With stock prices up, Nortel, Tellabs, and Ciena are out shopping for access vendors such as Catena and Calix

The latest Unstrung research report finds wireless LAN incumbents lagging behind the startups in security applications

A Light Reading report looks at the issues of putting SANs on metro networks

The company is slashing 30 jobs while moving some development duties offshore, sources say UPDATED 3:40PM

When it comes to building any sort of empire, no one beats us Brits!

French vendor confirms startup purchase as incumbents strengthen market dominance

RBOC plans more spending on 'growth area' technologies, including DSL, FTTP, IP/MPLS, VOIP

Revenues go way up as Nortel sees some positive momentum in wireless gear and some opportunity in VOIP

Zhone is working a deal to purchase the assets of Class 5 switch maker Gluon Networks

Could it be another round of funding for the VOIP switch startup?

CEO Kevin Kennedy recruits ex-Cisconian David Gudmundson, a move that hints of potential deal-making

Consultant Andrew Romans sees opportunity to raise fresh funds for hopeful VOIP players in Europe

Carrier spending is coming around, Avaya says, but large enterprises struggle to justify IP convergence

With help from chip startup Parama, Verizon's exploring ways to put a Sonet-friendly mesh in the core

Carriers say rewards are greater than risks, according to a monster survey by Heavy Reading

A kind word from systems vendors helps MetaSolv bag a new IP activation system deal

Wireless LAN switch startup denies suggestions that the new CEO has been hired to try and sell the company

Drafts Intrado to add key feature to its upcoming VOIP service

Procket scores a big customer but loses two top execs, according to Light Reading sources UPDATED 4PM

Vendors overwhelmed with requests for quotes and proposals as pressure mounts on carriers' edge kit

Software needs more attention, according to carriers at Light Reading Live Convergence 2004

An ITU bake-off in March will decide the standard for measuring VOIP call quality

A French ISP called 'Free' is about to benefit from the first tech IPO in Paris for three long years

Edge services startup says it's got the next-gen ATM and Frame Relay box that carriers are looking for

Exercise commissioned by Metro Ethernet Forum says carriers could cut average operating costs by 23%

After a roller-coaster start to 2004, Appian looks to have been derailed by France telecom

It's pitching radio networks for metropolitan areas, and a new standard

CEO's acquisition talk this week prompts speculation over its enterprise wireless LAN strategy

Pilots abound but most service providers don't think the world is quite ready for TV over DSL

Cancelled earnings call spawns many theories, one of which has Sonus firming up a reseller deal with Lucent

Folks gather in Paris to discuss some of the shortcomings of SIP session controller technology

UTStarcom reports another stellar quarter, but how long will the China miracle continue?

Rumors of Lucent's financial recovery are greatly exaggerated

Upbeat financials strengthen case for industry upturn

Yes, somebody else has a VOIP story. Tellabs reports a loss but sales surge attributed to telephony and SDH

Theories of an Alcatel acquisition show investors are just itching for JDS to do something big

Lucent CEO Patricia Russo suddenly likes VOIP, but analysts point out that Lucent has a ways to go

Also-ran MSPP couldn't convince more investors to 'snack' on its vision of success

With Juniper racking up some new high-end router business, Cisco's lack of next-gen strategy grows in import

AT&T Wireless/Cingular deal may provide network market fillip, argue analysts

Wireless growth boosts revenues and earnings, and CEO Pat Russo jumps on the VOIP bandwagon

LuminentOIC & TriQuint ready small-form pluggable transceivers that may make it cheaper to move to DWDM

WLAN provider has software and - gasp - an architecture for controlling corporate WLANs

Comm chip vendors are often unknown by their prospective customers, according to a Heavy Reading survey

Wireless router newboy builds on recent SK Telecom success with CDMA deal

Ex Cisco senior VP named CEO (at last)

Job cull comes as operator begins consolidation of back office in bid to cut costs and simplify processes

Industry scuttlebutt sees French giant acquiring wireless router startup UPDATED

Says it's watching work on a potential VOIP-related roaming standard but is still happy with its own code

UBS raises its estimates on Cisco, citing improved sales to carriers. Even Scott Kriens thinks they'll do well

Ethernet switch makers are teaming up with VOIP equipment suppliers, and it's more than just marketing pizzaz

Sets up 'real life' broadband service test facility with net.com. Some RBOCs look set to follow suit

Equipment stocks are on fire, fueled by rising earnings forecasts; LR Index is up 18% in 2004

European carrier set to roll out PTT services this year as market preps for takeoff

Turns a tidy profit in Q4, beating revenue expectations by $25M, but says the watchword is still 'caution'

Chairman Birck says he likes access. Other sources say a deal with AFC was almost done, then shelved

Specialist test and measurement firms and are cashing in on the move to VOIP

449 buyers name the companies they recognize and see as market leaders in Heavy Reading survey

US vendor set to finally break into Europe's UMTS market: All signs point to Portugal

Revenues and profits bounce back as it builds networks for NATO in the Middle East

Experts say the security flaw found in H.323 is unlikely to cause VOIP networks any real problems

Sources say routing startup has put another $30M in the bank and CEO expects to raise more funds soon

It's official: Cellphones are safe(ish). Just be sure to check the battery

The momentum behind voice over wireless LAN indicates that it will probably be the major new application for 802.11 in 2004, but there are still some barriers to adoption

Says joint development with Juniper aided $350M deals, just as naysayers say the partnership is frayed

The RIAA's clampdown on file sharing is encouraging users to build private, encrypted P2P networks

Now that cable operators are embracing Gigabit Ethernet for video-on-demand, Cisco wants a piece of the market

Gluon comes unglued, Coriolis cuts, Luminous looks for a CEO, and Ishoni can't outlast its outsourcing woes

Carrier surprises market by opting for Kodiak kit in European PTT rollout

Washington DC signing ceremony gives equipment firms a $2 billion payday

Washington DC signing ceremony gives equipment firms a $2 billion payday

Will push for new IEEE secure roaming standard to enable better corporate WLAN voice services for the suits

With an election year ahead, don't expect the FCC to reach any major resolutions on VOIP in 2004

Startup targets signaling technology and lands VOIP deal with Global Crossing, beating out Alcatel

UK operator Kingston builds separate IP network for VOIP, says it's too early for full convergence

Third funding round will help Ethernet access gear maker become truly worldwide

The FBI takes issue with the FCC's hands-off tack on VOIP, asking it to be regulated as a telecom service

Light Reading Report explains why and how they're driving service development

Cuts in custom duties on network kit set to boost subcontinent's wireless growth

Two major issues, peering and numbering, threaten to derail VOIP's momentum. But no one is talking about them

Dispersion chip startup lands a round from Kleiner Perkins, as the VC firm dips its toes back into telecom

It's 3G all over again, as carrier mulls choice of EV-DO network suppliers

Verso shares lose 40% after it cuts estimated Q4 revenue, showing the dangers of the VOIP investment frenzy

The buzz is back in cellular networking equipment, as key vendors say revenues and profits will exceed expectations

Router maker Avici strikes three-year preferred partner deal with Nortel; stock vaults 30 percent

It's up by more than 14 percent, following further signs of revival in the infrastructure market

It's a meaty contract. What's it mean for the other players in the VOIP equipment market?

Single-digit midgets ruled, and Avanex topped them all. Redback, Riverstone, Digital Lightwave went down

Insiders at Adtran take advantage of the company's good fortune in 2003, according to a Thomson survey

Incumbents move forward with broadband strategies as Moody's warms to the sector

Metro service provider buys a European network from its own CEO in a bid to survive consolidation

Scuttlebutt has them linking up, and Avici's share price gets some attention today. Is the deal already done?

WLAN management startup envisages a future in software

AFC will buy Marconi's North American Access biz for $240M to get fiber gear and a relationship with BellSouth

Cash sale to AFC will help pay down debt, but what does 2004 hold for Marconi's ongoing business?

Networking giant has its own WLAN protocol to rival LWAPP but no plans to standardize it

Former Cisco big Roland Acra cites technology advantage as he takes his first CEO job at router startup

Network equipment giants expected to dominate China's post-trial 3G market

You read, you wrote, we've tallied the 'votes'

Israeli cable consortium issues RFPs for network upgrade worth $100 million

Live and direct from his favorite watering hole, the acronym hunter gives you his pick of the year

Cisco says Roland Acra is on his way out and our source says he's heading to Procket to become CEO UPDATED 3:45PM

Vendor Bloviations: Our pick of the top ten wireless hot-air emissions of 2003

They plunged, they bounced, but best of all... they survived