Slowdown in spending in China, Europe, and the US set to hit Alcatel-Lucent's Q4 numbers, but the longer-term outlook is brighter, sector analyst says
The latest developments from the APAC region, including wireless acquisitions and activity in the broadband TV markets
Five predictions for the coming year
2009 has seen a swath of new services and platforms offering on-demand, online, pay-as-you-go capabilities
Turnkey software aims to get service providers into cloud-computing game more quickly
We reveal the top Unstrung stories of 2009
A look back on one of the most tumultuous years for any company in the Light Reading universe
The Nexus One could make its debut before CES starts next week
Because there were other things to write about, you know...
3:00 PM UK operator says iPhone caused it capacity problems too
Nokia is taking a new patent complaint against Apple up with the ITC
As the telecom back office shifts to the front line in a more applications-centric world, we look at our most popular telecom software and IT-related stories of the year
9:00 AM BT objects to planned UK spectrum handout
Apple and Android top this year's rumor roundup
10:20 AM A traffic-calming measure?
M&A speculation, Comcast's bandwidth buster, and anything about Huawei got your index fingers a-clickin' in 2009
Verizon, Cablevision, Cisco, and Moto all pitch ideas on how the FCC can help spark innovation in the video device market
Telesoft survey shows enterprises cracking down on inaccurate bills and uncontrolled mobile usage
TiVo may be biting the hand that's feeding it by whining to the FCC that cable discriminates against retail boxes and hinders product innovation
India's mobile operators activated nearly 18 million new lines in November, taking the total well over 500 million
5:25 PM The carrier did say it will launch a WiMax phone in 2010
3:15 PM Leased CableCARDs are drubbing the retail modules by a score of 17.75 million to 456,000
Cable Europe Labs aims to unify a fragmented digital video market with a pan-European middleware spec, but it needs MSOs to buy in
Backers of the universal G.hn standard for home networking also promise service providers a path into the smart grid market
As expected, the Spanish giant wins the race to buy VoIP service provider and application developer Jajah for €145 million
Genband is the 'stalking horse' bidder for Nortel's Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions business, laying down a $282 million offer
10:25 AM The FCC's draft rules seem to suggest that ISPs won't be allowed to prioritize access to content and applications
Cut-price deal gives ZTE a breakthrough in Europe as Dutch incumbent expands and upgrades its 3G networks in Belgium and Germany
Users are reporting data problems in North America and beyond on the iconic BlackBerry service
Cable and CE giants and their lobbying arms are telling the FCC how it can help spur video device innovation. Here's a sampling of what's been said so far...
Could the money speed up network deployment? Clearwire surely isn't saying
It's stylish to label Apple's purported subscription TV service as a 'cable-killer,' but it's the Web TV players that could face the most risk
MSO will pay up to $16M to settle the score for its previous use of a network management system that throttled some P2P applications
Auction still set for January, but the wait for spectrum will continue, plus other news from India and elsewhere in APAC
Nortel's MEN man appears to be on board for the transition once the optical division gets acquired by Ciena
10:00 AM Portuguese carriers team for fiber rollout
China's Big 3 carriers invested $15 billion in their 3G networks during the first nine months of this year, according to the MIIT
Shipments of smartphones, netbooks, cellular modems, and other mobile devices will grow from 1.2 billion in 2009 to 2.25 billion in 2014
Industry sources say the Canadian MSO is among the first to use Verivue's Flash-centric servers, paving the way for a future Web TV play
Analyst expects stalking horse bid for Nortel's Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions unit this week... but who might flash the cash?
1:30 PM -- How bad can customer service get? Ask the Telus customer who was arrested for seeking a refund
12:40 PM A lighthearted look back at a decade of wonders
Report says Arris and a handful of private equity firms are eyeing Moto's set-top unit, though Arris will likely need financial help to land it
Unstrung tracks the top M&A deals of 2009 that reshaped the wireless industry
Scalability was important, but the price tag might have been a bigger factor when Oclaro went ROADM shopping
Group calls on the FCC to open a new rulemaking process for a standard 'gateway' that can accommodate video from all sources, including the Web
He's reportedly asking the company for $1B in indemnification against class-action lawsuits
Orange Business Services gains a cloud services strategy, but loses its leader, as analyst suggests how carriers can benefit from the cloudburst
2:10 PM Fake Steve says, 'This was meant as a joke'
Verizon used Huawei's XG PON gear in its first field trial, but that has no bearing on its final vendor selection and deployment process
12:45 PM Where are the devices? Coming, says Moto's Brda
A group of private equity firms is buying Airvana for $530M
Asia/Pacific president Sean Dolan is unexpectedly replaced, though it's unclear whether he's leaving the vendor
11:55 AM TiVo's partnership with Evolution Broadband bore some Tier 2 fruit this week
And on LTE, too. At least they're consistent
Swedish joint venture of Tele2 and Telenor turns to Chinese vendor for its national LTE rollout, leaving Ericsson to rue a home turf loss
Lots more broadband stimulus funds are to be handed out, but only one American Cable Association member, a telco, has scored so far
7:00 AM 'Internet archaeologist' discovers the perfectly preserved ruins of a once vibrant, but primitive, online civilization
ITV firm isn't abandoning its MSO model, but embedding its 'CloudTV' platform in broadband-fed TVs and Blu-ray players could offer a fresh growth opportunity
3:15 PM French giant plans top-level changes; global chief quits
Filling a noticeable gap, the company goes to the acquisition for some optical switching power
Femtocell pioneer Ubiquisys unveils a new software licensing business model, signaling change across the nascent femto market
2:00 PM Jokey plan to take down AT&T's network might have 'spun out of control'
Ericsson's packet core and radio access gear is powering the offering, which taps into the MSO's AWS spectrum
New AT&T and Verizon initiatives put environmental benefits out front, but still count on bottom-line savings to convince businesses
12:50 PM Cable has content; telcos have apps
$182M for 18 projects unveiled, part of a $2M tranche over next 75 days
Tru2way's future in Canada brightens with Videotron's commitment to support Samsung HD-DVRs and sell the boxes via the MSO's retail chain
As the cable industy pushes for the development of a network-agnostic, retail set-top, it may have found a champion at the Commission
Wireless data accelerator has no comment on Juniper M&A rumor
Visions of multichassis data-center switches were what led Broadcom to buy startup Dune Networks
Two new solutions aimed at managing individual mobile data sessions have hit the market, but neither are from traditional telecom vendors
Huawei supplies femtocells to China Unicom as other vendors look to China to boost the femto market worldwide
11:35 AM The sites announce what we've been watching and Tweeting most this year
Claims retail box that's agnostic to all network types would be 'cost-prohibitive,' and that most customers prefer to lease set-tops
Fraud charges against former Broadcom execs drop like flies
Startup closes up $1.6M round as it gears up to chase down deals for its mood-based video search and recommendation technology
Comcast's 'Xfinity' lineup is presently limited to broadband-connected PCs, but access to mobile devices is in store for 2010
Verizon Wireless's CTO was saying there was no future in unlimited data long before AT&T's latest furor over wireless data plans
Policy management specialist Bridgewater lands its first LTE gig with MetroPCS
Emerging connection-oriented Ethernet technology MPLS-TP is gaining traction in APAC, with AlcaLu adding to UTStarcom's early successes
Avian analyst suggests that Juniper is sniffing around Bytemobile to improve its wireless data acceleration capabilities for 3G networks
9:35 AM MSO's Web TV service, and its initial stab at the 'TV Everywhere' concept, appears to be available on a national level this morning UPDATED 11:25 AM
5:40 PM Comcast's 'Xfinity' brand makes a brief appearance, WOW back in hot water, Charter's big on backhaul, and more
3:45 PM Same as the old G-Phone?
Following its interactive-ad launch in '09, the MSO plans to let TV subs buy products directly from the set-top box sometime next year
CastleNet's modem with on-board IPTV capabilities is one of six Docsis 3.0 products to get stamps from CableLabs in Cert Wave 71
The search giant's 'G-Phone' may actually be a test device, or another HTC Android phone
TeliaSonera sets introductory tariffs and data usage limits for its commercial LTE service launched today
Using Nortel gear, Verizon upgrades its live Paris-to-Frankfurt link with a 100G wavelength on existing fiber
TeliaSonera claims a world first as it launches commercial LTE networks in Oslo and Stockholm, and plans further deployments
JDSU remains the leader in a fragmented market, but analysts are keeping an eye on Finisar's gains
5:30 PM Regulating ISPs may be the only path toward true open access
Call it changing channels for the broadband TV age: The vast majority of consumers click away when a video rebuffers, study says
A retail set-top that works across video industries doesn't exist yet, but a common interfaced based on HDMI-CEC is a possible candidate
2:30 PM Why 'hybrid' plans make sense
1:45 PM Amazing news: A day without Twitter is entirely possible
12:45 PM Doping scandal hits the pie circuit
Software giant extends its service delivery platform into the world of advertising campaign management and delivery
11:45 AM AT&T sending me a tiny check suggests the telco may have big problems getting to know its customers
5:30 PM If it is dead, nobody told T-Mobile
The iPad watch has gained ground in the wake of a report from an Oppenheimer tech analyst
Fourth-quarter revenues are up 7% sequentially and about flat from a year ago, but the full year's sales are down nearly 28%
12:50 PM Company claims to be 'courting' MSO orders for its CableCARD-compliant boxes, and, hey, here's a picture of one
11:30 AM We anticipate a soothing, languorous year
HD Cloud lowers price to $1 a gigabyte for volume users and offers low-volume service for free
Hiring of Rajive Dhar indicates BigBand may use an acquisition strategy to fuel revenue growth and diversify its customer base
The oft-disparaged band is considered a one-room wonder, but the WiGig and WirelessHD camps say it can (un)wire the entire home
7:20 PM John Chambers isn't playing for just 12% to 17%
The CEO stresses the importance of '4G' but can't answer whether Sprint might eventually bring Clearwire entirely under its wing
Network latency is one thing that could slam the brakes on cloud computing, even as enterprises join the TMForum effort
Amdocs-commissioned study shows network planning process sapped by rapid change and a disconnect between planners and marketing staff
AT&T's de la Vega says 3G issues are being addressed in two major markets right now
1:25 PM France Telecom pitches up against Vodafone et al.
IPCO claims waivers for integrated security boxes are destroying its ability to get funding and sell its CableCARD-compliant set-tops
12:45 PM ADB touts tru2way box's porting from a Cisco/TWC network to a Moto/Comcast environment – you know, what it's supposed to do
12:15 PM Committee finally tackles the big issue
11:40 AM Major publishers refuse to release e-books at the same time as their hardcover counterparts
Big day for the Finnish handset giant as it forms a service venture in China and secures an exclusive deal with hot songstress
Big-partner relations, the Flip offensive, and other quips from Cisco's analyst day
BT turns to Cisco to build a set of 'global' cloud-based IP telephony services, but what does global mean these days?
Company says it's not looking to move and has even fended off suitors for its campus and property
9:00 AM More time with Boxee's CEO, the crash of the Boxee Box beta demo, and Boxee's solution to video piracy
By deploying an internal cloud computing solution, Verizon increases productivity while cutting costs and shrinking data centers
6:00 PM 2010 is going to be a year of intense competition for mobile OS share
5:45 PM Qwest is taking the road less traveled when it comes to video services
'Surprise' cuts affect Swedish staff as Ericsson pares back its costs even further
5:20 PM Forms new mobile unit
CEO Avner Ronen says Boxee's Web TV service and new broadband-fed box won't encourage cable TV 'cord-cutting' in a big way
4:40 PM Not easy. Not fun. So why can't we just pay by the bit?
Exclusive French trial for French vendor – quelle surprise!
Walled-garden IPTV efforts are doomed, so Qwest wants to ensure that OTT video runs the best on its broadband network, exec says
MSO is tapping Sprint's 3G CDMA network to speed Cox's mobile foray into parts of Virginia, California, and Nebraska
Now that it's obvious, CEO John Chambers is willing to say it out loud
As part of its new Cloud Services Program, the TM Forum has for the first time created an enterprise council
Verizon talks up modulation technique used in LTE as a potential battery-saver
10:30 AM Publishers come together to create a digital storefront for magazines
9:00 AM Google linked to BT's content delivery network plans
It's a battle of the 5GHz bands as the Wireless Home Digital Interface gets ready to roll
Companies like Sezmi, ZillionTV, Roku, and even TiVo think telcos are poised to add video services without going the IPTV route
8:20 AM Sunflower Broadband's ad-insertion trial in Kansas could show the way for larger MSOs
5:25 PM Could a netbook be in the cards?
Set the controls for the heart of the network: Force10 adds MPLS and starts working on IPoDWDM
Merger of AsiaInfo and Linkage creates a telecom software and systems integration giant in a deal worth $733M
Targets US markets with 700 MHz support in new LTE customer premises equipment
Ericsson withdraws its membership and touts IMS approach – but VoLGA Forum says it's still alive and kicking
FCC looking into Verizon's doubling of its cellphone early-termination fees
11:10 AM Not a heckuva lot, reveals Arris SEC filing
Cable has just scratched the surface of the massive business services market, and Heavy Reading's Alan Breznick offers some perspective on how far cable has come and what it will have to do to compete for enterprise dollars
10:10 AM Reviews are in today for Barnes and Noble's new e-book reader
The FCC admits its CableCARD rules have failed to create a vibrant retail market for set-tops and is now seeking fresh ideas that encourage innovation
FCC men came to Silicon Valley to talk about the National Broadband Plan. One message: The boring parts are more important than you might think
5:40 PM Yee-ha! WiMax Internet gizmo is coming to Texas
Shares of Enablence are soaring on news that a dinky photodiode can be worth $10 to $12. Really?
A Verizon LTE Website possibly reveals some speed details, but a spokesman says there's no date yet for network launch
1:45 PM Signs of life ahead
With a bankruptcy reorg wrapped up, Charter thinks renewed focus on business services will help get it on the road back to profitability
Italian competitive operator to build its own network in the south of the country with long-haul and metro gear from Infinera
11:05 AM WiMax 2010 outlook: a big year for 'Pocketspots'
Consumer electronics giant is developing a tru2way 'set-back' box, but believes the device shouldn't have to contain an analog tuner
After an almighty struggle, Cisco finally holds more than 90% of the videoconferencing firm's stock and will complete the takeover
The company started by optical bubble star Raj Singh manages to tie together iPhone cool and 'cloud' hipness
Glenn Calafati, director of product marketing and development at Optimum Lightpath, discusses how his firm compares itself to telcos by offering simplified pricing and more flexible services
'Ethernet Everywhere,' software as a service, and mobile broadband are on Time Warner Cable's business services agenda
8:50 AM On the eve of Comcast's big deal, some NBC'ers were already paying homage to their potential new cable masters
5:50 PM CES could give us some clues as to whether 2010 will be a good year for femtocells
The business market for cable companies is still growing. Cox Business VP Phil Meeks says his company's business service group will hit $1 billion in revenues next year and could double that in six years
Enhanced phone services will help MSOs juice up their business services revenues, but they must be wary of over-the-top VoIP foes
Alcatel-Lucent believes it has the muscle, stomach, and smarts to help service providers tap into the apps development community
A sudden revenue shortfall isn't a sign of long-awaited competition from Broadcom, the chipmaker insists
3:00 PM Carriers have the chance, but will they take it?
Cox Business VP Phil Meeks says $1B in revenues is a lock for 2010 UPDATED 5:25 PM
11:20 AM Still more details emerge about Apple's upcoming tablet device, including a Sports Illustrated demo
Cable firms think they're poised to steal commercial service revenues from the telcos
Another 600 jobs are in danger as the wireless chips firm targets an additional $115 million in annual savings
Comcast to pay $6.5 billion for 51% of media giant NBC Universal, unveils plans to combine the companies' content and programming assets
Buckeye CableSystem and Sunflower Broadband will be among the first MSOs to intro remote control purchasing in tandem with the Comcast Media Center and iCueTV
7:25 AM German giant takes €1.63 billion hit on its Nokia Siemens stake
Nokia Siemens's last-minute objection to Ciena's acquisition of Nortel's optical assets fails as court approves sales of MEN and GSM units
Suppose Nortel's optical group ends up with Ciena rather than Nokia Siemens. It's not all doom and gloom from there
Reports of Nokia Siemens Networks' death are 'totally false,' says CEO, as he predicts 2010 growth
AT&T & Verizon drop lawsuits around the 3G map dispute as Verizon continues with coverage campaign
Nokia pledges commitment to the Symbian operating system for its smartphones and plans a new mobile computer
11:40 AM Even if you won't be in NYC for our BIG cable biz event Thursday, you can still catch part of it live via the Intertubes
A near-term sale of Cedar Point appears unlikely after VoIP vendor taps into newly available debt finance to help it chase global deals
9:55 AM Thanks to the intervention of Steve Jobs, reports say
Nokia said today it expects overall industry mobile device volumes to be up 10 percent next year, compared to 2009
New telepresence solution breaks down boardroom barriers and lets classrooms and research labs be part of the immersive video experience
7:50 AM Cisco is close, but not quite there, in its bid to buy Tandberg
New Verizon Business service helps businesses assess their need for cloud computing and migrate to the virtual world more easily
7:10 AM It's Dagsboro, Del., and the 'Ultra 105' tier is expected to sell for an introductory price of about $150 per month
Do-over! NSN is challenging Ciena's winning $739 million bid and offering to better it with $810 million cash
The MSO's long-anticipated broadband usage meter starts testing in Portland, with NetForecast checking its bit-counting accuracy
As the feds vet a big broadband plan, cable proposes 50% Internet service discounts and free modem installs for about 1.8M low-income households
3:20 PM Why aren't they hiring more hardware people?
2:45 PM New positions reflect changes in carrier concerns
Telstra's changing shape by the minute, plus other news and speculation from Malaysia, India, China, and Thailand
Now covers 30M people in 27 markets with 'Clear' mobile WiMax service
1:20 PM The story of the decade, in case you hadn't heard
12:30 PM The site is in talks with networks to stream episodes for $1.99
11:50 AM Vivendi and GE reportedly found common ground on the value of NBCU, paving the way for Comcast to seal a deal for the media giant
In LTE packet core networks, many vendors are lining up to challenge Ericsson and Nokia Siemens, a new Heavy Reading report finds
11:10 AM Lessons from the regulatory past could help the FCC establish the broadband future
Arbor Networks introduces 40-Gbit/s version of PeakFlow SP, to mitigate increasingly sophisticated DDoS attacks
The chip vendor picks up a new switch fabric and finds a way to get cloud computing mentioned in the deal
