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Articles published in February 2008

Covad Buy Approved


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February 29, 2008 : Covad stockholders approve proposed acquisition

Nasdaq Warns Mindspeed


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February 29, 2008 : Mindspeed receives Nasdaq notice letter

Géant Goes Global


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February 29, 2008 : The world's highest-speed computer network is linking up to similar networks worldwide to create a single global research network

Akamai Wins Patent Case


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February 29, 2008 : Jury finds Limelight Networks infringes key Internet content delivery patent

Pink Mag Honors Avgiris


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February 29, 2008 : Comcast's Cathy Avgiris named one of Pink Magazine's top women in business for 2008

Kudelski Reports Q4


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February 29, 2008 : KKudelski Group’s 2007 results marked by strong top-line growth and long-term investments

Avago Hits 75 Gig


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February 29, 2008 : Avago Technologies' new 12-channel parallel optic modules deliver up to 75 Gbit/s

Anritsu Tests at OFC


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February 29, 2008 : Anritsu introduces highly accurate coherent OTDR that detects faults in optical submarine cables

EU OKs Ofcom Proposal


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February 29, 2008 : EU Commission endorses Ofcom's proposed approach to regulation of the wholesale broadband access market in the UK

Feds Seize Cisco Fakes


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February 29, 2008 : Departments of Justice and Homeland Security announce international initiative against traffickers in counterfeit network hardware

Vimpelcom, Golden Complete Merger


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February 29, 2008 : Vimpelcom announces completion of the merger of its subsidiary with and into Golden Telecom, Inc.

PT Reports 2007


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February 29, 2008 : Portugal Telecom reports full-year 2007

Belgacom Reports 2007


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February 29, 2008 : Belgacom concludes a solid year, reports operational successes; financials within expectation, dividend of €1.68/share

Bouygues Reports 2007


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February 29, 2008 : Sharp rise in recurring net profit in 2007: €1,376M (+32%), increase in dividend per share: €1.50 (+25%); bright outlook for 2008

ETSI Adopts NFC Specs


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February 29, 2008 : ETSI has adopted the technical standards governing mobile Near Field Communications (NFC) services supported by the GSM Association

Tiscali Appoints CEO


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February 29, 2008 : Mario Rosso appointed new CEO of Tiscali; group reports consolidated revenues for 2007 of €910M, up 34% year on year

Vivendi Reports 2007


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February 29, 2008 : Revenues were €21.66B, an increase of 8%, and adjusted net income was €2.8B, an increase of 8.3%

Vivendi Reports 2007


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February 29, 2008 : Revenues were €21.66B, an increase of 8%, and adjusted net income was €2.8B, an increase of 8.3%

TelASIC Intros Fan-less 60W RRH


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February 29, 2008 : TelASIC introduces fan-less 60W Remote Radio Head (RRH) for WCDMA/HSDPA infrastructure

Enterprise Voice Grows


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February 29, 2008 : Infonetics Research: Enterprise telephony market tops $9.6 billion in 2007, IP phone shipments up 29%

Infonetics Reports on WiMax


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February 29, 2008 : Infonetics Research: WiMax equipment market up 46% in 2007, forecast to hit $7.7B in 2011

Infonetics Reports on Optical


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February 29, 2008 : Sales of optical network hardware are up for the 4th consecutive year, nearing $13.9B worldwide in 2007, a 19% jump from 2006

FiberTower Updates


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February 29, 2008 : FiberTower reports key operational metrics for Q4 and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

Tellabs Rides Choppy Waters


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February 29, 2008 : Tellabs annual report says 2007 brought 'choppy waters,' industry going through a sea change

Virgin Media Reports 4Q07


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February 29, 2008 : Revenues were £1.05B, up from £1.01B in Q3, mainly due to growth in consumer and content revenue

Elma Intros 2nd Gen


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February 29, 2008 : Elma Bustronic has developed new 2nd generation AdvancedTCA (ATCA) backplanes

Harris Stratex Signs Brix


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February 29, 2008 : Harris Stratex is reselling Brix Networks's product portfolio around the world as part of its NetBoss network management offering

Harris Stratex Signs Brix


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February 29, 2008 : Harris Stratex is reselling Brix Networks's product portfolio around the world as part of its NetBoss network management offering

Verso Names CTO


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February 29, 2008 : Verso names Christina Brazdziunas chief technology officer

Ekinops Deploys in France


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February 29, 2008 : Ekinops and Agarik team up to open a very long-haul DWDM 10Gbit/s network in France

Hitachi, Opnext Partner


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February 29, 2008 : Hitachi and Opnext announce wide temperature range operation of 1310-nm 25-Gbit/s EA-DFB lasers for 100-Gbit Ethernet 10km single-mode fiber

Telecom Backs CP-TA


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February 29, 2008 : Telecom leaders commit to building CP-TA-tested products based on AdvancedTCA, AMC, and MicroTCA specifications

CommScope Posts Q4


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February 28, 2008 : CommScope achieves record fourth quarter 2007 results

UTStarcom Releases Results


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February 28, 2008 : UTStarcom releases fourth quarter and full-year 2007 financial results

Monitoring Raises $3.85M


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February 28, 2008 : Company sets new industry standard in network performance intelligence, fueling early customer success

Avago Demos 100G, etc.


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February 28, 2008 : Avago Technologies demonstrates 100G, 40G, and 17G at OFC/NFOEC conference

Telefónica Reports 2007


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February 28, 2008 : Telefónica posts a 43% increase in net profit to a record €8,906M

RCMP Seizes Counterfeit Parts


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February 28, 2008 : RCMP seizes $2M of counterfeit network components

Sprint Reports Q4


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February 28, 2008 : Full-year 2007 revenues were $40.1B versus $41.0B in 2006

Sycamore Reports Q2


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February 28, 2008 : Revenue for the 2Q08 was $41.5M, compared with $39.6M for the second quarter of fiscal 2007

Nufern Intros CATV Fiber


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February 28, 2008 : Nufern addresses the need for high efficiency Er/Yb double-clad fiber for CATV amplifiers

Avanex Bows XFP, EDFA


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February 28, 2008 : Avanex announces low power-dissipation PowerPort XFP products for long-reach DWDM and TDM applications

PK Checks Fiber


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February 28, 2008 : Photon Kinetics introduces skew measurement options at OFC/NFOEC 2008

Photons For Sale


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February 28, 2008 : Single particles of light are now for sale!

Avici Reports Q4


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February 28, 2008 : Avici Systems reports fourth quarter and full-year 2007 results

Soapstone Goes Beta


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February 28, 2008 : Soapstone Networks announces the beta availability of its multi-vendor control plane software

BigBand Ups eQAM Shipments


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February 28, 2008 : BigBand shipped 140,000 edge QAMs in 2007 and extended its lead in switched digital video deployment

Akimbo Expands VOD Strategy


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February 28, 2008 : Akimbo develops a complete Internet VOD solution for content providers' own websites

Cablevision Posts Profit


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February 28, 2008 : Cablevision Systems Corporation reports fourth quarter and full-year 2007 results

BT Wins AstraZeneca Deal


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February 28, 2008 : BT and AstraZeneca announce £25M global network agreement
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