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LR Blitzes Data Center Market
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March 02, 2004 : The Next-gen Data Center Forum will serve as a hub for technophiles looking for a data center news and opinion fix
Courts Overrule FCC Again
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March 02, 2004 : Federal courts overturn FCC efforts to keep UNE-P line sharing, eight years after the Telecom Act was passed
Poll: PTT Problems Ahoy!
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March 02, 2004 : Readers say that a lack of interoperability between services could hold back the adoption of push-to-talk
Fortinet's Money Machine Rolls On
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March 02, 2004 : Eight months after a $30M Series D, the security appliance company grabs $50M more
Headcount: Man-Eating Holiday
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March 02, 2004 : Ciena restructuring rumors persist, Wolters quits Sentito, Pagani leaves Nortel, and Hyperchip cuts some staff
Megisto Defends Maxis Win
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March 02, 2004 : Revamped vendor denies speculation that Asian win isn’t the real deal
MGTS Is Russian Into DSL Upgrade
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March 02, 2004 : Moscow carrier isn't stallin' on its new broadband infrastructure buildout, with Nokia & Redback the beneficiaries
Report: Ebbers to Face Criminal Charges
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March 02, 2004 : Former WorldCom CEO to be charged today with fraud and conspiracy by Attorney General, according to TV report
Brightlink Gets Second Chance
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March 02, 2004 : Survivors have gotten hold of the startup's technology, hope to revive its big-ticket switching ideas
Alcatel Consolidates Metro Core
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March 01, 2004 : Launches a super dense, modular combination of a crossconnect, add/drop mux, and Layer 2 switch
Alcatel & Nortel Push VOWLAN
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March 01, 2004 : Incumbent vendors add VOIP capabilities to WLAN lines using Airespace and SpectraLink know-how UPDATED 2PM
Xtera's Long-Haul Regeneration
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March 01, 2004 : New CEO Jon Hopper says he'll use an additional $30M in funding to make the company self-sustaining
Quarrymen Dig Up Another $18M
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March 01, 2004 : Security service router vendor closes its fourth round of funding
ProQuent's Caped Crusader
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March 01, 2004 : Former Gotham Networks CEO takes top role ahead of latest cash injection
NTT to Spend $2.6B on FTTP
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March 01, 2004 : Japanese giant earmarks ¥280 billion on expansion of fiber access networks in next financial year
Wireless Protection Infectious
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February 27, 2004 : Vendors battle to be the barrier method of choice
Routers Are Winning the MPLS War
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February 27, 2004 : Market stats indicate that more routers and fewer multiservice switches are being used in converged backbones
Vernier: Third CEO's the Charm?
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February 27, 2004 : WLAN enterprise startup shows Powell the door, brings software veteran Coleman on board as new CEO
Grubman Returns
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February 27, 2004 : Small player hires Jack Grubman (yes, the Jack Grubman) as a strategic adviser. And the stock rises...
Europeans Go Crazy for Ethernet Services
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February 27, 2004 : Carriers are looking to ride the wave through launches, acquisitions, and network expansion
Opera Singing for Its Supper
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February 26, 2004 : The Opera IPO is another sign of the slow – but steady – growth of the mobile-related IPO market
Au Revoir, 3G Schmoozefest
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February 26, 2004 : Unstrung picks its favorite titbits from this year's shindig in Cannes
Session Controllers: Limited Lifespan?
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February 26, 2004 : Startups need to make hay while the sun shines, says the latest Light Reading Insider report
Taqua Buy Comes Into Focus
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February 26, 2004 : Taqua options and extras drive the purchase price well beyond the announced $85M in cash
Lucent Fights for Euro 3G
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February 25, 2004 : Vendor continues to talk up hopes of UMTS success despite industry skepticism
Starent's Chance Encounter
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February 25, 2004 : Wireless router startup looks to have dropped a clanger in Cannes
AT&T Sets Aggressive VOIP Target
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February 25, 2004 : Plans to take on Vonage with voice over broadband and have 1M VOIP customers by end of next year
Vendors Make Mobile Moves
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February 25, 2004 : Motorola & Sonus, Lucent & Cisco, teaming up to chase the wireless VOIP infrastructure market
Accelerant Gets Acquired
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February 25, 2004 : Design software vendor Synopsys nabs Accelerant, hoping to license its SerDes to other chip makers
Vendors Unite for Mobile VOIP
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February 25, 2004 : Motorola and Sonus, Lucent and Cisco, have paired to chase the wireless VOIP infrastructure market
Airespace Gets D-Linked
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February 25, 2004 : SOHO access point playa makes enterprise push with LWAPP-compatible box
Tekelec Is Buying Taqua
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February 24, 2004 : Tekelec is getting Taqua cheap (likely under $140M) and adding a key piece to its packet voice arsenal
Lucent & Movaz Seal Deal
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February 24, 2004 : Surprise! The deal we told you about yesterday is real. But what's it mean for Lucent?
Exponential-e: What Yipes Wasn't
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February 24, 2004 : UK Ethernet services startup hasn't raised a bean of VC money, but it's got 165 customers
Littlefeet Isn't Dead...
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February 24, 2004 : ...They just smell a bit funny
Megisto Maxes Up
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February 24, 2004 : Ex-wireless router vendor scores first commercial win in new target market
Digital Lightwave Borrows More
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February 24, 2004 : Owes its chairman's firm more than $14M, according to SEC filing, and may face bankruptcy
Aruba Creates Security Sandbox
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February 24, 2004 : It's working with Zone to quarantine users while their virus and worm protection is checked
Lucent & Movaz in WDM Deal
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February 23, 2004 : Sources say Lucent will announce it's incorporating WDM technology from Movaz in its Metropolis MSPPs
Whither Littlefeet?
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February 23, 2004 : Readers say that Littlefeet's employees have been given the little booty UPDATED
Ciena and Siemens Share MCI Glory
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February 23, 2004 : Ciena wasn't the only winner in the bidding for MCI's nationwide ultra-long-haul backbone contract
Laurel Steps Up on the Edge
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February 23, 2004 : The router startup says it's not scared by stronger edge strategies from Juniper and Tellabs
Mobile M&A Musings Mar KPN
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February 23, 2004 : KPN may have made a whopping profit last year, but investors are worried it might hurt itself in a bidding war
Merger Musings Send KPN South
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February 23, 2004 : KPN may have made a whopping profit last year, but investors are worried it might hurt itself in a bidding war
P-Cube Strikes Double Deal
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February 23, 2004 : Carrier wins give newcomer a clear lead over startups
Procket Puffs Tokyo Project
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February 20, 2004 : The startup's core routers will fuel a new backbone for Japanese service provider Media EXchange Inc.
Ciena Buying Binge Alarms Analysts
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February 20, 2004 : Skepticism rains on Ciena's acquisition parade, as analysts fret over the lack of profitability
Oplink Nabs Accumux
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February 20, 2004 : A quiet, $1.6M deal sealed early this month lands Oplink some technology for dispersion compensation
Nextel Boosts Moto
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February 20, 2004 : Aggressive carrier investment set to benefit its sole network vendor
Cisco Buys Andiamo Finally
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February 20, 2004 : Completes stock transaction valued at about $750 million
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