Massachusetts WLAN optimization startup has also hooked up with HP
Blending GPS, RFID, WiFi, and cell networks, location-based applications are poised to soar
Stellar results from Cingular and Verizon seem to indicate that might be the case
Canada's largest cable operator has launched mobile service across the greater Montreal area
The consumer VOIP company says its huge growth is creating customer support issues
I thought they were history. Now maybe they can make some
Meat, broadly defined
While today's dual-mode cellular/WiFi VOIP services do offer some compelling hooks, in most cases there's still something missing.
While today's dual-mode cellular/WiFi VOIP services do offer some compelling hooks, in most cases there's still something missing.
Deep packet inspection vendor Allot plans $82 million IPO, as recently-listed rival Sandvine turns a small profit in Q3
Nokia's relationship with Bharti pays off as the vendor receives a $400M network expansion contract
Nokia's relationship with Bharti pays off as the vendor receives a $400M network expansion contract
Prospects for cellular-WiFi converged devices go beyond Nokia
The Metro Ethernet Forum is working on a standard way of letting Ethernet services cross multiple networks
Mobile Business Expo sessions show the performance differences between wired and wireless networks are vanishing rapidly
Is it make laughing?
Narus, a quiet player in the deep packet inspection crowd, secures $30M in new backing as it chases new business
Poll results give the thumbs up to Ethernet technology PBT as a core network alternative to MPLS
Can a guitar hero be unstrung? Apparently so
Israeli company Koor Industries is hearing buyout bids for subsidiary Telrad; could long-time partner Nortel be a suitor?
Optium may have started something, as fellow optics vendor Opnext has filed to go public
Finns take it on the road, while Siemens wants to be the WiFi vendor you talk to in this week's product roundup
Her Majesty's worst movie gimmick
Jump on board the rubber-bandwagon
Verizon says its Q3 results make its joint venture with Vodafone the largest in the US – at least in terms of revenue
Optical upstart barges its way into pan-European network, leaving incumbent Ciena to pick up just part of Interoute's optical upgrade
Arch Rock intros starter kit for wireless monitoring equipment
Wireless VOIP proves winning combination for regional providers and small businesses
Does Redmond want to limit third party access to its updated mobile email software?
You didn't think we'd throw a bash like this without taking the camera along, did you?
Explosive growth in India is leading Lehman analysts to raise their forecasts for wireless subscribers and capex
$31M deal enables more PBX-like services for BlackBerry, Java, and Symbian handsets
No. 1 regional carrier misses subscriber-growth estimates, grows revenues and profit
$31M deal enables more PBX-like services for BlackBerry, Java, and Symbian handsets
Upload yourself. Win nothing
New Orleans city net will be replaced with new EarthLink system
A review of September venture capital funding reveals that VC firms have taken a decided interest in mobile-focused technology
Comcast reported earlier today that it signed up 558,000 digital cable, 536,000 cable modem, and 483,000 IP phone customers over the summer
New analyst report suggests that push email system may leave enterprise data vulnerable
Do telcos make strategic decisions out of fear?
Jefferies and Co. analyst George Notter says AT&T is running ahead of schedule on capex and must put on the brakes to make yearly numbers
New Orleans city net will be replaced with new EarthLink system
ECI Telecom continues to suffer from delays in NGN buildouts at Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom
A review of September venture capital funding reveals that VC firms have taken a decided interest in mobile-focused technology
Earnings drop 52 percent and subs disappoint again in Q3
Private equity firms KKR and Sequoia have unveiled Aricent, their $900M telecom software business
The winners of the inaugural Ethernet Service Provider of the Year awards are revealed
New Jersey VOIP outages come just two weeks after Pittsburgh problems
Some phone techs face a shocking fate
Fraenkel's new system from VAI/Symbol helps company net big tracking, productivity gains
Modular base stations and more distributed networks shape the future for cellular, says Unstrung Insider
Nortel's competitors aren't buying its claim of being one of the only end-to-end muni wireless plays out there
Nortel's competitors aren't buying its claim of being one of the only end-to-end muni wireless plays out there
Neuf Cegetel's share price rises almost neuf percent higher on Euronext debut
Here are the finalists for the third annual Light Reading Leading Lights Awards
Ethernet is pricey (?!), PBT gets razzed, Starbucks woes
A new 'entertainment' formula
Executives from Verizon, Time Warner Telephone, Ciena, and Optimum Lightpath comment on the latest trends in carrier Ethernet at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo 2006
Juniper's new MX series is a line of Ethernet aggregation boxes with Layer 3 routing capabilities – the kind of system that will help Juniper compete for a spot in carrier IPTV networks
Initial program rolls out in Seattle, offering calls over hybrid networks
Sprint first with faster EV-DO but no handsets 'til 2007
Lucent upbeat on quarterly earnings, offsetting a disappointing Q3 for Alcatel
The death of plain old telephone service has been greatly underestimated
Chipmaker says it needs more Ethernet know-how – $71.5 million worth – to support 802.11n
Chipmaker says it needs more Ethernet know-how – $71.5 million worth – to support 802.11n
Carriers discuss future Ethernet growth plans at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo
Light Reading poll suggests video sharing site will be one of the next to get snapped up
Great apes today are such pranksters
Verizon is prepping a business-class fiber service called ViOS
Six years and $50 million down the road, wireless LAN vendor says it's ready for the next generation of enterprise WiFi
Utilities face major overhaul of mobile radio systems
Nuggets from Day 1 of the LR Ethernet Expo
Wireless device-driver software set to emerge as the next big petri dish for exploits, attacks
Cell phones skinny enough for a supermodel battle it out with WiFi talkie chips in this week's new-product roundup
Some folk should eat more of it
Turin buys some cheap, white rock
Software giant makes another telecom acquisition, picking up OSS vendor MetaSolv for $219.2M
Cingular growth boosts parent company's results
Cable operators are starting to introduce commercial phone services to complement their high-speed data offerings
The notoriously fuzzy, jerky technology gets an extreme makeover that 'looks billable' for carriers
Softswitch vendor aims to raise $115M by listing on Nasdaq, with ECI preparing to sell part or all of its 41% stake
Amplifier startup Optovia couldn't outrun its bankers, who reportedly sold off the firm to JDSU last month
Mainland networks may still be installed in time for Beijing Olympics
The search giant reported a strong third quarter, and had time left over to explain its $1.65 billion purchase of YouTube
The video compression company had an ugly Q3, but there's light in the tunnel: the stock rose 18% Thursday in Oslo
Some honesty about AT&T and crossed fingers for BellSouth
Competitive carrier kick-starts its FTTH plans with the acquisition of Parisian startup CiteFibre
Panda gets two thumbs down for rudeness – well, maybe one and a half
IP net operators are taking a closer look at each other
Sources say Cisco is working on a successor platform to the 7600 routers as competitive and technical pressures turn the screw
No. 2 operator takes on Sprint Nextel with new ruggedized 'lifestyle' phone
Adding over one million new subs in Q3, top US operator posts major profit hike
Sprint/T-Mobile merger talk doesn't address one big issue
Airport personal RFID – an idea whose time will never come
One product at WiMax World really caught my eye
My, but they are huge
New opportunities, public criticism drive service providers to develop more comprehensive security services
As average selling prices fall, market boos mobile phone-maker's results
IPO is not about raising capital – it's about raising the funds to buy Cablevision
Adding over one million new subs in Q3, top US operator posts major profit hike
Cable operators are ramping up their efforts to lure small and medium-sized firms with enhanced offerings
Free voice call specialist pulls in $50M a quarter
What could be scarier?
Swedish vendor is building a backlog of new business and has landed a $230M optical deal, says CEO in Q3 earnings report
New job, different pressures for Jens Alder
Google's got YouTube. But when will carriers pick up on user-generated TV?
Juniper hits its targets for the quarter, but analysts wonder about the company's declining router revenues
As the FCC ponders the AT&T/BellSouth merger, concerns about competition are plentiful and plain
Siemens cleared the bar with its PCS-5000 Policy Control Server during Certification Wave #45 testing at CableLabs.
Strong worldwide mobile phone sales boost Big 4 handset makers
Cell phone software helps track, control Third-World epidemics
Well, why else would Juniper stock be climbing?
As online service providers embrace wireless, there are major hurdles to overcome
Hackers test a new generation of malware that attacks multiple platforms simultaneously
In which direction is your family tree going?
They made me pay
As equipment prices come down, vendors turn to zero-footprint architectures to minimize cell site costs.
Movin' on up!
As online service providers embrace wireless, there are major hurdles to overcome
Voice, video, and data service combinations are fueling demand for triple-play test tools
Choosy beetles and flying cheese
The new MX series gives Juniper an Ethernet platform to combat Alcatel and Cisco in IPTV circles
Google's YouTube buy may have jacked up valuations and lessened the chances that Yahoo will buy Facebook
The number two handset maker saw cellphone shipments up in Q3, but the firm's net earnings disappointed UPDATED 10/19 4:00 PM
GrameenPhone brings the mobile Web to rural Bangladesh
Awards will be announced at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo in New York City on Wednesday, October 25
Why private equity sticks to chips
Networking giant reveals first offshoot of the Meetinghouse buyout
Level 3 puts an exclamation point on its shopping spree with acquisition of Broadwing
Backdating scandal could claim some high-profile tech CEOs – is that a good thing?
Combined worldwide shipments of cable data and voice modems reached a new record high in the spring quarter
Poaches European executives from enterprise VOIP rival Avaya and plans regional operational support centers in Mexico and Turkey
Carrier says its FTTN plans are solid and its new HDTV trials are going well
Acquisition has us checking to see if it's already April Fool's Day
JDSU buys Metconnex's remains for $2.5M and adds an explanation to its Optium lawsuit
North Carolina town revitalizes in partnership with WiFi provider
Sent to their room
Plus road-warrior security, a snazzy new all-in-one, and solar-powered mesh in this week's new-product roundup
Light Reading took its camera to Paris and the Broadband World Forum Europe last week – here's what we shot
Another smokin' Web 2.0 idea
The JDSU-Emcore lawsuit isn't stopping Optium, which could go public within 10 days
'Accounting error' feeds concern over backdating of stock options
FT and Reuters pick up on our news coverage
Go into the Eternal Light
Mobile operator's executive carousel spins into action again as its Innovation unit closes its doors
More uses for medical marijuana
Startup will work with NTT to cover 100 cities in Japan with meshed WiFi networks
Startup will work with NTT to cover 100 cities in Japan with meshed WiFi networks
The devices, the hardware, and the, er, costumes on display at this week's WiMax World...in living color
T-Mobile offers 'personal communicators' a year-long HotSpot subscription for free
Acme soars 58 percent on first day's trading and Neuf sets price range for its flotation
The devices, the hardware, and the, er, costumes on display at this week's WiMax World...in living color
Two commissioners have asked for the vote on the merger of AT&T and Bell South be put off due to anti-trust concerns
Logan WiFi access at the airport remains a closed shop
Energy, momentum, and a sharpening competitive picture
Now that cable MSOs are making a leap into mobile with Sprint, could they be the next ones knocking on parish doors?
Microsoft has been watching people watch TV, and finds that an instant channel change experience can have a positive knock-on effect
You think TV stinks now?
$125M globally for Alcatel Lucent
The WiMax market looks ripe for VCs... for now
Cool colors, but where's the WiFi?
Shanghai Telecom is set to be first to deploy the controversial new Ethernet flavor, Provider Backbone Transport (PBT)
The middleware vendor hopes to lead an initiative to make open-source IT products into carrier-grade wares
Industry sources suggest the venerable British operator may wager on the wireless broadband technology
Cisco owns the triple play
Genband shelves its S4 and says it won't force carriers to pick its softswitch when they go from circuit to packet networks
New smartphone from Palm tries to capture consumer hearts as well as business minds
French firm Thomson is fusing two of its products into a combined IPTV and VOIP service platform
You can fry soda?
Carphone Warehouse stock plunges 16 percent on news it's been ditched by Vodafone for retail sales
Antenna vendors start to consider how to deal with the eternal wireless problem - radio interference
From Light Reading's New Telco 2006 event in London we take a look at how will service providers make money out of next-gen networks and the applications and services available now and into the future.
But it will get slimmer according to a new survey from management firm Airwave
Intel, Motorola, Nokia, and others highlight new trends at WiMax World Show in Boston
How YouTube could kill my television
My nephew, the ox
If successful, Cablevision would become the third U.S. MSO to go private in recent years, following in the footsteps of Cox and Insight.
Vendor details new Tispan capabilities that enable it to offer a full set of IMS capabilities for fixed and mobile operators
Carphone Warehouse acquires AOL's UK customers, at the same time warning broadband will cost it an extra £20M this year
Optical gear specialist has its eyes on new funding, with a listing in London or Toronto on the cards in 2007, says CEO
Google executive says its mission to buy dark fiber is nothing more than a friendly peering relationship
AT&T receives first long distance licenses in India offered to a foreign carrier
Executives ponder the real meaning of PBT
Chairman's departure raises possibility of company sale
Departure of chairman leaves CEO with a daunting task. Here's three recommendations
Eyeing Sprint Nextel's '4G' rollout, Nortel intros first MIMO WiMax base station
Some people will steal anything!
IMS is the way forward, but it's not a cure-all, says Mike Quigley, COO at Alcatel, which spewed product and customer news today
So far, Ciena's analyst day just isn't bullish enough, say investors
Does Sevin Rosen fund closure foretell tough times for wireless/telecom companies?
The two companies led a $16 million C round, but they lend something far more important to Ruckus - the look of credibility
Google has just paid $25 million per employee for second place
Google agreed to pay $1.65B for the video sharing site Monday, but has the search giant bought itself a boatload of legal trouble?
In a new report, ABI predicts that the number of concurrent video streams will surge from 1.67 million last year to 163 million in 2011.
I'm OK, you're dysfunctional
Does Sevin Rosen fund closure foretell tough times for wireless/telecom companies?
France Telecom has put IMS at the heart of its network, services, and organizational transformation, executive tells Paris event
What's real and what's not on YouTube?
Ericsson and Nokia emerge as lowest bidders for BSNL's $4.8B GSM network expansion
Taking cues from Sanrio and the Steelers
Startup reveals its distributed/centralized architecture, plus all the WiMax you can eat in today's new-product roundup
The two companies led a $16 million C round, but they lend something far more important to Ruckus - the look of credibility
Heavy Reading's annual executive conference brings in speakers from the likes of Sony Pictures, Netflix, and the NFL
An unknown number of shareholders have launched lawsuits against the firm in a bid to stop the Motorola buyout
Heavy Reading survey finds carriers falling over each other to launch Ethernet services
Fiber growth is picking up in North America, a new study shows, but so far most of it is Verizon's; CLECs, IOCs getting busy now too
Majority of UMTS network should be in place by 2008
FSO pioneer is back in the game after new investors pony up
Relax, you've got five more days to enter Leading Lights
India-based mobile value-added services provider, an Infosys spin-out, scores $27.8M
Service providers in the old continent discuss new ways of reaching customers and finding their way on the Web
Painful lessons about sharing
As Spirent says it's on track for a better 2006, the stock leaps and the company plans to return cash to shareholders
Core router vendor sees its stock dip as it announces it is decommissioning its core router from Turk Telecom
After capturing a big chunk of fresh wireless spectrum, a coalition of four top cable operators and Sprint Nextel plans to sit on it for a while
It's new. It's big. It's, well, kinda weird
RIM co-CEO to buy into hockey team
The biggest challenge in business today isn’t technical
Fourth-largest US operator may finally let the 3G cat out of the bag
Verizon sells basics like reliability; AT&T plays up the fancy IP features; but everybody, for now, must sell on price
Get out the popcorn for Broadcom vs. Qualcomm
As Asian business mysteriously disappears, forecasts of a bad Q3 and a worse Q4 pulverize the stock by 30%
UK incumbent launches a Web-based place to keep your contacts and launch just about any kind of communication service
Wifitti cafes are here – run for the hills
The feud is over: Make way for NXTcomm!
Confusion ahead in the wireless tech name game
Austin startup offers wireless med chart application to harried physicians
3Com, along with others, take a second run at unifying wired and wireless networks
Indonesian 3G mobile operator set for an initial public offering of stock between November 22-24
Indonesian 3G mobile operator set for an initial public offering of stock between November 22-24
Is the TIA and USTelecom feud over?
Mick Reeve, an influential figure behind BT's 21CN developments, joins Huawei's advisory team
Google/EarthLink duo took its muni WiFi case to the people of San Francisco Tuesday night
The wireless data equivalent of beachfront property will come available in 2009 and the FCC must decide what to do with it
Yes, Mr. Speaker, there is a 'Save' function
The WLAN switch is dead. Long live the unified switch
While IPTV and VOIP are all the rage these days, it is traditional-style phone and digital cable TV that continue to bring home the bacon.
The new SIP-equipped voice modems will let cable operators support such much-anticipated applications as dual-mode mobile phones.
Dense urban overlays offer promise, headaches
Indian software and services firm acquires VisualSoft Technologies to build its telecom outsourcing business
FTS expands into the policy management market with a platform that marries business rules with service and network policy control
World's No. 1 cellphone maker says new short-range spec delivers longer battery life UPDATED 10/04 11:45 AM
A little extra cash will help the OC768 startup get its updated product out this year
A long-overdue consolidation wave is now crashing through the mobile network equipment sector. What's the impact?
Bloggers rejoice! Now you can get paid for shilling
Partnership aims to embed a Nokia HSDPA module in Intel's platform for notebooks
Partnership provides users with more information about what's going on in their WiFi network airspace
A Q3 shortfall and earnings restatements to come: It could be a bad day for chip vendor Marvell
RFID startup brings in Cisco and SAP to bolster its storage story
Silly, rabbit! Nukes are for kids
Startup grabs $21.4 million in VC funding as it prepares for carrier-driven municipal mesh market
Partnership aims to embed a Nokia HSDPA module in Intel's platform for notebooks
The open source routing software supplier is now packaging its code and selling hardware, too
Can we please give it back to Mexico?
Good marketing or awful? You make the call
With DT's CEO under pressure, speculation emerges that the German carrier's supervisory committee is eyeing BT's chief exec
Jostles for attention with FMC security and faster 3G cards in the weekly new-product roundup
Hey, it's better than an ox
Indian mobile operators gear up for 3G, as regulator issues recommendations for spectrum allocation
As Optium prepares for its IPO, it gets hit by a patent suit
