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Posted in June 2008

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Vendors Take Note: Managed Services Matter


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June 30, 2008 : With carriers looking for new revenue sources, equipment vendors including Cisco and Juniper are putting more emphasis on managed services
Comment: Supercomputer - Craig Matsumoto June 27, 2008

More on 100Gig


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
June 27, 2008 : 5:40 PM -- Bits and bites and StrataLight

Comcast Thinks Big


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June 26, 2008 : 2:00 PM -- Another 100-GigE test and a T1600 customer

Google Grabs a CFO


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June 25, 2008 : 6:30 PM -- Patrick Pichette, come on down! (From Canada!)

HP Pumps Up Telco Consulting


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
June 25, 2008 : IT company adds marketing to old consulting practice and wrings a story out of us – d'oh!

Insta-Keynote


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June 24, 2008 : 2:15 PM -- Add John Chambers and water, stir

Broadcom: Guilty Plea


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
June 24, 2008 : 9:00 AM -- No, not from Henry Nicholas

Lumera Soars on Telcordia Results


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (21)
June 23, 2008 : The stock rises 24% after an OK from Telcordia presents hope that Lumera's telecom-centric plan might work

Foundry LAGs Ahead


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
June 23, 2008 : 2:40 PM -- A big number that seems worth noting

NXTcomm: Top 5 Ethernet Trends


NXTcomm News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
June 23, 2008 : This year's NXTcomm was sporting an Ethernet look, with deployments, backhaul, management, and PBT leading the discussions
Comment: Dry heat - Craig Matsumoto June 20, 2008

Microsoft at Home


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June 20, 2008 : 3:40 PM -- IPTV next steps, real and imagined
Comment: Re: Fact check! - Craig Matsumoto June 20, 2008

Ex-Nortel Execs Charged With Fraud


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
June 19, 2008 : Frank Dunn and two other former Nortel officials get charged with fraud after a four-year investigation by Canada's RCMP

LRTV Interview: BT's Maria Pardee


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June 19, 2008 : The managing director of BT's integration group talks up next-gen video and the changes hitting Web 2.0

Infinera's Numbers


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June 19, 2008 : 10:20 AM -- Can't blame Level 3 for this

Sun Opens Up


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June 18, 2008 : 6:30 PM -- Scott McNealy just loves the iPhone

AlcaLu Expands at BT


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June 18, 2008 : The 7750 was already in BT's 21CN network, but an Ethernet services launch – and the decision to put off PBT – are helping AlcaLu build that presence dramatically

Demarc Goes 10-Gig


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June 18, 2008 : 10:35 AM -- Like you didn't see that coming

Infinera Wins DT, Loses the Day


NXTcomm News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
June 17, 2008 : That elusive Tier 1 win has finally landed, but troubles with established customers were enough to pulverize Infinera's stock after hours
Comment: Infinera cave-in - Craig Matsumoto June 16, 2008

Onewei, Twowei


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June 16, 2008 : 5:40 PM -- Redback's video crew skedaddles in Seattle

Intel Goes Solar


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June 16, 2008 : 5:15 PM -- Solar goes from Intel
Comment: Not Guilty plea - Craig Matsumoto June 16, 2008

Cortina Goes Home


NXTcomm News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
June 16, 2008 : From Sonet/SDH-related chips, Cortina has gone all the way downstream to the home network via the acquisition of obscure Storm Semiconductor
Comment: Re: Free WiFi - Craig Matsumoto June 16, 2008

Microsoft's IPTV Friends


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June 16, 2008 : 8:30 AM -- Ganging up on the 'ecosystem' thing

Broadcom Wins Patent Ruling


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June 13, 2008 : The ITC rejects claims made by SiRF Technology over GPS-related patents

Chipping Away at 100-Gig


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
June 13, 2008 : 4:30 PM -- A walk on the electronics side
Comment: Lightstorm - Craig Matsumoto June 13, 2008

100-Gig Demo


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June 12, 2008 : 8:50 AM -- Dot your I's and cross your X's

Tony Li Leaps to Redback


NXTcomm News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (16)
June 11, 2008 : A third stint at Cisco ends for the router expert, as Li joins the increasing aggressive IP team at Ericsson's Redback Networks
Comment: Re: Reversal - Craig Matsumoto June 10, 2008

Xelerated Takes On Broadcom, Marvell


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
June 10, 2008 : It's still a network processor vendor, but Xelerated is trying its hand at bigger game by offering an Ethernet switch chip to go against the market's kingpins
Comment: On video, even? - Craig Matsumoto June 9, 2008

Redback Targets AlcaLu – Again!


NXTcomm News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
June 9, 2008 : With Alcatel-Lucent's 7450 box firmly in its sights, Redback is gunning for some carrier Ethernet market share with a new line of switches

NXTcomm Preview: Ethernet & 8-Tbit/s


NXTcomm News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
June 9, 2008 : The product buzzwords line up for NXTcomm, with Gridpoint and RAD talking about carrier Ethernet, while Infinera and OpVista push for 8-Tbit/s transmission

Ethernet Smarts


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June 9, 2008 : 3:20 PM -- Earning the 2.0 tag
Comment: Re: Boycott - Craig Matsumoto June 9, 2008

Tail-f Systems


Startup Spotlight - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
June 9, 2008 : Dorky Unix name. Savvy network management software

Henry Nicholas's Undoing


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
June 7, 2008 : 10:30 AM -- When too much is too much

Turin Turns Up the Volume


NXTcomm News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
June 6, 2008 : The multiservice access vendor took its lumps during the downturn, but its CEO says a couple of major deals are about to ignite revenue growth
Comment: Re: so odd - Craig Matsumoto June 5, 2008

Former Broadcom CEO Surrenders


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
June 5, 2008 : A grand jury indicts Henry Nicholas on charges stemming from stock-options backdating and, separately, drug use and possession