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Posted in December 2009

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2009 Top Ten: Nortel Stories


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December 30, 2009 : A look back on one of the most tumultuous years for any company in the Light Reading universe

2009 Top Ten: Most Popular Non-Nortel Stories


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December 30, 2009 : Because there were other things to write about, you know...

Charles Vogt, CEO, Genband


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December 24, 2009 : Some of this is going to sound familiar... More whys and wherefores about buying a Nortel division

Morin's Plan: Stick With Ciena


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December 22, 2009 : Nortel's MEN man appears to be on board for the transition once the optical division gets acquired by Ciena

Why Oclaro Picked Xtellus


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December 21, 2009 : Scalability was important, but the price tag might have been a bigger factor when Oclaro went ROADM shopping

Nortel Ex-CEO Roth Wants Protection


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December 18, 2009 : He's reportedly asking the company for $1B in indemnification against class-action lawsuits

Broadcom's Still Mum on Femtocells


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December 18, 2009 : And on LTE, too. At least they're consistent

Oclaro Makes Its ROADM Bid


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December 17, 2009 : Filling a noticeable gap, the company goes to the acquisition for some optical switching power
Comment: Re: interesting ... - Craig Matsumoto December 17, 2009

Rumor: Has Matisse's Optical Burst Gone Bust?


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December 17, 2009 :

Broadcom's Thinking Gets Cloudy


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December 16, 2009 : Visions of multichassis data-center switches were what led Broadcom to buy startup Dune Networks

Broadcom Options Case Disintegrates


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December 16, 2009 : Fraud charges against former Broadcom execs drop like flies

Finisar Climbs ROADM Ranks


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December 14, 2009 : JDSU remains the leader in a fragmented market, but analysts are keeping an eye on Finisar's gains

The Art of Shutting Up


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December 11, 2009 : 1:45 PM Amazing news: A day without Twitter is entirely possible
Comment: Underperforming - Craig Matsumoto December 10, 2009
Comment: 60 GHz - Craig Matsumoto December 10, 2009
Comment: Turquoise - Craig Matsumoto December 10, 2009

60GHz Can Too Run a Home Network


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December 10, 2009 : The oft-disparaged band is considered a one-room wonder, but the WiGig and WirelessHD camps say it can (un)wire the entire home

Cisco's Bid for History


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December 9, 2009 : 7:20 PM John Chambers isn't playing for just 12% to 17%
Comment: More Ned Hooper love - Craig Matsumoto December 9, 2009
Comment: 12-17% - Craig Matsumoto December 9, 2009

Cisco: HP, IBM Had Their Chance


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December 9, 2009 : Big-partner relations, the Flip offensive, and other quips from Cisco's analyst day

Cisco: Yep, HP's a Competitor


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December 8, 2009 : Now that it's obvious, CEO John Chambers is willing to say it out loud

WiFi Faces Video Challenger


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December 8, 2009 : It's a battle of the 5GHz bands as the Wireless Home Digital Interface gets ready to roll
Comment: Conan & Comcast - Craig Matsumoto December 8, 2009
Comment: IPoDWDM - Craig Matsumoto December 8, 2009

Force10 Strikes at the Core


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December 7, 2009 : Set the controls for the heart of the network: Force10 adds MPLS and starts working on IPoDWDM
Comment: Tandberg - Craig Matsumoto December 4, 2009
Comment: CableCARD - Craig Matsumoto December 4, 2009

FCC Explains Its Broadband Plan


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December 4, 2009 : FCC men came to Silicon Valley to talk about the National Broadband Plan. One message: The boring parts are more important than you might think

Light Peak Puffs Up Enablence


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December 4, 2009 : Shares of Enablence are soaring on news that a dinky photodiode can be worth $10 to $12. Really?

Sonoa Gets iPhone Cred


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December 4, 2009 : The company started by optical bubble star Raj Singh manages to tie together iPhone cool and 'cloud' hipness

Sigma Doesn't Blame Broadcom


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December 3, 2009 : A sudden revenue shortfall isn't a sign of long-awaited competition from Broadcom, the chipmaker insists

The Case for Ciena/Nortel


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December 2, 2009 : Suppose Nortel's optical group ends up with Ciena rather than Nokia Siemens. It's not all doom and gloom from there
Comment: Ah, drama! - Craig Matsumoto December 2, 2009

NSN Might Rebid for Nortel's MEN


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December 1, 2009 : Do-over! NSN is challenging Ciena's winning $739 million bid and offering to better it with $810 million cash

Dune Digs In at Broadcom


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December 1, 2009 : The chip vendor picks up a new switch fabric and finds a way to get cloud computing mentioned in the deal