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Articles published in March 2002

Where Is VOIP?


News Analysis - Comments (5)
March 29, 2002 : Despite setbacks, suppliers insist projections are rosy for packetized voice. Can they be believed?

Pluris CEO Bolts


News Analysis - Comments (32)
March 29, 2002 : After three years as CEO and five rounds of funding, Joe Kennedy calls it quits as Pluris reorganizes

Next Sore Spot: JDSU?


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March 29, 2002 : Many of JDSU's customers have warned -- pointing to the high possibility of another revenue shortfall

Nextwave Case Drags On, Drags 3G Down


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March 29, 2002 : The Nextwave saga is a delaying factor in the rollout of 3G services in the US

Yipes's Parrick Gets the Boot


News Analysis - Comments (11)
March 28, 2002 : Jerry Parrick takes a back seat while the distressed carrier's board names Dennis Muse to the CEO chair

Cypress Preps Ethernet-Over-Sonet Chip


News Analysis - Comments (12)
March 28, 2002 : It's expected to announce a framer that packs four Gigabit Ethernet links into an OC48

Juniper: Guidance Down, Stock Up


News Analysis - Comments (32)
March 28, 2002 : Juniper Networks lowered its first quarter guidance yesterday. So why did the stock rise today?

AFC Goes Multiservice


News Analysis - Comments (7)
March 28, 2002 : AFC has bought a multiservice switch company for $43 million. Are RBOCs ready to migrate from ATM to IP?

Nokia to Gain Control of Symbian?


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March 28, 2002 : Would be the end of an era but not of EPOC

GPRS Prices: The Readers Have Their Say


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March 28, 2002 : The readers chime in on the cost of GPRS services.

Nortel: Dark Rumblings From Ottawa


News Analysis - Comments (100)
March 27, 2002 : As first-quarter earnings loom, tongues wag. Can fact be sifted from fancy?

Work Poll: Job Loss Fears Mount


News Analysis - Comments (63)
March 27, 2002 : Layoffs continue, but how desperate are optical networking professionals feeling?

Li Named to Procket's Board


News Analysis - Comments (5)
March 27, 2002 : Tony Li isn’t leaving Procket -- he's joining the board. And the company reveals it has raised $272 million

Commentary: Cut Those Crazy GPRS Prices!


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March 27, 2002 : The second coming of the wireless Internet isn’t going to happen unless service providers stop being stooopid about prices

More on Infinera (née Zepton)


News Analysis - Comments (6)
March 26, 2002 : Infinera appears to be building metro and edge switching gear using a proprietary photonic chip

Ciena Slashes Some More


News Analysis - Comments (40)
March 26, 2002 : Fallout from carrier spending cuts has forced Ciena to make significant job cuts again

Acme Software Vets VOIP


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March 26, 2002 : Acme routes at Layer 5 to make sure interactive voice and video traffic gets through

Software Boost for Broadband?


News Analysis - Comments (3)
March 26, 2002 : New software from companies like Atreus and SmartPipes could be a catalyst for managed IP services

Vodafone Launches (Expensive) GPRS Euro Roaming


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March 26, 2002 : Says users will be able to send and receive data in 12 European countries, but the price might scare off customers

Sagawa Calls for Rebound (Again)


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March 25, 2002 : Bernstein analyst Paul Sagawa says investment in telecom equipment will pick up later this year

MPLS Will Outgun ATM, Says Poll


News Analysis - Comments (348)
March 25, 2002 : And Ethernet will outgun Sonet in metro networks, according to Light Reading poll

Yipes Joins Chapter 11 Club


News Analysis - Comments (147)
March 25, 2002 : CEO Parrick has some new ways to 'fix' the Ethernet services provider: One of them is bankruptcy

Advent Appoints Sales VP


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March 25, 2002 : Advent Networks appoints David Baranski, a 15-year data-networking executive, as VP of sales

40-Gig Gets Testy


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comment (1)
March 25, 2002 : Not all 40-Gbit/s testers are created equal, says Spirent; competitors beg to differ

Motorola + Nortel = Layoffs


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March 25, 2002 : The companies have nearly identical product portfolios, so the main reason for any merger will be to cut costs

OFC in Pictures


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (50)
March 22, 2002 : Check out what our camera caught at OFC

Kennedy Takes Charge at Tellabs


News Analysis - Comment (1)
March 22, 2002 : Ocular seems to be fitting in well at Tellabs, and its former CEO is now a Tellabs bigshot. Will the blissful marriage last?

Ellacoya Cuts Staff -- Again


News Analysis - Comments (36)
March 22, 2002 : This is the third time Ellacoya has cut jobs. How much fat is left to trim?

Bell Labs Busts 40G Barrier


News Analysis - Comments (10)
March 22, 2002 : Lucent's research division claims to have sent 64 DWDM channels at 40-Gbit/s across a 4,000km span

Marconi Tanks Big Time


News Analysis - Comments (27)
March 22, 2002 : Shareprice plunges 47 percent to 9.55 pence after emergency bank financing plan falls through

GoAmerica to Offer First Combined WLAN/WAN Data Service


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March 22, 2002 : GoAmerica has teamed up with Boingo to extend its wide-area wireless data service to WLAN public access ‘hotspots’

OFS: What Fiber Glut?


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (22)
March 21, 2002 : OFS claims rumors of a fiber glut have been greatly exaggerated

Vendors Unveil Amplifier Advances


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (3)
March 21, 2002 : Metro optical amplifiers were among the most popular items at this year's OFC

Are Tellium and NEC up to Something?


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (10)
March 21, 2002 : NEC backpeddles after saying it's going to launch a sub-wavelength grooming switch at Supercomm

MPLS 'Could Save Billions' Says Study


News Analysis - Comments (87)
March 21, 2002 : Prioritization of traffic by users, coupled with MPLS deployment, could save billions, says Telechoice

40 Gbit/s: Ready for Prime Time?


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Post a comment
March 21, 2002 : Some component and system vendors say 40-Gbit/s technology is ready: Are carriers ready to deploy it?

Cisco's Ullal Talks Optical Future


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (29)
March 21, 2002 : Cisco's Optical Group VP Jayshree Ullal talks about expansion, consolidation, and hot rods

SavaJe Takes On the Big Boys


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March 21, 2002 : SavaJe gets smart with Java phone operating system

Lucent Lays on More Lambdas


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (5)
March 20, 2002 : The vendor's sticking to its optical rollout schedule with LambdaXtreme. Expect more in 2 months UPDATED 3/21 NOON

Sycamore's CTO Switch


News Analysis - Comments (22)
March 20, 2002 : Rick Barry is out and Naimish Patel moves up the corporate food chain. Who knew?

Corvis Upgrades Optical Switch


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (20)
March 20, 2002 : Corvis and Ciena are both using Corning's technology for their all-optical solutions

Li Spoofs Industry at OFC


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Post a comment
March 20, 2002 : Lovable ol' Uncle Tingye says: 'Enough with the phantonics, already!'

Lightchip Launches 'AWG Killer'


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (19)
March 20, 2002 : Could bulk diffraction gratings oust AWGs in high channel-count systems? Lightchip thinks so

Corning Fiber Pioneer to Retire


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Post a comment
March 20, 2002 : Donald Keck, the last active inventor of low-loss optical fiber, says he's retiring at the end of the month

ArrayComm Has Its Chips


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March 20, 2002 : ArrayComm has an innovative wireless data technology. How to get it out on the market? How about a chip development program?

Nortel's HDX is Here


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (27)
March 19, 2002 : Optical switch said to do it all -- Sonet/SDH, grooming, rings, mesh, whatever... Is the timing right?

Avanex/Oplink Merger: Tip of the Iceberg?


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (6)
March 19, 2002 : Does this proposed coupling of two passive components firms herald consolidation in the industry?

ONI's Facing a Drought


News Analysis - Comments (6)
March 19, 2002 : ONI says it expects revenues to be way down. Where'd they go?

Dynamic Gain Equalizers Diversify


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Comments (2)
March 19, 2002 : Ciena's new optical add/drop mux illustrates how these widgets can be used in optical switches

MFN Shields Mystery Buyer


OFC/NFOEC News Analysis - Post a comment
March 19, 2002 : Bankruptcy looms, and MFN is looking to sell the assets of PAIX.net subsidiary. Who's the buyer?
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