Having taken a breather from its acquisition spree in the US, Zayo could kick-start some infrastructure consolidation action in Europe

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

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

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

As APAC and North America forge ahead, Europe seems stuck in yesteryear

Submarine network operators are tapped whether they like it or not, suggests report

And you thought the NSA was up to no good with Prism?

Would Alcatel-Lucent even have a company to turn around if it hadn't bought TiMetra in 2003?

Speculation suggests Siemens has been touting its telecom systems joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks to private equity firms

European optical transport vendor now has a rival vendor for company in TeliaSonera's regional network

Debate around the Prism revelations is far-reaching, but how shocking are these developments?

Redacted UK security report raises further concerns about Chinese vendor's perceived state links

The policy control players are setting the network functions virtualization (NFV) pace and scrambling for kudos

A combination of liquid applications and virtualization power could be interesting.

Ethernet is 40 years old and some European service provider execs are crashing the party

It's not the end game, but a new accord between Telefónica Digital and Samsung is showing the way for traditional telcos

There's a particular application enterprise CIOs would like to see on their comms menu, says Colt exec

Has the Surface Tablet ever been this popular?

Is this the biggest industry event giveaway of all time?

UK incumbent's sports content strategy has all the makings of an 'own goal'

Ahead of the annual Management World event in Nice, France, we ask: What would be good to see at the SPIT sector's major jamboree?

The chip giant has gained some seasoned telecom API smarts with a strategic acquisition in Northern Ireland

Former Light Reading Cable editor is back in the hot seat, covering MSO and video developments

Is AlcaLu's new CEO about to start a technology garage sale?

Keeps itself in profit even though Q1 sales are down

Sometimes the simple ideas are the best

The next few months will likely see some changes in ownership structure at Nokia Siemens Networks

At Alcatel-Lucent, the name plate on the CEO's door is being replaced

The potential impact of network functions virtualization (NFV) and SDN is a catalyst for technology suppliers and technology thinkers alike

The telecom sector is transforming – so is Light Reading

Telecom operators shouldn't fight the OTT players, they should make money from them

Unfortunately, it's not too surprising that many European enterprises aren't best pleased with their service providers

News of two investigations into Autonomy's financial statements changes nothing, notes analyst

For cable operators, the next step should be about more than just networks, speeds and screens

Cisco CEO reportedly displays a wicked sense of humor in Barcelona

Why all the fuss about network functions virtualization (NFV)? Here is some background, a definition and some references to help focus the debate

Network functions virtualization has been the underground networking trend at this year's Mobile World Congress

Can we have just one 5G please?

Network functions virtualization will be a very real topic at Mobile World Congress

Mobile World Congress will be awash with new smartphones and other mobile devices, but can they match the classics for voice communications?

The digital dream of EC Commissioner Neelie Kroes has been shattered by clueless political pinheads

AlcaLu's board, not outgoing CEO Ben Verwaayen, is to blame for the vendor's current predicament

A better than expected fourth quarter means the Swede is still telecom's biggest vendor by sales

France Telecom suggests it will be compensated by Google for Web giant's traffic volumes

10:10 AM French ISP's ad-blocking strategy could be the start of a struggle between network operators and OTT players

11:00 AM OpenFlow and Path Computation Element (PCE) will be part of EANTC's annual multivendor Carrier Ethernet/MPLS interoperability test

12:00 PM Reports suggest the company's cable-laying fleet is on its way to FT

6:40 AM But what would it do with LTE?

10:15 AM Telefónica Digital's Wayra operation is opening a startup incubator in the Czech Republic

1:20 PM A stocking full of personalized data plans, it seems…

8:15 AM Austrian vendor is 'not amused' with copied marketing materials

10:50 AM The Spanish telco's Digital division has made another startup investment and furthered its mobile money strategy in Brazil

8:00 AM Does post-paid billing have a future? The debate is intensifying…

10:15 AM Ahead of Thanksgiving, some pics from my recent visit to New York starring some of Light Reading's illustrious crew

9:25 AM Vendor responds to report focusing on its ongoing business in controversial Middle East market

10:30 AM The region's comms services market shrunk in 2011 and is set to do so again this year – can it recover? Where are the new sources of revenue?

6:50 AM Traffic management specialist is now tackling next-gen content delivery networks (CDNs)

10:25 AM London journalist is positive about EE's LTE service, but regular punters slam the operator's customer service efforts

8:20 AM Report identifies key measures, but can anyone act on them?

9:00 AM Positive correlation between cloud demand and sales growth for European network operator

3:25 PM Does high-speed broadband boost economic growth?

11:20 AM Continuing our look at this year's shortlisted entries, it's time to check out the companies that excelled in mergers and acquisitions

4:00 AM Continuing our look at this year's shortlisted entries, it's time to examine the best services or applications in the fixed line world

11:40 AM SDH has been torched in the pan-European research network run by Dante

9:00 AM Many Alcatel-Lucent jobs to go in France as restructuring details are released

2:20 PM That's €9.2B earmarked for broadband stimulus investment

6:30 AM When you're buying a business with a network, post-M&A integration can take a long time – just ask Vodafone

3:00 AM After years of trying, the Irish packet-optical systems vendor looks to have cracked the telco market with a major operator

5:00 PM I'll see your 100Gbit/s and raise you a terabit

10:45 AM Next week's European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) has caught the SDN bug, but plenty of other subjects are on tap

8:15 AM Landmark moment as carriers get chance to bill for Skype services

6:15 AM It's going to be a video frenzy in Amsterdam

7:35 AM Good news for startups as Telefónica ups its investment game

5:45 AM Report suggests NSN's latest asset sale could be close

By directing energy toward startups, partners and new IT ideas, the Spanish giant is showing it's possible for a Tier 1 to reinvent itself

2:00 AM Swisscom hopes to reap the benefits of unifying networks and IT

7:50 AM Competition is even tougher for the major vendors in the IT outsourcing services space

7:05 AM Forget Alcatel-Lucent – NEC could be the best bet to merge with Nokia Siemens Networks

2:35 PM Alcatel-Lucent CEO admits mistakes – will he be allowed to make more?

2:05 PM The operator is ready to say it's sorry for the recent outage, offering compensation that might total more than £220M

3:15 PM Now the EC's Neelie Kroes needs incumbent operators to step up and invest more in fiber

10:00 AM Governments of the world, take note

11:55 AM With its service restored, the UK operator's customer experience management strategy will now be put to the test

9:10 AM Tough choice for operators with content delivery network (CDN) needs

6:40 AM Managed services deal in Portugal shows off vendor's SPIT smarts

1:10 PM Digital startups are getting more and more backing from carriers

1:05 PM As the euro crisis deepens, investors flee struggling vendors. Can they turn their fortunes around?

1:45 PM KPN cranks up to 400Gbit/s with Huawei

7:15 AM Customer praise and a Finisar nugget

2:15 PM One carrier CTO can't wait for software-defined networking

1:35 PM More network sharing means long term erosion (LTE) of carrier capex

8:30 AM Transparency and choice is the best way to deal with online service restrictions, reckons the EC's digital watchdog Neelie Kroes

5:45 AM The smartphone hailed as the big rival to the iPhone arrives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

1:35 PM NSN accuses rival Huawei of practicing the sincerest form of flattery...

6:30 AM Will AsiaInfo-Linkage be the Huawei of BSS?

9:25 AM Is the TM Forum's annual Management World show heading back to its spiritual home on the French Riviera?

2:30 PM Is this a good time to invest in European telecom? And does anyone remember KPN Qwest et al?

10:45 AM Germany is the latest market where Huawei has been given the cold shoulder because of perceived security concerns

3:40 PM Union urges government intervention over planned Nokia Siemens Networks layoffs

2:40 PM Though not literally, notes CEO Ben Verwaayen, as he addresses fiber demand in Europe following some optimistic political talk