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Articles published in June 2003

Force10 Gets New CEO


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June 30, 2003 : Force10 SVP of engineering Marc Randall promoted to president and CEO as P.K. Dubey becomes executive chairman of the board

Cingular's First to the EDGE


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June 30, 2003 : Cingular Wireless announces the world's first commercial deployment of EDGE technology, boosting data speeds for uploads, downloads, and browsing

Moto Gives Bitfone More Cash


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June 30, 2003 : Bitfone secures additional funding from Motorola Ventures, bringing its funding total to over $35M

TCV Pours $56M Into InPhonic


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June 30, 2003 : Technology Crossover Ventures invests $56M in InPhonic, which puts TCV partner Jay Hoag, RAF Industries CEO Bob Fox, and Jack Kemp on board

CyOptics Intros Uncool Laser


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June 30, 2003 : CyOptics' new 2.5Gbit/s uncooled 1.55um DFB laser operates from -20°C to +95°C over long reach

Specialty Fiber to Grow 28% in 2003


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June 30, 2003 : The specialty optical fiber market is expected to increase 28% this year, from $155M to $199M, according to ElectroniCast

Lucent Does OSS in Poland


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June 30, 2003 : Lucent Technologies selected to deliver network management software solution to Telekomunikacja Polska

Silicon Light Machines Names CEO


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June 30, 2003 : Cypress Semiconductor subsidiary Silicon Light Machines names JDSU veteran Hal Zarem as president and CEO

SureWest Picks Occam for VoDSL


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June 30, 2003 : Occam Networks' BLC 6000 platform chosen by SureWest Communications to deliver video over DSL

Pandatel Hires Product Developer


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June 30, 2003 : Jürgen Schröder joins Pandatel as new director of product development

PacketFront Links Östergötland


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June 30, 2003 : PacketFront enables independent broadband services for the Swedish cities of Vadstena, Ödeshög, Kinda, Boxholm, and Ydre

Juniper Enhances the Edge


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June 30, 2003 : Juniper Networks' Service-Built Edge portfolio offers profitable new service models for rapid and scaleable service innovation

TelstraClear Picks BroadSoft, Cisco


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June 30, 2003 : New Zealand's TelstraClear will use BroadSoft's BroadWorks platform and Cisco infrastructure to provide converged voice and data services

Sprint Wires Clark County, NV


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June 30, 2003 : Sprint inks deal with Nevada's Clark County for Ethernet services to over 60 office sites throughout the county's 8,000-mile territory

OFS Wins in Georgia


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June 30, 2003 : OFS's Access Advantage FTTx system selected by Georgia's Douglas County School District to provide Web and network connectivity

Cypress Samples NSE


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June 30, 2003 : Cypress Semiconductor's Ayama 10000, the industry’s largest TCAM-based network search engine, achieves 266M searches per second

Orthogon Raises $7M


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June 30, 2003 : Orthogon Systems (nee PipingHot Networks) scores $7M; names chairman; opens office in the US; and announces its NLOS wireless Ethernet bridge. Busy day!

Netcom Picks UTStarcom Again


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June 30, 2003 : China Netcom awards UTStarcom $43M contract for PAS deployments in HeiLongJiang province

OBSAI Welcomes CPRI Initiative


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June 30, 2003 : The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative welcomes the recently launched Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) initiative

CPS On Track With Matrix


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June 30, 2003 : Successful London trial of Cambridge Positioning Systems' Matrix high-accuracy location technology sets it up for global deployment

TCC Plans 3G With Marconi


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June 30, 2003 : Taiwan Cellular to use Marconi's Planet DMS network planning software and Wavecall's Wavesight 3D propagation software to design its 3G network

Siemens Helps VOD Get Real


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June 30, 2003 : Siemens integrates RealNetworks' Helix Mobile product suite for media streaming in Vodafone D2's mobile network

UTStarcom Wins First Deal in Europe


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June 30, 2003 : Cyprus Telecommunications Authority deploys UTStarcom gear to support the nationwide rollout of a 'Fiber-to-the-Cabinet' network

Salira, AdventNet Hold Hands in China


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June 30, 2003 : Salira deploys its access management system, based on AdventNet’s Web NMS framework, at numerous customer locations in China

Extreme Extends to the Edge


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June 30, 2003 : Extreme announces new switching solution that extends its ExtremeWare Intelligent Services at the edge of the network

AT&T Wins at Chemical Company


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June 30, 2003 : AT&T wins $9M global networking contract from Huntsman, becomes its strategic provider of choice

Broadcom, National Semi Settle


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June 30, 2003 : Broadcom and National Semiconductor settle all outstanding litigation and agree to a comprehensive patent cross-license

Juniper Wins Telecom New Zealand


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June 30, 2003 : Alcatel picks Juniper Networks' M- and E-series platforms to build Telecom New Zealand's new IP network

Nokia Gets Smart


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June 30, 2003 : Philippine mobile operator Smart Communications awards Nokia GSM/EDGE network expansion contracts worth over $70M

CIR: 802.11g Good for Business


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June 30, 2003 : The IEEE's approval of the 802.11g standard is a major step forward for the health of the wireless LAN market, according to CIR

VOD Gets Real for Multimedia


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June 30, 2003 : Vodafone picks RealNetworks' Helix mobile server and gateway as global platform to power audio and video services for Vodafone Live!

Cadence Helps Artimi on UWB


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June 30, 2003 : Artimi deploys Cadence Design Systems' mixed-signal tools and services to accelerate time-to-market for its ultra-wideband (UWB) solution

Fujitsu, Nokia Manage Mobility


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June 30, 2003 : Fujitsu and Nokia to cooperatively develop and provide enterprise mobility solutions and services, starting in Scandinavia and the UK

DoCoMo Intros Videophone


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June 30, 2003 : NTT DoCoMo begins marketing the F2102V FOMA videophone, the first model compatible with its new FirstPass SSL client authentication service

Marconi Wins BT Broadband Order


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June 30, 2003 : Expects to win three-year frame contract for its multiservice access node

Novalux Reborn


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June 30, 2003 : Novalux secures $17M in funding, led by Crescendo, DynaFund, and Morgan Stanley; names Jeffrey L. Cannon as president and CEO

InfoVista Wins in Australia


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June 27, 2003 : InfoVista provides intelligent performance management solution for Source Integrated Networks' new enterprise management architecture

Twenty Join PCI Express Group


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June 27, 2003 : Communications industry leaders join development of the Advanced Switching specification to complement PCI Express technology

UK Court Rebuffs Carriers


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June 27, 2003 : High Court rejects claims brought by Vodafone, Orange, and T-Mobile against the British Competition Commission's findings on call termination

Nortel Takes GPRS to Antigua


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June 27, 2003 : Antigua Public Utilities Authority PCS Selects Nortel Networks for GPRS wireless data network on the islands of Antigua and Barbuda

Spirent Tests GGSNs


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June 27, 2003 : Spirent Communications provides test solution for Gateway GPRS Support Nodes (GGSNs) to speed the deployment of 3G wireless services

Crown Castle Prices Notes


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June 27, 2003 : Crown Castle International prices $200M convertible senior notes, will use proceeds to pay down debt

ABI: Carriers to Win WiFi Race


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June 27, 2003 : As cellular operators embrace WiFi technology, they are poised to grab market share away from independent hotspot service providers, says ABI

IBM Enhances Power Processors


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June 27, 2003 : IBM's Power5 microprocessors, now up and running in its Poughkeepsie labs, promise four times the performance of Power4-based servers

NTT Picks Nortel for Metro


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June 27, 2003 : NTT uses Nortel's OPTera Metro 5200 platform for its Gigaway broadband leased line service for remote backup and DR in metro Tokyo

Marvell Acquires Radlan


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June 27, 2003 : Marvell has completed the acquisition of Israel's Radlan Computer Communications, enhancing its networking software portfolio

KPN Goes International With MPLS


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June 27, 2003 : KPN international backbone is now MPLS-enabled, enabling MPLS VPN services across ten European countries, with connectivity to the US

Optiwave Upgrades Design Tool


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June 27, 2003 : Optiwave releases OptiFDTD 4.0, enabling state-of-the-art design and simulation of advanced passive and non-linear photonic components

Cisco Goes to Mass.


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June 27, 2003 : Cisco opens new campus in Boxborough, Massachusetts, to serve Development Engineering, Customer Advocacy, and other functions

Qwest Gets Minnesota Green Light


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June 27, 2003 : Qwest Communications receives unanimous FCC approval to re-enter long-distance business in Minnesota
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