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Articles published in October 2002

LightPointe Signs Chinese Reseller


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October 31, 2002 : Company announces a distribution agreement with Century Man Communications Equipment Co., Ltd. of Shenzen, China

Supreme Court Wallops BellSouth


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October 31, 2002 : BellSouth to record $114M charge in Q3 due to Florida Supreme Court's ruling regarding its unfair late payment fees

PD-LD Names Marketing Director


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October 31, 2002 : PD-LD appoints Ed McIntyre as director of marketing

Danger Hires Nothhaft


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October 31, 2002 : Danger picks Hank Nothhaft as chairman and CEO -- no doubt because his name is German for 'dangerous'

AT&T/Comcast Merger Nearly Done


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October 31, 2002 : AT&T provides conditional notification to NYSE that the AT&T Broadband and Comcast merger could occur as early as November 7

KPN Buys KPNQwest Network


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October 31, 2002 : KPN extends Eurorings with acquisition of the KPNQwest network in Belgium

Masergy Wins at Hotel Chain


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October 31, 2002 : Masergy signs customer agreement to provide broadcast TV-quality videoconferencing for Noble House Hotels and Resorts

Polatis Hires Engineering VP


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October 31, 2002 : Polatis appoints executive VP of engineering to lead the development of ultra-low-loss photonic switch modules

Litestream Deploys Taqua OCX


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October 31, 2002 : Taqua's OCX Class 5 switch enables Florida-based service provider Litestream to offer enhanced services to residential subscribers

Terra Lycos Picks Verizon


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October 31, 2002 : Terra Lycos selects Verizon's SuperPages.com en Espanol as the yellow pages provider for Terra.com

BellSouth Goes to Burger King


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October 31, 2002 : BellSouth customizes Burger King's communications network at new world headquarters in Miami

XLight Partners With Santur


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October 31, 2002 : XLight Photonics partners with Santur Corporation for the supply of widely tunable transponder products

LightPointe Enters China


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October 31, 2002 : LightPointe signs Century Man Communications as distributor of free-space optics gear for the Chinese market

Ericsson Wins in Colombia


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October 31, 2002 : Ericsson signs 3G CDMA2000 1X sole supplier contract with BellSouth Colombia

HSS Intros Interfaces


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October 31, 2002 : Hughes Software Systems launches 3G Radio Network Controller and NodeB integrated interfaces and source code solutions

WAP Makes Impression


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October 31, 2002 : Mobile Data Association announces the first set of Mobile Internet page impression figures, registering almost 11M page impressions per day in September

Novatel Opens New Channel


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October 31, 2002 : Novatel Wireless signs distribution deal in Middle East and Africa with Brightpoint Middle East FZE

Singtel Reaches 29M Users


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October 31, 2002 : SingTel's regional mobile subscriber base hits 29 million following strong quarter-to-quarter growth of 17%

DIGL Buys Tektronix Test Line


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October 31, 2002 : Digital Lightwave signs definitive agreement to acquire optical transmission test product line from Tektronix

Clear Upgrades OSS Package


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October 31, 2002 : Clear announces Java-based Clearview 8.0 for easier integration with key OSS applications in digital and optical networks

Cisco Wins in Wien


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October 31, 2002 : Viennese utility Wienstrom selects Cisco metro Ethernet solutions portfolio to deliver Ethernet over fiber directly to subscribers

TDK Unveils 10-Gig LAN Card


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October 31, 2002 : TDK Systems delivers the 'Fibre Card,' the first Ethernet PC card that brings a secure fibre optic link directly to laptops

Alliance Semi Acquires Chip Engines


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October 31, 2002 : Alliance Semiconductor to acquire Chip Engines Inc., paving the way for next-generation metropolitan area network platforms

Super HDTV Streamed Over IP


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October 31, 2002 : NTT, in collaboration with USC, streams Super High-Definition full-motion video from Midwest to West Coast over high-speed IP network

Lucent Wins in Indonesia


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October 31, 2002 : Lucent Technologies' LambdaUnite supports Telkom Indonesia's network expansion in Jakarta in a $38M project

ECI Becomes Chorale


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October 31, 2002 : ECI Telecom to merge its NGTS business with NexVerse Networks, creating Chorale Networks

Zygo Announces Q1


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October 31, 2002 : Net sales were up slightly to $20.4M, a 4% increase from last year, but net loss shot upwards to $11.9M from $2.4M in 1Q02

Opnet Reports Q2


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October 31, 2002 : Revenue was $11.2M, down just slightly from last year, and EPS came in at $0.03 on a diluted basis, down from $0.05 in Q2 2002

China Telecom Sets Up Shop in US


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October 31, 2002 : China Telecom (USA) Corp. becomes the first Chinese telco to establish operations in the US, with new HQ in Herndon, Virginia

Unions Say 'Ban Worldcom'


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October 31, 2002 : Coalition of nine union, consumer, and business groups call on the GSA to bar scandal kingpin WorldCom from future federal contracts

Siemens Wins in Tunisia


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October 31, 2002 : Siemens ICN wins a €110M order from Orascom Telecom Tunisie for the deployment of the second GSM mobile network in Tunisia

Telenor Makes SMS Cheaper


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October 31, 2002 : Telenor Mobil intros an SMS price scale that gets cheaper as the number of messages sent per month rise, going as low as NOK 0.69

Vivendi Nixes Vodafone


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October 31, 2002 : Vivendi rejects Vodafone’s offer of €6.77B in cash for Vivendi's interests in Cegetel

Telefónica Links With Citroën


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October 31, 2002 : Telefónica Móviles and Citroën sign a technological agreement to develop the 'connected vehicle' -- equipped with voice portal, email, and localization services

BT Adds Coffee Hotspots


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October 31, 2002 : BT cuts a deal with the Costa coffee chain to bring WiFi to five of its shops in the City of London

Ericsson Claims 3G Lead


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October 31, 2002 : Ericsson confirms 3G leadership with 10,000 base stations shipped worldwide

Tellium Reports Q3


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October 30, 2002 : GAAP net loss came to $114.0M, or $1.15 per basic and diluted share

T-Mobile Hotspots Take Flight


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October 30, 2002 : American, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines partner with T-Mobile to expand WiFi hotspot access

Ericsson Does EV-DO in Brazil


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October 30, 2002 : Ericsson signs a Letter of Understanding (LOU) with Vésper to supply a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO overlay system in Rio de Janeiro

Birdstep Ships to Telenor


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October 30, 2002 : Birdstep completes initial delivery of IP Zone Server software for Telenor Mobile's wireless hotspots, valued at approximately $1.3M

FCC OKs BellSouth in Kentucky


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October 30, 2002 : BellSouth today received Federal Communications Commission approval to offer long-distance telephone service in Kentucky

Opto Speed Pockets €30M


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October 30, 2002 : ABN AMRO Capital jumps in on Opto Speed's previously announced €20M second round of financing, bringing the total to €30M

Cisco Beefs Up Metro Line


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October 30, 2002 : Cisco enhances its Metro Ethernet Switching portfolio, announces wins at Surf Telecoms in London and LDcom Networks in Paris

Time Warner Reports Q3


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October 30, 2002 : Time Warner Telecom posts a net loss of $48.4M on revenes of $167.2M, down 3% from last year

ADC Wins Patent Suit


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October 30, 2002 : ADC wins RF circuit module patent infringement suit against PCI Technologies, will receive a monetary payment

PMC-Sierra Intros 10-Gig Chip


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October 30, 2002 : PMC-Sierra introduces enterprise 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN PHY device to support XAUI-based optics

Optillion Banks $15M


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October 30, 2002 : Series C financing was led by Crescendo Ventures, Cisco Systems, Investor AB, and ITACT

Sprint Wins Working Solutions


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October 30, 2002 : Working Solutions selects Sprint to connect world's largest 'virtual call center' in a multiyear, multimillion-dollar deal

Santec Unveils OCMs


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October 30, 2002 : Santec introduces the LambdaTracker series of Optical Channel Monitors (OCMs) for wavelength monitoring in DWDM and CWDM systems

Cramer Offers OSS


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October 30, 2002 : Cramer Systems launches SyncEngine, a comprehensive OSS solution; opens a new office in Toronto and launches a recruitment campaign
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