Also in today's EMEA roundup: Orange's Polish unit replaces boss; Hungary gets to keep its telecom tax; Transmode's APAC boost

AT&T says wireless data is now a $22B-a-year business as it works to complete its 4G LTE deployment

Plus, locks up Verizon as its exclusive Droid partner as it adds three new Droids to the family

Verizon's new 500Mbit/s service puts US MSOs back on defensive in broadband speed wars

Cable home security and automation service unveils new program for Android app developers

Police suspect Carsten Schloter committed suicide

Telefónica to buy E-Plus, create Germany's largest mobile operator; KPN shrinks in Q2; Etisalat in line for Maroc stake; Acision appoints former Alcatel-Lucent exec as CEO

Sprint is looking for a self-optimization expert and a manager to help it design an LTE TDD network that can live in harmony with its existing 4G network

Head of Cisco's small cell group says it's trialing multimode small cells with more than one service provider

Chinese vendor sees a dip in revenues but improves its margins and is pushing hard on 4G

It's time for Hulu to grow up, scope out a strategy and stop making suitors jump through hoops

Dell'Oro finds that LTE RAN revenues will grow in Europe and Asia-Pac while they level out in North America as the 4G balance shifts

Satellite TV provider rejects Nimble's plan to stream its programming over Web to broadband users

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Mobistar cuts profits forecast; French regulator gives ARCEP all-clear on traffic management; Ivory Coast's Internet access ambitions

Chinese vendor has hundreds of developers focused on the next generation of wireless connectivity

Top cable Docsis spec drives strong growth in home broadband equipment shipments.

Verizon comments hint at rosier picture for the spectrum haves

IT-based organizations have helped bring the telecom industry into the world of cloud services and virtualization but can their open approach to solving problems tackle the tough OSS issues ahead?

Undercuts Huawei and ZTE in China Mobile 4G tender

Escalating fight over network licensing fees could hurt cable subscribers in major US markets

Also in today's EMEA roundup: UK government takes closer look at Huawei cyber center; Swisscom in competition probe; NSN's in Iraq

When the US operators launch 4G voice, will it go beyond voice and text and will consumers care?

Facing government spending cuts, a CPE sales drought and declining legacy transport sales, Verizon takes some comfort in consumer willingness to pay for higher broadband speeds

Big equipment vendor announces general availability of E6000 CMTS device for CCAP use

Verizon is upping its expected wireless capex spend for 2013 as it adds LTE capacity to prep for 4G voice and video hogs

Some good news for its Finnish parent – Nokia Siemens Networks is on a margin roll

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Ericsson Q2 fails to impress investors; Numericable faces EU probe; Russian operators stop selling iPhone

As Q2 revenues flatline and margins inch up, Ericsson's stock gets squeezed by impatient investors

New Monetization Services platform applies flexible, real-time billing to APIs

Cricket introduced cheap new Phone Payment Plans, but it's hard to get too excited given AT&T's plans for the prepaid provider

Telefónica to boost its broadband lines in LatAm with DSL management the from ASSIA

Google reportedly plots online TV service while Apple plugs premium, ad-skipping service

VoD, OTT video and remote programming rank as most required IP set-top apps

The 550% growth in mobile VoIP is hurting mobile operators, even though the OTT providers aren't seeing much revenue

Expect to see plenty more releases about expanded 4G coverage and enhanced capacity in already-live markets in the US as operators prep for the next phases of LTE

Packet-optical and SDN in, TDM out at regional US operator

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Malone pulls out of Kabel Deutschland battle; TeliaSonera takes Q2 dip; scientists put the 'pee' into 'phone'

Melds location tracking software with network connectivity via Position Logic acquisition; plots more M&A to come

Responds to T-Mobile's JUMP offer with new subsidy-free plans that let customers upgrade once a year

Mid-sized Midwest cable operator becomes the latest MSO to start the IPv6 transition

Twilio, Snapchat and Affirmed top the charts for June's mobile VC action, according to the latest report from Rutberg & Co.

Also in today's EMEA roundup: France Telecom's marine unit turns Orange; Deutsche Telekom's VDSL plans; Telecom Italia spinoff stalls

Which US regional operator will be the next to get snapped up, and how far can such M&A change the competitive environment now?

IHS predicts that global STB shipments will hit record highs in 2015 before receding.

AT&T says it wants to acquire Leap for its spectrum and prepaid business but if it hurts T-Mobile, all the better

Hulu's owners reportedly seek to sell stake to TWC, while Comcast comes out sitting pretty

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Alvarion agrees to receiver; WeDo scores in Egypt; Firefox phone for Poland; BSkyB challenges 'Skylink' moniker

The swinging door opens for Larry Rieger after closing on Tom Minichiello as the networking company gets yet another CFO

Promising demos by fall, CloudNFV claims specific deployment advantages for network operators

Plans to leverage Leap's complementary spectrum and shore up its presence in the prepaid market

With its mergers closed Sprint will soon turn to LTE TDD, which is good news for Samsung, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent

Rovi lands second Canadian MSO for iPad app and gets DivX on Freescale Android chipset

Swedish giant to buy Thailand-based OSS-focused systems integrator to further boost its service provider IT (SPIT) capabilities

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Ericsson buys more SPIT assets; Nokia banks on megapixels; Telecom Italia shares down on wholesale charges ruling

Bullsh*t! Scatological fun with T-Mobile CEO John Legere trash-talking rivals and unveiling his new offers, but how worried should he be about Sprint?

New pricing plans lower the cost of data and guarantee it remains unlimited as long as customers stay with Sprint

There are a lot of holes in a new report that finds no reason to subsidize rural broadband

New connectivity engine coming to Qualcomm chips will improve network selection and Wi-Fi handoff

Cloud providers need an assurance solution that can view all layers of the operation in real time, so that issues are resolved quickly

FreedomPop adds funding to support phone launch by summer's end, eyes LTE before 2014

CTO says vendor is seeking insight and inspiration from developer competitions

Harvard grads seek to expand college-based TV and multi-screen video service to campuses throughout US

Also in today's EMEA roundup: European telcos raided by EU antitrust police; Alvarion in lumber over $3M debt; euNetworks lands VPLS deal

116 markets are jumping and the towers are high, as T-Mobile says its LTE now covers 157 million Americans

Tivli raises $6.3 million from a group of investors, including HBO and Mark Cuban

Verizon Wireless and Cox Communications extend cable/mobile packages to Gulf Coast

With its CEO out, the chairman at the helm and legacy business slowing, Genband's future may not be public

The Softbank-Sprint-Clearwire saga is finally over as both deals officially close

Infonetics survey suggests where SDN and NFV will show up first – and last – in the public network

New study sees most of growth coming from TV guide software, metadata and technologies

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Kroes outlines her vision (again); Vivendi considers SFR sell-off; Turkcell saga latest

Operators are vying for multimode small cells, but the challenges are numerous as vendors look to pack 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi into one

Charlie 'Rob Lowe' Vogt will take his prowess in M&A and background in IP transformations to the TV and broadcast industry

Chipmaker unveils first silicon for EPON gear that meets cable industry's DPoE standard

As expected, Sprint has completed its Clearwire merger, with SoftBank and more LTE now waiting in the wings

Consolidation in the service provider IT (SPIT) sector sees Sigma acquire product management specialist Tribold

Also in today's EMEA roundup: BT adds fiber to Scotland; Zambian operators up before the beak

Sprint is steps away from the finish line in its bid to control 4G partner Clearwire

Chip maker plans to lay off 70 employees as it restructures to focus on new markets

Telecom giant reportedly teams with Chernin Group in bid as Hulu auction enters final phase

The Chiaro core router code returns in a virtual guise as Netsocket offers up a software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) suite that targets Cisco territory

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Carlos Slim says 'Shazam'; Nokia rating down another notch; BT joins cyberfight club

Big US MSO introduces automatic authentication for TV Everywhere use

Streaming video startup will shut down network-based DVR service following Samsung deal

Heavy Reading report forecasts more than 250,000 MSO hotspots in the US by June 2014 but cites challenges ahead

The South Korean electronics giant is preparing to announce a record quarterly operating profit but there are concerns its handset business may have peaked

Communications service providers (CSPs) need to carefully consider how and where they store and analyze Big Data

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia/3 Italia merger talks break down; EC joins with Japan for networks research; more grief for UK broadband rollout

Shipments of OTT media servers also climb in Q1 as emerging markets embrace digital video

Carriers can learn from eBay that the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric isn't a complete measure of data center efficiency

'Ma Bell' gets set to make money from mining aggregated customer trends

Also in today's EMEA roundup: NSN rewards Israeli innovation; Ekinops lands African contract; Huawei gets cozy with London university

Korean electronics giant strikes deal for Israeli streaming video upstart

Demand for LTE testing tools gives Anite a boost but Spirent reports a tough H1

Speculation suggests Time Warner Cable's app is heading for a new platform

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Three amigos do deal in Spain; EE doubles up 4G in UK; Nokia has candybar moment

AT&T is at 326 live LTE markets Tuesday, as Sprint and T-Mobile lag behind their larger rivals in this summer's 4G race

Several key factors are fueling the fresh scent of cable consolidation in the air

With newly acquired MACH on board, Syniverse plans to make roaming personal

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Net Insight gets busy; Telefónica fans Firefox flames; SPIT spend grows; Angolan ambitions

Huawei's latest consumer business appointment is Nokia's former head of global sales

Cable operator tests $35 online TV package that could suggest major changes afoot in video content delivery

According to the value of Nokia's takeover deal, Nokia Siemens Networks is worth less than $5B

Open source device operating system specialists are desperately courting the mobile industry

Startup is bulking up its supply of single-mode LTE chipsets as the wireless operators start pushing for them

Also in today's EMEA roundup: Nokia to take control of NSN; AlcaLu upgrades in Ukraine; France Telecom becomes Orange

Nokia is buying the 50% stake held by Siemens in their network infrastructure joint venture, Nokia Siemens Networks