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Articles published in November 2004

Cisco's CRS-1 Passes Our Test


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November 30, 2004 : While taking Cisco's mega-router for a spin, Light Reading's testers find the box lives up to some big promises

Pedestal Taken Down a Notch


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November 30, 2004 : Remote DSLAM maker confirms layoffs but won't divulge specifics

ZTE: Set for Overseas Explosion


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November 30, 2004 : Chinese equipment vendor says 40 percent of revenues will come from international sales by 2006

Nortel: We Can Hit a Deadline!


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November 30, 2004 : After repeatedly tripping over its own deadlines, Nortel indicates it's on course to forestall delisting

China Preps for TD-SCDMA


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November 30, 2004 : Troubled local 3G standard tipped to win two license awards

AirMagnet's Engim Engine


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November 30, 2004 : WLAN security startup hopes to shake off hardware burden with help of new chip partner

Seven Ducks Float


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November 29, 2004 : Wireless email startup delays IPO as it gets another round of funding

BellSouth Picks a COO


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November 29, 2004 : Carrier fills a seven-year-old vacancy with a familiar face

Analysts See Upside in Test Vendors


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November 29, 2004 : Analysts say Tektronix will benefit from its Inet acquisition, while Spirent may be undervalued

BT Moves on Video, Italy


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November 29, 2004 : Creates entertainment division to drive video over IP strategy; deflects rumors of Italian expansion

OZ Follows Nokia's IM Road


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November 29, 2004 : Wireless IM set to explode in North America as carriers make it a 'hard requirement' for new handsets

UK: Ethernet's Crowded House


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November 29, 2004 : Light Reading's Ethernet services directory shows nearly 50 operators competing for UK customers

Eurobites: News from the EU


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November 26, 2004 : Tidbits of gossip from the Old Continent this week

UTStarcom Makes Euro Headway


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November 26, 2004 : Partnership with IPWireless gives Chinese incumbent a kickstart in Europe

UTStarcom Makes Euro Headway


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November 26, 2004 : Vendor is quietly worming its way into carrier accounts and has plans to develop fixed and wireless access gear

Services Startup Ditches Alvarion


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November 25, 2004 : UK wireless broadband startup Libera drops Alvarion for Aperto and targets shift to a WiMax strategy

BT's Danon Quits for Capgemini


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November 25, 2004 : Head of BT's Retail division takes new role following rumors of friction at UK incumbent

WWP Pins FTTH Hopes on New Hire


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November 25, 2004 : World Wide Packets hires former Gluon and Ericsson veteran to push its Ethernet-over-fiber vision to carriers

TTI Dips on Results Delay


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November 25, 2004 : OSS vendor's share price falls after it postpones its Q3 earnings call. What's going on?

UTStarcom Cuts Starent Battle


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November 24, 2004 : Drops patent from case against wireless router startup

Nortel: No Delisting Actions Yet


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November 24, 2004 : Latest update sets analysts wondering about potential delistings from New York and Toronto

Arbinet Aims for $64M IPO


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November 24, 2004 : One of the few bandwidth exchange survivors is heading for a Nasdaq listing, but won't say when

LR Names Investment Finalists


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November 24, 2004 : Leading Light contenders for Best Investment Potential come in growth markets such as VOIP and wireless

Cisco Stretches 10-GigE Lead


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November 24, 2004 : As prices keep falling, Cisco's grip on the 10-Gbit/s Ethernet market looks to be tightening

Is ReefEdge Restructuring?


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November 24, 2004 : Scuttlebutt suggests ReefEdge may have fallen off the ledge. Company says it's restructuring UPDATED 4:36:00 PM

Aruba's Foss Loss


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November 23, 2004 : Investor and friend of the CEO has left the company

Juniper's NetScreen: Pricing Insecurity?


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November 23, 2004 : Some say Juniper's cutting NetScreen prices to make sales targets. Others say that's just paranoia

LR Picks Marketeers


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November 23, 2004 : A bevy of startups staked claim to emerging markets: Here they are

LR Picks Private Marketing Finalists


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November 23, 2004 : A bevy of startups staked claim to emerging markets in the effort to differentiate themselves: Here they are

LR Dives Into the Ether(net)


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November 23, 2004 : 'Enterprise Ethernet Services' report defines different services and examines technologies used to provide them

ZTE Unveils Hong Kong IPO


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November 23, 2004 : Top price would raise more than $450 million from a Hong Kong listing in early December

LR Picks Public Marketing Stars


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November 22, 2004 : ADVA, Ciena, Juniper, and Motorola stand out as the Leading Lights finalists for top marketing campaigns

Carrier VOIP Gear Sales Hit $450M


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November 22, 2004 : Revenues from carrier VOIP systems are up nearly 70% from last year, with session border controllers surging

Vetting SBC's VOIP


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November 22, 2004 : VOIP rollout is planned for early 2005, making it the last of the RBOCs to enter the arena

Trapeze Mixes It Up


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November 22, 2004 : It wants to get more public and private action with its latest software upgrade

Navini Loses CFO


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November 22, 2004 : Departure marks latest round of executive shuffling at broadband wireless startup

Report: Ethernet Exploding in China


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November 22, 2004 : Huge growth in Ethernet services identified in Heavy Reading survey of 16 Chinese operators

LR Picks Private Service Finalists


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November 19, 2004 : Masergy, Skype, Virtela, and the Utopia project catch the eye of Leading Lights judges

Telcordia Craves M&A Warchest


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November 19, 2004 : OSS firm is expecting its new owners to cough up hundreds of millions for new acquisitions

Vendors Split on TD-SCDMA


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November 19, 2004 : Network incumbents have mixed views on development of Chinese 3G standard with the ungainly abbreviation

Carrier Access CFO Quits


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November 19, 2004 : Stock falls 7 percent as CFO resigns, but analysts aren’t worried

Carrier Access CFO Quits


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November 19, 2004 : Stock falls 7 percent as CFO resigns, but analysts aren’t worried UPDATED 12:50 PM

BT Escapes Breakup – for Now


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November 19, 2004 : Regulator hasn't yet forced BT to split into separate businesses, but the threat clearly exists

LR Tags Top IPO Candidates


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November 18, 2004 : Get your wallets out, here are the seven finalists for the Leading Lights award for top IPO prospects

LR Tags Top IPO Candidates


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November 18, 2004 : Get your wallets out, here are the seven finalists for the Leading Lights award for top IPO prospects

LR Produces Private Product Finalists


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November 18, 2004 : Acopia, Force10, NetScaler, and Pedestal all step up with products worthy of Leading Lights consideration

MSOs Yawn at Lightspeed


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November 18, 2004 : They say announced SBC service is not viewed as a threat yet – but watch what they do, not what they say

Nextel Eyes $1B Network Saving


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November 18, 2004 : 'Enormous' vendor interest in national wireless broadband network could drive down costs

Telcordia to Announce Sale Today


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November 18, 2004 : SAIC will announce the sale of Telcordia today, but what are its new owners getting?

HR Sees Ethernet Services Explosion


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November 18, 2004 : Network operators are charging ahead with Ethernet services, even though the market's not that big (yet)
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