a Chinese broadband standard that will compete with C-Docsis and C-HomePlug

The UK may only just be getting a taste of LTE, but Pyramid Research expects a quarter of British users to be on 4G within a few years

8:00 AM Does post-paid billing have a future? The debate is intensifying…

9:00 AM And goodnight light and the red balloon…

Also: TW Cable takes a run at Vonage and Skype; Microsoft may make a Roku rival; it's a bird, it's a plane, it's an EchoStar satellite!

Also in today's turkey-free EMEA roundup: HP/Autonomy saga rolls on; smartphones on the march in UK; Vodacom does 4G voice in South Africa

The way forward for Ruckus is through carrier Wi-Fi offload deals for its new gateway, CEO Selina Lo says

Dish fumes that a proposed FCC rule would disable a gob of its spectrum and threaten the company's ability to enter the wireless business

10:15 AM Ahead of Thanksgiving, some pics from my recent visit to New York starring some of Light Reading's illustrious crew

Also: Cox to expand its tablet TV lineup; Cisco notches a Videoscape win; Comcast app adds download option; Suddenlink deal is a wrap

With mobile data traffic volumes doubling year-on-year, Ericsson reveals just how many small cells it thinks operators will need to deploy

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Deutsche Telekom does 100GigE too; Orange cozies up to Akamai; BDUK is OK, says EC; Turk Telekom eyes Bulgaria

An early proposal suggests how to standardize a connection between software-defined networking and the optical layer

The migration of applications to the cloud means application delivery controllers have to keep up

A patent awarded to Shlomo Rakib sheds some light on his radical cable access architecture, which appears to include some SDN wrinkles

Also: Alcatel-Lucent powers new 1-Gig network; Vdio goes beta in the US and UK; M&A wave hits social TV

Finnish startup Jolla will unveil its new MeeGo-based Sailfish operating system in Helsinki tomorrow

9:25 AM Vendor responds to report focusing on its ongoing business in controversial Middle East market

Transport vendor takes a stake in radio access network (RAN) caching specialist Saguna – but are mobile operators ready to store content at their base stations?

Also in today's EMEA roundup: 4G rumpus in UK; Telefónica may sell Portuguese stake; South Africa mobile and cloud services set to soar

Microsoft's console launches the WatchESPN app, but it will only work for consumers who get pay-TV services from a handful of providers

Service providers are increasingly willing to outsource their BSS/OSS needs as they deal with next-gen services such as M2M and cloud

Time Warner Cable has been kicking the tires on an automated way to bring Docsis-style provisioning to EPON services

Over on InnovationGeneration.com, Dan Jones reminds us that cheaper devices may inadvertently come with lowered expectations

On his mission to sell Blackberry 10, RIM's chief says the app store size isn't the only thing that matters

10:30 AM The region's comms services market shrunk in 2011 and is set to do so again this year – can it recover? Where are the new sources of revenue?

Also: TW Cable eyes NYC subway Wi-Fi; Cablevision banks on possible Bresnan sale; Netflix CEO says it doesn't need a big brother

Cisco wants to add virtualized management capabilities to Wi-Fi networks with the acquisition of Meraki

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Sawaris wants $5B compensation from Algerian govt; QTel eyes Maroc Telecom; Telekom profits decimated

Cloud networking capabilities attract Cisco, which is on a mini M&A spree

Comcast's corporate hometown is one of two major markets that will get the cable operator's next-gen video product in the coming weeks

4:10 PM SCTE CTO Daniel Howard recaps what's new and different about 3.1, and what the Society is doing now to help cable engineers get ready for it

Employees do, indeed, cause a ruckus with a 6:30 a.m. party that woke up all the neighbors

The FCC says a rule that lets cable operators encrypt basic TV services in all-digital systems will take effect on Dec. 10

Also: WaveDivision rolls in $1B in funding; FCC set to vet Charter's set-top plan; Comcast taps northeast biz unit lead

Wireless president Wim Sweldens replaced by wireline chief Dave Geary

Also in today's EMEA roundup: NSN's definitely not an also-RAN; AlcaLu does 4G in Uganda; René walked away, but now he's walked back

The programmability associated with software-defined networking needs a push, reasons one group of Juniper/Cisco vets

New software will use data from small cells and Wi-Fi to give detailed location data in airports, malls and more

Also: Contec connects with Charter; UTStarcom snags stake in aioTV; Grande pushes the TiVo Stream; Comcast expands the cable/mobile bundle

Cisco will spend about $125M for network management specialist Cloupia, which aims to bring the physical, virtual and cloud worlds together for service providers

Spanish giant develops international video delivery platform based on Microsoft's Mediaroom platform

This Technology raises $7.5M and reveals a customer lineup that includes Comcast, Verizon, NBCU and ABC

6:50 AM Traffic management specialist is now tackling next-gen content delivery networks (CDNs)

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Price range set for MegaFon IPO; Telefónica reassures investors; Iliad still poaching, but at slower rate

6:00 PM Software-defined networking won't eradicate Cisco or Juniper. At least not right away

Also: Google Fiber hitting 600Mbit/s-plus; US cable dominates broadband adds in Q3; TWC faces modem fee lawsuits; ThinkAnalytics keeps rolling

China picks 'C-Docsis' as an acceptable cable access standard, creating a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for Broadcom and its vendor partners

New industry group to focus on synchronization in LTE small-cell backhaul networks

10:25 AM London journalist is positive about EE's LTE service, but regular punters slam the operator's customer service efforts

Software defined networking presents some challenges for hardware vendors. We've discussed SDN's impact with execs from Contrail Systems, Extreme Networks, vArmour, Embrane and HP

Vodafone boasts ample backhaul in Europe as it readies its network for more data traffic

8:20 AM Report identifies key measures, but can anyone act on them?

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telekom Austria boosts profits; BT to buy IT services firm; SPIT in Africa

African operators are deploying state-of-the-art service provider IT (SPIT) systems to support subscriber growth

6:20 PM Verizon is close to its 4G target coverage, and rivals have laid out their plans. Here's what to think about next in the evolution of LTE

Business is recovering nicely across the board, with one big exception

Earnings beat Wall Street by a usual amount, but analysts are bracing for a less sunny Q2

Tired of 100G? Good. The really interesting part about Extreme Networks' new blade might be in the memory chips

It has taken almost three years to reach this point, but Google Fiber has begun to connect customers in Kansas City, Kan.

Vodafone CTO Steve Pusey shares the operator's plans for small cells and identifies the technology's biggest challenge

Also: Comcast's NBCU unit cuts back; Netflix subs watch less TV; Vecima pockets a small profit; Google Fiber bulks up its TV lineup

Akamai bolsters its CDN platform for network operators as it picks off Verivue, a video software firm that counts Cox as a customer

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Operators, vendors focus on Africa as the land of mobile opportunity; revenues fall at TalkTalk; NSN's LTE share

A boom in mobile usage is fueling widespread network investment in sub-Saharan Africa, with Alcatel-Lucent, Ceragon et al picking up deals

The OpenFlow startup is taking on VMware and Cisco with what it says is a more open approach to software-defined networking

China hits back at US report describing Huawei and ZTE as 'a security risk' for American trading partners

A sneak peek at Cable-Tec Expo indicates that Moto's close to launching its first CCAP product, which has a name, anyway

Smaller capacity chunks might make the 500G DTN-X a little easier to swallow

Glenn Calafati, vice president of product development at Sidera Networks, talks about the drivers for network investment, the move towards 1 Tbit/s, and the need for greater clarity on carrier-grade SDN

Also: Rogers to boost broadband speeds; Fox renews fight against Dish's ad-zapper; Liberty Global is Puerto Rico's cable king

RIM will hold a launch event for its crucial BB10 update at the end of January 2013

A startup led by ex-Sonus, Starent and AT&T execs claims it has the key to making mobile networks cheaper and more scalable

Donald MacNeil, CMO at XO Communications, discusses Carrier Ethernet 2.0, the timing of the operator's 100Gbit/s service launch and the potential for software-defined networking (SDN)

Also in today's EMEA roundup: MegaFon gets unofficial nod on IPO; Sawiris eyes Telecom Italia stake; Ofcom sets 4G timetable

Paul Savill says NIDs have improved off-net Ethernet performance and service delivery on Level 3's network. He also comments on Virtual NIDs and SDN

8:25 PM Verizon works to rid itself of last resort rules, and AT&T talks to the FCC about replacing copper with wired and wireless IP

Here's our photo essay from the 2012 Leading Lights awards dinner and the MEF's Carrier Ethernet Service Provider awards

Verizon's wholesale Ethernet division plans to extend its reach by tapping into the retail FiOS network, which passes millions of businesses

Several vendors announced new backhaul-related products at this week's Ethernet Expo in New York – here's a quick roundup

Fran Shammo says Verizon will sell some A and B Block 700MHz spectrum as the carrier's 2013 plans develop and its LTE build nears completion

Cognitive radio technology is poised to be a prime enabler of spectrum sharing for mobile network operators

It's not just a terabit thing. As the IEEE revs up for an apparent 400G Ethernet standard, some think optical speeds need to be set free

Also: Icahn chides Netflix's 'poison pill' defense; HBO's wishy-washy broadband stance; TW Cable automates Sandy-related customer credits

Is software-defined networking (SDN) the new 'bubble' filled with hype or something of substance?

The makers of the Apresia line of fiber-only, Layer 2-only switches are considering a hop into the US from Japan – again

8:00 AM Open-wheel racer Scott Dixon discusses why teamwork matters and how he finds balance between endurance and speed

In today's EMEA roundup: Vendor finds milker-in-chief for patents cash cow; tough times at Telecom Italia; costs slashed at Greece's OTE

Doug Junkins, CTO of NTT America, reveals how SDN shortens the time it will take NTT to bring new services to market during his keynote in New York City

11:45 AM An analyst weighs the good, bad and ugly that could happen should Arris make a run at Motorola's cable business

Also: Netflix keeps video streaming crown; Arris may profit from AT&T's broadband tilt; Comcast catches heat in Georgetown

9:00 AM Positive correlation between cloud demand and sales growth for European network operator

Also in today's EMEA roundup: New probe at Telekom Austria; Swisscom on the slide; Virgin launches 'TV Anywhere'

They WON! Check out the winners for the 2012 edition of the Light Reading Leading Lights Awards

These are the five inductees to this year's Light Reading Hall of Fame

Operator envisions faster speeds and a wider reach as it gears up to serve businesses with an Ethernet/Docsis 3.0 combination

Chief Revenue Officer Ben Edmond explains the business model of this unique service provider with its automated platform for interconnecting service providers

Comcast's Karen Schmidt explains how the company is targeting mid-sized businesses with Metro Ethernet and aiming even higher when the opportunity arises

CenturyLink's Bennett Gamel says Ethernet will be the common factor as the carrier stitches its networks together to create a 'service agnostic' platform

The possibilities for software-defined networking are myriad, but the Carrier Ethernet crowd has its eye on one application in particular

At Ethernet Expo, NTT America CTO Doug Junkins talks about his company's leap into software-defined networking (SDN) and explains why more standards are needed for SDN-based service management

More pics from Ethernet Expo Americas in New York City

A big boost in wireless and wireline broadband spending means AT&T's LTE will reach 300M by 2014, with small cells taking center stage

Strategies vary by service provider, but cloud-based services mark just one way they are trying to differentiate in a hyper-competitive market

Deal worth $480M gives Sprint extra customers and spectrum for LTE; U.S. Cellular gets extra money for its own 4G deployment

Verizon's Jeff Schwartz discusses how to add value to Ethernet connections and what role he feels software-defined networking has in service delivery

Also: Dish Chairman says a DirecTV deal is do-able; TW Cable uses Xboxes to lure triple-play subs; Cable Center IDs new HoF class

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Latin America keeps Telefónica buoyant in Q3; AlcaLu close to falling out of CAC 40 list; when re-branding goes wrong

Ericsson announces plans to reduce its Swedish workforce as the vendor looks to improve profitability

Getting five-nines-type reliability from a small cell network? Er, probably not, says a panel at Ethernet Expo in NYC

The biggest names in Carrier Ethernet are roaming the halls here at the Hilton NYC. Check it out

Michael Rouleau, SVP of business development and strategy at tw telecom, gives the Tuesday morning keynote at Ethernet Expo 2012 in New York City

AT&T executive is excited about the potential of software-defined networking but also strikes some notes of caution at Ethernet Expo

Actually the company has launched bandwidth-on-demand, the next best thing, and is looking toward application-aware networks next, says SVP Mike Rouleau

Reclaiming analog spectrum is just one of the big operational changes underway as Charter looks to duplicate the Cablevision playbook

Tied to its 'Telco 2.0' initiative, tw telecom has launched bandwidth-on-demand and management features to help customers reach deeper into the cloud

It's not a completely fair comparison, but it's interesting that two companies in the optical space had such divergent quarters

The first wave of CE 2.0 certified equipment and services are imminent, says MEF chief Nan Chen

Two industry groups start work on how to integrate Wi-Fi hot spots and small cell networks

Also: Dish loses 19,000 subscribers; changes afoot at CTAM; retrans fees set to explode

Carrier neutral exchanges have gone from a frumpy off-the-rack service to a custom, tailored fit and finish

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Ericsson talks up growth; Telefónica Deutschland bucks the trend in Q3; Belgium gets LTE in eight cities

What can we expect this week in New York? 100G, SDN, bar games, good info and good friends

New unit, savvisdirect, will offer commodity cloud services, including on-demand apps for business market

The software-router startup will augment Brocade's plans for virtual networking on cloud and enterprise platforms

The cable set-top and modem repair giant makes a swift exit from Chapter 11, shaves $250M in debt and sets up $25M in new financing

12:30 PM Our last list of short-listed entries for the 2012 Leading Lights awards considers the year's stand-out public companies

Netflix erects Icahn defense; Liberty Global sells 50,000 Horizon TV subscriptions; TWC posts Sandy update; DirecTV CEO is staying put

Qualcomm takes the lead in a US LTE public safety project to develop 4G radios that can communicate even if the network goes down

10:50 AM Can two be better than one when it comes to LTE patent pools?

TW Cable whiffs on third-quarter revenues and earnings targets and sheds more video subscribers than analysts were expecting

Carriers won't have to hold their breath to get software-defined networking, Cyan says

The non-profit CableLabs R&D consortium launches a for-profit unit called NetworkFX that will seek business outside the cable industry

In today's EMEA roundup: "White spaces" spectrum in UK grabs big boys' attention; Telefónica offloads travel agency; Telkom CEO steps down

At Ethernet Expo New York, telecom execs get real on the hottest trends of the day – SDN, cloud services and elastic Ethernet

The company comes to Ethernet Expo in New York this week with an SFP module that adds Carrier Ethernet to non-Carrier Ethernet boxes

FCC data now shows 15 percent of cell sites and 17 percent of cable systems were out in areas hardest-hit by the storm as of Friday

With a new organizational structure on the way, Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen is evaluating which markets to exit and which units to sell

Avago is accused of unfairly blocking competition in optical modules, in a case that echoes a long battle Rambus fought

CableLabs to relocate its San Francisco facility to the Silicon Valley, where an expanded 'innovation team' will connect with area startups

Neither rain nor snow nor ... you get the idea. We're still planning to hold Ethernet Expo and the Leading Lights awards next week

Also: Boxee primes pump for new broadband TV box; OTT rentals to surpass subscription revenues; MoCA to dominate the wired home network

Heavy Reading analyst Simon Stanley moderates a panel on what the next three years will look like, with execs from the 3GPP Project Coordination Group, Freescale Wireless Access Division and LSI

John Tolva, the chief technology officer of the city of Chicago, discusses its RFI for Wi-Fi access to underserved areas, free access in public spaces and affordable access for the business community

8:15 AM All the effort service providers put into a simple, powerful network experience is wasted if the bills they send to consumers are confusing and full of unnecessary jargon and analytics

The aftermath of Superstorm Sandy brings the issue of back-up battery power for mobile cell cites into focus

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

In today's EMEA roundup: Margins tighten in Alcatel-Lucent's Q3; Deutsche Telekom may cut its dividend; OTE pushes early retirement option

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

Gross margin slipped badly in Q3 and operating losses widened as cost-cutting program gets underway

Dr. Mohamed Madkour, CTO of Wireless Solutions at Huawei Technologies USA, gives keynote at 4G World in Chicago

Cablevision, Verizon and TW Cable offer updates on their recovery efforts in the wake of the historic storm

5:00 PM Obama hasn't made any friends in telecom, and Romney doesn't seem to care

3:25 PM Does high-speed broadband boost economic growth?

1:50 PM Creating a seamless broadband experience across a variety of networks is one of the challenges of 2013

Also: Cable recovering from Sandy's wrath; Brightcove at a loss in Q3; The Cable Center boards up

From Williams to BT to Huawei to ... ? Where next for the well-traveled CTO?

Neville Ray, CTO of T-Mobile USA, delivers keynote at 4G World in Chicago

Snaps up former Brocade unit to bolster network monitoring capabilities

9:00 AM As we near next week's Leading Lights awards in Gotham, here's why these six finalists made the cut

Also in today's EMEA roundup: BT lowers guidance for full year; 2,000 jobs to go at eircom; job losses too at Swisscom; Ericsson's Russian M2M

Jay Wilson, senior VP and general manager for Adtran's Carrier Networks Division, talks about the company's prospects in Europe following the purchase of NSN's fixed access assets, the demand for vectoring capabilities and his preference for Kevin Costner over Russell Crowe

5:00 AM As the countdown to the Leading Lights awards continues, it's time to look at our nine finalists for the private company of the year