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Craig Matsumoto
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Posted in January 2009

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Comment: Juniper quarters - Craig Matsumoto January 30, 2009

Infinera Anchored by New Wins


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January 30, 2009 : New customers are sprouting up, but that's going to mean a quarter of losses as Infinera continues to wrestle with unevenly spaced sales
Comment: Facebook - Craig Matsumoto January 30, 2009

Infinera Levels Up


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January 29, 2009 : 6:05 PM -- Some 'Internet' company overtakes Level 3

Juniper's Q4 Shows Worry Lines


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January 29, 2009 : The numbers came out fine, but even Juniper isn't immune to some cautious buying patterns by its customers
Comment: Re: Light my fire! - Craig Matsumoto January 28, 2009

Pulling the Trigger


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January 28, 2009 : 9:30 AM -- Bookham and Avanex pretty much had to merge

Bookham, Avanex Defend Their Deal


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January 28, 2009 : After years of disappointments and false starts, the companies say they've stabilized enough to make a merger work

The Bookham Team


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January 28, 2009 : 8:30 AM -- Not hard to see who's in charge
Comment: Re: Light my fire! - Craig Matsumoto January 27, 2009
Comment: Re: NetApp #1? Really? - Craig Matsumoto January 27, 2009

Bookham, Avanex Tie the Knot


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January 27, 2009 : The deal that couldn't be completed in 2005 and 2006 is finally done, as the two optical components players play catchup to the deals Finisar and Opnext have made
Comment: Energy & Extreme - Craig Matsumoto January 27, 2009

Cisco Toasts Big Iron


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January 27, 2009 : 12:10 PM -- Coffee and cupcakes for the CRS-1

Cisco's IOS Goes Green


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January 27, 2009 : Trying to prove it's easy being green, Cisco is outfitting its Catalyst routers with software to control power usage – possibly including lights, air conditioning, and laptops

NetApp Tops Google


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January 26, 2009 : 4:10 PM -- Fortune finds a new champion

Nortel's Decline & Fall


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Comment: Skype spinoff? - Craig Matsumoto January 23, 2009

Limelight Beats Level 3 in Patent Case


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January 23, 2009 : A jury finds Limelight doesn't infringe on those old Savvis patents after all
Comment: Qimonda insolvent - Craig Matsumoto January 23, 2009

Avaya Moves In


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January 22, 2009 : 4:05 PM Down come the Nortel signs
Comment: Thanks - Craig Matsumoto January 21, 2009
Comment: Nortel 2001 - Craig Matsumoto January 21, 2009

Former AlcaLu Exec Quigley Resurfaces


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January 21, 2009 : Many wanted him to become AlcaLu's next CEO, but Quigley is staying closer to home with his latest venture, joining the board of an Australian tech firm

Riverbed Sees Carrier Potential in Mazu


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January 21, 2009 : The $47 million purchase of Mazu gives Riverbed an analysis tool that could help the company's ongoing push to move its WAN acceleration technology into service provider networks

Anyone's Guess


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January 21, 2009 : 2:50 PM -- Adtran draws an upward curve for the TA 5000

The Decline & Fall of Nortel Networks


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January 21, 2009 : Nortel may never be the giant it once was, but the company has never failed to fascinate us, as a look back at more than eight years of Light Reading coverage shows

JDSU Cuts Goodwill


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January 20, 2009 : 7:00 PM -- What's the opposite of 'topping off?'

No New Nortel?


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January 16, 2009 : 4:20 PM -- There's no 'Burger King' in it

Warrior for CTO?


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January 16, 2009 : 11:10 AM -- A higher calling than Cisco

Nortel: Lights Out


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January 15, 2009 : 3:55 PM -- Photo of the day
Comment: Re: Twitter - Craig Matsumoto January 14, 2009

Should Nortel Be Sold for Parts?


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January 14, 2009 : Pieces of Nortel are likely to be sold off as the company goes through bankruptcy restructuring. The question is whether there'll be enough left to call 'Nortel'

Web.alive Stays Alive


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January 14, 2009 : 4:00 PM -- The Nortel news you've been waiting for
Comment: Twitter - Craig Matsumoto January 14, 2009
Comment: Re: Impact of Nortel - Craig Matsumoto January 14, 2009
Comment: Canada steps in - Craig Matsumoto January 14, 2009

Nortel's Side Effect


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January 14, 2009 : 11:40 AM -- Oh yeah... Bookham
Comment: Nortel update - Craig Matsumoto January 13, 2009
Comment: Wage cuts - Craig Matsumoto January 13, 2009

Nortel's Zero Hour?


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January 13, 2009 : 3:05 PM -- A Thursday deadline could tip Nortel's hand

Cavium Cuts Salaries


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January 12, 2009 : 5:10 PM -- That's salaries, not people

Sorrento Gets ROADM-Like


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January 12, 2009 : By splitting off GigE feeds as if they were wavelengths, Sorrento is pitching its newest GigaMux card as an alternative to small ROADMs

CES: 2Wire Brings Apps Home


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January 9, 2009 : Possibly learning from the lessons of AT&T and the iPhone, new modular home gateway targets what 2Wire says is a growing carrier interest in getting a cut of the network applications business
Comment: Re: Nortel/Radware? - Craig Matsumoto January 9, 2009
Comment: Re: Nortel/Radware? - Craig Matsumoto January 9, 2009
Comment: Google routers - Craig Matsumoto January 8, 2009
Comment: Nortel/Radware? - Craig Matsumoto January 8, 2009

Cisco Goes Consumer


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January 7, 2009 : 5:50 PM -- It's not in the device market... yet

Force10, Turin Play Convergence Card


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January 6, 2009 : New buddies say their planned merger is a bet on increased convergence of data centers and service provider networks
Comment: Turin/F10 revenues - Craig Matsumoto January 5, 2009
Comment: Sony Home - Craig Matsumoto January 5, 2009
Comment: Civil war - Craig Matsumoto January 5, 2009

Vitesse Catches Up


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January 2, 2009 : 6:20 PM -- Leaving 2008 with a bang, and a profit

Nistica's Early Xmas


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January 2, 2009 : 3:15 PM -- Written well after Xmas, but you can ignore that