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LightCore Expands Network Reach
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December 31, 2003 : LightCore expands the reach of its fiber optic network in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri with the acquisition of assets from Level 3
Level 3 Completes Sale of MFON
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December 31, 2003 : CenturyTel pays Level 3 approximately $17M for Midwest Fiber Optic Network (MFON), which Level 3 acquired from Genuity earlier this year
Boeing: Come WiFi With Me
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December 31, 2003 : Connexion by Boeing sums up record-setting year as it prepares for start of commercial high-speed, in-flight Internet service
Web Inventor Gets Knighted
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December 31, 2003 : No, not Al Gore! Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, will be made a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire
Symbol Names Nuti CEO
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December 31, 2003 : Symbol Technologies chief executive, acting chairman Richard Bravman steps down; president & COO William Nuti named CEO and member of board
Sorrento Closes $6.35M
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December 31, 2003 : Sorrento Networks closes its previously announced financing to raise $6.35M from a private placement of its common stock and warrants
Gov't Names GIG-BE Winners
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December 31, 2003 : Science Applications International Corp. awards subcontracts to Ciena, Sprint, Sycamore, Juniper, Qwest for its GIG-BE project
Ciena Announces GIG-BE Win
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December 31, 2003 : US Department of Defense to deploy Ciena's CoreStream integrated optical transport and switching platform in its global network
China Launches FTTH Forum
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December 31, 2003 : Industry group aims to promote fiber to the home/premises in China
Juniper Wins GIG-BE Contract
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December 30, 2003 : Wins core and edge routing contract for Global Information Grid -- Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) Program
Airspan Fixes Up Serbs
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December 30, 2003 : Telekom Srbija places first orders for deployment of Airspan Networks' fixed wireless access technology
Micromuse to Restate Financial Results
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December 30, 2003 : 'Micromuse expects that the anticipated adjustments will not have a material impact on the Company's historically reported revenues'
Airspan Does Serbian 'Wireless DSL'
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December 30, 2003 : Telekom Srbija places first orders for deployment of Airspan Networks' fixed wireless access technology
Lumera Wins Gov't Contract Add-on
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December 30, 2003 : Lumera awarded additional $950,000 in continuing contract from U.S. government agency to develop electro-optic polymer materials
Moto Chosen for Olympics
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December 30, 2003 : Motorola selected to supply secure TETRA public safety radio system for the 2004 Athens Olympics
Rural Cellular Gets on Nasdaq
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December 30, 2003 : Rural Cellular Corp.'s Class A Common Stock will trade under the symbol RCCC
Huawei Scores in Ethiopia
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December 30, 2003 : Ethiopia Telecom to deploy Huawei's C&C08 switches and its POTS, ISDN, Centrex, and Internet Access solution across the whole country
UK's Ofcom Targets Yokels
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December 29, 2003 : 'Super-regulator' Ofcom announces spectrum allocation to bring new low-cost wireless broadband connections to UK rural communities
FCC Fields Porting Complaints
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December 29, 2003 : The FCC has received 2,394 informal complaints about wireless local number portability since porting began on November 24
UK's Ofcom Targets Yokels
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December 29, 2003 : 'Super-regulator' Ofcom announces spectrum allocation to bring new low-cost wireless broadband connections to UK rural communities
FCC Fields Porting Complaints
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December 29, 2003 : The FCC has received 2,394 informal complaints about wireless local number portability since porting began on November 24
Telia, Tele2 to 3G Sweden
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December 29, 2003 : Svenska UMTS-nät AB, jointly owned by TeliaSonera and Tele2, has agreed with Orange Sverige to purchase the fourth 3G license in Sweden
IceFyre Names VP Engineering
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December 29, 2003 : IceFyre Semiconductor names cofounder Doug Sanderson vice president of engineering
Vitesse to Buy Cicada
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December 29, 2003 : Vitesse Semiconductor seals a deal to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Cicada Semiconductor for about $66M in cash
Turkcell Receives Fine
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December 29, 2003 : Turkey's Telecommunication Authority fines Turkcell 90.23 trillion Turkish Lira (US$64.1M) for "inadequate annual frequency usage fee payments"
Dobson Acquires NPI
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December 29, 2003 : Dobson Communications to acquire the assets of NPI-Omnipoint Wireless, which provides GSM service to northern Michigan, for approximately $28M
Etisalat Intros 3G
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December 29, 2003 : The United Arab Emirates' Etisalat becomes the first organisation in the Middle East and the Arab world to introduce third-generation wireless services
Boingo Hotspots Arescom
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December 29, 2003 : Users of Boingo's roaming system will have high-speed Internet access at nearly 200 hotels in the Arescom Hospitality Network
V'fone Extends MTC Partnership
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December 29, 2003 : Latest Partner Network Agreement extends Vodafone's existing relationship with MTC in Kuwait into the Bahraini market
AIS Installs RegiSoft's WTS
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December 29, 2003 : RegiSoft, with Ericsson's aid, installs its World Trade Server at AIS, Thailand's largest mobile operator, to launch mobile value added services
Toshiba Claims DRAM First
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December 26, 2003 : Toshiba is the first to commercialize 512-megabit XDR DRAMs, with a data transfer speed of 3.2 GHz, faster than any other memory device
Fujitsu, Sumitomo Establish JV
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December 26, 2003 : Fujitsu and Sumitomo Electric establish joint venture in compound semiconductor devices
Rambus Completes Velio Deal
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December 24, 2003 : Acquisition of Velio's high-speed serial business, which will be integrated into Rambus' RaSer, is done
Sorrento Raises Private Placement
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December 24, 2003 : Sells roughly 2 million shares and 1 million warrants for a $6.35M pick-me-up
Global Crossing Files SEC Reports
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December 24, 2003 : Global Crossing files reports with SEC for first three quarters of 2003 and current report on investment by ST Telemedia
eBiscom Issues 6.7M New Shares
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December 24, 2003 : AEM requests conversion of 2003-2006 convertible bonds issued by eBiscom; company issues 6.7M shares
Fiberxon Touts SFP Transceiver
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December 24, 2003 : Optical subassembly manufacturer releases multi-rate CWDM SFP transceivers with digital diagnostics
Nortel Refiles Earnings
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December 24, 2003 : Nortel confirms previously announced refiling of annual and quarterly reports for 2002, 1Q03, and 2Q03
Satellite Carrier Cuts Staff
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December 24, 2003 : Xantic will reduce its staff from 680 to 433 over the next three years, as part of reoganisation process
KT Uses More Juniper
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December 24, 2003 : Korean ISP KT Kornet selects Juniper's T-series routing platform to upgrade its network backbone
Suit Filed Against Redback
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December 23, 2003 : An L.A. law firm files a class action suit focusing on Redback's dealings with Qwest
Nortel Files Restated Earnings
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December 23, 2003 : Nortel confirms previously announced refiling of annual and quarterly reports for 2002, 1Q03, and 2Q03
SMC Ships Access Point
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December 23, 2003 : SMC Networks announces it has begun shipping its EliteConnect 802.11a/b/g universal wireless access point
Wi-LAN Reports FY03 Results
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December 23, 2003 : Consolidated revenue increased 15% from $23.3M in fiscal year 2002 to $26.8M in 2003; net loss fell from $5.8M to $4.6M
National Scientific Intros Tag
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December 23, 2003 : National Scientific announces completion and demonstration of its WiFi Tracker platform
PCTEL, Intel Cross-License
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December 23, 2003 : PCTEL and Intel sign cross-licensing agreement; PCTEL receives $14.5M
Vonage Starts Ygnition
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December 23, 2003 : Vonage announces strategic sales partnership with Ygnition Networks to deploy broadband telephony service
Wireless Facilities Buys HTS
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December 23, 2003 : Wireless Facilities acquires High Technology Solutions for $48.8M to expand into the government services market
Verizon Acquires PCS Licenses
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December 23, 2003 : Verizon Wireless acquires 10 MHz PCS licenses from American Wireless License Group serving Little Rock and Pine Bluff
Móviles Sells Austrian 3G Arm
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December 23, 2003 : Mobilkom acquires 3G Mobile Telecommunications from Telefónica, enabling it to operate a UMTS network in Austria
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