How low can they go? And how fast? AT&T announced a $5 price drop for its CallVantage voice over IP (VoIP) service today, and within hours, competitor Vonage, announced plans for an equivalent reduction.

European cable operator UPC announced its planned launch of IP telephone services in The Netherlands this month, following an initial rollout out of the service in Hungary.

VC backers have pulled the plug on this chip startup

Company keeps cutting headcount, shipping jobs to China and India: 'We're dropping like flies,' says one worker

Alliance is concerned over ‘market confusion’ caused by pre-standard products

Strongly worded memo responds to Light Reading's coverage of layoffs, says CBX 3500 is not in jeopardy

Fixed/mobile convergence is going to be big

A new partnership puts Riverstone's Ethernet services boxes next to Lucent's Stinger [UPDATED 4:00 PM]

Issues facing the rollout of Ethernet private LAN services are reflected in Light Reading directory

More than 70 percent of the 3,250 jobs being cut are in North America. Cost of reductions goes up to $450M

More than 70 percent of the 3,250 jobs being cut are in North America; cost of reductions goes up to $450M

Chambers gets a raise, Jedai in trouble, SpectraSwitch goes on the block, and more

A fourth funding round aims to help the former 40-gig believer survive in the components space

Unstrung Live! event to address the art and science of enterprise wireless LANs

Huber's empire changes its name, loses its service provider CEO, and heads for a 1-for-20 reverse stock split

WiMax chipset minnow prepares to battle network giants

When the chips are down... Cost-cutting chipmaker cuts 500 jobs, and another 600 are in the line of fire

When the chips are down... Cost-cutting chipmaker cuts 500 jobs, and another 600 are in the line of fire

Cable companies are outsourcing VOIP services to IXCs, CLECs, and others, bringing in new cash

Firm hopes to lure enterprise customers with new VOWLAN services

Wholesale veteran cashes in on VOIP exuberance to raise some extra funds, but what's the money for?

Switch startup has plugged its technology into Dell's new supercomputing clusters

1,000 layoffs related to the Freescale spinoff are part of the normal process, analysts say

Unstrung Insider touts wireless LAN resellers and integrators as critical to 802.11 startup success

Links 2005 details will come soon. In the meantime, here are more photos from LR's executive conference

Sells IP transit business to Arbinet to focus on voice, but the sale has left a bitter taste in one exec's mouth

Vendors are facing up to the hackers' latest challenges with multi-layered content-aware security systems

Unveils the fruits of the Tropic partnership in the form of a ROADM-enhanced 1696 Metro Span

Vendor adds key features for managing larger wireless LAN networks

Keeps mum on rumors of imminent network equipment partnership

Stock tanks as Q3 shortfall means it won't achieve anticipated annual growth

Lays off more employees in its INS division, and sources say the CBX 3500 switching program could be at risk

After two years in the wings, Juniper's multichassis router is still waiting for its grand launch UPDATED 1PM

In a Wall Street Journal interview today, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts talked about the company's content and broadband service strategy, following its $300 million investment to support Sony's acquisition of MGM.

Analyst reckons that Symbol could be gearing up for an 802.11 IP licensing drive

Light Reading proudly introduces the new, improved Larry, the Light Reading Attack Monkey

CEO Matt Desch could pocket millions from the sale of Telcordia, a new SEC filing reveals

Before dropping CoSine as a client, auditor Ernst & Young jilted Avanex, according to an SEC filing

Thank God it's Larry!

Earlier this month a British man was arrested and charged with theft of Cisco's IOS source code

AT&T measures popularity of VOIP among corporate execs; creates group to develop VOIP tech standards

Verizon unveiled an aggressively priced DSL and voice over IP (VoIP) service bundle in a move to counter cable IP telephone service deployments in its territory by Cablevision Systems, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications.

The CEO is swapped out and board members dropped, removing some of the influence of parent IDT

Heavy Reading analysts, telecom execs, Jerry Springer, and a monkey made for a lively gathering

Service provider is hit with patent infringement lawsuit UPDATED 9/27

Carriers paddle through canals of triple-play marketing at Broadband World Forum

A new cable IP market analysis projects that North American cable operators are poised to capture more than $15 billion in telephone service revenue from incumbent telephone companies over the next five years.

Rumors fly that Alcatel and Cisco might bid for one of Europe's leading softswitch players

Gets $10.5M cash injection and eyes market expansion

The DSL Forum is figuring out how to truly take broadband to the masses

“Convergence” dominates at Light Reading’s 2004 telecom executive summit

Execs at LR's Links 2004 Executive Summit agree: Converging networks is the next big thing

Expands its Olympic relationship with a broader DSLAM deal

The Euro-Cable Certification Board announced it plans to start Euro-PacketCable Multimedia certification in January 2005.

The buying binge continues as Tekelec grabs the Texas-based provider of VOIP applications

Panelists at Links 2004 Executive Summit say FCC needs to take a closer look at VOIP regulatory questions

Alcatel and Fujitsu target triple-play hopefuls with their new DSLAMs at Broadband World Forum in Italy

Chipset startup emerges from stealth mode

At Links 2004 Executive Summit, the host of TV's most controversial show defends his constituents

Panelists at Links 2004 agree fiber buildouts would be a good thing -- if only consumers needed them

German vendor rolls into the Broadband World Forum with its convergence plan

Two start-ups playing in the PacketCable Multimedia space -- Ellacoya Networks and CableMatrix -- landed new venture funding.

Vendors behind first national wireless public safety pilot revealed

Are both Airespace and Aruba diving into the Big Blue?

Chinese 3G ambitions raise prospect of TD-SCDMA partnership

P-Cube intros application to detect and quarantine infected PCs launching zombie attacks

With $7M more in the bank, the traffic-managing startup hopes to stand up against Cisco and P-Cube

Charlie Vogt, known for his Taqua turnaround, has taken top job at General Bandwidth

Cable operators are eyeing mobile VOIP services and more subscribers in the years ahead

Rumors erupt on AFC/Verizon FTTP contract; Verizon says it will add second source; Tellabs says deal is on

It's Va Va Voom on Vendredi for Alcatel as it buys two SIP system vendors and sells its power systems unit

The shift to converged networks means a chance to converge network management, but it won't be easy

French giant buys its way into next-gen mobile core network with $250 million acquisition of Spatial Wireless

UK operator to ramp up its local loop unbundling program, with Alcatel well placed to benefit

Startup makes bold claims over 3G network savings in effort to attract first deal

Reportedly making progress on its VCSELs, Bandwidth9 stays afloat with a loan from NeoPhotonics

Airespace has signed another big-name partner

Two companies have patched up their 18-month patent differences

Company drops another grenade: Q3 revenues are going to be light, its growth may trail the market

Swedish giant remains in no hurry to commit to market forum

Company drops another grenade: Q3 revenues are going to be light, its growth may trail the market

Increasing action in the Class 5 replacement market, as Sonus sees RFPs and Ericsson revs its Engine in Egypt

Next-gen DSL technologies like ADSL2+ and VDSL can help operators bypass access bottlenecks – on the cheap

Cisco and other companies offer regulators an alternative way to expense options

Sniffer startup has a totally wired new partner

But consolidation and consistent traffic growth have sustained carrier revenues, says Telegeography

Sniffer startup has a totally wired new partner

Carriers all over gripe: Asia's incumbents are charging too much to come in and compete

All the talk of fiber to the home is nice, but DSL's low cost makes it the more immediate choice for carriers

Influential CEO of Granite Systems, Jay Borden, goes flying, literally, following acquisition by Telcordia

Startup gets another $13M to put its own spin on blade servers and clustering

Carriers all over gripe: Asia's incumbents are charging too much to come in and compete

Swedish incubator aims to launch 20 new technology startups every year

Cavium joins Hifn in producing a 'services processor,' leading to the possiblity of one-chip appliances

Light Reading's NGS conference yields lots of chatter on VOIP, VOIP, and... VOIP

Carrier will pay $250 million to make SEC investigation go away

Systems suppliers are finding it tough to be open and flexible in the shift to NGN, says BT bigwig

Conducts research with Chinese vendor on core UMTS network kit

Scores carrier deal in Eastern Europe to lead rival startups

Vendors battled for the carriers' attention at this year's IBC show, with Kasenna in particular making some noise

SIP software vendor will add to Cisco's carrier VOIP capability

New high-end security appliances put Fortinet in the Juniper/NetScreen league of chassis-based products

Analyst report says first UMTS win is on the horizon

Incumbent takes low-profile approach to market commitment

New funding as session border controller vendor boosts customer support, looks to pull away from the pack

With three new enterprise platforms, Cisco makes security, VOIP, and other apps part of its routers

It's got a terabit-capacity switch/router with 672 GigE ports... but does the market need that much?

Lucent notches up VOIP gear win at Telstra, where Ziggy and Mr. Pretty are upbeat on IP telephony

Not to be outdone by the Cisco/P-Cube duo, Caspian partners with upstart Cachelogic

Switch startups not leaping up and down about Wi-Fi Alliance's new VOWLAN-related test spec

Lucent's financials may have stabilized, but impact of reduced pension credits could whack margins

Lucent's financials may have stabilized, but impact of reduced pension credits could whack margins

Deep in the labs, the chip giant is trying its hand at making photonics manufacturing cheaper

Online service starts testing consumer VOIP service as a way to hang onto customers

Software giant lands major Euro carrier for IPTV trial as vendors converge on IBC2004 show

Hotspot provider buys one-time Cometa billing partner

Want Cisco to manage your IT infrastructure? The routing giant busts out its checkbook to enter the services space

Alcatel is a winner in AT&T's IP/MPLS build-out, but the bad news is that deployment is set back until 2005

Network Chemistry claims it's first to use clustering techniques to scale WLANs

While exploring 'strategic alternatives,' the company realizes it doesn't need its employees anymore

Now that CoSine has imploded, FNC says it will no longer resell the company's gear

Chinese vendor set to see 30% year-on-year revenue gains, thanks to its massive R&D workforce

Signaling software player beats estimates as VOIP and wireless drive demand from its vendor customers

Primus pays $400K on a telemarketing beef. Long-distance woes prompt carrier to add more VOIP muscle

Party on! Polymers, ROADMs, and electronic dispersion compensation will get play at the Conference

Two conferences feature keynoter Andrew Odlyzko, who says carriers aren't the source of next-gen services

Tellabs will now pay $1.5B, $400K less than first agreed, for AFC. Could it go down further? Could it be called off?

Flarion's OFDM equipment lands on European shores

Pan-European carrier acquires Roman network that gives it FTTP – Fiber-to-the-Pope

Nortel joins other big names in the second – or is it third? – coming of fixed wireless networking

Too many 'softswitch' definitions spells slow progress, according to a Heavy Reading report

IP media server player has built a solid user base through an OEM deal in Asia. Now Europe's looking bright

Incumbent vendors may not be the best choice for migration of TDM voice networks to VOIP

The ultrawideband silicon race hots up, in Taiwan – a bit

Calls on network operators to submit info for a global directory that already lists 250 services

Parts of Verizon's massive RNC network will stick around to aid NYC commuters

Regulator opens way for VOIP battlefield in the UK with geographic numbers and a hands-off approach

Indian mobile subscribers boost prospects for Hutch share sales

Indian mobile subscribers boost prospects for Hutch share sales

French local loop unbundler has an epic first half in its odyssey to reach one million households

Unstrung poll suggests technology will keep a low profile in global network rollout

Lucent did the right thing (for once) in acquiring the softswitch vendor, says Heavy Reading analyst

Big-name new industry group publishes cellular/WLAN coverage specification

Signals intent to compete in nascent 802.16 wireless MAN market

Buildup of inventories has led four semiconductor firms to lower estimates for the September quarter

CEO of troubled Nortel signs up for $1 million a year, and a potential $1.7 million bonus

Without a softswitch of its own, Cisco leans on Italtel and Ericsson for a market foothold

Marketing blunder urges users to say nothing with new PTT service

Nortel delays refiling again, says it needs another month to finish its complex and voluminous restatements

P-Cube deal won’t replace its own network kit – for now, at least

Contract manufacturer could become a design powerhouse with the acquisition of two software groups

Marketing blunder urges users to say nothing with new PTT service

P-Cube deal won’t replace its own network kit – for now, at least

Good news for the bottom line: The vendor is one congressional approval away from an $816 million refund

The shift from UNE-P service provider to facilities-based VOIP carrier has caused endless problems

Startups examine the challenges of large-scale corporate deployments

Finisar and other optical stocks skyrocketed this morning, but the reason appears to be computer error

Vendors team with Wi-Fi Alliance in support of latest security specification

Financial analyst says SBC has picked Adtran as one of its suppliers in a remote DSLAM RFP

Shrinking revenues and carrier indecision force Copper Mountain into a corner. It's no great surprise

Formerly known as Millennia Tea Masters, the Florida-based VOIP provider prepares to take on Vonage