The Network Processing Forum makes its foray into APIs for IP services
Could the Enterasys case hold some clues to what the SEC is checking out at Riverstone?
RBOCs and IXCs report inroads into each other's traditional markets. What's the real trend?
Nokia linked to Samsung in 4G network trial -- but does anyone want this anyway?
Nortel says Redback's paying undisclosed fees in a cross-licensing agreement spawned by patent litigation
Bandspeed shows off Romany-inspired segmented antenna at N+I. Talk of cake tins and hat boxes ensues
Could pathophobia be keeping people away from this year's Ethernet fest, or is it the show that's dying?
Touts new chipset for 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches in an effort to counter competitors' announcements
A jury says it infringed on a WDM system patent owned by Ciena -- as its revenues approach zero
Pardon?
Voice switch startup lands 'big brother' OEM deal, with deployment planned in SBC residential fiber project
Cisco CEO uses keynote to fight against treating stock options as employee compensation in accounts
Dive! Dive! Dive! Eighth consecutive quarterly loss marks baptism of fire for new CEO
Sales are dropping - especially in mobile - but Alcatel's cost cutting measures seem to be working
Improvements on the CPE side make life easier for DSL providers, the chipmaker claims
Sales are dropping, but Alcatel's cost cutting measures are working, judging by increased gross margins
Of Greed & Grubbiness – R. Scott Raynovich
Salomon's telecom research nailed in 'global settlement' between agencies and investment banks
With the Sonet market dry, network processor players Xelerated and AMCC eye the greener pastures of Ethernet
Intel's flash new ad campaign for Centrino could set the bar for public expectations of wireless LAN way too high
Alcatel's latest 7670 enhancement makes it possible to offer Frame Relay and Ethernet services on the same VPN
Legra offers remote radios in its bid to become WLAN switch startup du jour
3G newcomer suffers double blow as parent company toys with exec and KPN turns off cash tap
After months of stealth, Foundry unveils details of new 10-Gbit/s Ethernet platform
Silicon Access insists it has a contract to provide Huawei with network processors, but some say the deal's not done
'Dumb' access point procotol could be applied to Bluetooth and other technologies
Router maker's stock plunges on news of the SEC's informal inquiry
Sound off! A recent Light Reading Webinar tackled the intricacies of Metro Ethernet...
European carriers are spending less, but the worst of the downturn seems past, says Infonetics Research
Nortel brings ray of light to gloomy network infrastructure market with a bit of profit, while Siemens narrows its losses
Feeling short-shrifted, they hope a constructive approach will help their cause
Some companies are hoping the IEEE will kill some of the myriad proposals for the new radio technology. Splitters ahoy?
Airespace, Cisco & NTT DoCoMo propose 'thin' hotspot standard, but Trapeze likes 'em with a bit more meat...
CoSine’s management team is in the hotseat as its largest institutional investor gets even angrier
Lucent Chairman and CEO Patricia Russo replaces COO Robert Holder, adding his former position to her list of titles
Business from the US government helped boost Foundry Networks' quarterly results. Are the sales sustainable?
SBC says revenues are stabilizing; touts DSL, long distance, and wireless as key to future profits
Ekes out a small gain a quarter ahead of schedule... but revenues are still falling
Managing peer-to-peer file-swapping is turning into a legal and technical quagmire for service providers
Startup claims another successful trial – but still can't name a customer
If it starts selling fat 802.11 switches, will that entail a diet for its access point sales?
Announcements from Lucent and Sycamore raise hopes that the market for grooming switches is reviving
Telco picks inventory mgmt specialist for revamp of back-office systems: Will this open up the RBOC sector for Cramer?
Carrier's quarter shows profit; analysts query merger talk, fret over RBOC competition
Company beats estimates for the quarter and reports a slight uptick in revenue, but won't say what the future holds
Company beats estimates for the quarter and reports a slight uptick in revenue, but won't say what the future holds
Angry shareholders are urging CoSine to look for a buyer as the company reports a 58% decline in revenues
It's curtains for one more all-optical startup, as execs decide to give back the remaining cash
Revenues stagnate, but the RBOC meets expectations and reports growth in wireless, DSL, bundled services
Startup vet Bob Machlin lands at WLAN switch company, gets $8 million in VC funding to work with UPDATED 4/23 NOON
Finnish giant deemed the healthiest in examination of ailing equipment vendors
Wireless router company confirms that Miranzadeh is out, says ex-Crescent Networks sales VP is replacement
Its secondary offering doesn't please shareholders, but CEO says it's a cushion the company needs to do bigger deals
Revenues stagnate, but the RBOC meets expectations and reports growth in wireless, DSL, bundled services
Sprint ekes out a profit amid tough competition and sluggish businesses -- as revenues and guidance fall further
Claims to have the lowest-power 10-Gig SerDes chip, but is that enough to beat the bigger players?
FNC says it expects to have thousands of its Sonet add/drop muxes deployed in SBC's network
Lucent makes another move to add to its services business by signing a support contract with ADM startup Corrigent
Sprint ekes out a profit amid tough competition and sluggish businesses -- as revenues and guidance fall further
For some reason, we decide to cover it
Laurel has added 10-Gbit/s Ethernet and OC192 POS interfaces. Killer feature -- or overkill?
Rural telco makes its 29th acquisition, picking up CST for $31 million. How's it doing this?
Layoffs sting core router vendors and long-haul gear makers including Corvis, Xtera, and Charlotte's Web
802.11 only second 'successful' networking standard to come out of IEEE 802 working group, says Vivato CEO
Exbit acquisition yields first 24-port GigE switch chips, putting it in a race with Marvell and Broadcom
Nearly one third of total telecom debt coming due by 2005 is at risk for default, says Standard & Poor's
Multiservice Nirvana – Scott Clavenna
Z-Tel and CoreComm will seek multimillion-dollar claims against SBC following a favorable ruling by the FCC
Geez! Engim claims chipset dramatically increases access point capacity, but will it prove too costly for skinflint vendors?
Edge equipment maker gets an $8M lift and wins a deal with Alcatel
Sure, voice-over-IP's on the rise, but some applications stand out, says Allied Business Intelligence
A new startup has emerged on the IP network management scene. Does it have the stuff to battle Packet Design?
Shares of Broadcom and two key competitors soared yesterday. Signaling better times ahead for networking?
Cisco unveils a WLAN phone, but is 802.11b infrastructure ready for voice over IP?
SBC is the latest RBOC to hype wavelength services. Is there much hope behind it?
A group of security experts has developed a second-generation toolset for setting up cyber-sting operations
Struggling network division drags down Nokia's Q1 results. Chief executive's name is 'Ollila.' Connection?
Japanese giant trials network aimed at speeding up wireless data rates fivefold
It's given its 1660 SM multiservice platform a spring cleaning, in an effort to fend off competitors with new products
Commissioner Kevin Martin takes a meeting with Covad, raising ISP hopes that the FCC might change its tune
After 14 quarters of losses, net.com (Network Equipment Technologies) turns a profit UPDATED 7PM
Access and wireless gear maker ignores the telecom recession to post its best quarter ever
Access and wireless gear maker ignores the telecom recession to post its best quarter ever
Could the enterprise switch vendor be looking to enter the carrier metro market?
In the byways of rural America, telecom is still profitable, according to this month's Light Reading Insider
Details of two unannounced 10-Gbit/s Ethernet PHY Chips are unveiled in a Light Reading report
Analysts' predictions for 50:50 technology split could open floodgates for vendors
The wireless video cameras you see in the pop-up adds can do bad things to your 802.11b network... and to your sanity
UBS Warburg says 84% of the Bells' declining margins in 2003 will come from pension-related costs
Reports thin profit, winning Unstrung’s ‘Top of the Class’ award
The downturn's not over by a long shot, execs say, and Tellabs must hack away at jobs as a result
The startup joins several others trying to make faster signals palatable to older backplanes
Qwest is the latest to pledge a converged data network, but how long will the journey take?
Despite new carrier spending, DWDM gear won't sell like Sonet/SDH in the near term, says Insight Research
Staff reductions and management defections mark the days before Redback's first-quarter earnings report
Industry eyes the largest RBOC opportunity for nationwide IP. Are surprises in store?
Motorola buys softswitch partner to offer carriers smaller, cheaper switches that can also send cell calls over IP
Europe’s venture capitalists caught the wireless bug last year, but the fever could turn nasty in 2003
Huawei's got some legal arguments of its own, as it fights Cisco's plea for a temporary injunction in the US
Inkra's new data center switch adds the flavor of the month: intrusion detection and prevention features
The crocodile weeps: Startups are DOA, reckons Extreme's switch guy
Catena hires (permanent) CEO, Aplion croaks, Haque becomes chairman at Veraz, and more
Can folks think of WorldCom as something other than WorldCom!? And what overall impact will the reorg have?
Nokia Networks receives brutal kick ahead of this week’s Q1 results
MCI may not have 'invented' customer service exec Thomas Barton after all. He exists, but hasn't worked there in years
Heavily promoted WLAN security standard cannot be supported by 802.11b equipment installed in the enterprise today
Ethernet PON vendor gets big new funding -- but does this really signal new action in the segment?
Wireless LAN switch contender Trapeze comes out of stealth mode, says it has 12 months to make its mark
Broadcom and other semiconductor players look to embed security features. Hifn says: 'Ho-hum'
Mobile broadband vendors take the recent 802.16a wireless MAN standards push outside and give it a good kicking
Lucent sues Microsoft, Microsoft sues back... Is litigation over old Bell Labs patents a wise choice?
Its bid for ITXC was rejected, but IDT is apparently serious about increasing its stake in this market
Lose the rose-colored shades about big buildouts, CIR says. If you're looking for excitement, the FTTx market ain't it
Judging from history, it's unlikely. Meanwhile, shareholders will be looking for quick evidence of growth
High-profile Hutchison deal provides glimmer of joy in dark week for infrastructure vendors
Juniper beats expectations for Q1 earnings, says revenue will be flat or slightly up in Q2. Shares rally
Test gear maker Acterna may wind up in Chapter 11
The latest startup from Iolon's co-founder has raised $7M more to build optical subsystems
International Softswitch Consortium drops interop testing, changes name, and starts marketing instead
New standard aims to offer more than just a performance boost to 108 Mbit/s
Does AT&T's latest management restructuring address the carrier's biggest issues?
Q1 warning prompts global round of redundancies
Q1 warning prompts global round of redundancies in Nokia network division
Deal points up piggyback strategy... and the choices multiplying around Ethernet services
Startup may have found a solution to its money and labor woes. Meanwhile, its only announced contract gets smaller UPDATED 4/10 1PM
Picks up remainder of multiservice switch startup with 36 million shares of stock -- that's about $158M. Will it pay off?
Its core router has got some fancy flow-based architecture, but that may not dislodge Cisco and Juniper
UK chip player ramps up 802.11 efforts, claiming a/b/g multimode capability
Denmark's Hymite is one of a small number of component packaging startups trying to weather the downturn
The Swedish giant blames the financial markets for the equipment sector’s woes as further cuts loom
Daring investors are once again eyeing telecom goldmines in the former Soviet Union. Foresight or folly?
Enters battle against core router players Cisco and Juniper, says unique software and hardware give it an edge
Fixed wireless group looks to emulate WLAN's success with interoperability and marketing push around 802.16a
Poll results hint at uncertainty over future revenue potential of public wireless LANs
After WaveSmith gets a piece of SBC and now might have a Verizon deal, Ciena looks to pull the trigger
Gets another $6.7M and a new strategic investor, even though it's an optical components startup
As carriers turn to faster core routers, Cisco outfits the GSR 12000s with more edge functionality
Startup gave up the glamor of core switches for the more realistic market of T1s and DS3s
A former employee is indicted for stealing trade secrets from Jasmine Networks and Silicon Wave
European broadband player Easynet wouldn't trust another carrier to deliver MPLS services to its customers
Hope in Ebbersville – R. Scott Raynovich
Brecis, Ciena, and LSI Logic make cuts. Corning's Ipswich plant may be saved. And UPT buys W2Networks
Broadmargin claims it's profitable, and it says that enterprise and carrier billing needs are fueling growth
Issues over how to handle soaring traffic volumes in access networks are in the spotlight in Light Reading this week
Startup says $10 million in new funding will take it to profitability (but don't they all?)
Rolls out European airport ‘roadshow’ while also signing up 802.11 hotspot providers
Says its switches will speed up and simplify the data center, but will they stand up against the competition?
Quarterly results weren't much to write home about, but Extreme's looking toward dense GigE modules to spur biz
Switch startup announces product and a key OEM deal with NEC
Launches switch offering full line-rate performance at $10,000 a port, denting Cisco's cost-cutting claims
The tunable filter isn't as hot as it once was, but vendors continue to produce new devices
Sources say vendor will enter wireless LAN switch market – and is also working on new 40-Gig (gulp!) Ethernet products
Generic-sounding telecom startup United Platform Technologies aims to be a powerhouse in China
'Honey pot' experiment highlights the susceptibility of enterprise 802.11b networks to attack
Sources say vendor will enter the wireless LAN switch market – and is at work on 40-Gbit/s (gulp!) Ethernet products
Network Associates's $100 million acquisition of IntruVert is further proof that security systems are hot
Steven Noyes, lead engineer at the core ATM switch startup, is leaving for another job
Forget 'Sin City' – Vegas could be interference city for 802.11b users at the forthcoming NetWorld+Interop show
The cell is 30 years old, but it's still actin' like a troubled youth: always getting lost, costing a fortune, obsessed with porn…
The business PON vendor and others weigh in on $14M round **UPDATED 4/7/03 10:00 AM**
An entity controlled by DIGL chairman Bryan Zwan has loaned the company some $1.9M to date
Regulators lack the vision needed to grapple with the many complex challenges facing mass deployment of broadband
How does an up-and-coming alternative carrier meet merger-mates? Post a want ad, that's how
Startup takes on the lamentable quality of service in GPRS data networks
Could Genoa's linear optical amplifier prosper with the backing of an established name? UPDATED 4/4 8AM
CoSine's largest shareholder sends a strongly worded letter to the company's top brass
The data services startup denies rumors it is shutting up shop
The FCC seems to have pleased no one and angered many - but Commissioner Kevin Martin insists all is swell
UK Ethernet service provider bought for $21M - about one fifth of what investors sank into the project
French vendor gains traction in European UMTS contract battle
Appoints CEO and creates new role of COO in bid to reverse the carrier's fortunes, but uncertainty remains
Qwest has delayed filing its 2002 annual report, which will include three year's worth of restated financials
Sprint says it will soon launch a separate, secure 'government-grade' network. Will the contracts follow?
Vendors hope to score big in Asia, but making a profit there is like catching a tiger by the tail
Cable sales are higher than those for DSL access lines, a report says; but MSOs need to build on their advantage
Wavesmith looks to have beat out Lucent in one small piece of SBC's data network; can it win a bigger piece?
Deutsche Telekom will replace multiple legacy billing systems with a single one from ADC, handling voice & data services
Herr Huber's hubris: IMS deployment to become widespread, despite existing uncertainty
