A Conflicted MAN?
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October 31, 2003 : WiMax Forum rassles with 802.16, the wireless MAN specification that's 'impossible to implement'
MCI Back In Business
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October 31, 2003 : Judge approves MCI's reorganization. How does it stack up against its peers?
RBOCs See Three Ways to FTTP
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October 31, 2003 : As more FTTP RFP details trickle in, it becomes clear what deployment scenarios the RBOCs are considering
Skype Spooks Operators
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October 31, 2003 : Customers are disappearing overnight, one by one, to this new service. What do the carriers think?
DigiLens Patents Sold
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October 31, 2003 : The book closes on the former components startup, as the onetime CEO reacquires its assets
CDMA's Emerging Battle
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October 31, 2003 : Unstrung Insider hails emerging markets as critical to future CDMA success
FTTP Booty Tough to Peg
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October 30, 2003 : BellSouth, SBC, and Verizon are aiming to hit anywhere between 50,000 and 640,000 homes next year with FTTP
Huawei on the Hunt
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October 30, 2003 : Huawei is making plans to take beef up its US presence, to take on Lucent & Nortel in the N. American optical market
Alcatel Upbeat on Q3
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October 30, 2003 : CEO Tchuruk joins 'the downturn is over' chorus, despite ongoing challenges
Nokia Grabs Hutch Action
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October 30, 2003 : Finnish vendor confirms Hong Kong 3G deal after previous blowoff
OFS & Alcatel in Fiber Flap
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October 30, 2003 : A lawsuit alleges Alcatel's TeraLight products tread on OFS's patents for metro WDM fibers
Ericsson Back in the Black
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October 30, 2003 : After almost three years of losses, network vendor at last records profitable quarter
GMPLS Showcased in Demo
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October 29, 2003 : GMPLS is ready for carrier consideration if not prime time, according to participants in a demo at Isocore today
MPLS Is Growing Up
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October 29, 2003 : MPLS is maturing and engineers now are looking at how to actually make some money from it
Intel's A Train Arrives (At Last)
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October 29, 2003 : Intel finally ships long-awaited 802.11a add-on, but doesn't yet support popular g standard
Corrent Hits the Boards
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October 29, 2003 : Frustrated with the low margins of security chips, Corrent tries its hand at boards and subsystems
UWB Attracts VC Cash
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October 29, 2003 : Startups working on ultrawideband silicon tempt investors to stump up
European Trio Unwraps 3G
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October 29, 2003 : Big-name carriers offer insight into 3G launch dates
Headcount: Cabin Pressure
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October 29, 2003 : JDSU sells a jet, Westwave waves goodbye, Optical Solutions trims, and Redback takes a whack
Carriers Say VOIP & SIP Are Hot
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October 29, 2003 : Carriers at Multiservice Switching Forum gig see these technologies playing a key role in future services
Crimson Micro Packs'em In
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October 28, 2003 : The chip startup claims its all-in-one framer will be a breakthrough in telecom equipment design
Nokia Gets Ultrawide
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October 28, 2003 : The number of IEEE members eligible to vote on ultrawideband standards is set to skyrocket
Report: Bandwidth Glut to End in 2005
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October 28, 2003 : New services, fueled by plummeting bandwidth prices, will help fill backbones by then, says Light Reading Insider
Nokia Sees Network Boost
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October 28, 2003 : Finnish vendor reports slight upturn in carrier 3G expenditure
CellGlide's Iberian Intentions
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October 28, 2003 : GPRS network optimization startup hints at high-profile Telefònica Mòviles deal
Kompella Backs BGP
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October 28, 2003 : Makes the case for using it for VPLS signaling, at the MPLS 2003 conference
Luca's First Day at Cisco
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October 28, 2003 : Martini turns up at the MPLS 2003 conference wearing a Cisco badge, with another engineer who's switched sides
Layer N Lives!
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October 27, 2003 : The security-chip startup is still seeking funding, but at least it's begun sampling its first chip
Vivato Cuts Again
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October 27, 2003 : A second round of layoffs hits switch startup
Trapeze's Wireless Wobbles
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October 27, 2003 : Sources say that 30% of the staff have been culled; marketing VP Prodan retires UPDATED 6PM
Lucent in on Verizon Metro Action
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October 27, 2003 : Lucent is the second of three vendors to declare a win in Verizon's metro network. Could be a biggie
Ericsson's CDMA Cheer
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October 27, 2003 : Unstrung Insider touts Swedish vendor's potential in CDMA infrastructure market
CommScope to Buy Avaya Unit
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October 27, 2003 : The $263M purchase gives CommScope a broader revenue base and some heft in the enterprise cabling market
Huawei Springs Surprises
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October 27, 2003 : UK operator Fibernet is using Huawei routers to offer Ethernet services, which are selling like mad
Redline Revs Up the Data Center
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October 27, 2003 : Startup's aiming for the applications acceleration market, but there's plenty of competition
CACS Has a Banner Week
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October 24, 2003 : Boulder-based Carrier Access jumped into new telecom access markets and watched its stock rock
Notter Nixes Lucent
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October 24, 2003 : 'Sell' rating takes Lucent shares down a notch as the analyst drills deep into the pension numbers
Extreme Surprise
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October 24, 2003 : News of Extreme's return to profitability has boosted its stock over 15% today
Iraq Plays Global Game
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October 24, 2003 : GSM carriers choose international array of suppliers for lucrative contract deals
Components Execs Eye Profits
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October 24, 2003 : Earnings results reveal bumpy ride along the bottom, but some companies have pared their way back toward profit
Nortel Keeps to Profit Path
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October 23, 2003 : Nortel beats profit expectations, but a puzzling mistatement of liabilities throws a wrench in the conference call
UTStarcom Defies Gravity
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October 23, 2003 : Alameda, Calif., company keeps making a tidy profit, due largely to its PAS wireless phone business
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