The long-awaited device would free Intel from having to buy Marvell's chips -- but not right away
Two-year old subsystems startup has raised $20 million; will be touting its PMD gadget at OFC
MPLS switchmaker Tenor Networks is the latest startup to shut its doors
French developers look to break the AOL and MSN instant messaging ‘duopoly’ with a multi-standard IM server
How does a Midwest private-line supplier fit Cogent's plan?
An IDC report forecasts that Internet traffic growth will double annually for the next five years
Trade in second-hand mobile network kit grows as operators cash in on redundant stock
Behind kSaria's revamping is the story of an automation market that never got a chance
Light Reading's Internet traffic monitoring project is shedding light on user performance problems
Canadian firm's offbeat solution allows it to replicate between two sites wirelessly, saving up to $70K in monthly telco fees
Lehman's Steve Levy sees light at the end of the tunnel for both suffering vendors, Nortel emerging first
Angry official demands that 'accurate and proprietary' details should be removed from LR's message board
The David Huber Game – Phil Harvey
In a 3G market rife with uncertainty, the CDMA behemoth just wants to be everyone's best friend
Top Redback executive is at the center of the SEC's civil suit against Qwest executives
An agreement is pending that will close the books on the SEC's investigation of Lucent
Now that they've got the blessing of Telcordia, Ciena's CoreDirector switch can be considered by RBOCs
The FCC may have ruled to give the Bells radical regulatory relief on broadband, but when will it pay off?
Ericsson leads its own charge towards interoperability of instant messaging and presence 'solutions'
A new report outlines results of IPv6 interoperability and performance test in China
A new report outlines results of IPv6 interoperability and performance test in China
Infonetics says optical gear sales are on a muted upswing. Can this really be 'the turn'?
With new federal indictments and civil suits for fraud at Qwest... observers say this is just the beginning
And the folk who pay for poor data services need therapy, according to a network monitoring expert called Rice
Startup says it can make detectors in silicon: a promising development for opto-electronic integration
A proposed acquisition sets a stew of questions bubbling. Dr. Huber's shadow looms
One of Cisco's top financial specialists spoke to investors today, dampening hopes for dividends and profit growth
PON equipment startup pulled in $3M while still working on its Series B financing
The latest Unstrung funding report shows investment slowing down, but recent deals give some reason to smile
FCC's ruling last week could be devastating to DSL providers like Covad, but CEO Hoffman says the battle isn't over
Metro equipment startup says it is making inroads with ILECs and will book revenues late this year
Equant is hoping to woo multinational corporations with a new DSL-and-VPN offering
Asia seems an irresistible manufacturing arena for Western component makers. Is the strategy working?
Chipset vendor announces availability of 802.11g silicon that can be adapted as emerging standard evolves
Photuris gets a new CEO, ECI reveals its headcount, AirFiber shuts down, Agilent to axe 4,000
Clinches deals with chipmakers that could make its proprietary add-ons de facto standards for 802.11 equipment
Khosla's optical component manufacturing startup gets sold to Cyoptics for scrap, probably at bargain prices
FTTHers cheering yesterday's ruling to deregulate last-mile fiber, but will it really boost spending?
Force10 gets some more cash to build its 10-Gig Ethernet equipment business and ramp up manufacturing
'Optical_guy' ran afoul of his bosses at Corvis with his posts on Light Reading, and it cost him his job
Don't adjust your television sets. The new new ECI Telecom looks more like the old ECI Telecom
The Five Stooges – R. Shemp Raynovich
Comes up with a second reason for not integrating wireless LAN hotspots in cellular base stations
It's not just at public companies: Employees of startups have also been hit with the AMT and other tax woes
Integrating WLAN hotspots with GSM/GPRS networks creates a scary security loophole, says Schlumberger
Deals with Japan's NTT DoCoMo and Nigeria's Globacom indicate that Alcatel's business will continue to grow
More than 30 platform vendors are targeting a multi-billion dollar market, according to the latest Wireless Oracle
It's certainly talking the [trash] talk, but analysts aren't impressed
The RBOCs sink after FCC vote to hand most of the decision making on how to scale back UNE-P to the states UPDATED 3PM
Network processor startup becomes first to demonstrate 40-Gbit/s silicon
German vendor is bullish on prospects for contract awards from its joint venture developments in China
Small sequential growth and 'flat to up' projections for the next quarter... but still bleeding cash
The debtors of Genuity have court approval to discontinue over 300 contracts held by the carrier
Sage Research says IP telephony is living up to expectations of cost cutting and increased productivity
Pat Russo takes the chair at Lucent. Henry Schacht is gone. The stock may reverse split. Have things changed?
Thinking of a deploying a wireless LAN? Better consider the pitfalls for security and QOS first
TMN, No More? – Nicole Gillen
Intel is working on silicon that can handle multiple radio functions in a single chip, but don't hold yer breath!
Telefónica Móviles trial comes to a head in the next two months with real enterprise users
Execs see company getting its act together and positioned for growth -- too bad the economy's not cooperating
After three years without product, chip maker Envara is taking on the WLAN leaders
Could Cox Communications' reported telephony gains portend a cable invasion of the voice market?
ARPU non! AMPU oui! (Plus: Mikey's got a long one)
Juniper says that 25 carriers have bought the J20 GGSN since it was launched one year ago
Juniper says that 25 carriers have bought the J20 GGSN since it was launched one year ago
Japan's Mitsubishi aims to get an early lead developing components for 160 Gbit/s -- foolish or farsighted?
Velio says it taps better. That means it's the first to get to a pure 6.25-Gbit/s signal for copper backplanes
Pitches another line of security offerings, with an emphasis on intrusion detection and protection
Observers skeptical
6350 box has already attracted seven customers, and some 30 units are being shipped, says the company
Observers skeptical
Firstwave owes; Luminous loses a CFO; Iolon, Axiowave, and Galian make cuts
A range of access gear's going into the Zhone, but passive optical equipment will be left behind
TI suggests mixing up wireless WAN and LAN might be a winning combination for urban base stations
Euro equipment vendors are using a fancy new VOIP application to pursuade US GPRS operators to upgrade their networks
R&D shop founded by Judy Estrin goes through another metamorphosis: It spawns two new companies
15 percent of respondents in a Light Reading poll say they've got "huge problems" with nightmare tax bills
CEO says it's very close to manufacturing, but can he fend off bankruptcy for long enough to prove it?
Openwave boss opens Cannes event with appeal for cooperation… and the obligatory product plug
Brit vendor vies to avoid becoming first victim of 802.11 startup shakeout UPDATED 11:30AM
The large incumbent and competitors push circuit-to-packet appeal with new VOIP products and services
The Pringles can has inspired a tasty looking long-range antenna for wireless LANs
M&A guru Marc Weisberg has stepped down from his board seat. Bad news for those who wanted to sell?
Two years after the stock meltdown, workers affected by the Alternative Minimum Tax are finding little relief
Yankee CEO brought in for rapprochement between French and UK wings, in an investor-friendly move
Mangrove CEO hints his company is aiming to help carriers simplify provisioning and transport of data services
Former FCC staff chief Blair Levin says Powell's got opponents, but he'll push his plan through
Unstrung's tracking developments at Aruba, which is looking for star power in a CEO... maybe Selina Lo?
Potential candidate for top job at Aruba 'too attractive' for the job. We hate when that happens to us...
Ethernet-PON equipment makers expect big funding within weeks, reflecting solid progress. Who's buying?
New research says it gained share in the core router market for the first time in almost two years
Its collaboration with Native Networks gives it a metro Ethernet ring based on MPLS, not RPR
The wavelength switch and wavelength blocker are the latest casualties, which could bode ill for customers
New GPRS tariff plan is good news for data-greedy corporates, but as usual the devil is in the small print
Intel makes bold entrance into phone chip market: Be afraid, TI, be very afraid...
Cisco takes No. 1 spot, but there's more to these numbers than meets the eye
Infonetics says N. American carrier spending on network-based secure VPN products will almost triple by 2007
Yet another OEM confesses to the use of network processors. Will others follow?
It may be a tough ride for a gang of switch startups looking to make it in the enterprise WLAN world
Bankrupt carrier embraces a struggling technology: a ringing endorsement? Yes, say many
The 7301 is Cisco's latest router in its service provider CPE product line
A new Optical Oracle report sez the gummint is gonna get bizzy with telecom
DWDM equipment startup has shut its HQ after complaints from employees who say they weren't paid
Tellabs is sharing a metro DWDM contract award at Sprint with Alcatel. Why's it kept mum?
GFP: Good For Positioning — Scott Clavenna
The talk of the town is that Lucent is interested in partnering with Procket. Tall tales or the right stuff?
Alcatel's set to be Sprint's North American DWDM supplier. Ciena looks to have lost out UPDATED 2/12 10:30AM
The tunable laser firm cuts back operations as executives scramble to save the company
Nokia is snuffling up EDGE deals -- albeit wee ones
Forget fiber! A new report says DSL will fuel the IP video services movement for the foreseeable future
Corporate motto: ‘Loose lips sink switch’
Splashes out on sponsorship of national soccer team in bid to score big time in tech spending stakes
It boasts of video telephone 'milestone' but can't answer network questions
New $877M DOD network becomes the new focus for companies looking for government funds
Chip firm closes its recapitalization round, broadens its scope as wireless network market becomes 'brutal'
After being shut down by company HQ, many employees are becoming their own bosses via buyouts or startups
Results are in from the latest MPLS interoperability demo, but where were all the vendors?
Flexlight says its gigabit PON is trialing internationally: a turning point? or just another signpost?
Maple closes, Xtera cuts, Celion retrenches, Allegro's still open, and Nortel promotes Morin
Intel denies reports of 802.11a/b chipset delay, says Centrino is still on track for the first half of 2003
Infrastructure startup gets dream ticket deal: a reseller agreement with Alcatel
Is a multisystem contract with the Chinese giant enough to guarantee the startup's survival?
European service provider hopes to boost bandwidth useage by taking supercharged WLAN to the UK enterprise market
White Rock Networks' relationship with Tellabs may lead to an investment
Two acquisitions of digital TV technology hint at increased activity in the space
CIR says metro core equipment vendors have poor marketing and positioning strategies
Huawei yanks router sales in the US, but will Cisco's legal moves hurt its chances in China?
Corvis's year-over-year revenues fall 89 percent, but its Qwest deal finally bears fruit
The acquisition of Radlan brings software talent in-house, aimed at Ethernet, storage, and wireless products
The acquisition of Radlan brings software talent in-house, aimed at Ethernet, storage, and wireless products
Sprint execs are having troubles with the Tax Man, and it's got the board in a pickle
Its ICN division is getting its act together on its optical networking strategy, at last
This guy is fast, but it's not the land speed record he holds
Industry sources emerge from the woodwork with complaints about obstacles to VPN deployment
Bookham plans to shed another 200 jobs in the UK because its homegrown products aren't selling well
Swedish telecom giant replaces experienced CEO with outsider from the world of home security
Swedish telecom giant replaces experienced CEO with outsider from the world of home security
This guy sure is fast, but it's not the land speed record he holds
Most Unstrung readers think the WLAN switch is an idea that's time has come
This guy is fast, but it's not the land speed record he holds
NTT is interested in the product, and Alteon's former chief has manned a desk at the multiservice switch startup
NetPlane's software will enable Motorola Computer Group to build bigger networking systems for OEMs
Verso is about to scoop up the assets of troubled softswitch vendor Clarent, but prognosis is still grim
She's so fat, when she lies around the house, she lies around the house! But seriously...
It's handbags at dawn, as WLAN infrastructure rivals dispute Vivato's definition of an 802.11 switch
FCC to vote on whether or not to dismantle UNE-P regulations next week; tension on both sides mounts
Mobile networks division is making money, and growing, as fixed network businesses disappoint
But Sprint PCS, the carrier’s wireless unit, reported a Q4 loss of $255 million, or 25 cents per share
Sprint posts a Q4 profit and says it will not cut total capital spending in 2003; no news on the management front
Could its tunable receiver technology be a breakthrough for access network equipment?
The revenue outlook is 'flat to down' after a profitable quarter, but Chambers is bullish on storage and wireless
The revenue outlook is 'flat to down' after a profitable quarter, but Chambers is bullish on storage and wireless
Sources say Atrica is taking its metro Ethernet solution to India, where it's close to signing with Reliance Telecom
A court ordered WilTel to dish up more than $36 million for a contract it has refused to pay since 2001
Startup switch maker seen with BellSouth; had trials with WorldCom... Has either company written a check?
Chipset startup says its silicon can cut 3G base station design and production by tens of millions of dollars
An IEEE spec will untether 802.16e networks from their fixed wireless roots -- and could spell competition for 802.11
New funding brings total to $87M: Now, for that North American customer win, a partner is all that's needed
Investors can't see past the disappointing outlook for 2003; company plans to divest optronics division UPDATED 2/5 9:30AM
Swiss scientists have teleported photons over a distance of 2 km, the longest distance yet achieved
Light Reading turns three! In other news: Things look bad at Digital Lightwave, Cenix, Vivace; better at Corona
Lucent is looking at multiple vendors for partnerships -- and Juniper looks like the prime candidate for core IP
It's dense and consumes low power, but does anybody want a chip that shares its memory?
Router incumbent looks to carve out a slice of the public wireless access market by adding 802.11 features to its B-RAS
Results show network kit sales and margins under further pressure, as 3G kit revenues will increase at snail's pace
Joan Ryan is leaving for another job, and a replacement hasn't been found... Is a startup investment coming? UPDATED 4:30PM
Looks to carve out a slice of the public wireless access market by adding WLAN features to its B-RAS
The 'Harvard of the North' is rolling out a wireless LAN network to allow students to get online without the wait
Extreme and WinCom also get kudos for proving their gear is ready for prime time in Light Reading's latest test
Startup forks out $60,000 to have the Defense Department kick its tires
Sprint wants BellSouth's Gary Forsee to become its new CEO, but BellSouth says 'no go'
