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Craig Matsumoto
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Posted in August 2008

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Comment: Avanex: Another one - Craig Matsumoto August 29, 2008

IPTV Slump Sinks Sigma


LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
August 29, 2008 : Let down by stalls in key IPTV deployments, chipmaker Sigma Designs ratchets down its sales forecast, to the disappointment of investors

Shrinking Bell Labs


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (18)
August 28, 2008 : 2:30 PM -- Basic research takes another hit
Comment: Re: Rick Astley ?? - Craig Matsumoto August 28, 2008

Nominum Caches In


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
August 27, 2008 : The DSN company says its response to Dan Kaminsky's cache poisoning method goes a lot further than the patch that was handed to most carriers
Comment: Broadcom update - Craig Matsumoto August 26, 2008
Comment: Re: Broadband Adds - Craig Matsumoto August 26, 2008

Foundry Plays PBB Card


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 26, 2008 : Provider Backbone Bridging at the edge, along with the MPLS core that's already in place, makes for happy Ethernet providers, the vendor claims
Comment: Optical capacity - Craig Matsumoto August 25, 2008
Comment: Avago IPO - Craig Matsumoto August 25, 2008
Comment: GPON adds - Craig Matsumoto August 23, 2008

Ups & Downs


Right Now on Light Reading - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
August 22, 2008 : Optical's hot; some vendors are not
Comment: Re: Huge News - Craig Matsumoto August 22, 2008

GPON Merger Bets on Interoperability


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 22, 2008 : Could the GPON ONT follow the footsteps of the DSL modem? TXP and Cambridge Industries Group are betting it's possible

Avago IPO's a Go


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
August 22, 2008 : The former Agilent division, taken private in 2005, has filed to go back public, having clawed its way back to profitability

Cisco/Brocade Rumors Pop Up


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (13)
August 21, 2008 : Yes, we know Brocade is buying Foundry for $3B. The latest Wall Street rumor says Cisco wants to put a stop to that

Avanex Misses Hard


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 21, 2008 : Q4 earnings don't make the grade, and multiple factors send Q1 revenue forecasts spiraling down, taking Avanex's stock with them
Comment: Avanex outlook - Craig Matsumoto August 21, 2008

Capacity Constrained


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
August 21, 2008 : 4:55 PM -- Do the optical companies go for it now?
Comment: Alan Keyes - Craig Matsumoto August 21, 2008

Doink! JDSU Hits Capacity Ceiling


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (12)
August 21, 2008 : Demand for tunable lasers and ROADMs has reached a point where JDSU can't keep up, leading to a disappointing Q1 forecast
Comment: IPv6 - Craig Matsumoto August 20, 2008

JDSU's Down


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 20, 2008 : 5:30 PM -- Q4 and future Q1 numbers miss their marks
Comment: Re: Vitesse date - Craig Matsumoto August 20, 2008
Comment: Vitesse date - Craig Matsumoto August 20, 2008

IPv6, Anyone?


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
August 19, 2008 : 4:15 PM -- Tap the news meter, see if it flickers
Comment: GPON adds - Craig Matsumoto August 19, 2008
Comment: Re: Freescale? - Craig Matsumoto August 19, 2008

Freescale Doesn't Fear Broadcom


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
August 19, 2008 : Even if access-chip kingpin Broadcom has its eye on GPON, it's targeting the kinds of boxes that won't affect the market for years, Freescale contends

Force10's C-Craze


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 18, 2008 : 5:40 PM -- The C-series finds a friend in IBM
Comment: GraphOn v. Google - Craig Matsumoto August 18, 2008
Comment: Re: table 2 - Craig Matsumoto August 15, 2008

Phyworks Works It


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 15, 2008 : 4:30 PM -- A bubble survivor that's even profitable

Oplink Changes Hands


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
August 14, 2008 : 5:50 PM -- The Joe Liu era ends

Merger Mania Continues


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
August 14, 2008 : 3:40 PM -- Seagate and SanDisk, anyone?

Vitesse Update


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
August 13, 2008 : 5:55 PM -- They're getting closer

Funding? Brilliant!


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 13, 2008 : 4:00 PM -- Another round for the former Luminous crew
Comment: $23 million - Craig Matsumoto August 12, 2008

Verimatrix Branches Out


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
August 12, 2008 : 3:35 PM -- Still seeking life beyond IPTV

UTStarcom Expects Fall Fall


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 7, 2008 : 8:00 AM -- Q3 is going to hurt
Comment: Entropic Q2 - Craig Matsumoto August 6, 2008
Comment: Re: Cisco earnings - Craig Matsumoto August 5, 2008
Comment: Cisco earnings - Craig Matsumoto August 5, 2008

Cisco: Economic Troubles Aren't Over


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
August 5, 2008 : The company saw a record quarter but says its relatively slow growth -- about 8% from the previous year -- will continue for at least two more quarters

AlcaLu Selling Bell Labs Site


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (32)
August 5, 2008 : The landmark Bell Labs building, now abandoned, could get sold to a real estate developer who's promising not to demolish the structure

Vyatta Marches On


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 4, 2008 : 5:05 PM -- The open-source routing empire adds another box
Comment: Re: Nortel down 12% - Craig Matsumoto August 4, 2008