Vendors battle to be the barrier method of choice
Here's our soup-to-nuts summary of the most remarkable happenings at OFC 2004
Market stats indicate that more routers and fewer multiservice switches are being used in converged backbones
WLAN enterprise startup shows Powell the door, brings software veteran Coleman on board as new CEO
Small player hires Jack Grubman (yes, the Jack Grubman) as a strategic adviser. And the stock rises...
Transponder announcements at OFC concentrate more on lower costs than longer reach
Carriers are looking to ride the wave through launches, acquisitions, and network expansion
The Opera IPO is another sign of the slow – but steady – growth of the mobile-related IPO market
The 10-Gbit/s module's anticipated 'fast ramp' won't happen, thanks to the advent of 4-Gbit/s Fibre Channel
Cisco might be among the vendors adding ROADMs to their DWDM offerings to address a flurry of carrier RFPs
Unstrung picks its favorite titbits from this year's shindig in Cannes
Startups need to make hay while the sun shines, says the latest Light Reading Insider report
Taqua options and extras drive the purchase price well beyond the announced $85M in cash
Postponed projects get launched at OFC with new hopes for a tunable-transponder market
BlazePhotonics has slashed losses in hollow fiber, according to research it will present at OFC
They tentatively foresee a possible slight thaw in the market... maybe
Vendor continues to talk up hopes of UMTS success despite industry skepticism
Wireless router startup looks to have dropped a clanger in Cannes
Plans to take on Vonage with voice over broadband and have 1M VOIP customers by end of next year
Motorola & Sonus, Lucent & Cisco, teaming up to chase the wireless VOIP infrastructure market
Design software vendor Synopsys nabs Accelerant, hoping to license its SerDes to other chip makers
Motorola and Sonus, Lucent and Cisco, have paired to chase the wireless VOIP infrastructure market
SOHO access point playa makes enterprise push with LWAPP-compatible box
Tekelec is getting Taqua cheap (likely under $140M) and adding a key piece to its packet voice arsenal
Surprise! The deal we told you about yesterday is real. But what's it mean for Lucent?
The military now has its own 'Moore's Law of Productivity' thanks to optical
JDSU chief exec Kevin Kennedy drops from the OFC keynote slate, citing health reasons
UK Ethernet services startup hasn't raised a bean of VC money, but it's got 165 customers
...They just smell a bit funny
Ex-wireless router vendor scores first commercial win in new target market
Owes its chairman's firm more than $14M, according to SEC filing, and may face bankruptcy
It's working with Zone to quarantine users while their virus and worm protection is checked
Sources say Lucent will announce it's incorporating WDM technology from Movaz in its Metropolis MSPPs
Readers say that Littlefeet's employees have been given the little booty UPDATED
Ciena wasn't the only winner in the bidding for MCI's nationwide ultra-long-haul backbone contract
The router startup says it's not scared by stronger edge strategies from Juniper and Tellabs
KPN may have made a whopping profit last year, but investors are worried it might hurt itself in a bidding war
KPN may have made a whopping profit last year, but investors are worried it might hurt itself in a bidding war
Swedish startup says its OADM module adds reconfigurability to existing optical equipment
Flaws in IP/MPLS resilience and reliability threaten carriers' profit margins
Carrier wins give newcomer a clear lead over startups
Component vendors at pre-OFC seminar point to the pros and cons of manufacturing and selling in China
The startup's core routers will fuel a new backbone for Japanese service provider Media EXchange Inc.
Simon Cao is uniting components vendors in China. His company, Arasor, has also acquired startup Lightbit
Skepticism rains on Ciena's acquisition parade, as analysts fret over the lack of profitability
A quiet, $1.6M deal sealed early this month lands Oplink some technology for dispersion compensation
Aggressive carrier investment set to benefit its sole network vendor
Completes stock transaction valued at about $750 million
Security is in the air at Unstrung show
Equipment giant focuses on software - and the Great Mumford lets a multiservice cat out of the bag (meow!)
A distance record by startup Kailight shows all-optical wavelength converters still show some promise
3G finally gets off the ground as big three launch data services
Buys Internet Photonics as well, for stock worth $150M. Catena deal is worth $487M UPDATED 1PM
As Cisco proclaims 802.3af support, it's eyeing Power over Ethernet to run everything from razors to guitars
Beats C&W and EDS for $1 billion government contract. Vendor and partner contracts yet to be signed
Switch vendor's future sales plan hints at possible Alcatel deal
China's got Olympic telecom ambitions, say Nortel execs (and don't forget Russia and India...)
Ciena plunging into the access market via purchase of broadband loop carrier startup UPDATED 6:30PM
China's got Olympic telecom ambitions, say Nortel execs (and don't forget Russia and India...)
Move over Ben and J-Lo... Ciena rep says Équipe's market is "not our primary focus"
Come test with us!
Young MSPP developer gets a potentially big contract with NTT Communications
Italian operator fights the decline of fixed-line revenues with improved yearly results
Its fiber optic business unit is being separated so that at least part of it can be sold off UPDATED 5:50PM
Tellabs adds to its IP/MPLS convergence story by sweetening the 8800 multiservice router products
Issues with NIC cards and WLAN roaming came to the fore today at the Unstrung conference in Seattle
Multiservice router aims to firm up position on the edge while Laurel, Alcatel, Tellabs have their own plans
'Falcon' network targets increasing demand for capacity in and out of the Middle East, India, and China
Following the $4 billion NetScreen bid, Juniper may not be done shopping, sources say
European network suppliers flagged as potential victims of AT&T Wireless/ Cingular deal
Announces strategic alliances with Calix, ECI Telecom, Keymile to give it a triple-play access story
TV won't compensate for the loss of telephone revenues to mobile operators, says LR Research Poll
Gives the UK carrier a quick and easy way of catching up with the competition
Executives from former startup Altitun have formed another company with a different tunable laser technology
Switch vendor targets SME market
A four-port special sent Cisco's market share soaring while pummeling average prices
After Atheros's successful IPO, some WLAN switch startups are considering going public in 2005
Ciena's cutting again, Xtera gets a new boss, Chorum winds down, MegaSense closes, and much more
Former wireless router startup hits back at rumblings of staff unrest
Intel's silicon modulator could turn out to be a bit of a letdown – because it's not all that fast UPDATED 4:15PM
Beats out Qwest in auction for Allegiance Telecom assets UPDATED 4PM
Deal with startup prompts speculation over closer ties in the future
Pulver.com gets classified as an information service, which means the first round goes to the net-heads
The WLAN chipset designer has successful IPO, and a deal with Cisco may be in the cards
Executives gush about reseller deal because it's generated them revenues and stock gains UPDATED 2/13 7AM
Where have all the spenders gone?
Blighty Telecom has spent a whopping $339.29 in marketing to sign up each one of its 28,000 new mobile service subscribers
Former Alcatel man takes the helm from Michael Birck, who remains as chairman
UK incumbent laughs off potential VOIP competitors as it plans to keep tightening its belt
BT's spent a whopping $339.29 in marketing to sign up each one of its 28,000 new mobile service subscribers
Court case could affect states restricting muni telecom services and give RBOCs more competition
Revenue reporting issues lead softswitch maker to fire an employee and fire up an investigation
Networking giant submits new security protocol draft to the IETF UPDATED 7PM
Qwest's the heavyweight in tomorrow's auction, but XO just might pull an upset
Ciena may be losing sales in its once-core, long-haul business, putting more pressure on its M&A efforts
Billion-dollar quarterly market may be only a year away
Buying high-volume server startup brings Sun founder and former Cisco VP back to fold
Firm's chairman to appeal against conviction, may continue on the board from behind bars
WLAN security firm concentrates on software upgrades but is unwilling to exit the hardware biz just yet
Juniper's NetScreen acquisition: Smells like... panic
Juniper & NetScreen: Smells like... panic
Now called IMC Semiconductor, the firm is leaving network processors to develop PCI Express chips
Trapeze marketing VP Mike Banic rides off into the sunset after a short stay at the helm
As Viatel lines up $60 million in funding, Global Crossing's looking to raise $100 million
Why's Juniper buying NetScreen? Are there more deals in the pipeline? Heavy Reading has the answers
Unstrung Insider cites OEM deals and acquisitions as vital lifelines for newboys
A power glitch leaves demo at the MPLS World Congress unscathed
Continuum Photonics has an all-optical switch, but its first market will be to link test equipment
Minority holding in venture with Dutch firm Draka leaves Nexans looking elsewhere for an acquisition
With a $300M convertible note offering, will Corvis battle Qwest for Allegiance?
Light Reading is launching a VOIP directory project: Wireless input from Unstrung readers needed
Three French carriers are going ahead with projects, though middleware issues have yet to be solved
802.11 software vendor says $11.3 million cash injection will provide push into new regions
Pays a jaw-dropping $4 billion in stock for a play in the enterprise security market UPDATED NOON
Gets industry backing for project aimed at helping telecom operators find the best VOIP software
Gemfire will acquire Avanex's PLC operations in Livingston, the former Kymata factory
Vendor at last gets vocal about WLAN switches
Monthly DSL tariffs began to stabilize in 2003, according to Point Topic research
Stock was one of the stars in today's rally as Corning shares soared on Q1 guidance and hopes for LCD and FTTP
Now it plans to focus on carrier Ethernet and Layer 2 technologies and climb back into Nasdaq
Siemens wouldn't be the first to find savings in China, but is OSS firm Intec on its own in Cape Town?
Nextel goes public on commercial trial but startup has to keep mum
US regulator to consider status of VOIP service at open meeting next Thursday
Vendor's stock rockets as surprise financials strengthen hopes of market recovery
Having prided itself before on having a single software base, Juniper now seems happy to have two
Tellabs says its senior VP of technology planning is planning to split
Carrier interest and funding keep startups alive in hopes that the market is reviving
Enterprise 802.11 vendor talks up VOWLAN/cellular integration efforts
Cellular giant set to continue with public hotspot strategy, ruling out corporate market attack
Share price plummets as operator warns of expected hit on revenues
French giant seeks 'partner' for fiber optics business as it boosts Q4 revenues and predicts growth in 2004
After taking Tellium, Zhone's got $98M in the bank. And it says Gluon's products will turn into revenue
Chip startup grabs a cool $25 million for 'smart antenna' play
Once a wireless router startup, then a quiet camel(!), it's about to emerge from the wilderness
UK watchdog plans pow-wow with VOIP hopefuls
Its vice-chair jumps to Corvis, as David Huber's VC firm goes dormant
Quarterly revenues will decline, and the stock gets hammered. Some blame a slow start with GIG-BE
Cisco announces upbeat Q2 numbers, but CEO John Chambers says customers are still playing it safe
Cisco announces upbeat Q2 numbers, but CEO John Chambers says customers are still playing it safe
Word on the street has Juniper working on a new router for the multiservice edge
Restructured carrier beefs up metro POPs with Movaz boxes, says storage and Ethernet will fuel demand
Unstrung poll sees alternative 3G startups kickstart market recovery
Belgian and Irish incumbents plan to capitalize on renewed interest in telecom stocks
We've done the right thing on optical components. Now we need your help
Light Reading invites vendors to propose revisions to directory of companies and products
Analysts say the permanent appointment of Don Stalter as CEO signals a subtle change in Vivato's direction
Clarendon closes, Leopold leaves Merrill Lynch, Alltel & MCI keep cutting, OFC gets more international
Board member Don Pyle takes the reins to boost Laurel's sales prospects as business heats up
IP service provider wins auction for C&W IP network assets, doubling its size and raising $172M in the process
Chinese vendors tipped for success in billion-dollar GSM deal
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