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12 published in august 2007

Ciena Swings to Profit


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comments (2)
August 30, 2007 : Optical vendor posts strong revenue and earnings results for the third quarter

ECI Shareholders Approve Buyout


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment
August 29, 2007 : Shareholders vote in favor of $1.2 billion buyout, which is expected to close in the fall

Optical Shines in Q2


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Post a comment
August 15, 2007 : Optical networking revenues grew 14 percent to $3.5 billion in the second quarter, with Alcatel leading the pack and Huawei enjoying a sales boost

NXTcomm Figures Fall Short


News Analysis - Raymond McConville - Comments (7)
August 9, 2007 : The 15,273 folks that attended NXTcomm fell well short of the expected 20,000. The show's executive director says a consolidating industry is partly to blame

Cisco Founder Goes Optical


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
August 6, 2007 : Silicon Valley legend Len Bosack is preaching business-owned fiber with XKL, a company that aims to make optical networking simple enough for the enterprise

CommScope Sees BrightPath for Cable FTTP


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
August 6, 2007 : Based on current deployment activity, CommScope appears to be ahead of the pack with an FTTP platform for cable operators that addresses greenfields and low-density areas

Eleven Firms Pass Over ECI


News Analysis - Ryan Lawler - Comment (1)
August 2, 2007 : Nearly a dozen potential buyers passed on ECI before it was scooped up by Swarth Investments. Some analysts believe Swarth got a 'sweetheart deal'

Instant Revamp for Nokia Siemens


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
August 2, 2007 : After just one quarter of reported operations Nokia Siemens Networks faces a strategy overhaul and further layoffs. The revenues also show how weak the vendor is in North America

Nortel Falls Short in Q2


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (5)
August 2, 2007 : Nortel disappoints with its second-quarter financials as revenues fall, even accounting for the sale of the 3G access unit. The company reports a loss and sees its stock fall in pre-market trading

Nokia Siemens Suffers Merger Blues


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
August 2, 2007 : In its first quarter of operations newly-formed giant vendor Nokia Siemens Networks reports a major operating loss. Parent Nokia announced accelerated and extended cost cutting
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Ciena Reports Q3


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August 30, 2007 : Ciena's net income was $28.3M, or $0.29 per share, compared with a net loss of $4.3M, or $0.05 per share, for the same quarter last year

Carrier Capex Climbs


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August 29, 2007 : Worldwide telecom carrier capex expected to hit $225B in 2007

Sycamore Ups eXchange


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August 29, 2007 : Sycamore doubles performance and scalability capabilities of Circuit/Packet eXchange service module

Southern Cross Picks AlcaLu


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August 23, 2007 : Southern Cross selects Alcatel-Lucent's to upgrade its submarine cable landing stations in Australasia

Vendors Join in OIF Demo


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August 22, 2007 : Top equipment vendors step forward for OIF's Global Interoperability Demonstration

Tellabs Adds Ethernet


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August 21, 2007 : Ethernet switching and aggregation added to the Tellabs 7100 optical transport system

WOW! Taps Nortel


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August 21, 2007 : WOW! has selected Nortel to build its next-generation network for enhanced triple-play services, including video-on-demand

ECI Wins in Poland


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August 21, 2007 : Polish carrier ATM picks optical gear from ECI to build its first national converged TDM-packet-DWDM backbone network

Calient Names CEO


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August 20, 2007 : Calient Networks announced that Daniel L. Scharre has been appointed CEO, effective August 13, 2007

Level 3 Adds to Board


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August 16, 2007 : Level 3 Communications announced that Douglas C. Eby and Michael J. Mahoney have been elected to the company's Board of Directors
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Upper Echelon


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
August 29, 2007 : 5:00 PM -- Patience pays off

Leading Lights Cheat Sheet


The Philter - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
August 11, 2007 : 10:30 AM -- Relax, we're extending the POY deadline

Market Meltdown


Raynman - Raymond McConville - Post a comment
August 9, 2007 : 3:45 PM -- A few winners amongst a lot of losers
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