Time Warner Cable announces development plans for its first IP set-top box using the RDK software platform

Mohu introduces new Leaf Metro antenna and promises a device that will combine OTA and web-based video content.

Deutsche Telekom is looking to profit from the heightened awareness of data security issues post-Snowden.

New service moves the WiFi controller to the cloud and helps small businesses manage and monetize their WiFi access points.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS supports Icehouse, the latest version of OpenStack, with improved management features.

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: UK's appetite for superfast; broadband Bolognese; the Nokia tablet that never was.

Do connected cars, smart sensors, and fitness monitors need their own dedicated communications networks? Some are betting they do...

BlackBerry preps security updates for Android and iOS devices as Lookout warns consumers their mobile apps could be vulnerable.

Cable tech group launches corporate alliance program to hike membership and deliver more customized training and education for cable employees.

Ericsson SVP and strategy head Douglas Gilstrap, who guided M&A activities, is leaving, but Ericsson's M&A interests likely will stay.

Vodafone Netherlands is partnering with Entone for set-tops and Divitel for systems integration in the launch of its new IPTV service.

Final 'uncarrier' move of the month has T-Mobile doing away with data overage charges and petitioning its competitors to do the same.

Small cells have taken far longer than many have expected to take hold in the market, but now, as the industry is maturing, what's needed for several different deployment scenarios?

Also in today's EMEA regional news roundup: BT challenges 'margin squeeze' note; eircom considers IPO; European Commission targets mHealth.

They both stand to gain by the shift to virtual networks, according to a recent Goldman Sachs report. Possible losers: companies that primarily rely on hardware sales, such as Brocade and Juniper.

Tango – and its cash – dances to the top of the VC funding table in March.

The "uncarrier" drops prices on its LTE iPads to WiFi levels and offers 1.2 GB of free LTE data each month for the rest of the year.

Companies issued warnings about possible vulnerabilities in some of their equipment, and continue to update the lists of products that may be affected.

Colin Doherty's mandate: Stay the course but step on the gas.

Also in today's regional roundup: O2 UK boasts of 4G uptake and network modernization; Telefónica offers concessions to seal E-Plus deal; Ericsson to continue doing business in Iran; and more.

Aereo plans to go live with Chromecast support on May 29, more than a month after the company will present its case against broadcasters to the Supreme Court.

BlackBerry CEO says it isn't exiting the device business... yet.

Comcast-owned media publishing unit teams up with Adobe to pitch multscreen video service packages to pay-TV and content providers.

Indatel brings the bandwidth, and ANPI brings the services, in an effort to move to a seamless network of rural broadband providers.

AT&T seeks to expand its 1-Gig fiber service to six North Carolina cities, as well as boost coverage in Austin, Texas.

The move to 100G in long-haul networks is driving the integration of DWDM transport and OTN switching, finds Heavy Reading.

Comcast announces higher Internet speeds and more WiFi hotspots amid Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed merger with Time Warner Cable.

Latest version of Apigee Insights combines InsightOne's predictive analytics capability with APIs for a deeper understanding of customer behavior, before and after it happens.

The RapidEngines acquisition ties real-time log analytics to performance metrics for a more complete network picture.

Also in today's regional roundup: Fiber network M&A activity in Spain; KPN chief gets vote of approval; BT, Unify team on unified communications.

Veteran video analyst Colin Dixon, founder and principal analyst of nScreenMedia, says research shows 56% are using digital video already.

Global reach, hybrid cloud support, and bandwidth to support the coming Internet of Everything.

While fiber-connected businesses are increasing in numbers, they're still isolated islands.

AT&T and Sprint are committed to offering 3G & 4G service across all 277 NYC underground subway stations. Transit Wireless says it is still talking to T-Mobile & Verizon.

Once again, VMware is among those spending big on mobile management in a BYOD world.

Will eMBMS be the mobile broadbcast technology that takes off, or the latest in a line of flops?

Playing catch-up with its fellow cable companies, Charter adds new content and platform support to its TV Everywhere apps.

Tech suppliers prep for Ultra HD future with flashy 4K video demos and displays at annual NAB convention in Sin City.

Verizon's new offering adds 'burstability' and on-demand billing to private IP connections into cloud services, starting with its own and Microsoft's.

There are plenty of technology startups in China, but none of them are in telecom systems.

Colin Doherty is a 25-year telecom vet who headed Arbor through its acquisition and beyond.

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: more French M&A talk; Telekom Austria dissolves its CFO; big data pioneer lands Finnish tech prize.

With acquisition of Global DataGuard, the managed service provider is offering new capabilities to predict and ward off advanced malware threats.

Sprint says that it will shutter its WiMax network by the end of 2015 as it upgrades its backhaul architecture.

Google's wireless ambitions might be more than a US MVNO. The search firm appears to be tackling everything from WiFi extensions to Internet delivered via balloons.

New antitrust concerns are emerging in the debate over the potential Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger, including fears of one entity controlling much of the TV viewed by Americans.

COO Kevin Hankins talks to Light Reading about the carrier's loyalty and rewards program and the opportunity in bridging the chasm between networks and IT.

Co-founder James Taylor turns the services enablement provider over to his founding partner as CHR says its software woes are over.

Wunderlich cuts Cisco, Jefferies isn't so pessimistic, while Raymond James sticks with an 'Outperform' rating, as financial analysts try to glean the company's prospects in a more virtualized networking world.

Tom Gonder, a chief architect at Time Warner Cable, explains how its trial of multicast gateways is impacting IP-based video plans.

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EU court declares Data Retention Directive invalid; OpenCloud scores in Egypt; Deutsche Telekom workers plan strike action.

Canadian test vendor adds to its service assurance capabilities with the purchase of network performance management system specialist ByteSphere.

Service providers are being challenged to enable a digital lifestyle for their corporate clients as well as residential customers.

Softbank is now reportedly eyeing European operators as M&A targets.

On the heels of Amazon's Fire TV launch last week, Google appears to be preparing its own Android TV product.

A new industry alliance is aiming to quickly produce a specification for 100G to be used inside data centers.

Is it back to bananas and coffee for Costa Rica? Reports suggest a resource shift away from Central America to Asia-Pacific by the chip giant.

Frank the Buffalo is the popular face of Frontier on Facebook and elsewhere, even if his no-BS promise left some customers cold.

A record-breaking crowd flocked to Denver for our annual information-packed, tech networking schmoozeria in late March.

Investment in upgrading Verizon properties starting to pay off for Frontier, as it prepares to add AT&T Connecticut footprint.

Regional operator will refocus on its fiber business, discontinuing its wireless operations after the deal closes.

Photos from the best of the Interop conference in Las Vegas. We don't know what the phrase in the headline means either.

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT's new TV sport chief; US disses Euro-Internet plan; Telecom Italia learns from AT&T.

Those consumers who watch the most video on mobile devices may actually be willing to pay for it too.

Allot's new Service Gateway, built for a European mobile operator, promises faster service delivery and a migration path to SDN.

Cisco confirms that its small cell boss, the VP and GM of the service provider group, has left the company.

Deciding that it's time to leave OCAP behind, the cable industry is increasingly turning to RDK to take its place.

Ciena suggests at an investor event that the 100G metro market is ramping up more quickly than expected.

Enterprise voice becoming a key part of expanding service strategy for national CLEC.

Independent Canadian operator Eeyou Communications Network needs some advice about OSS and BSS for a small fiber network operation.

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Turkish PM bristles at un-banning of Twitter; Allot lands $5 million Tier 1 deal; BT Sport joins Chromecast line-up; Google upsets Italians.

The European Union parliament is one step away from introducing a set of mobile roaming and net neutrality rules that are contradictory and potentially disastrous, argues one seasoned industry analyst.

Bill Burns oversaw four years of revenue growth at his former employer before sales headed south, and that's a good enough track record for Embrane.

Shamim Akhtar, Comcast's architect and senior director of network strategy, explains why the cable company is moving to a more distributed network architecture.

Google opens up internal SDN architecture to outside developers in its next big network virtualization step.

The big four US operators managed to add 800,000 post-paid subscribers in the past three months, but the scales are tipping in T-Mobile's favor.

In a long-awaited move, Amazon launches media streaming set-top to take on Apple TV, Roku, and Google's Chromecast in growing media streaming market.

Acquisition strategies don't work for everyone, but chipmaker Xilinx appears to have devised an M&A plan that has paid off.

FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has a regulatory rubric for addressing telecom challenges in the 21st century.

A long-time supporter of OpenStack, Ericsson has struck a licensing deal to use commercial software from Mirantis in its Cloud System.

New 802.11ac WiFi chips will include multi-user MIMO to support more devices, faster speeds, and more efficient use of unlicensed spectrum.

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EU roaming charges voted into dustbin of history; bailiffs knock on Vivendi's door; Vodafone creates new UK jobs.

As part of its new operating plan, Juniper is cutting through its middle management ranks to reduce costs and ceasing application delivery controller R&D.

The biggest challenge for the SDN sector is the people, according to speakers on an Interop panel.

BlackBerry CEO John Chen says the device maker won't renew its licensing deal with T-Mobile on April 25 after the operator made an iPhone offer to BlackBerry users.

Slamming broadcasters, Rep. Anna Eshoo calls retransmission-consent deals a 'racket' at the American Cable Association Summit in Washington.

Aryaka's Network OnDemand service provides a capacity solution for rare enteprise WAN traffic spikes.

More cash is being spent on big data analytics systems and services as service providers come to realize they need to get smart and dig into their raw assets.

Bidding for DVR supremacy, Verizon rolls out FiOS Quantum TV service with the ability to record up to 12 shows at the same time, but there's a catch.

There are several things the FCC must do to make the IP transition successful for service providers and consumers alike.

Big data analytics is creating a multi-billion-dollar revenue opportunity for service providers.

HP claims it can help convert enterprise networks from cost centers to profit sources – easier said than done.

Cisco and partners promote a new southbound protocol that fits into the router giant's vision of 'declarative control' of a software-defined network.

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: German regulator steps into Telefonica/E-Plus deal; mobile banking boost in UK; NSN's ping-pong diplomacy.

By avoiding the I-95 corridor between NYC and northern Virginia, United Fiber & Data is courting customers seeking new and reliable fiber routes.

New research from the network watcher suggests T-Mobile's LTE may be the fastest, but consumers are spending more time on Verizon's 4G network.

In twin moves, FCC bans broadcaster 'collusion' in retransmission-consent negotiations and weighs further changes to rules after spate of battles between broadcasters and pay-TV providers.

Social enterprise vendor Lithium snaps up Klout to add its social influence scoring system to its arsenal of customer experience management tools.

Cisco-backed Embrane hires Burns, who oversaw years of growth for Spirent, but was sacked in 2013 when sales flagged.

Also on today's EMEA news smorgasbord: Openreach offers nationwide 100G; Telecom Italia sells HQ; startup banks on super-slow broadband.