Proxim stays (largely) silent on switch status as it outsources development of access point management software to Wavelink UPDATED 9/23 5:30:00 PM

SBC protests, Motorola board rebels, Corvis/Broadwing executive ranks to grow

Telecom software supplier credits employees with profitability and seeks new hires. What a novel concept...

Trying to expand its non-telecom business, Bookham is buying New Focus for stock worth $190M!

Switch startup increases total funding to $29.5 million and adds management

An 850nm transceiver is available and a 1310nm version is demo'ing at ECOC

Listen up, equipment vendors: Network operators have a bone to pick with y'all

Turn 'em over. They're, er... Done

DoCoMo prepares for i-mode push with partner Hutch

A spike in shares set off takeover rumors in London today. Agilent's named as the key suspect

Filing shows Riverstone is bickering with a debt holder over a $1.5M claim

GSA considers barring Qwest from government contracts in wake of fraud charges

Valo closes, Hatteras sheds jobs. Despite funding woes, technologists still enthuse over Ethernet-over-copper

Are plug-and-play network processors here to stay? Intel 'kicks it up a notch' with a wave of new designs

To have 40 lambdas running 10-Gbit/s Ethernet over 11,000 miles of fiber. Cisco's a member

Looks as if Laurel and Juniper will split the action in KT's new Metro Ethernet build in S. Korea

Unstrung Insider raises questions over quality of business-class access point marketing

Files suit against iNYCWireless for allegedly stealing its bandwidth and reselling it. What's going on?

The perils of using consumer-grade wireless LAN kit in a business-class network

Lambda Optical Systems crawls from the wreckage of Firstwave after employment controversies are settled

IEEE meeting in Singapore fails to select an ultrawideband radio technology

Teradiant samples chips for the first time, while Azanda gets designed in with Korea's LG Electronics

New access device uses VCAT and GFP technology to connect business data through fiber networks

Swedish vendor insists it is a major player in carrier's 3G rollout plans

Realigns the company around businesses and consumers instead of product lines, to save costs

Company restructures and looks more like a service provider than ever before

Realigns the company around businesses and consumers instead of product lines, to save costs

Atheros offers proprietary 802.11 range extension: Will hardware vendors buy in?

Bway.net is trying to drum up a class action lawsuit against the FCC over its phasing out of line-sharing

One more network chip player bows out as the co-processor market continues to shrink

Carrier confirms vendor rumours but keeps schtum on the smallprint

Edge router startup gets more business in Asia, where KT is deploying Ethernet-based Internet services

SBC whines (and cuts jobs), Tellabs asks for volunteers, Sprint outsources, and Entrisphere is 'not engaging'

Broadcom's 4-processor chip should debut in 2004, but rival PMC-Sierra says it's too much, too soon

Competitors quick to capitalize on Centrino chipset delays

Yipes is back, after a brief hiatus in Chapter 11 followed by a year of buildout. Will this time be different?

Corning unloads its private equity investment portfolio to Scimitar Capital

Digital headend providers turn to international market, citing slow broadband video adoption in the US

Guess who's back? AirFlow's back. AirFlow's back with its big MAC

Sycamore and Juniper rise on pending contract potential while Cisco, Ciena, and Corvis shares fall

New specs should spur growth in DSL revenue for carriers and provide a boost to equipment vendors

It may be more important than you think. Alcatel's still winning, but watch out for the Asian players

Looks to attract curious corporates with super-duper free offer

Qualcomm's software platform preps for push into virgin territory

The FCC’s top engineer opts out of the debate on ultrawideband standards and regulatory compliance

Ciena, Juniper, Cisco, and Sycamore have each won part of the big federal deal, sources say

The companies pick up a $30M DARPA contract to get optics onto circuit boards

Some bits and pieces from our wanderings at NFOEC

AT&T's CTO says the carrier has narrowed to two the list of candidates for a big multiservice edge contract

Japanese vendor prepares to do battle in global wireless router space

Unstrung Insider identifies what’s hot on the UMTS standards roadmap

CEO Whitacre turns up the heat on FTTP. Is it really a business debate or a political one?

Not one, but three new companies may grow from the compost of the bankrupt Swiss components maker

FastWeb rolls out out large-scale project, defying pundits who doubt it'll make money

Ciena invests in Laurel Networks' third round, plans to resell its gear. Is another acquisition looming?

There's plenty to crow about here, but be cautious before donning those rose-colored shades

Stop me if you've heard this one before: Wireless LAN switch startup brings in networking veteran as CEO

Base station initiative kicks into gear and gives rival body the eye

Wrinklies distraught, but Lucent says its deal's still better than 90 percent of US businesses

After missing a deadline, it's gotten the boot from the Nasdaq exchange

The reconfigurable OADM could finally get real if some anticipated RFPs emerge in the fall

Big partners and efficient spending are the path to success for startups, says Interwest's John Adler

AT&T adds another next-gen Sonet vendor to its network. Hint: It's not Ciena

New products and funding point to hopes of an international market buildout

Hotspot initiative preps for further thousand-site deals

Huawei is set to resell LightPointe's FSO gear in China, but will the deal cause problems with key investor Cisco?

Heavy Reading report on multiservice provisioning platforms points to emerging markets for semiconductors

Huawei is set to resell LightPointe's FSO gear in China, but will the deal cause problems with key investor Cisco?

Light Reading Live! keynoter Andrew Odlyzko finds a healthy telecom future in the past

The recession ain't really over, Ciena and Cisco keep cutting, and Metro-Optix sells itself, post mortem

It's been rushing to develop extra DLC modules targeting the big RBOC fiber-to-the-premises RFP

Adds Fibre Channel to ONS 15454, part of the growing metro optical SAN extension crowd

Metromedia Fiber Network emerges from Chapter 11 with new name, new cash, new customers

Venture capitalist Drew Lanza tells NFOEC crowd to perk up and wire the world

Nortel and Meriton are extending the reach of metro DWDM gear, thanks to better components

Fixed vendor pushes software upgrade in wireless LAN switch battle

Broadcom and Philips boast of ultra-low-power chips that could put 802.11 in smart phones, iPods, wherever

Fixed vendor pushes software upgrade in wireless LAN switch battle

Carrier's reorganization goes before the court today as legal issues bedevil the management team

The Metro DWDM business case hasn't always matched the reality case – Doug Green

Close encounters of the wireless kind

Calient and Polatis say the all-optical switch still has legs; meanwhile, Corning closes IntelliSense

Startups predict surge in carrier interest as first PTT-like rollout hits Europe

Analysts wax bullish on Foundry's short-term and long-term prospects as the company heads to end of quarter

After months of negotiations and threats of a strike, Verizon settles its score with the unions

Despite solid growth, says report, US Ethernet services will be hampered by lack of fiber to buildings

Newly restructured Sorrento seeks a revenue boost from acquired LuxN after reporting a sales shortfall

As broadband service provider ramps up revenues, Marconi offloads its 40% stake to pay off some debt

Confused customers slow down security spending as vendors introduce new 'application-aware' technologies

Switch startup cans 8 employees to bring more sales jockeys on board - but keeps the naked guy UPDATED 6:06:06PM

Unstrung Insider labels 3GPP organizations 'two-headed beasts.' The public agrees.

Japan's NTT has put feelers out for an Ethernet PON. How big is the job, and who'll likely win?

Electronic dispersion compensation is emerging as an alternative for sending 10 Gbit/s down old fiber

The startup has aspirations in the Ethernet controller market, with help from PC chip supplier VIA

WLAN-to-cellular roaming part of $1 billion Verizon contract

Report divides metro MSPP products into two classes, explores which provides the best migration path

One of the last all-optical switchmakers carves out a subsystem to sell for customized applications

Laurel now has two announced customers: Level 3 and South Korea's Dacom

KaZaA founder launches Skype, a free Internet-telephony-enabling software. Will it take off?

Optical subsystem startup is shutting down and shedding intellectual property. Is Laurel Networks nibbling?

Alternative infrastructure startups could be left with slim pickings in contract battle with big boys

Hello! I must be going! I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going... – Scott Clavenna

Optical networking is on a wee upturn, as older gear falls out and carriers open the wallets for newer stuff

We debut our new research service with the largest analytical survey of MSPPs ever undertaken

It's D-Day on the WLAN front, as wired incumbent Extreme is preparing to ship first WLAN products this month

Big Blue drops its search-engine ambitions, selling its only two chip designs to IDT

Thirty-three investors have poured over $70 million cash into Corvis. Is it a good deal?

Korean W-CDMA deal gives wireless router startup a lead on rivals

Xtera, fresh from a $30M round, hopes metro gear will keep customers happy 'til long-haul sales return

Canadian firm has announced mostly international contracts this summer, with emphasis on Asia

France Telecom has its eyes on a healthier slice of the Orange 'cash cow'

American Fiber Systems is going from wholesaling dark fiber to selling Ethernet services. Can it work?

Our weekly WorldCom wrap sees the carrier accept 78 corporate rules and face charges in Oklahoma

Wireless LAN vendor looks to tempt small enterprise customers with VOIP enhancements to its access points

Founders of Redux will clash with their alma mater as both produce chips for TDM over IP