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Posted in October 2008

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AlcaLu Goes Green for Ethernet?


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October 24, 2008 : No, the vendor's not feeling sick or jealous – it's prepping a new carrier Ethernet aggregation switch that, according to industry sources, will emphasize some serious environmental credentials

Mobile, Optical Fuels ZTE's Growth


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October 24, 2008 : Chinese vendor sees its revenues grow by 29% in Q3 and in the first nine months, as it lines up multiple mobile infrastructure deals, though profit margins are still low

COLT Clings to Confidence


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October 23, 2008 : 1:30 PM -- Pan-European operator's crystal ball still shows growth

AlcaLu Gets Tropical in the Metro


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October 23, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent unveils a new metro WDM platform that combines tunable ROADM capabilities with the 'Wavelength Tracker' management tool set inherited when it acquired Tropic Networks
Comment: Noble vision - Ray Le Maistre October 23, 2008
Comment: Re: word choice - Ray Le Maistre October 23, 2008

ECI Targets Wireless Backhaul, OSS


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October 23, 2008 : ECI is looking to build on its early successes in the carrier Ethernet market by developing service-specific platforms and OSS products

Thinking Virtual With Larry Dennison


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October 22, 2008 : Larry Dennison has struck out on his own with his 'lean and hungry' startup that's focusing on the next big step for service providers: the virtualization of services and management. Is he building the OSS of the future?

Larry Dennison: He's Baaaaack!


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October 21, 2008 : Only days after his sudden exit from Soapstone (formerly Avici), Larry Dennison is back in the carrier Ethernet world with a new startup – LightWolf Technologies

Tellabs Sinks on $1B Loss


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October 21, 2008 : Fourth-quarter outlook and massive writedown hits Tellabs numbers as it restructures for leaner times, axing 280 positions, or 8 percent of its staff

LR Names 2008 Leading Lights Winners


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October 20, 2008 : The annual Light Reading awards have been handed out at a gala dinner in New York – find out who won!

Metro Move for Infinera?


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October 20, 2008 : 5:55 PM -- Industry talk puts Infinera close to metro platform launch

Carrier Ethernet Still Ramping


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October 20, 2008 : The market for carrier Ethernet equipment is still set to nearly double in the next five years, but growing competition and economic factors mean market projections have been eased back a bit

India: Still Booming, Attracting Investment


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October 17, 2008 : There's no let-up on activity in India, where the mobile population has broken through the 300 million mark and companies are investing in new facilities, plus more news

Sony Ericsson Provides Relief


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October 17, 2008 : Handset makers' numbers aren't pretty, but they're not as bad as expected

Vendor Financing Not in the Cards


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October 16, 2008 : Nokia discounts any return of 'vendor financing' practices, as does Alcatel-Lucent, though both equipment firms recognize the strain the industry is under

Nokia Siemens Shrinks in Q3


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October 16, 2008 : Nokia Siemens sees its third-quarter revenues shrink year-on-year as exchange rate changes hit the vendor's top line

ECI Makes Ethernet Headway


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October 15, 2008 : ECI puts its IP/MPLS and transport heritage to use and lands some early deals as it attempts to compete with the carrier Ethernet switch sector's big guns

BTI Invests in Europe


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October 15, 2008 : 9:45 AM -- Optical and Ethernet vendor BTI Systems opens European HQ

XO Rounds Out Ethernet Pitch


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October 14, 2008 : XO is investing further in its enterprise and wholesale Ethernet services story, and giving Ciena another reason to say 'told you so' about its expensive World Wide Packets acquisition

Adtran Holds Firm, Grows in Q3


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October 14, 2008 : Access vendor defied the market in the third quarter by expanding its revenues and is confident it can weather the current storm, though there are signs of uncertainty

Europeans Advance FTTx Plans


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October 13, 2008 : As BT unveils details of its fiber-to-the-curb service pilots, PacketFront announces further success in Norway with new fiber-to-the-home deployments on the outskirts of Oslo
Comment: Not good for the CV - Ray Le Maistre October 13, 2008

Optimism at Telefónica


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October 13, 2008 : 9:35 AM -- Spanish giant says it's not rocked by global storm

AlcaLu to Sell Thales


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October 13, 2008 : 8:50 AM -- French paper sees AlcaLu selling its Thales holding

Telenor Bans ZTE From New Deals


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October 13, 2008 : Norway's national carrier excludes ZTE from any new business and all tender processes worldwide due to an unspecified 'breach of code of conduct' in a recent tender process: Vendor blames rogue employee

Ethernet Benefits From 21CN Rethink


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October 10, 2008 : BT’s decision to revamp its 21CN rollout strategy has given the British carrier a stronger hand in the increasingly competitive Ethernet services market, especially in mobile backhaul

ISP's IPv6 Beef


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October 10, 2008 : 9:40 AM -- British ISP highlights 21CN's lack of IPV6 support

BT Outsources Ops to AlcaLu


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October 9, 2008 : About 500 staff are to transfer from BT to Alcatel-Lucent in an outsourcing deal focused on the running of legacy networks, and there are rumors of another much larger deal in the works

Big Ben's Jet Ban


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October 9, 2008 : 10:15 AM -- AlcaLu's new CEO grounds corporate jets

Huawei Halts Handset Unit Sale


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October 9, 2008 : Huawei postpones the sale of a stake in its Terminals Business, blaming current economic uncertainty

Guilty! BT Chump in eBay Scam


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October 9, 2008 : 9:00 AM -- BT misfit found guilty of eBay kit sales
Comment: Re: csco stock - Ray Le Maistre October 8, 2008

NetSocket Tries Mission Impossible


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October 8, 2008 : With some experienced backers and a management team with core router experience, NetSocket is trying to succeed where Operax failed in the IP resource management sector

Awards Update: Voters Back Nokia Siemens, ECI


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October 8, 2008 : As the voting deadline approaches, readers register their support for the shortlisted firms and individuals in this year's Leading Lights awards, with ECI and Nokia Siemens Networks coming on strong

As Sonus Shrinks, AudioCodes Stays Firm


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October 7, 2008 : As the capex freeze continues to hit VOIP vendor Sonus, which now says 2008 revenues will fall year-on-year, AudioCodes is bullish about its prospects and heading for a 15 percent rise in sales

Convergys Swallows OSS Specialist


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October 6, 2008 : Another OSS minnow, Ceon, gets acquired, and again it's the prey's 'service catalogue' capabilities that have attracted a buyer

Verizon Adds Nortel to Its 100G Club


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October 6, 2008 : Verizon has been testing out 100 Gbit/s optical transmission again, this time with Nortel

Android Man Leads 'Person of Year' Voting


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October 6, 2008 : Early voting for the Leading Lights 'Person of the Year' award puts Google's head of mobile platforms, Andy Rubin, ahead of the pack, though Reliance chairman Anil Ambani isn't far behind
Comment: Re: Methinks - Ray Le Maistre October 6, 2008
Comment: Re: Person of the Year - Ray Le Maistre October 6, 2008
Comment: Picking away at GPON - Ray Le Maistre October 3, 2008

Fujitsu Wins Key Battle


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October 3, 2008 : 1:25 PM -- Clear winner in the Brussels coffee conflict

Nokia Siemens Dumps on GPON


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October 3, 2008 : NSN is flying the flag for VDSL2 and WDM-PON now that it has walked away from the GPON market, but how watertight are its arguments?

Dutch Do WDM-PON


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October 3, 2008 : 8:45 AM -- Nortel scores a hit with its WDM-PON offer

FT Preps Major Backhaul Rollout


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October 2, 2008 : Sources at broadband industry event say France Telecom is close to choosing suppliers for a major, multi-country upgrade of its fixed broadband backhaul capabilities

Transmode Bucks Growth Trend


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October 1, 2008 : The global economic storm may be intensifying, but optical vendor Transmode appears to have established a financial microclimate of its own as sales ramp up