Not all earnings news is dreary: F5 Networks beats estimates, raises guidance, and talks about its product plans
Forecasting zero revenues from 3G chips this quarter, Agere continues to be haunted by the Hutchison 3G rollout
Forecasting zero revenues from 3G chips this quarter, Agere continues to be haunted by the Hutchison 3G rollout
CEO plays down AFC's FTTP contract troubles with Verizon, says acquisition still makes sense
Puts together its fourth consecutive quarter of profits and generates $100M in cash, mostly from mobile
Puts together its fourth consecutive quarter of profits and generates $100M in cash, mostly from mobile
France Telecom says the EC's decision that the carrier received illicit state aid 'lacks any economic or legal basis'
Spending on next-gen voice equipment to ramp up to $4.8 billion by 2007, according to Infonetics projections
Swedish vendor talks up future growth off the back of Q2 profit
The IXC unveils an ambitious packet-network plan including Ethernet pipes and pseudowires at the customer premises
First big contract for the new long-haul platform shows carriers want ROADMs – and maybe 40 Gig?
Files patent infringement charges against three of the sector's biggest companies. Could others be in the firing line?
Carrier lags on target date for launch of Europe’s first commercial PTT-type service
Share price rebounds as softswitch vendor completes financial review and plans restatements
The startup says its software-based P2P traffic analyzer can compete with hardware-based appliances
After spending like mad in Keller, Verizon promises phone and data service starting at $34.95 a month
But rumors of the CEO's departure appear to be greatly exaggerated
PRO/8800, we hardly knew ye: Cisco has made it official that the routers won't survive the acquisition
Now that Telica has reached the land of liquidity, we've added P-Cube to the Top Ten List
BT-led Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance joins the growing list of marketing, er, industry forums
Heavy Reading survey reveals crush of demand for services, but stingy enterprises want serious bang for the buck
Nortel predicts cost cutting, Cisco reorgs, Extel goes indirect, and much more
BT-led Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance joins the growing list of marketing – er... industry forums
Telcordia's revenues continue to shrink, but Marconi settles an outstanding patent infringement payment of $21M
Assets from the shuttered startup go on the block in October. Anybody need a foosball table?
Unannounced IP/ATM chip would target the wave of IP-based boxes expected to hit in 2006
Further partnerships expected following UTStarcom deal and Nortel scuttlebutt
Its WLAN gear is targeting both public and private users in five municipalities
Cisco looks to be putting on a more serious customer face as it puts a marketing specialist in the CTO chair
Vendor revamps its VOIP product portfolio, but it could be too little, too late
The high-concept dream of ubiquitous QOS and security is gaining fans, but can it fly without Cisco?
'I told you so' may be heard from folk who think MPLS has turned into another ATM anyhow
Packet ADM specialist lands another deal with a Japanese carrier for triple-play network
Stock plummets on 5% drop in sales
Set to announce carrier deals, including one with Level 3, for its planned commercial service
RFP calls for remote DSLAMs for the carrier's out-of-reach customers, creating an opportunity for smaller vendors
WiMax: Last Mile Smiles It's hard not to be excited about WiMax – it may be the best thing that's happened to the fixed wireless access market since... well, forever
Vendor opens new development center and hires former Crescent CTO James Luciani
BitTorrent has replaced KaZaA as the P2P protocol of choice, and it's even being used for commercial applications
Says successful Alvarion partnership won’t affect development of its own WiMax kit
Is the wait for WiMax certification causing carriers to delay investment?
Blows past estimates, as CEO Kriens decries rumors of NetScreen trouble and preaches the Infranet Gospel
Shop of Cabletron refugees plots path through IP access market with new broadband router, historical outlook
There's no rest for the wireless wonks at AirMagnet, Engim, and Meru as they update for the summer
Tumbling chipset prices are having a HUGE effect on telecom infrastructure
Session border controller startup boosts its cash balance as it heads for showdown with major players
The company meets expectations and executives tell a DSL growth story, but conservative guidance tempers enthusiasm
Wins massive upgrade contract for carrier’s wireless voice and data network
Wins massive upgrade contract for carrier’s wireless voice and data network
In the market for 3G wireless kit, the big names are divided by razor-thin mindshare margins
No, reckons Lehman analyst, as WilTel's owner asks permission to buy a majority stake
Analyst says that, thanks to SBC's FTTN plans, Adtran could be set to clean up in the remote DSLAM market
Strong growth at Italian upstart operator eBiscom, a.k.a. FastWeb, should encourage other triple-play hopefuls
Companies to collaborate in regions beyond China, as LightPointe claims free-space optics is catching on
MCI wants the $340M it's owed by Bernie Ebbers – right now! It may all hinge on some Southern backwoods
Startup raises $14M and says it will be first to ship single-chip UWB silicon
UK hotspot biz breaks from parent company and looks to loom over the continent
Network incumbent says it's working on the technology but won’t reveal specifics
The Irish startup is announcing products today that could end up inside Cisco routers
New Heavy Reading report shows that startups can make a splash in the infrastructure biz – with the right partner
Shareholders seem indifferent as the search-engine chip vendor launches its IPO at $12 per share
With the standard completed, the 802.17 working group may consider some Layer 2 touch-ups
European standards body could help ITU hit a deadline for next-gen network standards
Can the US Department of Defense learn from Wal-Mart? A new GAO report says it should, 'cause it's wasting billions
Canadian vendor linked to $1B GSM network expansion deal
Core routing startup cuts staff again but may have cleared a funding obstacle in the process
Misses the SEC deadline for filing its Q1 results, says it needs more time for restatements
Vogt vacates Tekelec, Movaz has HR issues, Navini massages the roster, and more
...and while we're at it, how long is a piece of string?
To help its standing in metro Ethernet, Extreme is rolling out new technology and pushing standards
Cisco buys startup Parc Technologies for $9M to get specialized MPLS software. Expect more moves to come
Spirits are high and the traffic is heavy in Beantown
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Analyst firm warns of revenue decline for cellular infrastructure market
As valuation plummets following revenue warning, the OSS and management software firm could attract acquirers
Startups plot using new 802.16d fixed wireless tech as the glue for wireless LAN mesh networks
Industry scuttlebutt cites wireless router startup as an imminent IPO prospect
$300M Spectra-Physics acquisition takes Newport away from telecom, but the company isn't giving up on fiber optics
Carrier says there's been no ROADM contract award, but sources say the short list is still extremely short
Alcatel, ECI, Marconi, Siemens explain their involvement in trials for BT's 21st Century Network project
But both parties remain down low on outback Internet deal
Scotland funds a new optoelectronics incubator; components startup Kamelian runs into trouble
Sells power and plant business for $375 million in cash that will be used to cut its debt to about $100 million
Analysts see 802.11/cellular potential in ARM deal
Metro carrier still hasn't found profitability, but its investors are pumping in more cash
Japan's government predicts that broadband growth will push the telecom market to $800 billion by 2010
A flurry of new Sonet/SDH chips are included in a Light Reading Insider survey
Analysts concerned by prospect of consolidation in the country’s carrier market
Analysts concerned by prospect of consolidation in the country’s carrier market
Carriers plan to put the squeeze on suppliers by establishing global standards for converged fixed/mobile infrastructure
Carriers plan to put the squeeze on suppliers by establishing global standards for converged infrastructure
The dispersion compensation specialist is the latest to extend 10-Gig Ethernet to 80 km
Government to launch national service provider to rival private incumbents, says country's president
Light Reading poll shows low-level industrial espionage is commonplace in the telecom industry
Unstrung poll hints at a shaky future for WLAN services aboard aircraft
New research center to focus on efficient and environmentally-friendly product design and delivery
Residents of a Minnesota town have signed up for its wireless broadband service
Backing from major carriers and the router giant is boosting the OIF's optical networking provisioning standards
Incumbent Rostelecom is earning and spending more, as are its budding competitors in the long-distance market
Unstrung poll finds market prepped for mainstream success
Embattled vendor says it will ask for its money back from staff who 'acted improperly'
The former TiMetra CEO expounds on why the 7750 suits the core, and why Alcatel won't seek a Procket-like product
How many antennas? Wireless purists may be arguing over the finer points of MIMO versus MISO
Light Reading report spells out QOS, resilience, and management developments in the ITU and IETF
According to Guinness, the '92-Tbit/s' CRS-1 is now officially the world's highest capacity router – but is it really?
Colt's been buffeted by an overcrowded Euro market, but that doesn't make it any more of an acquisition target
Scuttlebutt suggests French incumbent is considering market entry
...again. Chinese vendor has approval to list on Hong Kong exchange, but it's been down this path before
