In Las Vegas, cable's independent operators gathered to place bets on technologies and services that will help them stay competitive – and valuable – as the next M&A wave hits

From the sprawling Fira Gran Via, we bring images of LR partygoers, taxi lines and the realities of Barcelona

DVR Plus is offered in the 'vast majority' of Cablevision's East Coast systems and supports more than 10M recordings and 3M-plus playbacks per week

Also: D-Link scored Docsis 3.0 stamps; DirecTV sets sights on 4K TV; The spectacle! The pageantry! The … Flixies?

Network functions virtualization has been the underground networking trend at this year's Mobile World Congress

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Deutsche Telekom makes net loss; former Telekom Austria execs get jail

Aptilo Networks VP Marketing Johan Terve talks about the benefits of carrier-class Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi offloading at Mobile World Congress 2013. With Aptilo's solutions, mobile operators can generate additional revenue, reduce churn and attract new customers by providing carrier-class Wi-Fi services.

It just goes to show the ADC startup can get headlines for things besides getting sued

Could Firefox be the chatty OS that makes a beached whale of your network?

Deutsche Telekom's Jürgen Hase explains how M2M developments can help make cities smarter

AT&T looks to bigger screens, more LTE smartphones and a smart hub life in 2013

It may seem far-fetched, but CEO Chet Kanojia believes cable operators can use Aereo to create a more 'compelling' broadband service bundle

Google drops the massive booth at MWC2013 and throws a huge party in Barcelona instead

OMGfast promo pitches 50-meg speeds for $29.95/month as it preps for a big expansion in South Florida, where it competes with Bright House and Verizon

ZTE and LG make bold market share predictions while the LTE handset battleground moves into the enterprise, with Samsung being the aggressor

Everyone agrees that standards are good to stitch together networks made of 4G, small cells and even Wi-Fi, but there's much less accord over which standards to use to actually to get it done

But Cisco, for the first time, was tops in edge QAM revenues in the period, which capped off an overall down year for cable access gear spending

Amid its MWC launch of 'service provider SDN,' Ericsson has plans to beef up its presence in the data center

Chinese BSS software vendor is ready to duke it out with the likes of Amdocs in EMEA as telcos prepare for service provider IT (SPIT) overhauls

Cash-strapped Clearwire takes $80M in monthly funding from Sprint but insists it is still considering the Dish bid

Also: Kabel Deutschland to rev up bandwidth and Docsis 3.0 upgrades; cable's Tier 2/3 M&A frenzy continues as TDS snaps up Baja Broadband

Transport equipment vendor BTI Systems has raised another $10 million in VC backing and unveiled its software-defined networking (SDN) roadmap

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Neelie's single-market vision; South Korean warning for Euro operators; NSN's Swiss role

Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg defends his company's managed services deals and says he'd rather invest in R&D than make expensive acquisitions

A rumor that Juniper tried to sell off some enterprise assets isn't all that surprising

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The next version of Comcast's cloud-based UI will add a set of more personalized features, including a video recommendations engine

Firefox is en fuego in Barcelona, but there are gaps to be filled if it is to be the mobile OS of the people

Also: TW Cable tailors service bundle for teleworkers; TiVo unit measures cross-platform ad campaigns; upLynk combines ads with video streaming

Also in today's EMEA roundup: BT may have to cut leased line prices; Spanish regulator under EC scrutiny; Vodafone boss talks up Euro investment

Vendor's IP division is getting ready to join the network functions virtualization (NFV) debate – and you remember the TiMetra name, right?

Following up some LTE announcements, Ericsson re-claims Telstra as part of its optical territory

Hardware providers salivate as China Mobile starts domestic TD-LTE deployment with 100 cities promised in 2013, devices in Q3

The new optical player assembled by Marlin Equity Partners is preparing an OFC/NFOEC debut

Tie-in with ActiveVideo will enable the multi-screen DreamGallery UI to run on older, QAM-based set-tops that can't speak a lick of IP

Ericsson CEO talks M&A and announces SAP partnership, O2 core deal, LTE broadcast solution at Mobile World Congress briefing

Intel- and Deutsche Telekom-backed tech startup doesn't need a network to make smart, wireless proximity applications

Some photos of the enormous new MWC facility, and some pics of the calm before the storm

Broadband TV and cloud DVR startup couples expanded launch in the NYC metro with its first ad campaign using 'No Cable Required' tagline

Also: Dish hops around Fox advertising snub; FiOS TV tunes up its TV Everywhere lineup; smart TVs on the rise

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Nokia aims lower; Siemens speeds NSN exit plan; Vodafone to roll out mobile payments with Wirecard

This node's for you! NSN combines local caching with more base station radio insight to try to boost performance and deliver hyper-localized content, dude

Nokia Siemens's CEO says there will only be three major players in the wireless infrastructure business within the next few years

While talking to Bob Metcalfe, we shot a few of the sites around Palo Alto's historic research lab

Charter will lean on fully functional, interactive boxes, not one-way channel-zappers, to fuel its big all-digital transition

Our editorial team gets the straight scoop from service providers regarding LTE-Advanced, Gigabit Wi-Fi, small cell deployments, and more

Also: Charter sheds 36,000 video subs, but gains elsewhere; Cablevision to tack on sports fee; Cox raises broadband caps; Genachowski speculation begins

Also in today's EMEA roundup: AlcaLu names new CEO; Technicolor turns red; Vodafone wins big in Germany

Can we have just one 5G please?

Former Vodafone executive Michel Combes will take the reins at Alcatel-Lucent on April 1

AT&T is opening up network APIs and allowing partners to take more control as it looks to expand its reach in the enterprise

Network functions virtualization will be a very real topic at Mobile World Congress

NTT Docomo move could spark a wave of LTE-Advanced action at Mobile World Congress

Also: Nielsen sets plan to measure OTT; Sony's PS4 preview fails to impress; BigBand co-founder's new gig; Google Glass – the next TV Everywhere platform?

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telefónica does SDN with NEC; Vodafone tests small cell backhaul; E-Plus turns to ZTE for LTE

Taking a cue from Oracle, the VCE joint venture wants to pre-load applications onto its integrated data-center bundles

Still trying to score points in the Evolved Packet Core, Juniper plans to hit Mobile World Congress with a virtualized version of the MobileNext control plane

Dish is trying to trump Sprint's Clearwire deal, but Charlie Ergen envisions a wireless world in which he and Sprint are chums. 'We're playing to win,' he says

Comcast's Kevin O'Toole says businesses with 50 employees or fewer represent the 'sweet spot' for the operator's new cloud-based Upware service

The number of fiber-to-the-home/building connections in Europe is set to double in the next five years – but the total's still not impressive

Also: Suddenlink rolls TiVo Mini to 100-plus markets; Rogers tries unlimited data promo; weekends are prime time for Comcast's video downloader

In today's EMEA roundup: BT one of winners in UK 4G spectrum auction; France Telecom, Com Hem results

All existing network operators get 4G spectrum but auction raises much less than expected

Harmonic is eager to exit its declining, low-margin cable access business. So, why is Aurora so keen to snap it up?

A soft launch is finally bringing LTE to some Sprint users in NYC and San Fran, but can Sprint get its fresh 4G network into the cities fast enough?

As Mobile World Congress approaches and more and more operators launch LTE services, the 4G roaming hubs vie for operator attention

Also: Kabel Deutschland M&A proposal hits a snag; Verimatrix to secure Com Hem's TiVo-powered IPTV platform; Tata Sky tunes in Technicolor set-tops

Harmonic will apply all its focus on video processing and CCAP as Aurora Networks picks up its lower-margin line of nodes, amps and transmitters

Also in today's EMEA roundup: NSN appoints CFO; EE sees profits slide; France Telecoms targets seniors; du on the up

Having covered the complexity of mobile and cloud networks, Ericsson says a lot of 'SDN' is going to be familiar to its engineers

Comcast has quietly introduced a pre-paid, 3-meg service in the Philly area led by a $69.95 'starter kit' that includes a modem and 30 days of access

Mobile World Congress will be awash with new smartphones and other mobile devices, but can they match the classics for voice communications?

Also in today's EMEA roundup: The trouble with Brussels; Vodafone's big deal with BAE; France Telecom wants out of Portugal

Newly-liberalized country has more than 90 applicants for two mobile licenses

Cisco's small-cell partner ip.access claims bragging rights for being first to ship more than 1 million residential femtocells

Also: SCTE swaps dates and place for Cable-Tec Expo; Comcast gets the Carrier Ethernet 2.0 label; ex-CableLabs chief strategy officer resurfaces

Customization is helping optical components grow, and a Mobile World Congress announcement is coming up for PacketPortal software

Comcast is the marquee customer for a new video processing system from Elemental that can boost VoD quality with fewer bits

Chinese vendor provides details of its SoftCOM strategy, which involves an initial focus on specific network elements and the unveiling of some unnecessary nomenclature

Whatever the industry calls 'SDN' will take shape quickly, and users had better speak up if they want it shaped their way

New report finds that Sweden has the fastest average LTE speeds, while Japan has slowest 4G and the US has the most LTE networks now live

Also: Netflix dodges a bullet; TiVo flips on Flingo; Intel tests its OTT TV service; will DirecTV's new sports fees bring back Sir Charge?

New packet optical platform gets the switching closer to customers so they can handle bigger volumes of Ethernet traffic

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telefónica Digital finds cloud cover; Virgin directors sued; Apple poisoning in Norfolk

It's just one contract, but startup Embrane, as well as SDN, are in that early stage where people get excited about 'just one contract'

Also: Liberty Horizon TV subs breaks 100K mark; M&A wave hits Tier 2 cable; sub growth drives DirecTV's Q4; FCC not laughing about zombie hoax

Smart Plan system tackles mobile service creation, personalization and customer self-care using policy rules engine and smartphone app

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Vodafone eyes Kabel Deutschland; AlcaLu chairman to stay on; Telefónica recovers in Spain; Ericsson in Russia

'Open' isn't open enough. The Open Networking User Group wants to make sure that as SDN evolves, it doesn't trigger some old traps

The vendor has a slew of network and managed services portfolio enhancements to show off at Mobile World Congress, but its carrier cloud and SDN efforts are more eye-catching

As networking and the cloud converge, market advantage is tipping back in favor of network equipment vendors over IT vendors

Colorado Springs is the seventh market to get the next-gen platform as Comcast gets ready to deploy X1 to the 'majority' of its footprint this year

Clearwire is ready to link LTE TDD radios to the Sprint core network and plans to have 2,000 of the 4G sites up by end of June 2013

Also: Comcast lets subs watch Fox in and out of the home; GCI stages TiVo invasion; Liberty expands Horizon TV; Suddenlink does a decade

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telenor earnings rise; Swisscom chooses Huawei for FTTC; NSN rides the rails in Poland

Industry report suggests backhaul investments won't meet capacity requirements, with Asia/Pacific operators facing the biggest crunch

Network monitoring might provide Arista with another way to battle Cisco hegemony, but what about the companies that are already there?

Comcast narrowed video losses, raked in a big profit, and struck a deal to buy the rest of NBCU for $16.7 billion. All in a day's work...

How can Sprint and others compete with $10 to add a tablet to a shared data plan?

Intel will take on one of its key technology partners, cable, when it launches a fully fledged over-the-top video service later this year

Bob Metcalfe didn't get asked to be on the cake and ice cream committee, but he'll help discuss innovation when Ethernet's birthday comes around in May

The startup's managed service isn't as cuddly as Build-a-Bear, but it could be an easier, hardware-free way to build a network

New capital injection of more than $343M revealed as Genband unveils its new direction

Charlie Ergen insists Dish's rival bid for Clearwire is the best option, but admits that the 'deck is stacked against us'

Also: ThinkAnalytics stays on a tear; Cablevision signs SMB sales partner; Starz keeps Sony flicks through 2021

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Nokia challenges Indian tax probe; Euro operators want level playing field on data protection; Vertu goes Android

Genband launches a new cloud-based unified communications service and a marketing message to modernize its boxy brand

In the eyes of Netflix, Cablevision and Suddenlink are the top-ranked cable ISPs, trailing only Google Fiber. All three happen to be members of Netflix's private CDN club

The 'Father of Ethernet' comes back to PARC, the scene of the crime, to talk about Ethernet's future -- including a 40th birthday bash in May.

The application layer needs a special touch in SDN, F5 contends, so it's buying a 4-year-old specialist in that field

Can Comcast make a successful run at servicing hotels while companies like LodgeNet struggle?

The digital dream of EC Commissioner Neelie Kroes has been shattered by clueless political pinheads

Also: TW Cable pipes set-top VoD to PCs; HDTV is taking over US homes; TiVo puts over-the-air TV on its DVR roadmap; Dish battles with ESPN

Also: Ericsson teams up with Gemalto on M2M; ITU follows up Dubai gabfest with report; private equity firms eye EE; and Depeche Mode!

AlcaLu's board, not outgoing CEO Ben Verwaayen, is to blame for the vendor's current predicament

While the Northeast tucks in for a winter storm, we wonder what challenges CSPs face when digging out of a heavy snowfall

Also: Suddenlink goes whole-home with the TiVo Mini; Comcast clamps down on tablet and smartphone security

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia feels southern Europe heat; top investor dumps Vodafone; Telefónica trumpets VoLTE-to-3G success

The focus of telecom network operators in Asia/Pacific is changing, according to Moody's executive

The nation's third largest telco says it has a better commodity cloud offering than Earth's largest online store

OpenFlow startup Big Switch gets a big semiconductor partner, a pairing that sure looks dangerous for vendors like Cisco

Tom Rutledge swings his second deal for the former Bresnan systems, this time as CEO of Charter. Is there more M&A ahead for Charter?

The company reports on the status of its CCAP-capable E6000 and updates investors on the Motorola Home acquisition

As CEO Ben Verwaayen steps down, his potential successors can see what they might pick up in 2013

Targeting mobile operators especially, F5 adds policy to the list of other network services its BIG-IP platform handles

Also: Twitter buys into social TV analytics; CTAM CEO sets her exit; Liberty-Virgin Media deal has a coincidental Comcast connection

Sprint behind on 4G upgrade, but may be able to start reusing Nextel spectrum quicker than it had expected

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Verwaayen steps down at AlcaLu; Swisscom earnings down in real terms; Transmode hires LTE guru

A report out of France says the AlcaLu board will have Ben Verwaayen step down in May

Sonus Networks, often tossed around in M&A rumors, is likely not a target for Cisco, says one analyst

Liberty Global just struck a big deal to buy Virgin Media, but its CEO suggests the European invasion might be far from over

FreedomPop gets $4.3M more in VC funding as it promotes 4G data sharing for social network users

Alcatel-Lucent's optical solution powers the new high-capacity link between Paris and Lyon

Also: CBS reveals Super Bowl streaming stats; Sir Richard in for a big payday; Redbox/Verizon JV gets an Xbox exclusive; Metrocast taps Sidera for 100G upgrades

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Euro operators unhappy with Herman; Microsoft gets busy in Africa; BT nukes nuisance calls

John Malone's set to take on Rupert Murdoch in the UK and become the world's largest cable operator, outdistancing Comcast's video sub base by 3 million

And 4G represents just 1 percent of the planet's mobile connections, just one of an array of mind-blowing stats from Cisco's new mobile data forecast

The Service Provider IT (SPIT) giant, long labeled as a 'services' company, looks like it finally has some product DNA in its corporate chromosones

FCC asks how communications could be more reliable at hearing in the wake of Superstorm Sandy

Also: Google Fiber preps for Missouri rollouts; cable's Canoe paddles ahead on VoD ads; Super Bowl streaming usage was not so super

Rural telcos make the case that they need more support from Washington to provide broadband to their communities

Virgin Media share price leaps 15% as takeover talks with Liberty Global are revealed

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Liberty in Virgin M&A talks; KPN slides into Q4 loss; ARM powers on; Portugal Telecom in mobile money move

Analysts believe Acme Packet will give Oracle some street smarts in the mobile packet core and network functions virtualization/software-defined networking sectors

Zenverge is working on new gateway/set-top silicon that can transcode six or more individual HD streams – up from the four its chips can handle now

Also: Time Warner, Comcast might bid for German broadcaster; CableCARDs still not hot at retail; Dijit snares fellow social TV startup

Software giant snaps up IP networking specialist and gains a foothold in the 4G voice systems sector

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Numericable eyes SFR tie-up; Euro concerns over 4G; soccer-lovin' billionaire takes Truphone stake

Cisco lets loose with a string of software-defined networking announcements as the company looks to stay ahead of the coming transition

What do Tellabs and Sycamore have in common? One less thing, as of Friday

Glenn Britt's contract with the nation's second-largest cable operator ends in December 2013, so that fits, anyway

The operator expects to more than double its Wi-Fi footprint in 2013, which is good news for Cisco, Ruckus and Ericsson

Clearwire's takeover drama continues as it recommends Sprint but keeps the Dish bid alive

Also: Brightcove swaps out CEOs; DirecTV invests in TV Everywhere ad-splicing partner; CEA dumps CNET, restores Dish's Best of Show honor

Tellabs had a tough 2012 so is slimming down further, and focusing on SDN, in an effort to make 2013 its turnaround year

In today's EMEA roundup: Uzbek investigation prompts Nyberg's resignation; BT sells less, makes more; 3,444 ideas for Wayra