Will Siemens Sail with Harbour?
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 30, 2005 : A report from China says Siemens is acquiring Harbour Networks's telecom router lines
2005 Top Ten: Blog Posts
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
December 30, 2005 : Offensive, defensive, hilarious, and pensive -- it's the best posts from Light Reading's blogs
People of the Year 2005
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 29, 2005 : Four people and an, uh, object that have helped to shape 2005
People to Watch in 2006
LR Mobile News Analysis -
December 29, 2005 : Entrepreneurs, visionaries and at least one executive who ought to put a sock in it
Poll: Juniper Lawsuit Still a Bad Move
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
December 29, 2005 : As poll's respondents go over 1,000, the vast majority still say Juniper Networks is making a mistake by suing Light Reading's message board users
2005 Top Ten: Signs of Recovery
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
December 29, 2005 : We still see positive signs aplenty as the telecom biz goes from survival mode to, well, something else
Bluetooth, We Hardly Knew Ye
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 28, 2005 : Technologies we expect to see take a long walk off a short cliff in '06
Former Qwest SVP Pleads Guilty
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 28, 2005 : Marc Weisberg joins the ranks of former Qwest executives who have struck up plea bargains
Covad & Verizon Drop Suits
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 28, 2005 : Covad investors rejoice as the company settles its six-year tussle with Verizon
2005: The Year in Quotes
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 28, 2005 : Some of the more memorable lines from the news pages of Unstrung in 2005
2005 Top Ten: M&A
News Analysis -
December 28, 2005 : Billions and billions of dollars in deals... Did you even notice all of them?
2005 Top Ten: Heavy Findings
News Analysis -
December 28, 2005 : IMS, IPTV, and even some non-acronym topics (hint: Ethernet) topped the Heavy Reading hot 'n' heavy list this year
Luminous Loses Its Luster
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
December 27, 2005 : Ethernet equipment vendor gives pink slips for Christmas
ATCA Initiates Launch Sequence
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 27, 2005 : A groundswell of ATCA systems is set to arrive in 2006, according to Comm Chip Insider
Proxim's WEP Gap
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 27, 2005 : Euro security firm pipes up about a Proxim problem
Technologies to Watch in 2006
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 27, 2005 : Five undersung technologies and applications that may get their due in 2006
Nortel Takes Tasman for $100M
News Analysis -
December 27, 2005 : Pays $100M for security-focused company that sells routers that compete primarily with Cisco's low end
Muni Mesh: SF Leads The Way
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 26, 2005 : EarthLink looks to be the early leader in a five-horse race
2005 Hits & Misses
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 23, 2005 : What Unstrung's editors -- and readers -- got right in 2005, and where we jumped the shark
Last Call for Sonet/SDH?
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 23, 2005 : Carriers have begun the migration to Ethernet, according to the latest Heavy Reading report
Siemens: IPTV Game Not Over
News Analysis -
December 23, 2005 : Believes it still may have a shot at the IPTV business of the US RBOCs, should the Microsoft/Alcatel solution falter
TI Heats Up Zigbee
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 22, 2005 : Ultra-short-range wireless gets a fillip with TI's $200M buyout of Chipcon
AOL/Google: VOIP Buddies
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December 22, 2005 : The AOL/Google deal includes a peering arrangement that will connect large pools of VOIP-enabled IM users
Fearless Predictions for 2006
LR Mobile News Analysis - Kevin Cramer -
December 22, 2005 : WiMax providers might hurt for business, but IP lawyers won't – plus more from our crystal ball
IBM Tiptoes to Telecom With Micromuse
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December 22, 2005 : Micromuse stock jumps 36% on news of its sale to IBM, as the tech giant moves to put telecom tools into management products
Vendors Sign BT 21CN Contracts
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 22, 2005 : Four of BT's eight 21CN preferred vendors sign contracts, but what's the holdup on the lagging quartet?
Insider: UMA's Narrow Window
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 21, 2005 : UMA has a time limit for fixed/mobile convergence success, according to Unstrung Insider
Cisco Taps Cerent Vet
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 21, 2005 : Cisco has rehired Ajaib Bhadare, part of Cerent's founding team, to help the division that now houses optical networking
Juniper Sues LR Message Boarders
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
December 21, 2005 : Networking company sues anonymous Light Reading message board posters for libel and defamation
Wipro's Wireless Expansion
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 21, 2005 : Moving up the R&D food chain, Indian outsourcing firm takes over NewLogic
Siemens Breaks Into Chinese IPTV
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 21, 2005 : Siemens breaks into the competitive China IPTV market with a trial service deployment at Shanghai Telecom
Cable Crowd Seeks VOIP Peers
News Analysis -
December 20, 2005 : Thirty companies in the VOIP peering business have answered an RFI from CableLabs to link up the VOIP networks of the cable guys
Nortel's Clent Came & Went
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 20, 2005 : As Nortel's head marketing honcho leaves the fold, we ask: Latest victim of top table purge, or curse of the CMO ticket?
Prosecutors Pounce on Nacchio
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 20, 2005 : Joseph Nacchio faces 42 counts of insider trading in an indictment brought down this morning
No Tomorrow for Chiaro
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 20, 2005 : The startup is shutting down, yet another casualty of the core-router races
Carphone Dials Up Rivals
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 19, 2005 : Carphone cements its position as key rival to BT and cable players as it more than doubles its fixed-line customer base
It's Official: Vivato Winds Down
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
December 19, 2005 : Company follows Legra and other wireless LAN startups in attempting to sell its intellectual property
Vonage Raises Another $250M
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 19, 2005 : VOIP trailblazer's new $250M in debt funding may be the last before it finds an exit
Testing's Tasty Tidbits
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 19, 2005 : Spirent shrinks, Sunrise is delisted, and Brix targets the video brigade
Indian WiMax Firm Gets $20M
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December 19, 2005 : India-based Ethernet and WiMax vendor Telsima closes $20M Series C round
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