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Content posted in July 2016
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes | 7/29/2016 | 6 comments
Operators want to prepare to rapidly launch 5G as soon as the spectrum, standards and technology are ready. How can they prepare today?
News Analysis | 7/29/2016 | 3 comments
$6.5 million gives the application delivery controller appliance vendor a cloud business unit.
News Analysis | 7/29/2016 | Post a comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EU governments could face universal service bill for broadband; Proximus tightens belt in Q2; the joy of switching.
WiCipedia | 7/29/2016 | 2 comments
This week in our WiC roundup: Marissa Mayer and the $55M payout; men hog the boardroom limelight; when did tech get trendy?; and more.
News Analysis | 7/28/2016 | 5 comments
While Google posted strong numbers based on its advertising revenues, the company CEO was more interested in peering into the future.
News Analysis | 7/28/2016 | 3 comments
Amazon reported its fifth consecutive quarter of profitability, with AWS helping push.
News Analysis | 7/28/2016 | Post a comment
Rovi will double its size in Q3 assuming the acquisition of TiVo goes according to plan.
News Analysis | 7/28/2016 | 1 comment
Light Reading and Level 3's Mary McGrath will discuss the importance of mentoring and leadership training programs to promote fairness in hiring and promotions.
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes | 7/28/2016 | 1 comment
Many of the largest public cloud providers dominate the data center sector but are now looking to outsource that business in an increasingly competitive market.
News Analysis | 7/28/2016 | Post a comment
Beefs up Oracle's cloud-based business software while bringing together two companies that already had close financial and personal ties.
News Analysis | 7/28/2016 | Post a comment
With the integration of its big Pace purchase proceeding smoothly and several big cable mergers now approved, Arris racks up its best quarter and sees even better times ahead.
From the Founder | 7/28/2016 | 34 comments
Light Reading today starts a new voyage as part of a larger Enterprise.
Column | 7/28/2016 | 17 comments
The integration of IP and optical is supposed to help operators be more efficient but there's a chance that it might lead to further silos being developed, believes Faisal Khan.
News Analysis | 7/28/2016 | Post a comment
Beefing up Riverbed's cloud application monitoring game.
News Analysis | 7/28/2016 | 1 comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica has flat second quarter; SFR to shed jobs, say unions; Sky full-year profits up 12%.
News Analysis | 7/28/2016 | Post a comment
Under-investment may be to blame for a spate of network problems at Telstra.
News Analysis | 7/27/2016 | 1 comment
It's not just a game -- it's part of the future of sharing, and of Facebook, Zuckerberg says.
News Analysis | 7/27/2016 | Post a comment
On the heels of announcing its first Tier 1 customer, CenturyLink, Versa Networks has announced that RCN Business is deploying its software-defined managed security and monitoring solutions to business customers already using its fiber-based services.
News Analysis | 7/27/2016 | Post a comment
AT&T through DirecTV, Dish and now Comcast are the first to confirm they will offer some 4K coverage from the Olympics in Rio, but additional operators may also be getting ready to do the same.
News Analysis | 7/27/2016 | 1 comment
In a strong second quarter, Comcast emphasized that its successful strategy of bundling services around its network footprint means it has no need to launch a national OTT video product.
News Analysis | 7/27/2016 | Post a comment
New platform brings cloud service delivery model to access networks, eliminating single vendor deployments and offering app-based models.
News Analysis | 7/27/2016 | 4 comments
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone trials '4.5G'; ARM Q2 revenues up; 5G time in Greenwich; the connected bikini.
Kelsey's Grammar | 7/27/2016 | 1 comment
Equinix's Rodney Elder examines the changing face of the data center world at Upskill U.
Women in Comms Introduction Videos | 7/27/2016 | 1 comment
As Fujitsu's only female sales leader, Annie Bogue knows the importance of asking for what you want, being flexible and keeping a meticulous calendar.
News Analysis | 7/27/2016 | 5 comments
FCC approves leasing agreement that will allow Verizon to move ahead with larger 5G tests and deployments.
News Analysis | 7/27/2016 | Post a comment
Frontier is hoping to differentiate itself with new services like the AirTies in-home WiFi mesh solution.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | Post a comment
Analog Devices announced it will acquire Linear Technology for $14.8 billion in a deal motivated largely by a desire to create a bigger supplier of analog circuitry.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | 2 comments
Companies have been working together for seven months on developing integration plan for platform as it is released into open source.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | Post a comment
While his IP and M&A strategy may have been flawed, the track record of the now former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg was in many ways tied to market trends and he may well have laid the foundations for growth, says Heavy Reading analyst.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | 21 comments
Now that the big US telco has bagged Yahoo, it aims to become the third big player in the online media market, competing with Google and Facebook.
Kelsey's Grammar | 7/26/2016 | 3 comments
Upskill U welcomes AT&T's Chris Rice of AT&T Labs as Curriculum Advisor.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | 1 comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange reports flat first-half revenues, but fiber progress; O2 data for sale on dark net; Sky buys Chinese soccer, launches Ultra HD in Germany.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | Post a comment
Appcito becomes A10's cloud business unit, complementing its existing hardware product line.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | 1 comment
UK regulator Ofcom rules that BT's access network division Openreach must have its own board and staff but will remain part of the UK national operator, falling short of structural separation.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | 4 comments
To enhance manageability of OpenStack clouds, Mirantis is rearchitecting the software to run on Kubernetes. But the effort could conflict with work being done in OpenStack's own Magnum project.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | Post a comment
Other companies doing business with the same cloud provider can be potential security vulnerabilities.
News Analysis | 7/26/2016 | Post a comment
Sprint plans 3CA LTE upgrade in the next few months.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | 1 comment
The popularity of Lyf could persuade other Indian operators to look afresh at how devices and services are sold.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | Post a comment
Cisco and Amartus are leading the first use case for MEF's OpenCS initiative, focused on Packet WAN services.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | 2 comments
Customers of any cloud should cheer any new installation, but for companies that prize consistent cloud latency performance throughout the day, Google's intent to establish almost a dozen new 'cloud regions' should be especially welcome.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | 7 comments
Former Ericsson staffer and current industry consultant believes Ericsson's board and management team need to be more proactive than reactive if the vendor is to turn around its fortunes.
Telecom Innovators Video Showcase | 7/25/2016 | Post a comment
Cyrille Morelle, president and CEO of VeEX Inc., talks test and measurement with Light Reading’s Steve Saunders at BCE 2016.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | 8 comments
Less of an exclamation at Yahoo's end, more of a whimper.
From the Founder | 7/25/2016 | 2 comments
In the first episode of a four-part series, Light Reading Founder and CEO Steve Saunders and Calix President and CEO Carl Russo drive around town discussing the disruptive mega-changes in the communications industry and where hope lies for service providers to meet the escalating demands of the cloud.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | 7 comments
Pressure tells as Ericsson's board ousts Hans Vestberg following the latest financial disappointments.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | 3 comments
While much of the rest of the communications technology sector hunts in vain for improving revenues, Huawei shifts up another gear but its margins dip.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | 1 comment
New IP streaming network combines lean-back TV with IP video on demand.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | Post a comment
The need for power savings is driving a consolidation of CO digital switches by CenturyLink.
News Analysis | 7/25/2016 | Post a comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telekom Austria has a flat first half; Tele2 to put Nokia's Cloud Packet Core to work; BT offers to set up separate board for Openreach.
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