Archive for September, 2009

ITU Telecom: Occam Boards Euro FTTx Train

Light Reading The ITU event might not be the launch pad it used to be, but Occam is using it to penetrate the European fiber access equipment market Topics: launch, telecom, Europe


Huawei Takes On US Set-Top Market

Light Reading Chinese giant’s North American subsidiary seeks FCC blessing for two ‘limited capability’ cable set-top boxes Topics: FCC, North America


ITU Chief Defends Telecom World Event

Light Reading Why would anyone attend the ITU’s Telecom World event in Geneva in early October? Topics: telecom


Taiwan Mobile Puts Pressure on Chunghwa

Light Reading Combination of Taiwan Mobile and cable operator Kbro is designed to rival Chunghwa Telecom Topics: Taiwan, telecom


Arris Nudges Cisco for Northwest Cable Upgrades

Light Reading Mid-sized MSO opts for integrated CMTS from Arris instead of Cisco in four new markets Topics: cisco


Vendors Close In on Singapore’s NGN

Light Reading Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei are in line to sign contracts for big roles in Singapore’s next-gen network project Topics: Singapore


Recovery Act: Cable Bids for Broadband Funds

Light Reading By our count, cable MSOs requested at least $442M to fund more than 54 broadband-related stimulus projects Topics: broadband


Comcast Nears ‘TV Everywhere’ Launch

Light Reading COO Steve Burke says a national rollout of the ‘On Demand Online’ service is 30 to 60 days away Topics: launch, Comcast


Vivendi Bids $2.9B for Brazilian Telco

Light Reading French telecom and media company Vivendi splashes out in Brazil to expand its emerging market footprint Topics: Brazil, telecom


China Unicom, Telefonica Strengthen Ties

Light Reading Carriers invest in each other as they strengthen their alliance with plans to co-source technology and jointly develop service platforms Topics: China, carrier


AT&T Unveils Domain Supplier Strategy

Light Reading Following months of speculation, AT&T confirms its slimmed-down approach to key vendor selections No topics for this post.


Ciena Offers Hope

Light Reading Fiscal third-quarter sales beat expectations. Dare anyone mention a recovery? No topics for this post.


AlcaLu Scores Core 100G Win

Light Reading Qwest is building its next backbone on AlcaLu, moving the vendor’s 7750 onto the same big stage as Cisco and Juniper’s core routers Topics: Qwest


SeaChange Gets Closer to Comcast, Europe

Light Reading SeaChange ends Q2 with a tighter Comcast relationship and an entree to Europe’s budding VoD market Topics: Comcast, Europe


Nokia Siemens Replaces Its CEO

Light Reading Simon Beresford-Wylie is being replaced by NSN’s head of services, Rajeev Suri, who takes the helm on October 1 Topics: Nokia