Readers look ahead to the next year in wireless
National carrier looks to boost Chinese IPTV market in 2005
Point. Shoot. And wince. It's Light Reading's review of the year's most memorable photos
They rant, they rave... God love'em, they're ours!
In space no one can hear you file
The wins that really shaped the market in 2004
Telecom companies rally to offer technical and financial aid following disaster
Tellabs pays up to $52.5M for a 'cost-effective' optical networking terminal manufacturer
America's most scandal-ridden cable company struggles to start 2005 with a clean slate
Pigtails, paisley prints, and platform shoes aren't the only things that made comebacks in 2004
Light Reading was first-est with the most-est on many of the biggest telecom stories of 2005; these are the ones you liked best
Fixed-mobile convergence requires a step-by-step approach
Undersea cables largely survive tsunami in South Asia, but service around the epicenter remains patchy
Undersea cables largely survive tsunami in South Asia, but service around the epicenter remains patchy
Operator takes first step; gets German license for 450MHz network
Share price heads south following a $10 million cut in revenue forecasts
White paper from Sandvine notes that online killing requires improved QOS and low packet loss
When the question was 'build or buy?' many incumbent equipment vendors chose the latter in 2004
Happy happy happy happy talk... Oh cheer up! It's not all bad news you know!
Smart antenna fellas get a test in Japan
Consumers aren't planning on spending more on communication services, according to a Heavy Reading survey
Broadband services such as VOIP, triple play, and managed security got serious attention in 2004
The session border controller vendors are ending 2004 on a noisy note
The world in wireless, concisely put
They really said it... the most quotable of our Quotes of the Week from the past year
Softswitch vendor could land some key deals early in 2005 – and it needs them, say analysts
Analysts forecast 30 to 60 percent compound annual growth, with Asia/Pacific leading the charge
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Having completed some big acquisitions, the manufacturer turns its eye towards doing systems design
Analyst says $260 million in cash is almost twice what EMC should have paid for the OSS firm
Key developments in the fast evolving market, courtesy of Next Generation Data Center Forum
Chinese vendor to supply DWDM gear for national network upgrade
Launching a pre-standard high speed WLAN chip has paid off, says CEO
Euro operators put installed fiber through its paces to see if it can handle 160-Gbit/s wavelengths
The mood at our recent Telecom Investment Conference was optimism – and this time we mean it!
It's bumper bonus time for Lucent's top executives again, to the ire of the retirees
The biggest stock gains and losses among telecom stocks reflect a mediocre year all around
Major FTTx projects sucking capex away from traditional equipment, and Q4 capex ramp is missing, says analyst
UK startup touts carrier wins in core network market
Media reports claim Deutsche Telekom is set to cut up to 20,000 jobs over the next three years
As if things weren't bad enough, the core router startup gets called out for missing rent payments
High-bandwidth IPTV services are raising questions over the optimal role and placement of the B-RAS
Aims to help service providers get more familiar with products and suppliers in emerging market
Heavy Reading survey hints at a telecom recovery
Heavy Reading survey hints at a telecom recovery in 2005
Being a collection of some of the funnier stuff wireless folks said in 2004
Heavy Reading survey shows 60% of carriers expect more than 10% revenue growth in 2005
Will pay $260 million cash for network/systems management software player to augment its ILM program
Operator sees revenue growth in 2005, but that's down to its wireless business
It leads the IP media server space, but its fate may rest on how quickly service providers move toward VOIP
Operator sees revenue growth in 2005, but that's down to its wireless business
Larry the Light Reading Attack monkey launches his screen career; Light Reading editors keep their day jobs
Analyst report strengthens earlier rumors of OEM win for wireless router startup
Broadband wireless startup appears to have bitten the dust
Industry insiders say the two powerhouses are set to join forces in a bid to dominate the IPTV system market
Cisco snaps up security startup Protego Networks in a $65 million deal
Enters potentially lucrative field with two levels of protection for its network customers
Vendors look forward to in-flight 802.11, while US airlines take a wait-and-see approach
Some snaps of wining, dining, monkeys, and absurdly heavy trophies at Light Reading's awards party
FCC says the Baby Bells are not required to lease their networks to competing carriers
Sonet remains the technology of choice for providing Ethernet services for now, according to LR directory
Touts three year iDEN deal at Nextel but analysts remain cautious on long-term prospects
Award winners in 11 categories revealed at Light Reading's inaugural awards dinner
Inside LR's Investment Conference, the 'smart money' combed the industry for sustainable new technology trends
Revenues from Verizon help ADC beat forecasts, while other fiber plans could put a shine on 2005
Ofcom's ruling spells good news for BT's competitors and for access equipment vendors
Back in telecom, former Tellium CEO Harry Carr may be a bit wiser about stock options and executive loans
Come February, the company plans to ask shareholders for a reverse split with a ratio as wide as 1-for-40
Come February, the company plans to ask shareholders for a reverse split with a ratio as wide as 1-for-40
Award winners in 11 categories revealed at Light Reading's inaugural awards dinner
A Sprint/Nextel combo could spell good news for the sales teams at Lucent and Nortel
Embattled vendor finally releases revenue numbers, but investors and analysts are unimpressed
Embattled vendor finally releases revenue numbers, but investors and analysts are unimpressed
Unstrung Insider finds Ericsson and Nokia playing the waiting game as rivals prep for early adoption
$35B merger with Sprint sees Nextel migrate to EV-DO technology at expense of Flarion’s Flash-OFDM
UWB chip vendors rev marketing ahead of 2005 Consumer Electronics Show
Router giant appoints former Flextronics man as new financial chief. Analysts approve
Adtran says its fourth quarter hiccup is due to soft bookings. But analysts say more info is needed
IP routing specialist NextHop introduces a Layer 2 package, creating new front in embedded software
The remains of a company once bought for $1.05 billion live on in a little French startup called Kylia
M&A rumors say Cisco is looking to bolster its security story
RBOC's reported offer for Sprint would need to overcome a host of obstacles, financial and regulatory
RBOC's reported offer for Sprint would need to overcome a host of obstacles, financial and regulatory
Startup scores Moto OEM and funding deal but keeps it zipped on acquisition potential
ATCA: 3G Cost Cutter Mobile kit vendors are twigging to the potential benefits of AdvancedTCA, but practical concerns over timing and ROI still dominate thinking
Tekelec starts the week badly as analysts downgrade, the CFO walks, and its stock slumps UPDATED 12:30 PM
The Asia/Pacific region leads the world in PON deployment while US carriers are slowly coming around
3Com snaps up IPS specialist for $430M at a time when users are getting concerned about VOIP security
Following a staff and executive overhaul, the company plans to serve the market with Dry Martinis
Swedish equipment startup scores an up round on the basis of a big OEM deal
Swedish giant finally joins industry forum but isn’t jumping on hype bandwagon UPDATED 11:40AM
Triple-play pioneer eyes Italy's operator Wind, but it's not the only interested party
Fixed-mobile convergence requires a step-by-step approach
Telcordia's parent SAIC could take a massive hit if the OSS firm loses its legal battle with Telkom
As bundled services become more popular, cable providers are signing up to 1,000 new VOIP customers a day
Nextel-Sprint hook up could make some kit vendors very happy. And a couple quite sad UPDATED 12/11 12:43 AM
Despite new COO's reputation, Verso officials deny they're prepping to sell the company
Is 10-Gigabit Ethernet finally breaking into the enterprise market after years in research labs?
Chinese vendor shows there's an appetite for new telecom stocks
Carrier raises new funding to take it into 2005 as former executives face charges
Chinese vendor shows there's an appetite for new telecom stocks
Triple-play provider launches first services on Utah's municipally-owned fiber network
Startup's price tag could climb as high as $122 million if it hits certain milestones
German giant acquires enterprise WLAN startup for a rumored $85 million
Set to announce market deals, keeps quiet on rumored Intel partnership
Heavy Reading finds that core network differences between fixed and mobile technologies are set to dissolve
Heavy Reading finds that core network differences between the two technologies are set to dissolve
The router-software expert has come full circle, returning to Cisco, confirms the routing giant
Verso Technology with new prez will announce plans for a turnaround in a conference call today
Despite massive loss, stock up as equipment vendor beats revenue forecasts and sees further growth UPDATED 2:07 PM
Cisco CTO says convergence means services are added immediately and networks are more complicated
Question mark hangs over whether technology stolen by former Huawei engineers is now in UTStarcom equipment
In a flood of IPTV news, Kasenna, Motorola, and net.com plan alliance to tackle US market
In touting the CRS-1 router to analysts, Cisco gives props to the recent EANTC/Light Reading test
The company may be aiming for some short-term gains out of its long-term projections, analysts say
Chinese vendor scores first US deal, confirms European UMTS win at Telfort UPDATED! 12/09
Nortel will unveil unaudited numbers next week, and plans to start filing full statements on Jan. 10. Stock jumps
Set to buy Liberty Media's stake and take control of VOIP carrier
Enterprise startups are busy touting public access deals
VOIP over broadband may be hot, but there are only 5 million users globally and they're nearly all in Japan!
With competitors dropping prices and beefing up R&D, Cisco highlights customer productivity
Wholesaler's $999 lifetime phone service offer highlights the cutthroat nature of residential VOIP pricing
Telecom Italia wants its mobile arm; Deutsche Telekom wants to lock down German broadband market
While Telecom Italia wants its mobile arm back, Deutsche Telekom wants to lock down the German broadband market
HP details its long-term network strategy, including price cuts and 'intelligent' edge devices
New Flarion market trial proves that not everything is bigger in Texas
Provides guidance on high-speed access strategy, says it will stick to FTTC plans
Mahi restructures, Verilink adds a CFO, Veraz and Hammerhead get new CEOs, and much, much more
Manx deployment with Lucent gear marks beginning of European plans
Cash flow + new technology = rebirth
Vendor tipped to secure $500 million slice of network consolidation contract
Vendor tipped to secure $500 million slice of network consolidation contract
Says big carrier capex will increase slightly next year, but capex-to-income ratios will stay at historic norms
Says big carrier capex will increase slightly next year, but capex-to-income ratios will stay at historic norms
Announces its first CRS-1 sales, a partnership with Fujitsu, its IP NGN plan, and the half-sized CRS-1
Will migrate 2,400 customers to its optical backbone in coming months. Price is undisclosed
Unstrung poll suggests market is in need of rescue
Japanese 3G vendor says it has deployed over 100 xGSN mobile packet core nodes
Its answer to Cisco's CRS-1 is out, on the heels of some marketshare gains by Juniper in the network core
Chinese vendor on course to raise $450M+ from Hong Kong IPO as it sells its shares at the top of the range
Juniper CEO is quoted in Europe as ready to spend on acquisitions, but Juniper claims it was a misquote
Pair sneak out details of resale agreement
As BT splashes out in Italy, other carriers look to build stronger positions in Northern and Eastern Europe
After paying $1B for an MSPP in 2000, Ciena invests $5M+ in the multiservice Sonet startup and will OEM its gear
The core-router startup finally finds a partner, as ECI invests and takes an option to acquire
Shuns 802.16 vendor in favor of UMTS-TDD startup IPWireless
It's lights out for the Alcatel 7201 as the company shifts focus to its IP DSLAM product
Conspiracy theories abound about Cogent's recent acquisitions and its murky path to profitability
Competition from cable keeps the heat on the RBOCs, but wireless networks give the big carriers some relief
Sources say Tekelec has landed a media gateway deal as part of Cingular's upgrade
Sources say Tekelec has landed a media gateway deal as part of Cingular's upgrade
C&W's expanding broadband business is building out with Italtel softswitches and Marconi access hubs
Analyst says Alcatel has the inside track to lucrative contract
Analyst says Nortel's accounting scandals may have cost it a cherry deal
Startup plays down latest high-level departures UPDATED 12/3
Tellabs' $1.5 billion acquisition of AFC is done, leaving former AFC CEO sitting pretty and analysts unimpressed
Ericsson, Lucent, and Siemens win share of lucrative UMTS deal as Nortel is kicked out
