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Nortel Changes CTO – Again
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March 31, 2005 : CTO change is once more underway, as Nortel COO Gary Daichendt takes on another Cisco veteran
Nortel Changes CTO – Again
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March 31, 2005 : CTO change is once more underway, as Nortel COO Gary Daichendt takes on another Cisco veteran
Qwest Raises Bid, Chides MCI Board
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March 31, 2005 : CEO Notebaert is so angry with MCI's Verizon-leaning board that he raised his offer for the carrier by $450M
Bookham Soars on Nortel News
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March 31, 2005 : An extra influx of business and the prospect of better prices has Bookham's stock flying today
FTTx Takes EXFO out of the Red
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March 31, 2005 : Increasing revenues from fiber system test products help EXFO break even for its second quarter
Verizon Talks Cellular VOIP
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March 31, 2005 : Wireless carrier’s CTO awaits EV-DO Rev A technology to deploy mass-market mobile VOIP
802.11 Meshes Up
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March 31, 2005 : Engineering wonks at the IEEE are set to add new mesh spec to 802.11 alphabet soup
BT Still Locked in 21CN Talks
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March 31, 2005 : Misses its self-imposed deadline for awarding initial NGN infrastructure deals as procurement process drags on
Telefònica Close to Czech Mate
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March 31, 2005 : Submits highest bid in four-way tussle to land majority stake in Czech Republic's national operator
Qwest Won't Qwit on MCI
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March 30, 2005 : Spurned a second time, the RBOC hires a proxy firm and may make yet another play for MCI
Orange Trials IPWireless
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March 30, 2005 : Alternative infrastructure vendor scores high-profile test deployment in Lille, France
ENUM Heads for Primetime
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March 30, 2005 : The growth of VOIP gives a boost to the electronic number mapping standard
Colubris Buys Kiwi
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March 30, 2005 : Fresh fruit for rotten radios?
Vonage Hits ISP Resistance
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March 30, 2005 : Another operator could be trying to stop Vonage VOIP traffic from getting a free ride over its access infrastructure
Juniper to Acquire Kagoor
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March 29, 2005 : The surprise pickup of a session border controller could signal a surge of acquisitions in that space
Analysts See Tellabs Win at BellSouth
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March 29, 2005 : Incumbency favors Tellabs as analysts report that BellSouth has given it 100% of its fiber-to-the-curb business
Airspan Maxes on Voice
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March 29, 2005 : Says $8.7M acquisition of ArelNet will enable it to support 802.16 voice services
And the Winner Is... Verizon!
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March 29, 2005 : MCI agrees to be acquired by Verizon, shunning a richer offer from Qwest
Qwest to MCI: Decide by April 5
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March 29, 2005 : Verizon deadline passes but reports say it has sweetened the deal; Qwest gives MCI its own deadline
Gorillas in the Mesh
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March 29, 2005 : Insider report unpacks the mobile mesh market and finds major players at the gates of this startup paradise
Submarine Market Resurfaces
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March 28, 2005 : The big bucks aren't there yet, but a resurgence in undersea buildouts is welcome news to component vendors
Force 10 Aims for the Data Center
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March 28, 2005 : Force 10 unveils its first fixed-configuration switch and targets the 'server edge' of the data center
Reinventing the WLAN Wheel?
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March 28, 2005 : WLAN startup Xirrus has 802.11 'God Box' for the enterprise market
Luxtera Chases Silicon Photonics
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March 28, 2005 : Startup puts a 10-Gbit/s modulator into mass-produceable silicon, claiming to one-up Intel
The FCC Plays Musical Chairs
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March 28, 2005 : Things are chaotic but the people are quiet as the FCC's new chairman settles in
Gorillas in the Mesh
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March 25, 2005 : Insider report unpacks the mobile mesh market and finds major players at the gates of this startup paradise
Tellabs Teams With Occam
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March 25, 2005 : Tellabs invests $2M in Occam and strikes a deal to manufacture and sell its BLC and other technology UPDATED 3/28 4:45 PM
Do Not Pass Go, Bernie
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March 25, 2005 : Go directly to jail! So say readers after former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers was convicted of fraud last week
Huawei Dampens Deal Talk
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March 25, 2005 : Says its remarks about a possible partnership with Lucent or Nortel were misinterpreted
Huawei Dampens Deal Talk
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March 25, 2005 : Says its remarks about a possible partnership with Lucent or Nortel were misinterpreted
Axiom Meets Its Wanadoo
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March 25, 2005 : OSS startup worming its way into more and more broadband operators' networks, with Wanadoo its latest success
Huawei Heads VOIP Port Parade
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March 25, 2005 : Dittberner study tags 2004 VOIP gear sales worldwide at $1.2 billion
Where Next for WLAN?
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March 24, 2005 : Now that the Airespace acquisition is done, Unstrung looks at what comes next for the corporate WLAN market
LR Explains IMS
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March 24, 2005 : Light Reading's guide to IMS explains the core network technology that’s critical to fixed/mobile convergence
LR Explains IMS
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March 24, 2005 : Light Reading's guide to IMS explains the core network technology that’s critical to fixed/mobile convergence
Level 3 Is 'Committed to Europe'
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March 24, 2005 : Exec says the provider wants to 'play a part' in consolidation of the European services market
Citron: Some Bills Are 'Weirdly Weird'
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March 24, 2005 : Vonage CEO and VOIP evangelist believes a morass of state regulations could kill the VOIP industry
VPI Blossoms at Bell Canada
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March 24, 2005 : Design software company takes its battle against overbuilds north of the border
Texas: Vonage 911 Is a Joke
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March 24, 2005 : Vonage says it was surprised by the Texas Attorney General's lawsuit, but looks forward to settling. Sort of
Huawei Talking to Lucent, Nortel
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March 23, 2005 : The growing Chinese equipment player wants to head West, but it wants to do so with partners, says China Daily
Trapeze Swings With Nortel
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March 23, 2005 : Wireless LAN startup scores expected OEM deal with Canadian incumbent
Ukrainians Plan IP Explosion
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March 23, 2005 : National operator Ukrtelecom has built itself an IP network, and has plenty of plans to use it
Report: Huawei Talking to Lucent, Nortel
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March 23, 2005 : The growing Chinese equipment player wants to head West, but it wants to do so with partners, says China Daily
XConnect Reaches for VOIP Peers
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March 23, 2005 : London-based VOIP peering service announces partnerships with YAK, iBasis, and NexTone
Transmode, Lumentis Merge
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March 23, 2005 : Swedish WDM vendors join forces, claiming the move is driven by growth potential and not survival
CyberGuard's M&A Mojo
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March 22, 2005 : Small firms, such as CyberGuard, are only too willing to jump into the M&A market
Level 3 Yanks VOIP Petition
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March 22, 2005 : Carrier says it pulled its application one day before the FCC's deadline to act because of 'new leadership' appointment
Analysts Mull Chinese Shakeout
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March 22, 2005 : China Unicom tipped to sell GSM network to China Telecom as restructuring looms
Qwest Ain't Too Proud to Beg
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March 22, 2005 : Qwest says MCI has gone 'dark' on its increased offer. Verizon derides Qwest's bid as work of 'modern fiction'
Skype's Plastic Problems
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March 22, 2005 : Customers are complaining of credit card denials when paying for the company's SkypeOut service
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