November 18, 2003 – Top Ten Movers and Shakers in Telecom

May 31, 2001 – The Top Ten Movers and Shakers in Optical Networking

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1231 B.C. – Top Ten Philistine Warriors (Well, we don't have a link to this list. If you want, we'll mail you the clay tablets and you can read it in your spare time.)

Hossein Eslambochi – The former CTO of AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) championed the "Concept of One". But late last year, when AT&T was swallowed by SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC), he demonstrated the "Concept of Done." (See Source: Eslambolchi Out at 'New' AT&T.)

Hong Lu – Since 2003, while the access marketing has been absolutely on fire, UTStarcom Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI)'s market capitalization has fallen by nearly 60 percent. Maybe UTStarcom's CEO Lu has a sentimental attachment to the telecom recession and he just won't let go. Or maybe his company's in big trouble as the Chinese PAS market is taking it in the seat. (See UTStarcom Faces Nasdaq Delisting.) Whatever the reason, this Lu-zer's off our list.

Ron Martin – We think this former Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. CEO is still at Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), but who knows? We once pegged him as a brilliant mind behind the scenes that would revive Cisco's optical business. (See Fujitsu's Martin Joins Cisco.) Well, there's "behind the scenes" and there's "downright obscure." Did he go into the Witness Protection Program? Martin was the indie film in our summer movie blockbuster binge and, quite frankly, he could have been party to a few more car chases and near-miss explosions to hold our attention. (See Cisco Denies Optical Slowdown.)

Greg Mumford – The one-time Nortel CTO should change his name to Greg Done-ford. (See McFadden In, Mumford Out as NT CTO.)

Ed Kennedy – We thought the former Ocular Networks CEO would be the main character in the next few chapters of the epic story of Tellabs Inc. (Nasdaq: TLAB; Frankfurt: BTLA). Instead, he didn't make it out of the foreword. (See No Naperville for Kennedy.)

Bobby Johnson – Like his hearty mustache, the Foundry CEO still has some character. But has he earned the nickname "Lumpy"? (See Foundry Scores a Near Miss.)

Niklas Zennstrom – Little Nicky, Skype's founder, has done well. We're proud of this pick. But how much influence can you have at a store that sells Ferret Watches? (See EBay Buys Skype for $2.6B.)

Bill Smith – BellSouth CTO Smith is still a good pick, but we suspect he might do an Eslambolchi once BellSouth Corp. (NYSE: BLS) goes back to Ma Bell.

Jim Dolce – His suits were made for walking. And that's just what he did. (See Dolce & Others out at Juniper.)