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Posted in October 2012

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Big Switch Raises $25M for OpenFlow Push


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
October 31, 2012 : Big Switch gets a bigger bankroll as it works toward releasing a commercial product for software-defined networking
Comment: TelcoTV Best in Show - Craig Matsumoto October 30, 2012

PON & Backhaul Backfire for PMC-Sierra


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
October 30, 2012 : Two acquisitions haven't panned out as expected, leading to a $276M writedown for the chip company

Clearwire Will Keep Using Huawei


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
October 26, 2012 : A coming upgrade will include more Huawei equipment to supplement what Clearwire already has

SDN's Pragmatic Side


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 26, 2012 : 3:35 PM Far from the years-away talk of network programmability, a couple of TelcoTV panelists discuss what SDN can do for them now

Windstream Gets Hip to Over-the-Top Video


LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
October 25, 2012 : As Windstream plans to augment Merge, its over-the-top video service, its thinking offers some pointers for other independent telcos
Comment: Infinera 2013 - Craig Matsumoto October 25, 2012

Infinera Has Tier 1 News (Soon)


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (21)
October 25, 2012 : 8:30 AM The company talked about this big North American customer. The deal finally happened, and there aren't many guesses as to who it is

Juniper Struggles Continue Past Q3


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
October 23, 2012 : A flat outlook and yet another executive transition keep the 'interesting' times rolling

Sycamore Prepares to Shut Down


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
October 23, 2012 : An $18.75M sale of most of the business presages the end of a high-flier from Light Reading's early days
Comment: Best Telecom Product - Craig Matsumoto October 23, 2012
Comment: Re: Tradeshow Pics - Craig Matsumoto October 23, 2012

2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best Product (Telecom)


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 23, 2012 : 11:00 AM Kicking off a series of blogs about the 2012 Leading Lights awards, here's the reasoning for the six telecom product finalists we picked
Comment: Tradeshow Pics - Craig Matsumoto October 22, 2012
Comment: Drew Perkins - Craig Matsumoto October 22, 2012
Comment: Huawei and SDN - Craig Matsumoto October 19, 2012

Cisco SDN Expert Leaves for Brocade


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October 19, 2012 : The shuffling of top engineers continues as SDN creates new opportunities in networking

Motorola Mobility Sinks Google's Earnings


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
October 18, 2012 : Google's erstwhile Android flagship, Motorola Mobility, is a drag on the search giant's Q3, according to analysts
Comment: Re: Premature - Craig Matsumoto October 18, 2012

AT&T Eyes Expanding U-verse


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (11)
October 18, 2012 : The 18M access lines that didn't get U-verse might see an upgrade
Comment: The Networked Home - Craig Matsumoto October 17, 2012
Comment: Re: Premature - Craig Matsumoto October 17, 2012
Comment: Cisco vs. VMware - Craig Matsumoto October 17, 2012

Cisco, Citrix Get Friendly to Fight F5 Networks


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 17, 2012 : Unable to topple the Layer 4 through 7 guys, Cisco is turning one of them into an intimate ally
Comment: Sprint on TV - Craig Matsumoto October 16, 2012
Comment: 100G - Craig Matsumoto October 16, 2012
Comment: Docsis 3.1 - Craig Matsumoto October 16, 2012

Enablence Gives 100G a Shot in China


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 16, 2012 : Everyone's favorite photonic integration long-shot will help a large Chinese vendor with 40G and 100G modules
Comment: Telefonica Incubator - Craig Matsumoto October 15, 2012
Comment: Line Card on a Chip - Craig Matsumoto October 12, 2012

Chips Race to Absorb the Line Card


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
October 12, 2012 : The network processor is expanding its reach up to applications and services, possibly intensifying the rivalry between two chipmakers

Why Arista Doesn't Like ASICs


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
October 11, 2012 : Andy Bechtolsheim shares some thoughts about Moore's Law, networking chip design and the state of 100G
Comment: Re: Report - Craig Matsumoto October 11, 2012

Juniper Primes Its Edge Router Lineup


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October 11, 2012 : There's a really large MX router on the books now, but the bigger story is the continued emphasis on router-based services
Comment: VoLTE - Craig Matsumoto October 10, 2012

MetroPCS Changes Course on 4G Voice


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
October 9, 2012 : The plan for the combined T-Mobile/MetroPCS seems to veer away from voice-over-LTE

Cyan Reaches for the Metro Core


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 9, 2012 : A booster shot for the Z77 packet-optical system gives Cyan a way to target router bypass in the core, a method Verizon likes to talk about
Comment: Re: yawn - Craig Matsumoto October 8, 2012

How EMC Could Declare War on Cisco


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
October 5, 2012 : 5:50 PM There's no sign it would actually happen, but one analysis of EMC buying Juniper brings up some interesting ideas
Comment: Re: Heads of State - Craig Matsumoto October 4, 2012
Comment: Cisco Nexus 1000v - Craig Matsumoto October 4, 2012

2 Execs Become Cisco Presidents


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
October 4, 2012 : If you're keeping score in Cisco's chain of succession, you knew Rob Lloyd and Gary Moore were already near the top of the list

Cisco Gets Some SDN Help


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 4, 2012 : Cloud computing startup vCider might become Cisco's answer to the VMware/Nicira acquisition

Citrix Puts a Higher-Layer Spin on SDN


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October 3, 2012 : The Netscaler platform could become a central figure in future SDN implementations, if Citrix and its partners get their way
Comment: Nope, not Menara - Craig Matsumoto October 3, 2012

Gray-Market Optics Get a Brand Name


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
October 2, 2012 : A hardware reseller is offering generic optical modules, trying to topple the premiums charged by some companies (*cough* Cisco *cough*)

Huawei's R&D Man Quits for EMC


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
October 2, 2012 : John Roese, the former Nortel exec who had been a key part of Huawei's North American ambitions, has moved on
Comment: CFO Side Note - Craig Matsumoto October 2, 2012

Cisco's Core Router Gets Optical Genes


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
October 2, 2012 : The company puts a dose of packet-optical into the core, offering a multilayer control plane for the CRS-3

Cisco SDN Exec Joins Arista


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 2, 2012 : The lure of software-defined networking has drawn another executive away from a big-company haven

Juniper Says Layoffs Don't Target QFabric


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 1, 2012 : In cutting 5% of its workforce, Juniper says it isn't picking on any particular product