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Articles published in December 2001

2001 Top Ten: Financial Stories


News Analysis - Comments (6)
December 31, 2001 : Light Reading's take on the 10 most significant movers of moola in the last year

What's Next for GX?


News Analysis - Comment (1)
December 31, 2001 : Global Crossing's bankers give it more time to find a way to cover billions in debt UPDATED 12/31/01 5PM ET

2001 Top Ten: Services


News Analysis - Comments (2)
December 30, 2001 : For Sunday, we have services -- what else?

2001 Top Ten: Monkey Business


News Analysis - Comment (1)
December 29, 2001 : A selection of morsels from the Light Reading message boards

White Rock Expands


News Analysis - Comments (8)
December 28, 2001 : In a land whipped by layoffs, White Rock Networks moves to bigger offices and adds staff

2001 Top Ten: Fat Cats


News Analysis - Comments (11)
December 28, 2001 : Top execs feasted on rich compensation in 2001, even as layoffs spread famine throughout the industry

Whatever Happened to Sprint’s ION?


News Analysis - Comments (9)
December 27, 2001 : Sprint's decision to scrap the project will cost it billions of dollars and thousands of jobs

2001 Top Ten: Network Equipment


News Analysis - Comments (6)
December 27, 2001 : Light Reading's take on the 10 most significant network equipment developments in the past year

2001 Top Ten: Forecasting Follies


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December 26, 2001 : Which financial analysts, market researchers, and journalists fired widest of the mark in 2001?

Qwest and Tellium Revise Contract


News Analysis - Comments (22)
December 26, 2001 : Tellium gets $50M order but gives Qwest a get-out on its longer-term purchasing plans

Occam's Merger


News Analysis - Comments (3)
December 26, 2001 : Occam bails out Accelerated with merger deal

No Go for Yafo?


News Analysis - Comments (16)
December 24, 2001 : Layoffs and lack of customer demand dog 40-Gbit/s startup

2001 Top Ten: Share Price Collapses


News Analysis - Comments (8)
December 24, 2001 : These companies can't just blame the economy for a troubled year

2001 Top Ten: Newsletter One-Liners


News Analysis - Comments (3)
December 23, 2001 : Pithy, yet tasteful, remarks from the Light Reading Weekly that hit the most buttons

2001 Top Ten: Words of Wisdom


News Analysis - Comment (1)
December 22, 2001 : Light Reading's favorites from our 'Quote of the Week' feature

2001 Top Ten: Components


News Analysis - Comments (2)
December 21, 2001 : Light Reading's take on the 10 most important developments in the components industry this year

Nortel: The Bad News is Good


News Analysis - Comments (2)
December 21, 2001 : Wall Street rewarded Nortel for not disappointing them too much. The stock was up as much as 10%

Lights Out at InLight


News Analysis - Comments (7)
December 21, 2001 : The optical add/drop multiplexer subsystem maker shuts its doors after it couldn't find customers

Multimode Fiber Gets a New Lease on Life


News Analysis - Comments (6)
December 21, 2001 : UK researchers cram a lot more data down legacy fiber -- indicating potential for low-cost Ethernet deployment

AT&T Cable Deal: Good for Gearmakers?


News Analysis - Comments (13)
December 20, 2001 : AT&T broadband sale could have some upside for cable equipment suppliers

JDSU's Bid for the Enterprise


News Analysis - Comments (4)
December 20, 2001 : JDSU will pay $340M for IBM's optical data comm chip business. Just what is it buying, and why?

Top Ten Private Companies Revisited


News Analysis - Comments (47)
December 20, 2001 : After a world tour and varied feedback, the editors of Light Reading have published a new list

Juniper Spooks the Street


News Analysis - Comments (22)
December 20, 2001 : Carrier spending decline takes another chunk out of the core router player's revenues in Q4

Last Mile Political Battle Heats Up


News Analysis - Comments (14)
December 19, 2001 : Vote on the broadband bill has been put off until March, but expect some bloody politics in the meantime

Lightscape Looks West


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December 19, 2001 : Lightscape, global player in metro networking, is still waiting to make a big splash in the North American market

Switch Vendors to Tackle Core Routing


News Analysis - Comments (59)
December 19, 2001 : Can ATM switch vendors compete with high-end routers? Alcatel, Lucent, Marconi, and others say 'yes'

Blaze Hits the Xenpak Trail


News Analysis - Comments (12)
December 18, 2001 : Blaze ships 10-Gbit/s Ethernet Xenpak modules, adding to other options from Agilent and Agere

Corvis Feels Qwest Fallout


News Analysis - Comments (20)
December 18, 2001 : Merrill Lynch cuts estimates for Corvis following last week's spending cut announcement by Qwest

Ireland Gives Optics the Green Light


News Analysis - Comments (4)
December 18, 2001 : Ireland has designs on aiding startups in the optical market. Eblana Photonics is one of the first

Atrica Closing in on Third Round


News Analysis - Comments (7)
December 17, 2001 : After snagging investments from top carriers last February, Atrica is about to close a $30M round, say sources

Intel Snaps Up Templex


News Analysis - Comments (20)
December 17, 2001 : Intel's quiet purchase of a small components startup might mean a big future for OCDMA technology

Nortel Bets on Mumford


News Analysis - Comments (18)
December 17, 2001 : The Harley-riding career Nortel man takes CTO post. Can he return Nortel to optical leadership? HDX is the first test.

Bookham Gets a Bargain


News Analysis - Comments (3)
December 17, 2001 : It's buying Marconi's 500-staff components division for stock worth a mere $29 million

Palm's Up? Palm's Out?


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December 17, 2001 : Palm takes aim at enterprises, Pocket PC takes aim at entertainment, and a new study predicts that Pocket PC will have market share by 2005.

What's Behind Qwest's Numbers?


News Analysis - Comments (13)
December 14, 2001 : Qwest reduces its capex spending by more than a billion dollars. Which vendors are most likely to feel the pain?

CoSine and Net.Com End Lawsuit


News Analysis - Comments (5)
December 14, 2001 : A puzzling 'settlement' seems typical of the uphill battle being waged by cranky IP services switch vendors

Zepton Has an $86M War Chest


News Analysis - Comments (48)
December 14, 2001 : Cash flows to stealthy startup from investors including Accel Partners, Juniper Networks, and Kleiner-Perkins

Qusion Touts Wideband Modulator


News Analysis - Comments (2)
December 14, 2001 : Who's got the widest wideband modulator? Qusion says it's got something special, but Agility scoffs

Ex-Lucent Group Starts Anew


News Analysis - Comments (15)
December 13, 2001 : Internet Photonics is out of stealth mode, raising cash and about to beta test its first product

Gigabit Security's in the Chips


News Analysis - Comments (7)
December 13, 2001 : With prices dropping and security needs rising, experts see a rising tide for high-speed security hardware

Ciena Casts Cloud Over 2002


News Analysis - Comments (13)
December 13, 2001 : In spite of solid sales this year, it's forecasting a 30 to 40 percent fall in revenues in the next quarter

IEEE and ITU Get Chummy on RPR


News Analysis - Comments (9)
December 13, 2001 : Standards bodies work together to develop solutions for metro rings

NetScreen's Screaming IPO


News Analysis - Comments (3)
December 12, 2001 : Lo and behold, a tech IPO! Is the coast clear?

Intel Targets Telecom Server Market


News Analysis - Comments (3)
December 12, 2001 : Intel's making a big noise about eclipsing Sun's dominance in the carrier market. Is it really a threat?

Lucent Takes the Gloves Off


News Analysis - Comments (32)
December 12, 2001 : Lucent contract activity points to a renewed fight for incumbent carrier deals

What's Inside Sabeus


News Analysis - Comments (2)
December 12, 2001 : Optical components company lands $16M third round in pursuit of new optical techniques such as 'cold writing'

No Riches From Optical Switches


News Analysis - Comments (44)
December 11, 2001 : Most optical switch manufacturers are in a pickle, according to the latest report from the Optical Oracle

Hold the Champagne


News Analysis - Comments (11)
December 11, 2001 : Large-scale holiday bashes aren't on tap this year, according to a recent poll and interviews with some companies

Lightspeed in Pictures


Slide Shows - Comments (4)
December 11, 2001 : This just in: Photos from last week's Lightspeed conference

Startup Gets Clever With Cubes


News Analysis - Comments (19)
December 11, 2001 : Germany's Cube Optics has come up with a passive assembly process for making tiny optical components
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