Lightpath Video Conference expands the Lightpath suite of managed services.

Deutsche Telekom's regional operating companies roll out joyn services developed by Jibe Mobile and delivered over the Jibe IP Communication Cloud.

Licensing agreement will provide second-by-second television viewing data to SMG.

Bill Helms steps up to the plate.

Blackphone begins shipping 'privacy-optimized' smartphone.

eSIM able to register phone numbers and other subscription-identity data of Docomo and other international operators in M2M devices.

Nokia Networks expands its 4G footprint in China to cover 18 out of 31 provinces.

Midwestern independent operators combine operations in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota,South Dakota and Wisconsin

Optical Internetworking Forum and Open Networking Foundation team on demo of SDN transport, highlighting how to overcome challenges.

Finnish mobile operator signs contract with Huawei to deploy 'world's first' commercial LTE 450MHz network.

Disruptive cyber attacks a growing concern for UK organizations, BT survey reveals.

Company joins OpenDaylight and launches Extreme SDN platform.

Device intended to accelerate 'WDM/OTN to the edge' deployments.

Launches 'world's first' 1Tbit/s WDM line card at French show.

Network virtualization specialist has rolled out its OpenStack-based cloud network suite and closed its Series B round of funding.

Features universal packet and ODU switching, evolution beyond 100G, and SDN compatibility.

Will enable Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology for protection of premium content on Intel-based mobile devices running Android.

Chooses Anite's Propsim channel emulators for its new anechoic MIMO Over-The-Air (OTA) test laboratory in Taiwan.

Nokia Networks, Zain make Kuwait's first high-definition voice call in live LTE network.

The national provider will add MMS-enabled phone numbers for US and SMS-enabled 800 numbers to help OTT apps replace traditional voice.

Solution will enable operators to optimize bandwidth and network management, as well as enhance the flexibility of network, says vendor.

Swiss operator selects PlumGrid's OpenStack Networking Suite as a core technology in its new cloud infrastructure.

Colt's Carrier Ethernet Multi-Service Platform (Modular MSP) has been recognised as the Most Innovative Ethernet/Optical Service at Light Reading's Leading Lights Awards.

Virtual mobile core leverages existing smartphone dialer and messaging interface to deliver cellular-to-WiFi communications.

First in US to offer landline phone service in HD, claims Cablevision.

Helps launch next-generation network services faster by virtually eliminating the need to secure and deploy new network hardware for each service, claims vendor.

Equinix is using Ciena's 6500 platform in its metro networks in the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific to provide 100G capabilities.

Data store provider RainStor makes its Archive Application available on Hadoop 2.0 enabled new Big Data applications in telecom, other areas

ZTE releases first 5G architecture based on dynamic mesh networking.

Agilent Technologies and China Mobile to collaborate on next-generation 5G wireless communication systems.

Alcatel-Lucent strengthens its ultra-broadband offering through partnership and investment in Wireless Fronthaul leader, EBlink.

Telenor Norway chooses Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as its partner to modernize and simplify fixed network operations.

First Liquid Applications deployment in Zain's commercial network.

SDN-based Flex Optical Network shown at Next Generation Optical Networking Forum.

Pisa and Deutsche Telekom launch smart city pilot project to make inner-city parking easier.

Intended for network operators who need to cost-effectively move massive amounts of data between multiple sites and cover distances of up to 1,000km.

Will deploy WDM-based full-service metropolitan bearer networks in more than 10 cities across Sichuan Province.

Unveils 'industry's first' Distributed Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) at the ANGACOM exhibition in Cologne.

Selected by MWH Global to deliver an agile, higher-bandwidth, higher-performance software-defined wide area network (SDWAN).

German RF giant Rosenberger acquires majority ownership of CellMax Technologies.

EE's 4G services will be delivered using Juniper's MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers.

ThinkAnalytics claims it has replaced Jinni as Swisscom's provider of IPTV search and recommendations.

TAG acquires 100% of blizoo, one of the largest cable operators in the Republic of Macedonia, offering TV services, broadband, and fixed voice.

Vendor introduces 12-slot and 16-slot versions of its OptiDriver platform to address needs of small telcos, cable operators, and enterprises.

Ixia has finally reported its fourth quarter and full year results for 2013.

Elitecore enables Menatelecom to offer first nationwide LTE service in Bahrain.

Partners aim to set up a state-of-the-art security operations center in UAE offering a range of cyber security services to organizations.

Solution gives engineering-level visibility to mobile network data which can be used to detect the root causes of subscriber experience issues.

Verizon offers 'Smart Credential' solutions for authenticating users to help stem data breaches.

Aito Technologies brings EXFO technology to provide visibility and analytics on 3G/4G LTE networks.

Investment in India Cloud Xchange (ICX) cable to bridge gap and meet soaring bandwidth demands of new cloud-based applications and services.

South Korean operator applies Carrier Aggregation technology to achieve speed increase.

Global Center intended to enhance the network services provided by China Unicom and nurture IT talent.

ZTE wants the European Commission to to investigate the licensing practices of the intellectual property firm.

Expands its offering already available in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia.

Nokia's Centralized RAN scoops Best New Product (Mobile) gong in Light Reading's prestigious annual contest.

Canadian vendor scoops inaugural OSS/BSS Vendor of the Year award.

Land Home Financial Services is using Masergy's UCaaS and managed cloud network for its internal management, communications, and accounting.

Huawei shows off its latest NFV developments at the Big Telecom Event in Chicago.

CenturyLink brings pay-by-the-hour managed services to CenturyLink Cloud platform.

Huawei showcased its latest SDN and NFV solutions and applications at the Big Telecom Event in Chicago.

Carrier Ethernet edge gear maker offering a migration strategy for carriers to move to virtualization

Available in all served areas in Leander, Pflugerville; coming to Georgetown.

Columbus Partners with Triveni Digital for enhanced video services in the Caribbean.

StarHub TV customers now able to enjoy recording capabilities with the boxes.

Pair announce successful implementation of 'world's first' GSM-LTE Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (GL DSS) trial in Spain.

10G demarcation NIDs for mobile backhaul, small cell, cloud and business services.

Fronthaul Muxponder optimized for transport of multiple CPRI and Synchronous Ethernet services over a single 10G wavelength.

OE Solutions, AimValley, and Creanord introduce vendor-independent Smart Service Assurance solutions using Smart SFPs for IP OAM and Ethernet OAM, together with CreaNODE 3000 Advanced Probe and reporting in EchoVault.

OE Solutions and AimValley introduce Ethernet OAM 3.0 Smart SFP for service assurance in mobile backhaul, business access, and mission-critical networks.

Evertz will be showing its 46Tb/s EXE SDN Open switching platform to the networking community at the Big Telecom Event in Chicago.

Amartus is using Light Reading's Big Telecom Event to announce its integration with OpenStack to enable its real-time service orchestration to extend to cloud services.

NTT America's CTO Doug Junkins to present company's SDN/NFV strategy for global enterprises at Big Telecom Event.

Flash storage firm to buy developer of flash-based PCIe hardware and software.

New packet-optical platform targets migration of traffic into metro with Internet of Things, SDN and NFV.

The utility uses the mini IP-DSLAM MileGate 2011 as an access node for buildings with up to 24 homes.

Pair will demonstrate high-performance video transcoding and data analytics solutions that are ready for SDN and NFV.

Anuta Networks expands global presence with new partners and significant enhancements in data modeling.

Claims world's fastest data communications between CPUs equipped in next-generation servers.

Platinum IP3 will provide a broad range of signal processing and multiviewer functionality to meet a variety of CTV's mobile production requirements.

RDK Management announces availability of key DVB components to support global operators.

Nokia's navigation arm buys real-time predictive analytics specialist.

Verizon is making five of its data centers in the US available for interconnection to any carrier of the customer's choice to give government and enterprise customers more flexibility in connection options.

Nearly 90% of Communications Service Providers (CSPs) believe that the convergence of mobile offerings with fixed, broadband and cable/pay-TV will be key to future strategies, survey finds.

New solution module enables service providers to provide critical reporting to comply with FCC Rural Call Completion Order.

Research reveals some surprising gaps in service providers capabilities to improve the order-to-activation process.

Telefónica chooses Amdocs products and services for quad-play transformation in Chile and Peru.

New guide published to help banks and mobile operators understand HCE and SIM Secure element approaches for NFC payments.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia selects Transmode for Packet-Optical network.

Centers cover areas such as wireless access, network communications technologies, business support systems, energies, and industry solutions.

Orange and Deutsche Telekom collaborate through their respective start-up accelerator programs, Orange Fab and hub:raum, in order to provide startups with more growth opportunities.

With a terminal device by Marvell, ZTE achieved a consistent uplink data rate of 90 Mbit/s using 0 system configuration ratio.

CenturyLink is the service provider sponsor for a demo featuring Cyan, RAD, Fortinet and Certes gear in an ETSI NFV proof of concept

Multi-year agreement provides Sprint with ability to design and implement granular service policy control for various data, text, and voice services.

Aggregates 10 carriers to reach 200MHz of spectrum.

Brocade says its Vyatta Platform is the first phase of a multiyear strategy to deliver an open and modular networking platform for cloud and telecoms service providers.

The acquisition expands Technicolor's VFX services globally to high-end television and international film markets.

Cisco updates its Visual Networking Index (VNI), and notes that World Cup viewing is set to create three times more Internet traffic than a month of Internet usage in Brazil.

Adds monitoring capabilities to its Sentry family of digital content monitors.

New media modulator streamlines the delivery and management of custom HD video content for a range of applications and markets.

MoCA welcomes CableLabs as its newest Contributor member.

Alcatel-Lucent's Basil Alwan to explore cloud-centric applications and services at Light Reading's Big Telecom Event in June.

Californian municipality reduces FTTP deployment costs by up to 76% with pushable technology and micro trenching.

Ciena announces a new platform combining multi-terabit Ethernet switching and coherent optics.

Ixia has unveiled what it claims is the world's first proof of concept 400Gb/s Higher Speed Ethernet test solution.

Sky Deutschland chooses ViXS XCode 6400 System on Chip (SoC) for a live Satellite 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) test broadcast of the DFB Pokal Final in Berlin on May 17.

TIM Brasil, Oi SA and Linktel turn to Aptilo to cope with soccer-related data deluge.

AT&T and HP will embed AT&T's NetBond into HP's Helion, which means AT&T's customers can use their secure VPNs to reach the HP Cloud.

CoSwitched expands the coverage of its no-frills M2M service outside Europe.

Radware's Attack Mitigation System chosen to protect data centers in US and elsewhere.

Policy and charging specialist reports growing interest from Russian service providers.

Portable LTE troubleshooting appliance intended to help wireless carriers resolve network performance issues.

Solution designed for car manufacturers in China includes the Cinterion MIM and integrates with in-car cellular networks.

New West African IP Gateway to provide protected and fast Tier 1 Internet connectivity in the region.

Patented Virtual SIM platform allows mobile operators to provide services to users who cannot afford to purchase a personal handset.

Addition of STC brings Bridge Alliance to a total of 36 operator members with a combined customer base of over 660 million mobile subscribers.

Previously only available as part of Huawei's managed services.

Huawei launches mobile money solution to enable service providers' entry into financial services.

Wire-tapping disclosure report spans 29 countries.

Thirty-nine member companies now participating in the industry's largest open SDN and NFV effort.

Fiscal second quarter revenues of $560 million are up by 10% compared with a year ago.

In-depth education on wireless services and DOCSIS 3.1 will be on the agenda.

Serbian mobile operator Vip mobile deploys Openmind's USSD Gateway to support new customer self-care services.

Infonetics report finds that OTT and multiscreen TV are driving spending on broadcast and streaming video equipment.

LiveVU serves as a bridge for traditional MVPDs moving to the more efficient, high-quality MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) format.

New CTO appointment, partnerships, and a focus on analytics drive company's portfolio expansion and transformation strategy.

Turk Telecom completes BSS transformation in seven months using NetCracker's next-gen revenue management solution as its platform for service enablement and systems consolidation.

In multi-year agreement, Amdocs provides private cloud-based online payments solution to improve customer experience while reducing operational costs for T-Mobile's MetroPCS brand.

Samsung has unveiled its first smartphone based on its Tizen platform.

NetSocket adds automated support of third-party commercial and open source applications to virtualized edge product platform for MSPs.

Say 'bonjour' to the Motive Dynamic Operations portfolio.

NetCracker launches a service and network orchestrator for SDN and NFV, aimed at helping network operators manage and monetize virtual and physical networks.

Mycom is buying OSI to boost its service assurance capabilities for service providers.

Ericsson enhances Cloud Manager to support operator virtualization strategies.

Cellwize achieves first step towards NFV by virtualizing its SON and application servers.

Riedel Networks expands reach of European MPLS network through new agreement with Viatel.

Real time, big data analytics platform leverages Ericsson OSS/BSS and network expertise to yield actionable insights.

ZTE subsidiary releases ZSmart 8.0 offering to help CSPs cope with the data deluge.

New offering has been jointly developed with the world's leading data center and storage area networking enterprises.