RBOCs are clucking, CLECS are complaining, and equipment companies are clamming up after bill passes House

It looks like the end of the road for the switch fabric startup, as all but 6 employees are let go

Pierre Suard's forthcoming book alleges accounting monkey business at Alcatel

The worldwide success of SMS has finally thawed US carriers’ frosty attitude to interoperator text messaging

CFO Larry Carter says operating expenses must 'get down further.' What does he mean exactly?

The core routing startup has managed to raise $127 million, while wiping out most of its previous equity investors

Nortel's HDX optical switch is in trials and will show at OFC, but the quiet reception worries some analysts

Revenues for firewalls and VPNs are on the rise, according to an Infonetics report

Operators to be major wireless access point players? Don’t hold your breath…

Some tips on how to make the most of Germany's giant technology trade show

JDSU widget that combines DWDM and switching resurrects interest in MEMS. But don't hold your breath

The five-year-old startup nabs $80 million in its fourth round of funding, but details on its product are slim

CEO Nacchio waxes positive about the company's cash position. But what about its debt?

Cisco appears to be planning an optical switch for release this fall UPDATED 02/22 4:00 PM

Cannes Do – R. Scott Raynovich

Maple Optical Systems has lopped off one third of its staff

Its announcement of an Open IP Base Station Architecture initiative has stirred up questions over who should be setting standards

Sabeus will showcase its gain flattening EDFA technology at OFC

After five years, Pluris closes its fifth round of funding and starts afresh after a recapitalization

Early networks are performing poorly when handling standard Internet applications

Vendor says the multibillion-dollar frame relay market is not only alive but on the move. But who's buying?

The long-awaited multiservice switch will keep some folks waiting a bit longer

Joint development with Ericsson connects data sent over the mobile core network to the Internet

Networking leader upgrades individual firewall and VPN products; is it just playing catchup?

Juniper launches a 'wireless router' aimed at carriers planning to move to all-IP networks

The FCC's proposed rule changes could allow incumbents to push ISPs off their networks

International FiberCom's financial woes touch Velocita and Metro-Optix

New report sees Cisco regaining ground lost to Juniper in the core router market; Juniper shares plummet

The company appoints an M&A expert to its board. Could it be shopping for a buyer?

Cisco and Juniper both recorded double-digit revenue reductions between the third and fourth quarters of 2001

Auctions of vast amounts of manufacturing gear point to Nortel having halted work on AWGs and related devices

A newly discovered security hole in SNMP may affect the bulk of networking gear on the planet

Centerpoint Broadband drops big names and a hazy roadmap in its search for a large funding round

Startup Shelf Life – Doug Green

Analysts say AT&T's deals with Ciena and Cisco are old news, but it's enough to show a glimmer of optimism

WatchGuard $48M deal to buy RapidStream may signal the start of consolidation in the security market

Cisco's deferred revenue situation has caused investors and analysts to turn tail

Cisco beats analyst expectations for the quarter, but profits fall year-to-year and revenue growth is flat

Steven G. Akers, cofounder of Spring Tide Networks, is leaving his post as CTO of Lucent's INS group UPDATED 2/7 10AM

Multiplex confirms that it's being investigated by the US Attorney's Office in New Jersey

Cisco shares tick up prior to earnings, after an executive issues memo on quarterly results

Monet Mobile Networks launched first U.S. 3G service on October 24th, 2001.

Its latest core router, code-named 'Gibson,' is being tested by four major carriers, Light Reading has learned

Analysts expecting a new product announcement are disappointed by today's ho-hum news release

Says it's shipping its switch, DWDM, and GMPLS software package that automates optical transport networks

Equipment and carrier stocks melt down as the earnings season paints a grim picture of the carrier market

Sources say the long-haul optical startup is shutting its doors after failing to reach an agreement on financing

Cutting the Cord — Scott Clavenna

'Problems' with JDSU's EDFAs confirmed by another system maker; but JDSU says it's old news