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Broadband Growth Is Brisk
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December 01, 2003 : With so much riding on DSL, does this mean incumbents aren't likely to get as excited about FTTP?
FCC's Powell: Let VOIP Be
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December 01, 2003 : First VOIP meeting in DC turns into industry soapbox, and so far the regulators are looking for a 'light touch'
Accelerant Goes Binary
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December 01, 2003 : The chip startup introduces a binary backplane product for those that can't deal with weird PAM4 signaling
Telenor Fattens Stake in Golden
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December 01, 2003 : Norway's incumbent operator takes a slice of Russia's Golden Telecom, but won't say if it's hungry for more
Powerwave's Swedish Meatball
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December 01, 2003 : US vendor beefs up market control by acquiring LGP Allgon, a European basestation company
ReefEdge Makes Switch
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December 01, 2003 : Convergence ahoy! Appliance maker proffers new take on WLAN switching
Zhone Takes Top Turkey Award
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November 28, 2003 : Its reverse merger with Tellium wins the No. 1 spot in Light Reading's 2003 Top Ten Turkeys
Core Router Market 'About to Revive'
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November 28, 2003 : Sales will rise by nearly 20% next year but edge routers will do even better, says Synergy Research
Alliance Targets High-Speed Backplanes
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November 28, 2003 : Group aims to standardize multilevel signaling to boost the speed of backplane transceiver chips
Euro Alliances Get a Grilling
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November 28, 2003 : Anti-Vodafone partnerships lambasted for likely future failure
Telkom vs Telcordia: Case Not Closed
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November 28, 2003 : Court quashes arbitration decision; sends the South African operator and OSS firm to the Supreme Court of Appeal
Regulator Cuts Telekom's Fees
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November 28, 2003 : German regulator cuts interconnection charges by almost 10%, leaving Deutsche Telekom out of pocket
Ericsson Ships Dualmode 3G
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November 27, 2003 : Says it now has basestation equipment that can be configured for CDMA or W-CDMA networks
NEA Eyeing More VOIP Deals
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November 27, 2003 : VC's $12M injection into service provider Vonage is stepping stone to further investments, says partner
Atheros Files for IPO
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November 27, 2003 : Wireless LAN chipmaker applies to SEC for a $100M listing as the US winds down for Thanksgiving
Accton Fires Up Engim
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November 26, 2003 : Small chip player lands a deal for RF management with large global manufacturer of access points
Alcatel Tests VOIP Waters in Russia
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November 26, 2003 : Wins deal with an alternative carrier that's looking to bypass high access charges
10-GigE: Ethernet's Next Hope
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November 26, 2003 : 10-Gbit/s Ethernet heats up as prices fall, new markets emerge, and next-generation products roll out
Report Unveils Top IP VPN Providers
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November 26, 2003 : Boardwatch Insider report profiles the service providers set to dominate the international IP VPN market
Voodoo Goes It Alone
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November 26, 2003 : Australian subsidiary forced into lone 3G network rollout
Siemens Claims 160-Gbit/s Milestone
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November 26, 2003 : Says commercial systems may be only 2 or 3 years away, now that the technology has moved into field trials
AMCC, ZettaCom Cut Staff
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November 25, 2003 : From A to Z, the network processor world continues to feel the pain. Can you say, 'offshoring'?
Aruba to 'Don' LeBeau?
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November 25, 2003 : Wireless LAN startup targets ex-Cisco bigwig for top spot
FCC Picks VOIP Experts
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November 25, 2003 : Announces its agenda and panelists for the first VOIP Forum meeting on December 1
Juniper 'On the Prowl'
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November 25, 2003 : Files another shelf offering for up to $1B in various securities, as sources say it's angling for wireless plays
Juniper 'On the Prowl'
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November 25, 2003 : Files another shelf offering for up to $1B in various securities, as sources say it's angling for wireless plays
End of the Road for Kymata?
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November 25, 2003 : Avanex is shutting operations in Livingston, Scotland, the headquarters of former AWG startup Kymata
Nokia Mulls CDMA Move
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November 25, 2003 : Vendor chews over the possibility of joining CDMA network infrastructure market
Multimode Is More
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November 24, 2003 : Analysts see WLAN chip vendors pulling out all the stops in 2004, supplying multi-purpose integrated gear
Alloptic Gets Asia-Pac-Happy
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November 24, 2003 : Ericsson Australia will market and sell Alloptic's Ethernet PON gear to carriers all over Asia
VOIP Gear Hits a Speedbump
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November 24, 2003 : Q3 was weak, but next-gen voice products are on track for long-term growth, says Infonetics
IP Management Gains Favor
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November 24, 2003 : A movement's afoot to help carriers migrate from expensive OSI- to IP-based management of Sonet/SDH nets
Voice Over WLAN Ups Stakes
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November 24, 2003 : Unstrung Insider claims Voice Over Wireless LAN market could become key to 802.11 vendor success
VPN Customers Spoilt by Choices
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November 24, 2003 : Some carriers now offer so many VPN services that they're in danger of confusing customers
Vonage Raises $35M
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November 24, 2003 : New Enterprise Associates leads round that takes VOIP service provider's total funding to $65.3M
Marvell Plays Catchup in GigE
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November 24, 2003 : Officials acknowledge the delays in its new Gigabit Ethernet switch chips, but say things are back on track
Rumor du Jour: Nortspace?
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November 21, 2003 : Industry scuttlebutt has it that Nortel will announce an OEM deal with switch startup Airespace soon... or not
RBOC VOIP Coming in 2004
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November 21, 2003 : All four North American regional incumbents have announced VOIP plans for next year, amid regulatory turmoil
Occam Raises More Cash
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November 21, 2003 : DLC vendor grabs new funding, but the common stock is getting squeezed as it races to make a profit
It's Alive: 802.11 Switches On
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November 21, 2003 : It may be early days, but analysts reckon the WLAN switch market is a grower
Verizon Expands MPLS Plans
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November 21, 2003 : To add 300 routers to its network, expand IP service offerings – Cisco & Juniper likely to benefit, say analysts
Ebbers Gets Brief Reprieve
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November 21, 2003 : Court cites schedule clash, drops charges against Bernie. But it won't let the former WorldCom chief off the hook
Qwest May Want Allegiance
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November 21, 2003 : RBOC wants to buy bankrupt Allegiance Telecom for $350M, according to media reports
Siemens Has Hopes at AT&T
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November 20, 2003 : Siemens is touting a test of long-haul gear at AT&T. But don't get your hopes up just yet
AT&T Sticks to Its Guns on UMTS
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November 20, 2003 : Despite the possibility of more layoffs, AT&T Wireless says it is committed to a limited UMTS rollout in 2004
Net2Phone Raises $58.5M
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November 20, 2003 : Fills coffers via secondary stock offering to prepare for MSO marketing push; competition with Vonage heats up
Network Elements Bags $15M
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November 20, 2003 : The startup claims a cash infusion and deal with TriQuint will help it reach self-sufficiency
Silicon Starts to Shine
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November 20, 2003 : UK researchers are looking for a partner to help them commercialize silicon light-emitters at telecom wavelengths
Headcount: Offshoring, Dude!
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November 20, 2003 : More Jobs go overseas, Onetta loses a CEO, Photuris furloughs, Riverstone turnover is not a kind of dessert
HSDPA to the Rescue?
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November 20, 2003 : Probably not, but that isn't stopping analysts talking up '3.5G' technology despite lack of demand for services
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