RAD Data CTO Yaakov Stein set to detail how Ethernet trumps MPLS-TP in the access network

Tired of hearing about software-defined networking? Too bad

Amid a season of weak forecasts, one analyst thinks carrier spending isn't going to be so awful

A new Sprint site reveals when and where it will remove its iDEN towers, offering a hint at the company's initial LTE launch plans

Google is ready to begin stringing fiber, getting it an important step closer to connecting live customers to its 1-Gig network

Business unit teams up with health care investment group to spur technlogy adoption by medical ecosystem

12:30 PM Taiwanese handset maker is predicting a weak first quarter as it struggles to differentiate Android and attract interest in 4G

Mobile operators are realizing they must take more steps to secure their networks against malicious acts

Also: Time Warner plows cash into Conviva; Cisco exec heads to Comcast; Entropic checks into hospitality

Consolidated believes the combined company can save $25 million in annual operations costs and as much as $10 million in capex

It's looking like the disaster's impact on optical production has been kept under control so far

This week's top telecom stories, as chosen by the readers of Matt's Mentions

8:00 AM Although denied, speculation that one of NSN's parents has been looking for the next CEO of NSN will create uncertainty

7:00 AM Take Light Reading's survey on your own mobile life and learn how the rest of the industry uses mobility

In today's EMEA roundup: NSN says that it's not looking for a replacement for Rajeev Suri; Huawei opens Hungarian optical-gear unit

As the wireless service reaches an end, Cox reportedly gets set for the expected layoffs

4:20 PM We'll forgive the new Sprint reseller for its dumb name, because its data-sharing strategy is really quite smart

MSO grudgingly agrees to reconfigure its Cisco traffic manager so all P2P traffic sidesteps traffic management

Satellite TV giant is seeking out new broadband partners to aid its OTT video offerings, and WildBlue apparently won't be among them

Also: Android cracks down on malware; patent drama in Germany; iOS and Android take over; Facebook mulls mobile ads

Also: Ex-SeaChange pres has non-compete; DirecTV halts WildBlue broadband sales; shady sports streamers put on ice; PPV goes 3-D

10:30 AM Move aside, entertainers – it's the SCTE's turn to share the Emmy spotlight

Supreme Court rules that 122 mobile licenses must be revoked, causing market chaos, plus other news from India's turbulent telecom sector

One equipment vendor after another is predicting weak carrier spending, but there's a way to get around that

Operating margin improvement at BT, the sale of Orange Austria and Mobistar's customer experience focus feature in today's news potpourri

LightSquared gets another month and change to sort out GPS issues from LTE partner Sprint

It's not the first vendor to do this, but the it's first switch vendor to go this big with the technology

2:30 PM At last, signs of a more compelling ROI case for Europe's network owners

Transport system vendor BTI Systems is in growth mode and has secured new funding. Is Google helping to fuel its top line?

Finisar's been there for a while, but JDSU says it's sampling gridless-ROADM devices now, prepping for 400G and terabit

In an important milestone for VoLTE, Qualcomm does a voice-call hand-off on an Ericsson network

Also: Comcast exec to keynote SCTE shindig; Amdocs scores a big re-up; Cisco vet hops to Clearleap; Comcast home security is a Mile High

This week: The telecom landscape in Kenya, Slovakia and Russia; SMEs and ICT in Latin America; the next-gen ROADM opportunity

With the loss of another key executive, the video software vendor is living up to its name

In today's EMEA roundup: FT CEO says he will double fiber access spend in 2012; Etisalat hit by Indian 'scam' backwash; PacketFront's CPE sale

Netflix taps encoding startup EYE IO to boost bandwidth efficiency by up to 50% and keep consumption caps and broadband meters in check

Sixth-largest US carrier plans to cover 25% of its sub base with LTE next month, and offer them a Samsung tablet and smartphone

A hearing on cable's co-marketing deals and AWS spectrum sales to Verizon Wireless is said to be on its way

Also: SeaChange cuts headcount; Comcast beefs up Internet Essentials; DTAs pay for Technicolor; SlingPlayer's on Fire

The CEA objects to a plan that would let MSOs sell old set-tops, including HD-DVRs, and it might win a round for a change

In today's EMEA roundup: Brussels thinks Samsung may have 'distorted' markets through patents abuse; Euro roaming fees to go even lower?

But it's only for certain enterprise cases, so don't go thinking MPLS's No. 1 fan has gone off the deep end