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Articles published in April 2003

US LEC Adds Sales VPs


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April 30, 2003 : US LEC hires senior sales executives to lead efforts in Atlanta, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Tampa

Copper Mountain Narrows Q1 Loss


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April 30, 2003 : Net revenue was $3.6M, up from $3.0M in 1Q02, for a net loss of $4.5M ($0.82 per share), down from a loss of $10.7M ($2.01 per share)

Centillium Boosts Q1 Revenues


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April 30, 2003 : Centillium Communications reports revenues of $27.8M, up 23.1%, for a net loss of $3.0M ($0.08 per share), down from a $10.1M loss

Santera, Tekelec Fuse Switching Units


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April 30, 2003 : Tekelec and Santera Systems to combine next-gen switching businesses into a Tekelec subsidiary called Santera, a Tekelec company

Nortel and Redback Settle Lawsuit


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April 30, 2003 : Nortel Networks and Redback Networks settle lawsuit on a 'mutually acceptable basis,' enter into patent cross-licensing agreement

Newport Reports $3.9M Q1 Loss


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April 30, 2003 : Newport records sales of $33.3M, up 3% sequentially, and a net loss of $5.9M ($0.15 per share), ever-so-slightly down sequentially

Tellium Posts $37.4M Q1 Loss


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April 30, 2003 : Tellium loses $37.4M ($0.38 per share) on revenues of $10.1M

Alcatel Finalizes iMagicTV Acquisition


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April 30, 2003 : Alcatel completes acquisition of iMagicTV, a leading supplier in broadband video solutions, folds it into Alcatel Canada

Avanex Narrows Q3 Loss


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April 30, 2003 : Avanex reduces its net loss to $10.4M ($0.15 per share) from last year's $15.9M ($0.23 per share) on slightly higher revenues of $5.4M

CorActive Scores in China


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April 30, 2003 : CorActive wins its first erbium-doped fiber customer in China, but won't give the company's name

Smarts Updates InCharge


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April 30, 2003 : Smarts unveils version 6.0 of its InCharge management suite, delivering new levels of automation and Linux support

STT Grabs Hutch's GlobalX Stake


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April 30, 2003 : Assuming Hutchison's rights, ST Telemedia will double its investment in Global Crossing to $250M, to own 61.5% of GX after reorganization

Zarlink Intros Optical Receiver


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April 30, 2003 : Zarlink's new fiber-optic receiver delivers unmatched efficiency to high-speed optical equipment operating at up to 3.125-Gbit/s

EU OKs UK 3G Network Sharing


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April 30, 2003 : The Competition Commission allows T-Mobile and mmO2 to share 3G site infrastructure in the UK; similar decision for Germany expected soon

Sprint Wins Electronic Arts Deal


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April 30, 2003 : Sprint becomes primary global transport provider for Electronic Arts, a leading interactive entertainment company

NTS Deploys Optical Solutions in Texas


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April 30, 2003 : NTS Communications selects Optical Solutions' FiberPath 400 FTTH platform for deployments in and around Lubbock, Texas

Optibase Deploys in Germany


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April 30, 2003 : Optibase has deployed its multi-channel TV streaming platform for distribution via a 34-Mbit/s microwave link in the Lake Konstanz area

Tyco to Report $0.23 Q2 Loss


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April 30, 2003 : Tyco International will report in a more detailed release later today a loss from continuing operations of $0.23 per share for Q2

New Edge Wins WilTel Deal


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April 30, 2003 : New Edge Networks to provide local Frame Relay and ATM services to WilTel Communications Group

TraceSpan Offers DSL Analyzer


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April 30, 2003 : TraceSpan launches DSL Xpert ADSL multi-layer analyzer, the only non-intrusive solution for ADSL/ADSL2 interoperability testing

Broadcom Backplane Fits in Foundry


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April 30, 2003 : Broadcom delivers customized serial backplane transceiver exclusively for Foundry's new 10-GbE BigIron MG8 switch and NetIron 40G router

NCTC Clears Aurora Networks


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April 30, 2003 : National Cable Television Cooperative makes Aurora Networks a 'Platinum Level' vendor, authorizing it to sell to NCTC's members

Probe Probes Carrier Consolidation


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April 30, 2003 : Probe says telecom consolidation in 2003 will likely consist of niche acquisitions at bargain prices rather than large, expensive mergers

Somera Q1 Revenues Drop


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April 30, 2003 : Somera revenues totaled $35.8M, down from $55.0M in 1Q02, for a net loss of $2.1M ($0.04 per share), down from $3.6M ($0.07) a year ago

MaNAP Deploys Foundry Switches


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April 30, 2003 : The UK's second Internet exchange, MaNAP, upgrades to world-class 10-Gbit/s switching technology with Foundry BigIron switches

Sprint Completes Twin City Rings


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April 30, 2003 : Sprint finishes building three large metropolitan area network (MAN) rings in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area

Rohde & Schwarz Tests MPEGs


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April 30, 2003 : The MPEG-2 Monitoring System from Rohde & Schwarz is an innovative concept for monitoring and analyzing digital transport streams

Marvell Debuts 10-Gig Transceiver


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April 30, 2003 : Marvell demonstrates the industry's first 10-Gigabit Ethernet copper transceiver for IEEE 802.3ak 10GBASE-CX4 applications

S3 Demos ATM Fastpath for Intel


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April 30, 2003 : Silicon & Software Systems (S3) demos its ATM Fastpath Component for the Intel IXP2xxx product line at the EMEA Intel Developer Forum

ETR2A Puts HQ in Newcastle


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April 30, 2003 : The European Telecommunications Resilience and Recovery Association picks Newcastle as its home base

InfoVista Opens Operations Center


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April 30, 2003 : InfoVista uses powerful flow measures from Network Physics for business-driven operations center solution, VistaOperations Center

Corning Rolls Out New Cables


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April 30, 2003 : Corning Cable Systems intros Multi-Dwelling Unit Enclosures and SST Figure-8 Drop Cable, ups fiber count in reduced-diameter cables

Secure Computing Firewall OK for DoD


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April 30, 2003 : Secure Computing's Sidewinder G2 Firewall with SecureOS is the first to comply with the DoD's stringent Firewall Protection Profile

NP Photonics Passes Telcordia Tests


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April 30, 2003 : NP Photonics' tunable filters pass Telcordia compliance tests

Bookham Q1 Revenues Rise


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April 30, 2003 : Revenues grew 275% to £21.0M (US$33.0M), but net loss also grows, to £25.0M (US$39.3M) from £17.0M last year

CSC Picks Broadsoft for Fed Deal


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April 30, 2003 : Computer Sciences Corp. deploys a BroadSoft solution to deliver hosted communications services to a major federal agency customer

Axiom Gets a Little Chile


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April 30, 2003 : Chilesat selects Axiom Systems' AXiOSS Order Management and Inventory Management solutions for the fast rollout of IP VPN

CSG Posts Q1 Profits


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April 30, 2003 : CSG Systems revenues grow 9% to $141.9M, mainly due to its acquisition of Kenan from Lucent; net income was $8.8M ($0.17 per share)

Moto Expands in Jordan


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April 30, 2003 : Motorola wins contract expansion for GSM and GPRS networks in Jordan, boosting Fastlink's customer base to more than 1M subscribers

Empower Teams on Messaging


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April 30, 2003 : Empower Interactive and Kingston University to drive development of next-generation mobile messaging

Smartner Acquires Commtag


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April 30, 2003 : Mobile office solutions provider Smartner Information Systems to acquire UK-based wireless software company Commtag in an all-share transaction

US Cellular Hops On Bytemobile


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April 30, 2003 : US Cellular deploys the Bytemobile Optimization Service Node software across its wireless network for faster, more reliable data services

Bluesocket Intros WLAN Gateway


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April 30, 2003 : Bluesocket launches industry's first open-systems wireless gateways with intelligent switching, supporting thousands of users, devices, and APs

Army Deploys InterWave GSM


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April 30, 2003 : InterWave wins contract to deliver Type 1 encrypted, compact, and rapid-to-deploy GSM systems to the US Army

JDSU Reports $137M Q3 Loss


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April 29, 2003 : JDS Uniphase reports net sales of $166M, down from $262M in 3Q02, for a net loss of $137M ($0.10 per share); plans more layoffs, closures

Broadwing Reverts to Cincinnati Bell


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April 29, 2003 : Broadwing will change its name back to Cincinnati Bell Inc. and adopt the NYSE ticker symbol CBB on May 27, 2003

Corvis Posts $47M Q1 Loss


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April 29, 2003 : Corvis reports revenues of just $1.5M, for a loss of $47.0M ($0.12 per share), and it expects next quarter's revenues to be even lower

RBOCs Can Grab Bigger Slice of FR


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April 29, 2003 : Section 271 relief triggers $2B Frame Relay opportunity for RBOCs, according to latest research by Vertical Systems Group

Someone Picks Artesyn


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April 29, 2003 : An anonymous 'global leader in communications and embedded electronic solutions' selects Artesyn's SpiderWareSS7 for wireless switching equipment

Bluefire Secures Handhelds


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April 29, 2003 : Bluefire Security Technologies introduces its handheld security software, Mobile Firewall Plus
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