Apple's cloud storage will begin shipping on Oct. 12, along with the revamped iOS 5, featuring friend-finding and music-matching apps

Carriers are connecting to exchanges such as CENX and Telx, but they are mostly there to sell, not buy Ethernet links

2:10 PM Apple reminds everyone how terrific its mobile business is before unleashing the new iPhone

Also: Cox runs targeted ads; CableCARDs stall at retail; Transmode scores at UPC; thePlatform adds brass; Netflix & Showtime duke it out

What Apple news?! Small-cell backhaul is hot in London today with the UK's biggest mobile operator setting the low-cost challenge

There's still a lot of work to be done before communications service providers can deliver true cloud services and profit from them

8:05 AM Why a few juicy possibilities didn't make the cut

Apple's smartphone has generated laughter, tears, writs and some awkward analogies in Europe over the years -- and now it wants iPhone 5

Chris O'Dell, VP of sales at Hughes Network Systems Europe, says broadband connections via Ka-band satellite links can help fill in the gaps in Europe's broadband coverage and deliver a service comparable to many fixed-broadband offerings

In today's EMEA roundup: Steely Neelie's latest wheeze comes under carrier fire, and Nokia's rating is under pressure following NSN cash boost

Inspecting iPhone 5 expectations, including the seeding of the iCloud and more, ahead of Tim Cook's first major device launch as Apple's CEO

The competitive carrier isn't finding easy answers for upgrading its network and OSS systems for cloud services

1:40 PM Here's the sketch that didn't make it on Saturday Night Live

Light Reading survey takers say Apple has the most to gain if AT&T acquires T-Mobile, good news on the eve of its iPhone unveiling

11:50 AM Bernstein Research says 3G is better than 4G when 4G's only fallback is a stopgap 2G network

11:25 AM Reports suggest ZTE has landed a key role with India's largest mobile operator

LightSquared announces its first specific deal to develop smartphones and more for its planned hybrid LTE and satellite network

Also: Round two for Hulu; CenturyLink intros Internet Basics tilt; Nagra advances ad play via M&A; Italy hosts video hacking case

8:00 AM This week's top telecom stories, as chosen by the readers of Matt's Mentions

The FTTH Council show floor was dominated by business services and backhaul opportunities

7:50 AM An effective LTE patent pool looks increasingly unlikely

Light Reading Live! event highlights the opportunities for competitive carriers in the potentially lucrative mobile backhaul market

In today's EMEA selection: EC commissioner wants more investment in fiber, France Telecom heads into the Congo and Russia gets coherent 100G

Cable & Wireless's Caribbean unit to use adaptive bit rate system from Avail-TVN to stream video to IP-connected set-tops, PCs and mobile devices

France Telecom's head of networks says the convergence of the telecom and IT domains is critical for telcos with cloud services ambitions