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Optelian Builds an Installation Brand


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December 27, 2012 : Like many others, the equipment vendor is hitting the turf with installation services. New hire Glenn Byess tells us what that entails

Optical Networking: What to Watch in 2013


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
December 25, 2012 : We wouldn't dare mention software-defined networking here. Well, maybe just a few times

Alcatel-Lucent's Optical Margins Don't Impress


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (18)
December 17, 2012 : With AlcaLu disclosing some detailed numbers, we can see how painful the pain points really are

Euronews: Dutch Auction Brings 4G Windfall


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December 17, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telenor hooks up in the cloud with Microsoft; AlcaLu scores in Tunisia; Orange buys Spanish MVNO

Alcatel-Lucent Secures €1.6B Lifeline


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (9)
December 14, 2012 : A €1.615B credit facility gives vendor some breathing room as it attempts a turnaround – but is it enough?

Huawei Lays Off 100 in US


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
December 13, 2012 : The network infrastructure group gets scaled down, but Huawei is far from giving up on the United States

Ciena Still Struggling for Profitability


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December 13, 2012 : Optical vendor ends its financial year in the red

Euronews: More Brits to Get 4G


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December 13, 2012 : Also: Verizon expands its 100G reach; NSN's virtual core; H3G cleared for Orange Austria acquisition; Tellabs gets SaaSy in Ireland; and more

Japanese Firms Tackle 400G


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
December 11, 2012 : A year-long R&D project is yet another sign that the carriers might need that intermediate step while waiting for 1Tbit/s

Euronews: AlcaLu Loses Seat at Top Table


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December 7, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: AlcaLu slips out of France's CAC 40 index; DT boosts investment, cuts dividend; Telecom Italia says no to Sawiris
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New Product Recap: November 2012


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December 10, 2012 : SPIT dominates our monthly new-product roundup

New Product Recap: October 2012


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November 6, 2012 : Wireline revenge! Lots of new offerings on the cable/broadband front this month

New Product Recap: September 2012


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October 4, 2012 : Lots of new-product action at ECOC 2012 and IFC 2012, for starters ...

Light Reading's 2012 Leading Lights Finalists


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October 1, 2012 : Here are the finalists for the industry's most prestigious awards program, the Leading Lights
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Xtera Launches XteraLink


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January 2, 2013 : Xtera launches XteraLink for small and medium enterprises

Nortel Ceases Trading


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December 26, 2012 : The Ontario Securities Commission issues a permanent cease trade order on Nortel as of Dec. 24, 2012

Nortel Issued Temporary Cease-Trade Order


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December 15, 2012 : Nortel announces temporary cease trade order

Vello Adds Sales VP


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December 15, 2012 : Steven Velardi joins Vello Systems to Lead Worldwide Sales

Tellabs Adds to Board


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December 12, 2012 : Tellabs appoints Dennis Strigl and Mikel Williams to board of directors

Japan Launches 400G R&D


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December 11, 2012 : Fujitsu, NTT and NEC launch joint R&D for world’s top-level, 400Gbps-class optical transmissions technology

Transmode Wins UK Deal


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December 11, 2012 : UK infrastructure company MS3 picks Transmode for packet-optical networking

ADVA CEO to Keynote OFC/NFOEC Plenary Session


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December 6, 2012 : ADVA Optical Networking CEO Brian Protiva to address network transformation at OFC/NFOEC 2013 plenary session

Geo Completes Fiber Ring Between UK & Ireland


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December 4, 2012 : Geo's new East-West Ring will bring Geo dedicated fiber model to Dublin and rest of Ireland

MRV Preps Reverse Split


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December 3, 2012 : MRV announces $10M share repurchase authorization
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MRV: Layer Convergence in Access Networks


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November 30, 2012 : Zeev Draer, VP of strategic marketing at MRV, discusses how convergence of layers and monetization of services drive networking for service providers and how real estate issues are creating the need for efficient optical and packet platforms

Ethernet Expo 2012: Vitesse on 4G/LTE Network Timing


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November 15, 2012 : Vitesse Semiconductor CTO Martin Nuss discusses the unique challenges for small cell deployments and the importance of nanosecond-accurate timing in 4G/LTE and LTE-Advanced networks

Ethernet Expo 2012: Sidera's Bandwidth Boom


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November 12, 2012 : Glenn Calafati, vice president of product development at Sidera Networks, talks about the drivers for network investment, the move towards 1 Tbit/s, and the need for greater clarity on carrier-grade SDN

Ethernet Expo 2012: XO's 100G Update


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November 12, 2012 : Donald MacNeil, CMO at XO Communications, discusses Carrier Ethernet 2.0, the timing of the operator's 100Gbit/s service launch and the potential for software-defined networking (SDN)

Ethernet Expo 2012: AT&T on SDN


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November 7, 2012 : At Ethernet Expo in New York, AT&T's Margaret Chiosi talks about SDN, virtualization, elastic Ethernet, 100G and Modern Family

SDN's Pragmatic Side


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 26, 2012 : 3:35 PM Far from the years-away talk of network programmability, a couple of TelcoTV panelists discuss what SDN can do for them now

Dante's SDH Inferno


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
October 25, 2012 : 11:40 AM SDH has been torched in the pan-European research network run by Dante

AlcaLu Job Cuts to Hit 5,500


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
October 18, 2012 : 9:00 AM Many Alcatel-Lucent jobs to go in France as restructuring details are released

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ECOC 2012: Go Faster!


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September 17, 2012 : 5:00 PM I'll see your 100Gbit/s and raise you a terabit
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