The wireless show may provide clues about the evolution of 4G, especially WiMax
SCTE launches standards effort for 'RF over Glass,' a new architecture that will enable cable MSOs to deploy FTTP in greenfields
Smaller, faster, cheaper components could seed a new class of enterprise security products, company says
Mobile is a killer app, reckons doctor
South African telco rejects takeover offer
System under consideration would give high-speed digital pirates 'three strikes' before service is shut down
If you're Danish and connected, tunes are free
Sacré bleu! French vendor loses its chairman and CEO
AT&T and T-Systems land deals valued at more than $1B from oil giant Shell, which is transferring staff to the operators
Operator ready to leap to LTE, says report
Singapore has drawn up a shortlist of pre-qualified firms that could run the island state's planned open access next-generation network
Sporting an adventurous carrier customer and a new CEO, service delivery platform (SDP) specialist Aepona is expanding
Contentinople reports that BitTorrent isn't the only P2P company working with service providers
More and more operators are using carrier Ethernet switch/ routers to support high-performance business Ethernet and residential triple-play services
Still not a 100% this isn't an April Fools
The earnings still don't look pretty, but Level 3 says it is sticking to its original integration plan
Says it's playing smokescreen games
As AT&T preps the May launch of its mobile TV service, Verizon Wireless reminds the world it has a year's head start over its rival
But will the FCC show the same leniency toward small cable ops in front of the February 2009 digital transition?
T Italia and regulator break bread over access plans
Another musician gets the Internet
Is it fair to compare cable's and Verizon's 'retention tactics'?
Like Cisco, AlcaLu is giving its edge routers a long-awaited upgrade - but unlike Cisco it's doing it in the same box as before
A report issued by Internet Evolution says peer-to-peer filtering tools have a long way to go
Microsoft will likely make a big splash at the wireless show in Vegas, but the talk will still be about Apple, Google, and RIM
Wanna see how Sprint's WiMax might work in the real world?
Agency Chairman Kevin Martin wants Comcast to commit to when it will end present P2P application management practices
WiMax and cable's Docsis platform speak the same technical language in many respects
Greek competitive operator ON Telecoms has raised €65 million in funding as it builds out its triple-play business
If femtocells become mainstream, wireline network operators could face serious revenue erosion
The Senate will soon return to weigh in
Charter makes itself and its customers look foolish
MSO agrees to move to a 'protocol agnostic' capacity management system and increase its upstream capacity in some markets
Optical and access test firm EXFO buys VOIP and IMS test capabilities with the purchase of minnow Navtel
There's talk of two mobile takeovers in Germany
Silicon photonics could offer vendors a quick, alternative route into the photonic integrated circuits (PIC) market
Motorola starts process to split itself into two independent companies - Mobile Devices and Broadband and Mobility Solutions
The rhetoric is flying fast and furious in the cable vs. Verizon volleys...
The carrier accuses MSOs of unfairly delaying customers who want to switch video providers
NTT DoCoMo releases details of first LTE field test and records downlink speed of 250 Mbit/s
Is anyone else sick of waiting for this turkey to drop?
France Telecom firms up its content strategy
Could a techy replace The Governator?
More and more cellular operators are turning to self-built networks to backhaul skyrocketing volumes of data traffic via Ethernet
Cisco will pounce if Moto appears mixed up
A partnership with Sprint and Clearwire could give some major cable MSOs a strategic wireless play for 'a modest capital commitment'
WiMax could be dead and buried by then...
This year's Convergence India show in Delhi featured many of the global equipment vendors and a bunch of dummies
Report says cable companies are jumping in to save WiMax
Handguns: They kill, but prevent costly truck rolls
Bluetooth implants for all
4.5 million and counting...
Thomson's new head of IPTV reckons the sector is heading for an overhaul that will result in consolidation
Vodafone is preparing an IPO in Qatar, where it plans to launch the nation's second mobile operator by the end of the year
With social networking?
Former Time Warner Cable CTO takes a minority stake in Atlanta-based startup
Motorola announces it has joined the LTE/SAE Trial Initiative, which seeks to accelerate 4G mobile broadband standard LTE development
Some analysts are turning on Tellabs as its BPON revenues from Verizon appear to be on the decline
UK-based speech-to-text messaging mobile application firm SpinVox raises an extraordinary $100M in funding
Forecast says cable and satellite hi-def subscriptions will jump to 71 million by 2012, but HD network revenues will be playing catchup
Another recession inducing idea
Comcast's latest VOD milestone would make Carl Sagan proud...
Trans-Pacific Express submarine network consortium gains two more members, taking the new cable to Japan
Now it wants white spaces
Wants to see the firm's handset strategy documents
Lonnie Martin, former CEO of White Rock Networks, takes the helm at the Ethernet over copper vendor
Two more small cable ops obtain set-top waivers from the FCC, so long as they ― wait for it ― agree to go all-digital before Feb. 17, 2009
A policy change in the Patent Troll aftermath
How much will the 700 MHz auctions really change the wireless landscape in the US?
NYC still waits
Cooler heads have prevailed in the spat between WorldGate and its largest customer, Snap!VRS
With wireless spectrum joining Dish Network's assets, the going bet is that the company will embark on a mobile video strategy
Photonic integrated circuits will be at the heart of future optical networks, but challenges lie ahead for equipment manufacturers
Don't lean back when you're on the move
Spectrum won by Cox and other companies with ties to cable could set the stage for a market-targeted wireless network buildout
Ma Bell will make a $1.3B down payment for its 700 MHz spectrum soon
Defamation cases against the Patent Troll Tracker blog are drawing Cisco into the fray
Here are some snaps from the first-ever Light Reading Live event focused entirely on Docsis 3.0
While cable plays catch up with Docsis 3.0, some MSO executives wonder what this whole fuss about speed is all about
On open access
Telco has employees on a qwest for facilities
The search giant gets its beloved open-access conditions applied to 700 MHz spectrum
No, it's not about the handset division. Moto's 802.11 group wants to help build the completely unwired enterprise
Crucifixion may be bad for your health
Or, how to win by losing
MSO is cable's big winner in the 700 MHz auction, but the privately held company doesn't have much to say about it yet
Most MSOs have plans in the cards for Docsis 3.0, but few are willing to tip their hands about where they will support it first
AT&T is interested in YOUR opinion
The big guns take the honors in the wireless spectrum auction
Demand for Ethernet services is rocketing in India, according to Tata Communications
A look back at the really old days
Telcos and cable lobbyists are naturally taking different sides of the FCC's recent ban on exclusive access contracts in MDUs
If you drink, don't publish
Successful launch sets the table for DirecTV to offer as many as 150 'national' HD nets and expand its local hi-def footprint
I don't know. But I'll know it when I see it
Golden Telecom, now part of the Vimpelcom empire, reveals vastly improved revenues for 2007 and a near doubling of its net income
After St. Patty's, a melding of green minds
Euro-Japanese smartphone vendor feels a chill
FCC says consumers are hurt by the lack of competition when apartment owners don't have a choice of voice, video, and data providers
700 MHz brings in $19.592 billion, more than any other FCC wireless auction
Indian optical infrastructure vendor Tejas Networks is launching into the PBT sector with new carrier Ethernet capabilities
Yet another router 'innovation' for 2008
Unstrung grades France Telecom's Orange on its performance in 2007
Calling 'green' a lemon
Open access is an 'on-ramp to innovation', according to Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg
Cablevision makes sure one-way 'Plug & Play' HD sets still matter
What the US dollar's worth in Europe
Pollock, Orangutan, who cares?
Three bidders for Telecom Italia's French business
India's mobile operators signed up 8.42 million new subscribers in February
The iPhone encourages extensive wireless data use, M:Metrics finds
A 7% layoff will be part of ADVA's previously announced restructuring
The $19.6B (so far) affair is winding down, but it could be weeks before we know the winners
There she is, your ideal!
When Broadcom's Docsis 3.0 modem silicon arrives, it could help reduce unit prices and speed MSO adoption
Satco confirms 'launch anomaly' won't hinder goal of supporting 100 local HD markets and beaming 100 'national' hi-def nets by year-end
European Commission officially endorses mobile TV standard
iSuppli suggests phone giant could benefit from 'spectrum land grab'
The flight to wireless and cable costs Qwest's union workers
The blue skies of nanotech
Swedish vendor's cost reductions take shape
Says Ericsson, which won't produce a 3G femto until 2009
Down but not out – Charlie Ergen isn't about to give up his legal fight against TiVo
The '-orexia' game never gets old
France Telecom is still working on ways to make its UK IPTV service stand out, but says it'll launch the service soon
At some point, you must get exactly what you pay for
Fears about an expansion of Cablevision music and live venue holdings have helped lead to a contracting stock price
Japanese ISPs agree to block P2P file sharers
Redmond licenses Adobe's video player as the battle for a de facto mobile standard heats up
Open source reaches 10-Gig heights
The former Qwest boss will get another chance after Denver appellate court orders a new trial in the insider trading case
Tandberg is looking to Nortel to provide advanced managed service capabilities to its telepresence services
Finally, I can go back to work
The vendor comes to market with new carrier Ethernet products and tight integration across its line of next-gen networking equipment
VOD vendor claims server software update gooses streaming by 40%, ties in with 'Start Over' and other TV time-shifting apps
Vendor replaces head of devices in EMEA
Satellite 'launch anomaly' is a setback for Dish Networks' HD plans, and one analyst believes the delay won't be trivial
Land of Lincoln gets corny
Touch 'n' twang
AlcaLu exec Marc Rouanne surfaces at NSN
AlcaLu exec jumps ship to become head of radio access at Nokia Siemens Networks, which is hard at work on its 4G product line
Deutsche Telekom agrees to acquire a 20% stake in Greek operator OTE, but only if the government grants DT management control
Monkey talk: complex but not very interesting
Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week...
FCC adds more rounds per day to 700 MHz Auctions
Guilty of honey burglary in the first degree
Getting the IQ on the SDK
Software giant is about to release the software developers' kit for its latest IPTV platform enhancement, codenamed Milwaukee
So says the House of Representatives
Vendors decide to hold off on Cert Wave 57, but modem and CMTS gear is already in for the next set of tests at CableLabs
Tata Teleservices is planning to sell off up to a 49% stake in its mobile tower infrastructure unit
VOD and ad-insertion specialist swings to a big profit, driven in large part by the sale of its stake in FilmFlex Movies
Why Moto delayed the 3x3 802.11n box
Pants must now be worn under armpits
The unseen perils of WLAN demos
Billboard Liberation Front spotlights AT&T's national security biz
Verizon is touting an advanced form of file sharing called P4P that can drastically reduce its costs and improve download speeds
VCs pick up a services outsourcer that could cash in on a feature-laden future for rural telcos
Some say the telcos were only following orders
More than 100k download the newly released iPhone SDK
That's the February total of VC activity in the sector, despite threats of an economic slowdown
...linear HD channels in Arizona, but is not making similar commitments in other markets, at least not yet
Skittles abuse rampant in Connecticut school
The churning of the tide
...unless you want to work for Light Reading
NEC has Euro broadband aspirations
Telecom Italia has shelved plans to deploy Microsoft's IPTV platform and is building its telco TV base with AlcaLu technology
Swedish incumbent outlines its next-gen broadband plans, including fiber access with bandwidth speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s
This is certain to end well
Ma Bell is reportedly on schedule to deliver GPON by the end of this year, as promised
Company adds session border controller functionality to its line of softswitches
MSO wants a DC court to overturn an FCC order that prevents operators from owning more than 30% of the pay-TV universe
Recently departed co-founder Kevin O'Hara was trying to force out CFO Sunit Patel, according to one source
Using a prototype Nortel interface, Comcast demos a 100G link, saying the technology could arrive next year
India's BSNL has placed orders with Nortel and Motorola to give it some extra capacity while it comes up with a new tender
Italians do DVB-H
MTV laments low mobile video sales
MSO chief proclaims: 'When we say all-digital, we mean it'
Mobile TV World Summit doesn't inspire confidence
The IPTV World Forum kicks off with Thomson and Ericsson landing new Euro incumbent IPTV deals
How much longer can the 700 MHz auctions go on?
Cable operator has no plans to 'get bigger for the sake of getting bigger'
Investors are rather ho-hum about a Ciena deal
Robots, rock 'n' roll, new media, and BBQ
Sin is in, and we need to learn how to deal with it
Will future IPTV applications rely on IMS? If so, NEC says it's ready
Some of the 'informal inquiries' crossing Charter's path could be from Time Warner Cable or Comcast, analysts think
Having already announced a 40-Gbit/s customer, Nortel's ready to bring out the actual products
The carrier says U-verse's next step might involve creating combinations of features or services
Ex-Motorola handset head will get nearly $2M after stepping down from the company
French competitive carrier sticks with its $460M FTTH rollout plan, which might even be followed by a further capex splash
Qualcomm acquires content discovery and recommendation startup Xiam for $32M
Let your fans use your music, and Google will pay you (sort of)
Company advertises a product not yet announced?
"Docsis 3.0 Strategies," March 19 in Denver, will explore how 2008 could be the cable industry's big kickoff year for Docsis 3.0
CDN-assisted P2P video startup adds Cisco to the money party, opening the door to potential set-top and gateway partnerships
Femto startup puts industry vet in chair
Orange launches 7.2 Mbit/s HSDPA in Lyon
T-Mobile just got graded, and it bagged a B+
Company's recent restructuring plan to reduce its burn rate hasn't stopped the fire sale on its shares
Fresh M&A talk has sent Virgin's stock up
Some records weren't meant to be broken
Sprint finally has faster CDMA handset available
TV-over-WiMax will get a viewing at CTIA, but it could be a year before Huawei and others can deploy it
Qwest's new idea isn't new
Unstrung grades T-Mobile International on its performance in 2007
An appeals court refuses to stop an FCC rule that abolishes certain deals related to multiple dwelling units
More no-bid contract trouble
MSO financial chief talks bandwidth reclamation, HD expansion, Internet tiers, and the company's plans (sort of) involving wireless
New routers could be imminent, but not in time to save Q1
France Telecom's content security subsidiary Viaccess is to acquire IPTV middleware firm Orca Interactive for about $21M
US cable's top six MSOs hope to apply serious scale to a still-secretive advanced advertising initiative
An unusually high number of wireless customers haven't been paying their bills, but Verizon says this won't affect earnings
Transcoding deal with Comcast's media publishing subsidiary elevates the profile of Harmonic's recent acquisition of Rhozet Corp.
Alcatel-Lucent is buying integrator and OSS consultancy ReachView
Vodafone boasts cellular reliability
The BlackDiamond line becomes the latest platform to add the controversial Ethernet technology
As mobile data volumes ramp up, Alcatel-Lucent product assesses the impact of data applications on wireless access networks
Idiot-proofing the footpaths
Ex-mobile device unit boss leaves Motorola
Saying that the middleware market has become commoditized, Nortel is pinning its IPTV hopes on applications
MSOs can expect to see a subscriber bounce going into 2009, but many new sign-ups likely won't be the most profitable
Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week...
Italian incumbent looks overseas for expansion, and disposals, as it looks to solidify its domestic business
A fight to the Finnish
Rival operators object to Virgin Mobile's partnership in India with Tata Teleservices
Onwards into next week
Making optics as cheap as chips
Silicon photonics technology has the potential to greatly reduce the size and price of optical components, all while lowering power consumption and making the little buggers easier to manufacture. The technology hasn't hit the telecom market squarely yet, but, as we found at OFC/NFOEC 2008, silicon photonics has the potential to fundamentally change the economics of how telecom components are produced
Session border controller vendor Newport Networks has finally bagged a major OEM deal with Nokia Siemens Networks
Connecticut first, Rhode Island to follow
If you die here you'll be in big trouble
Stronger-than-expected sales growth and gross margins drive Ciena's earnings above Wall Street's expectations
No warning bells yet
As Cisco absorbs more functions into its routers, standalone appliance vendors still say they're not afraid
More carriers in its future?
Apple, Google & friends roll out fat wads for developers
Apple unveils the iPhone SDK and links with Microsoft to bring Exchange mobile email to the device
Behold! The digital video initiative is presenting the set-top box it's developed for its downloadable CA system
Can service providers defend their role in warrantless wiretapping?
Rhode Island could be the first Cox market to get the combo box if MSO opts intro it in its flagship market in the region
Operators love subscriber data management, but subscribers are growing warier about the ways their personal info can be tracked
A new Light Reading report identifies India's carriers, states how big they are, and charts their service coverage
Crayons? Check. Glock 17? Check.
It's not too soon to start talking about 100 Gig networks, but Verizon's director of backbone network design says it's only worth using where it actually reduces the cost per bit
Meshing Platform A with Yahoo would create a formidable advertising force
Juniper is the latest addition to altnet's NGN
The ASR 1000 and EX Ethernet switches run on home-grown chips, but that's not bothering network processor vendors
SDK and enterprise updates are likely tomorrow, but a 3G iPhone is still expected to be a summer arrival
You can't let Cisco's ASR 1000 have all the fun
Brooklyn Ghost Investigations!
The MSFT/YHOO war is back on
Talk about 'grumpy'...
'Steady as she goes' for Swisscom IPTV
Oplink, not so much
Vodafone says it could launch a femtocell service by the end of this year and pins high hopes on the technology for big cost reductions
Going quietly into the night
Hong Kong's CSL is set to award a 2G and 3G cellular network upgrade contract to ZTE, displacing incumbent supplier Nokia Siemens Networks
Yahoo is in talks with Time Warner to form an alliance designed to fend off Microsoft's takeover bid
AT&T details its international capex plans for 2008 and identifies content distribution as a new 'strategic imperative'
Vodafone's image search engine doesn't know
The new router gets the seal-pup treatment
It's selling gear to Facebook, reportedly
VOD drives down 3G gear prices
The ASR 1000 gives Cisco a new kick beyond the 7200/7600 routers, providing a shot at offering a wider swath of applications
The provider's losses widen during the fourth quarter, and it's got little to say about any new WiMax partnership
802.16e doesn't have long to lead in the 4G race
A local branch of Comcast says its customers are Docsis 3.0-bound, but not until 2009
Yes, you AT&T
C&W unveils its GSM play and predicts growth
Still mulling its 4G technology choice, T-Mobile gives LTE a shot in a demo at CeBIT
Q3 results send the stock down 20%
This is not about Android
And a hint about the Cisco 10000
Embarq CEO Tom Gerke sees content opportunities for carriers once the broadband pipes are big enough
The world's densest meet-me room is a mess
He's winking at Beyonce, not you
France plows into spectrum refarming
The interactive TV specialist, already embedded in Cisco/SA set-top footprints, obtains the keys to Motorola's cable kingdom
Enterprise demand for more robust Ethernet service offerings is on the rise, presenting a big opportunity for carriers
India's Tata launched what it claims is the world's largest WiMax network in India to boost broadband penetration in the country
FCC Chairman comes around, agrees it makes sense to kick the tires a bit before the Feb. 2009 transition
Caching and DPI vendors say they can sell you something to solve the Internet's great capacity crunch
Some video snippets from OFC/NFOEC
Digital requirements said to be out of the financial reach of smaller US cable operators
Deployment with Poland’s Multimedia Polska could pave way for more large on-demand deals for Harmonic and gear it purchased from Entone
Planned sale of 49 percent stake in Slovenia’s national carrier grinds to a halt
The good: Top US MSOs and telcos added 8.5M new broadband subs in '07. The not so good: It's the lowest growth since '03
Both have invested in the same femto firm
More evidence of ramping Euro FTTH rollouts
KDDI goes with Fujitsu for mobile WiMax
Virgin Mobile enters India through a branding agreement with Tata Teleservices
Telecom, monkeys, and murder?
Embarq's general counsel Tome Gerke will officially replace Dan Hesse as CEO
T-Mobile invests in UK femtocell startup Ubiquisys and announces it is trialing the firm's home base station in Europe
Princeling makes his dad look smart
