WorldCom Wobbles On
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July 01, 2002 : WorldCom says it's reviewing financial statements as far back as 1999. What's left to find?
ADC Tunes Out
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July 01, 2002 : ADC confirms rumors that it will close its tunable laser division in Järfälla, Sweden
Too Dumb for WiFi?
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July 01, 2002 : These devices aren't stupid, they're just memory-constrained...
Dude, Where's My Revenues?
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July 01, 2002 : Tellium's stock was slammed after reporting it would only have $3 million in revenue for Q2 2002
J-Phone Tiptoes Towards 3G
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July 01, 2002 : Vodafone's Japanese operator says its W-CDMA trial isn't worth announcing. With just 160 on board, it may have a point
France Is Roi of 3G Markets
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July 01, 2002 : Report on Western European 3G says France has the best conditions for a successful UMTS market. C'est bon!
Crescent Angles for the Edge
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July 01, 2002 : Stealthy startup took on $24M in funding in April and says it's going after the edge routing market
Carrier Scandals: Who's Next?
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July 01, 2002 : WorldCom may be the largest accounting scandal in US history, but it won't be the last, observers say.
Wood, Cellphone, Silence
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July 01, 2002 : Bad news for attention seekers -- scientists have developed a wood laminate that blocks mobile calls
Flarion VC Touts Carrier Trial
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June 28, 2002 : Flash startup's VC says the company is in tests with a big service provider that will yield a deal. Nextel and Flarion are mum.
Gotham Networks, MIA
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June 28, 2002 : The edge equipment startup's missing in action, but signs are pointing to a bustup
FCC Focuses on DSL Classification
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June 28, 2002 : FCC Commissioner Abernathy emphasizes service classification as the key to clarifying broadband regulations
SMS Gets 'Heads' Going
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June 28, 2002 : Nethead and Bellhead get spiffy on the message boards
PON Believers Hang Tough
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June 28, 2002 : Further layoffs haven't deterred proponents of passive optical networks (PONs), who insist big wins lie ahead
Seven Strikes Back
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June 27, 2002 : Seven founder disputes ViAir claims, hints about new revisions, and lauds RIM
ETSI Takes Signatures to Task
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June 27, 2002 : Euro standards body promises speedy action to help m-commerce authentication systems work together
WorldCom Who?
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June 27, 2002 : The morning wires are abuzz with companies trying to distance themselves from WorldCom
Is Uncle Sam an Optical Sugar Daddy?
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June 27, 2002 : Carriers are spending less, and the US government is spending more. But it's not likely Uncle Sam can save the industry
Components Crunch Time
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June 27, 2002 : Who'll survive in optical components? Which products are likely to recover first? Optical Oracle answers all
Sprint: No SMS for You!
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June 26, 2002 : You can receive messages from people on other networks -- its just fiendishly difficult to reply
WorldCom Goes Boom
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June 26, 2002 : Bad accounting will subtract billions from its books, sending shockwaves through the market UPDATED 4PM ET
Oh, Brother! Adelphia's Chapter 11
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June 26, 2002 : Adelphia files for bankruptcy after shareholders learn they were helping fund golf courses and family loans
Mobile Billing Supplier Tanks
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June 26, 2002 : Rivals pick over wireless bones of TelesensKSCL as Deutsche Telekom-backed billing specialist goes under
Palm: My Three CEOs
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June 26, 2002 : Eric lives with Todd and David (and their dog Ruff?)
Dude, Where's My Carr?
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June 26, 2002 : Tellium announced a 37% job cut Monday; its stock is trading below $1; and the CEO is nowhere to be found
ViAir Wins AT&T, SmarTone Deals
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June 26, 2002 : ViAir adds to the roster of carriers using its wireless email software -- should it replace Seven on the Unstrung 25?
Cisco Beefs Up MPLS VPN Offering
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June 25, 2002 : Cisco adds MPLS VPN features to its edge routers, putting service creation devices on the defensive
Irish Eyes Smile at Hutchison
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June 25, 2002 : And red faces for Vodafone and O2, edged out of top Irish 3G license by newcomer
Ciena Fleshes Out Sprint Deal
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June 25, 2002 : Ciena's CoreDirector deal from last year comes to light, and Ciena says it has K2 orders from Sprint
Report: US Carriers Face Test
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June 25, 2002 : The coming year is crunch time for the US mobile operators as they attempt to introduce wireless data services
KDDI Makes Waves With 1x
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June 25, 2002 : DoCoMo challenger hits 1M subs for CDMA2000 1xRTT service, but may struggle to hit 'ambitious' 7M target
BellSouth to the Rescue?
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June 25, 2002 : The Atlanta-based RBOC may be on the verge of kick-starting a telecomeback with big data-networking projects
Cisco Sees Euros in SDH
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June 25, 2002 : Cisco hopes to recreate the runaway success of its ONS 15454 Sonet platform in Europe, but is it two years too late?
IPass Blocks 'Rogue' WLANs
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June 25, 2002 : iPass attempts to develop roaming standard for corporate WLAN users
Reeves Seeds Mangrove Systems
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June 24, 2002 : Serial entrepreneur Jonathan Reeves, founder of Sirocco, starts another company and plans to take things slowly
Startups Pray for M&A
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June 24, 2002 : With startups caught in the spending lurch, they wait to be taken out... or else
Crazy Prices for BT's WLAN
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June 24, 2002 : UK incumbent loses touch with reality as industry group makes futile complaint against the system
Europeans Stretch 'Virtual' Boundaries
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June 24, 2002 : Operators seek stickiness with further 2G wholesale arrangements, but what 'virtual' deals might be struck in a 3G world?
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