Moto launches a specialized CableCARD-based streaming device that lets customers convert QAM video for display on iPads and XOOMs

Verizon will have LTE in 73 markets this week, matching Sprint's WiMax markets and easily beating AT&T's plans for 2011

Carrier branches out from the Isis JV to offer mobile payments for online purchases via a partnership with Payfone

A peek at some of the major issues cable executives will be grappling with at this week's Cable Show in Chicago

Also: Arris demos 4.5Gbit/s Docsis 3.0, Avail-TVN takes TV Everywhere, Time Warner Cable expands through M&A

With the addition of mobile ads, Angry Birds played on Android devices creates significant signaling traffic on mobile networks

Wi-Fi 802.11n base stations for the US use beamforming and MIMO to go over the river and through the woods ... well, outdoors at least

TV Everywhere, cable's jump to IP video, IPv6, Xcalibur (probably) and Oprah will be the talk of the town this week

There's a new boss for the Israeli access gear vendor and warnings to both UK and Spanish operators in today's smorgasbord of EMEA tidbits

Alcatel-Lucent and Comcast-owned unit encroach on Cisco's turf with system that spreads video to IP-connected TVs, tablets, PCs and smartphones

Moving network address translation off the customer prem and into the network is inevitable, but the prospect isn't thrilling anyone

In this Q&A, BlackArrow CEO Dean Denhart says media buyers will flock in when cable VoD couples fast-forward disablement with targeted ads

New tests show GPS interference with LightSquared test gear; opponents suggest moving the 4G network out of the L-Band

In this week's OS rundown, Moto builds its first Sprint Android phones as it ditches its UI and support for WP7 grows as belief in Nokia wanes

Arris breathes new life into its legacy CMTS with a module that doubles upstream port density, keeping Cisco and Moto in check

It's not always easy being an alternative vendor from China, but luckily, it's not that expensive, either

Also: Mediacom settles investor lawsuit, ESPN taps Moto for MPEG-4 move, Virgin expands D3 rollout, Cablevision CFO resigns

This Week: Ethernet, illegal networks in AME, fixed vs. mobile in Latin America, Romania's telecom future, management trends, IPsec

Reports suggest only one suitor's left for NSN stake, and there's a potential VoIP kick in the teeth for KPN in today's roundup of Euro headlines

SeaChange launches Nitro, a cloudy, HTML5-based UI that keeps the look and functionality consistent across TVs, PCs, tablets and phones

HP's webOS-based TouchPad will debut on July 1, but the success of the iPad clone may hang on its ability to attract developers to bolster the OS

Ciena and AlcaLu get competition; EZchip discloses chip details; and another gearbox chip appears

12:30 PM Comcast's chairman and CEO will demo the MSO's 'next-generation video product' at next week's cable confab in Chicago

12:10 PM CTO Rich Green is out the door

Also: Study calls for AllVid's death, tornado victims won't have to pay for lost gear, Charter busts cable thieves

Both sound better than they are

As temperatures in NYC hit the 90s, AT&T plans more Wi-Fi hotzones

The big three US carriers appear to be at different stages on the path to supporting IPv6 across their networks

Mobile operators plan to step up efforts to cut down signaling traffic on their networks by working more closely with apps developers

AlcaLu CEO takes an important call and Ericsson opens its mobile money account in today's canter through the EMEA telecom headlines

A roundup of the leading themes at Management World 2011

5:15 PM The World IPv6 Day test has gone well, but the bigger exams loom as the Internet industry faces a long transition period ahead

4:15 PM And mobile gaming is only the beginning

Cheaper, scalable service ties together telepresence rooms, videoconferencing, desktop and mobile systems

3:05 PM Hot spots are hot – and getting hotter

MSO couples its TiVo broadband video play with a portal with access to 'tens of thousands' of TV shows, clips and movies

Also: Comcast tries to up its game following Olympics win, Boxee gets revved for Europe, Sprint cuts Clearwire stake, Shaw adds Internet options

MSO chases a new line of business and launches its broadband-fueled Xfinity Home Security service in seven markets

Ciena's Q2 results and Q3 outlook send its share price sliding in pre-market trading early Wednesday as the top executive pack gets shuffled

Telefonica acquires a Spanish hosting-services provider and Nokia approaches 'junk' territory in today's selection of EMEA headlines

South Korea's largest mobile operator makes a case for femto-based mobile Internet offload

India's mobile operators are exploring the potential of femtocells for in-building coverage as part of their 3G and LTE TDD network rollout plans

3G networks set for new data deluge as gaming-centric smartphones and mobile-centric apps become the new hot trend

New initiatives target service providers with comprehensive cloud program that includes hardware, software, sales tools and financing

6:00 PM It's one feature everybody seemed to be looking forward to. Where is it?

4:00 PM There are bound to be people who don't want to be tied to one ecosystem but want the convenience of the cloud

After seeing market share drop, Cisco updates the ASR 9000 and adds some hot terms like 'virtualization' and 'IPv6'

Also: Cox hikes rates in Virginia, Clearwire expands WiMax footprint, Entropic keeps MoCA chip lead, IOC to reveal Olympics TV rights winner

Ericsson's new head of its Multimedia unit, Per Borgklint, is on a mission to increase the vendor's SPIT and TV lines of business

German giant gains greater control of Greek operator OTE while Ericsson's multimedia unit has a new boss in today's EMEA telecom tidbits

5:45 PM Apple's iCloud could make us prisoners of our own devices when it comes time to upgrade

When consumers find things that 'break' on World IPv6 Day, the problem might not be something the service provider can fix

The ability to predict latency could be an important tool. Cyan wants to give it a try in mobile backhaul

Apple's upcoming cloud service won't bust a hole in your data cap even as it replicates music, video and photos across iPads, iPhones and Macs

3:35 PM But will Microsoft become a virtual MSO?

Latest OS update includes features borrowed from BlackBerry, Android, webOS, Microsoft and HTC, plus a few Cupertino originals

1:25 PM The DoJ is reportedly concerned about Apple's interest in Nortel's patents

Elsewhere: Ceton expands reach of its PC-TV CableCARD tuner, Verizon tweaks FiOS bundles and court lets Dish offer Starz for free

Cable may need to do some extra wooing to convince Juniper to take the plunge and develop a CMAP Packet Shelf

EchoStar takes a stab at Tier 2/3 MSOs with 'Aria,' a system featuring Sling-loaded boxes, a customizable guide and over-the-top VoD

Italian incumbent signs research agreement with Chinese giant while Vodafone CEO pleads the carriers' case in today's EMEA headlines

Pressure on wireless operators mounts with growing data traffic, and more wireless operators turn to Wi-Fi and small cells for relief

Go beyond the limits of fiber optics with Ciena's market-leading, field-proven coherent optical technology.

Mobile operator sentiment worldwide seems to be shifting toward using IPsec encryption and authentication from LTE cell sites

The Apple iCloud service could super-charge iPhone and iPad remote media capabilities, while worrying competitors from Amazon to RIM

Qualcomm's annual Uplinq developer show covered more ground than its usual Brew-haha, so we covered more ground with our camera this year

Also: LightSquared and Sprint deal rumor swirls; Comcast, Fox, ESPN battle for Olympic rights; Baker details NBCU job talks

Tough times in Spain for its biggest telco, and a new man at the helm of UK operator 3 in today's nosegay of Euro telecom highlights

This week: Location-based services; telecom markets in El Salvador, South Africa, Malaysia, the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates

4:40 AM It's understandable why this merger theory is getting so much play

4:20 AM CMAP or CESAR? Cisco's politically correct answer: Whatever it takes!

The big buzz in India is all about the impact that LTE TDD could have on India's broadband market

Handset maker opens up its mobile software to developers to make a user experience that's simple and differentiated

9:20 PM Ma Bell is going to have some serious explaining to do if AT&T does end up selling 4G capacity to LightSquared

Rover service to end July 1, as Clearwire gets ever closer to being a wholesale-only play

CEO Stephen Elop calls for handset makers and developers to join forces against a common enemy in Android

CommScope snags edge QAM startup, putting it on a path to develop products for a next-gen cable access architecture helmed by Comcast

12:15 PM The SCTE's standards effort is in full swing as the Society looks ahead to Phase II and full-resolution 3DTV

Also: TWC eyes broadband-only subs, Comcast adds ID theft protection, Clearleap powers tablet streaming for MSOs, Sling tunes up for Google TV

Qualcomm's Snapdragon family of CPUs is racking up partners for smartphones and tablets as it plans 250 more devices this year

9:15 AM Qualcomm hooks up with Hollywood in hopes of avoiding FLO TV's fate of being boring

Elop says rumor of sale to Microsoft is 'baseless' while France Telecom talks net partiality with Google in today's Euro roundup

HP's head of mobile, Jon Rubinstein, says he's open to working with one or two webOS partners, but won't license the software a la Android

Seeing only limited near-term potential, RGB will leave it to edge QAM vendors to develop modular CMAP products

It's up to the FCC what happens after June 15, but LightSquared expects a 2012 launch of services on its LTE network for wholesale customers

The ambitious push for a unified standard continues, even as some vendors and carriers exercise pre-standard options

3:05 PM Let's see Cisco try to shut this one down

LTE and the city: DT has launched the mobile broadband service in Cologne using 1800MHz spectrum

Also: Video traffic swarms the Web, Roku flies with Angry Birds, NCR sues Dish, Cox's Prez to keynote SCTE confab, BlackArrow targets VoD ads

Ericsson wins $1.1B deal to build and operate LTE TDD network in rural areas for Australia's national broadband program

9:00 AM Qualcomm's annual developer confab is all about apps – mobile apps, appetizers and surprise appearances

AlcaLu pitches MSOs and telcos an online video troubleshooter that could help them attract services like Netflix to their on-net CDNs

The European Commission puts the Digital Agenda scores on the doors and Deutsche Telekom does LTE in today's EMEA telecom roundup

Light Reading launches its first country-specific online community in arguably the most dynamic telecom market in the world