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Articles published in March 2005

Nortel Changes CTO – Again


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March 31, 2005 : CTO change is once more underway, as Nortel COO Gary Daichendt takes on another Cisco veteran

Nortel Changes CTO – Again


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March 31, 2005 : CTO change is once more underway, as Nortel COO Gary Daichendt takes on another Cisco veteran

Qwest Raises Bid, Chides MCI Board


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March 31, 2005 : CEO Notebaert is so angry with MCI's Verizon-leaning board that he raised his offer for the carrier by $450M

Bookham Soars on Nortel News


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March 31, 2005 : An extra influx of business and the prospect of better prices has Bookham's stock flying today

FTTx Takes EXFO out of the Red


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March 31, 2005 : Increasing revenues from fiber system test products help EXFO break even for its second quarter

Carriers Jump on OIF Ethernet Demo


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March 31, 2005 : This year's Supercomm plan includes a blockbuster seven-carrier demo of Ethernet signaling capabilities

Verizon Talks Cellular VOIP


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March 31, 2005 : Wireless carrier’s CTO awaits EV-DO Rev A technology to deploy mass-market mobile VOIP

802.11 Meshes Up


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March 31, 2005 : Engineering wonks at the IEEE are set to add new mesh spec to 802.11 alphabet soup

BT Still Locked in 21CN Talks


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March 31, 2005 : Misses its self-imposed deadline for awarding initial NGN infrastructure deals as procurement process drags on

Telefònica Close to Czech Mate


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March 31, 2005 : Submits highest bid in four-way tussle to land majority stake in Czech Republic's national operator

Qwest Won't Qwit on MCI


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March 30, 2005 : Spurned a second time, the RBOC hires a proxy firm and may make yet another play for MCI

Orange Trials IPWireless


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March 30, 2005 : Alternative infrastructure vendor scores high-profile test deployment in Lille, France

ENUM Heads for Primetime


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March 30, 2005 : The growth of VOIP gives a boost to the electronic number mapping standard

Colubris Buys Kiwi


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March 30, 2005 : Fresh fruit for rotten radios?

Vonage Hits ISP Resistance


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March 30, 2005 : Another operator could be trying to stop Vonage VOIP traffic from getting a free ride over its access infrastructure

Juniper to Acquire Kagoor


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March 29, 2005 : The surprise pickup of a session border controller could signal a surge of acquisitions in that space

Analysts See Tellabs Win at BellSouth


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March 29, 2005 : Incumbency favors Tellabs as analysts report that BellSouth has given it 100% of its fiber-to-the-curb business

Airspan Maxes on Voice


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March 29, 2005 : Says $8.7M acquisition of ArelNet will enable it to support 802.16 voice services

And the Winner Is... Verizon!


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March 29, 2005 : MCI agrees to be acquired by Verizon, shunning a richer offer from Qwest

Qwest to MCI: Decide by April 5


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March 29, 2005 : Verizon deadline passes but reports say it has sweetened the deal; Qwest gives MCI its own deadline

Gorillas in the Mesh


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March 29, 2005 : Insider report unpacks the mobile mesh market and finds major players at the gates of this startup paradise

Submarine Market Resurfaces


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March 28, 2005 : The big bucks aren't there yet, but a resurgence in undersea buildouts is welcome news to component vendors

Force 10 Aims for the Data Center


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March 28, 2005 : Force 10 unveils its first fixed-configuration switch and targets the 'server edge' of the data center

Reinventing the WLAN Wheel?


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March 28, 2005 : WLAN startup Xirrus has 802.11 'God Box' for the enterprise market

Luxtera Chases Silicon Photonics


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March 28, 2005 : Startup puts a 10-Gbit/s modulator into mass-produceable silicon, claiming to one-up Intel

The FCC Plays Musical Chairs


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March 28, 2005 : Things are chaotic but the people are quiet as the FCC's new chairman settles in

Gorillas in the Mesh


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March 25, 2005 : Insider report unpacks the mobile mesh market and finds major players at the gates of this startup paradise

Tellabs Teams With Occam


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March 25, 2005 : Tellabs invests $2M in Occam and strikes a deal to manufacture and sell its BLC and other technology UPDATED 3/28 4:45 PM

Do Not Pass Go, Bernie


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March 25, 2005 : Go directly to jail! So say readers after former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers was convicted of fraud last week

Huawei Dampens Deal Talk


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March 25, 2005 : Says its remarks about a possible partnership with Lucent or Nortel were misinterpreted

Huawei Dampens Deal Talk


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March 25, 2005 : Says its remarks about a possible partnership with Lucent or Nortel were misinterpreted

Axiom Meets Its Wanadoo


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March 25, 2005 : OSS startup worming its way into more and more broadband operators' networks, with Wanadoo its latest success

Huawei Heads VOIP Port Parade


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March 25, 2005 : Dittberner study tags 2004 VOIP gear sales worldwide at $1.2 billion

Where Next for WLAN?


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March 24, 2005 : Now that the Airespace acquisition is done, Unstrung looks at what comes next for the corporate WLAN market

LR Explains IMS


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March 24, 2005 : Light Reading's guide to IMS explains the core network technology that’s critical to fixed/mobile convergence

LR Explains IMS


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March 24, 2005 : Light Reading's guide to IMS explains the core network technology that’s critical to fixed/mobile convergence

Level 3 Is 'Committed to Europe'


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March 24, 2005 : Exec says the provider wants to 'play a part' in consolidation of the European services market

Citron: Some Bills Are 'Weirdly Weird'


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March 24, 2005 : Vonage CEO and VOIP evangelist believes a morass of state regulations could kill the VOIP industry

VPI Blossoms at Bell Canada


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March 24, 2005 : Design software company takes its battle against overbuilds north of the border

Texas: Vonage 911 Is a Joke


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March 24, 2005 : Vonage says it was surprised by the Texas Attorney General's lawsuit, but looks forward to settling. Sort of

Huawei Talking to Lucent, Nortel


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March 23, 2005 : The growing Chinese equipment player wants to head West, but it wants to do so with partners, says China Daily

Trapeze Swings With Nortel


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March 23, 2005 : Wireless LAN startup scores expected OEM deal with Canadian incumbent

Ukrainians Plan IP Explosion


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March 23, 2005 : National operator Ukrtelecom has built itself an IP network, and has plenty of plans to use it

Report: Huawei Talking to Lucent, Nortel


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March 23, 2005 : The growing Chinese equipment player wants to head West, but it wants to do so with partners, says China Daily

XConnect Reaches for VOIP Peers


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March 23, 2005 : London-based VOIP peering service announces partnerships with YAK, iBasis, and NexTone

Transmode, Lumentis Merge


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March 23, 2005 : Swedish WDM vendors join forces, claiming the move is driven by growth potential and not survival

CyberGuard's M&A Mojo


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March 22, 2005 : Small firms, such as CyberGuard, are only too willing to jump into the M&A market

Level 3 Yanks VOIP Petition


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March 22, 2005 : Carrier says it pulled its application one day before the FCC's deadline to act because of 'new leadership' appointment

Analysts Mull Chinese Shakeout


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March 22, 2005 : China Unicom tipped to sell GSM network to China Telecom as restructuring looms

Qwest Ain't Too Proud to Beg


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March 22, 2005 : Qwest says MCI has gone 'dark' on its increased offer. Verizon derides Qwest's bid as work of 'modern fiction'
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