Bandwidth demand is growing, but it isn't enough
A handful of other cable-related things that happened this week
CEO Paul Sagan says Akamai can endure the current financial conditions because it isn't exposed to 'newfangled' Web 2.0 sites
One analyst believes the vendor's mysterious Nov. 11 announcement is a major edge-router platform
The WiMax talking points are behind the times
However, the Justice Department is stipulating that the new combined company divested itself of 100 markets in 22 states
The company has written down the goodwill value of its CDN unit by almost $100M, in a recent SEC filing
Revenues jump as a new deployment with Bright House Networks allows BigBand to tout gains in the switched digital video category
After months of speculation about a sale, Sprint decides that it will keep Nextel's iDEN network after all
Conexant takes a ride
CBS stock recovers after Redstone's sale
But the changes Dr. Jha discussed on the Q3 conference call raised more than a few eyebrows
The pillaging continues
Kevin Kennedy's post-JDSU destination turns out to be Charles Giancarlo's current haunts
Targeting the Drosophila vote
The deal's not dead, just repriced to $2.6 billion
Rather than consolidating, approaches to synchronization of Ethernet backhaul from cell sites are proliferating
Vendor's losses narrow and revenues are in-line as the new CEO gives a timetable for strategic review
Guess which telco competitor is most 'formidable' in the eyes of Comcast?
But it will be a year before Android arrives
Moto dumps Symbian OS for Google and Microsoft mobile platforms in a bid to simplify in 2009
New co-CEO says economic conditions and unit reorg will delay mobile device spinoff
Tatara sells business unit to fund femto development
CEO Kevin Kennedy abruptly announces he's off to a new job
By the hour
But maybe it should be
No. 1 cellular operator in the US says it will start home base station trial soon
The combined companies are now Grab Networks
Responding to what it describes as disappointing Q3 margins, Qwest sets out to cut 1,200 jobs
Top MSO is still pilfering more subs than the two largest telcos
Cindy Christy's replacement has arrived, in the form of former Openwave CEO Robert Vrij
A real prat-fall
The MSO's all-digital effort is ramping up in Portland, OR where Comcast is already conducting trials of digital terminal adapters
Comcast subs in the Windy City are next in line to get the cable-TiVo combo
VOIP subscribers say their phones have gone silent
Telenor said it will shell out $1B for a majority stake in a startup GSM operator in India and its share price plunged 17%
The companies' Energy Consumption Rating aims to standardize the way gear is tested
Vendor beats Wall Street expectations but says 2009 outlook is murky
From the folks at XOHM
Time Warner Cable picks an ETV dance partner
3G CDMA maven inks another home base station deal, this time with Hitachi
It's a busy day on Contentinople
Roku looks beyond Netflix and plans other content partnerships
Telenor is outraged by Russian court's decision to stop Vimpelcom shares from trading
MSO VP of wireless Stephen Bye explains how Cox is weaving wireless into all aspects of the company's operational fabric
NCTA is urging the Commission to hold off 'white spaces' vote
Vendor holds firm on Q4 forecast, but warns the 'picture is less clear' for next year as customers reassess capex plans
Operator says that it could intro a home base station early in 2009
News Flash: Guilty Guilty Guilty!
One-day telco conference has all service providers singing from the same hymn book, but the vendor impact may take a while to figure out
The ATIS-led security platform isn't expected to derail cable's efforts, but its impact on retail TVs and set-tops remains unknown
Mobile data helped drive Q3 results, but Verizon isn't so sure about Q4
Two large US telcos get ready to merge in a $5.8B all-stock deal that will create a landline giant with operations in 33 states
Science marches on
Cox will launch cellular services next year while building out its own 3G network and testing 4G technology LTE
BitGravity delivers shuttle launches, Internap asks strangers 'where'd you get that,' and UGC dies a slow death
The shareholder meeting to seal the Brocade deal has been moved to Oct. 29, a surprise that's sent Foundry shares reeling
Even in tough times, some companies are simply impressive in the way they fail to impress
Striking while the barracuda is hot
But don't get used to it
Cable operators and vendors are pumping advanced advertising as the industry's salvation, but hard numbers have been lacking... until now
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin claims the coveted title
Vendor is prepping a new 'green' carrier Ethernet aggregation switch, according to industry sources
Chinese vendor sees its revenues grow by 29% in Q3 as it lines up multiple mobile infrastructure deals
Software-defined radio is at the core of equipment vendors' efforts to deliver multi-standard radio systems
Features and benefits of cable's budding platform get top billing at Abt Electronics
Vendor says a leading US cable MSO has signed a contract to deploy Terrace, a bulk digital-to-analog decoder for MDU settings
Does lack of standards put telco TV in peril?
Major mobile companies say the FCC's test results for nationwide wireless broadband are flawed and don't show how much nearby spectrum would be harmed
...of bad taste in movies
A solid Q3 and a non-disappointing Q4 give investors some good news in a tough month
Don't lose the headphones!
Social networking site gets sixth round of funding
Job ads suggest 'next generation' rollout plans in the City of Angels, but Clearwire isn't saying anything yet
After an interruption from Hurricane Ike, Time Warner Cable's trial of metered Internet usage is back on track
Former Cisco exec Jayshree Ullal has joined Andy Bechtolsheim's new company, Arista, to tackle cloud computing
The nation's largest Ethernet conference buzzed through New York with three days of lively sessions. Enjoy our photo recap of the event
Pan-European operator's crystal ball still shows growth
Two lawmakers weigh in on retrans negotiations ahead of the DTV transition... and they appear to be on cable's side
Vision Acquisition Corp. has extended a tender offer for the struggling 3 GHz overlay vendor to midnight tonight
Unveils a new metro WDM platform that combines tunable ROADM capabilities with the management tool set inherited from Tropic
It was huge one for Apple's cash cow
Size matters
ECI is looking to develop service-specific carrier Ethernet platforms and new OSS products
Stirring it into chips that power broadband modems, home routers, set-tops, and digital TVs
The Met intros its new Met Player for online opera fans
3G coverage can be a bit patchy
MSO is taking aim at telcos with two new Docsis 3.0 tiers in the Twin Cities, Philadelphia, and portions of New England and New Jersey
No iPhone-style feeding frenzy, but the G1 phone is a steady seller in NYC on launch day
Strong iPhone 3G sales force AT&T to lower its full-year operating income margin forecast, but the operator says the cost is worth it
Emerging markets show signs of stress
The big night, captured on film and in photos
Chipping in on startups
Google's first phone doesn't inspire Apple-like frenzy in NYC
His new startup is focusing on the next big step for service providers: the virtualization of services and management
Verizon Business hopes to get an early jump on the 10-Gig Ethernet services market
Jerry Yang runs out of options
AT&T's third-quarter profits are up thanks to strong wireless growth, but the iPhone has put a dent in wireless margins
Why didn't anyone pitch femtocells to the McCain family?
The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd. All the excitement of the 2008 Leading Lights awards brought to you through the magic of television.
Every d-d-d-dog must have its d-d-d-day
Symbian was out to impress developers today at its annual Smartphone Show in London and had all the latest devices on show
Stores open early – get there while supplies last!
No metro announcement yet
Only days after his sudden exit from Soapstone, Larry Dennison is back in the carrier Ethernet world with a new startup
Akamai ventures into targeted advertising, Blip.tv closes a funding round, and Netflix is still OK - for now
MSO confirms that as many as 300 jobs could be cut as Comcast reorganizes its Eastern Division
Fourth-quarter outlook and massive writedown hits Tellabs numbers as it restructures for leaner times, axing 280 positions
It's gotten tougher to be a crabby old lady
UPDATE: Conax now says Blankom must obtain the vendor's conditional access technology through its exclusive North American cable partner
Online storefront and on-device app center gives BlackBerry users an equivalent of Apple's App Store for the iPhone or the Android Market for the G1
While the Metro Ethernet Forum works on a network-to-network interface, it might also be trying to create an Ethernet peering point
With TelcoTV 2008 just around the corner, here's a handful of things the Verizons, AT&Ts, Qwests, and SureWests of the world should worry about
Akamai buys ad firm acerno for $95M; launches its Advertising Decision Solutions offering
Wireless won't necessarily save us all
Literally…
The annual Light Reading awards have been handed out at a gala dinner in New York – find out who won!
VC investments in Internet-specific companies decline in Q3
Industry talk puts Infinera close to metro platform launch
The carrier Ethernet equipment market is still set to nearly double by 2012, but it won't be as big as previously expected
The first field trial of a downloadable conditional access system gets underway later this month
Don't laugh; KDDI likes it
The company's first crack at Google's operating system is expected to feature strong social networking features, but it may not debut until the second quarter of 2009
And the vendor hasn't ruled out vendor financing
Phone giant doesn't have a RIM email client for its E71 flagship yet and says there's no plans for one
Adds itaas as a partner as Comcast unit ramps up to deliver EBIF-based 'enhanced TV' applications to MSOs via a centralized platform
The Vanco deal has Reliance gathering partners to boost its worldwide reach, an executive tells LR's Ethernet Expo
Exactly why 'high availability' matters
'Emergency request' from broadcasters urges more comment and evaluation before FCC votes on 'White Spaces' proposal on Nov. 4 UPDATED 6:30 PM
The addition of some services into the Junos operating system is giving the MX router line a new look
Ericsson's share price jumped more than 20 percent this morning on stronger than expected third quarter results
The good, the bad, the ugly: Here's what became of last year's award winners
EchoStar president drops a few hints about what cool, new features will grace the company's forthcoming tru2way gear
An optical-layer encryption scheme could become commercially available by the time 100-Gbit/s Ethernet goes into service
Fourth-largest US mobile operator is pulling its 3G finger out ahead of Android launch
MSO chief strategy officer says operator ready to scale broadband-fueled premium video service to 'many millions of customers'
Voice service suffers
Google's breaking the mold of economic despair
There's no let-up in India, where the mobile subs base has broken the 300 million mark and companies are investing in new facilities
Sometimes you just gotta confirm that friend request
Evolution says exclusive tie to CA vendor Conax prevents Blankom from pitching Conax-based digital systems to North American MSOs
Handset makers' numbers aren't pretty, but they're not as bad as expected
Advocates say spectrum can be used for wireless service, but broadcasters and telecoms say it could interfere with spectrum bands
Decision time for US telecom mergers
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent discount any return of 'vendor financing' practices
Time Warner Cable and Cox get hit with three $20,000 fines over the switch to switched digital video
All segments and sizes affected
The company's first hardware appliance adds a new angle to its Ethernet services play
The company says this enables it to deliver about four Nielsen points of video
There, I've said it
Maybe this video will help
Despite some interference issues, FCC Chair favors a proposal that would allow special devices to tap into unused broadcast spectrum
Chinese startup Digimoc commits to femtocells based on Chinese 3G standard TD-SCDMA
Nokia Siemens sees its third-quarter revenues shrink year-on-year as exchange rate changes hit the vendor's top line
It's not part of a set. It's not on top
Research In Motion is unlikely to be acquired by Microsoft
Comcast subs will be the first to try out new Panasonic HDTVs that can pipe in interactive services, including VOD, sans set-tops
ThinkPanmure analyst says upcoming shareholder vote makes a Dec. 1 or Jan. 1 close likely for new Clearwire deal
Adobe releases Flash 10
TelePresence for rent
ECI puts its heritage to use and lands some early deals as it attempts to rival the carrier Ethernet switch sector's big guns
Nokia Siemens ships LTE-ready hardware
Limelight selects board member Douglas Lindroth as CFO, prompting some analysts to predict 'business as usual' for the company
MSOs with their own credit concerns are undoubtedly keeping close watch on UK cable operator's situation
First there was the Skypephone, now get ready for a Facebook phone
Optical and Ethernet vendor BTI Systems opens European HQ
Startup looks to extract dollars from MSOs with patented system that can rapidly extract old coax for repairs and upgrades
Stops 3G BlackBerry sales after software problems crop up
While Verizon is taken to task for improperly grounded FiOS installations, one union says the cable guys aren't squeaky clean
Welcome the VueKey, a removable security device that aims to comply with the FCC's ban on integrated set-top security
Pan-European operator prepares to launch a new customer trial of home base stations, Unstrung has learned
What should the Viacom founder do now?
XO is investing further in its Ethernet story, giving Ciena another reason to say 'told you so' about its World Wide Packets acquisition
Former chairman and CEO offers 17 cents per share for struggling supplier of 3 GHz overlay technology
Bad news in broadband telephony
Thanks in part to a fragile economy, the tru2way TV era probably won't get off to a furious start this holiday season
Wireless carriers' concerns of interference from a free nationwide WiFi network are overblown, according to a report from the FCC
Access vendor defied the market in the third quarter by expanding its revenues and is confident it can weather the current storm
RIM's stock price drop may be making its larger rival interested in a takeover
Analyst ups TWC to Neutral, holding that big issues, including a big battle with Verizon, are now reflected in the stock's value
Announcing Contentonomics winners
HTC's first WiMax handset spotted in Russia
By switching from TDM to newer IP solutions, network operators can be green and save green at the same time
As BT unveils details of its fiber-to-the-curb service pilots, PacketFront announces further success in Norway
UK MSO makes Canoe-like maneuvers across the pond
German firm joins crowded field of suppliers targeting small- and mid-sized operators seeking to upgrade their video platforms
Operators say goodbye to CDMA and opt for LTE for 4G
Spanish giant says it's not rocked by global storm
French paper sees AlcaLu selling its Thales holding
Norway's national carrier excludes ZTE from any new business and all tender processes worldwide for a breach of its code of conduct
Wireless broadband for a post-apocolyptic, post-DSL world
Chuba Udokwu is out, for reasons unspecified
Cable operators are finally starting to explore ways to sell advanced video services to commercial subscribers
Joins other devices bridging TV and Internet
Sprint CEO wonders if anyone will be able to raise the necessary capital to buy Nextel
Should cable fear it?
BT’s decision to revamp its 21CN rollout strategy has given the British carrier a stronger hand in the Ethernet services market
Even smaller numbers for Cisco
It's DirecTV from now on, as Qwest has to shut down the IPTV service formerly supported by Next Level gear
Qwest decides to kill ChoiceTV
British ISP highlights 21CN's lack of IPV6 support
Some of our 'Best Startup' finalists have had quite a busy year, some are hoping for a big 2009, and some just aren't sayin'
Arris has quietly expanded its service assurance portfolio, added 28 Auspice engineers, and landed more business with Comcast
Watching YouTube on your TV is finally easy – and it took a telco to make it happen!
Larry Dennison, the man who crafted the post-Avici strategy, has washed his hands of Soapstone
Sprint and friends cut the wire at Baltimore shindig to WiMax's coming out
The operator deploys a CableLabs-specified system that supports lightweight 'enhanced' TV apps
Our show in New York City comes to an end
Like that's a surprise
About 500 staff are to transfer from BT to Alcatel-Lucent in an outsourcing deal focused on the running of legacy networks
Vodafone finally makes an offer to Telkom SA to gain a majority stake in South African mobile operator Vodacom
Why take your chances on over-the-air converter boxes when you can get a screaming deal on basic cable?
The Nokia WiMax tablet could arrive on the market in the next couple of weeks
AlcaLu's new CEO grounds corporate jets
Australian operator plans to launch evolved HSPA services by the end of this year, pumping up its 3G network speeds to 21 Mbit/s
Huawei postpones the sale of a stake in its Terminals Business, blaming current economic uncertainty
BT misfit found guilty of eBay kit sales
TiVo is saved in Cherry Hill, NJ, as Comcast starts deploying devices to access switched-tier channels
ThePlatform gets a boost, TWC enhances interactivity, and we go high-tech
Private equity firms have demonstrated with the recent Freescale 'transformation' that their understanding of the semiconductor market is limited at best
IP startup NetSocket is trying to 'make the impossible possible' and succeed where Operax failed in the IP resource management sector
It's time for telcos to take another look at policy tools and realize there is more to policy than policing
Notebooks, modems, and air-cards are the early devices for Sprint's Baltimore XOHM network
Video management firm will use Plaxo's technology to give its platform better search, discovery, and social recommendation features
Speaking at the XOHM WiMax event, Sprint CEO says people would rather cut their local wireline service than cellular
Now that Comcast's got your attention...
Verizon and Vodafone are the first operators to carry the new BlackBerry Storm 3G touch-screen smartphone from RIM
Time Warner's Oceanic division gives ActiveVideo a coveted showcase market for its interactive television platform
ECI and Nokia Siemens gain support as Light Reading's readers vote for their favorites in the Leading Lights awards shortlists
Our incontinent economy
The company is shutting down a small Florida facility but doesn't seem likely to close any other sites soon
Denver-area content house puts up $5M to absorb Radiance Communications
Despite the condition of the economy
Ethernet fever runs high at Ciena as the WWP acquisition gives the vendor ideas for a service-aware network
In WiMax R&D
The MSO is off the hook regarding Verizon's VOIP patents, a decision that may bode well for other cablecos
Fixed/mobile convergence and femtocell technology company Kineto raises $15.5M and adds Motorola as a strategic investor
Ciena's CEO stays sunny
How do you solve a problem like pyorrhea?
How the global financial crisis will influence the wireless market over the coming years
Dish will pay about $104M to TiVo after the Supreme Court declines to hear the 'Time Warp' patent case
Company is looking for vendors to help it assess the market for a dedicated 40-Gbit/s metro transport service for enterprise customers
As the capex freeze continues to hit softswitch specialist Sonus, fellow VOIP gear vendor AudioCodes is bullish about its prospects
Velocix is putting caching infrastructure in ISP networks in the US and UK but claims announcements are being stymied by Net neutrality worries
Apple now holds 17% of the consumer smartphone market as nearly half of its new customers jumped to AT&T from Verizon Wireless, according to data from NPD Group
So much for the Essex group
A bigger version of the vendor's ISG box aims at being the point where the all-Ethernet network begins
Handset manufacturer saw revenues rise 30% to nearly $1.2 billion thanks to the success of its Touch line of smartphones
Sprint WiMax may be broadcasting – but not commercial yet – in places other than Baltimore
Netflix cuts Q4 forecasts, including revenue and subs
Another OSS minnow, Ceon, gets acquired, and again it's the prey's 'service catalogue' capabilities that have attracted a buyer
Demand for 100G is here, and the technology is impressive. But the business, for vendors, remains a sobering discussion
How long will the honeymoon last?
Verizon has been testing out 100 Gbit/s optical transmission again, this time with Nortel
Early voting for the Leading Lights 'Person of the Year' award puts Google's head of mobile platforms, Andy Rubin, ahead of the pack
Switch fabric vendors came and went during the bubble, but Dune is still around and even profitable
PiCast enters the peer-assisted video delivery market armed with MediaDefender's expertise
A second dose of pictures from the expanded WiMax show
Chinese zoo offers chicken soup for the panda soul
Obstacles include poor rankings in customer service polls, such as J.D. Power & Associates's
Clear winner in the Brussels coffee conflict
First they dump it, then they dump on it
The latest Cable Industry Insider says the cable industry's interactive ad venture should have its first products rolled out early next year
Nortel scores a hit with its WDM-PON offer
You can vote early on your Leading Lights favorites
Making Symbian open-source is Nokia's way of going on the attack, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo says
Timothy Wahlers and Walden Miller buy pieces of Vidiom back from ADB and the cable-focused elements of Solekai Systems to spawn enableTV
People are watching online video – so where are the profits?
Sources say France Telecom is evaluating suppliers for a major, multi-country upgrade of its fixed broadband backhaul capabilities
Atish Gude talks up some of the operator's more interesting XOHM pricing schemes in his WiMax World keynote
Nokia's CEO says it could happen here
It's back to the future at the 802.16 jamboree in Chicago, as Nortel OEMs WiChorus to add WiMax handoff and roaming capabilities
With TV, as with phone service, the freshest competitors tend to satisfy the most
Comcast is pushing on with WiMax femtocells in 2009 as part of its Clearwire plans, sources at WiMax World say
Here are the finalists for the fifth annual Light Reading Leading Lights Awards
Comcast, RGB Networks, Casa Systems, and Cisco (of course) are in the finals
Signs a licensing agreement to stream movies from cable network Starz
Backhaul and WiMax vendors partner to do end-to-end WiMax networks in emerging markets
Legislature mandates obesity
But premium programmer notes that getting a cable deal for Starz Play 'is very much a priority'
In his WiMax World keynote, CEO Ben Wolff doesn't change his tune about the Sprint asset merger
AT&T's top wireless exec, Ralph de la Vega, is now the major domo over all its consumer businesses, including U-verse
CTO John Saw wants more from microwave
The global economic storm may be intensifying, but optical vendor Transmode is staying dry so far
Despite a lack of standards, cable operators are slowly starting to adopt RF Over Glass in targeted situations
Motorola shows off many, many WiMax applications in a space-age Chicago house
Sprint veep says Chicagoland WiMax is 'round the corner
Ralph de la Vega adds consumer fixed-line biz
