A string of new component startups includes Headwall (ex-Agilent) and ANDevices & InPhenix (out of Axon)

As wireless carriers spend more on infrastructure, VPN/firewall vendors will likely benefit

Marconi's big multiservice switch attracts business from another government agency

Legislators are questioning whether DISA's selection process had sufficient government involvement

Rumor mill in full flood as VC keeps the faith

AMCC is acquiring the PowerPRS switch fabric from IBM after a homegrown design didn't pan out

The company says it will drop the 7770 OBX core router product and combine its features with TiMetra products

Launches high-speed data service for mobile workers in San Diego and Washington DC

Mass layoffs continue, Hatteras can't keep a CEO, LightCross loses its COO, and Lucent tries to calm pensioners

AT&T is markedly aggressive in its metro Ethernet service rollout. The race with ILECs is on!

A new group of the company's PowerQuicc chips become the latest processors to add encryption

One in five carriers don't know Juniper makes core routers -- and three out of four haven't heard of Avici

Board member and ex-CEO Henry Schacht hits the road to confront 'enraged' oldies over benefit cuts. Pardon?

Ethernet-to-the-home is hot in the Asia/Pacific and a complete dead duck in North America, says LR poll

Asking the Right Question – Peter Heywood

Spam-fighting is a growing opportunity, and many security applicance vendors are so positioning their products

North American carriers might look East for models of success: South Korean carrier KT is making bacon

Japanese giant will introduce 'voice and data' WLAN products for business customers next month

Its lab division, working on photonic crystals, debuts at ECOC with tunable lasers and promise of a tunable OADM

MPLS/Frame Relay Alliance plan will help carriers migrate compressed voice traffic to an MPLS backbone

As anticipated, Ciena's glommed onto the RPR startup to round out its multiservice portfolio

Announces home-grown platform that will work with its Vivace switch in converged IP/MPLS backbones

Ethernet PON vendor Salira has scored a multiyear project with a cable provider in China

A huge, ground-breaking survey by Heavy Reading shows that Cisco has won the hearts & minds of carriers

The struggling switch-fabric vendor will call it quits at the end of September

Lucent's got initial approval of its previously announced plan to settle shareowner and related litigation

Cisco's board gives the green light to gobble up another $7B in shares... Is it the best use of cash?

Steve Levy says telecom's headed for better days, and he's upgraded the entire wireline equipment sector

A KMI survey of 141 carriers shows spending patterns could increase next year

The FCC, the unions, the economy... even the weather appears to be at fault for reduced profit estimates

Possible Siemens deal gives subsystem vendor foothold in base-station battle

Could a dispute with a New Jersey real estate company stymie the merger between Tellium and Zhone?

The FCC, the unions, the economy... even the weather appears to be at fault for reduced profit estimates

SureWest Communications will buy 5,000 gateways from the access vendor for FTTH rollout

Telecom software supplier credits employees with profitability and seeks new hires. What a novel concept...

Listen up, equipment vendors: Network operators have a bone to pick with y'all

Turn 'em over. They're, er... Done

A spike in shares set off takeover rumors in London today. Agilent's named as the key suspect

Filing shows Riverstone is bickering with a debt holder over a $1.5M claim

Valo closes, Hatteras sheds jobs. Despite funding woes, technologists still enthuse over Ethernet-over-copper

To have 40 lambdas running 10-Gbit/s Ethernet over 11,000 miles of fiber. Cisco's a member

Looks as if Laurel and Juniper will split the action in KT's new Metro Ethernet build in S. Korea

Unstrung Insider raises questions over quality of business-class access point marketing

The perils of using consumer-grade wireless LAN kit in a business-class network

Teradiant samples chips for the first time, while Azanda gets designed in with Korea's LG Electronics

New access device uses VCAT and GFP technology to connect business data through fiber networks

Swedish vendor insists it is a major player in carrier's 3G rollout plans

Bway.net is trying to drum up a class action lawsuit against the FCC over its phasing out of line-sharing

One more network chip player bows out as the co-processor market continues to shrink

Carrier confirms vendor rumours but keeps schtum on the smallprint

Edge router startup gets more business in Asia, where KT is deploying Ethernet-based Internet services

SBC whines (and cuts jobs), Tellabs asks for volunteers, Sprint outsources, and Entrisphere is 'not engaging'

Yipes is back, after a brief hiatus in Chapter 11 followed by a year of buildout. Will this time be different?

Digital headend providers turn to international market, citing slow broadband video adoption in the US

Sycamore and Juniper rise on pending contract potential while Cisco, Ciena, and Corvis shares fall

New specs should spur growth in DSL revenue for carriers and provide a boost to equipment vendors

It may be more important than you think. Alcatel's still winning, but watch out for the Asian players

Qualcomm's software platform preps for push into virgin territory

Ciena, Juniper, Cisco, and Sycamore have each won part of the big federal deal, sources say

AT&T's CTO says the carrier has narrowed to two the list of candidates for a big multiservice edge contract

Japanese vendor prepares to do battle in global wireless router space

CEO Whitacre turns up the heat on FTTP. Is it really a business debate or a political one?

FastWeb rolls out out large-scale project, defying pundits who doubt it'll make money

Ciena invests in Laurel Networks' third round, plans to resell its gear. Is another acquisition looming?

There's plenty to crow about here, but be cautious before donning those rose-colored shades

Stop me if you've heard this one before: Wireless LAN switch startup brings in networking veteran as CEO

Base station initiative kicks into gear and gives rival body the eye

Wrinklies distraught, but Lucent says its deal's still better than 90 percent of US businesses

After missing a deadline, it's gotten the boot from the Nasdaq exchange

The reconfigurable OADM could finally get real if some anticipated RFPs emerge in the fall

AT&T adds another next-gen Sonet vendor to its network. Hint: It's not Ciena

New products and funding point to hopes of an international market buildout

Heavy Reading report on multiservice provisioning platforms points to emerging markets for semiconductors

Huawei is set to resell LightPointe's FSO gear in China, but will the deal cause problems with key investor Cisco?

Huawei is set to resell LightPointe's FSO gear in China, but will the deal cause problems with key investor Cisco?

Light Reading Live! keynoter Andrew Odlyzko finds a healthy telecom future in the past

The recession ain't really over, Ciena and Cisco keep cutting, and Metro-Optix sells itself, post mortem

It's been rushing to develop extra DLC modules targeting the big RBOC fiber-to-the-premises RFP

Adds Fibre Channel to ONS 15454, part of the growing metro optical SAN extension crowd

Nortel and Meriton are extending the reach of metro DWDM gear, thanks to better components

The Metro DWDM business case hasn't always matched the reality case – Doug Green

Close encounters of the wireless kind

Startups predict surge in carrier interest as first PTT-like rollout hits Europe

Analysts wax bullish on Foundry's short-term and long-term prospects as the company heads to end of quarter

After months of negotiations and threats of a strike, Verizon settles its score with the unions

Despite solid growth, says report, US Ethernet services will be hampered by lack of fiber to buildings

Confused customers slow down security spending as vendors introduce new 'application-aware' technologies

Japan's NTT has put feelers out for an Ethernet PON. How big is the job, and who'll likely win?

Electronic dispersion compensation is emerging as an alternative for sending 10 Gbit/s down old fiber

The startup has aspirations in the Ethernet controller market, with help from PC chip supplier VIA

WLAN-to-cellular roaming part of $1 billion Verizon contract

Report divides metro MSPP products into two classes, explores which provides the best migration path

Laurel now has two announced customers: Level 3 and South Korea's Dacom

Optical subsystem startup is shutting down and shedding intellectual property. Is Laurel Networks nibbling?

Optical networking is on a wee upturn, as older gear falls out and carriers open the wallets for newer stuff

It's D-Day on the WLAN front, as wired incumbent Extreme is preparing to ship first WLAN products this month

Thirty-three investors have poured over $70 million cash into Corvis. Is it a good deal?

Korean W-CDMA deal gives wireless router startup a lead on rivals

Xtera, fresh from a $30M round, hopes metro gear will keep customers happy 'til long-haul sales return

Canadian firm has announced mostly international contracts this summer, with emphasis on Asia

American Fiber Systems is going from wholesaling dark fiber to selling Ethernet services. Can it work?

Founders of Redux will clash with their alma mater as both produce chips for TDM over IP