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Calix Comes Out
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January 31, 2003 : After three years in stealth mode, Calix reveals its new access platform -- and some other surprises
Seranoa Surfaces
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January 31, 2003 : The startup emerges from stealth at last, with a plan for enhancing ISP efficiency
OSS Market Is Mammoth, Says Report
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January 31, 2003 : It topped $44 billion in 2002 and will continue growing, says Dittberner Associates
Duo Flexes MMS Muscles
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January 31, 2003 : Ericsson and Nokia have wrested control of the MMS solution sector, leaving specialists with little more than scraps
Swimming Against the Tide
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January 31, 2003 : Research firm says sourcing 3G handsets is not a problem
Molex Backs Multiwavelength Modules
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January 31, 2003 : Israeli startup KiloLambda has just signed an agreement with Molex to develop multiwavelength lasers
Startups Add to Switch Mix
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January 30, 2003 : Vivato claims to be the only startup out there right now with a true WLAN switch, but others will soon emerge
Alcatel Buys Some VOIP Security
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January 30, 2003 : Alcatel has acquired session control technology from Avarox, enhancing its VOIP portfolio
EU Probes France Telecom Funding
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January 30, 2003 : The EU Commission is investigating whether the French government's €9B bailout of FT constitutes unfair state aid
Crossing Over to VPNs
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January 30, 2003 : Everyone's talking VPNs, but legacy links are still alive and kicking. What's the way forward?
Ericsson Invests Ahead of Itself
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January 30, 2003 : Pumps extra funds into handset joint venture ahead of its results that could signal a 'challenging' year ahead
Public Occam Raises Private Money
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January 30, 2003 : Public broadband access vendor goes back to the venture markets, raising $12M through sale of Series A stock
Corvis Makes More Cuts
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January 29, 2003 : Corvis is slimming down again. Is it trying to pretty itself up for potential new contracts? UPDATED 1/29 7PM
BT Pitches WLAN vs 3G
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January 29, 2003 : Compares pricing of 802.11 access with nonexistent 3G pricing in 'pointless' and 'irrelevant' statement
Forums Forge Alliance
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January 29, 2003 : The MPLS Forum and the Frame Relay Forum aren't surging... so they're merging
AFC Not Banking on Reg Relief
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January 29, 2003 : AFC bangs out a Q4 profit but doesn't believe lax regulations will spur carrier spending this year
Vivato's Switch Bitch
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January 29, 2003 : Startup claims it has the one, true WLAN switch -- and that other players are just shared media hub pretenders
Verizon Boosts Revenue
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January 29, 2003 : Bolstered by improvements in its wireless business, Verizon claims upticks in revenue, net income, and profits
Verizon Reports Revenue Growth
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January 29, 2003 : Verizon boasts revenue growth, mainly helped by improvements in its wireless business
Too Hot to Handle
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January 29, 2003 : Quite literally, as DoCoMo warns on NEC phones
Carriers Face 'Britney' Dilemma
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January 29, 2003 : Wireless industry displays an unhealthy obsession with pop starlet
Chip Trio Faces Post-Bubble Blues
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January 29, 2003 : As telecom withers, Vitesse and PMC-Sierra branch into new markets, while AMCC still stands pat
Foundry Intros Next-Gen 10-Gig Ethernet
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January 28, 2003 : Foundry and startup Force10 duke it out over bragging rights in the 10-Gbit/s Ethernet market
Movaz Touts Taiwan Win
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January 28, 2003 : Metro startup boasts of a $14M Asian win this time. What's behind the bluster? UPDATED 1/29 9AM
Agere's Opto Group Reborn
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January 28, 2003 : Glen Riley, former Agere VP and general manager, comes home to roost as head of TriQuint's opto division UPDATED 1/29 9AM
AT&T's Hotspot High Noon
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January 28, 2003 : AT&T Wireless's move into the hotspot market will see it coming into direct competition with AT&T's own WLAN plans
Orange Checks Out IPWireless
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January 28, 2003 : Carrier checks out alternative vendor for wireless data access equipment, seeks Cisco's take on the upstart's kit
VC Funding Dips Again
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January 28, 2003 : Another quarter, another 50 percent year-over-year drop in telecom startup investments
Nortel Bolsters HDX Case
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January 28, 2003 : Announces China Netcom as an OPTera Connect HDX customer: an Asian gorilla or just a paper tiger?
SBC's Revenues Slide
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January 28, 2003 : SBC reports a dip in its fourth-quarter revenues and says the decline is likely to continue
NextWave Recoups Licenses
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January 28, 2003 : It may only be a few months before big carriers get their hands on big chunks of spectrum in major markets like NYC & LA
Ciena CEO Takes $3M Extra in 2002
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January 27, 2003 : Another exec earns big bucks for staying on the team -- based on an employment contract from the boom times
CoSine Wins MPLS VPN Deployment
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January 27, 2003 : CoSine beats out router vendors to supply KT with MPLS VPN gear
Slammer Worm Contained for Now
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January 27, 2003 : The worst is over from Saturday's crisis, but problems will keep resurfacing on a smaller scale
Headcount: Tossers
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January 27, 2003 : Convergent cuts big, Cenix keeps quiet, PMC-Sierra swings the ax, and Kirana looks for a few good folks
What's Kooking at Kirana?
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January 27, 2003 : Isn't it about time that Satish Sharma, former Tachion founder and CTO, spills the beans on his new venture?
Interop Woes Smite 802.11g
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January 27, 2003 : Confusion reigns as vendors dispute whether a problem exists, and conceal the results of the first interoperability tests
Cogent Tenders DSL-Killer
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January 27, 2003 : Cogent's got a plan to squeeze more from its customer base by offering high-quality connections at DSL prices
Internet Suffers Another Tremor
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January 27, 2003 : Another denial-of-service attack appeared to flare up for a few hours last night
'The Internet Has Broken'
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January 25, 2003 : A massive worm attack caused widespread blackouts this morning *UPDATED 11:00AM EST*
Cisco's Got an Okena
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January 24, 2003 : Another acquisition, another security and intrusion detection product for the network equipment giant
UWB at Mercy of Regulators
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January 24, 2003 : The future of ultrawideband is in the hands of spectrum watchdogs, according to the latest Wireless Oracle report
Opvista Switches on Cable
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January 24, 2003 : Metro DWDM startup has raised $28M, hired a new CEO, and is switching sides from telecom to cable market
Tahoe Loses Bodies
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January 24, 2003 : Wireless router startup suffers shrinkage
Cisco’s LAN Switch: Build or Buy?
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January 24, 2003 : Analysts believe Cisco will soon enter the wireless switch market -- but will it grow its own or import the beastie?
3G Go Slow
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January 24, 2003 : High-speed data is a budget-buster for service providers
The Worst Is Over, Says Poll
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January 24, 2003 : Most readers expect (or hope) to see a feeble recovery in 2003, according to a Light Reading poll
Probe Prophesizes Super-Catastrophe
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January 24, 2003 : Newsflash: Research says that the telecom industry could be on the verge of catastrophe. So what's new?
Trapeze's 802.11 Switcheroo
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January 24, 2003 : Are ex-Redback employees making a carrier device, or a WLAN switch for the enterprise?
Big Day at Broadcom
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January 23, 2003 : CEO Henry Nicholas steps down, and (pro forma) profitability could be just three months away
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