Last chance to stick it to the (wireless) MAN! or not
Be afraid! Be very afraid!
The core-router startup has a shot at some big RFPs, but its survival depends on finding an OEM partner
Nortel shares are off more than 30 percent this week following the company's financial brouhaha
Posts its first profitable quarter for three years and raises its forecast for 2004
Network giant steps away from WiMax Forum amid concerns over market potential
Foundry shares were down $3.85 (27.2%) to $10.30 in after-hours trading last night, after disappointing Q1 results
Test sector set for six years of double-digit growth, according to Frost & Sullivan
$232M stock transaction enables Finisar to rival Agilent and JDSU UPDATED 4/30 3:00AM
White paper details Nortel's late entry to the multiservice edge race
Net losses approach the breakeven point, but a cloudy future sends the stock plunging
The 3G equipment value chain is in chaos, say industry insiders
Ratings agency says fiscal health of incumbents is improving, though VOIP could dampen the party
Sources say Cisco is ready to launch a Sonet access platform, the ONS 15310
Vendor targets future WiMax rollout in London
Nortel won't say what it's going to do about 'profitability' bonuses paid when the company was losing money
The companies plan integrated product salvos aimed at the Class 5 replacement and B-RAS markets
Investors bail, as management vows 'financial accountability' in the wake of CEO firing
French vendor takes lone approach in developing PTT-type services
Set to invest in Ethernet and OSS to bring LAN services to the WAN in Europe, says EMEA chief
Nortel CEO Frank Dunn is dismissed, replaced immediately by Teledesic's William Owens; former CFO also canned
Frank Dunn is dismissed, replaced by Teledesic's William Owens, with immediate effect. Former CFO also canned
Verizon's earnings boost AFC and Adtran as the carrier reports big growth in DSL and enterprise data
Tier 1 directory will lay key foundation for VOIP services and could possibly make its administrator rich
OSS boss will work with Matt Bross as he takes the helm at R&D unit BTexact
Cable giants Comcast and Time Warner back video system newcomer, but the startup faces stiff competition
Ultrawideband startup says new funds will support development of its high-rate wireless LAN chips
The OEM deal announced last week may be the forerunner of full-blown acquisition
Some old-time Cisco acquirees are trying their hands at a new breed of chips for metro Ethernet
Says it's first to deliver a single chip implementation of 802.11g
Why did former AT&T and ADC man Rick Roscitt jump ship from MCI after only seven months?
Rumor has it that Mahi is among the possible acquirers of the defunct metro startup's assets
Reports of management dispute threatens EV-DO network first
Sale of vendor's billing business is imminent and could raise $100 million, says analyst
General Bandwidth gets $15M from Alcatel to give its legacy Litespan gear a voice
Wireless craze unbuttons the UK... apparently
AMCC keeps the lead in network processor revenues, while Vitesse gains ground after axing development
Startup says the software VP has departed after all
Test vendor also has Japan to thank for a bumper quarter, but it's late to the VOIP test scene
Niche VOIP players had better watch out for the incumbents, says analyst firm
I2Telecom, the provider behind StreamCast's VOIP service, is in a legal fight with the founders of a firm it bought
Swedish vendor claims major inroad into CDMA market at Q1 results briefing
The security-chip specialist breaks out a China-based engineering team and could be profitable by the fall
Sources have confirmed that Sprint is testing Cisco's fabled HFR
It's got a deal with Navini for customers that can't stand waiting for the WiMax MAN
P2P network tries to vex Vonage and scare Skype with a new VOIP business model
Indulges in fighting talk about Cisco's future monster router, predicts strong second half revenue growth
Carrier scuttles any hope of imminent decision on future Flash-OFDM rollout
Carrier keeps mum on rumored Nokia 3G deals down under
More moolah for the VOWLAN startup
Juniper earns $0.08 cents a share on revenues of $224.1M in Q1 UPDATED 4/21, 7:45 PM
Chipmaker's capital arm pumps VC money into two ultra-wideband chip designers
Carriers have crafted a set of OAM standards for MPLS, but equipment vendors aren't biting
The vendor's been touting its software business around the OSS market, but who might buy it?
UK WLAN startup pledges support to Chinese standard in effort to build up local revenue
Stock leaps as vendor posts its first profits in two years, but new product sales are still sluggish
The term and the technology used by Lightchip has resurfaced in a French startup, Yenista Optics
Equipment vendor hopes massive layoff will save it between $60M and $70M a year
Volumes aren't skyrocketing, but competition is driving the modules' prices below that of Xenpak
MCI comes out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $6B in cash and $5B in debt
More than 100 telecom executives converge on Prague to get the lowdown on metro Ethernet
Shares fell more than 8 percent this afternoon, even though the company reported a profitable Q2
Toshiba gets out of hotspot game after just a year, cedes installed network to Cometa
Shares fell more than 8 percent this afternoon, even though the company reported a profitable Q2
UK incumbent set for Irish commercial wireless broadband rollout with Alvarion. Just don’t call it WiMax!
The optical components industry won't consolidate into a handful of JDSU look-alikes, says Heavy Reading study
Fueled by Cisco business, chip firm is trying its hand at going public – even though it's losing money
Cable-owned CLEC boasts a better network as it takes on Verizon in the New York metro area
Chipmaker seeks to beef up its Bluetooth profile with a $49 million purchase of Widcomm
WLAN startup says hardware & software engineering VPs are still onboard... but they're adding a new über-VP
EV-DO 3G technology set to hit Australia. Ripper!
Matches 2003 growth rate of rival Huawei but has yet to crack Western European incumbents
Matches 2003 growth rate of rival Huawei but has yet to crack Western European incumbents
Former CEO (and apparent serial entrepreneur) Pankaj Manglik is leaving to start another new company
IDT announces a $35M plan to get into switch fabrics and traffic managers by acquiring the startup
Time to pick up the pace
Sharp fall in Q1 handset sales takes shine off infrastructure recovery
Outsourcing and offshoring by vendors and carriers helps IT services firm record bumper profits
Packet ADM supplier gets bought by C-COR for less than $40M as C-COR strengthens its broadband video story
FCC hopes line-sharing agreement between CLEC and incumbent will pave the way for less mandatory regulation
Adaptive or phased array? ArrayComm & Navini want to bring their antennas to the WiMax party. Yeah! Propagate, dude!
YDI, a 100-person company with a market cap under $100M, is buying Terabeam for a few million shares
YDI, a 100-person company with a market cap under $100M, is buying Terabeam for a few million shares
Carrier vows 90 percent DSL coverage in Salt Lake City after the city council knifes Utopia
Redback says it's engaged in a large bidding process for next-gen edge gear at the RBOC
Watch out for the 'Internet Pac Man' that's consuming everything, says AT&T honcho
mmO2 shuts down Europe’s first 3G network on sleepy island backwater
ATM vendor morphs multiservice box into a full-blown B-RAS
With losses down and revenues up, Ethernet switching company focuses on new 10-Gig and wireless products
Airespace & Aruba cheeses face off at Light Reading Live investor conference
With losses down and revenues up, Ethernet switching company focuses on new 10-Gig and wireless products
VOIP competition could cost RBOCs $5B a year in lost revenues – regulatory decisions are key
Carrier outlines plans to charge for Flarion service – in Raleigh, NC, at least
Pair team up to bag a router deal with China Telecom; Lehman analysts believe the deal may grow
Ontario Securities Commission has launched an official investigation into Nortel's finances
The acquisition of some IBM PowerPC technology could boost AMCC's profile in network processors UPDATED 4/19 1:30 PM
AT&T CTO reveals his wireless leanings at Light Reading Live investor conference
Cable companies are talking about ways to keep calls on IP and bypass the PSTN
Analysts are concerned about sales of new fixed-line products and potential acquisitions
Hotspot contender wins Golden Arches contract. You want Wi-Fries with that?
Unveils integrated products designed to slash the cost of separate switches and routers
AFC loses a utility player as Corey Geiger resigns
UK carrier keeps mum on rumors of summer public offering
Scott Kriens sees his salary, frozen for 3 years, rocket to $425,000
Startup pulls out of the 802.11 switch market, plans to license underlying silicon technology instead
The new version of TiMetra's box fills a gap in Alcatel's mid-sized offering, but it still doesn't have B-RAS
Chipmaker has new silicon that can be used in VOWLAN phones
Intellectual property court case is put on ice until at least July, possibly October
Makes major additions to its Layers 4-7 strategy with a particular focus on security
Wireless LAN router startup grabs more VC funding, plots more VOWLAN moves
Investor Atiq Raza created a chip company after all, while Raza Foundries undergoes some changes
Sources say Nortel's component prices with Bookham are locked in, even as prices drop on the open market
Startup working on 'standards agnostic' dedicated wireless LAN signal booster
Blade servers are getting hot in data centers, but not necessarily in a good way
Home networking and gaming top the list of growing value-added broadband services, says Point Topic
Wintegra could be the first net processor firm to go public, showing the sector isn't all doom and gloom
No matter how fast Verizon rolls out FTTP, AFC appears to be in the catbird seat, says Alex Henderson
Reveals a flaw in some versions of its 802.11 management systems
Kagoor and Netrake create a tempest in a teacup
Skype on wireless LAN might offer snap, crackle, pop, and buzz, say analysts
Skype on wireless LAN might offer snap, crackle, pop, and buzz, say analysts
Sources say it's teaming with Sweden's Net Insight to target broadcast and cable markets
Valo founder and a former Ascend star have nabbed Valo's assets to start Klamath Networks, a net access play
Hype bubble bursts at London event as industry adapts to reality
Says G.975 isn't a standard – it's a collection of pre-existing proprietary algorithms
German voice player 3U moves into the data world with purchase of bankrupt Ethernet services player
Colubris & Trapeze look for different routes into 'mixed use' hotspot market
Components firm picks up $10M more but has its heart set on going public
Contractor says Huawei is the sole supplier for an unnamed carrier's Central European network
As softswitch vendor extends its revenues review, the CFO gets shunted into 'business operations'
Startup goes from Hype o' the Day to Big Flop at London’s WLAN Event
Lucent dismisses four employees after finding 'deficiencies' in compliance with anti-bribery laws
Immigrant entrepreneurs are using their connections at home to build new businesses
One in 12 staff would like to drive the bus that runs over their boss, says Light Reading poll
French amplifier manufacturer shrinks to 50 staff, from close to 1,000
Wireless router startup adds $25M cash injection to its carrier customer income
Hyped Standard Devoid of Public Acceptance? Not so, say readers
More efficient, cheaper components will drive 10-Gbit/s Ethernet deployments
SEC is poking around the accounting problems that won't go away
Aruba is playing the security card with its new voice-over-wireless-LAN package
TIA says US carrier capex is on the rise; Infonetics says things are looking rosier in Europe
Bits and bobs from the wide world of wireless LAN (and MAN)
Testing vendors are developing preventive monitoring for VOIP, aiming to outdo testing tools for POTS
Voodoo UK has 3G on the cards, 802.11 and WiMax coming
Merger with Telekom Austria would provide extensive reach in Eastern Europe, but political hurdles remain
Jobs from its telecom divisions are among the 5,000+ that could be affected by cuts and relocation
Unstrung Insider finds IT staff satisfied with early deployments but in need of ongoing support
Heavy Reading survey of 200-plus components points to big reductions in power consumption and price
Dow Jones Industrial Average gives Ma Bell the Boot, adds Verizon, as the index restructures
EANTC reports mixed results from multivendor TV-over-DSL tests – they gave good Zap though
IEEE adds to alphabet soup with long-awaited 802.11r fast roaming group
Detection of worms and viruses would be much easier if programmers would only respect an established IPv4 flag
