JDSU in EDFA Recall
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January 31, 2002 : Marconi had to recall 'hundreds' of amplifiers last year after a JDSU component failed
Global Crossing: Telecom's Enron?
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January 31, 2002 : Shareholders and creditors -- including Alcatel, Cisco, Lucent, Nortel, and Juniper -- are left holding the bag
A New Chapter For Cable
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January 31, 2002 : Big changes are happening in the cable industry, big bucks are being spent on routers
Siemens ICN Chief Takes Leave
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January 30, 2002 : Siemens ICN CEO Mark Floyd is leaving, in the wake of poor financials, less than six months after he started
IDC: Telco Data Boom Underway
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January 30, 2002 : Wireless and data access services are fueling worldwide telecommunications growth, says IDC report
Sizing Up Xenpak
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January 30, 2002 : The jury's still out on the multisource agreement for 10-gig Ethernet transceivers
VCs Still See the Light
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January 30, 2002 : VCs remain committed to optical, but startups are being put through more paces before the checks are mailed
Turin Trolls In $50M
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January 30, 2002 : Multiservice switching startup raises $50M in funding and says there's more on the way
Lucent's LambdaUnite Busts Out
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January 29, 2002 : Lucent leads debut of LambdaUnite switch with news of Deutsche Telekom adoption -- and a few new details
Cisco Beefs Up Ethernet Switching
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January 29, 2002 : Cisco adds integrated Layer 3 functionality to its mid-range Ethernet switch and ups the ante on the competition
Why Intel Loves Teja
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January 29, 2002 : Software startup says it can make programming (Intel's) network processors a lot easier
Verizon CEO: Blame the Government
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January 29, 2002 : Verizon CEO takes digs at regulators and equipment vendors, but offers hope for spending on next-gen gear
Qwest Keeps Cutting
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January 29, 2002 : CEO Joe Nacchio says ongoing economic woes are to blame for reduced guidance and capex, possible asset sales
Corrigent Comes Out
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January 29, 2002 : Startup emerges from stealth mode to demo its 10-Gbit/s Ethernet-over-RPR solution at the Comnet tradeshow
Chorum Tries Another Size
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January 29, 2002 : The startup fine-tunes its staffing after shrinking to nearly half its former size
Global Crossing Falls Overboard
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January 28, 2002 : International carrier files Chapter 11, leaving bondholders and banks with a slice, while shareholders get zip
Nortel's Optical Ethernet Blitz
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January 28, 2002 : What does Nortel see as the key to reducing carrier costs? Ethernet metro networks UPDATED 1/28 2:45 PM
Unisphere Cutting the Edge
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January 28, 2002 : The MRX targets carriers wanting to upgrade and consolidate IP and ATM infrastructures
Terago Springs a Surprise
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January 28, 2002 : Startup might be the first to actually ship a 10-gig network processor
Washed Out in the Valley
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January 25, 2002 : Caspian's search for funding at a rock-bottom valuation draws attention to a VC trend: the washout round
UK Carriers' Shares Slump
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January 25, 2002 : Profit warnings from two bandwidth barons have led their shareprices to tumble by as much as 65 percent
Lucent Lights Up LambdaUnite
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January 24, 2002 : Lucent will announce the LambdaUnite optical switch next week. How big is the threat to Ciena?
RPR Moves Forward
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January 24, 2002 : Cisco and Nortel's proposal for Resilient Packet Ring has passed UPDATED 1/24 3:25 PM
Agere's Musical Chairs
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January 24, 2002 : Deep-reaching reorganization will leave virtually no employee at the company untouched
Turin Turns Up
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January 24, 2002 : Says its multiservice provisioning platform doesn't cut corners on Sonet or gigabit Ethernet UPDATED 1 PM
Ka-Ching for Catena Networks
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January 24, 2002 : DSL Startup raises $75M for a bigger, badder access box that combines POTS services with broadband access
RAD Homes in on Multiservice CPE
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January 24, 2002 : RAD Data Comm's latest announcement highlights CPE-based solutions for multiservice telecom delivery UPDATED 1/24 4 PM
Big Bear Hugs $40M
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January 23, 2002 : Startup aims to build 10- and 40-Gbit/s optical modules that use signal processing to clean up distorted signals
Can Lucent Make It?
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January 22, 2002 : All eyes are on the next quarter, as Lucent insists it's still on track for profitability this year
AMCC Raises Eyebrows
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January 22, 2002 : It says its latest chip set could be used to make genuine terabit routers. Could it really?
Sycamore Spiffs Up Its Switch
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January 22, 2002 : Improvements to its SN16000 look a little ho-hum, but they might hit the spot with carriers
Dark Horse Enters MEMS Market
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January 22, 2002 : Megasense says it can cut the cost of optical components by "more than an order of magnitude"
Has GiantLoop Done a Loop?
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January 21, 2002 : The service provider denies any change of direction, but its messages seem decidedly different
Mysticom Shifts Strategy
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January 21, 2002 : Startup moves to making high-performance Ethernet chips rather than simply designing them
Laurel Moves to Phase Three
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January 21, 2002 : Announces service provisioning software for its multiservice edge router
Cisco's China Syndrome
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January 18, 2002 : Cisco lands deals with Hangzhou Netcom and China Telecom, but competition for business in China is cutthroat
Hyperchip Lands $43M in Financing
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January 18, 2002 : Canadian core router company raises $12M in venture captial and $31M debt to bring its product to market
Nortel: Still Shrinking
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January 17, 2002 : After its business fell 38% in 2001, Nortel expects at least one more quarter of declining revenue
Xelerated Touts 40-Gig Toolbox
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January 17, 2002 : Sweden's Xelerated delivers the first part of its 40-Gbit/s network processor package: the development tools
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