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9 published in march 2009

AlcaLu Preps New Optical Platform


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 30, 2009 : It's not just Ciena that has OTN switching on its optical R&D conveyor belt – AlcaLu's brewing something new, too!

Optical Components: Still Too Crowded


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (11)
March 24, 2009 : Big-name mergers might not be enough to boost the optical components industry, because they're not doing enough to cut down oversupply

ZTE Secures $15B, Highlights R&D


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
March 20, 2009 : Chinese vendor secures $15B credit line and details R&D focus areas, including LTE, SDR, PON, optical transport, IMS, and OSS

ZTE Ramps 2008 Revenues


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 19, 2009 : Chinese vendor reports big increases in revenues and profits for 2008, but the margins in its carrier infrastructure business dip

Ciena Preps 'CoreDirector 2'


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4)
March 16, 2009 : Ciena is in the advanced stages of developing the successor to its popular CoreDirector optical platform, with greater capacity, scalability, and packet functionality the order of the day

IndiaWatch: Money Matters


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March 10, 2009 : India's regulator cuts national interconnect fees, troubled IT services firm Satyam seeks an investor, and PowerTel plans to invest in video transport capabilities

Ciena Cuts 200 Jobs as Sales Plummet


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (9)
March 5, 2009 : Ciena cuts its headcount by 9% and prepares to close its Acton R&D facility as fiscal first-quarter revenues dive by 26% from a year ago to $167M

AsiaWatch: Slump Slows Growth, India Hot


News Analysis - Catherine Haslam - Comments (2)
March 3, 2009 : Carriers react as the credit crunch hits results, Hutchison mulls a spinoff of its Hong Kong and Macau operations, investments continue to flow in and out of India, and more

Nortel Loses Billions & Plans Bonuses


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (21)
March 2, 2009 : As Nortel announces reduced sales, a big non-cash charge for its Q4, and a 2008 loss of $5.8B, details emerge of a planned executive retention bonus scheme
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Verizon Offers Optical Backhaul


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March 26, 2009 : Verizon's ultra-reliable fiber backhaul links offer wireless companies reliability, capacity advantages over traditional technologies

Telefonica Taps Level 3


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March 26, 2009 : Ten-year agreement includes largest single capacity commitment in Level 3 history

Covad Gets a Backbone


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March 25, 2009 : Has completed its deployment of a new high-capacity fiber backbone in its Southern California and San Francisco Bay Area markets

NEC to Upgrade PanAm Cable


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March 24, 2009 : Signs multimillion-dollar contract with a purchaser consortium of eleven telecom carriers for upgrading the PanAmerican Cable System

Infinera Touts 400G PIC


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March 23, 2009 : New PIC important weapon in battle to reduce network power consumption

NSN Unveils New 40G Platform


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March 23, 2009 : Information highways receive upgrade, boosting carrier revenue potential and efficiency

ECI Unveils Tiny MSPP


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March 19, 2009 : Featuring 10 Gbits/STM-64 interfaces, the BG-64 reduces the number of access loops needed

ZTE Reports 2008


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March 19, 2009 : ZTE tallies 27.37% revenue growth despite the global economic crunch

Sierra Deploys Tellabs


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March 19, 2009 : Tellabs Business Services Solutions decrease costs while increasing speeds

Matisse Scores in Germany


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March 19, 2009 : Xantaro Deutschland is the first Matisse Networks partner worldwide
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OFC/NFOEC Final Tally


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
March 31, 2009 : 3:45 PM Numbers were down, spirits less so

Nortel Weighs Heavy on PPF


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
March 31, 2009 : NOON UK pension protection fund feels the strain of Nortel deficit

Security Unease Dogs 21CN


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
March 30, 2009 : 1:35 PM BT + 21CN + Huawei = Security hurly-burly

OFC/NFOEC Snapshots


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
March 27, 2009 : 7:25 AM San Diego was nice, but these indoor shots won't tell you that

OFC/NFOEC 2009: The Economy


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March 26, 2009 : Vendors from around the optical networking industry discuss how their companies intend to cope with the global recession

The Price of WDM-PON


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
March 20, 2009 : 2:00 PM ADVA plans to make its case at OFC/NFOEC

Supercomm's Busy Month


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
March 18, 2009 : 4:30 PM What else is happening in the weeks around Oct. 21-23?

Last Call


The Philter - Phil Harvey - Comments (2)
March 17, 2009 : 9:00 AM Three things you should read and a special SXSW plea for Twitter followers

Is Ciena Ogling MEN?


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (7)
March 16, 2009 : 10:15 AM Speculation suggests Ciena may grab Nortel's optical assets

Light Reading's New Look


The Philter - Phil Harvey - Comments (35)
March 13, 2009 : 4:45 PM A look back and a look at our new look. Hey, what are you lookin' at?
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