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15 published in february 2012

Cisco to Buy Lightwire for $271M


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (6)
February 24, 2012 : Cisco sees optical interconnects using silicon photonics as a way to make routers and switches handle more data at lower costs

Is Ciena's Miss a Cause for Panic?


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4)
February 22, 2012 : Analyst points to longer revenue recognition times and not a weakness in the business, though others are more cautious

Dutch Exchange Rolling Its Own 100G


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
February 17, 2012 : The Amsterdam Internet Exchange is one of those users that always needs more speed now, and that also goes for distance too, in this case

Euronews: Iliad's Clogging Our Network, Says FT


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
February 15, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: France Telecom's not happy with new mobile entrant; UK operators hit by MTR cuts; NSN in Poland position

Nortel Got Super-Hacked


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
February 14, 2012 : For a period of possibly nine years, hackers reportedly had access to Nortel's network. And they might not be gone

Euronews: AlcaLu Stock Leaps 16%


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
February 10, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Mixed picture for Alcatel-Lucent; EU telcos unite on roaming cuts; Vodafone slips its cash out of Greece

AlcaLu Reports €1.1B Annual Profit


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
February 10, 2012 : Revenues are down but share price soars as Alcatel-Lucent reports a full-year profit, targets more cuts and predicts a healthier 2012

Euronews: Vodafone Suffers in Southern Europe


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
February 9, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Vodafone feels the heat in Spain and Italy; Apple wants some patents sanity; AlcaLu speeds things up in Luxembourg

Cisco Reaches a Happy Place


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
February 8, 2012 : Q3 revenues might actually be less than Q2's, but Cisco is still claiming victory

Cisco Earnings Shine in Q2


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
February 8, 2012 : Earnings per share beat the consensus by $0.04, but investors might be more interested in what happens next quarter
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Cisco's 100Gbit/s Long-Haul Test


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February 21, 2012 : EANTC explores Cisco's Raman-free approach to taking 65 100Gbit/s channels across 3,000km of fiber and watches its demo of Super Channels
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22 published in february 2012

Cyan Matches MEF CE 2.0


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February 28, 2012 : Cyan announced it is among the first to fully comply with the Metro Ethernet Forum Carrier Ethernet 2.0 initiative

AppliedMicro Targets 100G OTN


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February 28, 2012 : AppliedMicro offers 100G OTN hybrid switching device

Cisco Shells Out $271M for Lightwire


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February 24, 2012 : Cisco wants to get its hands on advanced optical interconnect technology firm

ADVA Reports Q4 Profit of €8.7M


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February 23, 2012 : Revenues rise to record high at German optical gear vendor

Transmode Reports Q4 Profit of SEK34.2M


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February 23, 2012 : Sales and profits on the up at Swedish optical equipment vendor

Ciena Lowers Q1 Guidance


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February 22, 2012 : Revenue is now expected to be approximately $415M, compared to the company’s previous expectation of $435M to $455M

AppliedMicro Adds OTN Mux


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February 21, 2012 : Latest addition offers double capacity and density for Packet-Optical Transport Systems for aggregation of IP packet and TDM services

CeltixConnect Goes Live


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February 20, 2012 : Major fiber gateway that connects Dublin to London and Manchester is switched on

OIF to Demo Ethernet Over OTN


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February 17, 2012 : Twelve OIF member companies conduct global interoperability test of Ethernet services over OTN transport

Sycamore Loses $3.7M in Q2


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February 16, 2012 : Loss widens year-on-year at optical equipment vendor
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10 published in february 2012

Should Cisco Buy NSN?


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
February 29, 2012 : 5:55 PM The optical division, not all of NSN. But even that might be a stretch

Metro Networking Trends


LRTV Huawei Video Resource Center - Post a comment
February 28, 2012 : Huawei's Xipeng Xiao explores key trends reshaping metro networks, including the use of a single metro for fixed and mobile broadband convergence and BRAS functionality moving down to the metro edge

Deploy Fiber-Based Ethernet Backhaul Without Disrupting Your Business - by Tellabs


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LTE Stretches Synchronization to New Limits - by Tellabs


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Securing LTE Backhaul with IPsec - by Tellabs


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Are you doing all you can to keep your LTE backhaul network secure? Tellabs' white paper explains how IPsec addresses the security issues inherent in LTE networks. It also reviews the end-to-end protection solutions available in the IETF IPsec...

Network Intelligence: The Key to Pricing Strategies that Keep Customers Loyal - by Tellabs


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Smarter is Better: New Smart Backhaul Solutions for a More Intelligent Network - by Tellabs


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Operators migrating to 4G/LTE need a new, smarter network. One that enhances the user experience, manages skyrocketing traffic, generates new revenue, and cuts CapEx and OpEx. Download this white paper to learn how to build it.

Timing the Terabit Standard


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
February 24, 2012 : 5:25 PM Even though terabit work is already underway, it might not be too early to start worrying

OFC/NFOEC 2012: 100G Is Finally Happening


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
February 24, 2012 : 8:30 AM What (and whom) to watch out for as the optical industry returns to Los Angeles with 100G and more on its mind

Meeting the IP Network Challenge


LRTV Interviews - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4)
February 23, 2012 : Operators face a number of challenges as they build out their IP networks. Heavy Reading senior analyst Stan Hubbard identifies some of those key issues, including convergence, interoperability and network visibility
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