IMS Taxes Mobile Voice
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July 01, 2005 : Mobile VOIP services could require up to four times the bandwidth needed for current cellular voice
Megisto Sells Up
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July 01, 2005 : Sources cite previous partner ITHL as mystery buyer
Cisco Sniffs Out NetSift
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July 01, 2005 : Why did Cisco spent $30M on a barely out of the lab university project?
M&A Activities Firm Up BT Global
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July 01, 2005 : UK carrier has pulled together all its international bits and pieces, says there could be more acquisitions on the way
Ebbers Gives It Up
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July 01, 2005 : The former telecom supremo is giving up most of his assets to settle a class action suit by WorldCom shareholders
Huawei Doubles Up at KPN
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July 01, 2005 : Huawei scores twice at KPN with a direct route for optical gear and a backdoor entrance for 3G equipment
Airspan Scores Ericsson OEM
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June 30, 2005 : Broadband wireless vendor confirms high-profile 802.16 reseller deal
Force10 Revs Revenues
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June 30, 2005 : The startup is approaching a $60M revenue year, investor Dick Kramlich says in a Light Reading interview
VP Jumps From Juniper
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June 30, 2005 : Marketing VP Christine Heckart has left Juniper to become general manager of marketing at Microsoft TV
Ethernet Faces OA&M Challenge
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June 30, 2005 : Carrier Ethernet services are alive and kicking and in demand, but they still face operational challenges
Symbol Cuts 700 Heads
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June 29, 2005 : Blames downturn in global retail market and warns of Q2 shortfall
Nextel Trials IPWireless
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June 29, 2005 : Carrier targets 300 to 400 users in Washington deployment
Spirent Cuts Back OSS Group
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June 29, 2005 : To cut a further 180 jobs, about a third of the staff, at its service assurance division
IDT Dials Up Net2Phone
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June 29, 2005 : Already holding a majority stake in Net2Phone, IDT prepares a bid to acquire the rest
Microsoft Wins at BT
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June 29, 2005 : After a lengthy evaluation process, BT joins a growing list of large operators betting their IPTV future on Microsoft
Infranet Becomes IPsphere
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June 28, 2005 : With Cisco and Alcatel on board, the successor to Juniper's Infranet council is ready to roll
Zarlink Swears by Swirhun
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June 28, 2005 : Not giving up on optical yet, the strugging Zarlink brings in a Picolight founder for help
Globalcomm Wins 'Show Wars' Poll
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June 28, 2005 : The TIA's Globalcomm show comes from behind to win by more than 100 votes in a week-long Light Reading poll
Siemens Maxes in Italy
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June 28, 2005 : Incumbent preps countrywide launch of fixed-wireless 802.16 trials
Supremes Sing Cable's Praises
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June 27, 2005 : The Supreme Court rules in a 6-3 decision Monday that cable broadband providers do not have to share access lines with ISPs
Extreme's Second Wind
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June 27, 2005 : Extreme's second wave of enterprise wireless LAN switching gear is coming
Cisco Nets NetSift for $30M
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June 27, 2005 : Cisco's M&A machine sparks into action again with purchase of security startup
Eurobites: Merger Mania
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June 27, 2005 : Europe's carriers look at home and abroad for acquisition opportunities, plus other continental tidbits
Globalcomm Rallies in Show Poll
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June 24, 2005 : Globalcomm makes a poll comeback while vendors are forced to play favorites with their marketing budgets
Wireless Wumors
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June 24, 2005 : Analysts mull Asian partnership for Nortel, Flarion linked to Indian trial, and TD-SCDMA takes another knock
Carriers Question BT's Sanity
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June 24, 2005 : Other incumbents are telling BT that it shouldn't have caved in on access competition
HDTV Pushes Telcos Toward MPEG-4
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June 24, 2005 : Harmonic and Tut Systems each claim to be the first to deploy working MPEG-4 streams in telco TV networks
Smaller Carriers Go Big With VPLS
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June 24, 2005 : BT's 21CN plans remain on track, but the UK's smaller carriers are touting their own next-gen IP networks now
Persona Turns Control Freak
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June 23, 2005 : FMC startup Persona says convergence should be about user control
AT&T Goes Global (Again)
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June 23, 2005 : Expands its international capabilities, particularly in China, as it looks to reap rewards from a $10B investment
ATCA Starts to Rumble
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June 23, 2005 : A Heavy Reading report finds more than 100 ATCA products launched or in the works
Tektronix Gets a Little TDA
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June 23, 2005 : Buys software-based test system company TDA Systems, a move that headlines several recent test and measurement news items
BT Let Off the Hook
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June 23, 2005 : Legally binding deal with UK regulator saves BT from breakup process, and keeps 21CN plans intact
LR Poll: USTA Takes Show Lead
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June 23, 2005 : Supercomm is dead, and a two-horse race is fast and furious to determine what will be the next Big Show
Flarion Wins in Finland
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June 23, 2005 : Startup scores its first publicly announced 450MHz network deal
Thursday Is D-Day for BT
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June 22, 2005 : BT execs face a sleepless night ahead of a regulatory Thursday that could affect its 21CN plans
PicoChip Scores $20.5M
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June 22, 2005 : Chipset startup has now raised $41.5 million in VC funding
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