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Articles published in March 2004

Life in the Slow Lane


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March 31, 2004 : New Tolly Group study finds that 802.11b hobbles faster g WLAN clients on the same network

Photuris & SBC: The Inside Story


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March 31, 2004 : Of layoffs, leaked memos, and the $50 million deal that wasn't...

Ericsson Pushes On


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March 31, 2004 : Swedish renegade quick to play down PTT fears at London event

Cogent Adds to Euro Empire


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March 31, 2004 : Ethernet service provider takes on more bankrupt assets, this time in Germany, and is on the lookout for more

Another French Revolution?


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March 31, 2004 : France Telecom reorganizes to focus on creating new services in collaboration with suppliers

IPCC Tackles Interoperability


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March 31, 2004 : The former Softswitch Consortium is reclaiming the job of ensuring interoperability among VOIP networks

Cisco Late to WiMax Party


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March 30, 2004 : Currently trails Nokia, Proxim, and others in wireless MAN race – but analysts mumble something about tortoises, hares UPDATED 03/31 6:41 PM

VDSL Races to 100 Mbit/s


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March 30, 2004 : Ikanos and Metalink show off different VDSL advances – and launch different standards pushes

OSS Vendors Shift Partner Priorities


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March 30, 2004 : Heavy Reading report identifies new channel partnerships being pursued by next-gen OSS vendors

VOIP Show Spews News


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March 30, 2004 : At this week's VON Conference & Expo, VOIP's bubble keeps expanding

Dolphin Gets Canned


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March 30, 2004 : Failure of UK Tetra carrier casts shadow over region’s PTT aspirations

Motorola to Buy Quantum Bridge


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March 30, 2004 : ...for peanuts? Companies decline to put a figure on the cash transaction

Alcatel Wins Underwater


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March 30, 2004 : Sees further opportunities for submarine deals as it wins the lion's share of SEA-ME-WE 4 project

AWG Startup Makes Waves


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March 30, 2004 : Austrian startup Photeon claims success in AWG design

Photuris Is Finished


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March 29, 2004 : Metro optical startup runs out of cash, sends staff home, invites bids for assets

VOIP Seeks Its FCC Level


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March 29, 2004 : Regulators are keeping VOIP separate from regular ol' telecom for now, but how long will that arrangement stick?

NA Sniffs Out Patent


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March 29, 2004 : Network Associates gets 'broad' 802.11 patent that could have implications for the emerging wireless IDS market. Or not

Aventail Cleans Up Leftovers


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March 29, 2004 : Let no data be left behind... New SSL VPN products aim to make life easier for IT managers

Session Controller Startup Plans IPO


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March 29, 2004 : Terry Matthews' Newport Networks aims for market credibility with a listing on alternative London market

Euro Carriers Throw Shapes


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March 29, 2004 : Big four get on down to the FreeMove sound

ADVA Scores Metro Deal With DT


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March 29, 2004 : Deutsche Telekom awards metro network deal to optical vendor and Siemens

Poll Points to Hottest VOIP Markets


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March 29, 2004 : Hosted PBX and Centrex will generate the most service provider revenues, according to a Boardwatch poll

Intel Buys More WLAN Tech?


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March 26, 2004 : Chip giant has no comment on reports that it has bought 802.11 chip developer Envara for $40 million

Talk of AFC Deal Is Back


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March 26, 2004 : Is Tellabs interested again? After a stock market swoon, the buyers may be coming back to the table, say sources

TIM Preps for 3G


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March 26, 2004 : Telecom Italia Mobile set for EDGE rollout next month, followed by June UMTS trial

Verizon Scuffles With S&P


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March 26, 2004 : Verizon feels a bit affronted when Standard & Poor's puts them on CreditWatch negative

Submarine Startup Surfaces


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March 26, 2004 : Azea steps out of stealth mode with way to upgrade subsea cables and Cable & Wireless as a customer

Huawei's US Aspirations on Hold


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March 26, 2004 : Chairwoman says there's no timetable for finding a second partner or staging an IPO

WiMax Gets Serious


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March 25, 2004 : Major infrastructure vendors line up behind WiMax, as smaller players bring pre-spec kit to market now UPDATED 3/26 NOON

NeoPhotonics Chases Access


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March 25, 2004 : A $40M infusion will help the former Lightwave Micro chase the FTTP market

Blades for Buffalo


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March 25, 2004 : As the battle of the blade vendors heats up, SUNY Buffalo implements blade-based IBM supercomputer

Linx Links the Baltics


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March 25, 2004 : Former Unisource execs have taken over the old Pangea network to cash in on growing East European data traffic

Huawei Gets BT's Blessing


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March 25, 2004 : UK incumbent praises Chinese vendor (a lot) for its innovation and responsiveness

Network Market Hits Cyber Space


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March 25, 2004 : British startup touts e-market for second-hand kit (from a little old lady who only flamed on Sunday...?)

ADC Jumps on Krone


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March 25, 2004 : Buys access technology and cable company for $350M to leap into key emerging markets

10-GigE Copper Heats Up


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March 25, 2004 : Data center woes are prodding companies to use a newly christened standard, but a better one may be en route

PacketFront Edges Nortel in Sweden


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March 24, 2004 : Startup to replace incumbent supplier in Swedish broadband network

SBC: Key Switch Battleground?


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March 24, 2004 : Analysts report an RFP for optical switching by SBC. Who's the vendor to beat?

LSI Snares Velio


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March 24, 2004 : ASIC vendor grabs a switch fabric, SerDes technology, and SAN stuff – as well as a possible extra tie to Cisco

Lehman Says India's Hot Stuff


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March 24, 2004 : India's buzzing with vendor opportunities, but there's a price to pay for a piece of the action, say the analysts

Carriers Digging Data


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March 24, 2004 : Faster networks could equal $$$ say carriers at CTIA

Alcatel Mulls Chinese Move


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March 24, 2004 : French vendor at center of speculation over potential TD-SCDMA partnership

Who's Winning in the Rebound?


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March 23, 2004 : As the telecom industry finds its footing, Light Reading Insider assesses the survivors

UTStarcom's CDMA Play


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March 23, 2004 : Vendor wants CDMA know-how to sell cheap kit in emerging markets

Wireless VOIP in the Wild


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March 23, 2004 : Unstrung searches out examples of the tech hot ticket at this year's CTIA Show

Alcatel Denies iMagic Fadeout


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March 23, 2004 : Says it hasn't abandoned its video delivery middleware technology, it's just kept the best bits

CDMA 450 Czechs In


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March 23, 2004 : Eurotel Prague's rollout of EV-DO network strengthens CDMA 450 market

Capex Is Back


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March 23, 2004 : Infonetics capex report says carrier spending-to-revenue ratios are finally back to normal

Seven Plots $115M IPO


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March 22, 2004 : Wireless email firm could be industry's comeback kid

Centillium Joins FTTP Party


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March 22, 2004 : The DSL chipmaker unveils its FTTP play, involving system-on-a-chip integration and a former Alloptic CEO
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