Better late than never: Mass production of dualmode 3G handsets finally kicks off in Germany

If you’re a mobile data skeptic, maybe you should get out more and have some fun

While industry conditions continue to tank, a service provider 'confidence index' shows a blip of optimism

This is your brain on Whampoa

Startup Dune Network says its distributed switch fabric can extend the working life of routers and switches

205,557 people lost their jobs in telecom in the first 9 months of 2002, but the rate of layoffs may be slowing

Seranoa Networks says its box shaves 75 percent off WAN router costs. What's its secret?

Major CDMA operator SK Telecom sends a signal that alternate wireless data strategies are under serious consideration

Beleaguered equipment maker notches an edge router win, but is it enough?

Location-based software developer expands relationship with Orange to help operator deploy greater range of services

Strikes a deal worth $111M for Nortel's optical transmitter, receiver, and amplifier business UPDATED 12:30PM

WorldCom's outage is blamed on a software glitch, but the company isn't saying whether it was Cisco or Juniper

CTC Communications files for bankruptcy protection and leaves Cisco on the hook for $57.9M

Got cash? Valuations are top of mind as startups pitch their wares for investors

No trial with Telecom Italia Mobile, still not revealing names of carriers testing its kit

Enables virtual LAN capabilities for access-point owners and brings 802.11a kit to Europe

Products designed to replace Sonet ADMs in metro transport networks are on the upswing, says IDC

Tim Sullivan is out the door, and another round of layoffs is underway. More product may be on the block

Thierry Breton, the new France Telecom chief, is known as a turnaround artist. What's in his bag of tricks?

Hawkish on Telecom — R. Scott Raynovich

Nortel has dissolved its Metro and Enterprise division in a reorg that could signal a selloff strategy

Services delivery specialist set to add to Hutchison account, adds device recognition capability to platform

Entrepreneurs and VCs try to massage their differences at an investment conference. Where are the therapists?

Company closes down after 14 years developing integrated optical components

Is DT 'Stalin' for time? Analysts think it unlikely the carrier will pawn its cash-generating E. European assets

Puts its money where its handsets are by investing in Hutchison 3G HK just as NTT DoCoMo writes down its stake in UK business

The company is close to announcing some big RBOC contracts, but analysts still fret over enterprise spending

Deutsche Telekom says it will cut nearly 30,000 jobs -- maybe just the beginning of European carrier misery

Japanese giant revalues its overseas holdings, attracting the ire of 3G partner Hutchison Whampoa

Some may grumble over Osmine, but Tellabs says it's key to RBOC sales **UPDATED 10/2 6 PM**

ADSL vendors turn the other way as potential RBOC customers tell them what they want from first-mile Ethernet

Corvis has spent at least $11M on gratings from a company controlled by its chairman and founder, David Huber

Uncooled 10-Gbit/s EML is just the start of what ASIP promises with its integration technology UPDATED 10/2 10AM

What's the status of end-to-end control and provisioning of carrier networks?

As Feds probe his stock sales and management role, GlobalX chairman pledges $25M to employees burnt by 401Ks

Actelis says it has the goods to aggregate copper pairs to deliver up to 50 Mbit/s. Will service providers care?

Siemens may trade its handset biz for Motorola's wireless networks empire. Or could a straight sale be in the cards?