When the alternative is an FCC plan, the six largest US carriers can find a lot to agree on

Nokia Siemens Networks had struck a $7B LTE network deal with LightSquared. Now it's gone

HTC, Samsung and Motorola reported Q2 earnings this week, shaking up the rankings and adding new angles to the ongoing patent wars

11:25 AM If NPR can't explain IPv6, can service providers expect their consumers to understand it?

Also: Google TV bombs; CEA still wants AllVid; HBO nearing GO time with Cablevision, Time Warner; review calls new Roku box 'bullet proof'

Telefonica, Vodafone and Orange share the spoils

Comcast's wide rollout of dynamic ad insertion will help cable VoD finally take on the flexibility and speed of Web video systems

A big fat dividend for Vodafone shareholders and a healthy set of results for BSkyB kick things off in today's regional roundup

The Metro Ethernet Forum had a good excuse to party at a winery, which gave us an excuse to break out the video camera

12:05 AM This video-blog brought to you via FaceTime, the over-the-top video chat app that's helping bring two-way mobile video to the masses

After its first two LTE devices suffered several delays, Moto plans to get busy with another LTE smartphone and two more LTE tablets by Q4

Mobile device maker manages to ship 4.4M smartphones and 440,000 Xoom tablets, but still lost money in Q2

Carriers see IP as the future of their networks, but in some cases, TDM will continue in a limited role for several years

Sprint's partnership with LightSquared could mean it's moving away from Clearwire, but it could come back if the LTE provider doesn’t get FCC approval

Operators need to get serious about Wi-Fi QoS, or risk revenue loss as customers decide their services are slow and unreliable

2:15 PM Evidently the market isn't swayed by the cost-savings promised by the $13.5B LightSquared deal

1:35 PM Alcatel-Lucent CEO wants the bucks, not the bunnies (geddit?)

CEO says wireless sub growth is 'not terribly exciting' while being noncommittal about investing more in Clearwire

France Telecom makes its latest M&A move with indications that further European assets could be offloaded

11:50 AM Telco is building broadband where Verizon wouldn't. Will that be enough to satisfy cranky consumers?

Also: Comcast-NBCU deal might be tweaked, Visible World rolls HD ads, Big Ten Network's TVE play, Charter eyes Birmingham expansion

Others might see a crunch coming, but the US market will continue to be strong for Alcatel-Lucent, states combative CEO Ben Verwaayen

Sprint isn't yet saying when LTE will go live and admits that the lingering GPS issue could still scupper the multi-year agreement in its earliest stages

But nation's No. 2 MSO still sees a 23% bump in profits helped by gains in other service categories

Wireline losses continue as Sprint posts revenue of $8.31B

Vendor increases revenues but doubts still remain, while Euro carrier giants reveal mixed fortunes in today's regional results-fest

Alcatel-Lucent reports a second-quarter profit as revenues continue to increase but concerns about the market weigh heavy on its stock

Arris boosts margins and keeps Cisco's CMTS aggression in check with software-based upgrade licenses, but the approach comes at a cost

The cable modem gear specialist beats Q2 earnings expectations despite a dip in revenues

5:50 PM Who wins? Who loses?

In building out former Verizon turf, Adtran's ties to Verizon provide a big boost

Service provider IT (SPIT) specialist Subex highlights increased orders but its fiscal Q1 revenues are down from a year ago

Despite the fast-growing smartphone market, Pyramid Research says LG should compete on the low end if it wants to stay afloat

New Windstream Hosting Solutions combines open cloud platform with data transport, targeting Windstream's existing business base

Mobile operators cozy up to Google and Facebook with two new partnerships revealed today

The Dutch carrier is enjoying a bit of FTTH momentum and is preparing for higher speeds by the end of the year

Also: Comcast says dynamic ad insertion is ready for prime time, Fox erects a TV Everywhere pay wall, more MSOs sign on for Starz VoD in 3-D

11:00 AM Due to popular demand, Heavy Reading releases 'MPLS-TP in Next-Generation Transport Networks'

Sprint may not show its full 4G hand Thursday, but Mizuho Securities is predicting an update on the 'Network Vision' strategy on the Q2 call

Moody's has bad news for the shrinking handset giant, while Vodafone is told to stand up to state bullies in today's hit of EMEA headlines

Revenues dip, customers leave but the UK mobile operator says 'synergy capture' is good in the second quarter

5:00 AM MSOs have until November to provide a self-install option for CableCARDs. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, can hardly contain their joy

ADS says new process transforms 2-D content to 3-D at 3% to 5% of current costs while accelerating the conversion rate of video libraries

The Q2 disappointment is just the beginning, as Juniper says it's clear 2011 won't be as rosy as expected

5:45 PM VC spending on mobile is booming, according to Rutberg & Co, with funding seeming to indicate some of the ways that wireless may evolve

The macro economy claims another victim in a macro way

A new leak suggests Xoom owners can send their tablets back for a 4G LTE update in September, seven months after Moto launched the device

Facebook has more users, but those in the telecom industry see more value in LinkedIn as a way to make professional connections

Rumors have run rampant, but Apple's iPhone 5 is looking likely to arrive in time for football season and the changing of the leaves

Rolls takes the technology helm at Charter, which has been without a full-time CTO since March

Also: Privacy law thwarts Facebook-Netflix US hookup, Cox and Moto chiefs to headline Cable-Tec Expo, Avail-TVN brings MPEG-4 to indie MSOs

Samsung 4G Galaxy Tab will be available this Thursday as Verizon slashes the price on the LTE-less Motorola Xoom

9:30 AM Operators start app-based charging, finds new mobile data study from Allot

Vendor axes 330 jobs as second-quarter revenues dip 21%

Vodafone gives euNetworks the LTE nod in Germany, while KPN struggles on its home turf in today's canter through EMEA telecom headlines

6:15 AM More talk but no action yet from the Chinese operator giant

Nokia may be under the cosh in the smartphone sector but it needs to pay even more attention to its feature phone and low-cost portfolio, says Pyramid analyst

But at least Netflix isn't going to pull a cable and lose subscribers...

Sunnyvale is looking more like Redmond every day

The global transition to electricity smart grids is creating new opportunities for broadband power line (BPL) communications vendors

Netflix earned a tidy profit amid healthy subscriber gains, but its stock took one on the chin after whiffing on revenues

2:40 PM Tech giants vie for patent prowess and protection

2:20 PM So, how big was BigBand's deal with AT&T? Enough to keep its long-term prospects stoked or just enough to attract a serious buyer?

Promises all Android smartphones released so far this year will get Google's latest operating system update

Also: New CEO at NDS; former Comcaster joins Microsoft; Arris and Comcast slash VoD prices for Tier 2s

Staff in North America to be informed this week as BlackBerry maker axes more than 10% of global workforce

Portugal Telecom is suffering at home, but its investments in FTTH, mobile backhaul and TV service delivery are encouraging

Harmonic is threatened as thePlatform signs Elemental to handle transcoding for Comcast's TV Everywhere apps for PCs and Apple devices

7:25 AM Some recent moves by CNN and AT&T seem inspired by Netflix, giving consumers more options for getting content on the go (at no additional cost)

Economic gloom hangs over PT's financials, while T-Mobile and Orange units get it together in Poland in today's Euro-romp

4:30 AM Former deputy general manager of China Mobile is handed suspended death sentence for bribery

The telecom-equipment piece of the Force10 purchase might not be so superfluous, analysts say

4:30 PM Grande unseats Suddenlink as US speed king with launch of uncapped 110-Meg service, and TW Cable should be taking notice

In the entertainment biz, telepresence is no longer seen as just a way to save money on travel, but rather a way to improve content delivery and collaboration

The operator says it has been aggressively spending to build out its LTE footprint

Microsoft gains, Nokia flails and Apple wins smartphone leadership but loses tablet share in this week's smartphone-centric OS Watch

ITC upholds ruling that Cablevision didn't infringe on four patents, but affirms a fifth that could block it from importing some set-top models

Also: AT&T adds 202,000 U-verse TV subs, Comcast Unity shops local VoD service, Apple may bite on Hulu, Dish keeps most Blockbuster stores

New Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam says iPhone 5 refresh should now arrive with the autumn leaves

10:00 AM -- The tablet could have its place. The question is whether that place ought to be at Cisco

Verizon Communications raises revenues on strong wireless and FiOS gains for the second quarter and confirms new CEO appointment

The global mobile giant's latest financials contain no major surprises but that doesn't mean there's nothing interesting to report

Vodafone sweats in southern Europe while Telefonica links arms with the UAE's Etisalat in today's regional roundup

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the boardroom! Activist shareholder Carl Icahn is back on Motorola's tail

What better way to spend your summer than catching up on some of the best content and services Heavy Reading and Pyramid have to offer?

Volume of wireless use is greater than expected so AT&T will spend more dollars on its major 3G growth area with an eye to an LTE future

But Q2 growth isn't all down to the acquisition of Motorola's wireless assets

Also: Suddenlink does more 107-Meg, Montana residents don't dig fiber trenches, people go nuts for CNN's apps, YouTube plays cricket

AT&T continues to see wireless growth and strong smartphone sales, as Android becomes more evident in its mobile mix

Factory sale could improve product margins, but the set-top business is still too good for Cisco to consider a complete exit

More Nokia woe but better news at Ericsson and Telenor in today's helping of telecom tidbits from the EMEA region

5:30 AM Swedish giant's CEO sees big opportunities in service provider IT (SPIT) transformation projects

Revenues and profits are up but margins are squeezed and investors wanted more

As Microsoft plans to lower costs and Nokia reportedly preps to cut prices by 10 percent, Windows Phone is poised for a solid start

Taqua makes a move into femtocells and VoLTE with acquisition of Tatara Systems

5:50 PM A Tablet + Cloud = (Death of the PC) sum requires better wireless connectivity to become even a possibility

Actually, that might not be the biggest thing they have to worry about

1:40 PM Vendor dogged by bribery scandal in Malaysia

T-Mobile one-ups its larger rivals with new tiered pricing plans that avoid any extra charges for data customers that exceed their limits

New service and new mobile clients based on Mirial acquisition position LifeSize to make HD video more widespread

BigBand's stock gets a lift after landing a deal with the largest US IPTV provider that could improve the vendor's flagging growth prospects

What's coming down the pipe from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks?

Also: Pandora plays on FiOS TV, AT&T brings U-verse app to Android, Verizon lets subs self-install CableCARDs, AT&T CEO rips DSL

Never mind that IPO; Force10 lands a deal with the company that was supposed to acquire Brocade

DesignArt Networks adds a new twist to backhaul for small cells and new designs for LTE small cell SoCs

7:10 AM ABI Research uncovers another Huawei line of attack on mobile incumbents

It's a Nordic results-fest, with TeliaSonera, Transmode, Tele2 and Comptel revealing all in today's Eurovision of loveliness

Swedish metro optical vendor is in a steady growth groove as it reports its first post-IPO quarter

Coming off a strong Q3, Apple is looking at pre-paid and lower-priced iPhones to continue to bolster sales of the device

As 100G shipments get closer, Infinera says it sees carriers waiting rather than jumping for 40G

5:25 PM An LTE iPad makes a lot of sense, but cost and integration factors may hold it back

Apple's Q3 revenues were boosted by 142% growth in iPhone sales and 183% growth in iPad sales over last year

Losses continue, but on the plus side, everyone expected that already

The joint venture among AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile makes a pact with the obvious brand names, hoping to kick-start NFC payments

Oh, come on. Like you wouldn't have gone for that headline too

12:40 PM Google chief says he'll help HTC fight against Apple in the courts, but calls on the company to compete in the market instead

Also: Netflix fixes another streaming outage; TW Cable replaces marketing chief; News Corp. may promote Carey to CEO; Clearwire expands

A 4G Samsung or the Motorola Xoom LTE upgrade looks likely to arrive first. Most LTE tablets, however, appear to be set for a fall debut

With Cisco's layoffs prepped and loaded, there is still some debate about how deep the cuts should run

A hybrid power system is spawned by vendors and the SCTE to help cable meet rigorous SLAs as MSOs begin to target Tier 1 business customers

Ciena, Ericsson and Telenet feature in today's European roundup

For some telcos caching content has greater appeal than investing in FTTH, which is a more expensive option

But Cisco insists it's not getting out of the set-top box business as it prepares to outsource its box-making needs

Wish we still had a Flip cam to see all the changes happening at Cisco today

Also, Rovi loses patent case, buys engineering firm; CNN streams 24/7; CenturyLink earmarks $20M for broadband expansion in New Mexico

Android is looking increasingly vulnerable as the ITC issues a preliminary ruling that HTC infringed on Apple's wireless patents

Tom Alexander resigns from the Orange and T-Mobile joint venture Everything Everywhere to be replaced by France Telecom's Olaf Swantee

Wayne Davis, the former CTO of Charter and CEO of Javelin Innovations, has returned to the MSO as VP of technical operations

Chris Donley, project director for network protocols at Cable Labs, explains the problems CGN will introduce for some network services

Spanish operator says redundancies will cost €2.7B, while France Telecom has African operator in its sights in today's EMEA headlines

There's actually money to be made here, and it's not just because IPv4 numbers are running out

Our one-day IPv6 event in NYC was a success. Have a look!

2:45 PM Spanish giant's 6,500 domestic job cuts are going to cost big bucks

Heavy Reading's Jim Hodges offers some perspective on the business reasons for embracing IPv6 and how urgent the

As mobile content continues to push bandwidth limits, operators are developing new ways to seamlessly move traffic to less stressed networks

EANTC put Alcatel-Lucent's 100GbE capabilities to the test and found the vendor not only making the grade but looking to the next stage too

Also: Tier 2 joins 100-Meg club, RIM may build media set-top, West Virginia scales back on broadband, QR codes come to ITV

RIM's still kicking in emerging markets, Mangos aren't for tablets and Android takes over the world in this week's OS stories

Ethernet switch vendor is axing 16% of its staff and warns of lower than expected fiscal Q4 earnings

This week: LTE in Asia-Pacific, Sengal's telecom future, RIM 2.0, LG's smartphone strategy, TeliaSonera cozies up to the competition

Dramatic year-on-year drop in phone shipments attributed to impact of Japanese earthquake

Parts shortages take Sony Ericsson back into the red, while MTN begins LTE trials in South Africa in today's EMEA roundup

1:00 AM I chat to LR's Carol Wilson about how mobile operators are keeping quiet on IPv6 even as they work hard on the protocol

Being a consumer favorite hasn't turned Android into a revenue driver, but CEO Larry Page sees big things for the long term

Software giant grows on the strength of its ads and mobile business while citing 'amazing response' to its new social networking site

4:00 PM Netflix gets a taste of Charlie Ergen's wrath, but he isn't calling them pigs ... yet

Elise Gerich, VP of IANA and ICANN, discusses the role of infrastructure and how IPv6 can prevent an innovation drought

2:40 PM Enterprises shouldn't let themselves be stranded by waiting too long to embrace IPv6

IPv6 Forum President Latif Ladid talks about the importance of end-to-end communications and what's possible with IPv6

IPv6 Forum President Latif Ladid highlights some advantages of moving to IPv6 – mobility, security and an 'always on' Internet

12:00 PM Its Savvis acquisition has catapulted CenturyLink into the big league, and it's all happened so quickly

Streaming music service claims it won't cause US 3G networks to buckle, but its success will hinge on operator and label partnerships

Also: Ex-Joost exec joins TW Cable, Comcast's cap bares its fangs, Cox mobilizes Virginia, UltraViolet opens its digital locker

10:55 AM The EC's Digital dame is ready for a broadband battle, but it could be avoided

MSO's interest in the downloadable Open Media Security system could apply more pressure on the wobbly Motorola-Cisco duopoly

Cisco treated customers to glamor, glitz and skateboards; meanwhile, the press got a heck of a data center tour

6:50 AM Chinese vendor steps up branding efforts in the UK

6:30 AM Hacker's Choice raises security issue with Vodafone femtocell

It's net neutrality part 94 for AlcaLu and friends, while BT's reward packages cause a stink in today's party bucket of Euro headlines

5:35 PM Android redesigns its Market to make it easier to discover new apps, a smart move in a crowded store

Light Reading event in New York City on Thursday will explore choices lying ahead for ISPs, enterprises and Web content providers

2:45 PM Or maybe it's the other way around. The companies are trading blows behind the scenes at Cisco Live

2:00 PM Analysts and investors are getting restless waiting on QNX

Elsewhere: News Corp drops BSkyB bid, Dish shutters more Blockbuster stores, Comcast Signature Support goes national, Cox and Level 3 do more

10:45 AM This summer's been a hot one as the cloud race shows no signs of slowing. But who will come out on top?

There are no external investors but also no clarity about what's next for NSN

Nokia and Siemens complete review of private equity interest in joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks and there were no takers

China Telecom plans an MVNO service in Britain while a new country means a new operating license for Zain in today's EMEA roundup

6:00 PM Signs of a price war on LTE data cards and mobile hot spots emerge; expect devices using the 4G tech to remain costly for now

What Cisco needs is a routine slimming-down, the CEO says, and he's already gearing up for the next time it's necessary

Ma Bell is adding to its LTE device offerings ahead of a limited launch of the 4G technology this summer

The venerable Catalyst 6500 gets a major upgrade as Cisco counters chatter that it's losing ground in switching

Acquisition of Cloud.com provides some instant momentum for Citrix, and signals coming consolidation in vendor space

Busy week for mobile execs as HP's webOS head gets reassigned, Samsung's mobile chief moves on, Apple's patent expert resigns and Qualcomm gets a new CTO

David Verklin, CEO of the cable-backed ad lab, is out, as targeted advertising remains more of an art than a science

Elsewhere: Clearwire and TW Cable expand WiMax in NYC, FCC may fine Comcast over network discrimination, AllVid Alliance rallies at the FCC

8:35 AM Courts approve sale to Rockstar group, but the DoJ has been asked to step in

Job cuts could affect 10,000 Cisco staff, reports Bloomberg

6:55 AM AT&T and T-Mobile merger faces deeper scrutiny at state level

AlcaLu, DT and Vivendi want content providers to pay for network usage while Bouygues Telecom snuggles up to Telefonica in today's regional roundup

4:25 PM Mike Schwartz, the communications chief at CableLabs, is leaving the building next month, and he will be missed

3:20 PM We're now accepting entries for the 2011 Leading Lights awards. Deadline for entries is Sept. 2, and we'll announce finalists during the week of Sept. 18

Also: Netflix passes on Hulu as it launches new DVD-only plan; MSOs approach 30M CableCARDs shipped; HTML5 video adoption heats up

6:50 AM Apple's 'app store' trademark spat sparks grassroots open-apps movement

A legacy mindset and lack of understanding of subscriber needs could create permanent dumb-pipe status for inept CSPs, study suggests

Telecom Italia buys Brazilian fiber infrastructure firm and Orange does a deal with Samsung in today's EMEA regional roundup

Sources say Cisco's set-top-making facility in Juarez, Mexico, is on the block. Will Cisco get out of the set-top business completely?

A lot of senior staff, including quite a few at Scientific Atlanta, could walk out the door today for the last time

1:25 PM Isn't it great how the RIAA and the movie industry keep doing us favors?

Also: Time Warner upgrades iPad app, Verizon expands advanced IPG rollout, judge stamps Dish-TerreStar deal, NCTA fights AllVid

China's other equipment vendor hopes to branch out with help from the Huawei Plan – and the publicity of a 100G test

Multinationals in four specific industry verticals get special attention and expertise and now generate 54% of the carrier's business revenues

This week: LTE in Asia-Pac, content delivery and the cloud, 4G consulting services, free country report excerpts, a chance to become an MVP

Telefonica cuts jobs, an optical specialist raises cash, more M2M action and France Telecom faces emerging market challenges in today's EMEA roundup

Light Reading sister company UBM TechInsights breaks down expectations for the components that will make up Apple's next iPhone

MSO and telco-backed Copyright Alert System lets ISPs keep online pirates in check by slowing down the speeds of flagged accounts

Putting the world's preeminent LTE network through its paces under real-world conditions

Will Rural Empowerment Group help deliver LightSquared from GPS and government foes?

2:15 PM Activity in the non-human world

1:45 PM Bharti Airtel's sticking its global data pipes in emerging markets

Also: Xfinity brand causes confusion in Florida, Charter licenses Rovi's IPG, Blockbuster does discounts, drug smuggler uses fake DirecTV van

Comcast's new IP-based video navigation system and its massive VoD library could turn things around by 2013

8:00 AM Capped data and two-year contracts sound like a death sentence to many subscribers, but Verizon could jazz them up to ease consumers' minds

7:25 AM It's official -- the two online giants are 'in a relationship'...

A frontrunner emerges for AlcaLu's unwanted biz while TeliaSonera joins in the M2M fun in today's look at what's happenin', Euro-style

Wireless backhaul startup BLiNQ Networks was born from Nortel's bankruptcy

The pre-paid market is still going strong in the smartphone, data, 4G-obsessed US with MetroPCS leading the way

HTC is becoming a force to be reckoned with as it reports record Q2 growth and buys a graphics company that owns some important patents

What exactly is the difference between the content delivery network and the cloud anyway? And could they someday merge into one?

Elsewhere: Charter and James Cable swap systems, Samsung cuts price on 3D glasses, ESPN scores Wimbledon rights

Mobile giants to suffer as EC plans to give competitive operators equal footing in Europe's multi-billion voice and data roaming market

6:05 AM Now has 20 million sales in sight for this year

Handset giant reduces to clear while Virgin Media duets with Spotify in today's regional roundup

If Nortel can get $4.5B, what might that say about the patent stash at Alcatel-Lucent? One analyst ran some numbers

4:55 PM Will mobile video calling make a 'no pants day' working from home a thing of the past?

3:50 PM It's OK to be excited about the OpenFlow specification for switching, even if you have no idea what you would use it for

2:20 PM Both Microsoft and Google shut down their home energy management services; do consumers not have the energy for monitoring?

In lieu of unlimited data, Verizon will offer usage-based pricing and charge users per megabyte of overage

Mobile operators are coming to terms with their supporting role in the mobile apps world

Elsewhere: LightSquared raises $265 million, Netflix expands abroad, Cisco helps China build surveillance network, Google eyes Hulu

The 4G startup is working with Alcatel-Lucent on interfacing its satellite network with its LTE deployment

8:30 AM Heads may explode with excitement Wednesday if the expected tie-up with Skype is announced

European Commission extends roaming price caps, Deutsche Telekom adds to its board and NSN does GPON in today's regional news corral

Vodafone goes for mobile app quality over quantity with its own Android Market channel

11:25 AM SK Telecom and U+ go head-to-head with LTE in South Korea

The need for low-cost, high-capacity backhaul for LTE small cells is fertile ground for startups

With 3G networks now up and running India is becoming a tablet magnet -- but what's renowned local tablet vendor Notion Ink up to?

Vodafone buys out Essar while Nokia retreats from Japan in today's roundup of EMEA headlines

Panelists at Connections put some temperance on predictions about clouds, new interfaces and operators' money-making prospects

Elsewhere: TiVo surges on takeover talk, TWC & Comcast roll virtual-hold software, Comcast lobbyist raises $1.2 million for Obama

GCI OSS spinoff lands first big M2M manufacturer in Arrow, and it could be a sign of things to come

Microsoft gives its OS to developers, RIM gets an employee wake-up call and Apple plans a tablet flood in this week's OS rundown

The data-centric, always-on nature of LTE apps and devices could pose new signaling challenges for operators but new 4G protocols might help

6:40 AM Now Taiwan is imposing restrictions on Huawei gear

This week: smartphone operating systems, 10GPON components, service broker technology and 'coopetition' among European operators

Ericsson gets a piece of Nortel's patent action, Vodafone divests in Poland, NSN celebrates GSM's birthday and more from EMEA

Consortium including Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, RIM and Sony wins auction to buy Nortel's patents for US$4.5 billion