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The wins that really shaped the market in 2004
Telecom companies rally to offer technical and financial aid following disaster
Pigtails, paisley prints, and platform shoes aren't the only things that made comebacks in 2004
Light Reading was first-est with the most-est on many of the biggest telecom stories of 2005; these are the ones you liked best
Operator takes first step; gets German license for 450MHz network
Share price heads south following a $10 million cut in revenue forecasts
White paper from Sandvine notes that online killing requires improved QOS and low packet loss
When the question was 'build or buy?' many incumbent equipment vendors chose the latter in 2004
Happy happy happy happy talk... Oh cheer up! It's not all bad news you know!
Broadband services such as VOIP, triple play, and managed security got serious attention in 2004
The session border controller vendors are ending 2004 on a noisy note
The world in wireless, concisely put
Softswitch vendor could land some key deals early in 2005 – and it needs them, say analysts
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Analyst says $260 million in cash is almost twice what EMC should have paid for the OSS firm
Key developments in the fast evolving market, courtesy of Next Generation Data Center Forum
Chinese vendor to supply DWDM gear for national network upgrade
Euro operators put installed fiber through its paces to see if it can handle 160-Gbit/s wavelengths
The mood at our recent Telecom Investment Conference was optimism – and this time we mean it!
It's bumper bonus time for Lucent's top executives again, to the ire of the retirees
The biggest stock gains and losses among telecom stocks reflect a mediocre year all around
UK startup touts carrier wins in core network market
Media reports claim Deutsche Telekom is set to cut up to 20,000 jobs over the next three years
As if things weren't bad enough, the core router startup gets called out for missing rent payments
High-bandwidth IPTV services are raising questions over the optimal role and placement of the B-RAS
Being a collection of some of the funnier stuff wireless folks said in 2004
Heavy Reading survey shows 60% of carriers expect more than 10% revenue growth in 2005
Will pay $260 million cash for network/systems management software player to augment its ILM program
It leads the IP media server space, but its fate may rest on how quickly service providers move toward VOIP
Larry the Light Reading Attack monkey launches his screen career; Light Reading editors keep their day jobs
Industry insiders say the two powerhouses are set to join forces in a bid to dominate the IPTV system market
Cisco snaps up security startup Protego Networks in a $65 million deal
Enters potentially lucrative field with two levels of protection for its network customers
Touts three year iDEN deal at Nextel but analysts remain cautious on long-term prospects
Award winners in 11 categories revealed at Light Reading's inaugural awards dinner
Inside LR's Investment Conference, the 'smart money' combed the industry for sustainable new technology trends
Ofcom's ruling spells good news for BT's competitors and for access equipment vendors
Back in telecom, former Tellium CEO Harry Carr may be a bit wiser about stock options and executive loans
Come February, the company plans to ask shareholders for a reverse split with a ratio as wide as 1-for-40
Award winners in 11 categories revealed at Light Reading's inaugural awards dinner
A Sprint/Nextel combo could spell good news for the sales teams at Lucent and Nortel
Embattled vendor finally releases revenue numbers, but investors and analysts are unimpressed
Unstrung Insider finds Ericsson and Nokia playing the waiting game as rivals prep for early adoption
$35B merger with Sprint sees Nextel migrate to EV-DO technology at expense of Flarion’s Flash-OFDM
Router giant appoints former Flextronics man as new financial chief. Analysts approve
IP routing specialist NextHop introduces a Layer 2 package, creating new front in embedded software
M&A rumors say Cisco is looking to bolster its security story
RBOC's reported offer for Sprint would need to overcome a host of obstacles, financial and regulatory
RBOC's reported offer for Sprint would need to overcome a host of obstacles, financial and regulatory
ATCA: 3G Cost Cutter
Mobile kit vendors are twigging to the potential benefits of AdvancedTCA, but practical concerns over timing and ROI still dominate thinking
Tekelec starts the week badly as analysts downgrade, the CFO walks, and its stock slumps UPDATED 12:30 PM
The Asia/Pacific region leads the world in PON deployment while US carriers are slowly coming around
3Com snaps up IPS specialist for $430M at a time when users are getting concerned about VOIP security
Following a staff and executive overhaul, the company plans to serve the market with Dry Martinis
Swedish equipment startup scores an up round on the basis of a big OEM deal
Swedish giant finally joins industry forum but isn’t jumping on hype bandwagon UPDATED 11:40AM
Triple-play pioneer eyes Italy's operator Wind, but it's not the only interested party
Fixed-mobile convergence requires a step-by-step approach
Nextel-Sprint hook up could make some kit vendors very happy. And a couple quite sad UPDATED 12/11 12:43 AM
Startup's price tag could climb as high as $122 million if it hits certain milestones
Heavy Reading finds that core network differences between fixed and mobile technologies are set to dissolve
The router-software expert has come full circle, returning to Cisco, confirms the routing giant
Verso Technology with new prez will announce plans for a turnaround in a conference call today
Cisco CTO says convergence means services are added immediately and networks are more complicated
Question mark hangs over whether technology stolen by former Huawei engineers is now in UTStarcom equipment
In a flood of IPTV news, Kasenna, Motorola, and net.com plan alliance to tackle US market
In touting the CRS-1 router to analysts, Cisco gives props to the recent EANTC/Light Reading test
The company may be aiming for some short-term gains out of its long-term projections, analysts say
Set to buy Liberty Media's stake and take control of VOIP carrier
With competitors dropping prices and beefing up R&D, Cisco highlights customer productivity
Wholesaler's $999 lifetime phone service offer highlights the cutthroat nature of residential VOIP pricing
While Telecom Italia wants its mobile arm back, Deutsche Telekom wants to lock down the German broadband market
HP details its long-term network strategy, including price cuts and 'intelligent' edge devices
Provides guidance on high-speed access strategy, says it will stick to FTTC plans
Mahi restructures, Verilink adds a CFO, Veraz and Hammerhead get new CEOs, and much, much more
Manx deployment with Lucent gear marks beginning of European plans
Vendor tipped to secure $500 million slice of network consolidation contract
Vendor tipped to secure $500 million slice of network consolidation contract
Says big carrier capex will increase slightly next year, but capex-to-income ratios will stay at historic norms
Says big carrier capex will increase slightly next year, but capex-to-income ratios will stay at historic norms
Announces its first CRS-1 sales, a partnership with Fujitsu, its IP NGN plan, and the half-sized CRS-1
Japanese 3G vendor says it has deployed over 100 xGSN mobile packet core nodes
Its answer to Cisco's CRS-1 is out, on the heels of some marketshare gains by Juniper in the network core
Juniper CEO is quoted in Europe as ready to spend on acquisitions, but Juniper claims it was a misquote
Pair sneak out details of resale agreement
As BT splashes out in Italy, other carriers look to build stronger positions in Northern and Eastern Europe
After paying $1B for an MSPP in 2000, Ciena invests $5M+ in the multiservice Sonet startup and will OEM its gear
The core-router startup finally finds a partner, as ECI invests and takes an option to acquire
It's lights out for the Alcatel 7201 as the company shifts focus to its IP DSLAM product
Conspiracy theories abound about Cogent's recent acquisitions and its murky path to profitability
Competition from cable keeps the heat on the RBOCs, but wireless networks give the big carriers some relief
Sources say Tekelec has landed a media gateway deal as part of Cingular's upgrade
Sources say Tekelec has landed a media gateway deal as part of Cingular's upgrade
C&W's expanding broadband business is building out with Italtel softswitches and Marconi access hubs
Analyst says Nortel's accounting scandals may have cost it a cherry deal
Ericsson, Lucent, and Siemens win share of lucrative UMTS deal as Nortel is kicked out
