NEW YORK, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb's Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com), the top research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace, today reminds its readers that it has a series of video clips to help them prepare for Mobile World Congress (http://www.lightreading.com/mobile-world-congress), which takes place in Barcelona on Feb. 15 to 18.

Surviving Barcelona: The GSMA's Michael O'Hara gives us an update on the big themes at Mobile World Congress, and dispenses some personal safety advice for travelers:

http://www.lightreading.com/video.asp?doc_id=187289

Mobile World Congress Overview: Heavy Reading's analysts give you the top topics you'll be hearing about at the show and what questions they'll be asking of vendors and operators:

http://www.lightreading.com/video.asp?doc_id=187483

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Backhaul Bottlenecks: Heavy Reading analyst Patrick Donegan gives us an update on the backhaul bottlenecks, and what vendors are doing to help carrier networks thrive under fire:

http://www.lightreading.com/video.asp?doc_id=187325

The State of LTE: Heavy Reading analyst Gabriel Brown talks about Long Term Evolution's performance and what we can really expect when these new technologies are first deployed:

http://www.lightreading.com/video.asp?doc_id=187609

Mobile Growth in Africa: Pyramid Research Analyst Badii Kechiche discusses the market saturation happening in Africa's largest cities and contrasts that with what's going on in rural areas:

http://www.lightreading.com/video.asp?doc_id=187655

Traffic Management: Heavy Reading Chief Analyst Graham Finnie discusses how mobile broadband growth is demanding new and innovative ways to manage mobile traffic growth and implement new network policies:

http://www.lightreading.com/video.asp?doc_id=187741

All of Light Reading's Mobile World Congress coverage can be reached at http://www.lightreading.com, or by visiting its special show site: http://www.lightreading.com/mobile-world-congress.

Contact: Amy Averbook Light Reading +1-212-600-3373 averbook@lightreading.com

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Founded in 2000, Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com) is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the US$3 trillion worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, and TelcoTV Asia, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Europe, and The Tower Summit @ CTIA, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives in the US, Europe, India, and China. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of TechWeb.

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SOURCE: Light Reading

CONTACT: Amy Averbook, Light Reading, +1-212-600-3373,averbook@lightreading.com