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Articles published in January 2002

JDSU in EDFA Recall


News Analysis - Comments (37)
January 31, 2002 : Marconi had to recall 'hundreds' of amplifiers last year after a JDSU component failed

Carrier Pile-Up Claims McLeodUSA


News Analysis - Comments (2)
January 31, 2002 : McLeodUSA's bankruptcy and reorganization adds to the mounting carrier financial madness

Global Crossing: Telecom's Enron?


News Analysis - Comments (36)
January 31, 2002 : Shareholders and creditors -- including Alcatel, Cisco, Lucent, Nortel, and Juniper -- are left holding the bag

Tauzin-Dingell Clan Holds Pep Rally


News Analysis - Comments (6)
January 31, 2002 : Supporters of controversial telecom legislation take over Comnet panel, feeling confident of a victory

A New Chapter For Cable


News Analysis - Comments (25)
January 31, 2002 : Big changes are happening in the cable industry, big bucks are being spent on routers

Corvis Dorsal Deal: A Huber Spin-In?


News Analysis - Comments (36)
January 30, 2002 : Was Corvis Chairman David Huber leaping in to save Dorsal, another company he chaired?

Siemens ICN Chief Takes Leave


News Analysis - Comments (13)
January 30, 2002 : Siemens ICN CEO Mark Floyd is leaving, in the wake of poor financials, less than six months after he started

IDC: Telco Data Boom Underway


News Analysis - Comments (10)
January 30, 2002 : Wireless and data access services are fueling worldwide telecommunications growth, says IDC report

Sizing Up Xenpak


News Analysis - Comments (9)
January 30, 2002 : The jury's still out on the multisource agreement for 10-gig Ethernet transceivers

VCs Still See the Light


News Analysis - Comments (4)
January 30, 2002 : VCs remain committed to optical, but startups are being put through more paces before the checks are mailed

Turin Trolls In $50M


News Analysis - Comments (5)
January 30, 2002 : Multiservice switching startup raises $50M in funding and says there's more on the way

Lucent's LambdaUnite Busts Out


News Analysis - Comments (11)
January 29, 2002 : Lucent leads debut of LambdaUnite switch with news of Deutsche Telekom adoption -- and a few new details

Cisco Beefs Up Ethernet Switching


News Analysis - Comment (1)
January 29, 2002 : Cisco adds integrated Layer 3 functionality to its mid-range Ethernet switch and ups the ante on the competition

Why Intel Loves Teja


News Analysis - Comments (4)
January 29, 2002 : Software startup says it can make programming (Intel's) network processors a lot easier

Verizon CEO: Blame the Government


News Analysis - Comments (4)
January 29, 2002 : Verizon CEO takes digs at regulators and equipment vendors, but offers hope for spending on next-gen gear

Qwest Keeps Cutting


News Analysis - Comments (6)
January 29, 2002 : CEO Joe Nacchio says ongoing economic woes are to blame for reduced guidance and capex, possible asset sales

Corrigent Comes Out


News Analysis - Comments (6)
January 29, 2002 : Startup emerges from stealth mode to demo its 10-Gbit/s Ethernet-over-RPR solution at the Comnet tradeshow

Chorum Tries Another Size


News Analysis - Comments (5)
January 29, 2002 : The startup fine-tunes its staffing after shrinking to nearly half its former size

Xanoptix Lands Cash, Launches Product


News Analysis - Comments (16)
January 28, 2002 : A new wad of funding will help the startup round out its line of high-density transceivers

Global Crossing Falls Overboard


News Analysis - Comments (8)
January 28, 2002 : International carrier files Chapter 11, leaving bondholders and banks with a slice, while shareholders get zip

Nortel's Optical Ethernet Blitz


News Analysis - Comments (4)
January 28, 2002 : What does Nortel see as the key to reducing carrier costs? Ethernet metro networks UPDATED 1/28 2:45 PM

Unisphere Cutting the Edge


News Analysis - Comments (13)
January 28, 2002 : The MRX targets carriers wanting to upgrade and consolidate IP and ATM infrastructures

Terago Springs a Surprise


News Analysis - Comments (6)
January 28, 2002 : Startup might be the first to actually ship a 10-gig network processor

Washed Out in the Valley


News Analysis - Comments (46)
January 25, 2002 : Caspian's search for funding at a rock-bottom valuation draws attention to a VC trend: the washout round

LightLogic Bulks Up Under Intel


News Analysis - Comments (2)
January 25, 2002 : One of Intel's optical components acquisitions loses two execs but doubles in size

UK Carriers' Shares Slump


News Analysis - Comments (2)
January 25, 2002 : Profit warnings from two bandwidth barons have led their shareprices to tumble by as much as 65 percent

Lucent Lights Up LambdaUnite


News Analysis - Comments (25)
January 24, 2002 : Lucent will announce the LambdaUnite optical switch next week. How big is the threat to Ciena?

RPR Moves Forward


News Analysis - Comments (21)
January 24, 2002 : Cisco and Nortel's proposal for Resilient Packet Ring has passed UPDATED 1/24 3:25 PM

Agere's Musical Chairs


News Analysis - Comments (6)
January 24, 2002 : Deep-reaching reorganization will leave virtually no employee at the company untouched

Turin Turns Up


News Analysis - Comments (51)
January 24, 2002 : Says its multiservice provisioning platform doesn't cut corners on Sonet or gigabit Ethernet UPDATED 1 PM

Ka-Ching for Catena Networks


News Analysis - Comments (17)
January 24, 2002 : DSL Startup raises $75M for a bigger, badder access box that combines POTS services with broadband access

RAD Homes in on Multiservice CPE


News Analysis - Comments (13)
January 24, 2002 : RAD Data Comm's latest announcement highlights CPE-based solutions for multiservice telecom delivery UPDATED 1/24 4 PM

Big Bear Hugs $40M


News Analysis - Comments (2)
January 23, 2002 : Startup aims to build 10- and 40-Gbit/s optical modules that use signal processing to clean up distorted signals

Startup Squeeze Prevails at SuperNet


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January 23, 2002 : Startups seeking a carrier customer have the odds stacked against them, say keynoters

Can Lucent Make It?


News Analysis - Comments (11)
January 22, 2002 : All eyes are on the next quarter, as Lucent insists it's still on track for profitability this year

AMCC Raises Eyebrows


News Analysis - Comments (2)
January 22, 2002 : It says its latest chip set could be used to make genuine terabit routers. Could it really?

Alcatel Acquires Astral Point -- Cheap


News Analysis - Comments (104)
January 22, 2002 : By biding its time, Alcatel has got a foothold in the Sonet metro market for a mere $135 million

Procket Recruits Cisco Connection


News Analysis - Comments (7)
January 22, 2002 : Procket mulls giving former Cisco VP Bill Conlon a board seat as its restructuring continues

Sycamore Spiffs Up Its Switch


News Analysis - Comments (14)
January 22, 2002 : Improvements to its SN16000 look a little ho-hum, but they might hit the spot with carriers

Dark Horse Enters MEMS Market


News Analysis - Comments (17)
January 22, 2002 : Megasense says it can cut the cost of optical components by "more than an order of magnitude"

Has GiantLoop Done a Loop?


News Analysis - Comments (5)
January 21, 2002 : The service provider denies any change of direction, but its messages seem decidedly different

Mysticom Shifts Strategy


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January 21, 2002 : Startup moves to making high-performance Ethernet chips rather than simply designing them

Silicon Access Launches Billing Chip


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January 21, 2002 : Its iFlow Accountant co-processor could help carriers generate bigger profits from their bandwidth

Laurel Moves to Phase Three


News Analysis - Comments (2)
January 21, 2002 : Announces service provisioning software for its multiservice edge router

Scientists 'Stop' Light in a Solid


News Analysis - Comments (6)
January 18, 2002 : Brings technology a little closer to making optical routers a practical proposition

Cisco's China Syndrome


News Analysis - Comments (26)
January 18, 2002 : Cisco lands deals with Hangzhou Netcom and China Telecom, but competition for business in China is cutthroat

Hyperchip Lands $43M in Financing


News Analysis - Comments (79)
January 18, 2002 : Canadian core router company raises $12M in venture captial and $31M debt to bring its product to market

Nortel: Still Shrinking


News Analysis - Comments (43)
January 17, 2002 : After its business fell 38% in 2001, Nortel expects at least one more quarter of declining revenue

Xelerated Touts 40-Gig Toolbox


News Analysis - Comments (11)
January 17, 2002 : Sweden's Xelerated delivers the first part of its 40-Gbit/s network processor package: the development tools

Two-Gig Fibre Channel: Party of One?


News Analysis - Comment (1)
January 17, 2002 : Despite the hype, in the world's first test of 2-Gbit/s FC switches, only QLogic produced the goods
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