All the king's elephants...
Child-porn filters proposed in UK law don't extend to email, IM, P2P, or encrypted links
Test firm's stock takes a 17 percent dive as trading update points to lower than expected first half profits
Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Siemens, and ZTE have submitted bids for BSNL's $4.5 billion wireless expansion contracts
New mobile magazine aims to bring comfort to the slapheads of the world
New book by Wired editor touted as 'the next Tipping Point'
The WSJ does Pulver, and misses the whole story
We went to Globalcomm 2006 and, well, we snapped
Motorola's move to skip fixed WiMax and go straight to 802.16e shows a wrinkle in the market
Motorola's move to skip fixed WiMax and go straight to 802.16e shows a wrinkle in the market
Sources say Level 3's metro fiber spending spree isn't over by a long shot; possible buys include AboveNet, Yipes, or XO
How is a big tradeshow like the Bible?
Can one song save the Internet?
ZTE lands three-year wireless deal with Tata as the the Indian government intervenes in its expansion plans
France Telecom is looking to Africa and Asia/Pacific for acquisitions, according to its CEO
Lawsuits over Cablevision service are about who has the rights to distribute video content when it travels outside the home
PBX vendor offers up new VOIP phones with WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities
Telling a college student not to use the Internet is just like telling a Red Sox fan not to watch baseball
MobilePro pulls out, highlighting potential pitfalls for muni wireless projects
Asterisk PBX and IAXclient, two of the most popular open-source VOIP applications, are vulnerable to attack
Mobile alert system aims to protect end users, property in weather emergencies
The communications microchip maker says the SEC will soon begin an 'informal' inquiry into the company's options granting practices
Pick a trend, any trend. Is it overhyped?
Sprint Nextel has issued a large RFP for a rollout of pseudowires in its wireless network, sources say UPDATED 6/13 11:45 AM
As AOL takes bids for its UK broadband business, there's other DSL business in France, Italy, and the Netherlands
Shakespeare for morons
Cable operators will soon be seeing greater high-speed data competition from the heavens, thanks to wholesale distribution pacts that WildBlue Communications announced with DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications earlier today.
There's more than meets the eye to the falling prices of new smartphones in the US
This time, no one was hurt
Juniper was busy this week talking about its new Ethernet products and promoting its Open IPTV initiative
Outsourcing giant Wipro acquires Finnish wireless network software company Saraware as it continues its Euro shopping spree
Losers can't be choosers
Oh, boy are we, um... tired. (Yeah, that's it.) So we present this final show from Globalcomm 2006 in highlight form, hitting on some of the most interesting telecom insights and sound bites from the show. Guests in this special show include TIA President Matt Flanigan, Nortel's George Riedel, Globecast's Christian Pinon, Cam Cullen of Reef Point Systems, and retired Ciena mascot, Lightworks Lou
Candy anyone?
Cisco is spending $48M to flesh out its Unified Communications strategy
Vonage faces more class action lawsuits following its troubled IPO. Meanwhile, regulators are poking around short-sellers
Say it ain't so
The most eager IMS adopters are turning out to be cable operators and wireline carriers, equipment makers say
Authorities say two men ran a wholesale VOIP business using allegedly fake codes to load call traffic onto unsuspecting VOIP networks
Ellacoya, Sandvine join Allot in launching new tools for deep packet inspection
Straight guy for the queer eye... or something...
Why my competitors are my friends
Could radio help get NYC buses out of the slow lane?
WiFi VOIP use is more widespread than you might expect, according to Unstrung readers
With Alcatel winning a significant deal at Telefónica, the carrier is heavily reliant on the French vendor and its bride to be, Lucent
The marriage may come sooner rather than later after the vendors got antitrust approval for their merger
Last quarter's optical star has fallen, even though Q4 earnings weren't at all off the mark
Our final day at Globalcomm 2006 features breaking news from Nortel's George Riedel, as well as insights on the broadband market from BT Wholesale's Paul Reynolds, AT&T's Robin Bienfait, Alcatel's Basil Alwan, and Patrick Esser, President of Cox Communications
As Nortel joint venture plan turns sour, Huawei agrees to buy fellow Chinese equipment vendor Harbour Networks
Carrier is exiting the UK retail broadband market, shifting its Bulldog operations to focus on wholesale services
The circus was slower at Globalcomm than in years past
Motorola is investing $100M in a manufacturing facility in India and could emerge as a winner in BSNL's network expansion
C-COR today unveiled its "Bandwidth Quality of Service Network Appliance." The solution leverages C-COR's CableEdge and Policy Service Manager software to track and allocate cable access bandwidth dynamically.
Comcast Cable will soon have to get by without its veteran chief engineer. Dave Fellows, Comcast's CTO for the past four years, plans to step down from that demanding post early next year to (wait for it) spend more time with his family.
Digital imaging firm uses AirClic tech to better capture data on service calls
As technology and usage advance, IT managers bang their heads against the wall
Touting a mobile broadband ecosystem, Motorola eyes a comprehensive landscape
Education will be crucial to user security on citywide mesh, says public access veteran
Globalcomm chatter has Infinera readying $1B IPO. Details could be dropping soon, say sources
Vendor's deep packet inspection lets service providers track user behavior
We're big. We're bad. We're broadband?
From dogfight to bunfight in 90 short years
VSNL CEO says carriers need to find their strengths in consulting services and software development
Vonage may be asked to reimburse its underwriters $70M, as some customers may have defaulted on paying for stock they ordered
Software startup signs OEM deal with security appliance vendor as WAFS momentum grows
Oh, the bananity!
Nortel has announced that the formal deal with Huawei has abruptly been abandonded, but they intend to continue talking
The real promise of customer premises kit
French giant reckons it can sell its optical and Ethernet gear into the North American cable market
In a sign of the times, Pioneer Telephone Cooperative is plunging into the rapidly evolving video-on-demand (VOD) business.
Despite resurgent video-on-demand (VOD) system revenues, SeaChange International suffered a much wider loss in its latest reporting period due to sharply higher operating expenses.
Analysts expect enterprise email and security updates in the next Windows Mobile operating system
Cox President Patrick Esser says they'll pursue wireless services by year's end
Live Labs services hit developer hot buttons like authentication and peer-to-peer apps
WiFi and RFID are on the runway
Commercial mortgage exec warns not to overlook users' needs
Globalcomm panelists provide a powerful look at a field in transition
CTO John Stankey tells Globalcomm attendees that OC768 is imminent and Project Lightspeed is going just fine
Unveils a VDSL2-based remote DSLAM, starts developing its own home gateway, and sheds some light on the Ciena connection
Good luck collecting!
LRTV's first day at Globalcomm 2006 features interviews with TIA president Matt Flanigan, UIEvolution president Chris Ruff, Heavy Reading's Rick Thompson, and commentary by special correspondent Ed Wrankle
Ethernet-over-copper startups tout their ability to extend the reach of carrier Ethernet
Video franchising good, line-sharing bad, says FCC Chairman in yesterday's Globalcomm afternoon keynote
Consumer-created content is the killer app for driving the next wave of mobile broadband, Orange's CEO tells a Globalcomm audience
In a deal valued at about $77M, ADVA has agreed to buy Movaz to build its US WDM market share
Broadband continues to make inroads into American homes, now accounting for well over half of all online households, according to the latest survey. But DSL continues to catch up to cable in the broadband wars.
Despite a dip in unit shipments, broadband equipment revenues rose slightly in the first quarter as cable operators and DSL providers accelerated their rollout of voice-over-IP (VoIP) service.
Boeing hopes to make the skies safer for active RFID through a new flight test with FedEx
Ericsson, with a little help from Kasenna, is bringing to market its own flavor of end-to-end IPTV
Mobile phone records can reveal more about you than just what numbers you called
'I am daggy and I write the songs'
Mobile phone records can reveal more about you than just what numbers you called
RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis says the wireless industry needs to be more aware of the bandwidth limits of cellular networks
Lucent tackles session management and QOS with a new architecture, and a packet-aware optical switch
At last! Juniper gets a Layer 2 story with Ethernet cards for the M- and T-series routers
Turn a corner on the Chicago show floor and you'll likely bump into a test-and-measurement firm with an Ethernet product
Monkey infiltrates Greenpeace
Look out – it's another VOIP IPO! Session border controller vendor Acme Packet files for Nasdaq listing that would raise $85 million
A funny PR pitch usually isn't
The FCC auction of two nationwide air-to-ground spectrum licenses finally ended today
The FCC auction of two nationwide air-to-ground spectrum licenses finally ended today
Analsysts say Moto must release a 3G GSM Q Smartphone to meet ambitious sales predictions
The gaming console does many of the tricks of a home gateway and could become the hub of the home network
The company comes into Globalcomm still facing criticisms about IPTV, Ethernet, and a lackluster stock performance
Cox Communications has tapped service control vendor Camiant for help with its deployment of broadband-on-demand services for high-speed data subscribers
A Chinese cable operator has picked an American tech vendor to assist with the launch of video-on-demand (VOD) service in parts of southern China.
The Ethernet-obsessed service provider gets an extra dose of funding to help expand operations
AOL Europe is looking for some help, as broadband competition intensifies, plus other European M&A news
Without a compelling suite of services Vonage doesn't have many strategic options
Vonage's recent S-1 filing points out that Vonage and Force10 have some VCs, board members – and a deal – in common
It's my first day working for a mega-media empire. Where to begin? Perhaps by convincing my Light Reading colleagues that the next logical step for the company is to enter the service management software business.
Verizon Wireless is planning to launch services that let subscribers send text messages from cellphones to landlines
Khatod departs as wireless security shakeout looms
Verizon Wireless is planning to launch services that let subscribers send text messages from cellphones to landlines
Fearing corporate espionage, Samsung warns employees away from its own device
Ciena beats Wall Street expectations as reseller Ericsson accounts for more than 10 percent of Q2 sales
The company's new Crescendo NID is a home gateway, sans the WiFi network support
Consolidation of mobile carriers in emerging markets continues with Celtel's acquisition of Vmobile in Nigeria
Just $18B? Is that all?
Offers $192M for mobile technology specialist TTPCom, a deal that could strengthen its hand in several key areas
Offers $192M for mobile technology specialist TTPCom, a deal that could strengthen Moto's hand in several key areas
Sprint Nextel's new venture capital group aims to find startup deals in mobile security, advertising, and convergence
