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Articles published in May 2004

Extreme Switches Up


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May 31, 2004 : Extreme talks up Linux and VOIP as part of its WLAN switch strategy

Bandwidth9 Thinks Shorter


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May 31, 2004 : Still in business, the VCSEL startup has turned its eye toward 1310nm devices

Larry Has Left the Building


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May 31, 2004 : Lawrence Roberts has left the CTO post at Caspian to pursue his next venture

Équipe Forfeits Match


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May 28, 2004 : Last-minute offer from Lucent was on the table, sources say. But what happened next?

AT&T Pushes Nokia?


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May 28, 2004 : Scuttlebutt suggests carrier has reneged on Nokia push-to-talk deal in favor of domestic vendors

C&W Buys British Bulldog


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May 28, 2004 : Acquires alternative business broadband operator Bulldog Communications

BigBand Holds Off IPO Plans


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May 28, 2004 : The company might have the numbers to go public, but the acquisition of ADC assets will delay any IPO aspirations

Freescale Halts Net Processor Line


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May 27, 2004 : The former Motorola chip group stops development of the former C-Port's network processors

Comcast's Virile VOIP Story


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May 27, 2004 : Will Comcast have 40 million VOIP customers by 2006? Not even close

Video Test Firm Draws $11.5M


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May 27, 2004 : Psytechnics doubles its funding on the back of its video test-and-measurement software plans

Nortel Scotches Starent Rumors


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May 27, 2004 : Canadian incumbent denies speculation it is considering acquisition of wireless router startup

NetSpira Cranks Up


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May 27, 2004 : Spanish startup finds its voice after earlier muted success

Adtran, Calix Add Alltel Wins


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May 27, 2004 : Calix goes from DLC to central-office DSLAM, while Adtran quietly wins the DSLAM price war

Nortel Hires a Statesman


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May 27, 2004 : Nortel's appointed John Manley, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, to replace Frank Dunn

Softbank Buys Japan Telecom


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May 27, 2004 : $3 billion acquisition heralds a move into the business user market

RGB Networks Goes Green


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May 26, 2004 : Startup backed by Kleiner Perkins and Accel says new box gives cable head ends 10 times the density at 1/10 the cost

Littlefeet Finds Littlebuyer


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May 26, 2004 : Startup a good fit for Swedish wireless repeater vendor, apparently

Lucent Flagged for Cingular 3G


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May 26, 2004 : Analysts tout US vendor as a potential surprise supplier of commercial UMTS network UPDATED MAY 27

Carriers Weigh Savings With Cisco CRS-1


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May 26, 2004 : Cisco says its new router will have a life cycle of 10 to 20 years. Carriers pray it's so

Dunn's Done With Nortel


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May 26, 2004 : Frank Dunn finally severs the last cord with Nortel by quitting the board... Yes, he was still on it!

Geiger Steps Up to Pedestal


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May 26, 2004 : Former AFC marketing VP arrives at DSLAM startup to help build its triple-play story

Border Controllers Booming


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May 26, 2004 : Ridgeway Systems gets eaten by Tandberg, NexTone lays out its Asian plans, and Ingate gets more cash

Telcordia Dumps Tradeshow


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May 26, 2004 : OFC buys NFOEC from Telcordia, ending the show's 19-year run as a standalone event

Chambers Expects Cisco Dominance


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May 25, 2004 : CEO wants Cisco to rule every corner of the networking world, starting with the CRS-1 launch

WiMax Switching Ahoy?


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May 25, 2004 : Probably not, but WLAN startups are clearly starting to think about the MAN

Nextel & Moto WiDEN Ties


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May 25, 2004 : Carrier confirms commitment to vendor’s kit, despite analyst reports of previous 'frosty' relationship

Cisco Unveils the HFR


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May 25, 2004 : Now called the CRS-1, the core router includes a new operating system that could define the next era at Cisco

Software Licensing Gridlock


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May 25, 2004 : Software licensing models may need to change to support the grid computing movement

SBC Strikes Deal With Union


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May 25, 2004 : 'Tentative' agreement between SBC and CWA includes reversal of offshoring deal and the right to next-gen jobs

Former Employees Sue Movaz, CEO


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May 25, 2004 : Three former employees of Movaz are accusing the company of discrimination and harassment

Juniper Celebrates Itself


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May 24, 2004 : Juniper just happens to realize its T-series core router is 25 months old the day before Cisco's big PR fest

Infonetics: WLAN Switches Sizzle


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May 24, 2004 : Researchers predict double-digit growth for wireless LAN switch market through 2007

Seranoa Tackles Backhaul Bandwidth


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May 24, 2004 : The vendor says its new IPeX400 box halves the cost of backhauling T1 traffic over Sonet metro access networks

Lucent Buys Softswitch Vendor Telica


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May 24, 2004 : Shells out $295M in stock and options for one of Light Reading's Top Ten Private Companies UPDATED 4PM

Vendors Vie for Service Edge


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May 24, 2004 : Cisco, Nortel & Tellabs will go head-to-head in a Webinar on multiservice edge platforms this Thursday

P-Cube Salsas With BellSouth


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May 24, 2004 : Startup scores high-profile win in BellSouth's Latin America unit, announces a big new 4-gigabit box

P-Cube Salsas With BellSouth


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May 24, 2004 : Startup scores high-profile win in BellSouth's Latin America unit, and announces a big new 4-gigabit box

Bookham Buys Onetta


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May 24, 2004 : Stock transaction worth $23.5M aims to bolster optical amplifier product line Bookham acquired from Nortel

Agent Provocateurs?


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May 21, 2004 : Software agents could give WLAN users more control than ever before, but they need standards first

Make Way for Cisco's HFR


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May 21, 2004 : As Cisco prepares for a big announcement, more details of its next-gen router come to light

IP Centrex: Too Much Hosted Boasting?


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May 21, 2004 : There's no lack of hosted VOIP service providers, but where are the signs of success?

Global Crossing Leans on Loans


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May 21, 2004 : Carlos Slim ups his stake in Global Crossing as the carrier secures a bridging loan from its majority owner

WLAN’s Billion Dollar Wait


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May 21, 2004 : Revised 802.11 kit sale figures look set to delay quarterly market milestone

Old Boy Network Keeps SBC Going


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May 21, 2004 : Management and retired former employees look after the network during the CWA strike

Investors Deprecate AFC-Tellabs Deal


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May 21, 2004 : Shares of Tellabs slide while analysts and investors ask, 'Why bother?'

Will Popular Telephony Scare Skype?


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May 20, 2004 : Popular Telephony will introduce consumer VOIP software but has its sights set on the business market

Interoute Buys Euro Network


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May 20, 2004 : Pan-European carrier expands eastward with Cecom acquisition, says there's more M&A action on the way

Saunders Assist Leads Cosmos to Victory


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May 20, 2004 : Raynovich flubs breakaway, nearly blows game; ringer saves the day

Ciena Gets a Grilling


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May 20, 2004 : Stock plunges as CEO is forced on the defensive over weak results and impact of job cuts on customers

Lucent Falls Wide


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May 20, 2004 : Lack of Wideband-CDMA success has contributed to major fall in network market share, says Gartner
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