Corvis Keeps Gratings in the Family
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October 01, 2002 : Corvis has spent at least $11M on gratings from a company controlled by its chairman and founder, David Huber
Startup Has an 'Uncool' Laser
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October 01, 2002 : Uncooled 10-Gbit/s EML is just the start of what ASIP promises with its integration technology UPDATED 10/2 10AM
Winnick: I'll Cough Up $25M
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October 01, 2002 : As Feds probe his stock sales and management role, GlobalX chairman pledges $25M to employees burnt by 401Ks
Actelis Heats Up the Copper
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October 01, 2002 : Actelis says it has the goods to aggregate copper pairs to deliver up to 50 Mbit/s. Will service providers care?
Siemens/Motorola: Swap or Sale?
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October 01, 2002 : Siemens may trade its handset biz for Motorola's wireless networks empire. Or could a straight sale be in the cards?
Nortel: No Mercy
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September 30, 2002 : Nortel wins a new customer and settles its lawsuit with Extreme, but analysts still give it a good slapping
Digital TV: Who'll Tune In?
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September 30, 2002 : New digital TV gear has led to scattershot deployments. Why aren't the big fish biting?
Overture Raises $15M
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September 30, 2002 : Edge box maker brings in more funding and adds two new board members
MobilCom, Namedropper
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September 30, 2002 : Troubled German operator puts 3G expansion on ice as it restructures, but it still seeks interested parties for its existing assets
Lumentis Bursts Into 3G
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September 30, 2002 : Swedish startup adds Sonet/SDH to its metro DWDM platform and announces its first customer -- Whampoa's Hi3G
Lumentis Bursts Into 3G
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September 30, 2002 : Swedish startup adds Sonet/SDH to its metro DWDM platform and announces its first customer -- Whampoa's Hi3G
SBC's Fed Up, But So Are Its Critics
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September 27, 2002 : Regulations are to blame for massive layoffs and capex cuts, SBC says. Analysts say its the bad business model
Two Suppliers Cozy Up to Sprint
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September 27, 2002 : It's a tale of two press releases, with both Sun and Openwave claiming to 'power' the new services from Sprint PCS
CWDM On the Move
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September 27, 2002 : Coarse WDM is supposed to bust the metro bottleneck. First, it must bust its own ** UPDATED 9/30 1:50 PM **
Startups Prepare for Pitchfest
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September 27, 2002 : What's it take to get funding in this environment? A group of Texas startups is about to find out
3G Redefined, Finnish Style
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September 27, 2002 : Goalposts are shifted to meet a deadline as Nokia and Sonera get together for a next-gen jamboree
What's the Wireless Router Market Worth?
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September 26, 2002 : The Wireless Oracle takes on this thorny topic in this month's comprehensive overview of the wireless router market
Nokia: Hurry Up and Wait
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September 26, 2002 : Nokia launches its first dualmode 3G handset with fanfare, then says: 'Now hang on 'til next year'
Name the Monkey!
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September 26, 2002 : ...and Win Valuable... well... Tolerable Prizes!
Nortel Outlook Worsens
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September 26, 2002 : Depressing, indeed. Expected, yes. Can Nortel do anything new and interesting to lighten its load?
Coretek Is Closed
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September 26, 2002 : Another day, another Nortel acquisition bites the dust
Austria Claims Euro 3G First
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September 25, 2002 : Incumbent Mobilkom arms 'friendly users' with singlemode devices to use on the carrier's live UMTS network
Grubman Gets New Suits
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September 25, 2002 : Former Salomon Smith Barney analyst gets hit with another lawsuit after his former firm gets a $5M fine
Grubman Gets Some New Suits
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September 25, 2002 : Former Salomon Smith Barney analyst gets hit with another lawsuit after his former firm gets a $5M fine
Metro DWDM: What's Ahead?
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September 25, 2002 : The latest report in Light Reading's series on metro networks details DWDM's role as a bottom-line booster
Williams Settles With SBC
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September 25, 2002 : Williams has settled a conflict with customer SBC, but faces other hurdles to emergence from Ch. 11
Hutchison Inches Closer to 3G
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September 25, 2002 : First batch of phones arrives early in month to kickstart 'phased rollout' of 3G in the UK
Sun Always Shines on MID P
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September 25, 2002 : Sun says upgrade to the mobile Java device profile should make handset compatibility issues a thing of the past
Mobile .Net Goes Vertical
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September 24, 2002 : We still wonder what mobile .Net is exactly, but HP has been telling us how it's been using the 'architecture'
Carrier Spending Hopes Dim
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September 24, 2002 : This quarter's capex will likely yield another sequential dip, and 2003 isn't looking so hot either
Cisco's Learning Experience
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September 24, 2002 : Cisco-backed carriers aren't too successful, but service provider wins might be worth losing a few million
Siemens Restructures ICN
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September 24, 2002 : Siemens is consolidating its carrier business, reducing its headcount by 2,300. But is it enough?
Marconi Modifies SDH Stance
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September 24, 2002 : Last week, it said it was ditching Sonet in favor of SDH. This week, it begs to differ
Orange Boss Pleads for Peace
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September 24, 2002 : Orange CEO says wireless industry players must 'cooperate, collaborate, and compromise' to further the common cause
Palm Has Visions of Sugarplums
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September 24, 2002 : The company is hoping the holiday season and new product revisions will yank it out of the doldrums
Qwest's Amazing Shrinking Revenues
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September 23, 2002 : Will restate at least $950M in revenues related to capacity swaps: Only the beginning, observers say
Poll Shows Divisions Over IPv6
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September 23, 2002 : Poll respondents agree to disagree over that trickiest of wireless topics: Do we need IPv6?
Marconi Adds 'c' to Its OC192
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September 23, 2002 : Says it's first to offer ATM over OC192c in a multiservice platform. Important? UPDATED 9/24 12:20PM
Agere Unveils 'Universal' Framer
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September 23, 2002 : Agere's latest chip appears to be first to handle the full range of Sonet data rates, from OC3 to OC192
Modest in Victory
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September 23, 2002 : Ericsson wins GSM kit deal extension with French operator, but deems it too insignificant to mention publicly
Fashion Victim
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September 23, 2002 : Austria forgets that auctioning spectrum to mobile operators is no longer the Zeitgeist
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