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Articles published in August 2002

The Pink Palm?


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August 30, 2002 : Are "wireless Web" users (ahem) dual-mode?

Fujitsu Makes More Cuts


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August 30, 2002 : Six hundred jobs go as FNC readies a new access product for NFOEC

10-Gig Transceiver Market Set to Soar


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August 30, 2002 : Shipments will quadruple by 2005, driven initially by enterprise applications, some say **UPDATED 9/12/02 9AM**

Sonera Confuses 3G With 2G


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August 30, 2002 : Finnish operator to launch '3G services' on its 2G network using current 2G phones. Real 3G delayed to 2003

Paltrow's Massive Wedge


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August 30, 2002 : A-list star splashes out on outrageously expensive handset, says our Hollywood reporter (based in London)

TelStrat Swims Upstream


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August 30, 2002 : Small, profitable equipment company prepares to make a splash in the access market

Is Sycamore Startup Hunting?


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August 30, 2002 : Company seems to be surveying multiservice switch startups from atop its mountain of cash

Cerf Weighs In on AT&T-vs.-UUNet


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August 29, 2002 : Vinton Cerf launches his volley in the debate on the Internet traffic of WorldCom vs. AT&T UPDATED 8/30 12 PM

Trust Is Key to Wireless VPNs


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August 29, 2002 : Wireless Oracle finds enterprises wanting secure data access mobility find it hard to entrust a VPN solution to a third party

MobilCom Checks Into 3G's ER


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August 29, 2002 : Teetering on brink of bankruptcy and set to become the latest casualty of the German UMTS pileup, France Telecom is its lifeline

Cisco's Security on a Switch


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August 29, 2002 : Cisco announces integrated security services on a switch; a big deal, however you slice it

Marconi: The Deal Is Done


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August 29, 2002 : Marconi's got a fresh start that puts its focus on optical and calls for asset sales. What's next? UPDATED 2 PM

Wireless Culture Clash


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August 28, 2002 : The naked truth about the difference between the Korean and US mobile markets

Telecom Gear Makers Get EMS


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August 28, 2002 : Contract manufacturers are becoming more important to gear makers as the downturn wears on

Billions Hang on EC Judgment


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August 28, 2002 : T-Mobile and mmO2 await green light from Brussels for 3G facility-sharing plans that would save billions of Euros

Hatteras Bucks Up for RBOC Campaign


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August 28, 2002 : The Ethernet access startup will use new funding to pursue deep-pocketed RBOCs. It won't be easy

Nortel's Bottom Sags


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August 28, 2002 : Yet another warning begs the question: How low can NT (and others like it) go before things turn around?

WorldCom Faces Increasing Difficulties


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August 28, 2002 : Documents reveal that WorldCom executives received large amounts of IPO shares from SSB

Nortel's Bottom Sags


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August 28, 2002 : Yet another warning begs the question: How low can NT (and others like it) go before things turn around?

Zwan Responds on DIGL Stock Deals


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August 28, 2002 : Light Reading’s article last week elicited a swift response from his lawyer

T-Mobile: WLAN Loner


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August 27, 2002 : Could T-Mobile's HotSpot strategy push smaller rivals into each other's arms?

Can Intel Make Transceiver Peace?


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August 27, 2002 : Intel's new XPAK transceiver could help unification of competing specs... or betray a hidden agenda

Can SBC Spark Interest in QOS?


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August 27, 2002 : SBC has partnered with Sitara Networks to offer quality of service to enterprise customers. Is it too late?

Fat Cat Pay Roils Readers


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August 27, 2002 : Bitterness over excessive exec compensation runs deep in the telecom industry, according to a Light Reading poll

Crescendo Corps Soars at Cisco


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August 27, 2002 : Nearly 9 years after their company was bought, Crescendo biggies still have top jobs at Cisco UPDATED 8/28 10AM

Bidder Emerges for Finnish 3G


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August 27, 2002 : Or is that bidders? Hutchison continues its 3G crusade for Telia's Finnish assets, but does it have a clear run?

Smits Quits KPN


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August 27, 2002 : Head of Dutch telco's mobile division heads for the door marked Exit. He is in esteemed company

Poll: Wall St. Research Panned


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August 27, 2002 : Analysts get a bashing for their 'mediocre' performance and fat paychecks in our August Research Poll

Flying Phones of Finland


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August 26, 2002 : The fickle finger of fate falls on Finnish farmer in phone-flinging finals

Juniper's GGSN Gamble?


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August 26, 2002 : The firm could build its own wireless router, depending on how relationships with Ericsson & Siemens shake out

Juniper's GGSN Gamble?


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August 26, 2002 : The firm could build its own wireless router, depending on how its relationships with Ericsson and Siemens shake out

Fultz Joins AcceLight as CEO


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August 26, 2002 : The Pied Piper of acquisitions has just joined AcceLight as CEO. Is this startup as good as sold?

CoSine Flies From Spanish Deal


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August 26, 2002 : Insists it walked away from a contract, won by Lucent, for a Barcelona-based CLEC

Back From the Edge -- With an Edge


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August 26, 2002 : Marconi's likely refinancing raises questions over whether such deals perpetuate the telecom industry's problems

Inkra Bags $30.1M


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August 26, 2002 : Inkra has received its second round of funding, but will that be enough to carry it to profitability?

Ample Crams in the Ports


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August 26, 2002 : Silicon startup says it can help system vendors boost the capacity of their existing equipment by a factor of four

Smile, You're on Cellular Camera


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August 23, 2002 : Integrated imaging is the next crucial step in the growth of MMS and other wireless photo systems

Cisco's Creative Andiamo Options


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August 23, 2002 : Why were ordinary Cisco stock options not good enough for the Andiamo crew?

Resellers Pick Up Some Slack


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August 23, 2002 : Telecom equipment resellers look to fill in the gaps as vendors worldwide outsource sales and marketing

Riverstone Stock Sinks, Company Shifts


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August 23, 2002 : Stock hammered to under $1 after the company announces a 30% layoff and shifts focus to enterprise networks

Opto Units: Red Tag Sale


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August 23, 2002 : It's a buyer's market as both Agere and Nortel try to unload their opto businesses. Might Intel or JSDU bite?

3G's Very Own Bull


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August 23, 2002 : Hutchison bucks the trend by talking up 3G rollout and splurging on retail outlets, but UK pricing report creates controversy

NetScreen Acquires OneSecure


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August 22, 2002 : NetScreen plans to acquire OneSecure and its intrusion detection technology. What's it mean for the industry?

Sonim SIPs $18.6M Funding


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August 22, 2002 : Can a SIP startup persuade the GPRS world to adopt a SIP-based "push-to-talk" system?

Kalkhoven: 'It's the End User, Stupid!'


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August 22, 2002 : Former JDSU CEO urges optical companies to find new markets by examining what end users want

Will SEC Ruling Make a Mess?


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August 22, 2002 : The SEC bans the way many carriers account for capacity swaps. How many will have to restate earnings?

Flarion: 'Europe's Ready for Us'


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August 22, 2002 : Bedminster's OFDM crew sweeps into Europe with a mission to subvert the continent's wireless operators

Dune Digs Up $24M


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August 22, 2002 : Stealthy chip startup Dune Networks may be targeting terabit switch fabrics and packet processing

Ciena Follows the Incumbents


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August 22, 2002 : Reports weak Q3 earnings. Incumbents abroad have helped. But will the company be able to crack RBOCs at home?

Nortel's Mumford Savors Switches


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August 22, 2002 : Converged networks will run atop powerful optical switches, says Nortel's CTO
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