One of the most vocal supporters of Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) technology is cutting jobs. Bad sign?
Qwest downplays quarterly losses today; says economic recovery will rescue telecom sector
They're favorites to buy VoiceStream, if Deutsche Telekom sells, but it's unlikely to happen this year
Startup Accumux announces a new kind of dispersion compensator, but JDS Uniphase might have a better one
Optical switching company fails to find additional funds; vultures may be circling 'round the assets
Its new suite of products offers solutions to everyone from small offices to large service providers
Restructured carriers may put off core-router buys, making life even harder for startups
Says aggressive prices will drive new services, such as its new corporate wireless email
Lucent's looking to change many things -- including the way it compensates its workers
Wireless IP gear startup adds former FCC chairman to its board of directors
WorldCom blames outage on a train wreck, but Cisco confirms there were router problems UPDATED 6:44 PM ET
Lucent says a US carrier will soon start testing its 40-Gbit/s LambdaXtreme. Onlookers shrug.
Cable & Wireless says its new IP VPN network is 'Cisco Powered' -- but that doesn't mean it has dumped Juniper
Redback is edging out Cisco in one account, according to a companywide meeting held last week
Juniper finally announces the T640, once code-named 'Gibson,' along with three preliminary customers
The deal is potentially worth hundreds of millions to Lucent, but only if and when Verizon gets off the dime
Adds further momentum to smartphone operating system, but the jury's still out on whether it will capture the market
Questions linger about big-ticket acquisitions, overly enthusiastic projections, and complaints about overbilling
Targets June 1 flotation. Reports lower losses but plans further layoffs
Company aims to help systems companies "plug in" quality of service with new software kit
XcelleNet beefs up its synchronization strategy by acquiring partner Ehand
The access startup is shuffling top management again and has decided it's time for a new CEO
Analysts say capex could fall even lower than the latest lowered levels; RFPs could wither, even if approved
Despite gloom about Nokia’s lowered handset predictions, analysts still reckon the market is crawling out of the doldrums.
With all equipment segments in the dumper, a new report says the access market is the key to a telecom recovery
Another well funded Silicon Valley startup closes its doors and turns off the phones
Despite a balance sheet better than many, Tellabs' first quarter earnings report left Wall Street feeling flat
German metro DWDM supplier gains a North American foothold through OEM agreement with Fujitsu
Talk that Qwest may be scaling back its startup testing resources has the startup community quaking in its shoes
Missed Verizon payment comes as no surprise -- but how much longer before it finally throws in the towel?
NeoNetworks alleges the founders of NuSpeed, which Cisco bought in 2000, stole its secrets
Microsoft in "scary embrace and extend play" for WLAN dominance?
NetScreen offers firewall speeds of up to 12 Gbit/s with hopes of luring large enterprise and carrier customers
NextHop says it has the routing software to make building a router more plug-and-play
Says it's got a way of eliminating traffic holdups that occur when routers are reconfigured to handle network problems
More than 20 vendors have been invited to participate in bakeoff sponsored by Light Reading
Verizon's warning earlier this week has given weight to rumors that the RBOC will be cutting capital spending again
Equant and WorldCom deliver the best services (but they still charge too much) according to poll of corporate IP users
Telecom carrier FLAG files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing $2.6 billion in debts
Lucent and others are said to be mulling more layoffs as carrier capex crisis continues
Frost & Sullivan outdoes fellow analysts claiming big OSS numbers
Juniper reports revenues in line with lowered guidance and offers a limited, flat view of the future
Cisco officially kills its partnership with Brocade. What next?
Redback keeps cutting expenses, as SMS products pave the road for its edge router business UPDATED 3:30 PM
The crusty old incumbent will be first to roll out a network of wireless LAN hotspots in the UK - so long as it gets the regulatory green light
WorldCom's stock gets hammered amid earnings fears, and the company is rumored to be cutting capex again
Qwest paid its CEO some $24M as part of a long-term incentive plan, filing says
The company has convinced bankers to revise a key credit facility; investors say the signs are positive
Broadcom is buying Mobilink so it can develop combined wireless LAN and WAN chips -- others may follow suit
Bidding wars for bankrupt and struggling carriers are postponing restructuring and hurting the industry, observers say
Sources say Corning has beat out Furukawa for SBC fiber deal
Guidance is down yet again, and Nortel is drawing on $1.75B as bankers give thumbs down to new facilities
The Silicon Valley rumor machine is once again revving up rumors of high-profile departures at Procket
MontaVista says it's got the first version of Linux suited to carrier equipment. Is it early or late to the party?
RIM wants to spread the BlackBerry technology, but who will jam with the pager mavens?
Says carriers will spend over $30B on OSS software this year -- and $50B by 2005. Are they for real?
The capex crunch has prompted Moody's to downgrade Nortel to junk status
It's taken a round of layoffs to get Mukesh Chatter to talk about his Axiowave startup UPDATED 4/5 1:30 PM
Startup Tahoe Networks is attacking two hot markets: edge routing and wireless
Startup Tahoe Networks is attacking two hot markets: edge routing and wireless
Incumbent carriers don't seem to be in a hurry to buy next-gen Sonet gear
Cogent continues to acquire, closing the PSINet deal. But is a time bomb ticking beneath the brash façade?
XO Communications and MFN are the next carriers in line for restructuring, creating a glut of distressed assets
Unisphere and others are adding integrated support for both MPLS and IPSec VPNs: Could the market finally come to life?
A split is emerging in the industry over new IEEE WLAN standards. The Wireless Oracle thinks that multimode is answer
Banc of America analyst predicts a rebound and upgrades eight systems OEMs. April Fools?
