IBM/Morgan Deal Shares the Wealth
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December 31, 2002 : The $5B agreement between Big Blue and JP Morgan Chase may bring good news to telecom suppliers
Mobile Sales Cut BT Debt
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December 31, 2002 : Sells stake in Hong Kong operator, awaits French windfall
Winnick Walks
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December 31, 2002 : Will Gary Winnick's resignation as chairman of Global Crossing help the bankrupt carrier boost its image?
2002 Top Ten: News Stories
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December 31, 2002 : We take a look back at our news analysis highlights since Unstrung was relaunched back in June
2002 Top Ten: Static Bursts
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December 31, 2002 : Step right up, sir, we've got the guaranteed cure for your wireless fatigue: an intensive regimen of Dr. Dan's Static Bursts
Compal's MS Maneuver
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December 31, 2002 : Laptop maker signs on for Smartphone
Long Distance Rates Set to Soar
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December 31, 2002 : Both MCI and AT&T are raising prices on long-distance services, and Sprint may not be far behind
J-Phone's Limited Appeal
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December 31, 2002 : Vodafone's Japanese carrier makes little of 3G launch
2002 Top Ten: What Ifs
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December 31, 2002 : Thought experiments, idle speculation, or unabashed rumormongering? You decide
Is Intel's GigE Chip on Hold?
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December 31, 2002 : The cancellation of Intel's PHY device would bode well for Marvell and Broadcom
Switch Fabrics Storm the Market
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December 30, 2002 : A bevy of switch-fabric contenders will slug it out in 2003, according to a new Light Reading report
Data Users Are Fixed-Rate Fans
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December 30, 2002 : However, our polls show that subscribers will pay extra for 'special downloads,' whatever that might mean...
Guilty as Charged
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December 30, 2002 : Dutch watchdog fines mobile operators €88M -- total, not each
2002 Top Ten: Fat Cats
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December 27, 2002 : Well, 2002 wasn't all bad -- at least if you were sitting pretty like these honchos
Spain Offers 3G Respite
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December 27, 2002 : Relaxes guarantees to help with UMTS investments
Akerson Exits XO
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December 27, 2002 : Daniel Akerson will step down as chairman and CEO after the carrier completes its restructuring
Unicom Reaches 7M Target
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December 27, 2002 : Claims it has reached its self-imposed 2002 target for CDMA subs. 'Bout time!
NTT Pumps Up Browser Partner
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December 27, 2002 : It's a $13M Christmas for Japanese microbrowser developer Access, with DoCoMo playing Santa
Samsung Inks Indonesian 1x Deal
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December 27, 2002 : Emerging CDMA system supplier cements 1xRTT contract with PT Telkom, and Ericsson grabs a piece of the action, too
2002 Top Ten: Technology Trends
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December 27, 2002 : Treading water in '02, techies cut through the hype and get down to brass tacks: What really works?
Qwest Graded Up and Down
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December 26, 2002 : Qwest's debt exchange made some people happy, but S&P and Moody's have downgraded the company
Broadcom Picksa Peck o' Patents
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December 26, 2002 : The $24M deal with Unova includes technologies that could boost the chip maker's 802.11 efforts
AT&T Scales Back 3G
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December 26, 2002 : Having seen DoCoMo fall on its face, AT&T decides its original 3G plans may have been a bit too ambitious
Cisco Buys Psionic
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December 24, 2002 : Its acquisition of the security startup highlights the challenges facing all intrusion detection vendors
Analysts Predict More Capex Cuts
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December 24, 2002 : Carriers won't trim their 2003 budgets by as much as once forecast, but equipment suppliers could still suffer
Unicom Sets '03 CDMA Target
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December 24, 2002 : With nearly 7 million CDMA subs in its pocket, Chinese carrier looks to add 13 million more next year
Erlang Preps Switch Fabric Push
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December 24, 2002 : With $7.5M in its first VC-funded round, NEC Electronics' former baby aims for a serious product drive in 2003
Top Tips in 2002
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December 24, 2002 : Our investment team had a promising second half of 2002
Spotwave in the House
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December 24, 2002 : Canadian startup says it has the solution to dead zones in the office. Now, if it could just do something about Rob in accounts!
Qwest Sheds Some Debt
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December 23, 2002 : An exchange deal may allow Qwest to lower its debt by $1.9B. Has it unloaded enough stones to avoid sinking?
Floridians Bid for CoSine
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December 23, 2002 : Florida venture firm ups its offer to $95.5 million -- but CoSine's board is playing hard to get
2002 Top Ten: Pink Slips
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December 23, 2002 : 2002 was a bad year for telecom workers as companies large and small continued to tighten their belts & slim down
NetMotion Fills Its Boots
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December 23, 2002 : VPN supplier bags new funding and closes its biggest deal ever -- and it claims to have more wins on the way
Sendo Sues Microsoft
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December 23, 2002 : Alleges that Microsoft had a 'secret plan' to plunder its knowledge and expertise and drive it to insolvency UPDATED 3:30PM
Lytek Takes On Laser Challenge
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December 23, 2002 : Startup Lytek says it's racing ahead in developing 1310nm VCSELs. What's happened to the competition?
Is Celox Farewell an Omen?
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December 20, 2002 : Celox Networks shut its doors this week. Are IP service switches on their way out?
Nortel Adds EV-DO Scalp
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December 20, 2002 : Nortel joins Samsung and LG in the growing EV-DO camp, while Moto looks stagnant, says latest Wireless Oracle
Sybase Snaps Up AvantGo
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December 20, 2002 : Mobile database market leader spends $38M on AvantGo for its rendering, synching, and application capabilities
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