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A. Michael NollTelecom New Zealand boosts data center, cloud offerings with $82.5 million Revera purchase
Telecom New Zealand is purchasing privately-held data center provider Revera for NZD 96.5 million (USD 82.5 million) as a way to deepen its foothold in the cloud and data center service segments.
Alcatel-Lucent Q1 rises to $4.2 billion on strong North America, VDSL2 sales
Alcatel-Lucent may be challenged by cash flow issues, but strong sales in North America and momentum for its VDSL2 products drove up its Q1 revenue 0.6 percent to €3.23 billion ($4.2 billion).
AT&T's Digital Life appeals to the OTT broadband audience
AT&T finally introduced its Digital Life home automation and service, one that will appeal to its wireless customers who in many markets are outside of their traditional wireline network footprint.
Tellabs Q1 revenue declines to $209 million on challenges in Europe, Mexico
Tellabs' first-quarter revenue declined year-over-year to $209 million, down from $258 million in Q1 2012, due to lower sales in Western Europe and regulatory uncertainty in Mexico.
FiberLight extends fiber network into Texas DASH market
FiberLight, a Southeastern fiber-centric service provider, has completed the buildout of its new long-haul regional network segment serving Texas' DASH (Dallas-Austin-San Antonio-Houston) market.
Calix avoids Q1 downward trend as revenue rises to $90.5 million
Calix bucked the seasonal trend that has plagued other members of the telecom ecosystem as the vendor's Q1 2013 revenues rose 15.3 percent year-over-year revenue to $90.5 million.
Level 3's Q1 revenue dips to $1.58 billion on expected government contract disconnects
Level 3 Communications' first-quarter revenues declined sequentially and year-over-year to $1.58 billion due to the expected termination of various North America and UK government contracts.
Florida provider Rapid Systems Inc. sues FRBA for $25 million, alleging fraud, misconduct
A Tampa-based telecommunications equipment provider, Rapid Systems Inc., filed suit against the Florida Rural Broadband Association after being terminated from an agreement to install and maintain equipment on a rural wireless broadband network, claiming that the FRBA conspired to cut them out of the project. RSI is asking for $25 million in damages.
Counting down the 10 most memorable programming disputes
Disputes between programmers, cable operators, and satellite TV providers are nothing new, but they have become more prevalent in recent years. Steve Donohue, Editor of FierceCable, counts down the top 10 worst programming disputes of all time.
ADVA Q1 revenues decline to $101 million on slower carrier sales
ADVA Optical Networking felt the headwinds of service providers tightening their purses, and the results of a temporary shift in priority to focus on ramping up LTE in their wireless networks, as revenues dropped 5.7 percent year-over-year and 4 percent sequentially to €77 million ($101 million).
Infinera Q1 revenues rise to $124.6 million on DTN-X sales
Infinera's DTN-X platform sales continued in Q1 2013 as GAAP revenues rose year-over-year $124.6 million in what it is typically is a slow quarter for the telecom equipment industry.
CenturyLink protests Google Fiber's move into Provo
Google Fiber may have officially got the green light from Provo's city council to purchase the iProvo network, but it's now facing a protest from area incumbent telco CenturyLink.
CenturyLink takes over DoD's $750 million DREN III networking contract
CenturyLink struck another major coup in the public sector service market by being awarded the Defense Research and Engineering Network III contract, unseating incumbent provider Verizon.
Advertisers see new opportunities in the video streaming market
Advertisers are turning their attention to the video streaming market to get their wares in front of consumers who are increasingly shifting their viewing platform from TV to smartphones and tablet computers.
FairPoint promotes Fastiggi to president of Vermont operations
FairPoint is realigning its Vermont management team, announcing that Vermont President Mike Smith is leaving the telco in August. Taking over from Smith will be Beth Fastiggi, the company's vice president of government relations for Vermont.
Sprint's Q1 wireline revenues drop to $893 million on lower voice, Internet results
Wireline revenues for Sprint in the first quarter left a lot to desire as they declined 11 percent year-over-year to $893 million and 6 percent sequentially with sharp declines in both voice and Internet.
Juniper Networks' service provider sales drive up Q1 revenue to $1.06 billion
Juniper Networks saw first-quarter 2013 results rise 3 percent year-over-year to $1.05 billion, as the vendor saw an uptick in orders from various segments of the service provider community.
AT&T Q1 consumer wireline revenues rise 2% to $5.5 billion on strong U-verse gains
AT&T's U-verse IP-based broadband and U-verse additions helped drive first quarter 2013 consumer wireline revenues up 2 percent to $5.5 billion, while offsetting business customer revenue declines.
Verizon report: DDoS is a threat to every business sector
While banks continue to be among the biggest victims of distributed denial of service attacks, a new Verizon report said that every industry sector is vulnerable. In its 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report, the service provider wrote that DDoS events rose sharply in 2012 and are appearing in companies in various verticals.
Viggle focuses on making the TV experience more rewarding
Viggle, a loyalty program for television that gives people real rewards for checking into the television shows they're watching, has found its place in the video market by providing a second screen app for users who like to view their video on various connected devices.
