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Extreme Switches Up
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May 31, 2004 : Extreme talks up Linux and VOIP as part of its WLAN switch strategy
Bandwidth9 Thinks Shorter
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May 31, 2004 : Still in business, the VCSEL startup has turned its eye toward 1310nm devices
Larry Has Left the Building
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May 31, 2004 : Lawrence Roberts has left the CTO post at Caspian to pursue his next venture
Équipe Forfeits Match
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May 28, 2004 : Last-minute offer from Lucent was on the table, sources say. But what happened next?
AT&T Pushes Nokia?
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May 28, 2004 : Scuttlebutt suggests carrier has reneged on Nokia push-to-talk deal in favor of domestic vendors
C&W Buys British Bulldog
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May 28, 2004 : Acquires alternative business broadband operator Bulldog Communications
BigBand Holds Off IPO Plans
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May 28, 2004 : The company might have the numbers to go public, but the acquisition of ADC assets will delay any IPO aspirations
Freescale Halts Net Processor Line
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May 27, 2004 : The former Motorola chip group stops development of the former C-Port's network processors
Comcast's Virile VOIP Story
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May 27, 2004 : Will Comcast have 40 million VOIP customers by 2006? Not even close
Video Test Firm Draws $11.5M
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May 27, 2004 : Psytechnics doubles its funding on the back of its video test-and-measurement software plans
Nortel Scotches Starent Rumors
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May 27, 2004 : Canadian incumbent denies speculation it is considering acquisition of wireless router startup
NetSpira Cranks Up
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May 27, 2004 : Spanish startup finds its voice after earlier muted success
Nortel Hires a Statesman
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May 27, 2004 : Nortel's appointed John Manley, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, to replace Frank Dunn
Softbank Buys Japan Telecom
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May 27, 2004 : $3 billion acquisition heralds a move into the business user market
RGB Networks Goes Green
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May 26, 2004 : Startup backed by Kleiner Perkins and Accel says new box gives cable head ends 10 times the density at 1/10 the cost
Littlefeet Finds Littlebuyer
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May 26, 2004 : Startup a good fit for Swedish wireless repeater vendor, apparently
Lucent Flagged for Cingular 3G
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May 26, 2004 : Analysts tout US vendor as a potential surprise supplier of commercial UMTS network UPDATED MAY 27
Carriers Weigh Savings With Cisco CRS-1
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May 26, 2004 : Cisco says its new router will have a life cycle of 10 to 20 years. Carriers pray it's so
Dunn's Done With Nortel
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May 26, 2004 : Frank Dunn finally severs the last cord with Nortel by quitting the board... Yes, he was still on it!
Border Controllers Booming
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May 26, 2004 : Ridgeway Systems gets eaten by Tandberg, NexTone lays out its Asian plans, and Ingate gets more cash
Telcordia Dumps Tradeshow
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May 26, 2004 : OFC buys NFOEC from Telcordia, ending the show's 19-year run as a standalone event
Chambers Expects Cisco Dominance
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May 25, 2004 : CEO wants Cisco to rule every corner of the networking world, starting with the CRS-1 launch
WiMax Switching Ahoy?
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May 25, 2004 : Probably not, but WLAN startups are clearly starting to think about the MAN
Nextel & Moto WiDEN Ties
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May 25, 2004 : Carrier confirms commitment to vendor’s kit, despite analyst reports of previous 'frosty' relationship
Cisco Unveils the HFR
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May 25, 2004 : Now called the CRS-1, the core router includes a new operating system that could define the next era at Cisco
Software Licensing Gridlock
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May 25, 2004 : Software licensing models may need to change to support the grid computing movement
SBC Strikes Deal With Union
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May 25, 2004 : 'Tentative' agreement between SBC and CWA includes reversal of offshoring deal and the right to next-gen jobs
Former Employees Sue Movaz, CEO
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May 25, 2004 : Three former employees of Movaz are accusing the company of discrimination and harassment
Juniper Celebrates Itself
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May 24, 2004 : Juniper just happens to realize its T-series core router is 25 months old the day before Cisco's big PR fest
Infonetics: WLAN Switches Sizzle
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May 24, 2004 : Researchers predict double-digit growth for wireless LAN switch market through 2007
Seranoa Tackles Backhaul Bandwidth
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May 24, 2004 : The vendor says its new IPeX400 box halves the cost of backhauling T1 traffic over Sonet metro access networks
Lucent Buys Softswitch Vendor Telica
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May 24, 2004 : Shells out $295M in stock and options for one of Light Reading's Top Ten Private Companies UPDATED 4PM
Vendors Vie for Service Edge
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May 24, 2004 : Cisco, Nortel & Tellabs will go head-to-head in a Webinar on multiservice edge platforms this Thursday
P-Cube Salsas With BellSouth
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May 24, 2004 : Startup scores high-profile win in BellSouth's Latin America unit, and announces a big new 4-gigabit box
P-Cube Salsas With BellSouth
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May 24, 2004 : Startup scores high-profile win in BellSouth's Latin America unit, announces a big new 4-gigabit box
Bookham Buys Onetta
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May 24, 2004 : Stock transaction worth $23.5M aims to bolster optical amplifier product line Bookham acquired from Nortel
Agent Provocateurs?
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May 21, 2004 : Software agents could give WLAN users more control than ever before, but they need standards first
Make Way for Cisco's HFR
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May 21, 2004 : As Cisco prepares for a big announcement, more details of its next-gen router come to light
IP Centrex: Too Much Hosted Boasting?
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May 21, 2004 : There's no lack of hosted VOIP service providers, but where are the signs of success?
Global Crossing Leans on Loans
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May 21, 2004 : Carlos Slim ups his stake in Global Crossing as the carrier secures a bridging loan from its majority owner
WLAN’s Billion Dollar Wait
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May 21, 2004 : Revised 802.11 kit sale figures look set to delay quarterly market milestone
Old Boy Network Keeps SBC Going
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May 21, 2004 : Management and retired former employees look after the network during the CWA strike
Investors Deprecate AFC-Tellabs Deal
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May 21, 2004 : Shares of Tellabs slide while analysts and investors ask, 'Why bother?'
Interoute Buys Euro Network
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May 20, 2004 : Pan-European carrier expands eastward with Cecom acquisition, says there's more M&A action on the way
Ciena Gets a Grilling
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May 20, 2004 : Stock plunges as CEO is forced on the defensive over weak results and impact of job cuts on customers
Saunders Assist Leads Cosmos to Victory
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May 20, 2004 : Raynovich flubs breakaway, nearly blows game; ringer saves the day
Lucent Falls Wide
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May 20, 2004 : Lack of Wideband-CDMA success has contributed to major fall in network market share, says Gartner
Tellabs Buys AFC for $1.9 Billion
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May 20, 2004 : Tellabs acquires a major position in the access gear market with acquisition UPDATED 11AM
Azimuth Goes Wild
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May 20, 2004 : Test gear vendor sniffs out a partner in WildPackets
DARPA Starts 100-Tbit Router Race
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May 20, 2004 : The US goverment has funded two projects to develop an optical packet router capable of scaling to 100 Tbit/s
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