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Craig Matsumoto
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Posted in November 2006

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Comment: Re: Bell Labs - Craig Matsumoto November 30, 2006
Comment: Re: 100G ? - Craig Matsumoto November 30, 2006
Comment: 3Com - Craig Matsumoto November 29, 2006

Ciena, Infinera Push 100-GigE


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (30)
November 29, 2006 : A couple of recent research announcements highlight the continued push to 40- and 100-Gbit/s transport, as the supercomputing community voices its need for speed

3Com Takes the H3C Plunge


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
November 29, 2006 : The financing remains a mystery, but 3Com has agreed to spend $882 million to acquire the remaining 49 percent of its H3C joint venture with Huawei

Is Alcatel Suing over Xbox?


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November 23, 2006 : It looks like your ordinary patent suit, but the timing is close to the Lucent merger approval and the Xbox announcement of video downloads. Time to start spinning theories
Comment: Speechless - Craig Matsumoto November 22, 2006
Comment: Re: The real question. - Craig Matsumoto November 22, 2006
Comment: Re: Interesting - Craig Matsumoto November 22, 2006
Comment: Re: Interesting - Craig Matsumoto November 22, 2006

Remember Alice?


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
November 22, 2006 : 9:00 AM -- 'It's a song about Alice...'

100-Gig Ethernet Gets Official Nod


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (33)
November 22, 2006 : A few other numbers got bandied about, but 100-Gbit/s Ethernet has been on people's minds since the IEEE Higher Speed Study Group got formed. Now, it's official
Comment: Allot IPO - Craig Matsumoto November 22, 2006
Comment: Mass customization - Craig Matsumoto November 22, 2006

Poll: Vonage IPO Gets Thumbs Down


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
November 21, 2006 : It's a mixed bag as readers chime in on recent and upcoming IPOs, but one thing's for certain: They don't think Vonage compares with the rest of the crop

Links & Leading Lights 2006: In Pictures


Slide Shows - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
November 21, 2006 : Photos from Heavy Reading's pow-wow on the future of telecom and our Leading Lights Awards Dinner

Sightings


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November 20, 2006 : 2:20 PM -- Strange happenings on the Links 2006 course

Links 2006: What's Up With Content?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
November 20, 2006 : The annual Heavy Reading executive summit took a media and content focus, as speakers expounded on how changes in consumer habits and demands will affect not just networks, but carriers and even advertisers
Comment: Bookham - Craig Matsumoto November 16, 2006

Leading Lights Smackdown


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November 16, 2006 : 4:15 PM -- Cisco and Juniper, talkin' trash

Will Avanex Hook Bookham?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (32)
November 16, 2006 : A heated rumor puts the two components firms on the verge of merging, as they attempt to boost the bottom line through cost consolidation
Comment: Hits/Misses - Craig Matsumoto November 16, 2006

2005 Leading Lights: Where Are They Now?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
November 15, 2006 : With the 2006 awards awaiting their winners in Santa Barbara, we take a look back at last year's winners, seeing who lived up to the Leading Lights billing
Comment: Startup models - Craig Matsumoto November 14, 2006

Alcatel Seals C&W Deal


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
November 14, 2006 : When Cable & Wireless parted ways with Tellabs for the NGN rollout, Alcatel was assumed to have stepped in. A year later, the companies are confirming that it's so

Two Strikes on Cisco


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November 14, 2006 : 5:00 PM -- Baseball shouldn't sound like a keynote speech
Comment: Deal collapse - Craig Matsumoto November 14, 2006

SF 2016 Bid Dies


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November 14, 2006 : 7:00 AM -- Bay Area sports fun continues

Cisco Goes Greenfield


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November 13, 2006 : Grand Junction veterans get acquired by Cisco yet again, as the networking giant snaps up their latest company, Greenfield Networks

Genius Alert


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November 10, 2006 : 2:30 PM -- Squeak. Squawk. Burble. 'Genius grant, please!'
Comment: Sonoa: Son o' SOA - Craig Matsumoto November 9, 2006
Comment: Tellabs and Verizon - Craig Matsumoto November 9, 2006

Sonoa Secures Round B


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
November 9, 2006 : Former Fiberlane exec Raj Singh is still at it with Sonoa, his startup tackling service-oriented architecture (SOA), and his firm's latest funding brings in backers including Juniper Networks

Prop 87 Aftermath


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November 9, 2006 : 4:40 PM -- How Vinod Khosla became the bad guy
Comment: Cisco Field - Craig Matsumoto November 9, 2006
Comment: Cisco blowout - Craig Matsumoto November 8, 2006

Cisco Soars in Q1


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November 8, 2006 : Stock climbs after-hours as Cisco produces another estimate-beating quarter and a forecast for 24 to 25 percent growth in revenues for Q2
Comment: Re: ONS 15454 - Craig Matsumoto November 8, 2006

Cisco Pseudowires Verizon Business


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
November 8, 2006 : A newly launched pseudowire service is being run on Cisco equipment, leaving an earlier Hammerhead rumor still waiting in the wings
Comment: Re: Miss - Craig Matsumoto November 8, 2006
Comment: Mobile TV - Craig Matsumoto November 7, 2006

Cisco & Cracker Jack


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November 7, 2006 : 5:30 PM -- Brace yourself for the Silicon Valley A's
Comment: Re: Ransom note - Craig Matsumoto November 7, 2006
Comment: On the plus side, - Craig Matsumoto November 7, 2006

Bookham Bruised by Q1


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (21)
November 7, 2006 : Well received earnings from Avanex and JDSU set the stage, but Bookham fell on its face with its Q1 report yesterday, sending the stock down 12% after hours

Chips Tune In TV


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
November 7, 2006 : Startups BroadLogic, Telegent, and Quartics are all working on TV, each producing chips that target different types of content delivery over networks or via PCs

Friday Brain Teaser


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November 3, 2006 : 5:30 PM -- An improved twist on a classic

JDSU Lands in the Black


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
November 3, 2006 : At long last, JDSU has a profitable quarter (in pro forma terms, anyway) even in the face of a test and measurement hiccup. Stock climbs 16%
Comment: 50 million?! - Craig Matsumoto November 3, 2006

Infinera Boosts Avanex


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (15)
November 3, 2006 : The struggling optics vendor reports some halfway decent news in Q1, including sales to Infinera and some traction with new products; stock jumps 12% after hours

Optical: Cisco's Odd Man Out?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (23)
November 3, 2006 : More cost and personnel cuts once again ignite rumors that Cisco is close to ditching its optical business. Cisco maintains it is focused 'on growth opportunities'

PBT: Stray Thoughts


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November 2, 2006 : 2:00 PM -- Nortel's John Hawkins tosses out some quotes on PBT

Google Effect


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November 1, 2006 : 2:30 PM -- Halloween Googlites invade downtown