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Where Is VOIP?
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March 29, 2002 : Despite setbacks, suppliers insist projections are rosy for packetized voice. Can they be believed?
Pluris CEO Bolts
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March 29, 2002 : After three years as CEO and five rounds of funding, Joe Kennedy calls it quits as Pluris reorganizes
Next Sore Spot: JDSU?
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March 29, 2002 : Many of JDSU's customers have warned -- pointing to the high possibility of another revenue shortfall
Nextwave Case Drags On, Drags 3G Down
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March 29, 2002 : The Nextwave saga is a delaying factor in the rollout of 3G services in the US
Yipes's Parrick Gets the Boot
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March 28, 2002 : Jerry Parrick takes a back seat while the distressed carrier's board names Dennis Muse to the CEO chair
Cypress Preps Ethernet-Over-Sonet Chip
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March 28, 2002 : It's expected to announce a framer that packs four Gigabit Ethernet links into an OC48
Juniper: Guidance Down, Stock Up
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March 28, 2002 : Juniper Networks lowered its first quarter guidance yesterday. So why did the stock rise today?
AFC Goes Multiservice
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March 28, 2002 : AFC has bought a multiservice switch company for $43 million. Are RBOCs ready to migrate from ATM to IP?
Nokia to Gain Control of Symbian?
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March 28, 2002 : Would be the end of an era but not of EPOC
GPRS Prices: The Readers Have Their Say
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March 28, 2002 : The readers chime in on the cost of GPRS services.
Nortel: Dark Rumblings From Ottawa
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March 27, 2002 : As first-quarter earnings loom, tongues wag. Can fact be sifted from fancy?
Work Poll: Job Loss Fears Mount
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March 27, 2002 : Layoffs continue, but how desperate are optical networking professionals feeling?
Li Named to Procket's Board
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March 27, 2002 : Tony Li isn’t leaving Procket -- he's joining the board. And the company reveals it has raised $272 million
Commentary: Cut Those Crazy GPRS Prices!
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March 27, 2002 : The second coming of the wireless Internet isn’t going to happen unless service providers stop being stooopid about prices
More on Infinera (née Zepton)
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March 26, 2002 : Infinera appears to be building metro and edge switching gear using a proprietary photonic chip
Ciena Slashes Some More
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March 26, 2002 : Fallout from carrier spending cuts has forced Ciena to make significant job cuts again
Acme Software Vets VOIP
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March 26, 2002 : Acme routes at Layer 5 to make sure interactive voice and video traffic gets through
Software Boost for Broadband?
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March 26, 2002 : New software from companies like Atreus and SmartPipes could be a catalyst for managed IP services
Vodafone Launches (Expensive) GPRS Euro Roaming
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March 26, 2002 : Says users will be able to send and receive data in 12 European countries, but the price might scare off customers
MPLS Will Outgun ATM, Says Poll
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March 25, 2002 : And Ethernet will outgun Sonet in metro networks, according to Light Reading poll
Sagawa Calls for Rebound (Again)
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March 25, 2002 : Bernstein analyst Paul Sagawa says investment in telecom equipment will pick up later this year
Yipes Joins Chapter 11 Club
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March 25, 2002 : CEO Parrick has some new ways to 'fix' the Ethernet services provider: One of them is bankruptcy
Motorola + Nortel = Layoffs
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March 25, 2002 : The companies have nearly identical product portfolios, so the main reason for any merger will be to cut costs
Kennedy Takes Charge at Tellabs
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March 22, 2002 : Ocular seems to be fitting in well at Tellabs, and its former CEO is now a Tellabs bigshot. Will the blissful marriage last?
Ellacoya Cuts Staff -- Again
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March 22, 2002 : This is the third time Ellacoya has cut jobs. How much fat is left to trim?
Bell Labs Busts 40G Barrier
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March 22, 2002 : Lucent's research division claims to have sent 64 DWDM channels at 40-Gbit/s across a 4,000km span
Marconi Tanks Big Time
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March 22, 2002 : Shareprice plunges 47 percent to 9.55 pence after emergency bank financing plan falls through
GoAmerica to Offer First Combined WLAN/WAN Data Service
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March 22, 2002 : GoAmerica has teamed up with Boingo to extend its wide-area wireless data service to WLAN public access ‘hotspots’
MPLS 'Could Save Billions' Says Study
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March 21, 2002 : Prioritization of traffic by users, coupled with MPLS deployment, could save billions, says Telechoice
SavaJe Takes On the Big Boys
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March 21, 2002 : SavaJe gets smart with Java phone operating system
Sycamore's CTO Switch
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March 20, 2002 : Rick Barry is out and Naimish Patel moves up the corporate food chain. Who knew?
ArrayComm Has Its Chips
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March 20, 2002 : ArrayComm has an innovative wireless data technology. How to get it out on the market? How about a chip development program?
ONI's Facing a Drought
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March 19, 2002 : ONI says it expects revenues to be way down. Where'd they go?
Carrier Crisis: Who's Most at Risk?
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March 19, 2002 : More carriers are in dire straits than meets the eye, says the Optical Oracle
CTIA: Wireless News You Can Use
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March 19, 2002 : Everyone's talking about ARPU, but is anybody doing anything about it? A news roundup from the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Show
Équipe Partners With Ciena, Scores $40M
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March 18, 2002 : Équipe's new funding includes a small stake and strategic partnership with Ciena. Can this help it win big?
Qwest Gets a Reprieve
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March 18, 2002 : Qwest has restructured its debt and Wall Street's relieved -- for now
Polaris Platform Scores With VCs
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March 18, 2002 : Startup Polaris Networks received $52 million; aims for the metro core
Sputnik to Put WLAN Networking Into Orbit?
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March 18, 2002 : No one could accuse Sputnik of thinking small: The company wants to create an enterprise-standard WLAN software platform and a US network that subscribers can roam on
Is Savvis Saved?
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March 15, 2002 : Private investors swoop in to save the day, but shareholders will still take it on the nose
Optenia's Loss is MetroPhotonic's Gain
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March 15, 2002 : First there were two, now there is only one company developing echelle grating technology for multiplexers
Mahi: Not Just Sushi Anymore
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March 15, 2002 : Sequoia VC partner is sticking in the top spot at Mahi, which is rumored to be working a deal with Qwest
Is Level 3 Next?
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March 15, 2002 : Level 3 has some of the shakiest finances in the carrier space but has so far avoided the spotlight. What gives?
Did Furukawa Buy a Lucent Lemon?
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March 15, 2002 : A new analyst report says Furukawa's losing money on the OFS group it bought from Lucent last fall
CeBIT: Wireless News You Can Use
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March 15, 2002 : There are 8 million stories in this wireless city; these are just a few of them
Will Juniper Miss Its Quarter?
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March 14, 2002 : With two weeks left in the quarter, Juniper is coming down to the wire UPDATED 3/14 4PM
Xalted Axes Staff
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March 14, 2002 : Xalted Networks has cut about 60 percent of its staff in the past six months
Novell Makes Mobile Market Move
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March 14, 2002 : Launches mobile systems management software derived from Callisto’s Orbiter
Nortel's Roth Rakes It In
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March 13, 2002 : Nortel vice chairman John Roth got rewarded for walking away from the collapse
Bell Canada Buys Alcatel Gear
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March 13, 2002 : Alcatel signs a four-year, $400M equipment deal with Canadian incumbment
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