The Global Struggle Against Poor Hygiene...
New startup gets $15M from VCs but keeps mum on the high-speed, short-range radio technology it's working on
The security hole uncovered at this week's Black Hat conference is now explained in an official advisory
Carrier resistance forces VPN interconnect hopeful to revamp as a more traditional systems provider
Integrated photonics startup is cutting its foundry business and going fabless
It's Norway Day! It's Norway Day! Take a Lutheran to lunch!
Silicon Valley city's FTTP trial halted; if it can't work in Palo Alto, then where?
Lists vendors and products in 10 VOIP equipment categories; launches survey of MSAP equipment
CEO Serge Tchuruk details a solid Q2, says there are even better days ahead thanks to triple play and mobile NGN
CEO Serge Tchuruk details a solid Q2, says there are even better days ahead thanks to triple play and mobile NGN
Acquires software vendor UbiNetics for $48M in effort to target unlicensed mobile access market
Time's nearly up for VOIP equipment player as it cuts 70% of its staff and initiates bidding process for quick sale
ISS researcher quits job, saying he can point to major flaw in Cisco's IOS; Cisco says hole has been patched
About 150 layoffs are in the works as AMCC reports flat revenues in Q1
Two of the most generic names in the business join forces on the VOIP equipment front
It takes a herd of goats to buy a child.
The introduction of new legislation that would re-tool the Telecom Act of 1996 had a warming effect on telecom stocks Wednesday
Some Light Readers are objecting to the inclusion of Tazz and Turin in our Top Ten Private companies list; they love/hate Huawei
VOIP wholesaler reports strong growth, but margin concerns linked to a dip in traffic from China drag down the stock
Carrier invests $227M in second-generation technology as rumors resurface over 3G delays
IMS: Data's New Daddy Does IMS tax mobile voice? Or does it exonerate data services? Does it even matter?
Does this red, swollen protuberance make me look fat?
Takes its fixed/mobile convergence strategy into Spain with acquisition of number two mobile operator Amena
Takes its fixed/mobile convergence strategy into Spain with acquisition of number two mobile operator Amena
The 40-Gig Sonet startup has dodged into Ethernet lately and says it's considering TCP next
Increases investment in General Bandwidth, which becomes a part of Siemens's Class 5 switch displacement strategy
Transatlantic capacity prices may be on the rise as rumors of a multi-carrier big bandwidth buy surface
Perhaps tired of buying security companies, Cisco has turned its attention to net management by buying OSS firm Sheer Networks
Combining forces under the name Apogee, the startups aim for the 10-Gig laser market
After a turbulent 12 months, could M&A be the answer to CoSine's woes? CEO Terry Gibson thinks so
Plans to leapfrog inhouse development of fixed wireless 802.16 services, mirroring rival moves to 802.16e
AFC sales help Tellabs beat expectations, but the FTTx business is not without its challenges, admits CEO
To buy session border controller vendor NeoTip to bolster its IMS capabilities and cash in on growing VOIP demand
Wireless backhaul startup gets backing for big expansion plan
Softswitching vendor shows some signs of recovery following its restructuring earlier this year, but cash is fearfully low
Startup announces an access point it claims will offer two to four times the coverage of current 802.11 products
Will IMS yield an open, application-rich telecom utopia? We're about to find out.
Indian powerhouse VSNL adds to its international business by offering a premium for TDM and VOIP wholesaler Teleglobe
The flow-routing startup from Internet pioneer Larry Roberts is closing a $12M funding round
Heavy Reading report finds network giant is unclear on its commitment to technology
Heavy Reading report finds network giant is unclear on its commitment to technology
Sure, it's puerile, it's arrogant... But is it Art?
No mice were harmed during the making of this theme park.
Wireless backhaul startup gets backing for big expansion plan UPDATED 7/26 3:30PM
Vendors add radios and channels to beef up wireless LANs
Despite launching an aggressive DSL discounting promotion, SBC's broadband Internet subscriber additions slipped in the second quarter to 360,000, a 28% drop from the 504,000 DSL customers the telco added in Q1.
Consolidated Communications raises $204M, preps for a battle with SBC through expansion in rural Illinois and Texas
Cisco's Linksys division will likely use KiSS technology to develop IPTV customer premises equipment
Hold me back! Hold me back!
Ahead of impending Sprint merger, carrier touts potential high-speed network on 'fantastically valuable spectrum'
A full body-cavity search is a wish your heart makes...
Ayyyyy!! Is ADC buying a company known as the FONS? Correctamundo, my TV-literate friends!
Reports contracts worth $4.1 billion in first six months, with more than 60 percent coming from international sales
Will Europe's carrier consolidation ever end? The latest M&A news and gossip, plus Telecom Italia's IPTV trials
The IEEE gives 802.11n groups extra time to merge technology proposals for high-speed WiFi
SBC sales of EchoStar's DISH Network service fell by 86% in just three months as the RBOC preps for IPTV
Was it some bad sushi? Stock dives 18% after revenues in Japan and US federal markets disappoint
Chip technology and integration are helping to change and define the next wave of telecom equipment
Ericsson impresses again with second-quarter results while Nokia takes a hammering
Core router vendor's stock rises as it posts smaller loss and double-digit revenues – nearly all thanks to AT&T
Judith Miller's crime spree continues.
RAD Data says it has an unannounced micro-MSPP available, targeting the Ethernet-TDM combination
Microsoft consolidates its email message by snapping up managed services specialist
SmartEdge platform looks smarter as the company trims losses and beats analysts' expectations
The FCC wants all VOIP providers E911-ready by November 28, but most will not have the service ready in all territories
Latest Heavy Reading report tags IMS as the telecom tech of the century... so far
Latest Heavy Reading report tags IMS as the telecom tech of the century... so far
Broadband wireless vendor usurps Moseley’s bid with new $28M deal
Broadband wireless vendor usurps Moseley’s bid with new $28M deal UPDATED 7/21
Net.com loses one of the industry's leading characters as Hubert 'Bert' Whyte quits as CEO
Moto's record quarter driven by phone sales and networking
Unstrung Insider finds startups on the cutting edge of WiMax development... and hopes they don't fall off
Beats analyst profit estimates by a penny, but shares down in after hours trading on lack of upside surprise
LR readers feel RBOCs are a big reason the US is far behind other countries in broadband penetration
Grabs startup with similar chip design to speed development of 10-Gbit/s Ethernet chips
Austrian service provider startup WiMAX Telecom plans 802.16 network launch using Alcatel/Alvarion kit
It's profitable, but it's still in survival mode
Lucent talks up IMS, but lack of clarity over the future sends the stock down
Lucent talks up IMS, but lack of clarity over the future sends the stock down
Only the good die young.
With its CEO and president retiring in September, Adtran names its new top brass as its second-quarter sales slip UPDATED 4:30 PM
The VOIP carrier says its seven-hour outage last Monday is the result of growing pains
Corrigent's parent company sees its shares fall sharply after its third-quarter estimates fail expectations
Official testing of fixed wireless 802.16 kit is underway in Malaga, Spain
Tele2 acquires its way into the facilities-based sector with deals that could spark further M&A activity in Germany
Bell Canada's venture capital affiliate leads new $13.5 million funding round for 'deep packet inspection' gear maker
GPS may help VOIP providers deal with nomadic, mobile, and irresponsible VOIP customers
They're crunchy, they're chewy, they're packed with wireless goodness
CTO Bill Smith says the RBOC hopes to roll out its IPTV service next year; it is pressing ahead with small trials this summner
FastWeb rebukes an analyst's churn claims as triple-play competition intensifies
BellSouth's CTO Bill Smith talks about cable competition, Microsoft's role in telecom networks, and his company's IPTV plans
Starent remains the lone successful independent player as VCs flush away $191M
Is Cogent really the largest Ethernet service provider in the US?
Riverstone announces string of deals as service providers take advantage of VPLS for triple play
VocalTec needs money, and fast, if it is to survive, but all it has is a promise note from old friend Jeff Pulver
Reports from China say an outage that affected 200,000 Internet users is being traced to a Cisco router
Global mobile giant moves on 3G with a plan to outmaneuver wireline phone providers
Free research tool helps identify products according to user requirements
Canadian vendor makes its third European acquisition in two years as it buys system supplier and integrator DeTeWe
Global mobile giant moves on 3G with a plan to outmaneuver wireline phone providers
VeriSign buys security specialist to boost its managed services story and win government market share
Starent remains the lone successful independent player as VCs flush away $191M
Free research tool helps identify products according to user requirements
Startup Magnolia says it's working on smart antenna technology for the wireless MAN specification
Startup Quarry loses name, changes heads, and attempts reinvention as a convergence contender
Former WorldCom CEO gets 25 years for his part in an $11B corporate scandal UPDATED 3PM
VC firm Kleiner Perkins adds to its celebrity factor by hiring former Secretary of State, Colin Powell
Alcatel hooks up with China's only IPTV license holder to develop carrier systems
Network processor startup wins a deal with Atrica, the poster child for carrier Ethernet
Las Vegas-based carrier gambles that fellow minutes broker TPC Networks can kickstart its carrier services business
Former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers will be sentenced in New York today, but will he still walk free?
FMC startup snags more cellphone vendors for its UMA technology
The masses expect Cisco to continue a VOIP offensive, according to an LR poll
Chinese vendor talks up WiMax efforts at London roadshow event
Hardware vendor looking for leg up in hardware space. M&A or strategic investment welcome
They more than doubled in the 9 months to end March, when they totaled 17.4M worldwide
Chinese vendor talks up WiMax efforts at London roadshow event
Staff shuffling at Reef Point Systems, UTStarcom, Megisto, Mahi, and Nortel
Missouri, the Slacker State.
Carrier offers $1.3B for affiliate that tried to block its merger with Nextel
DSL specialist won't wait for official WiMax products as it plans to offer a high-speed fixed wireless service in 2006
The companies extend their formal alliance, indicating Sprint's new IP plans will continue to involve Cisco
The Video Choice Act of 2005 seems doomed as legislators lean toward a more sweeping rewrite of the 1996 Telecom Act
DSL specialist won't wait for official WiMax products as it plans to offer a high-speed fixed wireless service in 2006
It's summertime, and Europe's come out in a rash of VOIP services, with France and Portugal the most afflicted
But she is, after all, from Utah...
Zhone makes all-stock swap for broadband access gear vendor Paradyne – sends Paradyne stock into orbit
Andiamo gang moves out, former Crescendo crony takes over
The rise of carrier Ethernet could mean changes for multiservice platforms, according to Light Reading Insider
Sun's forthcoming Streamstar Video Server will be the linchpin in its new IPTV pitch to carriers
NCTA says it's open to discussion on a new bill that would rid telcos of the need to acquire local video franchises
Unstrung Insider cites concern over potential commercial success of 802.16e technology
Electric Ethernet gets a boost as Google, Goldman Sachs, and Hearst invest in Current Communications
Faster WiFi, Thrill, Thrill, Thrill. Imagine this: 600 Mbit/s wireless LANs from the developing 802.11n standard
Cisco's next acquisition could be in security, but an LR poll points to a few other likely candidates
WiMax spectrum swap involving Unwired Australia looks set to benefit vendor
Back from the brink, NeoPhotonics wraps up its Chinese acquisition, giving it a foothold in both Asia and North America
Faster WiFi, Thrill, Thrill, Thrill! Imagine this: 600-Mbit/s wireless LANs from the developing 802.11n standard
WiMax spectrum swap involving Unwired Australia looks set to benefit vendor
Security startup bags $1M to take its authentication story to government and e-commerce
The WiMax LeapFrog As the IEEE 802.16e spec for 'Mobile WiMax' nears completion, chipset developers and equipment providers are jockeying for position
The fixed and mobile WiMax specifications will not work together – and that may spell rollout delays down the road
News reports say Deutsche Telekom is considering selling its T-Mobile USA wireless business for $25 billion or more. Cable operators could be the buyers.
Phone numbers have been liberated, and that means big things for NeuStar in particular and the industry in general
Shakeup at wireless security vendor as management team also gets an overhaul
Happy birthday, Yeshe Norbu. Make a wish!
Microsoft's service delivery platform is proving a big hit with major carriers, and with good reason, says analyst
The fixed and mobile WiMax specifications will not work together – and that may spell rollout delays down the road
I see $300 million in your future...
Japan's largest broadband provider uses UTStarcom gear to power its IPTV solution
Access vendor sticks with private investors as it raises another funding round and sees some interest overseas
Reports have Juniper eyeing an Atrica acquisition, but with $170M invested, Atrica might not sell
The continent's major operators are all jostling for position to be Europe's dominant next-generation services player
Previously warring factions decide to bury the chipset and head down a unified path to 802.11n
Alcatel president and COO reveals his company's position on IPTV, wireless, GPON, and more
Execs from Brightlink and Caspian turn their hand to Cisco-challenging 10-Gbit/s switch
Lone data charging platform startup touts bevy of new deals and eyes '3-digit' exit strategy
Billing giant buys its way into the cable and satellite billing sector with the $238 million acquisition of DST Innovis
OSS firm picks ex-PeopleSoft exec as it looks for bigger deals with Tier 1 carriers
The continent's major operators are all jostling for position to be Europe's dominant next-generation services player
The Brand X decision won't materially change the RBOC's fiber plans, but an upcoming FCC ruling might help
Round C is in, but the China-based optical transceiver firm still has its eye on going public
Flash-OFDM startup announces wins in Croatia and Malaysia
Please remove your footwear. And your wallet...
Mobile VOIP services could require up to four times the bandwidth needed for current cellular voice
Sources cite previous partner ITHL as mystery buyer
Why did Cisco spent $30M on a barely out of the lab university project?
UK carrier has pulled together all its international bits and pieces, says there could be more acquisitions on the way
The former telecom supremo is giving up most of his assets to settle a class action suit by WorldCom shareholders
Huawei scores twice at KPN with a direct route for optical gear and a backdoor entrance for 3G equipment
Some VOIP providers worry that the decision might embolden cable companies to hinder or block VOIP traffic
