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SiBeam: Mystery Chip Chaps
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July 29, 2005 : New startup gets $15M from VCs but keeps mum on the high-speed, short-range radio technology it's working on
Cisco Reveals 'Black Hat' Flaw
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July 29, 2005 : The security hole uncovered at this week's Black Hat conference is now explained in an official advisory
Nexagent Makes Strategic U-Turn
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July 29, 2005 : Carrier resistance forces VPN interconnect hopeful to revamp as a more traditional systems provider
MetroPhotonics Sheds Its Fab
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July 29, 2005 : Integrated photonics startup is cutting its foundry business and going fabless
Palo Alto FTTH Initiative Stalls
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July 29, 2005 : Silicon Valley city's FTTP trial halted; if it can't work in Palo Alto, then where?
LR Sharpens Focus on VOIP
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July 28, 2005 : Lists vendors and products in 10 VOIP equipment categories; launches survey of MSAP equipment
Alcatel Serges on Triple Play
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July 28, 2005 : CEO Serge Tchuruk details a solid Q2, says there are even better days ahead thanks to triple play and mobile NGN
Alcatel Serges on Triple Play
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July 28, 2005 : CEO Serge Tchuruk details a solid Q2, says there are even better days ahead thanks to triple play and mobile NGN
CSR Moves on Convergence
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July 28, 2005 : Acquires software vendor UbiNetics for $48M in effort to target unlicensed mobile access market
VocalTec in End Game
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July 28, 2005 : Time's nearly up for VOIP equipment player as it cuts 70% of its staff and initiates bidding process for quick sale
Cisco Faces Security Flap
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July 28, 2005 : ISS researcher quits job, saying he can point to major flaw in Cisco's IOS; Cisco says hole has been patched
Changes Begin at AMCC
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July 28, 2005 : About 150 layoffs are in the works as AMCC reports flat revenues in Q1
Telco Systems Buys Integral Access
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July 28, 2005 : Two of the most generic names in the business join forces on the VOIP equipment front
New Bill Boosts Telecom
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July 27, 2005 : The introduction of new legislation that would re-tool the Telecom Act of 1996 had a warming effect on telecom stocks Wednesday
LR Poll: Shroud Turin, Tank Tazz?
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July 27, 2005 : Some Light Readers are objecting to the inclusion of Tazz and Turin in our Top Ten Private companies list; they love/hate Huawei
China Takes Shine Off iBasis
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July 27, 2005 : VOIP wholesaler reports strong growth, but margin concerns linked to a dip in traffic from China drag down the stock
Cingular Spends on GSM
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July 27, 2005 : Carrier invests $227M in second-generation technology as rumors resurface over 3G delays
FT Takes on Telefónica
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July 27, 2005 : Takes its fixed/mobile convergence strategy into Spain with acquisition of number two mobile operator Amena
FT Takes on Telefónica
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July 27, 2005 : Takes its fixed/mobile convergence strategy into Spain with acquisition of number two mobile operator Amena
Ample Eyes TCP Apps
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July 27, 2005 : The 40-Gig Sonet startup has dodged into Ethernet lately and says it's considering TCP next
Siemens Gets Closer to Gen Band
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July 27, 2005 : Increases investment in General Bandwidth, which becomes a part of Siemens's Class 5 switch displacement strategy
Undersea Market Resurfaces
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July 27, 2005 : Transatlantic capacity prices may be on the rise as rumors of a multi-carrier big bandwidth buy surface
Sheer Delight for Cisco
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July 26, 2005 : Perhaps tired of buying security companies, Cisco has turned its attention to net management by buying OSS firm Sheer Networks
ASIP, T-Networks Reach Apogee
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July 26, 2005 : Combining forces under the name Apogee, the startups aim for the 10-Gig laser market
CoSine Seeks New Blood
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July 26, 2005 : After a turbulent 12 months, could M&A be the answer to CoSine's woes? CEO Terry Gibson thinks so
Moto Jumps to Mobile
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July 26, 2005 : Plans to leapfrog inhouse development of fixed wireless 802.16 services, mirroring rival moves to 802.16e
Tellabs Taps AFC's Growth
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July 26, 2005 : AFC sales help Tellabs beat expectations, but the FTTx business is not without its challenges, admits CEO
NetCentrex Acquires IMS Smarts
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July 26, 2005 : To buy session border controller vendor NeoTip to bolster its IMS capabilities and cash in on growing VOIP demand
FiberTower Gets $150M Haul
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July 26, 2005 : Wireless backhaul startup gets backing for big expansion plan
Verso Clings On
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July 26, 2005 : Softswitching vendor shows some signs of recovery following its restructuring earlier this year, but cash is fearfully low
Bountiful's WiFi Harvest
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July 25, 2005 : Startup announces an access point it claims will offer two to four times the coverage of current 802.11 products
VSNL Pays $239M for Teleglobe
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July 25, 2005 : Indian powerhouse VSNL adds to its international business by offering a premium for TDM and VOIP wholesaler Teleglobe
Anagran Attracts $12M
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July 25, 2005 : The flow-routing startup from Internet pioneer Larry Roberts is closing a $12M funding round
Cisco Muddles on IMS
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July 25, 2005 : Heavy Reading report finds network giant is unclear on its commitment to technology
Cisco Muddles on IMS
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July 25, 2005 : Heavy Reading report finds network giant is unclear on its commitment to technology
FiberTower Gets $150M Haul
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July 25, 2005 : Wireless backhaul startup gets backing for big expansion plan UPDATED 7/26 3:30PM
Multi-Channel Magic?
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July 22, 2005 : Vendors add radios and channels to beef up wireless LANs
Rural Carrier Makes IPO Hay
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July 22, 2005 : Consolidated Communications raises $204M, preps for a battle with SBC through expansion in rural Illinois and Texas
Cisco KiSSes Up to Telco TV
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July 22, 2005 : Cisco's Linksys division will likely use KiSS technology to develop IPTV customer premises equipment
Nextel Mulls Wireless Broadband
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July 22, 2005 : Ahead of impending Sprint merger, carrier touts potential high-speed network on 'fantastically valuable spectrum'
Happy Days! ADC Buys the FONS
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July 22, 2005 : Ayyyyy!! Is ADC buying a company known as the FONS? Correctamundo, my TV-literate friends!
Huawei H1 Sales Hit $4.1B
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July 22, 2005 : Reports contracts worth $4.1 billion in first six months, with more than 60 percent coming from international sales
Eurobites: So Shrink Me
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July 22, 2005 : Will Europe's carrier consolidation ever end? The latest M&A news and gossip, plus Telecom Italia's IPTV trials
802.11n Merger Approved
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July 21, 2005 : The IEEE gives 802.11n groups extra time to merge technology proposals for high-speed WiFi
SBC Disses the Dish
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July 21, 2005 : SBC sales of EchoStar's DISH Network service fell by 86% in just three months as the RBOC preps for IPTV
F5 Shares Get Hammered
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July 21, 2005 : Was it some bad sushi? Stock dives 18% after revenues in Japan and US federal markets disappoint
Packet Attack Changes Chip Designs
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July 21, 2005 : Chip technology and integration are helping to change and define the next wave of telecom equipment
Nords Part Ways
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July 21, 2005 : Ericsson impresses again with second-quarter results while Nokia takes a hammering
AT&T Props Up Avici
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July 21, 2005 : Core router vendor's stock rises as it posts smaller loss and double-digit revenues – nearly all thanks to AT&T
RAD Gets a Micro MSPP
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July 21, 2005 : RAD Data says it has an unannounced micro-MSPP available, targeting the Ethernet-TDM combination
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