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EENY: NTT America Wants More in the Core
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
November 5, 2009 : As 100-Gbit/s modules become available, NTT America's CTO wants to make sure routers get upgraded accordingly
EENY: Operators Talk 100-GigE Services
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November 4, 2009 : Service providers at Ethernet Expo insist there's demand for a, still theoretical, 100-Gig Ethernet service
Juniper Takes Over the Network
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
October 29, 2009 : Or at least tries to, with an ambitious flurry of products aimed at a 'new network' blending enterprise and service provider needs
Hitachi Preps P-OTS Box
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October 23, 2009 : Coming out of optical hibernation, Hitachi is readying a new packet-optical platform that targets North America. Oh, and it mentions 100-Gig, too
Nortel's MEN Auction Set for Nov. 13
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
October 16, 2009 : The bid is in; the courts have approved. Get ready to rumble
Smith: Why Ciena Wants to Reign Over MEN
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October 7, 2009 : CEO Gary Smith insists an acquisition of Nortel's optical assets would be a boost for Ciena and – at the original price – won't break the bank
Facebook: Yes, We Need 100-GigE
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (14)
September 16, 2009 : In fact, it's already time to start talking about 400-GigE and beyond, a network engineer says
AlcaLu Scores Core 100G Win
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
September 2, 2009 : Qwest is building its next backbone on AlcaLu, moving the vendor's 7750 onto the same big stage as Cisco and Juniper's core routers
Cisco Pushes 160-Gig at Edge
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (23)
August 25, 2009 : It's divided into 16 ports of 10-GigE, but Cisco's quick to say that it trumps the 100-Gig ambitions of the competition
Santur Reaches for 100-Gig
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (16)
July 27, 2009 : Denying reports that it's struggling, tunable laser vendor Santur picks up $13 million to nurture a possible 100-Gig product suite
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Who Makes What: 40- & 100-Gbit/s Systems
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July 3, 2009 : Telecom's latest bandwidth-busting technology
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  • The Decline & Fall of Nortel Networks
    Reports - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (14)
    January 21, 2009 : Nortel may never be the giant it once was, but the company has never failed to fascinate us, as a look back at more than eight years of Light Reading coverage shows
    40- & 100-Gbit/s Technology & Components
    Reports - Tim Hills - Comments (15)
    December 22, 2008 : The next step in optical transmission:
    * Technology options
    * Standards
    * Modulation issues
    Who Makes What: Ethernet/IP Equipment 2007
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    October 16, 2007 : Help create our latest taxonomy of packet gear:
    * Where is your company?
    * Where are your products?
    * Who are your competitors?
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    Semtech to Buy Sierra Monolithics
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    November 19, 2009 : Semtech announces definitive agreement to acquire Sierra Monolithics
    Dune, NetLogic Do RXAUI
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    November 18, 2009 : Interoperability validated on the collaborative Paran reference platform and on joint customer designs
    Juniper Intros 10x10GE
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    November 16, 2009 : Juniper is demoing a new 10-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet Physical Interface Card (PIC) for its T1600 Series Core Router
    National LambdaRail Does SC09
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    November 16, 2009 : National LambdaRail delivers 40G, Cisco TelePresence, and 10 18-GE circuits at Supercomputing 09
    Infinera Shows 100GE
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    November 16, 2009 : Infinera will be showing new optical networking technologies and products at the SC09 conference in Portland
    Nortel Delays MEN Auction
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    November 13, 2009 : Nortel provides update on auction for the sale of its optical networking and Carrier Ethernet business
    Ciena Gets Closer to Nortel MEN
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    November 9, 2009 : Has received regulatory clearances regarding its proposed acquisition of Nortel’s optical networking and Carrier Ethernet assets
    OIF Launches New 100G Project
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    November 6, 2009 : The OIF defines 100G project for module management interface
    Cube Optics Gets Funding
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    November 2, 2009 : Cube Optics announced that it has closed a strategic financing round
    Juniper Launches New Routers
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    October 29, 2009 : Fueled by the Junos Trio chipset and Junos operating system, new MX 3D products address enterprise and service provider needs
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    AboveNet's Rajiv Datta: Ultra-Low Latency, Guaranteed
    LRTV Interviews - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
    November 4, 2009 : Enterprise customers are realizing that not all Ethernet services are created equal, AboveNe CTO, Rajiv Datta says
    Virtual Bonding™ technology for enhancing HSPA backhaul traffic - by Celtro
    White Papers
    November 1, 2009 : In this white paper, Celtro presents an inside look at Virtual Bonding technology, and examines how mobile operators can leverage it to gain more capacity, better service delivery, better network flexibility, risk-free network evolution to support...
    Pragmatic Network Latency Engineering - Fundamental Facts and Analysis - by cPacket Networks
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    October 26, 2009 : Beating network latency is crucial for high-frequency traders. Precise Measurement, not Vendor Promises, is Key to Algorithmic Trading Platforms. The paper focuses on building an effective latency engineering strategy.
    Verizon's Mark Wegleitner, Part II
    LRTV Interviews - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
    October 22, 2009 : In Part II of our interview, Verizon's SVP of Technology discusses how Verizon is integrating its core network and the challenges of software complexity when you're managing a big network
    Verizon's Mark Wegleitner, Part I
    LRTV Interviews - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
    October 22, 2009 : In Part I of our interview, Verizon's SVP of Technology, Mark Wegleitner, discusses the changes in the transport network and how the wireless backhaul network will deal with the demands of 4G technology
    Router Picks
    Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
    September 30, 2009 : 4:40 PM It's a Top Picks standoff: Cisco, Juniper, AlcaLu, Huawei
    The Intelligent Path to a Service-Enabling Infrastructure - by Ciena
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    September 30, 2009 : An automated modular network can be what you need it to be today and tomorrow – without trade-offs in cost, capacity, capability or performance. Learn how penalty-free reconfigurable switching helps you drive more services to market faster, for less.
    The 400-Gig Vision
    Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
    September 21, 2009 : 6:55 PM One possible path that might even go to terabit
    Enhanced Application Management and Reporting for Application-Assured Business VPN Services - by Alcatel-Lucent
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    September 1, 2009 : This whitepaper discusses enhanced application management for Application-Assured VPNs and specifically the role that reporting and service management applications play in delivering value to both the enterprise customer and the operator. The...
    Overcoming Application Performance Challenges with Application-Assured Business VPN Services - by Alcatel-Lucent
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    September 1, 2009 : Most enterprises have little or no visibility of their business applications or how these applications are performing over the wide area network (WAN). Operators can address this shortfall and differentiate their services by offering application...
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