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Craig Matsumoto
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Posted in November 2008

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Avanex/Bookham Redux


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November 26, 2008 : 1:15 PM -- The rumor that will never die
Comment: Re: kudos - Craig Matsumoto November 26, 2008
Comment: Re: Nice interview - Craig Matsumoto November 26, 2008
Comment: Sezmi & marketing - Craig Matsumoto November 26, 2008

Enablence Trims Staff


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November 26, 2008 : The juggling act between Wave7 and Pannaway begins, as Enablence makes a minor staff cut that includes Pannaway's VP of engineering
Comment: Set-backs - Craig Matsumoto November 26, 2008

Sezmi Raises Cash, Slims Down


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November 26, 2008 : A $33M round will help with a planned 2009 launch of Sezmi's IPTV-alternative service, but it comes around the same time as a reported 20 percent layoff
Comment: Clearwire hiring - Craig Matsumoto November 26, 2008

Tellabs Juggles GPON, Ethernet


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November 25, 2008 : In a Light Reading interview, CEO Rob Pullen says his company had to ditch Verizon's GPON business because of the customized nature of the product

Rob Pullen, CEO, Tellabs


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November 25, 2008 : 'I don't mind spending our money. There are bargains out there.'

Cisco's Time Off


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November 25, 2008 : 2:40 PM -- A long-standing Silicon Valley tradition

Gemfire Reopens Its Doors


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November 24, 2008 : It took some wrangling with customers, but the optical components company says it's back in business after sending workers home for a couple weeks' unexpected vacation
Comment: Cavium - Craig Matsumoto November 24, 2008

Tunable Wars


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November 21, 2008 : 6:00 PM -- JDSU's escalation tactic

Chipping Away at Cisco's ASR 9000


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November 21, 2008 : It turns out there's a good reason some analysts believed Cisco would use its own QuantumFlow chip in the ASR 9000: Cisco apparently wanted them to
Comment: Set-Back Set-Tops - Craig Matsumoto November 19, 2008

Cisco's EZ 400-Gig


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November 19, 2008 : 1:40 PM -- The chip everyone's talking about

100GigE Scorecard


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November 19, 2008 : 8:55 AM -- Who's done what so far

Internet2, ESnet Want Their 100-Gig


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November 18, 2008 : The research networks are pressuring their vendors for a 100GE answer, and the vendors are seizing the chance eagerly

Yahoo's Next Chief


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November 18, 2008 : 9:05 AM -- Remember when Apple sucked? Yahoo should

Tellabs Adds a CTO


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November 17, 2008 : New chief exec Rob Pullen continues his remake of Tellabs by reinstating the CTO's office and recruiting Vikram Saskena out of Sonus

WDM-PON Photos


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November 17, 2008 : 1:30 PM -- Nortel gear, in fashionable gray

Hatteras Chops Headcount


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November 14, 2008 : Sales have supposedly doubled this year for Hatteras, but the company is cutting staff, seeing no way to escape the economic crisis unscathed

Hatteras Cuts Staff


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November 14, 2008 : 12:50 PM -- Layoff season rolls on
Comment: Sun cutting 5,000 - Craig Matsumoto November 14, 2008

Orckit Hunkers Down, Axes 90 Jobs


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November 13, 2008 : The networking equipment firm says business is going fine, but it's cutting one third of its staff to prepare for a possible recession

iPhone at TelcoTV


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November 13, 2008 : 2:00 PM -- Widevine flashes its cool

The Ad Question


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November 13, 2008 : 1:00 PM -- Is it good to be targeted?

Orca's IPTV Split


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November 13, 2008 : 12:25 PM -- An interesting shared model

Sezmi Passes Trial Phase


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November 13, 2008 : The completion of technical trials in Seattle brings the ambitious startup video service one step closer to a possible mid-2009 launch
Comment: Intel Tanks Q4 - Craig Matsumoto November 12, 2008

Orckit's Next Trick


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November 12, 2008 : 5:50 PM -- No, not the insect guys

Telcos Declare TV Love


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November 12, 2008 : Not surprisingly, TelcoTV keynotes have Verizon and AT&T reaffirming their commitment to the 'revitalization' of TV
Comment: Cisco share - Craig Matsumoto November 12, 2008

TelcoTV: Consumers Say Price Matters


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November 12, 2008 : It's no surprise that consumers told Heavy Reading they care about the price of TV services – the worrying part is that they might not care much about any other factors

Market Share vs. Cisco


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November 11, 2008 : 6:00 PM -- Running down the numbers

Cisco Pumps Up the Edge


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November 11, 2008 : The much-hyped and already leaked ASR 9000 packs the kind of throughput Cisco says is necessary for telcos' video-heavy future, and it doesn't require a new operating system
Comment: Puppy Power - Craig Matsumoto November 11, 2008
Comment: The Other Guys - Craig Matsumoto November 11, 2008

NetLogic Tries Out 100GigE


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November 10, 2008 : Startup Aeluros was stung by the 10-Gig Ethernet market, but now, under the wing of publicly held NetLogic, the chip operation is determined to get a headstart on 100-Gig

Enabling Enablence


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November 7, 2008 : 5:05 PM -- The Pannaway point of view

Gemfire Burning?


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November 6, 2008 : 7:20 PM -- Apparently, $37M wasn't enough

Cisco in Crisis Mode


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November 6, 2008 : 8:40 AM -- It's official: It's bad

Ekinops Pushes 40-Gig


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November 5, 2008 : Another contender chimes in with 40-Gig optical transport, using a wavelength-bonding technique that bears some resemblence to OpVista's

Cisco Predicts Q2 Plunge


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November 5, 2008 : Now that the economy's really gotten bad, Cisco is dialing up a strategy to cut $1 billion in costs and, CEO John Chambers says, prepare for the eventual upturn
Comment: Re: How Long? - Craig Matsumoto November 5, 2008

Force10 Gets a View


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November 4, 2008 : The data center virtualization craze could open another market for Force10, which claims its software can make these new networks easier and more efficient to operate

Polatis Takes the White House


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November 3, 2008 : Even without the promise of 1,000-port cross-connects, Polatis has managed to forge ahead with all-optical switching, finding applications in areas like TV broadcasting
Comment: Arista & the Cloud - Craig Matsumoto November 3, 2008

Kennedy's Take


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November 3, 2008 : 1:00 PM -- Some fine parting gifts from JDSU