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India’s second largest mobile operator, reports 46.8% rise in fiscal Q4 profits, beating analysts' expectations
Chinese vendor lifts the lid on its clustered core IP router platform, claiming up to 10-Tbit/s switching capacity
Unstrung rounds up the rumors and sighs that have been causing Clearwire's stock price to shift consistently over the last month
Time Warner Cable is exiting the Pivot partnership, but MSO's CEO believes there's potential for a wireless broadband offering
Key VOD and Docsis supplier posts an in-line quarter, but echoes that switched digital video activity isn't moving as rapidly as expected
Stock climbs 20% for the ATCA firm as a rosy Q2 could be in the works
The pain of owning half of a falling star
Huawei's annual analyst summit provided a sneak peek into the vendor's ambitions for the future
Drop in CDMA revenues overshadows progress in GSM and WCDMA businesses in Alcatel-Lucent's Q1 results
With diamonds
Huawei's annual analyst summit provided a sneak peek into the vendor's ambitions for the future
New titles underline company's strategic focus
Or maybe a subsidy for the old models
Time Warner Inc.'s head honcho says a separation is coming, but financial details are in short supply
But the weak dollar isn't helping
A yowlly combination
Alcatel-Lucent says 2008 revenues will go down and unveils some worrying trends in its carrier business as it posts a Q1 loss
Wireless carrier buys equipment from Genband and Acme Packet to bolster services over its all-IP core
India's wireless operators signed up a record 10.16 million new subscribers in March
...to challenge TI and Broadcom for Docsis 3.0 silicon supremacy
Free CDN services? Record sales up? Whaaa?
Industry sources and the French media believe the Alcatel-Lucent board is looking for a new CEO to replace Pat Russo
What AT&T is buying with its $1B capex promise
Do you really think $400 is going to be enough for a 3G iPhone?
Young, cute, and... feathered
More earnings season lingo fun
A possible market for near-miss ATCA
An ITU call for proposals for IMT-Advanced technologies sparks a new standards battle between WiMax and LTE
Are T and VZ doomed?
University of Denver grad students come away with $1,500 and their pick of paid internships in the local cable biz...
At 16 Mbit/s down and 2 Mbit/s upstream, MSO doubles down on the Internet speeds offered to small and mid-sized businesses
Optical Ethernet specialist targets a market with faster deployment times than the telcos
The king of Tier 2 GPON adds its first customer premises boxes designed for apartment complexes
To keep pace with the speeds and capacity offered by some telcos, cable operators must fight fiber with (wait for it) more fiber
Time to unlock value, apparently
When in doubt, blame the struggling cellular operator for poor numbers and problem services
A final batch of photos from the Web 2.0 Expo, which closed Friday in San Francisco
It's a bubble, but some ideas are likable
Today's daily roundup of content news from Contentinople
Operators need to evolve to flat, all-IP architectures, but how to do it is much debated, finds Heavy Reading
It's curtains for the VON show
Top cable ad man is leaving the 'spotlight' of the nation's largest cable operator
Company says third-quarter sales will come in well below expectations
Verizon's CFO tells analysts that the company will raise prices with FiOS and continue to reduce staff to lower costs
Huawei will unveil a new IP router Tuesday
Which CE product category stands to gain the most from those tax rebate checks?
Our changing mobile data ways
10GigE envy
Verizon now has 1.2 million FiOS TV subscribers, but wireline services overall were a drag on Q1 2008 results
German carriers strike €1.63B deal
How should we define a new kind of Ethernet service?
Ciena's 'converged Ethernet' transport platform chosen for deployment throughout Embarq's North American footprint
UK operators are ready to take regulator to court
A WiMax demo in a WiFi world
News from Contentinople you can put in your pocket
Some views from the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco
Job, lawsuit, Shih Tzu
Cisco is teeing up a first-generation 'tuning adapter' for one-way, CableCARD-based, digital TVs and TiVo DVRs
India's Bharti Airtel reports 37% increase in quarterly net profit as mobile subscribers approach 62M
Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week...
If approved by shareholders, one-for-10 split might revive video-on-demand firm's struggling stock
Vonage has a possible agreement in place to refinance much of the debt that has plagued its balance sheet
Chinese vendor sees Q1 sales increase by 44%, but profit margins are still small
Industry watchers are wondering when RIM will unveil its Curve 9000 series
Swedish giant sees its stock leap by nearly 25 percent following its better than expected first quarter results
Even with some enterprise spending fading, Juniper says business was good last quarter
Dish Network is trialing a mobile broadcasting technology with Alcatel-Lucent gear that could turn into a mobile TV service offering
The day's top content news from Contentinople
Short of Skylab's demise, has so much attention been given to a piece of space junk?
One is enjoying success while the other is struggling in the unforgiving broadband access space. Why the discrepancy?
Harmonic says QAM sales and deployments remain solid, but installs tied to switched digital video aren't growing as rapidly as expected
More speculation that Telefónica has its eye on KPN
More notes on the Ciena-ing of Tellabs
Want 100 Mbit/s Wideband? Move to Japan
Indian operator buys into startup and plans to invest $500M over three years to build WiMax operations in up to 50 countries
Qwest has launched two new broadband services that will run on its new $300M FTTN network
God is my publican
From the Expo: Cisco's army, Nokia's ideas
MSO confirms former Telefónica O2 Europe CTO Dave Williams has signed on as SVP of wireless technology
Did the CEO signal its first Tier 1 win?
AT&T gets 'over $90' a month from the average iPhone user on its network, displaying the ARPU power of integrated devices
It's not all Twitter and Facebook at the Web 2.0 Expo – we found a couple of startups related to video delivery models
The company's latest fixed-configuration switch rolls out the big IPv4/IPv6 numbers
Optical vendor will move to generally accepted accounting principles in 2009
Should we have seen it coming?
Apple hits iPhone sales targets dead-on
Comcast, Cox, and Time Warner confirm that they are severing ties to the wireless joint venture
The day's top content news from Contentinople
Former Broadstripe exec takes helm of NuLink, an operator formed via the $70M purchase of Newnan Utilities's cable assets
Sony-Ericsson feels the pinch for its fancy phones
Looks like 1.6M sold in Q1
Bids abound for Finnish systems integrator TietoEnator
Stock is down 20% on uninspiring guidance
Wait until next year for the German mobile broadband auction
Are integration woes over? Level 3 share climb 18% on reaffirmed guidance
O2 Germany says Auf Wiedersehen to Nortel as it expands its GSM and UMTS networks with Huawei and Nokia Siemens
Chairman Kevin Martin says no new Internet regulations are necessary, although Comcast remains on watch
Appointment of new finance chief does not mean Calix is gearing up to go public, says CEO Carl Russo
No change in femto strategy
Business services operator could be the first to market with commercially deployed mobile WiMax technology
Comptel adds fixed network OSS capabilities to its existing mobile software strengths by acquiring Axiom Systems
Yahoo's first-quarter exceeded expectations, but it likely won't help it get a higher offer from Microsoft
A wealth of mobile applications could be tapped if the industry opened up, Nokia's CTO says
Vendor earns $27.6 million, or 29 cents a share, on revenues of $138.3 million, but its second-quarter forecast isn't as rosy
The day's top content news from Contentinople
Umm, duh!
Why don't ISPs just tell you how much they want you to use?
Staggering subscriber growth and falling ARPU
When it comes to old analog TVs, coalition says it's time to get the lead out
Vendor hopes to make hay on cable's business services push with a trio of products based on the budding CableLabs platform
In an LRTV interview, ANDA Networks president and CEO Charles Kenmore talks about his company's IPO prospects
Closed networks are largest obstacle to mobile ads, panelist says
The risk of spectrum hoarding looms in the UK's upcoming mobile broadband auction and WiMax hopefuls could be left out
Tellabs is feeling the pinch as North American wireless carriers tighten their purse strings, sending the vendor's stock down 12%
Ad Age says former Aegis Media CEO is expected to become head oarsman of 'Project Canoe'
Satellite TV giant says a handful of older DVR boxes still in stock can't be installed or activated in the field
Wireless gains fueled another strong quarter for AT&T while U-verse TV also ramped up in growth and now stands at 379,000 subscribers
Chipmaker stumps up $500 million for WiMax
Tellabs has reported a slightly better than expected first quarter, but its second-quarter outlook is decidedly grim
The startup specializing in packet inspection has applied its know-how to a 10-Gbit/s monitoring appliance
Mobile data prices are falling and usage is way up, finds a new report from Heavy Reading
New stuff from Aruba, Meru, Ruckus, and Airhive blurs the lines between mesh, cellular, and enterprise WLAN
The day's top content news from Contentinople
Another 'copper cutting' type rumor
Each major US telco cut its workforce in the wireline access business during the first quarter of 2008, and more cuts are likely
CableLabs clues us in…
A boom in packet optical buying will be driven by interest in carrier Ethernet services
Sonus has bought IP provisioning specialist Atreus Systems
What's wrong with royalties
NSN touts contract, but faces stiff competition from Chinese vendors
Obtaining Gemstar IPG license should reduce distractions as troubled firm pursues a new retail box and a CableCARD-based HD-DVR for MSOs
Maybe it's time to get mad at programmers for their negligence
Not enough gamers paid for its lag-free network shortcut
Pace polishes off the 'reverse takeover' of Philips's set-top division
AT&T hooks up with Cisco to offer a managed telepresence service that will rely on the class of service capabilities of MPLS
Apple's device disappoints in Europe
Revenues, rates, and renewed Google rumors
People haven't stopped watching TV, but they are increasingly turning to the Internet for entertainment
Comcast has it up and running in Denver, too…
The court of appeals declares a re-do on Finisar's patent victory against DirecTV
The day's top content news from Contentinople
They might hurt Apple, but Moto will watch its rival's prediction with fear and loathing
Nokia Siemens is still battling with market pricing pressures and sunk back to an operating loss in the first quarter
Israel's Koor Industries offers up to $720M for a stake in Indian operator Tata Teleservices
Mobile + Russia = Growth
VeriSign's media VP will take charge at its new CDN company
AMC-14 satellite was declared a 'total loss,' but Dish Network says its high-definition expansion plans are still very much alive
Verizon's VP of network planning talks GPON, WDM PON, Tellabs, Docsis 3.0, and all things FiOS
Moto says its entry, the MTR700, has passed a recent interop at CableLabs
Two of Russia's leading mobile operators, MTS and Megafon, have both reported significant subscriber growth numbers for 2007
That's 1.5 percent of its workforce, with post-merger belt tightening, rather than sagging consumer demand, cited as the reason
Cheerleaders for Net neutrality came out in (minor) force for the FCC's Comcast-less en banc hearing
More success for Huawei in FTTX and 3G
Profits are up 25 percent for Nokia, but its shares get hammered on its device outlook for the rest of the year
PBT's most ardent carrier supporter, BT, is reconsidering its Ethernet technology strategy
One analyst thinks trials are underway, but another sees reason to doubt
Addressable ad trial will involve 10 times the number of homes that participated in the MSO's pilot in Huntsville, Ala.
The day's top content news from Contentinople
As home networking grows in popularity, telcos and MSOs are looking for ways to come up with differentiated offerings
New York: Health City, USA
Was your mouse finger quick enough to get in on the FCC's free stream of this afternoon's hearing?
My day with the FCC
This is a landmark year for carrier Ethernet
More Yahoo scuttlebutt ahead of Google earnings
As their core businesses erode, incumbent telcos will have to start working better with third parties if they're to have any future
France Telecom says it's looking at a range of potential mergers or acquisitions, seeking to bulk up in emerging markets
First pitch is pushed back by a year
Righteous, even
And look: Cisco even lost a little bit of market share
Sources say the P2P delivery platform is set to go private soon
It's less scary to get bought now, apparently
Nokia's head of entertainment and communications, Tero Ojanpera, says the way of the future is for hardware companies to transform themselves into software and services companies. We've heard that before, obviously, but Nokia actually has some interesting acquisitions and new mobile services with a really global reach that back up all the talk. Check it out!
A final look at the seriousness and silliness on display at Ethernet Expo: Europe 2008
Neither Comcast nor Pando will be at tomorrow's FCC hearing on broadband management practices
Will Microsoft care?
The CTO of Ericsson North America, Arun Bhikshesvaran, makes his case for HSPA networks to continue for several years before 4G networks based on LTE become a reality. He also weighs in on flat-rate pricing, femtocells, the real role for WiMax, and how Ericsson and other infrastructure vendors can add value when the standardized way of building gear makes it all look the same from the outside
The day's top content news from Contentinople
The rumored megamerger, still in the idea phase, could be worth $54B
Wireless isn't the problem child it used to be, but authentication and management still challenge enterprises
Verizon has made another baby step toward bringing FiOS TV to NYC, but the company now has a soft timetable for a late 2008 debut
Group of major programmers claim latest à la carte proposal from FCC chairman would be harmful to consumers
BT exec provides update on the carrier's next-generation network and new services, but sidesteps questions about the fate of PBT
Carl DeWilde, former head of Tellabs broadband products, is leaving soon
UK-based firm close to becoming world's No. 3 supplier of set-tops after shareholders bless deal to acquire division of Philips
As home networking grows in popularity, telcos and MSOs are looking for ways to come up with differentiated offerings
Some snaps from the London Design Centre
Court rules Time Warner Cable doesn't have to yank two ads from the air
MSO and P2P partner Pando expect to gather support for the bill this spring and publish results by the end of 2008
A planned summer launch for 3G still puts the operator behind its bigger rivals
Conexant loses one; Juniper rewards one
Is it time? News that Broadcom might have won a major IPTV deal sends Sigma stock down by 20%
The day's top content news from Contentinople
Things I learned at NAB
India's Department of Telecom has kicked off the process of allocating GSM spectrum, starting with the Tamil Nadu region
The market for carrier Ethernet switches and routers is set to boom, plus other news from Ethernet Expo in London
Looking to cut costs in broadband access, Enablence is acquiring Wave7 for almost $14 million
A required investment for telcos
Some ABC stations will continue to deliver a 'wireline' analog signal to cable operators following the DTV transition
The company that helped invent ringback tones has already developed a platform for serving mobile video. Now it's concentrating on how the content is portioned out and delivered. And what about open networks? Analisa Roberts at RealNetworks says it's a nice idea, but still a couple of years off from being a significant force in the US
I'm going to Rectalworld!
Foreshadowing 3G?
Notes on growth
Interoute's CTO Matt Finnie tells Ethernet Expo audience that equipment firms are making the Ethernet market too complex
AOL has reached a deal to sell the telco's online advertising inventory. And yes, Yahoo gets a mention
Flat-rate data pricing will take on AT&T's smartphone perks
The day's top content news from Contentinople
Digital video startup adds $20M to the coffers, putting off a possible IPO until at least mid-2009
More fun with WiFi
An upgrade to Sigma Designs's set-top chip could help keep Broadcom and ST at bay for the moment
Agency's enforcement bureau recommends denial of a cable complaint alleging that Verizon was using illegal tactics to retain phone subs
Wouldn't Salesforce.com make a nice morsel?
Tobacco saves lives
Creeping in?
Verizon Wireless CTO Tony Melone says 2010 will be a significant year for the evolution of Verizon's 4G network, with LTE being its technology of choice. Also, he says that flat-rate voice and flat-rate data should be considered with different approaches to each. He's not an all-you-can-eat kind of guy
Let's ponder the links between Internet speeds and currency values...
Company acquires product line and is named exclusive supplier of wireline media gateways for Nokia Siemens
Nortel's first product certification for Provider Backbone Transport goes to the test and measurement vendor
STMicro buys into NXP to create huge – but largely anonymous – $3B chip venture
Yahoo's board is meeting today and could make a decision by next week over Microsoft and its other strategic alternatives
ThinkEquity says XOHM could launch 'mid-year' in a few markets in the US
The day's top content news from Contentinople
A video that purports to show a 3G iPhone has landed on YouTube
If you can beat them, still sue them
SES Americom says it's fully insured, but the net effect on Dish Network's HD expansion plans remained fuzzy as of Friday morning
The mobile broadband era has not only arrived, it's here in style
Or, why 4G is like an unmade sandwich
Saudi Arabia-based holding company plans $300M share issue to finance converged networks in Africa and Latin America
Apparently not. Dish plans to take the TiVo DVR patent case to the Supreme Court
The mobile broadband era has not only arrived, it's here in style
Foundry's down, and more could follow
An open-software plan furthers Cisco's push to house applications on branch-office routers
A test of the P4P protocol shows carriers don't need regulations in order to play nice, or so Comcast says
The day's top content news from Contentinople
New ISR models can double as WLAN access points; more models are getting 3G, too
Mobile mavens unveil the first third-party browser for the Google-backed OS
Eleven CE companies and retailers are on the hook for more than $6 million for violations linked to the DTV transition
Verizon paid for it
Who's dancing with Yahoo?
But not for a while...
Rouzbeh Yassini puts his think tank to work in the name of broadband
Verizon is suing Time Warner Cable for false advertising, alleging that the MSO is misleading consumers about FiOS
The CDN says that with the introduction of its CDXL service, it can serve up long-tail content more efficiently
Former Internap exec says the company should have done better due diligence
Tradeshow or rodeo?
The direct-to-consumer Vongo service is getting an MSO/telco spin under the name Starz Play
Technology rock stars?
In a two-week test, Yahoo will carry Google AdSense ads alongside its own search results
Tata may appeal after losing another ruling to FLAG Telecom, which wants access to a submarine cable landing station
The day's top content news from Contentinople
We hardly listened to ye
Sprint's preferred flavor of mobile WiMax ain't certified yet
Dan Mondor, formerly of Mitel, Nortel, and Siemens, is named CEO at video-on-demand server and software specialist
Comcast's case heads to court, while a small Puerto Rico-based op pleads its case to the FCC. Who's winning? The lawyers, of course
Philippe Keryer, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s Mobile Access Division, weighs in on the timeline for LTE, how long 3G networks should be extended, whether CDMA is out of gas, the real benefit of the 700 Mhz auctions, and his division's quest for profitability
How low can they go? Greg Lund from Leap Wireless says the low-cost provider may not cut rates in response to AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint getting into the flat-rate pricing game.
Or, a bizarre wireless app
Former AT&T CEO takes role as non-executive chairman of the Motorola board
3 challenges mobile termination rates
More than 10 million requests for digital-to-analog converter box coupons have rolled in, but just a small fraction have been redeemed
WiMAX Forum certifies first mobile WiMax products in a bid to ensure interoperability among mobile broadband equipment
British operator still considering WiMax
Adlink says security and DPI could use some help from telecom standards
Media gateway vendor says home base stations will offer a solid growth opportunity
Amdocs is expanding its OSS/BSS dynasty for a mere $45M
A proposal by the FCC chairman would not saddle capacity-limited systems with analog and digital TV carriage burdens
The 'comical' quest for One True OS
Everyone's fawning over femtocells, but who's really going to put their money where the hype is? What we found at CTIA Wireless 2008 is that the answer really depends on whom you ask and where in the world they're trying to make a buck. For our complete roster of reports and news on femtocells, click here
Former Andiamo vets get a $678M deal to help fuel Cisco's plans for the virtualized data center
Optical networking researchers are finalists in the Millennium Technology Prize competition
Acquisition will shore up Amdocs's international cable market footprint and strengthen its link to Comcast
The day's top content news from Contentinople
Embarq refuses to pull the plug
AT&T is bringing in John Donovan, formerly of Verisign, to take over as chief technology officer
Lead CDN and European exec leaves to 'spend more time with his family'
Nuova takes the stage
But you knew that
Carriers are trying to figure out how to deliver cool, useful, profitable services, like Google does
Next-gen Fusion looms
The FCC Chairman tells ACA Summit crowd he'll push for HD downconversion but won't budge on a 'blanket waiver'
France considers giving it away
Smokers or lawyers?
BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen announces his resignation and will be succeeded by Ian Livingston
Upstream channel bonding for Docsis 3.0 might not happen until 2009, but Motorola is getting ready early
Group at University of Colorado withdraws blocking charge, agrees to 'update our analysis' of Comcast's network management techniques
Where the optical half lives
More than just a paperweight
At CTIA proved last week, there are no easy answers as wireless moves into a new era
If Yahoo can pull it off, a non-Microsoft collaboration could have some impact on telcos
Trying hard for a place in history
Just when you thought all of this talk of Net Neutrality and network management might simmer down for a few days...
Kiwi has a hedgehog and knows how to use it
Motorola becomes the second vendor to enter MSO's house of Wideband
The day's top content news from Contentinople
New York set to become the first FiOS TV market to collapse Verizon's broadcast analog video tier
Nokia launches mobile games service and bolsters its mobile Internet services strategy
This mobile application stinks
Microsoft puts the pressure on Yahoo
The bubble-era veteran brings Xtera some metro WDM help and a possible 'in' with the PBT crowd
Xtera has acquired Meriton Networks
At CTIA Wireless 2008, the femtocell was the new 'it' device, the 700 Mhz auctions became the elephant in the room, Fritz Nelson rode a bull, 4G networks were debated and discussed, Sprint's plans came under scrutiny, and Nokia's coffee shop in the sky was hard to top
At CTIA Wireless 2008, the femtocell was the new 'it' device, the 700 Mhz auctions became the elephant in the room, Fritz Nelson rode a bull, 4G networks were debated and discussed, Sprint's plans came under scrutiny, and Nokia's coffee shop in the sky was hard to top
The Chinese vendor is still growing like wildfire, but what is it good, and not so good, at? Heavy Reading analysts speak out
Playboy bunnies, fun phones, Ethernet gear, and the new Windows Mobile device are featured in this last look at CTIA Wireless 2008
The company's making plans to split its solar-power and optical components divisions
The carrier is giving cordless landline phones a boost, in the form of Internet data services
Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week...
Follwing some promising results in Huntsville, the MSO is gearing up for another advanced ad pilot later this year in Baltimore
India starts dishing out CDMA spectrum, giving two operators a headstart on their GSM counterparts
Thinking of the children again... uh-oh
Winners and losers finally speak up on the 700 MHz auction
Does the smallest of the big four US carriers have a 4G plan?
Interesting app, great gimmick, and a sense of humor to boot
MoCA specialist pays a mere $5.9 million for the assets of Vativ, a hi-def vendor that had raised more than $37 million
Qwest CFO John Richardson is leaving the company but will remain on the job until a permanent replacement is found
Can anyone better the Canadians for great conference names?
Ofcom is to auction 2.6 GHz spectrum in 'the summer' and says the spectrum, which can be used for WiMax or 3G services, can be traded
Usual suspects linked to Tiscali
BT admits to secret Web traffic analysis trials
A battle is brewing over regional operator Smarts
Another round of layoffs will lead to a $104M charge against Moto's first quarter earnings
Trapster
Verizon will run LTE over 700 MHz spectrum
Verizon confirms plans to run LTE over 700 MHz
Carrier Ethernet's bad boy, PBT, is coming under major scrutiny by the industry – and by Light Reading!
Sprint needs more horsepower for its WiMax sites, but the backhaul issues for Xohm may be temporary
Having discovered it spends too much on 'late lifecycle' products, Nortel shuffles its R&D centers
Comcast accepts 'initial version' of DVR pioneer's interactive ad management system for deployment... someday
Test firm follows good results with another acquisition, this time of VOIP and IPTV monitoring specialist Brix Networks
While other major vendors tripped up in 2007, the Chinese vendor ramped revenues to possibly more than $11B
On the Clearwire-Sprint talk
Will carriers give PBT any momentum?
or... Earnest Saves Marriage
Director of data platforms to provide an update on the role of Ethernet in BT's 21CN at the upcoming Ethernet Expo Europe event
But questions remain about how much consumers will pay for the new devices
Carrier's launch date for commercial WiMax is still shrouded in mystery
Tier 2/3 market is getting crowded
Because the world can't live on just iPhones
Charter and Cox are teaming up to keep telcos from sniping at business customers, and other MSOs may soon follow suit
Nokia Siemens might be one of PBT's strongest supporters, but it says its MPLS relationship with Juniper is also important
CTO sees limited applications for midget base stations
Comcast's new Wideband offering in the Twin Cities isn't exactly priced to sell… and that's probably by design
The Twin Cities get Comcast's first Docsis 3.0 rollout, with downstream speeds of up to 50 Mbit/s
Foolhardy keynoters, slick new phones, and lots of Ethernet backhaul boxes pack our first photo slideshow from CTIA Wireless 2008
Having failed to negotiate a revised deal, Tellabs has pulled the plug on its Verizon GPON activities
Is a new (ahem)'killer app' on the way?
Rollouts in some markets continue, but the carrier's taking its time and not giving a firm date for a commercial WiMax launch
United Arab Emirates incumbent is looking for a way into India's mobile market, holding talks with regional operator Spice
India's telecom body aims to cut operator costs by extending network-sharing rules to active infrastructure
At CTIA so far...
GPONdering the Tellabs access dilemma
The great wait continues...
BT partners for WiMax
Financial arrangement allows WorldGate, maker of the 'Ojo' videophone, to keep the lights on... at least until the next crisis comes about
ZTE and Vodafone build on their existing relationship with new agreement for network equipment
ZTE signs global framework agreement with Vodafone for network equipment
WiMax specialist adds $20M to its kitty as industry debate continues to rage about the technology's prospective growth rates
More opposition to European FCC plan
Adtran is finally offering GPON, but has it missed the boat with Verizon and AT&T?
When a big MSO deployment deal is on the line, even long-time enemies like Concurrent and SeaChange can find common ground
Prepaid plans might be a way for WiMax to entice the customers who aren't suited for DSL or cable, says startup Xanadoo
Barry West, president of Sprint's XOHM group, comments on the carrier's WiMax rollouts
Nokia's tablet flies with WiFi, not WiMax, at CTIA
Will not budge on Yahoo offer
New open session routing platform offers more efficient signaling control than softswitches, the company says
In Vegas, Sprint has an iPhone rival and a slew of WiMax news, but there's no word on a Clearwire deal
Wait for it...
Thinking Vegas this week? Think pizza
Moto's recently announced restructuring seems little more than an admission of failure
MSO exec finds Martin's reaction to Comcast's coming answer to P2P questions 'perplexing'
Mobile core vendor doubles up with two major carrier account wins as it proves its worth in 3G and WiMax networks
With help from RIM, Verizon thinks it's found a way to spark interest in upgrading PBXs for fixed/mobile convergence
Pace shares are on the rise after disclosing it will pay about $10M less than originally expected for the set-top unit of Philips
A waste of a startup
Videocon expresses some interest
The US femtocell market is a 'crapshoot,' as operators and vendors tackle technical and business challenges, finds a new Unstrung Insider
The US femtocell market is a 'crapshoot,' as operators and vendors tackle technical and business challenges, finds a new Unstrung Insider
No bites yet on Tiscali's M&A line
The 'not being evil' company moves into new and frightening territory by declaring it has developed nuclear capabilities
Server switchout with SeaChange sets the stage for operator to double its on-demand menu and introduce hi-def video on demand
