Slic Network Solutions picks Alloptic's GigaForce for high-speed connectivity project in New York State

BellSouth settles patent infringement lawsuit against Call Sciences, grants license for the use of call routing and messaging patents

Department of Telecommunications and Energy decisions pave the way for AT&T to offer residential local service in Massachusetts

Korean Telecommunications Technology Association adds Radcom's MegaSIP to its VOIP test solution suite

Fitch Ratings affirms its BB+/B credit rating for Cable & Wireless, but its unproven business model keeps the outlook negative

Sumitomo and Walden International jointly invest a total of ¥2.5B (US$21.2M) in China's United Platform Technologies (UP-Tech)

Latest version of iPE and iRS delivers the most complete and programmer-friendly offering for network routers and switches

Tele2 selects Aptilo's Hotspot service management platform for wireless broadband services in Finland and Sweden

France Telecom subsidiary GlobeCast names COO and CFO David Sprechman as CEO of GlobeCast America

AT&T's VOIP services now support the Cisco IP PBX solution and Avaya IP Telephony solutions, thanks to AT&T Labs interoperability testing

Vienna completes installation of 400km fiber optic city infrastructure using exclusively CableRunner Flexible technology

Nortel unveils its comprehensive wireless LAN strategy for enterprises, carriers; rolls out its portfolio of WLAN products

IVR Technologies and Acme Packet complete SIP interoperability testing for prepaid calling card services and real-time billing

Internet Photonics announces the LightStack GSLAM metro optical platform; Cablevision deploys IP gear for video-on-demand services

Lucent's iMerge gateway to provide IP telephony for Multikabel; nine companies join Lucent's IP Interoperability and Innovations program

WaveSmith extends Distributed Node platform with MPLS support, a new Multiservice Forwarding Module, and the DN 8100 multiservice switch

Siemens ICN announces OpenScape suite v1.0, a SIP-based solution built on Microsoft's Greenwich platform

Intros next generation of intelligent network capabilities and high-performance interfaces for the Catalyst 6500 Series multilayer switch

Ikanos Communications appoints former Centillium CFO John Luhtala as vice president and chief financial officer

Dynegy exits the communications business, selling all its North American comms operations to 360networks

Telecom Italia awards Siemens €10M contract to upgrade its broadband infrastructure to provision advanced multimedia services

Level 3 signs expanded agreement to provide collocation and IP transit services to Mesh Solutions in seven European cities

Sylantro Systems and Citel form partnership to create SIP-based solution for delivering PBX and IP Centrex services to legacy phones

The 'world's first 90 nanometer programmable chips' result from partnership with IBM and UMC

Nortel Networks declares preferred share dividend. Is there tax on that?

OFS Laboratories unveils research advances in gratings, sources, fibers, and other advanced concepts for optical networks at OFC 2003

Vertel's M*Ware 6.2.1 platform supports G.7712 the latest network management standard for optical networks

Settling with asbestos-injury claimants will give Corning a pre-tax charge of approximately $300 million ($200 million after tax)

China Unicom has awarded Siemens IC Networks a US$10 million contract for five orders to supply optical network technology

TeliaSonera Sweden to build out its ADSL service at another 104 switching centers in 73 municipalities in south and central Sweden

Former Nortel exec Albert Bender to be CEO of provider of IP software for enterprise, access, wireless, and metro Ethernet products

Will spend $315 million to settle all pending shareowner and related litigation without admitting any wrongdoing

Novis offers its first Gigabit Ethernet service in Portugal with Alcatel 1696 Metro Span Compact DWDM system

Vtesse Networks and Hitachi Data Systems demonstrate synchronous SAN services over 600km Fibre Channel connection for the first time

Oki and Fujikura to jointly establish a new company, OF Networks, to provide next-gen broadband access systems to telecom carriers

Equant expands its VPN features set with an additional option for secure corporate access to the public Internet in 110 countries

Eagle Communications deploys Interactive Enterprise's Conexon Accel 'out-of-the-box' broadband auto provisioning solution

Probe Research says signs of recovery are on the horizon for the Internet infrastructure market – it'll grow 92% between 2002 and 2006

The government threw out AT&T Canada's price cap appeal, but it vows to continue pursuit of 'competitively neutral regulatory environment'

D-Link to work with Hughes Network Systems to introduce new broadband technologies and expand markets

If dividend payments to investors become tax-free, the very nature of technology funds could undergo fundamental changes, says S&P

Tyco names Keller Arnold as vice president of financial planning and analysis

Cramer Systems promotes David Canellos, former VP of Sales for North America, to vice president and general manager for the Americas

VPN Accelerator, the latest addition to NEC's BlueFire Access Solutions family, delivers hardware-based IP security encryption

Revenues were $15.1M, up 9.7% sequentially but down 71% (!) year-over-year; GAAP net loss came to $40.6M, or $0.33 per share

Telverse Communications picks Portal Software's Infranet to provide flexible billing and pricing plans for IP-based communication services

Wintegra closes its third round of funding, supported by TI, Concord, Magnum Communications, and China Development Industrial Bank

Q4 revenue fell 8% year-over-year to $503M, while 2002 revenue declined 5% to $2.16B; Broadwing renegotiates credit facility, debt

Brasil Telecom selects Convergys’ Geneva software to unify its billing system to support convergent services

WaveSmith Networks awarded multimillion-dollar contract from SBC for deployment of its Distributed Node (DN) platform

Broadcom names Duane R. Dickhut to replace Raju Vegesna as the head of its 'Funny Names' subsidiary

NEC and IFS expand partnership to provide IT solutions for manufacturers in China and Southeast Asia

Solutions Plastiques and Alcatel Optronics sign an agreement allowing the transfer of up to 115 Alcatel Optronics employees at Lannion

W.L. Gore & Assoc. launches the Microlam 630 dielectric, the lowest-loss microvia material for high-frequency microvia modules and PCBs

MetaSolv Software enhances its service activation capabilities with support for IP services devices and the OSS Service Activation API

MRV Communications and Interlink Communication Systems announce new Affiliate-VAR Channel Program for North America

Openet Telecom appoints Richard Evans as VP North America to expand presence and build business

Extreme Networks approves voluntary stock option exchange

AT&T lands two-year, multi-million dollar comprehensive networking services deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Leading Japanese broadband provider ACCA Networks fuels growth and advanced services with Juniper Networks' E-series platform

Zarlink Semiconductor claims that its new family of 850nm oxide-confined VCSELs generate a light beam of unmatched stability

Fitch Ratings affirms France Telecom's rating of BBB- with a positive outlook, following FT's announcement of a €15B capital increase

White Rock's Sonet ADM completes Telcordia Osmine services process for the Telcordia Tirks and Telcordia NMA systems

Tundra Semiconductor leads the market with the launch of the first first commercially available RapidIO System Interconnect products

Packet Design raises $14.25M in Series B venture funding, led by Advanced Technology Ventures and Mayfield Fund

America West and Sprint expand FlightFund program, giving members 5,000 bonus miles when they sign up for PCS service

Multi-Links, Nortel Networks launch Africa's first CDMA2000 1X wireless network in Nigeria

Marconi has chosen to use the Acterna ANT-40G advanced network tester in the R&D labs of its Genoa-based Optical Network Division

UTStarcom signs $40M contract with China Telecom for deployments of its IP-based Personal Access System in Jiangsu and Guangdong

Origix completes acquisition of Dynamic Bandwidth, expanding its ability to deliver high-speed data services to the Twin Cities area

Revenues were $2.16B in January, down from $2.20B in December, but net income was $155M, versus December's net loss of $580M

Alltel converts Ford Credit retail installment contracts/lease accounts to a common computing environment via light-switch conversion

Corvis agreed to invest $128M, plus $50.0M for ongoing expenses, in C III Communications, which is acquiring Broadwing for $129.3M in cash

Transmode Systems signs MiTech as a Value Added Reseller in the UK

Sony Online Entertainment uses Level 3 Communications private network service to support online gaming phenomenon 'EverQuest'

Tellabs enhances the Tellabs 7100 optical transport system to enable cost-effective wavelength service delivery at the network edge

Metrobility's AutoTwister 2643 media converter meets the requirements for immunity to RFI interference as defined by Class B standards

Pays Inland Revenue £380M ($598.3M) for taxes outstanding over the past ten years; £1.5B ($2.4B) of funds held in escrow to be released

Broadcom announces 10-Gigabit Ethernet/Fibre Channel serial transceiver with integrated equalizer and superior jitter performance

Erlang Technology receives $11.7M in Series C venture funding, co-led by Dragon Ventures and Pacesetter Capital Group; adds five to board

In a survey of US companies by Info-Tech Research Group, less than 12% felt that that the war would impact spending whatsoever

A new approach and new products from Probe Research focus on 'telecom survival and revival'

Its new family of high-density digital-to-analog converters features the AD5380, a 40-channel, 14-bit resolution, voltage-output DAC

Apcon's new multi-rate Sonet/SDH blade for its PHY optical switch line offers a flexible solution for test engineers, network architects

DBm Optics' Model 2004 Component Spectrum Analyzer now works with over 50 different tunable laser sources

Optical Antenna Solutions moves its headquarters to Warwick University's Venture Centre, near Coventry

Siemens ICN enhances Telefónica Latinoamericana IP network in Peru with Service Deployment System from Juniper Networks

Telefonica Data USA and Wire One partner to provide videoconferencing services to enterprise customers in the Caribbean and Latin America

Mindspeed will receive an initial capital funding of $100M in cash from Conexant, plus an additional $50M cash in contingent financing

Fortinet announces six new installations for its FortiGate Antivirus Firewall solutions in China

BellSouth has collaborated with Bethune-Cookman College to upgrade the school's voice, data networking, and Internet capabilities

Centillium's eXtremeDSLMAX technology pushes ADSL rates up to 50 Mbit/s and extends reach to serve more customers

Sprint chooses Lumenaré Networks' lab operations system to increase efficiency of lab and test environments

Lucent Technologies and LightRiver Technologies deliver the Metropolis DMX Access Multiplexer to two local telcos in the US

Former Sitara Networks executive vice president of operations Nachum Sadan joins Mintera as chief operating officer

Northlight Optronics hires Steven Dye, former Agere Systems senior manager, EMEA Optoelectronics, as director of sales for Europe

OARnet picks American Fiber Systems to provide dark-fiber services to to universities and research institutions in greater Cleveland

Q4 net sales were $11.8M (Canadian), down 19.9% Y/Y, for a net loss of $0.3M ($0.04 per share); 2002 net loss was $1.02M ($0.14 per share)

The 21st Century Infrastructures Consortium and LBDC FTTH Holdings initiate large-scale broadband last-mile projects in NYC and Seattle

Marconi demonstrates the BXR-48000 multiservice switch-router's IP/MPLS capability in Isocore-managed test

Critical Telecom and 3M partner to deliver broadband solutions to the outside plant

Sales decreased 17% to $14.8M, for a net loss of $4.2M ($0.07 per share), which it chalks up to 'seasonality'

Tellabs names Timothy Wiggins, former executive VP and CFO at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, as chief financial officer

ADC and Nuera announce agreement to offer PacketCable-based VOIP solutions for cable operators

Qwest Communications to upgrade the backbone capacity of the US Department of Energy's Energy Sciences Network

XO Communications selects ADC's Singl.eView for broadband convergent billing, customer management, competitive service delivery

Regulators/policymakers need new approach to the five-layer structure of broadband telecom and should focus on maximising innovation

Brasil Telecom standardizes sales and support processes for its 9.5M subscribers with Amdocs ClarifyCRM

Nokia to provide D500 and D50e DSLAM solutions to expand broadband DSL coverage in Shijiazhuang and Baoding, in Hebei province

Next-gen voice expenditures will grow about 370% in North America and 279% in Europe between 2003 and 2007, according to Infonetics

Industry's first singlemode fibers designed for fiber-to-the-home, fiber-to-the-desk, and general access and enterprise network apps

Strategic Performance Alliance to deliver network integration, multi-vendor interoperability, and worldwide distribution

Streamlined architectures for mission-critical carrier applications deliver 50% initial and 75% long-term savings over current solutions

Tasman Networks unveils the first multi-scaleable T1 router, bringing unprecedented flexibility to remote office connectivity applications

Taqua's OCX voice-switching platform will enable Texas carrier 1stel to provide facilities-based voice services

Tokai Broadband Communications will become the first cable operator in Japan to commercially deploy Advent's Ultraband system

Verizon offers discounts on a variety of data and voice services, hoping for business from small and midsize businesses (SMBs)

RBOC capex will drop 9% to $23.3 billion in 2003, according to Infonetics Research's latest market research report

New Edge Networks introduces managed network services at a price point afforable for small and midsize businesses (SMBs)

AT&T Canada completes implementation of expanded telecom services for Quebec's Transat AT, valued at more than CDN $6M over three years

Omron completes construction of its R&D facility, the Keihanna Technology Innovation Center, in Kansai Science City

New agreement enables EarthLink to provide high-speed Internet to over 4.5M additional households throughout BellSouth's markets

Lockheed Martin enlists kSaria to develop automation equipment for the manufacture of optical parts used in military systems

Advanced Fibre Communications cuts carrier costs by integrating IP routing, BRAS, and ATM interfaces into its Telliant 5000 CO platform

Check Point and Corrent's SecureXL Turbocard, a security accelerator card delivers nearly 3.0 Gbit/s of firewall/VPN throughput

BellSouth launches Managed Network VPN Service, providing innovative IP networking capabilities for businesses

Cox Communications deploys Arbor Networks Peakflow SP to protect its network against infrastructure security threats

Tdsoft's MGLE V5.x Inverse VOIP Gateway has achieved interoperability with several softswitch-based networks

Sheer Networks names former Dell Computer vice chairman Morton L. Topfer as chairman of its board of directors

Tellabs expands next-generation transport capabilities, adds new products through strategic investment in White Rock Networks

Marvell's Discovery II-based development platform enables dual-processor, high-performance communications and storage applications

Dune's FE200 Scalable Architecture of Networking Devices (SAND) switching device enables 10- to 15-year switch lifecycle

The new gear JDS Uniphase will announce at OFC will focus on cost reduction, improved utilization, and movement toward the network edge

Witnet launches 'ModaPhone,' a SIP-based wireless VOIP softphone and system

Corning further enhances performance attributes on SMF-28e and LEAF single-mode optical fibers

Leading broadband industry players join forces to create a common vision to drive online entertainment service delivery

Cable & Wireless wins global IP-VPN contract with Moldflow, supplier of software for the manufacture of injection molded plastic parts

Forward Concepts' worldwide study sees global broadband opportunities in over 50 countries, predicts dramatic growth through 2006

Vivace Networks hopes for government sector opportunities via new partnership with Technica, a military/government IT systems integrator

Sprint's Local Telecommunications Division to deploy Lucent's Stinger Access Concentrator DSL equipment nationally for broadband access

Cypress Semiconductor introduces the first link-layer device (LLD) on the market to feature transparent generic framing procedure (GFP-T)

AMCC's VOLTA multiprotocol mappers meet demand for Ethernet and SAN private line services over existing Sonet/SDH MANs and WANs

Phosistor Technologies has developed a tiny super lens for optical component packaging and a Optical Performance Monitor chip for DWDM

Alcatel Optronics launches two new 10-Gbit/s, 300-pin DWDM transponders for 80- to 3,000km applications

Sprint Capital Corporation announces results of its tender offers to purchase its debt securities

Vianet Technologies completes debt settlements with a total net reduction in liabilities of $8.4M

F5 Networks files patent infringement lawsuits against Radware and two other companies; Radware, natch, believes it is 'without merit'

VSK Photonics announces the VSK 40R02, a 40-Gbit/s receiver module ideally suited for equipment test and measurement applications

InterIntelligence claims to be first to market with Multi Form Pluggable optical links; forms strategic alliance with Ibiden

Path 1 and Level 3 announce successful live interactive video broadcast over MPLS with no visible delays

Orange SA sells its 26.6% stake in Wind to Enel for €1.3 billion, plus a €0.2 billion shareholders' loan to be repaid to Orange

Koncent Communication released its 'mini size' power monitor, the newest addition to its power reconfiguration series

Wave7 Optics and Chariton Valley Telecom to deliver new optical broadband services in several Missouri communities

Startups team up at OFC to show the 10-Gbit/s XFP form factor can transmit over long distances

Wins contract, potentially worth $5.5M, to develop widely tunable lasers with monolithically integrated modulators for the military

Synergy Research Group recognizes UTStarcom as world's second-largest DSLAM provider, with approximately 9% of all ports shipped in 2002

Bo Hedfors and Michael Lavin nominated as Tellabs directors as Peter Guglielmi, director and former CFO, steps down

Nortel Networks to expand Telecom Egypt's national wireline and wireless networks under $60M frame agreement

Global Crossing launches managed services across worldwide network, offering support to customers in 43 countries

MAP test and measurement modules enable IEEE 802.3ae testing for gear operating at 850nm wavelengths and at data rates of up to 10 Gbit/s

DuPont forms photonics technologies business to develop, manufacture and market planar integrated photonic devices

Tektronix officially opens the doors of its new manufacturing facility, which will produce cheap digital storage oscilloscopes

John Thuma has been promoted to VP of worldwide sales, overseeing direct and channel sales organizations

Cisco seals deal to acquire Linksys Group, a provider of wired and wireless home networking products, for approximately $500M in stock

AT&T says judge's decision is first step to local phone competition in rural Pa., calls into question Verizon cost calculations

Time Warner Telecom unveils new metro Ethernet solutions, which it calls Native LAN services, for large, medium, and small businesses

Verizon hits finish line with FCC long-distance approval in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. -- can offer LD anywhere in US

Charter promotes Wayne H. Davis to senior vice president of engineering and technical operations

Create joint venture in China to develop enterprise networking, with 3Com contributing $160M in cash, various assets, and IP licenses

Introduces Sprint Ethernet Services in Las Vegas, using Nortel's Passport 8600 to offer speeds of 10 Mbit/s, 100 Mbit/s, and 1 Gbit/s

Verizon looks to deploy DSL to more suburban and rural customers, reaching 10M additional homes and businesses in 2003

Ends suits over the failed WorldCom merger without admitting wrongdoing, agreeing to pay $50M and beef up corporate governance

Fortinet names Bernie Vierich vice president of worldwide customer support

AT&T wins global networking service contract for Air China, including both connectivity and network management services covering 48 sites

Corning Cable Systems introduces LANscape Solutions, featuring MCSR Road Cable, for areas where traditional installations are not feasible

Alcatel Optronics, Hitachi Cables, and NEL announce a multi-source agreement for AWG-VOA modules with remote control

CableRunner's SewerLine Flexible system expedites the building of private, secure backbone and access fiber optic infrastructures

Riverstone Networks names Peter McGann as executive vice president of worldwide sales and service

NKT Integration announces 8- and 16-channel CWDM modules for high-performance, low-cost, un-cooled metro and enterprise applications

Cisco Systems authorizes up to $5 billion in additional stock repurchases, adding to the $8 billion previously authorized

Net sales were approximately $853,000, down from $2.2M in last year's Q4, for a net loss of $2.2M, or $0.10 per share

In tests conducted by Cramer and BTexact at Sun laboratory, Cramer4 suite exceeds Tier 1 carrier scaleability requirements

Ericsson chosen as supplier for Swisscom's new fixed line voice network, to be implemented during 2003 and 2004

Cisco advances its position in the IP telephony market by acquiring SignalWorks for about $13.5M in stock

Band-X's US division and the ever-creepy Carlyle Group extend the reach of IP transit service into 470 Vanderbilt

UTStarcom continues its stronghold over the global softswitch market with 70% of all ports shipped worldwide in Q4, reports Infonetics

Coherent introduces dBCheck, a cheap, handheld power meter for measuring fiber-optic cable output

Easynet offers a dedicated IP leased line at a fraction of the cost of a traditional leased line -- less than £6,000 per annum

Accepting the confidentiality conditions the judge handed down, Sprint names Gary Forsee chief executive officer

BT pilots new IBM technology to deliver software as a service over Web, bringing applications on demand to small and medium businesses

Aelis Photonics names Alan Willner, noted optical communications expert and founder of Phaethon Communications, to advisory board

But the judge issues a set of restrictions for protecting BellSouth's information in the event Mr. Forsee assumes employment with Sprint

InfoVista releases VistaLink for Cisco VPN Solution Center 2.2, enabling instant performance reporting for IP VPNs

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2002 were flat, but pro forma operating income rose 45 percent

Wire One reports a 19% jump in call volume on its GlowpointSM videoconferencing service as customers seek alternatives to travel

Corning reaffirms that it expects annual revenue growth for its LCD glass business of up to 20% to 40%

Larscom and Vina Technologies have signed a definitive agreement to merge in a stock-for-stock transaction

Zia enters into sublease and manufacturing agreement with Emcore Corp. for high-volume epitaxial growth and laser diode processing

Fiber-to-the-Home Council's latest research shows that overbuilds of existing networks are increasing

Molex licenses Xanoptix's high-fiber-count MT ferrule for use in its Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies

Radcom adds H.323 Media stress generation to its VOIP Performer voice over data test solution suite

3Com names Dennis Connors executive VP of operations; SVP and CFO Mark Slaven promoted to EVP and CFO; EVP of sales to be named

Inmarsat and Stratos have implemented a solution to provide additional GAN high speed ISDN capability in the Indian Ocean region

F5 Networks maintains leadership position in the SSL security market with #1 worldwide market share, according to Infonetics Research

Siemens and LightPointe sign 'HiPath Ready Net' agreement, combining their strengths to deliver high-bandwidth wireless solutions

UK carrier Kingston Communications deploys ADVA's FSP 2000, even as ADVA introduces a new CWDM module set for the platform

DSL shows 'substantial and sustainable' growth in the second half of 2002, according to new analysis by Point Topic

Leading shipping company Wilh. Wilhelmsen signs Infonet for global MPLS-enabled IP communications services, connecting up to 250 sites

Alcatel designates Acterna as 'preferred provider' for test and measurement solutions in worldwide agreement

kSaria selects High-Tech Corp. as exclusive Japanese distributor for its optical fiber assemblies

Lumentis delivers single-slot, single-card MuxFeeder, a Sonet/SDH over CWDM or DWDM network solution

APA Optics has completed the acquisition of assets from Computer System Products for cash and assumption of liabilities

Core Networks adds John Glass as vice president of marketing and business development

WorldCom extends five-year relationship with EarthLink by providing it wholesale Internet access

Alcatel Optronics launches the smallest optical amplifiers with embedded electronics available on the market

Data Connection licenses GMPLS/RSVP and OSPF-TE software to BTexact for its research programs (or programmes, as they like to say)

Cril Telecom Software joins forces with TietoEnator SYKORA to provide network optimization services to European telecom operators

Nortel Networks demonstrates continued commitment to rural market network evolution with DMS-10 software enhancements

Zhone Technologies introduces Raptor DSL Access Multiplexer, establishing new threshold for pricing, density, and cost of operation

Rapid evolution of peer-to-peer software is outpacing traditional traffic management techniques, according to a Sandvine white paper

Charter has named Charles H. 'Chuck' McElroy the company's senior vice president of operations for the Southeast division

Salira Optical Network Systems announces second major release of Salira 2000 platform, featuring full VLAN support

Submits plans for financial restructuring to the High Court of England and Wales; completion target is May 31

Says further sales declines in Q4 will require 'appropriate cost actions'

Tyco International declares a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.0125 per common share

Suppliers in the 1310nm transceiver market are threatened by excess competition and continuing developments, says Strategies Unlimited

Leading HealthCare services provider secures network and reduces costs with integrated firewall and VPN solutions from NetScreen

Submarine cable construction boom is finally over, with only $1B scheduled to be spent on new cable in 2003, says TeleGeography

Now has 90 multinational voice for IP VPN customers -- c'mon, they couldn't wait for 100?

Tektronix' newest optical oscilloscope modules boost designers flexibility when tackling emerging standards and multiple data rates

The Neighborhood and The WorldCom Connection expand nationwide coverage, hitting milestones defined by its 100-Day Plan

Extends PIX family of integrated security appliances with new models, performance, and certifications, delivering multilayered defense

Fred D'Alessio, former president of Verizon's Advanced Services Group, joins Hatteras Networks' board of directors

Sarvega announces XESOS Studio, a stand-alone platform for managing distributed XML switch deployments

AMCC, Tyco Electronics, and Velio Communications demonstrate interoperability of OIF standard interfaces at OFC 2003

Altova and DataPower partner to deliver unprecedented agility for XML Web services security with XMLSPY 5 and XS40 XML Security Gateway

Telia selects Riverstone solutions to bring the benefits of Ethernet to Scandinavia's largest broadband services network

Broadcom introduces single-chip, low-cost, IP security processor supporting full-featured AES for low-end security applications

Roseville Telephone, a SureWest Communications subsidiary, selects Tekelec's integrated signaling and business intelligence solution

Per-Arne Sandström named first executive VP and deputy CEO; Karl-Henrik Sundström named CFO and EVP, replacing Sten Fornell

Switch and Data acquires the assets of PAIX.net, the leading Internet peering exchange provider in the US, for over $40M

John Meyer, most recently president of IT management services for EDS, named president of Lucent's Worldwide Services Group

Singapore-based producer of Indium Phosphide photonics incorporates in the US and opens an office in Campbell, California

LightPointe's new FlightStrata product line improves free-space optics with Multi-Beam Array Tracking (MBAT)

Northlight Optronics' high-power 10-Gbit/s laser transmitter includes modulator for long-haul applications

Wipro Technologies and Axiom forge strategic alliance to sieze the $30B global OSS market

National fixed-wireless company Radiocomunicatii deploys MPLS/ATM solution nationwide, built with technology from Cisco Systems

China Railcom purchases the first of at least 50 free space optics links from Terabeam

RAD enters wireless market with new 5.XGHz point-to-point multiplexer, the AirMux-104, which transports Ethernet/IP and TDM

Siemens IC Networks has introduced a new transponder card for optical data transmission employing tunable laser technology

Riverhead Networks' defense system against distributed denial-of-service attacks now available to all DE-CIX Internet Exchange carriers

Open letter from ECTA calls for special efforts by heads of EU governments for timely implementation of the telecoms framework

Alcatel's 9600 FSO and 9400 FSO inaugurate a new product family for point-to-point wireless communication using free space optics

DiCon Fiberoptics announces a Network Tunable Filter, a channel selector for WDM networks

Flexible access equipment architecture establishes sound basis for carriers’ success, says Siemens ICN

Cegetel's One-LAN Virtual MAN service powered by Extreme Networks' Virtual Metro Area Networking technology

Con Edison Communications launches PowerNet Internet, PowerCall voice services for small and medium businesses in New York City

MFN moves closer to emerging from Chapter 11 with the filing of a plan of reorganization

Integrated Circuit Systems announces low-jitter SAW-based clock translators for OC192 and Gigabit Ethernet with FEC ratio support

NEC uses Genoa's new second-generation linear optical amplifier in its breakthrough 10-Gbit/s, 80-km long-reach optical transponder

Marconi plans to refocus on telecom, rolls out data-optimized SMA 16-64, enhances Access Hub, wins at DT, and names two to board. Whew!

The GenuOne telephony platform delivers call control, signaling, applications, media processing, and operations management

DoveBid to conduct two additional auctions for Enron Corp., including desks, lamps, filing cabinets, credenzas, and DWDM optical equipment

'Optical Switching Forecasts: 2003-2006'; 'Transmission Components Forecasts: 2003-2006'; and 'Optical Amplifiers Forecasts: 2003-2006'

Announces completion of the first round of 2003 leading-edge code testing for MPLS at its Internetworking Lab

Arris Group announces pricing of $105 million convertible subordinated note offering

Sunit S. Patel to become group vice president and CFO, Sureel Choksi to chair new services Initiative; company reaffirms projections

Massachusetts Telecommunications Council has inducted Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande, chairman of Sycamore, into its Telecom Hall of Fame

Ohio State will deploy a Nortel Optical Ethernet solution to create a high-speed, converged campus network for distance learning

Expands Ethernet SFF and SFP fiber optic transceiver offering, adds products for Sonet applications

Digital Atlantic's new multi-services platform enables customers to deploy, extend, and access broadband networks

Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology selects Lumentis' optical platform for optical and IP convergence research

Lucent Technologies appoints Mark G. Gibbens as vice president and treasurer, effective immediately

Hitachi Data Systems selects Sprint for global communications services in three-year agreement

Jay Dragon hires Steve Davidson of Internet Photonics, Jim Marino of Harmonic, and Adriaan Van Heumen of Juniper as sales directors

T-Mobile International selects Nortel Networks' Univity Packet Core to deliver GPRS across a number of European countries

Cingular Wireless selects PacketStar Multiservice Media Gateway from Lucent Technologies to increase network capacity and cut costs

3Com announces a new Power over Ethernet (PoE)-enabled switch and new NBX IP telephones

Veeco Instruments opens Shanghai office to support recent customer orders in fast-growing China market

State of Montana selects Sprint as provider of voice and collaborative services to all state agencies

Fitch Ratings downgrades Allegiance Telecom's debt to 'CC' from 'CCC,' indicating that some kind of default appears probable

Foundry unveils its NetIron 4802 router with IPv6 routing features and its family of standards-based Power over Ethernet switches

Nortel Networks announces comprehensive enterprise network management solution to control converged communications infrastructure

Axerra Networks successfully tests interoperability of its pseudo-wire technologies with Engage Communication’s IPTube

Multilink kicks off its PHYreStorm product family with the introduction of XAUI-to-10G serial transceiver

Optical Communication Products adds Terry R. Basehore, former president and GM of Gould Fiber Optics, as director of global sales

Indigo Photonics details the Fiber Sensor Interrogator, an optical sensor system for measuring strain detected by optical fiber gratings

Nortel strengthens optical portfolio with OPTera Long Haul DT; Australia's Optus expected to be first to deploy next-gen terminal

Highwave Optical Technologies appoints François Leraillez as chief executive officer and Eric Delevaque as chairman of the board

ECI Telecom responds to the multiple service needs of metro access operators with new cost-effective, miniature MSPP and CWDM platform

Avaya to extend its hosted IP telephony solutions for service providers with Kagoor’s VoiceFlow series of border control solutions

MergeOptics ships new highly integrated 10-Gbit/s transmitters and receivers, cutting electrical power consumption by half

Network Elements’ MiniPHY-300 10km module provides high-performance solution for 10-Gigabit Ethernet 10GBASE-LR applications

Sandburst's HiBeam is the first packet switching solution based on its SandWorks Foundation Architecture

Telecom Asset Management Group retained by Pathnet to sell strategic network assets, including dark fiber, conduit, and related electronics

China's Keybridge Communications has placed a $12M order for Luminous Networks' metro optical access systems for distribution

Collective RBOC market cap rose $5.8B in response to key events, while Covad lost big, according to the Phoenix Center

Comstar Telecommunications deploys Riverstone's RS family of routers to deliver Russia's first Ethernet-based Layer 2 VPN services

Sorrento Networks announces new module supporting 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN for its versatile GigaMux DWDM transport platform

Radcom's Cellular Performer test solution now offers advanced GPRS analysis for mobile network operators

Agere Systems introduces high-performance Sonet/SDH mapper and T/E framer with industry-standard interfaces for access networks

Competitive Technologies and Schott Fiber Optics team to develop UCONN's Secure Ultra-Fast encryption and authentication technology

Scott Jackson becomes vice president of engineering and product development for Kodeos Communications

Virtela Communications wins $11M in Series C financing, led by Norwest Venture Partners; announces Extreme Networks as VPN customer

Optical Solutions creates Muni Consortium to spur expansion of municipal broadband networks nationwide

Siemens supplies Bell Canada with E-series platforms from Juniper Networks for Bell Canada's Sympatico high-speed Internet customers

Announces contracts at CeBIT with DT, BT, T-Mobile, Colt Telecom, Czech Telecom, and others, collectively worth more than €200M

Joins multi-vendor EANTC NIC showcase of MPLS Layer 2 and IP VPN technologies demonstrating VOIP and Web-based apps over MPLS

New 4231 access router lowers the entry point for fully-featured, enterprise class branch office routers

Arris names Rich Matsuo as vice president and danaging director, Arris International Japan

Nokia Venture Partners has agreed to participate in EZchip's Series C financing round, expected to raise up to $24.5M

ADC and LightPointe team up to serve wireless carriers with Digivance radio over fiber solution and Flight free-space optics

There will be 'international country pavilions' from 21 countries at CeBIT America, June 18-20, 2003, Jacob Javits Center, New York City

Optical Cable Corp. names Robert J. Sebesto, former FiberCore VP of global sales and marketing, as vice president of business development

Veeco launches an epitaxial Process Integration Center adjacent to its molecular beam epitaxy manufacturing operations in St. Paul

Deutsche Telekom increased its revenues by 11.1% during 2002 and claims to be 'on the right track'... but a €24.6B loss?!?

Mitsubishi Electric's new EA Modulator Driver IC family offers world-class input sensitivity

Lumentis releases compact 10-Gbit/s transponder for metro and regional networks, enabling 10-Gbit/s services without extra costs

...of Tellabs Operations and executive VP of Tellabs, in a shakeup of North American leadership

Texas Advanced Computing Center at University of Texas at Austin picks Force10 Networks for inter-campus grid computing infrastructure

Hanaro Telecom selects CoSine's IPSX 9500 to integrate IPSec and firewall with MPLS VPN service

BayPackets closes $21.7M round of financing, led by Investcorp and TL Ventures

Fiber Optic Network Solutions (FONS) signs Photonic Sales International (PSI) to increase penetration into worldwide OEM marketplace

NEC Electronics expands Instant Silicon Solution Platform (ISSP) offering with 3.125 Gbit/s SerDes core and increased platform density

Witnet completes development of its 'ModaPhone' wireless VOIP system, which it plans to commercialize starting in April

US Patent #6,529,499 covers the mechanisms for guaranteeing QOS in IP networks

Sprint completes metro area networks in Kansas City, St. Louis, en route to its target of 30 MANs by mid-2004

Quarterly dividend is $0.385 per share, same as last quarter

Aprisma joins Juniper OSS Alliance Program as a 'Preferred Partner'

Corning IntelliSense chosen to manufacture micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems devices by a consortium led by Xerox

3Com, ADC, Cedar Point, Dallas Semiconductor, Paragon Networks, Sentito Networks, and Telica license NComm products

RAD's new FDSL-101 transparently extends DSL lines over fiber, reducing the need to purchase and deploy under-utilized DSLAMs

Telstra buys Marconi ServiceOn Optical Management System to manage nationwide Australian SDH transmission network

Thus plc to upgrade its Nortel OPTera Connect DX optical switches to directly carry high-density Gigabit Ethernet traffic over DWDM

Taqua's OCX Class 5 switch to enable Seattle-based service provider Tel West to establish facilities-based operations

3Com now anticipates Q3 revenues in the range of $240M to $245M, down from the $267.8M to $273.6M predicted in its Q2 earnings

Law Offices of Charles J. Piven announces class action lawsuit against Sprint Corp. on behalf of investors in Sprint FON Group

StockerYale reports lower operating loss, significant reduction in expenses, and completion of $5M financing

Pletronics announces tight-spec, high-frequency PECL oscillators for Fibre Channel, Sonet, and Ethernet applications

And through March 31, Web conferences held using voice conferencing with toll-free access are available at 50 percent off!

Lightbit announces pure-optical processor chip technology to reduce the cost of handling multiple channels over optical fiber networks

Sorrento Networks executes definitive restructuring agreement and files preliminary proxy statement with the SEC

Hotsip declares the 12th SIPit (interoperability testing) event 'an immense success'

Peter Savage, former CEO of Applied Digital Access, to lead Hatteras Networks through carrier trials and product rollout

Steffen Koehler, former marketing honcho at Sparkolor, joins Ignis Optics as vice president of marketing

Narad Networks to deploy business broadband solutions with major cable operator in Japan; meanwhile, senior management is shaken up

Glancy & Binkow LLP commences class action lawsuit against ADC Telecommunications, charging violations of federal securities laws

Ample Communications introduces its single-chip, 40-Gbit/s Blackbird Frame Processor, for Sonet OC768 router and switch interfaces

Newport launches custom optics rapid prototyping program to dramatically reduce lead times

Achievement of significant milestones in 2002 leaves it poised to capture market share as it finalizes its restructuring in 2003

Black Education Network sues AT&T Broadband, Comcast, and Daniels & Associates, for civil rights violations, fraud, and misrepresentation

APA Optics to acquire certain assets of Computer System Products Inc. for cash, common stock warrants, and assumption of liabilities

UTStarcom announces proposed convertible subordinated notes offering and simultaneous convertible bond hedge and call option transactions

Broadcom founder and CTO Dr. Henry Samueli elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Revenue will come in between $6.6B and $6.8B, right in the middle of previous guidance of $6.5B to $7.0B

New investors Telus Ventures and Core Capital Partners join in, bringing Sentito's total capital investment to $25M

Entec deploys a national IP VPN and takes 100-Mbit/s Ethernet to the desk with Gigabit LAN solution from Fibernet

Rev D Networks gets $22M in a round led by Newbury Ventures and VenGrowth Capital; acquires technology and patents from Bell Canada

New Infonetics Research report finds network downtime causes significant revenue losses, ranging to almost 1%

Intel launches open collaborative research lab at the University Of Cambridge to accelerate convergence of computing and communications

Telecom firms face continued weak growth in 2003, forecasts S&P equity analyst Todd Rosenbluth

Tyco names four new faces to its ten-member board of directors

Path 1 Network Technologies seals distribution agreement with UK-based MiTech to deliver video-over-IP solutions to content providers

Automated test system offers industry-leading specifications for multimode and singlemode testing of short fiber assemblies

Axerra Networks proves interoperability of Circuit Emulation Service over Packet-Switched Networks (CESoPSN)

Next Level demonstrates new equipment that delivers TV-over-DSL and broadband faster, at a lower cost, to more users

InterNetwork releases smartTest 2.2, a stateful network testing solution with support for DHCP over ATM media

NewSouth Communications receives $62.5M in equity financing from KKR, Wachovia, M/C Venture, Quadrangle Group, and Vaxa Capital

Highwave Optical Technologies announces the appointment of Anne-Marie Angelelli as its vice president of sales

BellSouth sells its entire stake in BSE, a Brazilian mobile service provider, to Telecom Americas, a subsidiary of America Movil

The Terabeam GigE Gigalink is the first Gbit/s high-frequency millimeter wave wireless transceiver to be certified by the FCC

ADC believes all allegations of violations of the securities laws are without merit

Covaro Networks hires Paul Peck, most recently VP of operations for Navini Networks, as its vice president of operations

Verizon to make a $5.7M donation to the US Treasury after getting nailed for marketing LD services before receiving FCC authorization

Frank Quattrone resigns from Credit Suisse First Boston as complications arise around 'document retention issues' (shredding, anyone?)

Symantec Gateway Security beats out the competition in testing conducted by VeriTest

Global VPN Client software gives mobile workers secure access to the corporate network from any location, over any IP network environment

Sprint selects the Tellabs 7100 optical transport system to deliver wavelength services to its customers

Essex acquires Sensys Development Laboratories, a provider of systems and software engineering services to spies

Verizon Communications and Rockefeller Telecommunications become the newest service providers to join the Metro Ethernet Forum

Princeton Optronics teams with Agility, Alcatel Optronics, and Bookham in a multi-source agreement for tunable laser modules

SchlumbergerSema launches new convergent rating and balance management solution for telecom operators

IDC says Savvis beats out Sprint, Genuity, Qwest, Equant, XO, Infonet, and SBC in the IP VPN market, trailing only AT&T and WorldCom

AmberWave Systems names Mitch Tyson as its interim CEO, replacing Mark Wolf, who will become a consultant for the company

Motorola extends deadline for tender offer for shares of Next Level Communications, but declines to increase offer price

Corning CFO reiterates Q1 revenue targets of $700M to $730M and a net loss of $10M to $50M; still sees profitability coming in Q3

Venture investors, led by Legend Capital, Jafco, and Acer Technology Ventures, pour $23M into the Chinese MSTP producer

Multilink establishes Varakai product family with the introduction of Ethernet MAC aggregator

MLDesign's MLDesigner 2.4 introduces distributed simulation, new probes, and improved run control

France Telecom sees positive signs in operating income and free cash flow, but it has to eat a €20.7 billion net loss

China Mobile selects Nortel Networks to expand Hebei province GSM network in a contract worth an estimated $36M

Voice Over Broadband (VOB) Emulator will cut testing times and costs when evaluating DSL equipment, says EANTC

ADVA launches new slimline chassis for Fiber Service Platform 3000; LambdaNet deploys FSP products in metro networks in 5 German cities

Says interim verdict of patent court case was 'favorable' to Corvis, but another trial seems likely

Total revenues of $38.7M were down 5% sequentially but up 8% year-over-year; GAAP net loss was reduced to $32.8M ($0.17 per share)

ISP Prosodie upgrades its telecom infrastructure with Cirpack Transit Node equipment to increase the capacity of its voice network

Équipe successfully trials the ATM-to-MPLS Network Interworking Function for the Équipe 3200 in a multi-vendor environment

Vivace Networks' Viva multiservice IP switch awarded NEBS Level 3 certification

Metro Ethernet Forum announces that August 2003 is the target completion month for their key Metro Ethernet Service specifications

Bell Canada utilizes Cisco Systems technology to help deliver surgical-grade network to power historic telerobotics assisted surgery

Infonet to build a global, flexible IP VPN infrastructure for Finpro, connecting more than 50 Finpro sites in 40 countries

Ericsson leverages Broadcom's BladeRunner DSLAM central office silicon technology to deliver the world's smallest DSLAM solution

Deal at Pineville Telephone gives Catena Networks its 1,000th integrated broadband access system in service in carrier networks

SBC picked by the US General Services Administration to offer voice, data, and networking services to federal agencies nationwide

Tyco appoints Robert Ott as vice president corporate audit and Richard Baran as corporate ombudsman

Infineon's new QAM-based VDSL5100 chipset boosts the performance of VDSL to greater than 100 Mbit/s

Metrobility intros single-strand Gigabit products, using Bi-directional WDM to double the capacity of a single strand of fiber

Sprint inks multimillion-dollar contract with Oracle to provide advanced high-speed network connectivity solutions

Allegiance Telecom closes 2002 with annual growth of 49% and 58% reduction in cash burn from operations compared with 2001

The number of 'connected community' homes is growing strong despite barriers, with 45.5% growth rate in 2003, says In-Stat/MDR

Former Cisco and Mirapoint executive Joe Hielscher joins Peribit Networks as VP of marketing

Revenues expected to be at the high end of the guidance range of $285M to $295M; opens new European headquarters in Dublin

2002 revenues were $2.973B, down 3.0% from 2001, but the operating loss of $272M is an improvement from 2001's loss of $462M

RAD Data Communications will unveil its new Fast Ethernet to SDH/Sonet converter, at one-third the cost of an ATM device, at CeBIT

BTexact Technologies and South Bank University are to create a new postgraduate research center at the University's Southwark campus

ThreeFive Photonics introduces the world's smallest optical channel monitor on a single chip

Ikanos Communications and STMicroelectronics achieve standards-compliant, chip-level DMT-VDSL interoperability; Alcatel applauds

Equant connects the global locations of Bergesen d.y. ASA, the world's largest gas tanker operator, with an IP VPN

Trevor Williams joins Sarvega as VP of sales and Sean Rogers comes in as VP of business development, as deployment of XPE 2000 accelerates

UK ISP Eclipse selects Redback's next-generation SMS platform for nationwide DSL launch

Spirent offers a DDoS Attack Module for its Avalanche/2200 system to protect networks from distributed denial of service attacks

Furukawa Electric selects IDT network search engines for Gigabit metro edge routers to deliver wire-speed Layer 2-4 packet processing

Inphi expands 10-Gbit/s modulator driver product line with introduction of electro-absorption (EA) drivers, the 1015EA and 1016EA

Advanced Optical MEMS launches 1x8 optical switch designed for optical network performance monitoring and measurement system applications

MEMS optical switch manufacturer OMM to discontinue operations as of Friday March 7, 2003; its 85 employees will be out of work

StarGen samples its SG3010 TDM-to-StarFabric bridge, supporting unparalleled scaleability of converged voice and data traffic

With the introduction of low-cost plastic packages, iTerra's 10-Gbit/s drivers are cheaper and better-performing than any other

PacketLight Networks launches a metro access platform and introduces two new metro product families

HighWave Optical Technologies expands into the Japanese market with deal to supply its latest amplifiers to Mitsubishi Electric

Telenor extends introductory free service offer through April for new high-speed wireless packet data service via satellite

Pieter Poll joins Mahi Networks as vice president of corporate strategy; Al Porta named vice president of ILEC market development

Primal names president, CEO, and CFO Joseph R. Simrell as chairman, as well; Tim Hoolihan named VP of product management and marketing

Net sales for Q3 are expected to be between $49M and $53M, with a net loss per share of between $0.14 and $0.18 on a GAAP basis

Actelis Networks names Bruce Hammergren, former VP of sales and marketing with Corecess, as VP of North American sales

The SEC moves its investigation of Liberate Technologies to formal status

Agilent Technologies introduces portable optical spectrum analyzer for installation and maintenance of WDM networks

Worldwide VPN and firewall revenue grew to $735M in 4Q02, totaling $2.7B in the full year, and is projected to reach $5B in 2006

Worldwide intrusion detection/prevention product revenue grew to $382M in 2002, and is predicted to reach $1.6B in 2006

Radware and NetScreen team to provide a robust and scalable solution that provides high-availability virtual private networks

Sockeye Networks' GlobalRoute 3.0 maps ISP billing terms directly into cost-saving network actions

HomeBanc Mortgage selects IntruVert Networks' next-generation IntruShield line of intrusion detection and prevention products

Telecom New Zealand selects combined solution from Agilent Technologies and Cerebrus to improve detection of telephone fraud

Grid Technology Research Center at Japan's AIST deploys Force10 E-Series switch/routers as its central interconnection facility

Alcatel confirms its leadership in 2002 worldwide total optical market with 17% share, according to Infonetics Research

Arris gets Atoga's inventory, fixed assets, and IP for approximately $500,000 in cash; Arris will retain about 30 Atoga employees

Cisco extends intelligent Ethernet solutions to the factory floor with its rugged Cisco Catalyst 2955 Series switch

Predictive Networks joins Itaas's istart developer program to work on something disturbingly called an 'audience guidance system'

AT&T Canada completes installation of a high-speed Frame Relay network for 7-Eleven's Canadian locations

Veeco promotes Don Kania, Ph.D., currently president of Veeco's Metrology division, to president of the company

Broadcom files complaint against Microtune in the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging infringement of two Broadcom patents

KSaria uses fully automated manufacturing capability for 'on-demand' delivery of custom optical fiber assemblies and connectorization

Zia Laser announces $5.4M in Series B financing, co-led by Prism Venture Partners and the RWI Group

Agilent Technologies introduces the first 2.5GHz oscilloscope with four full-bandwidth, 20 GSa/s channels

Chairman Michael Treschow's work group continues to investigate ways to make the voting rights of class A and class B shares more equal

CompUSA deploys Blue Coat platform to locks down Web security and peer-to-peer access for 15,000 CompUSA employees

SBC launches strategic campaign to address small business priorities with lower prices, enhanced service, and maximum flexibility

Furukawa Electric releases a new model of its compact optical fiber fusion splicer, realizing the shortest splicing time in the industry

Unispeed launches Netlogger Cyber Threat Management (CTM), which detects, manages, and repairs the damage from network attacks

An additional 17 European research and education networks are deploying Juniper gear to enable advanced IP services

Rochester Telephone to deploy fiber optic access network from Wave7 Optics and VOIP gateway from General Bandwidth

Robertson Stephens and analyst Paul Johnson sued for 'knowingly issuing false and misleading "Buy" recommendations regarding Corvis'

Marconi and Larscom demo Multilink Frame Relay, enabling service providers to extend the capabilities of current Frame Relay networks

Targus selects Sprint for multimillion-dollar managed hosting and security services agreement

Cube Optics has signed a distribution agreement with Micro Optics Company, the fiber optics branch of Nippon Sheet Glass

Martock Design Ltd. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Elliot Scientific Ltd. from today's date

NeoPhotonics gets all of Lightwave's IP and many of its 200-plus employees in the sale, details of which were not disclosed

SafeNet purchases substantially all the assets of Raqia Networks for 389,640 SafeNet shares plus $805,000 in cash

Broadcom acquires Gadzoox Networks, a leading provider of Fibre Channel storage networking technology, for approximately $5.8M in cash

NITROX II family of security processors delivers in-line IPsec and SSL processing at performance ranges from 2 Gbit/s to 10 Gbit/s