After three years in stealth mode, Calix reveals its new access platform -- and some other surprises

The startup emerges from stealth at last, with a plan for enhancing ISP efficiency

It topped $44 billion in 2002 and will continue growing, says Dittberner Associates

Ericsson and Nokia have wrested control of the MMS solution sector, leaving specialists with little more than scraps

Research firm says sourcing 3G handsets is not a problem

Israeli startup KiloLambda has just signed an agreement with Molex to develop multiwavelength lasers

Vivato claims to be the only startup out there right now with a true WLAN switch, but others will soon emerge

Alcatel has acquired session control technology from Avarox, enhancing its VOIP portfolio

The EU Commission is investigating whether the French government's €9B bailout of FT constitutes unfair state aid

Everyone's talking VPNs, but legacy links are still alive and kicking. What's the way forward?

Startup claims it has the one, true WLAN switch - and that other players are just shared media hub pretenders

Pumps extra funds into handset joint venture ahead of its results that could signal a 'challenging' year ahead

Public broadband access vendor goes back to the venture markets, raising $12M through sale of Series A stock

Corvis is slimming down again. Is it trying to pretty itself up for potential new contracts? UPDATED 1/29 7PM

Compares pricing of 802.11 access with nonexistent 3G pricing in 'pointless' and 'irrelevant' statement

The MPLS Forum and the Frame Relay Forum aren't surging... so they're merging

AFC bangs out a Q4 profit but doesn't believe lax regulations will spur carrier spending this year

Startup claims it has the one, true WLAN switch -- and that other players are just shared media hub pretenders

Bolstered by improvements in its wireless business, Verizon claims upticks in revenue, net income, and profits

Verizon boasts revenue growth, mainly helped by improvements in its wireless business

Quite literally, as DoCoMo warns on NEC phones

Wireless industry displays an unhealthy obsession with pop starlet

As telecom withers, Vitesse and PMC-Sierra branch into new markets, while AMCC still stands pat

Foundry and startup Force10 duke it out over bragging rights in the 10-Gbit/s Ethernet market

Metro startup boasts of a $14M Asian win this time. What's behind the bluster? UPDATED 1/29 9AM

Glen Riley, former Agere VP and general manager, comes home to roost as head of TriQuint's opto division UPDATED 1/29 9AM

AT&T Wireless's move into the hotspot market will see it coming into direct competition with AT&T's own WLAN plans

Carrier checks out alternative vendor for wireless data access equipment, seeks Cisco's take on the upstart's kit

Another quarter, another 50 percent year-over-year drop in telecom startup investments

Announces China Netcom as an OPTera Connect HDX customer: an Asian gorilla or just a paper tiger?

SBC reports a dip in its fourth-quarter revenues and says the decline is likely to continue

It may only be a few months before big carriers get their hands on big chunks of spectrum in major markets like NYC & LA

Another exec earns big bucks for staying on the team -- based on an employment contract from the boom times

CoSine beats out router vendors to supply KT with MPLS VPN gear

The worst is over from Saturday's crisis, but problems will keep resurfacing on a smaller scale

Convergent cuts big, Cenix keeps quiet, PMC-Sierra swings the ax, and Kirana looks for a few good folks

Isn't it about time that Satish Sharma, former Tachion founder and CTO, spills the beans on his new venture?

Confusion reigns as vendors dispute whether a problem exists, and conceal the results of the first interoperability tests

Cogent's got a plan to squeeze more from its customer base by offering high-quality connections at DSL prices

Another denial-of-service attack appeared to flare up for a few hours last night

A massive worm attack caused widespread blackouts this morning *UPDATED 11:00AM EST*

Another acquisition, another security and intrusion detection product for the network equipment giant

The future of ultrawideband is in the hands of spectrum watchdogs, according to the latest Wireless Oracle report

Metro DWDM startup has raised $28M, hired a new CEO, and is switching sides from telecom to cable market

Wireless router startup suffers shrinkage

2003 Predictions – R. Scott Raynovich

Analysts believe Cisco will soon enter the wireless switch market -- but will it grow its own or import the beastie?

High-speed data is a budget-buster for service providers

Most readers expect (or hope) to see a feeble recovery in 2003, according to a Light Reading poll

Newsflash: Research says that the telecom industry could be on the verge of catastrophe. So what's new?

Are ex-Redback employees making a carrier device, or a WLAN switch for the enterprise?

CEO Henry Nicholas steps down, and (pro forma) profitability could be just three months away

Is it making a carrier-class product or a WLAN switch for the enterprise? Either way, it's spending a lot of money

Is a 'rocket docket' on the way? Cisco moves for an injunction to shut down US sales of alleged knockoffs

CEO Henry Nicholas steps down, and profitability could be just three months away

Nortel's revenues rise in all segments, led by an 11% increase in optical networking. But times are still tough

Startup set to announce two OEM deals with major vendors during 3GSM in Cannes; and it's working closely with Vodafone

What do Dynegy's and MFN's sales of European telecom assets say about the market?

In a hint at the underground turmoil in the VC business, longtime Bessemer partner Rob Soni has left the building

AT&T's stock plunges on quarterly results as revenues decline further and company falls short of expectations

Recent SEC filings show that for some recently top-level execs, there is no downturn

Router vendors such as Laurel Networks are reworking marketing tools to catch the eye of incumbent carriers

Tellabs' losses increase, but its revenue increases sequentially and it beats analysts' expectations UPDATED

Blames regulatory decision for delay in 3G

That's the estimate of the latest Wireless Oracle report, which has delved into the emerging world of ultrawideband

The Homeland Security Dept. will link 22 government agencies, but the economic boost may be overrated

Another startup has a wireless LAN switch, this time with a focus on security and 'locking the air' for corporate customers

Quarterly financials are in line with lower-end guidance, and execs say focus is still on 2003 profitability

Is the Top 25er suffering from a swollen head?

The two rivals are teaming up to take on the IP mobile wireless market

The two rivals are teaming up to take on the IP mobile wireless market

Sing along! Tahoe trims, Taqua gets McGinn, AcceLight goes dim, and Corvis gets thin...

New alliance creates a noise at sedate IEEE wireless standards meeting, but its proposal could split the nascent sector

The best minds in the industry teach cutting-edge courses for new online university

Still-stealthy Axiowave closes expected funding, and CEO Mukesh Chatter says the business is coming along

Is Genuity the ugly stepchild of the industry or a hidden jewel? Level 3 plans to answer the question

It's late to market with its 10-Gbit/s packet switch chipset, but that might not matter

Launching Light Reading University -- Peter Heywood

Former exec says carrier should look outside telecom industry for a successor, but not everyone agrees

Keeps its hopes of 3G contracts alive with a pilot project in Germany, but 2003 is make or break time for its UMTS dreams

Puts pressure on competitors and opens up the market to a new class of customers with a 44% reduction in pricing

Investors form a new company to take over the Swedish manufacturer's optoelectronics division

They're teaming to develop security-ready motherboards, which could cut the cost of IPsec and SSL VPNs

Chairman and CTO Frank Levinson refutes a rumor that an acquisition by Emulex is in the works

The majority of voters in our latest poll expect to use the colorful short-range wireless technology this year

Another startup has a wireless LAN switch, and this one does some crazy stuff with 802.11 packets – oh, and it's Ethernet too! UPDATED 1/21 5PM

Drops the edge router it got from its acquisition of Amber Networks, the startup it bought for $421M in stock

Drops the edge router it got from its acquisition of Amber Networks, the startup it bought for $421M in stock

AT&T's recent Latin America debacle punctuates the problems in the region's telecom market

Infamous startup begins liquidating after a ride that took investors for $86 million

The company took a big dose of pain in 2001, hoping for a profitable 2003. It wasn't enough

Takeover firms are eyeing struggling tech companies with fat bank accounts, and Tellium is a juicy target

Top Ten Vendors to Watch – Scott Clavenna

Core router sales pick up, but that doesn't signal a big core buildout, Juniper executives say

Boeing's Connexion and Lufthansa have finally started commercial tests of their in-cabin wireless Internet service

Recent equipment wins are playing to Nortel's strength in the market for multimedia switching -- but will it last?

Q4 may not be pretty, but at least it doesn't look like another train wreck, observe analysts such as Lehman's Levy

Headache time for Orange and Microsoft

Survey finds large British companies are keen on the business application potential of smartphones

A laser that delivers 32 channels of light simultaneously could provide a cheap, compact solution for DWDM

In March, Intel plans to launch a laser based on the technology it acquired from New Focus

Sources say that at least one of the products the shadowy startup will emerge with is an enterprise WLAN "switch"

Edge-router specialist cuts down the rate at which it's losing money; but CFO and others are leaving

A minor tiff about DSL over copper got settled at last week's IEEE meetings

An Optical Oracle panel says the telecom industry outlook for 2003 and beyond is not all that bleak

At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing yesterday, several senators voiced concerns about relaxing UNE-P

Wireless carriers are only just realizing the true cost of building out wide-area networks, says constructor

Simple IP - (HUH!) - what is it good for? Er, highspeed handoffs and load balancing between basestations, apparently

The Japanese giant fancies getting into bed with a major European carrier, but it wants a warm body

With products shipping in wireless and cable, the chipmaker is readying products for optical networks as well

WorldCom to file a restructuring plan in April, as a new management team is busy refocusing its business

Despite layoffs and a poor economy, technology workers are surprisingly cheery, study says

Its Canadian subsidiary has been granted credit protection -- equivalent to filing for Chapter 11 in the US

As Polaris cuts staff, its new CEO aims to help it turn trials into revenues

CEO says recent sales uptick and good outlook for company can't be generalized across the industry

60% of corporations want better wireless WAN before they implement it, according to new Yankee report

Crescent Networks and Yafo Networks wind down; Avici shakes up sales; Tellium and Atoga cut deep

Has also secured a commitment for $350 million in funding from Goldman Sachs; stock price jumps

As XML use increases for Web services, startups like DataPower are claiming to make the transactions safe

VCs say Ellacoya's 13 paying customers were key to $14M in funding that could help it to a better future

Plans coast-to-coast coverage for its push-to-talk system... and says rivals just don't know what buttons to push

CDMA kitchen too hot for Nokia, according to local report

Integrated optics startup LNL Technologies gets new funding after buying intellectual property of failed competitors

The company bested Intel in network processor sales last year, taking 38 percent of the market

"Yeah, why not?" asks one analyst. It's a new age of pragmatism apparently

Former Robbie Stephens analyst Paul Johnson is charged for investing in startups, then hyping their acquisition

There are signs that two of Europe's middle tier players may be shuffling towards a merger

Consolidation is afoot in Holland as local reports claim rivals are showing great interest in mmO2's Dutch carrier

The many arms of Softbank keep the California equipment company well fed

Cable & Wireless's shares rise today, as turnaround expert Richard Lapthorne takes over as its new chairman

Outsourcing deal, employee swap are latest in vendor's relationship with second-largest shareholder **UPDATED 1/10 4:30PM**

Streaming video, ultra wideband, 802.11g, and wire-free electricity stood out from the crowd at CES

Carl Russo returns from the racetrack to take the helm at Calix Networks

Nortel may have shut down Coretek but other startups haven't given up on developing VCSEL-based tunable lasers

Microsoft has inked yet another deal to improve the wireless capabilities of Exchange UPDATED 1/10 1:30 PM

New handset range offers nothing to excite analysts, though the largely expected range of features staves off criticism

Covad CEO Charles Hoffman insists that all the talk about regulatory changes doesn't frighten him

Claim a main pizza the action in our list of Europe's leading telecom innovators; Brits & Swedes also score

360networks sues for return of funds and equipment taken when it was insolvent. What's the potential impact?

Does Foundry's good news mean the industry's closer to the bottom? Investors vote yes, skeptics await proof

Italian wireless guys do mobile proud

Bravo Bookham! — Jay Liebowitz

Interest in the protocol is soaring because it just might trigger the long-awaited IP telephony revolution

After an outsourcing deal, the company put its fab up for sale and cuts 20 workers

The role of intellectual property as an asset has spawned an industry in patent management for telecom gearmakers

Well, it's a start!!

IP reliability features are emerging in Internet routers, as Graceful Restart and Nonstop Routing gain momentum

It's branding time down on the Intel farm as it prepares for its big push into the mobile world

Struggling chipmaker's $150M supply deal with third-ranked handset manufacturer Samsung shows an Asian focus for 2003

Metro optical switch startup lands a telecom name as it hires Avici chair and former Convergent CEO Surya Panditi

Metro DWDM vendor moves one step closer to finishing its restructuring as bondholders approve the plan

There's talk of deal activity but the real action won't likely start until carriers begin spending again

Ramping up for RBOC wins, WaveSmith's clearing the decks once more, losing Bob Dalias in the process

AT&T Wireless looks a likely takeover for Vodafone, which may need to exit Verizon Wireless, says analyst report

Vodafone blows its own trumpet, so to speak, but is it an earner?

Bernstein says changing fed regulations would most benefit Lucent, Nortel; most telecom stocks rise

Deal with Telekom Austria takes brand to three new territories

In the market for Gigabit Ethernet switch chips, Marvell is making its move against Broadcom

It's got new operating systems, products, network partners -- but devices could be shockingly expensive

Claims a fourfold improvement in density of its access mapper product, but it doesn't come on a single chip

Two carriers team to storm the European Ethernet market

Alidian shuts down and shuts up, Chiaro cuts, Gluon motivates, and TeleChoice rambles

The FCC Chair may be about to scrap regulations, in order to give RBOCs a helping hand

Hutchison might still be first to the European commercial 3G line, but there will be others shortly behind

Says market will grow 39 percent annually, with Asia/Pacific remaining particularly strong

The FCC's halting of investigations into $18B worth of missing RBOC equipment is being called into question again

Great Nordic has cut loose its Nettest subsidiary, and at least two new test gear companies could result **UPDATED 1/3/03 6:00PM**

Venture-backed telecom startups couldn't find their way to the public markets in 2002

The secretive components startup is rumored to be looking for a $100 million round

The deal is done, and it looks to be all about Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

Another year, another set of possibilities

Looks set to allow carriers to buy and sell all or part of radio spectrum

Bad reception? Hell, just shoot the mast, why dontcha!

Vodafone executive invests $1.2 million in parent company shares

Application Killers – Geoff Bennett

Level 3 honcho Kevin O'Hara filed to dump more than 700,000 shares in December

For 2003, we're looking at the risk takers, the oddballs... and Big Brother

There's a chance for Alcatel to carve a handset niche for itself, says analyst

Shareholder suits say Tellium and Qwest execs puffed up a now-defunct contract to boost share price

Lucent's reached closure on a key lawsuit, fending off trial UPDATED 1/3 10:30AM

Speculation that Duncan Lewis could get the top job at Cable & Wireless may be unfounded

Picture messaging to hit 3.1 billion in 2003

More & more telecom companies are giving workers the holiday week off, according to Light Reading poll

Wireless operators and their equipment suppliers will be praying for steady data service uptake in 2003

Remaining operators given another year to launch service

The individuals who have tickled our fancy in the past 12 months and the awards we've decided to bestow upon them

Wondering what to do with those extra modules lying in the warehouse? Here's some creative suggestions