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Articles published in January 2003

Calix Comes Out


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January 31, 2003 : After three years in stealth mode, Calix reveals its new access platform -- and some other surprises

Seranoa Surfaces


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January 31, 2003 : The startup emerges from stealth at last, with a plan for enhancing ISP efficiency

OSS Market Is Mammoth, Says Report


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January 31, 2003 : It topped $44 billion in 2002 and will continue growing, says Dittberner Associates

Duo Flexes MMS Muscles


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January 31, 2003 : Ericsson and Nokia have wrested control of the MMS solution sector, leaving specialists with little more than scraps

Swimming Against the Tide


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January 31, 2003 : Research firm says sourcing 3G handsets is not a problem

Molex Backs Multiwavelength Modules


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January 31, 2003 : Israeli startup KiloLambda has just signed an agreement with Molex to develop multiwavelength lasers

Startups Add to Switch Mix


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January 30, 2003 : Vivato claims to be the only startup out there right now with a true WLAN switch, but others will soon emerge

Alcatel Buys Some VOIP Security


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January 30, 2003 : Alcatel has acquired session control technology from Avarox, enhancing its VOIP portfolio

EU Probes France Telecom Funding


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January 30, 2003 : The EU Commission is investigating whether the French government's €9B bailout of FT constitutes unfair state aid

Crossing Over to VPNs


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January 30, 2003 : Everyone's talking VPNs, but legacy links are still alive and kicking. What's the way forward?

Ericsson Invests Ahead of Itself


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January 30, 2003 : Pumps extra funds into handset joint venture ahead of its results that could signal a 'challenging' year ahead

Public Occam Raises Private Money


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January 30, 2003 : Public broadband access vendor goes back to the venture markets, raising $12M through sale of Series A stock

Corvis Makes More Cuts


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January 29, 2003 : Corvis is slimming down again. Is it trying to pretty itself up for potential new contracts? UPDATED 1/29 7PM

BT Pitches WLAN vs 3G


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January 29, 2003 : Compares pricing of 802.11 access with nonexistent 3G pricing in 'pointless' and 'irrelevant' statement

Forums Forge Alliance


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January 29, 2003 : The MPLS Forum and the Frame Relay Forum aren't surging... so they're merging

AFC Not Banking on Reg Relief


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January 29, 2003 : AFC bangs out a Q4 profit but doesn't believe lax regulations will spur carrier spending this year

Vivato's Switch Bitch


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January 29, 2003 : Startup claims it has the one, true WLAN switch -- and that other players are just shared media hub pretenders

Verizon Boosts Revenue


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January 29, 2003 : Bolstered by improvements in its wireless business, Verizon claims upticks in revenue, net income, and profits

Verizon Reports Revenue Growth


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January 29, 2003 : Verizon boasts revenue growth, mainly helped by improvements in its wireless business

Too Hot to Handle


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January 29, 2003 : Quite literally, as DoCoMo warns on NEC phones

Carriers Face 'Britney' Dilemma


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January 29, 2003 : Wireless industry displays an unhealthy obsession with pop starlet

Chip Trio Faces Post-Bubble Blues


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January 29, 2003 : As telecom withers, Vitesse and PMC-Sierra branch into new markets, while AMCC still stands pat

Foundry Intros Next-Gen 10-Gig Ethernet


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January 28, 2003 : Foundry and startup Force10 duke it out over bragging rights in the 10-Gbit/s Ethernet market

Movaz Touts Taiwan Win


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January 28, 2003 : Metro startup boasts of a $14M Asian win this time. What's behind the bluster? UPDATED 1/29 9AM

Agere's Opto Group Reborn


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January 28, 2003 : Glen Riley, former Agere VP and general manager, comes home to roost as head of TriQuint's opto division UPDATED 1/29 9AM

AT&T's Hotspot High Noon


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January 28, 2003 : AT&T Wireless's move into the hotspot market will see it coming into direct competition with AT&T's own WLAN plans

Orange Checks Out IPWireless


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January 28, 2003 : Carrier checks out alternative vendor for wireless data access equipment, seeks Cisco's take on the upstart's kit

VC Funding Dips Again


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January 28, 2003 : Another quarter, another 50 percent year-over-year drop in telecom startup investments

Nortel Bolsters HDX Case


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January 28, 2003 : Announces China Netcom as an OPTera Connect HDX customer: an Asian gorilla or just a paper tiger?

SBC's Revenues Slide


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January 28, 2003 : SBC reports a dip in its fourth-quarter revenues and says the decline is likely to continue

NextWave Recoups Licenses


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January 28, 2003 : It may only be a few months before big carriers get their hands on big chunks of spectrum in major markets like NYC & LA

Ciena CEO Takes $3M Extra in 2002


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January 27, 2003 : Another exec earns big bucks for staying on the team -- based on an employment contract from the boom times

CoSine Wins MPLS VPN Deployment


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January 27, 2003 : CoSine beats out router vendors to supply KT with MPLS VPN gear

Slammer Worm Contained for Now


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January 27, 2003 : The worst is over from Saturday's crisis, but problems will keep resurfacing on a smaller scale

Headcount: Tossers


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January 27, 2003 : Convergent cuts big, Cenix keeps quiet, PMC-Sierra swings the ax, and Kirana looks for a few good folks

What's Kooking at Kirana?


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January 27, 2003 : Isn't it about time that Satish Sharma, former Tachion founder and CTO, spills the beans on his new venture?

Interop Woes Smite 802.11g


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January 27, 2003 : Confusion reigns as vendors dispute whether a problem exists, and conceal the results of the first interoperability tests

Cogent Tenders DSL-Killer


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January 27, 2003 : Cogent's got a plan to squeeze more from its customer base by offering high-quality connections at DSL prices

Internet Suffers Another Tremor


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January 27, 2003 : Another denial-of-service attack appeared to flare up for a few hours last night

'The Internet Has Broken'


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January 25, 2003 : A massive worm attack caused widespread blackouts this morning *UPDATED 11:00AM EST*

Cisco's Got an Okena


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January 24, 2003 : Another acquisition, another security and intrusion detection product for the network equipment giant

UWB at Mercy of Regulators


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January 24, 2003 : The future of ultrawideband is in the hands of spectrum watchdogs, according to the latest Wireless Oracle report

Opvista Switches on Cable


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January 24, 2003 : Metro DWDM startup has raised $28M, hired a new CEO, and is switching sides from telecom to cable market

Tahoe Loses Bodies


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January 24, 2003 : Wireless router startup suffers shrinkage

Cisco’s LAN Switch: Build or Buy?


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January 24, 2003 : Analysts believe Cisco will soon enter the wireless switch market -- but will it grow its own or import the beastie?

3G Go Slow


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January 24, 2003 : High-speed data is a budget-buster for service providers

The Worst Is Over, Says Poll


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January 24, 2003 : Most readers expect (or hope) to see a feeble recovery in 2003, according to a Light Reading poll

Probe Prophesizes Super-Catastrophe


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January 24, 2003 : Newsflash: Research says that the telecom industry could be on the verge of catastrophe. So what's new?

Trapeze's 802.11 Switcheroo


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January 24, 2003 : Are ex-Redback employees making a carrier device, or a WLAN switch for the enterprise?

Big Day at Broadcom


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January 23, 2003 : CEO Henry Nicholas steps down, and (pro forma) profitability could be just three months away
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