Light Reading looks back at the events of Sept. 11, 2001

Group 3G and MobilCom are up against the wall, and France Telecom, which will decide MobilCom's fate, has likely noticed

John Sidgmore heads for the door, but who will want his job? And what about Bernie Ebbers's $1.5M pension?

Finns fankfull for fones, frankly

Cambridge Silicon Radio squeezes its Bluetooth silicon even harder and eyes up a broader reach into the handset sector

AFC launches another product through a startup partnership, this one an optical ADM from Redfern Broadband

Canadian startup making fiber-based passive components gets a vote of confidence

News reports have former CEO John A. Roth selling a huge chunk of his remaining stake in Nortel

Conference is sparsely attended, but some interesting stuff is on offer... if anyone wants it

Alcatel's apparently struck a key alliance for fiber success in China. But how big could the win be?

Switch or network appliance? Either way, Symbol's low-cost WLAN box aims to 'kill Cisco'

Details its first product, taking aim at Tellabs with a switch that combines a crossconnect and Sonet ADM

Tellabs' latest warning and product announcement evince a worsening downturn

Notebaert says Qwest isn't considering bankruptcy. It may sell 10 non-core businesses to save $1 billion

But a roadmap that takes China Unicom down the road to extensive upgrades to CDMA 1x-EVDV/DO looks unlikely

Wireless games developers say 'write once, run anywhere' evaporates when it comes to mobile Java

EXFO hopes to tap Gnubi's customer base and multichannel capabilities for a thimbleful of cash

A new report says US networks are well connected and full of fiber. Getting to them is the problem

Service providers and enterprise customers want products that enhance networks, rather than replace them

Lucent's use of Iolon's tunable lasers in its LambdaXtreme platform could help the technology gain acceptance

Companies of all sizes are realizing that wireless can help their bottom lines, but data access isn't a solution on its own

Telecom firms want to be seen at NFOEC, but many aren't spending the big bucks for specialized booths

After years in the PDC wilderness, Vodafone's global roaming initiative could give Motorola a shot at the Japanese handset market

Unstrung 25 startup learns the A, B, Gs of wireless LAN. Will it follow this victory with an IPO?

A Canadian Supreme Court endorses carrier's restructuring plan, but it must still clear courts in the US

In the battle of the X2 and XPAK optical module standards, Intel's talking peace, but Agilent's talking trash

One of the most heavily funded optical startups in the long-haul space jettisons another 80. What next?

Never mind the fake snow, wonder at the new 3650 camera phone. Will the Nokia execs, like, wear shades, man?

The ex-CTO of Avanex is behind a super-stealthy startup called Corlux. But what's he doing?

Corning Cable Solutions is hyping next-gen products for fiber in the last mile. Some analysts are wary

We name the innovators who are making the moves and breaking the rules in the service provider industry

Switching guru says company will continue to invest in engineering and snack on startups

Cisco must continue to invest in new markets like wireless if it wants to keep leadership position, says company veep

Anil Khatod, ex-Nortel marketing chief, says software will be key to carrier recovery

For service providers, it's innovate or die. Light Reading names its Top 10 Service Provider Innovators

French operator Bouygues chooses NEC platform for launch of i-mode services; now race is on to win handset contract

KERPOW! Texas plays its integration Joker, says development times will be cut and battery life extended

Freedom of the press? We've heard of it!

Lightscape's decision to offer Agility's tunable lasers to its customers could be a turning point

A new tester addresses multiple components, but is Agilent's approach aimed at customers, or its own financials?

Verizon has sold 1.27 million access lines in three states to help pay down its debt. Is it worth it?

OSS firm's CEO gazes into the future, sees teething troubles for 3G operators and a move into handset production for the beast of Redmond

Collapsing data and Sonet framing capabilities into one chip is a popular trend, but there's ample competition

Pressure from corporate customers could force mobile operators to invest in SLA software, according to Comnitel CEO

ECI Telecom subsidiary Enavis readies its T::CORE switch to go up against the likes of Ciena

When will customers be ready for Cisco's bright and shiny new wireless routers?

When will customers be ready for Cisco's bright and shiny new wireless routers?

Analyst says the Swedish vendor is crazy to even think about quitting the CDMA2000 business

Can yet another industry forum put some wind in their sails? UPDATED 9/3 11:50AM

Another wild success, like Gigabit Ethernet? Probably not, but Force10's developments still mark a milestone