Tony Li comes onboard as software guru at WiFi mesh firm
Shocked!
Adtran has acquired the startup's intellectual property, but somebody else will be shipping the stuff, too
BroadStream's got a new boss.
A Wall Street Journal Article today highlights a trend that is critical to cable operators: U.S. households increasingly ditching their landline telephone service and using mobile exclusively.
Show organizers say the show was a success, but attendees are less sure of the value in yet another show
Paging Doctor Hologram. Paging Doctor Hologram.
Carriers with NGN aspirations are concerned about their back-office capabilities, and the OSS firms are ready and willing to help
HSDPA and other faster 3G technologies could enable users to do more on the road with smartphones
Want to talk on WiFi mesh? Take it outside.
Four new faces debut on the list and four more hit the floor as LR updates one of its most talked about Top Tens
Often inebriated. Never duplicated.
Cable operators won't sit idly by while the telco IPTV threat mounts -- they'll fight back with own flavor of IPTV.
Broadband access vendor says it has won certification to sell gear inside of Sprint's wireline affiliates
Throw out baby, save the bathwater.
As carriers promise updates, business users clamor for new mobile broadband services
Booming freight traffic drives railways to seek efficiencies via wireless technology
Founded by a GPON pioneer, the Israeli startup raises $8M more to build automated patch panels
Google seeks a 'Product Manager – Interactive TV'
Ericsson and Lucent have helped beef up VOIP system vendor, which is expanding its Euro presence and IMS portfolio
As is always the case, political questions have political – not technical – answers.
French media reports suggest today's Alcatel board meeting is one of the final steps before an Alcatel/Lucent merger deal is signed
Cox Communications has selected an automated subscriber activation solution for high-speed data services from a little-known software start-up called Next Generation Broadband (NGB).
It's what's under the hood that counts.
Supplier snags contract to supply federal government with faster encrypted WiFi cards
The company's first Ethernet box could arrive in May, sources say, with Ethernet blades to follow
Sling says its video 'place shifting' device will help cable companies by extending their reach
A merger with Alcatel may be Lucent's chance to be a part in fiber-driven IPTV rollouts in the future, analysts believe
As NetCentrex gears up an IPO and Siemens addresses M&A issues, there is plenty of buzz at the London telecom event
Chimps can offer pointers.
Wireless broadband startup takes local approach to innovative broadband technology
A report from China says Juniper is in talks to acquire the Huawei/3Com joint venture
Byte and Switch casts a fresh list of Top Ten Private Companies, just in time for spring
Per-minute prices for mobile calls is diving swiftly toward zero – and that's good news for enterprise network managers
Dinner. Dancing. How 'bout some hot InterPlay?
Maybe Verizon's ratcheted things down or maybe something else is afoot.
CTO says BT is learning from Google and others about Web-based software-defined services
Tough choices at London show: Matt Bross, BT's CTO, in fancy dress, or some 'orgasmic chocolates'
Beating the large MSOs to the punch, Knology Inc. is plunging forward into convergence services. The cable overbuilder is making waves this month by rolling out a caller ID on TV service to digital video and voice subscribers for $1.95 a month.
P2P traffic may be on the rise, but some of the biggest phone companies in the US aren't worried (yet)
The House Commerce Committee Monday released its long-awaited bill creating a national video franchise; a hearing is set for Thursday
If you see something... take a number.
Expanding salesforce and MS partnership give Treo a larger business foothold
Users like new security and sync options in the latest upgrade to the gadget management software
Like an SNL sketch, I don't know when to stop.
The company says its IPTV distribution system offers carriers an open standards-based alternative to Microsoft TV
Stealthy startup plans wireless monitoring for servers and storage devices
Public benefit or 'mobile marketing ecosystem'?
They never stop whining.
Yet again, more Vegas photos.
As Infinera demos its 1.6-Tbit/s chip and talks revenues, BT's CTO says there's room for the company in 21CN plans
More photos from lovely Las Vegas.
Alcatel's board to discuss potential Lucent merger on Thursday, while Thomson is also the subject of takeover talk
There's nothing more distracting than working a tradeshow in Vegas. Not that we're complaining
A new application for touch-sensitive screens.
Spectrum-hogging networks to go dark as Cingular gets off the TDMA dime.
The hidden charms of the Blackberry.
GlaxoSmithKline pilots electronic anti-counterfeiting system
Vendor adds more RIM-like features to combat Blackberry in business market
It may have lost out in the bid to buy Riverstone, but it's not short of carrier Ethernet equipment partners
With an explosion of interest in municipal networking, mesh technology is once again back in the spotlight.
Who tipped off the cops?
Should the two giants get wed, other mega-mergers could follow close behind, says analyst
Should Alcatel and Lucent tie the knot, one of the key decisions will be choosing the CEO – Pat Russo or Mike Quigley?
BigBand Networks has found a home away from home in China. The Silicon Valley-based tech vendor has inked deals for its broadband multimedia-service router (BMR) with four more Chinese cable operators in the past week.
The companies admit they're working on a possible merger valued at $33B
Mobile softswitches really took off in 2005, sounding the death knell for legacy circuit-switched products
US carriers are expected to follow the Microsoft mobile email trail in the first half of this year
Consumer product giant likes the supply-chain data it gets with Vue Technology
Indian operator gives vendors about five weeks to submit bids for its monster GSM/ UMTS network equipment contract worth up to $4B
CEO Jerry Rawls tells Light Reading why a merger didn't come very close to happening
A collection of news snippets from a show that didn't live up to Supercomm standards, according to many vendors
Pan-European cable operator Liberty Global is selling its French business for $1.5 billion to private equity firm Cinven
And it's lousy for ducts.
How many black leather couches can there be?
Nortel says Minerva is its IPTV middleware of choice; the relationship has already earned Minerva a hearing at Verizon
About an Apple smartphone... rumors or not.
Microsoft's push email is struggling with enterprise readiness, according to analysts
Let's protect IP rights, not patent-holders' penchant for litigation.
Reducing mobile backhaul costs will be the key to profitability for next-generation services
...and lunatic spasms.
The defunct RPR vendor winds up in the arms of Adtran, according to sources
Nortel comes up with its carrier Ethernet philosophy; Ciena and Riverstone chime in with products
Telecom or snack food vendor?
Guiding Light can kill.
Siemens Communications gets a new president as German giant revamps its management lineup
Yahoo takes on Skype with the launch of its pre-paid 'Phone Out' and 'Phone In' services for users of its instant messenger application
Lucent wins Riverstone bankruptcy auction with $207M bid over Ericsson
Industry groups were still lining up Tuesday to weigh in on the FCC's broad deregulation of Verizon's enterprise broadband business
Need confusion? On the go? Try Limbo!
What are the applications of wireless USB for the user?
Superior technology and customer loyalty give Blackberry a head start over mobile apps rivals
Wireless networking startup focusing on IPTV rounds up its first US carrier customer, Pioneer Telephone
AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin aim to please the crowd with a more diplomatic approach to net neutrality
Its press release, filename 'foundery,' cites a secret OEM partner for its Ethernet gear. Who could it be?
Cities across the US are waking up to a new wireless future
Deutsche Telekom picks Microsoft's IPTV platform for its telco TV service, but problems remain at Swisscom
Goldman Sachs bets $25 million that the cable guys will use Vyyo's gear to squeeze fiber-like bandwidth out of coax last mile pipes
Share price leaps 33% on its debut on London's AIM market, valuing the firm at nearly $200 million
Just call her Ma Sensitive.
Consolidating carriers are more demanding than ever, as noted at a TelecomNEXT CTO panel
Quality matters when you reach the third screen
No one is standing still.
New legislation could accelerate IPTV deployment in the US by granting a national video franchise
Fastow, Quattrone: How can we miss you when you won't go away?
Access boxes are all the rage at TelecomNext, with the latest Alcatel router joining boxes from Adtran, ANDA, and Redback
TriBand system offers layered service for cities, businesses
TriBand system offers layered service for cities, businesses
Siemens is in talks about the possible sale of its black sheep Communications division, sources say
His name is Ryan Fitzgerald.
A little something for the broadband time capsule.
With Virtual Earth, MS is at it again.
Daniel Taylor of the Mobile Enterprise Alliance, on life beyond Blackberry and mobilizing new applications
Howard Stern makes a shocking salary.
Lucent, don't bogart that Riverstone! Ericsson puts in a $178M bid for the troubled company (Riverstone, that is)
Can the lawyers pull off an interesting tradeshow?
Sells its Japanese operations to Softbank in a deal worth $13.9B, with $10.5B in cash set to flow back to shareholders
Ethernet switch vendor has to move because it's putting its HQ on the block, but it might land $70M for its troubles
Sells its Japanese operations to Softbank in a deal worth $13.9B, with $10.5B in cash set to flow back to shareholders
AT&T: We're feeling much better!
Qwest stock hit a 52-week high Thursday on rumors of merger talks with Verizon; Verizon may seek network 'parity' with AT&T
Not surprisingly, IMS has been the acronym du jour at this week's Spring VON show in San Jose
RCN is struggling just to hold its own these days. More than a year after emerging from bankruptcy, the once high-flying cable competitor reported flat revenues and customer totals for the fourth quarter and full year in results released Wed.
Dig trenches or mount APs? You decide.
Ottawa hospital network reflects increased rollout of enterprise wireless mesh
This rumor is getting a thumbs-down, but plenty of others are likely to make the rounds in weeks to come
The IPTV battlefield isn't in the last mile anymore; it's in the last few feet within the home.
Enterprise users encouraged to hold off on latest crop of Microsoft tablets, wait for 'mature' technology
Spanish giant to buy up the 7.5% of Telefónica Móviles it doesn't own to execute a full merger of its fixed and mobile assets
Sacramento is the next in a growing list of cities to roll out a city-wide WiFi network
Sacramento is the next in a growing list of cities to roll out a city-wide WiFi network
Spanish giant to buy up the 7.5% of Telefónica Móviles it doesn't own to execute a full merger of its fixed and mobile assets
VOIP is all about the bare midriff.
Qwest CEO Notebaert says the market should set the rules, as always, for how network operators handle traffic
Another academic who doesn't know beans about the real world.
Enterprise users are watching Google's mobile moves with interest
No immunity for RFID, researchers say, with viruses poised to infiltrate tags and backend systems
According to the latest research from Nielsen/NetRatings, more than two-thirds of all active U.S. Web users now connect via broadband., up from one-third three years ago.
Court document shows the company has backed down from its suit of ten Light Reading message board users
There are a few qualifiers involved, but RAD says it's first to announce full-blown Ethernet OAM
Balls were thick on the ground at CeBIT this year
French alternative operator shows that triple play can be a money-spinner. Investors see a 300% share price rise in 2 years
Says its next-gen mobile network plans are running smoothly and it expects to reach 30M people by 2011
The retailer will soon sell an IP PBX solution from Sylantro and Bandwidth.com in its 880 US stores
The devil is in the details of the new draft specification for 802.11n high-speed WiFi
Google's griping about net neutrality, and sources say the company worries that carrier QOS fees will cause greater costs
OK, so they play soccer and we play football...
Sprint says its next-gen mobile network plans are running smoothly and it expects to reach 30M people by 2011
Pilot that pushes RF tags across delivery chain has been decade-long effort
What's in a name, Dick Van Dyke?
Broadband wireless has arrived – believe it or not
Cable operators like Liberty Global are starting to eat into the customer bases of Europe's incumbent operators
This just in: Voice is not a growth business.
Business is better, but there are still too many companies. Luckily, there's a graceful way out
Now you've gone too far, children.
More 'beer' for those who don't like beer.
Now could be the right time for Verizon to buy Vodafone's stake in its wireless venture, according to analysts
Sonus's fourth-quarter and full-year profits are down. Way down. But the softswitcher is seeing revenue growth all over the world
Now could be the right time for Verizon to buy Vodafone's stake in its wireless venture, according to analysts
Traffic signal enhancements enable wireless public safety network
The movement for 100-Gig is afoot, as are efforts to bring EPON to the 10-Gig level
Softswitch vendor digs deeper into Japanese carrier market with KDDI deal, a customer first announced four years ago
Firm debuts workforce tracking application as location-based services market hots up
T-Mobile, Cingular halt sales of popular Motorola mobile UPDATED 3:45 PM
Time for a little broadband kiss and tell.
Vodafone's CEO Arun Sarin is coming under increasing pressure to unite the company and appease investors
John Ryan's career continues downward spiral.
Getcher acute myocardial infarctions here!
Senate hearings for new FCC commish: hoax, ruse, or charade?
Folks are skeptical that AT&T's merger with BellSouth will make the telecom industry a more competitive place
If you can't call it something nice...
In three steps: Provide access, nail down security, and roll out the apps
As security protocols extend beyond the enterprise, will users revolt?
Sources say Lucent has won second-source business for ROADMs at Verizon, and Tellabs has won a similar role at AT&T
Carlos Slim takes #3 on the Forbes list.
Frankly, we're Dubaious.
The buzz at this year's happier OFC/NFOEC revolved around IPO candidates rather than products
BellSouth shareholders: 'No cash for you!'
Canadian handheld vendor buys Ascendent, adds IM and integration capabilities to its software
Alcatel and ECI are delivering key elements of Deutsche Telekom's broadband network upgrade
Its financial woes aren't over yet as it delays its Q4 and full-year 2005 reports and says it will restate previous results
Yanni's serenity may have slipped a bit.
How to end a really boring meeting.
Hewlett-Packard, Orange first out with Microsoft Mobile push email
WiFi-barcode systems are low cost, easily implemented, and are transforming wholesale distribution
Origami not a tablet, just highly mobile, says vendor in ambitious renaming effort
There are some big players missing at this year's show in Germany, plus other CeBit schnippets
Despite a lot of speculation, the existence of 'QOS fee' agreements between ISPs and Internet companies remains questionable
8x8's reseller agreement with BellSouth may be diminished as AT&T's CallVantage VOIP product becomes available in BellSouth country
The big phone companies are looking for 10M GPON subs in the next five years, and the vendor shortlist includes some familar names
Wireless carriers have years of bad will and broken promises to mend
Swedish access vendor lands $27 million FTTH equipment deal in Denmark with partner Siemens, and looks towards an IPO
The new AT&T will be a gazillion ton gorilla. One that is poised to squash the cable bananas. Well, not exactly.
Lollygagging just became a lot harder.
New Infonetics report predicts 120 percent growth in business WiFi sales through 2009
From brewery to pub, asset manager TrenStar maximizes beer keg management
Why am I in the media? Two words: Door Prizes.
Everyone at OFC/NFOEC likes talking about FTTP, but the triplexer part of that market remains the purview of startups
Sperm countdown
Lucent has announced a slew of new European deals at CeBIT potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars – again!
AT&T will get some valuable video bits when it acquires BellSouth
Ever feel like another cog in the marketing machine?
Italian triple-play pioneer gives IPTV hopefuls the lowdown on how to market triple-play services
Jeanette Symons wants to make your kids smarter.
Cingular's new video service looks like small beer
Networking giant makes a $51M buy to get into physical security with IP video gear from SyPixx
As Origami saga unfolds, it seems Redmond likes the tablet concept a lot more than enterprise users
No one wants a level playing field.
Believe it or not!
The telco giant is cooking up a set of 'packet prioritization' products for Internet content providers
AT&T and BellSouth have their work cut out for them in proving merger's value to business users.
Swiss scientists love their beer.
The optical components industry is in a better mood this year, but not everything is fixed
Will Force10 be a force in the public markets?
The week of OFC/NFOEC opens with another surge for optics. Could Google be at the root of it?
Traffic management specialist prepares for IPO on London's Alternative Investment Market in the coming weeks
The more telecom changes, the more it stays the same.
AT&T incumbents Alcatel, Cisco, Ciena, Motorola, and Siemens may see new business from the merger, while Tellabs and Redback face risk
Enterprises would welcome 'true' FMC, but will AT&T/BellSouth supply it?
Heavy Reading takes to the airwaves.
AT&T and BellSouth say convergence is key for a merged Cingular
British incumbent has finalized the four remaining major vendor partner deals for its 21CN and details its IPTV plans
AT&T and BellSouth say convergence is key for a merged Cingular
Level 3 is the most connected IP service provider in North America and Europe, according to data from Renesys
Analyst sees cable consolidation following the announcement of a $67B merger between AT&T and BellSouth
AT&T and BellSouth announce a $67 billion merger that will create the nation's largest phone company
A startup is kicking off OFC/NFOEC with talk of new 40-Gbit/s transponders
Calix shares details of its new access box designed for fiber-to-the-node networks
General Bandwidth is moving office, shortening its name, acquiring Syndeo, and adding new products
Something's fishy at the Pentagon.
BellSouth's big chief is going to make a pile.
As RIM reports disappointing quarterly results, agreement ends bitter patent dispute
Upcoming spectrum sell-offs will determine the course of the wireless business
For your perusal, my Oscar picks.
Components stocks are soaring today after Finisar announces a blowout Q3
Vodafone is in talks with Softbank to offload its troublesome Japanese operations
Operators don't yet know what the IMS-enabled killer app will be, but most believe it will involve video
The VP for Product Management, discusses the hot convergence issues
Internet, Schminternet. Your video options are on the decline.
Optical networking is still heating up, but Ciena's stock price may have already reflected its potential, say analysts
Bush loses the Norwegian Bachelor Farmer vote.
UK incumbent dismisses speculation that private equity companies are lining up a £20 billion bid
Sources say the startup's got two wins, including a possible $50M MCI deal
Network operators expect commercial services by 2007, according to a new report from Heavy Reading
Oregon Senator says his bill will prohibit network operators from 'discriminating' against any legal Internet traffic
The FCC can be a circus. Is it also a roadshow?
City details muni network plans; EarthLink to build and operate
Cisco has unveiled Release 7.0 of its ONS 15454 platform, but analyst says it won't allay user concerns
RFID may be retail's future, but it's set to put more pressure on back-end storage
Network operators expect commercial services by 2007, according to a new report from Heavy Reading
But the carrier faces challenges in shift to 3G networks and data services
Indian mobile carrier reorganizes its ownership in preparation for an IPO
Acting at its finest.
Q1 loss trimmed to just $6M as Ciena meets market expectations, but its stock still slides 5% in pre-market trading
The company will use its well-known brand and P2P file sharing protocol to enter the burgeoning Internet video business
Time to reopen that can of rude.
NTP lawyer sees RIM case as heroic struggle... I think.
Stock gets a 20 percent shot in the arm for no apparent reason. Good times!
Why is Mark Sullivan wearing a dog collar?
In a research report this week, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.'s Craig Moffett concluded that Wall Street fears about cable operators becoming relegated to 'dumb pipe' status are vastly overstated.
Sources in the Capital say sentiment has shifted away from the net neutrality cause
UK alternative operator Thus likes the look of the 27,000 customers Cable & Wireless wants to dump
Some antivirus companies complain that discoverer has not shared the code for new threat
Americans prioritize.
OSS firm has abandoned its IPO plans and is expanding its product range, starting with the purchase of T-Soft
Softswitch firm gets its foot in the door at Japan Telecom with a deal to outfit the carrier's new VOIP service
