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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


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
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


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
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


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comment (1)
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


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
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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Transport Trio on India Shortlist


AsiaBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
September 14, 2012 : 7:55 AM Three major optical vendors shortlisted for India greenfield network

Software-Defined Optical Networks


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
September 13, 2012 : 10:45 AM Next week's European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) has caught the SDN bug, but plenty of other subjects are on tap

New Optical Transport Network Strategies That Cut Costs - by Tellabs


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Using new technologies, operators are now building transport networks that are faster and more reliable. These new network designs are the key to connecting data centers and delivering cloud services profitably. Learn more in this white paper.

How Metro Network Aggregation Helps You Handle the Bandwidth Explosion - by Tellabs


White Papers
To stay competitive, metro/regional operators need to upgrade network capacity. By consolidating fixed and mobile networks into a single packet-based network, you can offer customers virtually unlimited bandwidth while still cutting your costs.

Verizon's Elby Leads LR Voting


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
August 3, 2012 : 4:45 PM In our informal poll for the LR Hall of Fame, Qualcomm's founder was a favorite. But he's getting outbid

Ethernet: The Key Catalyst for Network Convergence inside the Datacenter - by Aricent


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This whitepaper demystifies several new standards and alternatives to converge multiple application-specific datacenter networks. It will enable OEMs to better understand the options for datacenter convergence, and address implementation challenges.

How to Manage Trade-offs while Building Optimal Mobile Backhaul Networks - by Aricent


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This whitepaper undertakes an in-depth analysis of the various technology options available for migrating the metro and core backhaul networks to packet-based transport. It is intended to help operators and OEMs to optimize their backhaul networks.

Pressure's On in Paris


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July 26, 2012 : 2:35 PM Alcatel-Lucent CEO admits mistakes – will he be allowed to make more?
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