Tech firm pitches encoding process that can generate full-resolution, hi-def 3DTV signals without busting MSO bandwidth budgets

Redknee's buying, Intec's looking for a buyer, and TTI's being bought

Smartphone competition is driving higher volumes for handset vendors, but it's also putting pressure on their bottom lines

2:05 PM Thinking beyond smartphones key to OS success

Tru2way's retail pursuits hang by a thread, though hope may be found in 'set-back' boxes that can be paired with TVs via HDMI

9:30 AM CEO Ballmer says the unveiling of an iPad competitor 'ain't a long time from now'

Qualcomm announces Global Holding and Tulip Telecom as initial investors in its Indian LTE venture

8:20 AM AlcaLu, Telefónica O2 Germany, and Nokia are on the splash-resistant menu of today's European telecom news

Second quarter shows signs of improvement, though Alcatel-Lucent is still losing money and constrained by parts shortages

Juniper is partnering with Tellabs in AT&T. But what will Tellabs stay in backhaul or move to the EPC?

5:10 PM Tired of hearing complaints about the much-maligned tuning adapter? Some Cox subs seem downright giddy about them

2:05 PM What would BT be like if it still had a mobile operation?

Neil Berkett downplays the DSL threat as UK MSO preps a 100-meg Docsis 3.0 tier and sets the intro of TiVo-powered video services

11:30 AM Opera’s alternative browser: 1 billion served per day

Handset sales are still down, but the vendor is predicting that smartphones will help spur sales for the rest of the year

As expected, Juniper gets IP/Ethernet/MPLS/EPC domain slot at AT&T, and it's joined by Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco

11:00 AM Cedar Point starts to reach parity overseas

10:20 AM Amazon targets mass market with $139 e-book reader

9:35 AM It's a results bonanza in today's charcuterie of European telecom news nibbles

French vendor (formerly Thomson) lands home gateway deal at Verizon, extends at DirecTV, and updates on its financials

Demand is soaring for network-based threat resolution that keeps 'dirty' traffic out of the enterprise

Arris warns of a CMTS purchasing slowdown just as Docsis 3.0 CPE shipments begin to speed up

Although late to the market, carrier believes managed service that integrates with other conferencing options will sell

With its acquired base of Nortel DMS-10s and support for older Siemens switches, GenBand is targeting Tier 2 and Tier 3 IP migrations

3:00 PM Parsing the key metrics in AT&T, VZW, and Sprint's Q2 earnings

Following earlier delays, the vendor's CableCARD-powered PC-TV tuners are now poised to reach US shores by the middle of next week

New rules are issued for testing and clearance of foreign technology, but operators face enormous fines if security breaches are discovered

12:55 PM It's about time, too

MSO is placing bigger bets on commercial services, switched digital video, and its broader IP and service convergence strategies

CEO Hesse says on Q2 call that Sprint could move to tiered pricing for smartphones in the future but is sticking with unlimited for now

Bytemobile’s latest data shows that mobile video is on the upswing, but the user experience leaves much to be desired

TeliaSonera looks ahead to new mobile data pricing models as the industry shifts from unlimited to usage-based pricing

11:10 AM The 'up-to' clause is under fire in the UK, but is that a sign that tiered pricing may be on its way for wireline broadband?

10:35 AM Unreliable viewership measurements are still hampering the online ad market's growth

9:10 AM Telefónica, Vodafone, and Virgin Media are among those whetting appetites on the deli counter of today's European telecom news

Outgoing chairman and managing director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam regrets not being able to show profit like other private players

Telefónica strikes new deal to take control of Brazilian operator Vivo, leaving Portugal Telecom with the potential to invest in a rival carrier

Some MSOs may be jumping on the 3DTV bandwagon now, but cable can afford to wait until the tech matures and consumer adoption grows

Rumors of a November 15th launch for Verizon's LTE could turn up the pressure on Clearwire and Sprint to launch 4G in more big cities

Turner exec says cable ops, telcos, and satellite TV providers are poised to go wide with TVE by the end of this year and into 2011

More hard evidence emerges that the MSO's close to launching a residential wideband tier that offers 105-Mbit/s bursts

2:00 PM Microsoft Hohm hooks up with a device for residential energy management

1:15 PM It's got an app for that, too

The Wholesale Application Community revealed the business model and new executive team for its operator-led mobile apps push

Like butter! Q2 shows vendor's Q1 blowout wasn't a fluke, but Tellabs admits it's facing a threat in AT&T's backhaul network

11:30 AM Not one of a new study's participants would pay up for the microblogging site

Moto says hosted SDV will bring the technology to the Tier 2/3 crowd, but rival BigBand questions if the approach can handle the load

9:30 AM But hangs on to a minority stake

8:50 AM Vodafone, KPN, Virgin Media, and BT are amongst those jostling for space in today's salad cart of European telecom news

Research commissioned by regulator Ofcom shows gap between advertised DSL speeds and reality is growing as cable operator Virgin Media shames ISPs

AT&T is expanding its WiFi hotzones to additional US cities in hopes that data offload will save its 3G network, but will it be enough?

Comcast Media Center offers Tier 2 and 3 cable ops a DVB-based digital video option that pairs Evolution HD-DTA boxes and Conax security UPDATED 7/27 11:50 AM

Bharti Airtel leads the way as another 18 million mobile numbers are activated in India, but there's still no sign of number portability

12:25 PM Verizon heads into Clearleap's clouds to help the telco out-local its cable rivals

Collaboration enables CENX to offer its carrier customers the ability to monitor Ethernet SLAs when traffic goes off-net

Set-top box specialist sees way into Tier 1 carriers in US with home gateway vendor acquisition

Cable group has no long-term set-top plans, but bought R.L. Drake's box assets to speed adoption of its downloadable security system

With SinglePipe, IBBS strives to become a voice and data one-stop shop for Tier 2 and 3 cable operators

7:55 AM Orange, BT, an IPO, and true crime stories are the plats du jour in today's roundup of European telecom news

Alcatel-Lucent is taking its message of end-to-end LTE from one vendor around the country, but one size doesn’t fit all for some wireless operators

6:30 AM NewWave ready to take the plunge as it taps into Avail-TVN's linear, VoD, and PPV service trio

Verizon says it is on track for a Q4 launch; AT&T plans to start trials this year

MSO's video CDN is running in Philly, with 25,000 on-demand choices on deck and the ability to serve up more than 100,000 on the horizon

1:05 PM Making a differently colored case is more difficult than you thought

Verizon’s smartphone portfolio struggled before Droid came along, but now data growth is so good that it isn’t sweating tiered pricing

The security clearance constraints that affected Ericsson's Q2 are easing, says CFO, but there's no telling what might come next

10:25 AM IP technologies and debates set to dominate SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo in New Orleans

Despite improved FiOS sales and a better enterprise picture, Verizon's wireline opps only profit by cutting costs, especially jobs

9:25 AM Hulu more than doubled Google's total of video ad views

8:30 AM Financial results rule today's meze assortment of European telecom news

Just like NSN, components issues and purchase order holdups in India lower Ericsson's second-quarter numbers

Customers need more bandwidth to deliver video and wireless and are buying Infinera optical gear in record numbers as a result

To deflect OTT pressure and blaze a path to TV Everywhere, cable's video-optimized content distribution networks could support a million or more on-demand titles

2:30 PM As C&W suffers British budget aftershock, COLT's optimistic

AT&T's pay-as-you-go subscriber base grew fast in Q2 thanks to the Apple iPad, but monthly subscriber numbers could be worrisome

12:45 PM Canadian MSO elects Dr. Richard Green to its board, or so says the newspaper ad

Netflix chief views Hulu's subscription offer as a direct threat, but apparently isn't losing much sleep over it yet

New compact integrated IPTV system takes Microsoft Mediaroom to new heights in a smaller package

Procurement delays in India cost Nokia Siemens hundreds of millions of euros

9:35 AM But Twitter investor Fred Wilson is sooooooo unimpressed

8:45 AM Nokia, Vodafone, C&W, and Telefónica are just some of the favorites on today's canape tray of European telecom news bites

Bullish outlook for year tempered by sluggish market, with Nokia Siemens Networks now looking to maintain, rather than increase, market share

After losing out in the recent BWA spectrum auction, Tata Communications is rethinking its WiMax plans

5:50 AM Motorola is suing Huawei over the alleged theft of trade secrets

Up to 24M Americans lack access under new speed definitions as FCC pursues a National Broadband Plan and Universal Service Fund reform

MSO intends to take it to the T1 market with new Docsis 3.0 tiers that burst out downstreams of 40 Mbit/s and 70 Mbit/s

Adds 40G products and bolsters 100G coherent developments with acquisition of Mintera

Movers & Shakers list sees representation from fixed and wireless highflyers from across the globe

Fragmentation on Android is a multi-faceted reality, but it won’t stop developers from flocking to the platform

Brian Buege leaves BT for testing automation provider Fanfare because he sees widespread need for faster, better testing of new solutions

With the Chinese government committed to a fiber-based broadband market, Alcatel-Lucent is reaping the benefits of major FTTx investments

8:55 AM Telefónica, Vodafone Germany, and Ericsson are among the treats in today's all-you-can-eat banquet of European telecom news

Spanish giant hands over management of its monster pre-paid billing platform to Ericsson and Spanish IT services firm Indra

Vodafone Germany goes with two radio access vendors for its next-generation mobile upgrade

MSO is prepping a Carrier Ethernet play targeted at the enterprise and backhaul markets, and Juniper and Ciena may be the richer for it

Despite intense interest in antenna issues, Q3 was excellent for Apple, with more than 3 million iPads and 8 million iPhones sold

In the wake of the recent BWA spectrum auction, the proposed Motorola acquisition could provide opportunities and challenges for NSN in India

4:30 PM Etisalat has a lot of hurdles to leap if it's to take a stake in Reliance Communications

4:00 PM Others try and get their hands around Apple's antenna issue

Private equity firm launched an LTE wholesale network today, called LightSquared, but the venture will need more financing to meet its coverage targets

12:25 PM MSO is phasing its 50-meg tier into its Kansas and Arkansas systems

Docsis vet and former Broadcom and Motorola engineer Daniel Howard is charged with beefing up the industry's IP IQ

Apple's competitors criticize Jobs for dragging them into his antenna mess, while Apple strikes back with more 'proof'

With loaner program, service providers can show enterprises where the problems lie in their WANs before selling them a solution

10:00 AM E-book sales now exceed hardcover sales on the site

9:20 AM Regulatory uncertainty to blame

Optimum Lightpath, Cablevision's big business arm, is first firm with cable ties to hook up with the budding Carrier Ethernet exchange

Harbinger Capital has awarded Nokia Siemens a $7 billion equipment contract for its national LTE network in the US

7:25 AM Today's finger buffet of European telecom news features NSN's Moto move, Nokia CEO speculation, and an update on Telefónica/Vivo

AlcaLu talks up its 100-Gbit/s optical transport & routing technologies

DECE locks in 'UltraViolet' as the consumer brand for a digital rights locker that has big cross-platform aspirations

Now that NSN has made its $1.2B move on Motorola's wireless infrastructure business, analysts say NSN's execution of the deal will be key to its success

The structure of the wireless deal could open opportunities for Huawei and others that want a big piece of the US set-top and modem markets

4:50 PM It's a Sunday, a workshop alongside the FTTH Conference

3:40 PM Reliability, not privacy, should be top of mind, testing vendor says

Nokia Siemens Networks likes the migration prospects it will inherit with Motorola's WiMax business, but it'll need to tread carefully

NSN didn’t acquire Motorola’s iDEN technology, a 'dead-end' tech that’s still bringing in lots of revenue for the vendor

Company says it was looking for ways to build a bigger North American footprint and Motorola fit the bill

White-label offer would let telecom service providers rapidly add cloud computing to their network services

NSN is on course to add Moto's wireless business to its portfolio, but would Nortel's assets have suited it better?

11:40 AM But are the cable incumbents ready to defend their tundra?

9:30 AM Today's news tapas from Europe, featuring NSN, Telefónica, BT, and Ericsson

Nokia Siemens Networks agrees to buy most of Motorola's wireless infrastructure business for $1.2 billion

All-optical switches are ready for a second chance, thanks to ROADM deployments, but Calient needs to make some changes to take advantage

Mu says its test gear can generate real traffic at a 100,000-session scale, giving carriers a better idea of what they're facing in next-generation services usage

Bharti Airtel aims to export its Indian success model to Africa

Network operators are reshaping their Carrier Ethernet plans to meet the exploding demands of the mobile backhaul market

5:15 AM Telefónica declines to extend deadline

The nostalgia behind Dimension Data, an Amazon lesson on grid vs. cloud, and a SPIT angle to cloud security

Well-known CTO and senior vice president of technology led Verizon through challenging times including FiOS initiative

4:45 PM Cablevision-Bresnan passes the FTC smell test, Comcast's most famous tweetmeister is leaving, and Verizon bakes some upper-crust 3DTV

Free cases for all! But CEO Jobs says the problem has been 'blown out of proportion' anyway

Idea of applying partial Title II telecom rules on broadband services is 'fundamentally flawed' and subject to a court reversal, says NCTA

1:15 PM Russia could take a controversial position

12:45 PM After bagging the New Delhi Government Radio Network order, Motorola is looking for more Tetra traction

MSO says its trying to solve 'techincal issues' that are preventing subs from accessing the Optimum Online email system. Update: The MSO hit back

Google says mobile search has been growing enough to offset Android’s mobile costs, which are 'immaterial'

11:50 AM China to merge two vendors to create a rival to giant duo

11:00 AM China Mobile's latest TD-LTE move

The Droid X goes for sales, CherryPal offers cheapness, and HTC revs up data speeds, as we list five Android devices to watch

8:50 AM Today's news smörgåsbord from Europe, featuring Huawei, Sony Ericsson, and Tele2

8:45 AM Pan-Euro operator boosts Dutch presence

Device vendor manages two quarters of profit in a row as it sees its average selling price (ASP) shoot up by 31%

Chinese vendor to supply VoIP and IMS capabilities to Spanish cable operator, and run its voice network for next seven years

Poor wireline coverage, desperately low incomes, and a host of other issues mean broadband penetration in AME will be an uphill battle

4:00 PM Can cable do more with less without breaking the subscription TV business model?

3:40 PM Targets Indian SMEs with Web giant

Cloud services represent a business gold mine for service providers, but only if they can keep marketing messages clear

1:00 PM What do you think Apple's options are?

The global potential of cloud services is behind the Japanese giant's cash bid for IT network services firm Dimension Data

Following launches by Suddenlink and Cablevision, Comcast is getting ready to push Docsis 3.0's speed needle

12:35 PM Even 2 Mbit/s is too much to ask for by 2012...

11:10 AM Android wants users to pay for mobile apps, but Microsoft will pay developers to make them

T-Mobile USA teams with IContain to bring M2M to asset tracking, while rumors swirl that 19 more HSPA+ markets are on their way

8:00 AM Launches its first Jajah-based packet voice service

8:00 AM Today's news snippets from Europe, featuring Telefónica, Sistema, and optical burst switching

Mobile payments let operators be the bank for the unbanked, but it won't be a simple job, Heavy Reading says

6:15 PM Pardon the expression, but the days of free TV Everywhere services could be short-lived

5:50 PM Its network-stretching startup, Skifta, is getting ready to launch

NCTA says agency's idea for one-size-fits-all boxes and adapters is overly ambitious and obsolete from the start, and TiVo agrees

5:20 PM More wireless backhaul goings-on

Israeli vendor adds a microwave product to its backhaul portfolio to give it a full set of fixed, wireless, TDM, and packet options

Thanks to Carrier Ethernet's compelling value, the market continues to grow at a good clip despite the sluggish global economy

4:40 PM Providing light source for new gesture recognition technology could be major new consumer market for long-time telecom player

3:50 PM What do we really want from a smartphone? It's easier to tell when you look at a few top models side-by-side

The iPhone maker has reportedly bought a French-Canadian mapping company that appears to rival some Google location capabilities

Clearwire reveals deployment of millimeter-wave equipment from startup E-Band

Mobile handsets are on track to become a primary component of basic business transactions worldwide

The roadshow moved from New Delhi to Mumbai, and our photographer came with us

CEO of cable overbuilder WideOpenWest claims carriage fees resulting from deal would limit its ability to spend on network upgrades

10:10 AM YouTube will begin offering 3D content via the PlayStation 3 this year

Cloud-based service would enable secure access to patient medical records via an Internet connection

7:30 AM Today's news snippets from Euroland, featuring Telefónica, AT&T, and BT

6:10 AM It's femto fiesta time!

4:00 AM Recent recommendations by the regulator the likely cause of rift between old and new players

Panelists at FCC hearing weigh the threats the deal could have on the budding online video distribution market

Former Aviat CEO remains mum on reasons for departure but says he's looking at telemetrics, wireless networks, and more for next gig

MSO launches 'High-Speed 2go' in 10 more Eastern markets, expanding availability of WiMax/3G combo and newer 3G-only option

1:30 PM It’s only a problem if developers say it is

Tyco Electronics to add ADC's broadband access portfolio to its Network Solutions business

The ROADM business keeps getting better, as Finisar gets a 40% bump thanks in part to Huawei orders

Independent ad network wants to remind publishers there are more lucrative options than just Apple and Google in the ad market

Mobile data will eventually provide the way forward for Taiwan's telcos, but there's pain before the gain, predicts Pyramid Research

With new interface specs Cablelabs seeks to scale the way MSOs and programmers authenticate and authorize subs for TV Everywhere services

That's not a weird euphemism for something, is it?

Uses Worldwide Partner event to encourage telecom service providers to include on-demand IT services with their network offerings

Consumer guru's tests confirm iPhone 4 antenna problem and suggest a quick fix – cover the antenna hole with tape!

1:50 PM The MobileBeat conference is trying a fun way to get startups on stage

Microsoft chief makes more colorful promises on the future of his company but admits it missed an entire generation of users

12:30 PM Quick pics from the YES Network viewing party in NYC

Despite a brief hiccup in the early innings, YES Network and the satellite giant got to show off TV baseball in all its 3D glory UPDATED 12:30 PM

10:40 AM Says its CableCARD-fueled PC-TV tuner has reached production, but stays mum on launch timing

9:55 AM CEO Eric Schmidt says the new ad format is on the way

Man who built AT&T's Carrier Ethernet offering chosen to lead Ethernet exchange through operational expansion

Chinese vendor sees an end to the current controversy surrounding the sourcing of Chinese technology by India's network operators

UK femtocell maker gets a $9 million funding boost from new and existing investors

8:30 AM Too bad he didn't live to see blogs

5:00 PM Party in an art gallery. Of course we went

SeaChange says its TiVo VoD play is ready for its close-up, a move that might further weaken the tru2way market and threaten Cisco and Moto

The upcoming ReadyNAS Ultra sure sounds like it could be a 'TV Everywhere' option for TiVo – but alas, DRM gets in the way

1:25 PM Much to Apple's dismay, Fring one-ups FaceTime with 3G calling

More snaps from the Mobile Broadband Summit 2010 in New Delhi, where the operators turned out in force

9:30 AM According to reports, Apple is planning to add streaming rentals of TV episodes to its next version of Apple TV

8:40 AM For some M2M apps, using the 4G network could be a matter of life or death

Trademark filing describes service that can broadcast, stream, and transfer audio, video, and data to portable electronic devices

Multiple operators will launch 3G services within weeks of getting their spectrum, says president of Reliance Communications

WiMax chipset costs are low enough to make it appealing for M2M, but Heavy Reading says it won’t be a sustainable advantage

4:25 PM Cisco's social networking maven quizzes me on social media, publishing, and Light Reading's evolution

The Mobile Broadband Summit 2010 in New Delhi was a hit, with plenty of laughs, and a few budding relationships, as our photographer discovered

The company is developing hardware for a multi-room DVR for MSOs, and it's left the door open for a retail version

Soleil Group analyst says Dragonwave results and Ciena projections indicate that Clearwire is cutting back on mobile backhaul capex

LUNCHTIME Germans blame the tentacled messenger

TiVo Premiere DVR and future non-DVR boxes to be 'customized' to work with MSO's VoD platform, but tru2way isn't involved

A new class of small base stations is a quick and easy fix to get broad coverage in 4G rollouts, In-Stat reports

AT&T's 3G Microcell user support forum reveals service quality problems like latency and dropped calls on the operator's new femto service

7:15 AM Telefónica might get its Brazilian after all

I told you, R2, you have to pay attention to the power consumption of the optical components, too! Oh, this is all your fault!

5:50 PM New chip is like a tour of the company

US agencies have just a few months to award more than half the $7.2B set aside for broadband projects

AT&T is blaming slow uplink speeds on an Alcatel-Lucent HSUPA bug, echoing recent 3G networking problems for the vendor in New Zealand

EchoStar's global box strategy gets a boost with deal to make a 'SlingLoaded' DVR for UK-based Freesat

Amid shakeup at Move, MSO and the vendor work on a 'transition plan' that will shift Web-fed, premium Xfinity TV fare to a new media player

11:50 AM The SCTE didn’t have to look far to find a new program committee chairman for its big show in The Big Easy

T-Mobile prepares to launch HSPA+ smartphones for its newly upgraded 3G network in the US

10:15 AM Challenges are ahead for Barnes and Noble as Amazon's new patent could kill its e-reader and Borders launches an e-book store

With little further to come from India's fixed access lines, the country's broadband goals are set to be met with wireless technologies

Two-way video sessions last an average of four minutes, as the company claims to have ironed out some teething troubles

WiMax vendor to add LTE capabilities to its wireless platform

4:00 AM Standing room only at Mobile Broadband event

2:00 AM Chairman and managing director role to be split, says source

MSO follows Sprint's 'Overdrive' with 'IntelliGo,' a mobile WiFi hotspot generator that can tether up to five devices

Tear-down specialist at UBM TechInsights says that an antenna break on the left side of the iPhone 4 casing could be the source of signal strength woes

MSO contends the capability doesn't turn inherently one-way DTAs into 'interactive' devices, but will the FCC agree?

2:10 PM Vendors trolling for enterprise Ethernet sales

1:30 PM WiFi will bring mobile TV to the masses, but it won’t be a sustainable solution

The proliferation of machine-to-machine technologies and services is shaping a future where people will carry three to five M2M devices each

12:55 PM Meet Nokia's new go-to-market maven

WiMax vendors are still bullish about the Indian market, but the window of opportunity might be short

Qualcomm brought developers to its home city of San Diego to pitch them on its new view of Brew – here's our view

10:30 AM Netflix signs its first pay-TV deal, preparing to challenge premium movie channels like HBO and Showtime

9:45 AM New-gen broadband deployment out in the open

Nokia sheds its wireless modem business in a $200 million deal to sharpen focus on devices and services

4:20 AM Symbian and MeeGo will do

China Telecom revealed CDMA EV-DO Rev. B trial results at Light Reading's 2010 Mobile Broadband China event

France Telecom stresses FTTH and LTE potential as it unveils its five-year 'conquest' strategy

7:45 AM Aims to boost its IPTV subs base with cut-price sports content

6:00 AM To sell gateway, set-tops business

Mobile chip vendors are set to meet the demand for LTE, but new contenders are challenging established silicon suppliers, finds a new Heavy Reading report

UBM TechInsights finds that Samsung's new Galaxy S Android phones share a 1GHz core with the Apple iPhone 4 and iPad

Big burst speeds dominate the D3 headlines, but MSOs will need to tap into wideband's other features to take it beyond early adopters

Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre talks to some of the specialist technology providers at the Cloud Computing World Forum event in London

Juniper adds ADVA to the fold as it continues amassing optical expertise to cope in a packet-optical world

11:45 AM Re-rethinking the optics thing

Apple says its been over-optimistic calculating the signal strength of 3G networks... and, oh, and you're holding it wrong, anyway

10:15 AM Buys majority stake in fixed broadband player

9:30 AM Journalism is still dying

8:30 AM 'It is quite clear to us that BT's 21CN network simply cannot cope with demand at present...'

Cable's playing kissy-face with a standard born out of DSL as MSOs gird for a massive deployment shift toward Docsis 3.0-powered gateways

Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre talks to Mark Beaumont from Verizon Business about the development of the international business carrier's cloud services portfolio

New head of Verizon's utility and energy practices sees a shift in thinking by utility execs, now willing to buy managed telecom services

The future of FLO TV is uncertain, even to Qualcomm’s chief, who’d like to provide the technology, but not the service itself

In the face of waning feature-phone revenues, Verizon doubles down on the Qualcomm platform and its developers

6:55 AM Indian government draws up banned vendor list, reports suggest

MSO gets its multi-room DVR off the ground in several Moto-based markets, including Oregon, western Mass, and the Bay Area

4:10 PM Adding professional services to their business portfolios is not necessarily the way to boost revenues

If it can overcome a number of challenges, mobile backhaul could become the 'killer app' for packet-optical transport systems

3:30 PM Cable over-builder, which has come out against proposed Comcast-NBCU deal, embeds Hulu into its customer Web hub UPDATED 4PM

2:40 PM Cellphones are a real buzz kill

WiMax provider has proto-4G service in 41 markets in the US and is adding towns in New York and California, with network signals detected in the Big Apple

Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre finds out about Savvis's cloud service offering from the company's EMEA managing director, Brian Klingbeil, who's looking for speedier provisioning times from the carrier community

10:50 AM The device has been suffering in limbo between the iPad and the regular Kindle

DVR pioneer's global hopes rise after ONO, Spain's largest cable operator, picks TiVo software to run on broadband-connected Cisco boxes

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs says more spectrum will be critical for operators dealing with the data rush, but developers also have a role to play

7:45 AM Authorities want access to message content from RIM, Google, Skype

Just days after AT&T announced the completion of its national Microcell rollout, the carrier suffered a femto service activation hitch

Leading carrier and Department of Telecom executives to address mobile broadband developments at Light Reading conferences in India

With the help of Mattel and Qualcomm, Barbies will come to life and robots will duke it out

AT&T CMO says to expect a simplified Brew development experience and 10 more Quick Messaging Devices within the year

7:00 AM Telefónica slams Portuguese state intervention