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Craig Matsumoto
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Posted in September 2009

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Comment: NSN's a hiT - Craig Matsumoto September 30, 2009
Comment: More chips: AMCC - Craig Matsumoto September 30, 2009

Router Picks


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 30, 2009 : 4:40 PM It's a Top Picks standoff: Cisco, Juniper, AlcaLu, Huawei
Comment: Re: Arista - Craig Matsumoto September 30, 2009
Comment: Napatech - Craig Matsumoto September 30, 2009

Ciena Catches Packet/Optical Convergence Bug


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 28, 2009 : Ciena's CoreDirector gets an upgrade, but it's the 5400 family of switches that represents Ciena's future in packet-optical transport

Infinera: Thinking Packet-Optical?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
September 25, 2009 : Packet transport might be the next thing for the optical company, and it's possible Huawei beat Infinera on price, not 40G, at Level 3

So It's, Like, ESC


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 24, 2009 : 7:55 AM A bunch of engineers hit the mall
Comment: Arista - Craig Matsumoto September 24, 2009
Comment: Re: Cpacket - Craig Matsumoto September 24, 2009
Comment: Router nominees up - Craig Matsumoto September 24, 2009
Comment: Re: Cpacket - Craig Matsumoto September 23, 2009

ATCA Is in Da House


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
September 23, 2009 : And that's just the problem: In-house designs are glomming half the revenues in ATCA, according to Heavy Reading

Semi-Planned Obsolescence


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 23, 2009 : 12:25 PM When ATCA leads to quick forklift upgrades

Nortel's Next Auction: The Packet Core


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 22, 2009 : Nortel says it's ready to sell its wireless packet core assets next, but it doesn't have a named bidder. Could Hitachi be interested?

The 400-Gig Vision


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 21, 2009 : 6:55 PM One possible path that might even go to terabit
Comment: Intel in cycles - Craig Matsumoto September 21, 2009
Comment: Re: Puzzle - Craig Matsumoto September 18, 2009

Intel Revisits Network Processors


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 18, 2009 : After walking away from the high-end network processor market, Intel might take another shot, this time using Xeon as its basis
Comment: cPacket - Craig Matsumoto September 18, 2009
Comment: Qosmos - Craig Matsumoto September 18, 2009

Life After Wind River


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 18, 2009 : 12:25 PM Systems architects ponder the software question
Comment: Math Note - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2009
Comment: Re: Puzzle - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2009
Comment: Puzzle - Craig Matsumoto September 16, 2009

Facebook: Yes, We Need 100-GigE


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (15)
September 16, 2009 : In fact, it's already time to start talking about 400-GigE and beyond, a network engineer says
Comment: Re: Infinera re-read - Craig Matsumoto September 16, 2009
Comment: IPoDWDM at ALU - Craig Matsumoto September 16, 2009

AlcaLu Makes Its Packet-Optical Move


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
September 16, 2009 : The company is thinking big, with a plan to redefine the way packet and optical networks interact. And the stakes are bigger than a P-OTS box, AlcaLu says
Comment: AFC quote - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2009

App Movers


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 15, 2009 : 3:50 PM My API can beat up your API
Comment: Infinera re-read - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2009

Infinera Talks Metro, 40-Gig


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (35)
September 15, 2009 : The long-awaited metro system has landed, but a 40-Gig product is still a ways off
Comment: Re: What's for dinner? - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2009

Cyan Plays God With Optical


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (17)
September 15, 2009 : Another C-level startup? After Cerent and Calix, Michael Hatfield is hoping to strike optical gold in the packet-optical market

God Box


The Buzz Bin - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 15, 2009 : A little bit of everything, whether you want it or not
Comment: Carrier Transport - chips - Craig Matsumoto September 14, 2009

AlcaLu's Gone to P-OTS


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September 14, 2009 : NOON A Wednesday announcement could target the optical core
Comment: Craig Matsumoto - Craig Matsumoto September 12, 2009
Comment: Re: optium rev - Craig Matsumoto September 12, 2009

No Nortel Deal Yet


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 12, 2009 : 1:00 PM Still no word on the Nortel enterprise auction

Finisar's New Numbers


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 11, 2009 : 4:50 PM Great stuff, if you like puzzles

VCs: Mobile Apps Need Breathing Space


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 11, 2009 : VCs tell their mobile apps startups to not cede power to carriers, but that could leave operators empty-handed from the apps boom
Comment: Re: WDM-PON - Craig Matsumoto September 10, 2009

Sarin Rejoins Cisco's Board


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September 10, 2009 : Now that he doesn't have to run Vodafone anymore, Arun Sarin has come back to Cisco

Sigma vs. Broadcom


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September 9, 2009 : 2:00 PM Like you didn't see this coming
Comment: Zhone comment - Craig Matsumoto September 9, 2009

Juniper, NSN Launch Joint Venture


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 8, 2009 : With the fiery name of Carrier Ethernet Solutions, the JV pledges to have its products in place by Q1

Actelis Bags Cash, Euro Customers


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 8, 2009 : The Ethernet-over-copper vendor continues its push to win Tier 2s (and small incumbents), and its investors are kicking in more cash to help

OneChip Readies EPON Parts


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
September 7, 2009 : The all-in-one transceiver maker, pushing chip integration as a key to cost savings, is readying its EPON devices

Cisco Targets Korea


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 4, 2009 : 9:05 AM With $2B coming its way, Korea probably doesn't mind

Siemens to Join Nortel Enterprise Fray


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 4, 2009 : It's (sort of) official: A report says Siemens and Gores Group will challenge Avaya for the Nortel enterprise business, as expected

AlcaLu Scores Core 100G Win


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
September 2, 2009 : Qwest is building its next backbone on AlcaLu, moving the vendor's 7750 onto the same big stage as Cisco and Juniper's core routers

Infinera Goes Underwater


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 1, 2009 : And it's taking Global Crossing with it, as the vendor announces its gear for submarine networks
Comment: Vonage + iPhone - Craig Matsumoto September 1, 2009

Brocade, Dell Extend Pact


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 1, 2009 : Dell joins IBM in putting together an end-to-end data center strategy, going up against Cisco and HP
Comment: Fantasy Football - Craig Matsumoto September 1, 2009
Comment: Re: Perspectives - Craig Matsumoto September 1, 2009
Comment: Polatis all-optical - Craig Matsumoto September 1, 2009
Comment: PON pick - Craig Matsumoto September 1, 2009
Comment: Re: Mop tops - Craig Matsumoto September 1, 2009
Comment: Re: Perspectives - Craig Matsumoto September 1, 2009