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Articles published in November 2003

Zhone Takes Top Turkey Award


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November 28, 2003 : Its reverse merger with Tellium wins the No. 1 spot in Light Reading's 2003 Top Ten Turkeys

Core Router Market 'About to Revive'


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November 28, 2003 : Sales will rise by nearly 20% next year but edge routers will do even better, says Synergy Research

Alliance Targets High-Speed Backplanes


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November 28, 2003 : Group aims to standardize multilevel signaling to boost the speed of backplane transceiver chips

Euro Alliances Get a Grilling


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November 28, 2003 : Anti-Vodafone partnerships lambasted for likely future failure

Telkom vs Telcordia: Case Not Closed


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November 28, 2003 : Court quashes arbitration decision; sends the South African operator and OSS firm to the Supreme Court of Appeal

Regulator Cuts Telekom's Fees


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November 28, 2003 : German regulator cuts interconnection charges by almost 10%, leaving Deutsche Telekom out of pocket

Ericsson Ships Dualmode 3G


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November 27, 2003 : Says it now has basestation equipment that can be configured for CDMA or W-CDMA networks

NEA Eyeing More VOIP Deals


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November 27, 2003 : VC's $12M injection into service provider Vonage is stepping stone to further investments, says partner

Atheros Files for IPO


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November 27, 2003 : Wireless LAN chipmaker applies to SEC for a $100M listing as the US winds down for Thanksgiving

Accton Fires Up Engim


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November 26, 2003 : Small chip player lands a deal for RF management with large global manufacturer of access points

Alcatel Tests VOIP Waters in Russia


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November 26, 2003 : Wins deal with an alternative carrier that's looking to bypass high access charges

10-GigE: Ethernet's Next Hope


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November 26, 2003 : 10-Gbit/s Ethernet heats up as prices fall, new markets emerge, and next-generation products roll out

Report Unveils Top IP VPN Providers


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November 26, 2003 : Boardwatch Insider report profiles the service providers set to dominate the international IP VPN market

Siemens Claims 160-Gbit/s Milestone


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November 26, 2003 : Says commercial systems may be only 2 or 3 years away, now that the technology has moved into field trials

Voodoo Goes It Alone


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November 26, 2003 : Australian subsidiary forced into lone 3G network rollout

AMCC, ZettaCom Cut Staff


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November 25, 2003 : From A to Z, the network processor world continues to feel the pain. Can you say, 'offshoring'?

Aruba to 'Don' LeBeau?


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November 25, 2003 : Wireless LAN startup targets ex-Cisco bigwig for top spot

FCC Picks VOIP Experts


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November 25, 2003 : Announces its agenda and panelists for the first VOIP Forum meeting on December 1

Juniper 'On the Prowl'


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November 25, 2003 : Files another shelf offering for up to $1B in various securities, as sources say it's angling for wireless plays

Juniper 'On the Prowl'


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November 25, 2003 : Files another shelf offering for up to $1B in various securities, as sources say it's angling for wireless plays

End of the Road for Kymata?


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November 25, 2003 : Avanex is shutting operations in Livingston, Scotland, the headquarters of former AWG startup Kymata

Nokia Mulls CDMA Move


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November 25, 2003 : Vendor chews over the possibility of joining CDMA network infrastructure market

Multimode Is More


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November 24, 2003 : Analysts see WLAN chip vendors pulling out all the stops in 2004, supplying multi-purpose integrated gear

Alloptic Gets Asia-Pac-Happy


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November 24, 2003 : Ericsson Australia will market and sell Alloptic's Ethernet PON gear to carriers all over Asia

VOIP Gear Hits a Speedbump


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November 24, 2003 : Q3 was weak, but next-gen voice products are on track for long-term growth, says Infonetics

IP Management Gains Favor


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November 24, 2003 : A movement's afoot to help carriers migrate from expensive OSI- to IP-based management of Sonet/SDH nets

Voice Over WLAN Ups Stakes


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November 24, 2003 : Unstrung Insider claims Voice Over Wireless LAN market could become key to 802.11 vendor success

VPN Customers Spoilt by Choices


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November 24, 2003 : Some carriers now offer so many VPN services that they're in danger of confusing customers

Vonage Raises $35M


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November 24, 2003 : New Enterprise Associates leads round that takes VOIP service provider's total funding to $65.3M

Marvell Plays Catchup in GigE


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November 24, 2003 : Officials acknowledge the delays in its new Gigabit Ethernet switch chips, but say things are back on track

Rumor du Jour: Nortspace?


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November 21, 2003 : Industry scuttlebutt has it that Nortel will announce an OEM deal with switch startup Airespace soon... or not

RBOC VOIP Coming in 2004


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November 21, 2003 : All four North American regional incumbents have announced VOIP plans for next year, amid regulatory turmoil

Occam Raises More Cash


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November 21, 2003 : DLC vendor grabs new funding, but the common stock is getting squeezed as it races to make a profit

It's Alive: 802.11 Switches On


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November 21, 2003 : It may be early days, but analysts reckon the WLAN switch market is a grower

Verizon Expands MPLS Plans


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November 21, 2003 : To add 300 routers to its network, expand IP service offerings – Cisco & Juniper likely to benefit, say analysts

Ebbers Gets Brief Reprieve


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November 21, 2003 : Court cites schedule clash, drops charges against Bernie. But it won't let the former WorldCom chief off the hook

Qwest May Want Allegiance


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November 21, 2003 : RBOC wants to buy bankrupt Allegiance Telecom for $350M, according to media reports

Siemens Has Hopes at AT&T


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November 20, 2003 : Siemens is touting a test of long-haul gear at AT&T. But don't get your hopes up just yet

AT&T Sticks to Its Guns on UMTS


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November 20, 2003 : Despite the possibility of more layoffs, AT&T Wireless says it is committed to a limited UMTS rollout in 2004

Net2Phone Raises $58.5M


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November 20, 2003 : Fills coffers via secondary stock offering to prepare for MSO marketing push; competition with Vonage heats up

Network Elements Bags $15M


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November 20, 2003 : The startup claims a cash infusion and deal with TriQuint will help it reach self-sufficiency

Silicon Starts to Shine


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November 20, 2003 : UK researchers are looking for a partner to help them commercialize silicon light-emitters at telecom wavelengths

HSDPA to the Rescue?


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November 20, 2003 : Probably not, but that isn't stopping analysts talking up '3.5G' technology despite lack of demand for services

Headcount: Offshoring, Dude!


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November 20, 2003 : More Jobs go overseas, Onetta loses a CEO, Photuris furloughs, Riverstone turnover is not a kind of dessert

Alcatel Says Recovery on Track


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November 20, 2003 : CFO says all lines of business to be profitable in 2004 following revamp and cost cuts

Sources: SBC Multiservice RFP Killed


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November 19, 2003 : Has put an edge services and MPLS project on the back burner, affecting a number of equipment suppliers

Lucent's VOIP Group Gets a Boost


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November 19, 2003 : Signs a deal with Qwest that might help draw a line under its past dithering in the softswitch market

Aruba Follows European Trail


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November 19, 2003 : 802.11 switch startup is the latest player to jump aboard the European enterprise bandwagon

France Telecom Taps DSL Growth


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November 19, 2003 : Euro incumbent to co-market specialty devices to drive premium content such as audio and video

How Big Is FTTP for AFC?


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November 19, 2003 : The Verizon FTTP partnership with AFCI could boost revenues - but don't expect bubble-like expansion
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