We're holding firm at DefCon 3, but speculation is rampant about what will happen if the FCC 'goes nuclear' by trying to reclassify its Internet authority
4:30 PM Have a glass of radium before bed
There's an abundance of Carrier Ethernet news coming out of the London show, with Equinix and Actelis leading the way
EANTC's Carsten Rossenhoevel talks about the upcoming Advanced Global Interconnect Test Program being demo'd at Light Reading's Ethernet Europe event in London. This live production network test will validade how wholesale and regional operators can interconnect to achieve a global Ethernet footprint
2010 is already experiencing a revival in carrier Ethernet, according to Heavy Reading's Stan Hubbard speaking at the 2010 Ethernet Europe event in London. Stan also talks about the importance of Layer 2 and Layer 3 hybrid solutions, particularly in the financial sector, and how Ethernet service exchange is accelerating Ethernet adoption
11:30 AM The coffee's top grade and so are the speakers in London
To avoid becoming a price-driven commodity, Carrier Ethernet needs a better footprint and more end-to-end visibility, Expo panelists say
10:10 AM Challengers from big shots like Google, Microsoft, HP, and Nokia are waiting in the wings
A simulated mid-air collision will help Verizon test its recovery capacity in northern Virginia
Taiwan's largest operator starts LTE trial while LTE R&D activity picks up pace in the country
New emulation engine enables service providers to see how business applications perform in complex WAN environments
Survey shows little cohesion on support for existing network services as operators move to LTE
With 24 customers lined up, Equinix takes its Ethernet peering exchanges out of beta
Cablevision's big business unit sees telemedicine as a prescription for future revenue growth
5:50 PM A match made in set-top heaven?
The GSA expects up to 22 LTE networks to be in operation by the end of 2010, as mobile broadband-related IPOs start to happen
Some pics from Comcast's Masters 3DTV soiree, which proved the MSO's cable plant and digital boxes are ready to enter the third dimension
Latest report from India's regulator shows the country's intense competition is eroding the mobile operators' ARPU levels
They urge FCC to consider HD-DTA exemption for all cable systems rather than for properties with 552MHz or less of activated capacity
11:25 AM The 3G spectrum auction has begun, with high expectations
10:05 AM What's our new reporter up to anyway?
9:35 AM Steve Jobs introduced Apple's new mobile ad platform yesterday
The software that Ankeena wrote for Junos apparently worked out, because Juniper now wants to buy the company
As expected, Apple unveils a sophisticated mobile ad system and, coming in the summer, multitasking for the iPhone
The ViP922, Dish's answer to 'TV Everywhere,' retails for $649, and a bit less for subs who take the company's equipment lease option
3:15 PM All the latest Ethernet data points to be unveiled at next week's London event/party
With its new brand, Virgin Media Business is looking for cloud services partners as it plans a broader services offering
3:00 PM At least one box supplier says it's getting there
Motorola and partners ask for millions to help fund an LTE public safety network in the Bay Area, amongst other wireless applications
11:35 AM Commission says court decision on net neutrality may affect 'significant number' of Broadband Plan recommendations
Revenues ramp to $8.8 billion following major 3G rollouts in China, leaving the vendor's new president with a tough act to follow
Telco and satellite-TV giants say they weren't offered a shot at tapping in to 3DTV coverage of the prestigious golf tourney
10:05 AM App study shows differences between how people are using the two devices
Sources say the FCC is considering a recommendation that would give bandwidth-strapped systems the OK to use hi-def DTAs with integrated security
The NTIA says $11 billion worth of requests rolled in for the $2.6 billion pot of money it will allocate in the second round of broadband stimulus funding
At last, iPhone users might be able to use multiple apps at one time with an Apple OS update expected to arrive Thursday
Even though it's reportedly lost domain supplier status and its head AT&T guy, Nokia Siemens says it's not out of the running with the carrier
Comcast among first to test Trident-powered 'universal' DTAs that can run on Moto- and Cisco-based digital cable networks
2:10 PM Cisco is doing its duty now for the future
12:40 PM Jeff and Phil chew on the FCC's loss to Comcast and talk about what this means for the principle of net neutrality
Targets developing markets with a simplified set of tools to enable mobile Internet access that will help bridge the digital divide
New service aims to speed the uptake of integrated voice, data, and video services without sticking enterprises with crippling capex bills
Another of the old guard replaced at Alcatel-Lucent as Michel Rahier departs, to be replaced by the former CEO of Agere
Commission posted 17 images of its teardown of the device
The $1B in spending on business services hasn't changed from 2008 and 2009, but the priorities have
5:15 PM Comcast won this battle, but the FCC could be forced to take a 'nuclear option' UPDATED 6:45 PM
Plans for 100-Mbit/s links to individual cell sites match the maximum speeds offered on LTE today, but what about in the future?
2:30 PM Business Solutions division gets $1B again
2:00 PM If today's court ruling cuts Congress in on the net neutrality action, it won't be good news
1:35 PM Users complain of weak signals and bad connections, Apple puts up a troubleshooting guide
In a big victory for Comcast, an appeals court rules that the FCC lacked the authority to hit the MSO with net neutrality sanctions UPDATED 5:45 PM
IxLoad 5.0 is the first network test system to license Adobe Flash and enable emulation of high volumes of its video traffic
12:15 PM Even Huawei didn't bid for the Indian firm's three production facilities
10:10 AM A leaked internal document shows how HP's upcoming tablet device measures up to Apple's iPad
As CTDI gets Alloptic's product portfolio, the company becomes an RFoG player and a more interesting access competitor
Moto separates the financials of its four main business lines as it prepares to split into two publicly traded companies in Q1 2011
Former caching specialists are leveraging technology developed for cloud-based security to save ISPs some big bandwidth bucks
2:45 PM EMG Technology adds Apple's new computer tablet to a complaint
10:25 AM First-day iPad sales were way under some analyst estimates, but there are still reasons for Apple to be optimistic
LR Mobile was in SoHo, NYC, to watch the crowds and snap some photos as the hyped-up tablet went on sale Saturday
58% percent of our benchmark survey respondents say evolved packet core purchasing decisions won't be made until 2011 or later
The latest Heavy Reading survey shows the company gaining ground against big-name, old-school processors
The big two aren't happy about restrictions placed on them in a plan for a new LTE network in the US
The debut of the iPad may create a watershed moment for HTML5, but media publishers say it won't be enough to knock Flash off its Web TV pedestal
Promising 'reliable' 3D service by Q3 2010, Verizon says current programming is just hype
9:25 AM The Apple iPad App Store went live yesterday with more than 2,300 apps
Crestview Partners and MidOcean Partners team to buy a 42% equity stake in privately held Insight, the ninth largest US MSO
5:45 PM The idea of picking and choosing among carrier networks is nice but too often hamstrung by the radio realities of the devices
ICSA Lab officials say vendors and enterprises alike may be in for some unpleasant surprises in months ahead
3:35 PM Nagravision is the second supplier to request a hi-def box waiver, but the chances of quick FCC action are slim
But FCC is reluctant to do more until it evaluates the effects of Cable ONE's current HD-DTA waiver and gets new CableCARD rules in motion
Interconnect management and billing specialist Telarix raises $20M in new funding and installs a new CEO
With a good fiscal quarter and its latest acquisition under its belt, Canadian test firm EXFO aims to be more aggressive in the mobile market
10:35 AM Anticipation mounts, as Netflix and Hulu prepare apps and Amazon girds its loins
9:00 AM 'Operator-supplied' security modules from the top 10 incumbent MSOs close in on the 20 million mark
8:00 AM Fire and flood put major BT exchange out of action
Carrier is upgrading its aggregation network with ASR 9000 routers from Cisco
India's CDMA challenger is focusing on the development of data services as it looks to gain further ground on its rivals
Once they've joined forces, the two companies plan to keep doing their part for consolidation in the competitive-carrier market
7:00 AM It's April 1, and time for some rodent fun...
