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Craig Matsumoto
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Posted in September 2010

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Comment: HP - Craig Matsumoto September 30, 2010
Comment: Nokia: Dealmaker - Craig Matsumoto September 30, 2010

Leading Lights: Best Deal Maker


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 30, 2010 : 2:20 PM There's no shortage of companies trying to make monumental moves
Comment: Re: Doobie Brothers - Craig Matsumoto September 30, 2010
Comment: Re: Processor software - Craig Matsumoto September 29, 2010
Comment: Processor software - Craig Matsumoto September 29, 2010

Juniper, Lehman & OS Frag Wars


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 29, 2010 : 2:25 PM CEO Kevin Johnson remembers the good old days (of 2008); why Nokia could be the OS kingmaker
Comment: Footnote: Algebra - Craig Matsumoto September 29, 2010

Is Your Processor a Jet Engine?


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
September 29, 2010 : 6:00 AM And if so, does it need the software to match?
Comment: Doobie Brothers - Craig Matsumoto September 29, 2010
Comment: CTIA in SF - Craig Matsumoto September 28, 2010
Comment: Paul Bonenfant - Craig Matsumoto September 28, 2010
Comment: Re: Finisar EPON Stick - Craig Matsumoto September 28, 2010
Comment: Finisar EPON Stick - Craig Matsumoto September 28, 2010

Finisar's Broadway Dabbled in WDM-PON


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
September 28, 2010 : That was Broadway Networks' first plan, but it was the startup's EPON/GPON transceivers that lured Finisar

Optical Works of Genius


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 28, 2010 : 8:50 AM The 2010 MacArthur grants include an optical facet this time

Cisco Hires the Doobies


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (9)
September 27, 2010 : 6:00 PM Because nothing says 'The 70s' like telepresence

Juniper Likes IBM/Blade


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September 27, 2010 : 5:30 PM IBM gets a step closer to partners' turf, not that that's cause for concern

Juniper Revs Marketing Machine


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 27, 2010 : 4:40 PM Sometimes, it's important to talk the talk
Comment: Teranetics - Craig Matsumoto September 27, 2010

Leading Lights: Telecom Product Finalists


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
September 24, 2010 : 5:15 PM Here's who made the shortlist, and why
Comment: Re: Single-port card? - Craig Matsumoto September 24, 2010
Comment: Oracle the Chipmaker - Craig Matsumoto September 24, 2010
Comment: Re: Puzzled - Craig Matsumoto September 23, 2010

Juniper's Software Plan


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
September 23, 2010 : 6:00 PM A timetable for Junos Space and friends
Comment: Re: Of course we care... - Craig Matsumoto September 23, 2010

Juniper's 100G Edge


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 23, 2010 : 2:00 PM The MX 3D routers will have their 100G cards soon

Meet Juniper's Cartoon Killer


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 23, 2010 : 7:35 AM Lauren Flaherty ditched Juniper's cartoon campaign as part of a bigger overhaul

Cloud Watch: Oracle Steps In


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 23, 2010 : It's Oracle's week and Oracle's show, and that means Larry Ellison can talk about the cloud his way
Comment: Re: semi cycle - Craig Matsumoto September 22, 2010

Chips Start the Downslide


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
September 22, 2010 : 5:45 PM The cycle of supply-and-demand seems ready to tip towards too much supply
Comment: Comcast god box - Craig Matsumoto September 22, 2010
Comment: Finnish winter - Craig Matsumoto September 22, 2010
Comment: Re: Google's 100G - Craig Matsumoto September 22, 2010
Comment: Google's 100G - Craig Matsumoto September 22, 2010

100G Watch: Google Complains Again


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
September 22, 2010 : At ECOC, Google continues to say it needs 100G now but adds that none of the standard modules is the right fit
Comment: Re: You are spoiling us - Craig Matsumoto September 22, 2010

OEO


The Buzz Bin - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 22, 2010 : An optical-to-electrical-to-optical conversion

Finisar Goes on a Spree


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
September 21, 2010 : 2:15 PM In optical networking, in this economy, two investments count as a 'spree'
Comment: Nokia World - Craig Matsumoto September 21, 2010

Infinera Does OTN


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
September 20, 2010 : 4:15 PM New OTN interfaces sport the same 'up yours, DWDM' attitude
Comment: Re: Crap deal - Craig Matsumoto September 20, 2010
Comment: Defining Broadband - Craig Matsumoto September 20, 2010
Comment: Re: Analyst Estimates - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2010
Comment: Re: wait a minute... - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2010
Comment: Re: Mob scene - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2010
Comment: Re: NT and Xros - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2010
Comment: Re: Interesting solution - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2010

Did Calix Get a Bargain on Occam?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (34)
September 17, 2010 : The offer was a lot higher than Occam's valuation, but analysts wonder if Calix got a bargain

A Monster All-Optical Switch


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
September 16, 2010 : 1:30 PM We don't quite have a pic, but there's a 1,200-port switch that's alive, well, and running
Comment: 100G pricing - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2010
Comment: Brocade - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2010

100G Watch: Brocade Goes Big


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
September 15, 2010 : Cheap, too, with a sub-$100,000 100G port. Elsewhere, Nextgen pauses for a closeup
Comment: Verizon RFI - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2010
Comment: Re: Point of view. - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2010

Ivi Taunts TV's Lawyers


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 13, 2010 : 7:00 PM One way to legally (?) offer TV: Just slap it online, no questions asked
Comment: WDM-PON - Craig Matsumoto September 13, 2010

Verizon: WDM-PON Still Sounds Expensive


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (17)
September 13, 2010 : Lots of people say that, but Verizon's opinion was particularly relevant as it discussed its next fiber-to-the-home bet in Las Vegas
Comment: Re: WDM-PON Workshop - Craig Matsumoto September 12, 2010
Comment: Re: Good move? - Craig Matsumoto September 10, 2010

Operators Hang Big Hopes on ROADMs


Next-Generation ROADM News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (19)
September 9, 2010 : The stage is set for the flexible optical network operators have been dreaming of, but management software will need a boost
Comment: Re: Maxim Products - Craig Matsumoto September 8, 2010

Phyworks Finds a Home


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 8, 2010 : 5:15 PM For a bubble-era chip company, a $72.5M buyout seems like a nice haul
Comment: JDSU - Craig Matsumoto September 8, 2010

ROADMs Get Ready to Go Off-Grid


Next-Generation ROADM News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 8, 2010 : Finisar officially declares the gridlessness of its ROADM, a feature carriers think they might need as the network goes beyond 100G
Comment: Re: IPv6 - Craig Matsumoto September 7, 2010
Comment: Mark Hurd & Oracle - Craig Matsumoto September 6, 2010
Comment: A10 suit - Craig Matsumoto September 4, 2010
Comment: Re: IPv6 - Craig Matsumoto September 3, 2010

Intel on the Couch


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 3, 2010 : 12:40 PM So, tell me what's been troubling you (not that I don't have a guess)
Comment: Re: IPv6 - Craig Matsumoto September 3, 2010

Infinera 100G Checkup


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 2, 2010 : 5:30 PM The XO trial gives us a reason to get Infinera on the phone

JDSU Goes Green


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September 2, 2010 : 5:15 PM Quick: Name that acquisition. From 2005
Comment: IPv6 - Craig Matsumoto September 2, 2010
Comment: Finisar - Craig Matsumoto September 2, 2010
Comment: Re: Walk the walk - Craig Matsumoto September 1, 2010
Comment: Versus Google TV - Craig Matsumoto September 1, 2010

Meet Xsigo


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 1, 2010 : 12:20 PM The startup brings out its heavyweight investors