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Articles published in December 2003

LightCore Expands Network Reach


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December 31, 2003 : LightCore expands the reach of its fiber optic network in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri with the acquisition of assets from Level 3

Level 3 Completes Sale of MFON


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December 31, 2003 : CenturyTel pays Level 3 approximately $17M for Midwest Fiber Optic Network (MFON), which Level 3 acquired from Genuity earlier this year

Boeing: Come WiFi With Me


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December 31, 2003 : Connexion by Boeing sums up record-setting year as it prepares for start of commercial high-speed, in-flight Internet service

Web Inventor Gets Knighted


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December 31, 2003 : No, not Al Gore! Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, will be made a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire

Symbol Names Nuti CEO


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December 31, 2003 : Symbol Technologies chief executive, acting chairman Richard Bravman steps down; president & COO William Nuti named CEO and member of board

Sorrento Closes $6.35M


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December 31, 2003 : Sorrento Networks closes its previously announced financing to raise $6.35M from a private placement of its common stock and warrants

Gov't Names GIG-BE Winners


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December 31, 2003 : Science Applications International Corp. awards subcontracts to Ciena, Sprint, Sycamore, Juniper, Qwest for its GIG-BE project

Ciena Announces GIG-BE Win


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December 31, 2003 : US Department of Defense to deploy Ciena's CoreStream integrated optical transport and switching platform in its global network

China Launches FTTH Forum


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December 31, 2003 : Industry group aims to promote fiber to the home/premises in China

Juniper Wins GIG-BE Contract


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December 30, 2003 : Wins core and edge routing contract for Global Information Grid -- Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) Program

Airspan Fixes Up Serbs


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December 30, 2003 : Telekom Srbija places first orders for deployment of Airspan Networks' fixed wireless access technology

Micromuse to Restate Financial Results


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December 30, 2003 : 'Micromuse expects that the anticipated adjustments will not have a material impact on the Company's historically reported revenues'

Airspan Does Serbian 'Wireless DSL'


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December 30, 2003 : Telekom Srbija places first orders for deployment of Airspan Networks' fixed wireless access technology

Lumera Wins Gov't Contract Add-on


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December 30, 2003 : Lumera awarded additional $950,000 in continuing contract from U.S. government agency to develop electro-optic polymer materials

Moto Chosen for Olympics


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December 30, 2003 : Motorola selected to supply secure TETRA public safety radio system for the 2004 Athens Olympics

Huawei Scores in Ethiopia


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December 30, 2003 : Ethiopia Telecom to deploy Huawei's C&C08 switches and its POTS, ISDN, Centrex, and Internet Access solution across the whole country

Rural Cellular Gets on Nasdaq


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December 30, 2003 : Rural Cellular Corp.'s Class A Common Stock will trade under the symbol RCCC

UK's Ofcom Targets Yokels


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December 29, 2003 : 'Super-regulator' Ofcom announces spectrum allocation to bring new low-cost wireless broadband connections to UK rural communities

FCC Fields Porting Complaints


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December 29, 2003 : The FCC has received 2,394 informal complaints about wireless local number portability since porting began on November 24

UK's Ofcom Targets Yokels


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December 29, 2003 : 'Super-regulator' Ofcom announces spectrum allocation to bring new low-cost wireless broadband connections to UK rural communities

FCC Fields Porting Complaints


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December 29, 2003 : The FCC has received 2,394 informal complaints about wireless local number portability since porting began on November 24

Telia, Tele2 to 3G Sweden


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December 29, 2003 : Svenska UMTS-nät AB, jointly owned by TeliaSonera and Tele2, has agreed with Orange Sverige to purchase the fourth 3G license in Sweden

IceFyre Names VP Engineering


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December 29, 2003 : IceFyre Semiconductor names cofounder Doug Sanderson vice president of engineering

Vitesse to Buy Cicada


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December 29, 2003 : Vitesse Semiconductor seals a deal to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Cicada Semiconductor for about $66M in cash

Turkcell Receives Fine


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December 29, 2003 : Turkey's Telecommunication Authority fines Turkcell 90.23 trillion Turkish Lira (US$64.1M) for "inadequate annual frequency usage fee payments"

Dobson Acquires NPI


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December 29, 2003 : Dobson Communications to acquire the assets of NPI-Omnipoint Wireless, which provides GSM service to northern Michigan, for approximately $28M

Etisalat Intros 3G


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December 29, 2003 : The United Arab Emirates' Etisalat becomes the first organisation in the Middle East and the Arab world to introduce third-generation wireless services

Boingo Hotspots Arescom


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December 29, 2003 : Users of Boingo's roaming system will have high-speed Internet access at nearly 200 hotels in the Arescom Hospitality Network

V'fone Extends MTC Partnership


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December 29, 2003 : Latest Partner Network Agreement extends Vodafone's existing relationship with MTC in Kuwait into the Bahraini market

AIS Installs RegiSoft's WTS


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December 29, 2003 : RegiSoft, with Ericsson's aid, installs its World Trade Server at AIS, Thailand's largest mobile operator, to launch mobile value added services

Toshiba Claims DRAM First


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December 26, 2003 : Toshiba is the first to commercialize 512-megabit XDR DRAMs, with a data transfer speed of 3.2 GHz, faster than any other memory device

Fujitsu, Sumitomo Establish JV


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December 26, 2003 : Fujitsu and Sumitomo Electric establish joint venture in compound semiconductor devices

Rambus Completes Velio Deal


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December 24, 2003 : Acquisition of Velio's high-speed serial business, which will be integrated into Rambus' RaSer, is done

Sorrento Raises Private Placement


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December 24, 2003 : Sells roughly 2 million shares and 1 million warrants for a $6.35M pick-me-up

Global Crossing Files SEC Reports


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December 24, 2003 : Global Crossing files reports with SEC for first three quarters of 2003 and current report on investment by ST Telemedia

eBiscom Issues 6.7M New Shares


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December 24, 2003 : AEM requests conversion of 2003-2006 convertible bonds issued by eBiscom; company issues 6.7M shares

Fiberxon Touts SFP Transceiver


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December 24, 2003 : Optical subassembly manufacturer releases multi-rate CWDM SFP transceivers with digital diagnostics

Nortel Refiles Earnings


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December 24, 2003 : Nortel confirms previously announced refiling of annual and quarterly reports for 2002, 1Q03, and 2Q03

Satellite Carrier Cuts Staff


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December 24, 2003 : Xantic will reduce its staff from 680 to 433 over the next three years, as part of reoganisation process

KT Uses More Juniper


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December 24, 2003 : Korean ISP KT Kornet selects Juniper's T-series routing platform to upgrade its network backbone

Suit Filed Against Redback


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December 23, 2003 : An L.A. law firm files a class action suit focusing on Redback's dealings with Qwest

Nortel Files Restated Earnings


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December 23, 2003 : Nortel confirms previously announced refiling of annual and quarterly reports for 2002, 1Q03, and 2Q03

SMC Ships Access Point


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December 23, 2003 : SMC Networks announces it has begun shipping its EliteConnect 802.11a/b/g universal wireless access point

Wi-LAN Reports FY03 Results


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December 23, 2003 : Consolidated revenue increased 15% from $23.3M in fiscal year 2002 to $26.8M in 2003; net loss fell from $5.8M to $4.6M

PCTEL, Intel Cross-License


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December 23, 2003 : PCTEL and Intel sign cross-licensing agreement; PCTEL receives $14.5M

National Scientific Intros Tag


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December 23, 2003 : National Scientific announces completion and demonstration of its WiFi Tracker platform

Vonage Starts Ygnition


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December 23, 2003 : Vonage announces strategic sales partnership with Ygnition Networks to deploy broadband telephony service

Wireless Facilities Buys HTS


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December 23, 2003 : Wireless Facilities acquires High Technology Solutions for $48.8M to expand into the government services market

Verizon Acquires PCS Licenses


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December 23, 2003 : Verizon Wireless acquires 10 MHz PCS licenses from American Wireless License Group serving Little Rock and Pine Bluff

Móviles Sells Austrian 3G Arm


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December 23, 2003 : Mobilkom acquires 3G Mobile Telecommunications from Telefónica, enabling it to operate a UMTS network in Austria
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