US LEC hires senior sales executives to lead efforts in Atlanta, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Tampa
Net revenue was $3.6M, up from $3.0M in 1Q02, for a net loss of $4.5M ($0.82 per share), down from a loss of $10.7M ($2.01 per share)
Centillium Communications reports revenues of $27.8M, up 23.1%, for a net loss of $3.0M ($0.08 per share), down from a $10.1M loss
Tekelec and Santera Systems to combine next-gen switching businesses into a Tekelec subsidiary called Santera, a Tekelec company
Nortel Networks and Redback Networks settle lawsuit on a 'mutually acceptable basis,' enter into patent cross-licensing agreement
Newport records sales of $33.3M, up 3% sequentially, and a net loss of $5.9M ($0.15 per share), ever-so-slightly down sequentially
Tellium loses $37.4M ($0.38 per share) on revenues of $10.1M
Alcatel completes acquisition of iMagicTV, a leading supplier in broadband video solutions, folds it into Alcatel Canada
Avanex reduces its net loss to $10.4M ($0.15 per share) from last year's $15.9M ($0.23 per share) on slightly higher revenues of $5.4M
CorActive wins its first erbium-doped fiber customer in China, but won't give the company's name
Smarts unveils version 6.0 of its InCharge management suite, delivering new levels of automation and Linux support
Assuming Hutchison's rights, ST Telemedia will double its investment in Global Crossing to $250M, to own 61.5% of GX after reorganization
Zarlink's new fiber-optic receiver delivers unmatched efficiency to high-speed optical equipment operating at up to 3.125-Gbit/s
Sprint becomes primary global transport provider for Electronic Arts, a leading interactive entertainment company
NTS Communications selects Optical Solutions' FiberPath 400 FTTH platform for deployments in and around Lubbock, Texas
Optibase has deployed its multi-channel TV streaming platform for distribution via a 34-Mbit/s microwave link in the Lake Konstanz area
Tyco International will report in a more detailed release later today a loss from continuing operations of $0.23 per share for Q2
New Edge Networks to provide local Frame Relay and ATM services to WilTel Communications Group
Broadcom delivers customized serial backplane transceiver exclusively for Foundry's new 10-GbE BigIron MG8 switch and NetIron 40G router
National Cable Television Cooperative makes Aurora Networks a 'Platinum Level' vendor, authorizing it to sell to NCTC's members
Probe says telecom consolidation in 2003 will likely consist of niche acquisitions at bargain prices rather than large, expensive mergers
Somera revenues totaled $35.8M, down from $55.0M in 1Q02, for a net loss of $2.1M ($0.04 per share), down from $3.6M ($0.07) a year ago
The UK's second Internet exchange, MaNAP, upgrades to world-class 10-Gbit/s switching technology with Foundry BigIron switches
Sprint finishes building three large metropolitan area network (MAN) rings in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area
The MPEG-2 Monitoring System from Rohde & Schwarz is an innovative concept for monitoring and analyzing digital transport streams
Marvell demonstrates the industry's first 10-Gigabit Ethernet copper transceiver for IEEE 802.3ak 10GBASE-CX4 applications
Silicon & Software Systems (S3) demos its ATM Fastpath Component for the Intel IXP2xxx product line at the EMEA Intel Developer Forum
The European Telecommunications Resilience and Recovery Association picks Newcastle as its home base
InfoVista uses powerful flow measures from Network Physics for business-driven operations center solution, VistaOperations Center
Corning Cable Systems intros Multi-Dwelling Unit Enclosures and SST Figure-8 Drop Cable, ups fiber count in reduced-diameter cables
Secure Computing's Sidewinder G2 Firewall with SecureOS is the first to comply with the DoD's stringent Firewall Protection Profile
NP Photonics' tunable filters pass Telcordia compliance tests
Revenues grew 275% to £21.0M (US$33.0M), but net loss also grows, to £25.0M (US$39.3M) from £17.0M last year
Computer Sciences Corp. deploys a BroadSoft solution to deliver hosted communications services to a major federal agency customer
Chilesat selects Axiom Systems' AXiOSS Order Management and Inventory Management solutions for the fast rollout of IP VPN
CSG Systems revenues grow 9% to $141.9M, mainly due to its acquisition of Kenan from Lucent; net income was $8.8M ($0.17 per share)
JDS Uniphase reports net sales of $166M, down from $262M in 3Q02, for a net loss of $137M ($0.10 per share); plans more layoffs, closures
Broadwing will change its name back to Cincinnati Bell Inc. and adopt the NYSE ticker symbol CBB on May 27, 2003
Corvis reports revenues of just $1.5M, for a loss of $47.0M ($0.12 per share), and it expects next quarter's revenues to be even lower
Section 271 relief triggers $2B Frame Relay opportunity for RBOCs, according to latest research by Vertical Systems Group
Stratos Lightwave announces stackable Small Form Factor optical transceivers for Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel applications
LightPointe debuts FlightLite-G for enterprise customers, further driving down the total cost of ownership for LANs
Creditors of Marconi have voted overwhelmingly to approve the schemes of arrangement: 99.98% by value and 94.71% by number approve
Parker & Waichman to file new round of claims against Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch, reviewing cases against other brokerage firms
AFL-CIO steps up Sprint 'vote-no' campaign following ISS recommendation to shareholders not to ratify Ernst & Young as auditors
CIR says US optical bandwidth services market will grow from $2.08B in 2003 to $4.62B in 2006
F5 Networks participates as a project partner in the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center; BIG-IP switch used in MPSC demo
Interxion signs hosting agreements with FreeIX in Paris, MAD-IX in Madrid, NL-ix in Amsterdam, and MG-IX in Hilversum, the Netherlands
Blue Coat to provide Infonet's multinational clients with Web content filtering, malicious code scanning, and proxy services
Celite Systems introduces product family to simplify DSL provisioning for multi-dwelling units
Omnitron releases managed 10/100/1000 copper to gigabit fiber converters for enterprise LAN and metro MAN applications
Metromedia Fiber Network selects e-Security to strengthen internal security and bolster managed security services provider practice
Finisar introduces the Fiber Tap IL/1x2 Network Tap, for IDS, and the next-generation BERT tester, Xgig BERT, for 10-Gbit/s systems
Agility Communications validates high-yield manufacturing platform with 95% packaging yield of widely tunable lasers
Zarlink Semiconductor's new digital timing chip reduces complexity, cost of access for metro communications equipment
Broadcom announces 0.13-micron CMOS advanced transceiver solution with signal conditioning for low-cost 10-Gigabit over copper links
MetaSwitch and Verilink establish strategic voice-over-packet partnership; tests confirm readiness of both VOATM and VOIP solutions
Revenue increases 36% year-over-year to $73M, for a net loss of $8.5M ($0.31 per share), down from last year's $15.2M ($0.58) loss
Tata Teleservices to deploy 56,000 lines of UTStarcom's AN-2000 multi-service access platform in India
Says that 'While this interim verdict was disappointing... [it] does not represent a definitive conclusion to the litigation'
ICG enhances service delivery with Juniper Networks routing platforms to provide MPLS across nationwide data network
Zhone announces new Multi-Access Line Concentrators; SRT Comms picks Zhone's Single Line Multi-Service architecture to support services
In the name of cost-cutting, Infineon plans to downsize its workforce by 900, plus additional cuts through transfer or outsourcing
Radware reports sixth consecutive quarter of sales growth: revenues of $12.6M, up 25%, and a net profit of $0.8M ($0.05 per share)
Graybar adds Corning Cable Systems to VIP Fiber lineup of top cable suppliers for communications networks
3Com to scale IP telephony solutions for enterprises; trials underway with Fortune 500 companies
Corning makes a public offering of 50M shares of its common stock at $5.43 per share; will use proceeds to reduce debt
Barcelona Airport deploys Gigabit Ethernet solution from Nortel Networks to support its evolving service and security needs
PMC-Sierra introduces integrated multi-rate PHY/framers for data communication networking equipment
European financial exchange Euronext buys private line, collocation, and metropolitan dark fiber services from Level 3 in the US
Adtran adds IPSec VPN functionality to its NetVanta 3000 series of access routers
Kingdom Ventures inks a deal with a Qwest and MCI aggregator to create a private label ISP offering to America's 400,000+ churches
General Bandwidth teams with Alcatel to provide voice over ATM for fiber-to-the-user (FTTU) solutions to selected service providers
The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing selects netVmg's Flow Control Platform to provide Internet to its customers
Time Warner Telecom revenue decreases 2% to $165.0M as net loss decreases 23% to $33.3M, or $0.29 per share
The delisting action scheduled for today has been stayed; an oral hearing to contest the delisting has been set for May 22
AT&T Canada welcomes recommendation to remove foreign investment restrictions in Canada's telecommunications industry
Anritsu demonstrates stressed receiver conformance test solution that accurately characterizes 10-Gigabit Ethernet receivers
General Dynamics spends $5M on net.com's Promina 800 for voice, video, and data in Air Force Command and Control Network
Marvell targets SMBs with unmanaged 24-, 16- and 8-port Prestera-DX switches and the SOHO market with 5- and 8-port Link Street switches
Con Edison Communications connects the International Securities Exchange to SIAC's comms infrastructure for business continuity
JDS Uniphase's WaveReady platform features interchangeable modules to provide CWDM, DWDM, or both CWDM and DWDM in a single platform
HyperTransport port shipments to climb from over 30 million in 2003 to over 200 million ports by 2006, according to IDC
Revenues up 2 percent sequentially; net loss narrows by $21 million; profits expected in September quarter
Fourth Generation Networking Silicon System scales for millions of connected devices, scales the core with 10-Gigabit Ethernet
Solution uses Foundry's newly announced BigIron MG8 network switch and Spirent's SmartBits TeraMetrics 10-Gig Ethernet Test System
Cisco NPE-G100 Network Processing Engine is an intelligent, feature-rich processor for the Cisco 7300 Series routers
Portal Software and SAP to deliver revenue management solution to the telecommunications industry
Michael Matthews, most recently EVP of Sales and Marketing at Groove Networks, named Chief Marketing Officer
Revenues in line with expectations: total revenues $735 million; network services revenues increase by 3.7 percent
Reports increase in operating free cash flow to €3.1 billion compared to €1.9 billion in Q1 2002; 7.3% increase in consolidated revenues
First quarter sales at €2,961 million; year-on-year operating loss more than halved to €161 million
The 5842/44 Multiport access routers with integrated CSU/DSU are aimed at medium-sized business and enterprise branch office markets
The jury found that Corvis' CorWave system infringes Ciena's patent titled 'WDM Optical Communication System With Remodulators'
59% of shareholders, led by the Association of BellTel Retirees, vote to put the brakes on costly executive 'golden parachutes'
Revenue was $9.6M, no change from 2Q02, but net loss of $1.7M ($0.02 per share) was a drop from net income of $63,000 last year
NMS Communications CFO Bob Hult will leave October 15, 2003 and ensure transition with new CFO; search underway
Aurora demos advanced product solutions, enabling new revenue streams for MSOs and improving efficiencies, at SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo
Graybar and Dominion Lasercom team up to deliver free-space optical broadband systems throughout North America
ECtel signs frame agreement with a major US carrier for fraud prevention, QOS, and lawful interception solutions
CSG Systems enters into 10-year outsourced customer care and billing agreement with Time Warner Cable
Transparent Networks' board and shareholders have elected to cease operations and liquidate the company
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says the settlement 'implements far-reaching reforms that will radically change behavior on Wall Street'
Citigroup CEO happy that all outstanding investigations into research, IPO allocation, and distribution practices resolved
Ten top investment firms settle enforcement actions involving conflicts of interest between research and investment banking
Telscape intros Internet service with 24/7 bilingual technical support to serve the Hispanic market
Alcatel removes barriers to metro Ethernet VPN adoption with industry-first Frame-to-Ethernet VPN service interworking
Marconi expands premium service revenue options for public carriers with new multiservice IP VPN solution
Agere announces two new integrated VOIP phone chips for converged voice and data networks; Tenovis and Telrad Connegy to use them
Tarari unveils industry's first XML content processor and anti-virus accelerator chips
Simplified leverages open services platform to save service providers 25% to 70% with carrier reconciliation and cost assurance services
National Semiconductor introduces 6.4-Gbit/s LVDS SerDes chipset to increase flexibility and reduce cost in communication system designs
Surging consumer demand and robust subscriber growth drive UTStarcom's past 10M PAS subscribers in China
Through a multi-year managed hosting agreement, AT&T will provide greater flexibility for Kodak's corporate Web presence
New WAN analyzer from the unfortunately-named Fluke Networks delivers comprehensive testing and analysis of critical high-speed links
Agilent Technologies makes first successful demo of the IEEE 1149.6 standard for boundary-scan testing of advanced, high-speed networks
Carl Grivner, ex-COO of Global Crossing (like that's a recommendation), succeeds Daniel Akerson as CEO of XO Communications
ComArch's Tytan Interconnect Billing and Tytan Revenue Sharing apps implemented at leading French calling card operator Kertel
Enterasys to use Spirent's data-encryption-enabling IPSec Hardware Accelerator for SmartBits to test security of VPN infrastructures
TriQuint introduces revolutionary surface mount optical modulator driver for metropolitan and long-haul optical networks
Golden Telecom reports 1Q03 revenue of $78.4M, up 115% from 2002, and net income of $12.8, up 106% from 2002
Veeco beats its quarterly guidance with sales of $65.8M, down 18% from 2002, for a net loss of $1.7M ($0.06 per share), down from $3.5M
Sprint leads rivals for 7th consecutive year with fewest FCC-reportable long-distance outages
Finisar announces general availability of a 1000Base-T GBIC with auto-negotiation
Ixia targets the enterprise application testing space with its Real World Traffic Suite for the Enterprise
Broadcom introduces industry's first VariRate transceiver/mapper, enabling single linecard solutions for multi-protocol services
Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, New York, New Jersey residents offered AT&T unlimited-calling One Rate USA plan
U.S. Robotics to bundle Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall and Internet Security software with analog, DSL, and home networking gear
Sprint responds to insurance industry challenges, strengthened regulatory requirements with a broad range of telecom solutions
Nortel Networks announces visitor-based networking for hotels, convention centers; Mandalay Bay deploys new system for IP services
Foundry announces breakthrough terabit-capacity architecture, 10-GigE router, enterprise 10-GigE switch, and enterprise LAN switch
Six Flags consolidates hosting, content delivery network services, and streaming with Cable & Wireless
AMCC's next-generation integrated NPU+TM+MAC devices to enable increased performance for metro Ethernet applications
Rikei Corp., a leading supplier of IT technology in Japan, to distribute Riverhead Networks' DDoS detection and mitigation solution
ButlerNetworks launches service in Denmark on nationwide optical backbone network based on SDH equipment from Lucent Technologies
Xelerated brings programmable 40-Gbit/s technology to the mainstream Ethernet with its X10q-e Network Processor
Wanadoo revenues up 38 percent for first quarter 2003, spurred by strong broadband growth
CEO John Legere to take on direct supervision of all operational functions; Carl Grivner to leave the company
Cerillion Technologies has successfully implemented a CRM and billing system for Sotelgui of Guinea, a Telekom Malaysia subsidiary
Sprint announces Frame Relay over DSL (FRoDSL) services, utilizing DSL to provide inexpensive access to Sprint's Frame Relay network
3Com president and CEO Bruce Claflin to undergo surgery to remove a benign tumor from his inner ear; prognosis good for speedy recovery
Long-awaited voice-over-IP growth is slowly approaching reality in IP PBX markets, according to analyst firm Probe Group
InterNetwork offers smartTest version 2.3, featuring an end-to-end L2TP test solution
Global chemical and semiconductor manufacturer Wacker Chemie awards MCI with multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for a VPN network
NetTest adds Fibre Channel functionality to its test platform for measuring and improving the performance of storage area networks
Revenues were $4.2M, down from $7.7M last year, for a net loss of $2.2M ($0.12 per share), sunk from a profit of $1.4M ($0.07 per share)
Canon Sales becomes the exclusive distributor of Alcatel Micro Machining Systems deep plasma etching equipment for MEMS in Japan
Hey, guess who the winner is in this scenario? The Nevada consumer, of course!
Innocor ships its G.709 OTU-2 10-Gbit/s test solution to a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer
Helius appoints Ron Heinz as president and chief executive officer; Myron Mosbarger assumes chairman and chief technology officer roles
Yankee Group forecasts hosted IP telephony application servers market to reach $1.5B and media server market to reach $481M by 2007
Cable & Wireless has been selected by NTL to carry the UK cable operator’s international IP data traffic
Internet traffic at MaNAP, the UK’s second Internet hub, is now regularly over 1.2 Gbit/s -- 600% higher than this time last year
Avvio Networks announces a 640km DWDM laser for the A1010 optical transponder and new A1070 EDFA
Tecnocom to resell Cambridge Broadband’s VectaStar fixed wireless access equipment to operators in Russia
Sprint and Schlumberger sign multiyear, multimillion-dollar agreement for enhanced wireline and wireless service in the US
Riverstone Networks intends to cooperate fully with the SEC's request for information on its accounting practices
BT appoints Steve Andrews as managing director, products and enterprises, reporting directly to BT Retail CEO Pierre Danon
StockerYale reports 24% revenue increase (to $3.6M) and a 53% reduction in net loss (to $2.1M)
Cedar Point Communications adds seven companies to its ServiceClass Partners Program for simplified, end-to-end cable telephony solutions
Larry Barker, president of ADC's Software Systems Business Unit, will leave the company May 2 to pursue a CEO opportunity elsewhere
Highwave Optical Technologies Q4 revenues increased 62% sequentially to €0.6; annual revenues reached €3.3M
With the Agere optics acquisition complete, revenues climb 15% to $71.7M; losses steepen over 1Q02, to $16.5M
Former president/COO Dick Woodrow, whose retirement had been announced, decides to stay on as senior VP of sales and marketing
Losses of $3.0M on revenues of $5.6M, compared with losses of $8.4M on revenues of $9.6M one year ago
Goodwill charges drag GAAP losses to $745.5M for the year, with at least $20M of restructuring charges to come
Qwest chairman/CEO tapped for 'President' Bush's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; 'won't distract' from duties
Harmonic posts net loss of $11.7M ($0.19 per share), down from $14.0M ($0.24) last year, on net sales of $37.0M, down from $54.0M
Flextronics reports EPS of $0.04, up from $0.01, on net sales of $3.1B; appoints Lip-Bu Tan to board of directors
MRV Communications revenues were $51.1M, down from $62.4M last year, for net loss of $6.4M ($0.06 per share), down from $326.4M ($3.85)
Optinel Systems names Jim Kuhns, former chairman of the Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers, director of network engineering
Nortel Networks Shareholders approve proposed stock consolidation and reconfirmation of amended shareholder rights plan
Lucent to consolidate responsibilities at the top, with chairman/CEO Pat Russo also assuming the duties of (former) COO Bob Holder
Telus will hold its annual and special general meeting in Calgary on Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Corning chairman and CEO James Houghton tells shareholders: 'We are succeeding'; tries to keep smile plastered on face
Wipro signs deal to integrate TeliaSonera's fixed Network production business unit OSS with next-generation, COTS-based OSS systems
Revenues grew by 10% to £271.7M (US$432.8M), with retail revenues improving by 20.7%; EBITDA rose 247% to £34.0M (US$54.2M)
Net sales slipped to $50.1M from $77.2M last year, while net loss was $115.3M ($3.17 per share), down from net income of $109,000 (ouch!)
Qwest Communications names ex-Goodyear finance VP John W. Richardson as controller and senior vice president of finance
Lucent Technologies will talk about its future plans with financial analysts during a Webcast on Friday, May 9, 2003
Alcatel and NetScreen form strategic alliance to provide enterprises with certified and secure VPN and firewall solutions
After Standard & Poor's puts its BBB+ long-term CCR on CreditWatch with negative implications, AT&T cries, 'Hey, no fair!'
Verizon SuperPages offers small businesses free Internet marketing expertise via its its Internet Learning Tutor Web site
Real estate service provider Grubb & Ellis awards Qwest a multi-year contract to provide VPN connections nationwide
Alltel revenues were $1.9B, up 17% from the same quarter last year, for net income of $280M, up 31%, or $0.90 per share, up 30%
European incumbent service provider capital expenditures to total €33.3B in 2003, down 13% from 2002, according to Infonetics Research
TeliaSonera nominates Sven-Christer Nilsson and Paul Smits as new members of the board
Avici loses $12.7M ($1.03 per share), on revenues of $7.6M; introduces Avici Certified Expert partner program, signs six resellers
The IPv6 Task Force France has met with solid success in industry, Internet and telecom operators, government, and education sectors
DoCoMo fulfills request from Hutchison 3G UK, in which it holds a 20% equity interest, for a shareholder loan of £200M
SBC reports EPS of $1.50, up from a loss of $0.06 in 1Q02, on revenues of $10.3B, down slightly from $10.5B a year ago
Level 3 reports net income of $119M ($0.26 per share), instead of its projected loss of $0.65 per share, thanks to the Genuity acquisition
Cisco receives PacketCable 1.0 qualification for its CMTS and softswitch products in CableLabs Certification Wave 25
Partnership realizes vision of all-packet access network using Occam Broadband Loop Carrier and MetaSwitch Next Generation Class 5 Switch
Revenues were $21.1M, versus $21.9M for 1Q02, for a loss of $9.9M ($0.26 per share), versus a loss of $9.0M ($0.24 per share) in 1Q02
Revenues US$2.40 billion, down sequentially approximately 5%; net earnings of $54 million, $0.01 per common share
India's Tata Teleservices selects Tekelec's Eagle 5 Signaling Application System (SAS) to enable advanced telecom services
Foundry Networks delivers Q1 revenues of $91.1M, up from $62.4M last year, for net income of $13.4M ($0.11 per share)
Samsung Electronics and Jungo Software introduce a reference design for integrated broadband gateways, routers, and DSL modems
NeuStar adds 'ASRexpress' Access Service Request clearinghouse service to its suite of OSS clearinghouse services
At Verizon's annual shareholders meeting, 59 percent voted to demand shareholder approval of lavish executive severance agreements
LuxN's advanced technology will enable IP Networks to transport multiple protocols over its fiber infrastructure in the Bay Area
Migration to new technologies and faster connections will fuel growth in WAN and Internet access market, says Infonetics Research
Transaction Network Services selects Highdeal to dynamically manage and automate pricing, billing, and rating processes
Xilinx chairman and cofounder Bernie Vonderschmitt to retire; Xilinx president and CEO Wim Roelandts to assume chairman post
Ample Communications confirms 40-Gbit/s frame processor interoperability with Big Bear Networks' optical transponder
Companies extend agreement to integrate F5 traffic management products into Nokia solutions for wireless customers
MCNC Research and Development Institute promotes Daniel Stevenson to vice president, expands role to include management of R&D activities
Zarlink high-speed broadband video amplifiers improve performance, set new benchmarks for bandwidth, linearity, and stability
Cable & Wireless expands domestic and international capacity of global IP network in Japan and Asia
Motorola Computer Group licenses switch hardware designs and OpenArchitect switch management software technologies from ZNYX
Level 3 announces dial-up program for mid-market Internet service providers in the US
BellSouth reports EPS of $0.66, versus a net loss of $0.08 per share in 1Q02, on revenues of $5.52B -- nearly flat with 2002's $5.53B
Siemens Business Services wins two orders worth millions of euros from Düsseldorf-based Bankhaus Lampe
iBasis achieves net income of $4.0M ($0.09 per share), after gain from debt exchanges, on revenues of $41.8M
Tellabs International works with its partner Grintek Telkom to support the Telkom Centres of Excellence program in South Africa
Agilent now shipping more than 500,000 E-pHEMT power amplifier modules per month; expects 2M to 3M per month by September 2003
Taliescent Corp. relocates to the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park in South East Tucson
European managed Web hosting market to hit $1B mark by 2005, instead of the hallucinatory tens of billions once projected
Revenues were $9.0B, down 5.9% from 1Q02; net income was $571M ($0.73 per share), up from a net loss of $975M ($1.32 per share) in 2002
Revenues increase 16% sequentially to $2.4B; net loss is reduced to $351M ($0.14 per share) from last year's $495M ($0.16 per share)
Bell Canada to deploy Cramer’s suite of inventory and provisioning automation software
BT Americas signs 3-year collocation renewal with Telehouse's Broadway Center in downtown New York City
Tecnomen to deliver voicemail systems and upgrades to Telecom Americas' operators in Brazil
TeliaSonera to sell com hem AB, Sweden's largest cable operator, to EQT Northern Europe for 2,150M Swedish Kronor (US$258.4M)
Encore Networks boosts its Bandit VPN product line with the Bandit-Plus, a high-performance, multi-service IP+legacy VPN host solution
Dufferin-Peel Catholic School District Board selects high-performance Ethernet from Extreme Networks to connect 122 schools
Sprint Canada selects CoSine Communication's IPSX 9500 to reduce costs and power next-generation Internet services
Bo Hedfors and Michael Lavin elected to Tellabs' board of directors; stockholder proposal for annual election of directors passed
BellSouth receives $1.5B in early, full repayment of the loan it extended to KPN as part of their restructuring agreement
UTStarcom signs IP-based PAS expansion contract valued at $30M with China Telecom Yunnan Province
Corning sales increased sequentially to $746M, for a net loss of $205M ($0.17 per share), but that's still better than expected
Vitesse Semiconductor revenues were $40.2M, down 4.5% from last year, but GAAP net loss narrowed to $25.1M ($0.12 per share) from $44.4M
CoSine Communications reports revenues of $2.2M, for a GAAP net loss of $8.9M ($0.91 per share)
Advanced Fibre Communications revenues were $80.5M, up slightly year-over-year, for net income of $8.3M ($0.10 per share)
Yukon Telephone selects MetaSwitch's VP3500 following independent 'bake-off' of four next-generation Class 5 switches
Effective today, Network Photonics is closing, returning its remaining $30M in cash to its investors, and starting to liquidate
Ingate Systems and Quick Eagle Networks team to provide robust, end-to-end VPN solution for small and medium businesses
Somera to supply equipment and services for rural carriers Carolina West Wireless, Illinois Valley Cellular, and Ramcell of Kentucky
Infonet Services Corp. to provide worldwide network to support SeeBeyond's employees, partner organizations, and over 1,800 clients
SBC Services to install Fujitsu next-generation Flashwave 4500 optical transmission platform to provide Sonet and Ethernet
Sonus Networks completes public offering of 20 million shares of common stock at $3.05 per share
Cisco reaches milestone with half a million certifications issued under its Career Certifications Program
AT&T Latin America moves forward with voluntary Chapter 11 filing in the US, gives preliminary guidance on 1Q03 performance
Tyco picked by a Norwegian Space Centre subsidiary to supply an undersea cable system linking the island of Svalbard with the mainland
NEC America launches the Aspire Key Telephone System, a line of IP-enabled telephony gear for small, medium businesses
Marvell announces widespread industry adoption of its Virtual Cable Tester technology in Gigabit Ethernet client and switch applications
Ericsson Network Technologies appoints 3SAE Technologies as its authorized distributor throughout North America
Arris announces the general availability of the next model of the Touchstone cable modem, the Docsis 2.0-certified CM450A
Sycamore expands flexibility of the SN 16000 intelligent optical switch with GMPLS protocols and OIF User-to-Network Interface 1.0
Demand for wireless, long distance, DSL, and bundles drives earnings of $3.9B ($1.41 per share) on slightly lower revenues of $16.3B
OCX enables Mississippi-based communications provider to offer facilities-based voice services and expand into Alabama and Tennessee
The Lucent Retirees Organization, now with over 3,000 members, will work to prevent any further erosion of pensions and benefits
Infineon reports revenues of €1.48B, up 13% from last year, but net loss widened to €328M (€0.45 per share) from just €108M last year
Corrigent Systems announces agreement with Lucent Worldwide Services to provide installation and support services for CM-100 deployments
Riverstone Networks names Romulus Pereira as chairman and acting CEO, as the company searches for a permanent chief
eXchange @ 200 Paul wins five new customers for its colocation services in the last month
TimesTen raises the bar for real-time infrastructure software with the launch of TimesTen version 5.0
Q1 operating income of $604M improved 17% from last year on slightly lower revenues; revenues targeted to decline 6% to 7% for next year
FairPoint Communications to acquire substantially all of the assets and operations of Community Service Telephone for $31.2M in cash
Vitesse announces Stapleford, the industry's first integrated 24-port Gigabit Ethernet switch IC available for production
...but 'Puma' sounds sooo much cooler
Broadband Services Inc. to focus on Asset Management solutions for meeting the free cash flow needs of cable system operators
Vina Technologies revenues were $2.7M, down from $6.4M last year, but net loss narrows to $2.8M ($0.05 per share) from $41.1M in 1Q02
Centillium's Entropia III supports more than 1,000 VOIP channels on a single chip, with the industry's lowest power consumption
Equant has expanded its use of CoSine Communications' IPSX 3500 to support its latest access option, the Network-Based Internet Gateway
Yankee Group anticipates wavelengths as the future of network-based transport services
Cisco Systems unveils four technology solutions tailored for small and medium-sized businesses
Qwest Communications awarded two-year Centron voice-services contract, estimated at $22M, from the State of Minnesota
Liberate Technologies names new president of Liberate International, new CTO, and VPs of iTV engineering and intellectual property
BT Ignite and Tazz Networks collaborate on 'BT Transform,' a services platform based on IP and VPN technologies
Lucent to build a network for China Unicom's Shandong sub using its LambdaUnite MultiService Switch and Metropolis ADM MultiService Mux
LayerOne names Brandon Freeman, its COO and cofounder, as president and CEO, replacing Alexander Muse
Polycom and Packeteer partner to provide improved videoconferencing performance over IP networks
Newport invests $3.5M for 19.9% of NEXX Systems, a producer of flip-chip processing equipment for back-end semiconductor manufacturing
Sony to sink ¥200B (US$1.66B) over three years into semiconductor fabrication, to build chips with 65nm process on 300mm wafers
Fujitsu creates a spread-spectrum clock generator system chip, featuring the world's lowest EMI and power-consumption levels
OpVista hires Ron Foster as VP of sales and marketing as it prepares to unveil a new optical transport product to cable providers
Avery Communications reports full-year revenue of $40.5M for a net loss of $5.7M ($5.66 per share -- yeeowch!); plans stock split
Netli's NetLightning Application Delivery Network (ADN) service delivers sub-second response times to global Web applications
Indonesian mobile operator Excelcom completes deployment of advanced IP-enabled signaling endpoint powered by Cisco Systems
Laurel Networks introduces 10-Gbit/s Sonet/SDH and Gigabit Ethernet physical interfaces for the ST200 service edge router
Golden Telecom merges two wholly-owned Russian subsidiaries, EDN Sovintel LLC and TeleRoss LLC, into one legal entity; hires some VPs
Ixia revenues increase 22% to $18.8M for GAAP net income of $1.5M, or $0.02 per share, for its 20th consecutive quarter of profitability
Conexant Q2 revenues grow 7% year-over-year to $158.4M; GAAP net loss shrank to $68.0M from $200.7M last year
FCC says SBC has violated conditions of the SBC/Ameritech Merger Order and section 251 of the Communications Act re: unbundling
Intel executive vice president and president of Intel Capital Les Vadasz to retire; John Miner named president of Intel Capital
Citizens Communications to sell its Vermont Electric Division to Vt. Electric Power Company and Vt. Electric Cooperative for $25M in cash
Howard Diamond steps down as chairman of Level 3's Information Services Group; Charles C. "Buddy" Miller III to assume his role
Marconi gained 4% in the European optical networks market in 2002, the largest market share gain of any equipment vendor, says RHK
Hainan Telecom to extend data services and IP VPNs to over 20 cities and counties with Nortel Networks Passport multiservice switches
Infonetics Research's says RBOCs will spend $23.3B in 2003, a 9% drop from their 2002 capital expenditures
Canada Life Marketing Group now holds 2,050,000 ordinary shares in Fibernet Group, about 3.3% of its issued ordinary share capital
Former Lucent chief scientist and Bell Labs president Arun Netravali named to Level 3's board of directors
AT&T signs five-year, $500M deal to transfer credit, collections, and accounts receivable functions to Accenture, along with 45 employees
Synplicity announces optimized support for Xilinx's new 90nm Spartan-3 FPGAs in its FPGA synthesis software
Cisco offers new pricing structure, SMB technology solutions, channel leasing options, training courses, and partnering metric
Groupe Archambault today launches video on demand on Videotron's digital platform
TeleCity appoints Josh Joshi, late of Arthur Andersen and Storm Telecommunications, as group finance director
Siemens Business Services manages SAP systems for Connect Austria (One) in a six-year, €5M outsourcing contract
eircom, Ireland's largest telecom operator, picks Portal Software's Infranet to provide billing for new broadband residential services
Adds 10-Gbit/s interfaces and switching matrix, plus other functions, to the Alcatel 1660 SM
Tough times continue, with losses of $17.4 million on revenues of $4.1 million
Michigan Alliance for Competitive Telecommunications says its time for SBC to give Michigan the same service it gives Texas and Cali
Revenues were $92.9M, down from $132.3M last year, for a GAAP net loss of $2.4M, or $0.02 per share
Redback Networks posts Q1 revenues of $29.5M, for a GAAP net loss of $24.9M, or $0.14 per share
Revenues of $443.2M were up 8.5% from last year's Q3, for net income of $24.8M ($0.13 per share), but it didn't meet its guidance
Jeffrey Fox named group president of communications; chief information officer Mike Flynn named assistant to the CEO
Tollgrade Communications reports revenue of $14.5M and EPS of $0.03 per share for Q1, both a decline from last year's Q1
Broadcom reports Q1 revenue of $327.5M, up 37.1% year-over-year, reducing its loss to $67.9M, or $.25 per share, on a GAAP basis
Network Equipment Technologies posts revenue of $33.8M, up 27% from last year, for a profit of $0.54M, or $0.02 per share
UTStarcom reports record revenues of $330.5M and net income of $37.3M ($0.33 per share); raises 2003 guidance; wins at China Netcom
NetScreen offers a software upgrade for its intrusion detection and prevention (IDP) product line to protect from IM and P2P applications
SBC Communications sells approximately 9 million shares of Bell Canada Enterprises in a block trade; no terms disclosed
O2 Ireland has become the latest wireless operator to select Cramer's award-winning inventory management solution
Judge enters injunction against Access Integrated Networks to stop confusing sales practices, per BellSouth's request
BigBand Networks establishes Asia/Pacific office; appoints Richard Chau, former Asia/Pac managing director for DiviCom, as VP and GM
APN Media drops its premium ISP service to a fixed monthly rate of $14.95 per month for unlimited Internet access
Lucent Technologies appoints Edward E. Hagenlocker, former vice chairman of Ford Motor Company, to its board of directors
Ipsum Networks wins $6M in venture funding, led by Rho Ventures, for its fault and service management solution for IP routed networks
Enterasys acquires Tenor Networks' advanced routing intellectual property; taps Tenor cofounder Leon Woo to lead engineering
SBC Communications expands Multi-Service Optical Network offerings enable optical connectivity between up to eight metro locations
Centillium Comunications appoints Tony Shakib as vice president and general manager of its access and networking business units
Pan-European meteorological organization Eumetsat chooses Equant IP VPN solution to connect meteorlogical satellite stations
Oplink Communications will report its Q3 financial results following the close of the market on Thursday, April 24, 2003
AT&T introduces its High Performance Access Service to help eliminate reliance on local telephone companies for 'last mile' connections
Aurora Networks hires Kevin Canty, former VP of operations and planning for Applied Materials' metal deposition business unit, as COO
CLEC Ritter Communications selects SanteraOne to provide both its data and Class 5 voice traffic on a single platform
ITXC estimates it carried 10% of all incoming phone-to-phone traffic to India in the first year following international LD deregulation
LiteStream Technologies and Reedsburg Utility deploy integrated FTTH and Class 5 switching solution from Optical Solutions and Taqua
Nortel's Secure Telephony provides comprehensive security for VOIP; Nortel sets Q1 earnings call and shareholders' meeting
Input says US Government spending on IT products and services will increase at a CAGR of 8.5% from $45.4B in 2003 to $68.2B 2008
SBC Communications to move from the issue basis method to the amortization method for its directory advertising business
TeliaSonera coordinates IT platforms for customer support, product, delivery, and financial management with Oracle E-Business Suite
Lucent taps four accredited resellers to sell new small switching offers for independent, rural, and small carriers in North America
Manhattan law firm Hahn & Hessen deploys cutting-edge IP telephony solution with the help of Greenwich Technology Partners
Tellabs reports Q1 sales of $223M for a net loss of $43M ($0.10 per share); will cut international work force by 665, or 14%
Easynet launches e-WAN broadband MPLS VPN solution in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, and Switzerland
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Launches Minesweeper 2000X, a low-cost box based on Intel's platform and Cavium's security chip
Corrent becomes the first to deliver multifunctional security on a single card with its multi-gigabit VPN/firewall PCI card
Former Marconi exec Mark Aslett joins Bill O'Brien's team
Net loss of 41 cents per share but expected to decline, while revenues remain flat
Qwest Communications receives unanimous FCC approval to reenter long-distance business in New Mexico, Oregon, and South Dakota
Newport adds Michael T. O'Neill and Peter J. Simone to its board of directors; William R. Rauth III resigns as a director
PacketFront presents its True Broadband Network Training Programme to to secure the competence and knowledge of its customers
Texas Instruments reports revenue of $2.2B, up 2% sequentially and 20% from year ago, for net income of $117M, or $0.07 per share
Intel reports revenue of $6.75B, down 6 percent sequentially but flat year-over-year, and earnings per share of $0.14 on income of $915M
Probe sees enterprise data market in Western Europe growing at a CAGR of 15.5% between 2003 and 2008; IP VPN to surpass Frame Relay
Covad and New Edge Networks enter resale agreements enabling both to expand coverage areas DSL and T1 broadband services in the US
Infonet to migrate Raisio Group's current network to a flexible MPLS IP VPN infrastructure to unify multiple sites in Europe and the US
TeleManagement Forum announces the availability of New Generation Operations Systems and Software (NGOSS) release 3.0 to its members
MetaSolv Software becomes a 'Premium Partner' in Juniper Networks' OSS Alliance Program
Mangrove Systems receives over $20M from Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Columbia Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank
Advanced Fibre Communications' Telliant 5000 Central Office Multiservice Platform listed by Rural Utilities Service
Velio expands its sales and distribution in Asia/Pacific markets through strategic partnership with Insight Meme
NetVmg's FastStart program simplifies route control and lowers entry cost; RackMy.com picks NetVmg's Flow Control Platform for data center
Singapore’s largest broadband service provider selects P-Cube to provide peer-to-peer network congestion control solution
Now surpassing 11,000 customers, US LEC has grown by over 46 percent in the twelvemonth ending March 31, 2003
Adtran's revenues rose to $86.2M from $83.3 in last year's first quarter; net income increased 143% to $10.5M ($0.27 per share)
EXi Telecoms appoints founder and former CEO of OnCue Telecommunications Mark Ballett as chief executive officer
Barcelona Design qualifies PLLs generated by its Miro Class 0.13µm PLL engine and targeted to Taiwan Semiconductor's 0.13µm process
Cisco raises the bar in stackable switching with the introduction Catalyst 3750 Series with Cisco StackWise technology
Xilinx announces complete third-party AllianceCORE IP support for new Spartan-3 platform FPGAs
Spain's TeleCable delivers tiered broadband services with Incognito Software's IP Commander Solution
SBC Communications wins FCC approval to bring long-distance service to Nevada, and guess what -- it's a victory for consumers!
Motorola adds next-gen packet-based switching to wireless networking solutions portfolio with cash acquisition of Winphoria Networks
Introduces multirate, multiprotocol transceiver, transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and EAM driver chipset
Verizon launches long-distance service in Maryland and Washington DC
Signs renegotiated three-year €1.5 billion credit facility with an extension option of one year taking the final maturity to April 2007
'DSL costs less in Seoul or San Francisco than in Sheffield or Seville'
Virginia operator reports net loss of more than $500 million as it restructures and offers guidance for 2003
Membership of both groups vote unanimously to merge into one organization to be known as the MPLS/Frame Relay Alliance
To upgrade terminal station equipment on segments of the FLAG Europe- Asia submarine cable system
Cognigen Networks names Tony Sgroi, former head of GlobalX's North American Carrier Division, as president of its resale division
AT&T Latin America continues restructuring; begins Chapter 11 process; continues to seek someone to buy or recapitalize the company
VisionNex to resell Wire One's Glowpoint video communications service in China, enables IP-quality video calls between the US and China
IBM diluted EPS was $0.79, up 8% year-over-year, on revenues of $20.1B, up 11%
NetTest introduces the CMA 5000 Multi-Layer Network Test Platform, to simplify analyzing and optimizing Gigabit Ethernet networks
FastWeb's Italian parent company seeks to raise E240 million through convertible bond issue to its shareholders
Ikanos Communications moves to a larger facility in Fremont, Calif.
Telecarrier launches voice services in Panama using Portal Software's Infranet billing solution
CIR sees U.S. optical access market growing from $2.1B in 2003 to just over $3B in 2007
Fair Isaac's LiquidCredit application decisioning solution to provide advanced decision capabilities for Telution customers
DataPower announces XKMS (XML Key Management Specification) client support integrated with the DataPower XS40 XML Security Gateway
Fujitsu Microelectronics America releases SPI-4 I/O macro, providing point-to-point connectivity between physical and link layer devices
Austria's UTA Telekom AG improves efficiency of customer relationship management with Vitria's BusinessWare flexible integration platform
Tom Jokerst, former Charter Communications senior VP of advanced technology, joins Broadbus as chief technology officer
Luminous Networks appoints Bruce Margetson, former CFO of Taviz Technologies and WorkCard, as its chief financial officer
Thirteen cable modems based on Texas Instruments silicon and software achieve Docsis certification from CableLabs
Alexander Forbes deploys national end-to-end MPLS-based IP VPN solution from Fibernet for converged services
Xilinx combines 90nm and 300mm manufacturing technologies to set a price-density standard for programmable chips with Spartan-3 family
Actelis implements global channel partner program for its MetaLIGHT product family; signs distribution deal with Walker and Associates
F5 Networks introduces new security features for denial-of-service protection and real-time application security in its BIG-IP products
Mexican carrier Unefon selects Sonus Networks to build out packet voice network to deliver access and enhanced voice services
Cambridge Broadband receives $2.6M order from DG Telecom for its VectaStar 3500 fixed wireless access technology
Motorola completes cash tender offer for Next Level Communications, getting all outstanding shares of common stock at $1.18 per
Enhanced, carrier-grade Telcordia softswitch version 3.1 now available with carrier solutions for hosted enterprise services
European Commission calls for equal treatment for cable networks in the provision of telecommunications services in France
Sprint awarded three-year relay service contract from the State of Mississippi, replacing former contract holder AT&T
NEC selects Agere Systems' network processor, traffic management chip solution for high-speed router family
The Service Availability Forum adds Oracle as a contributing member
Broadcom debuts two security accelerator cards designed to speed the processing of VPN cryptographic functions while off-loading CPU tasks
Extreme unveils 'Unified Access Architecture' for integration of wireless and wired data networking; rolls out dual-purpose switches
Inkra Networks intros the 1500/S Virtual Service Switch, allowing enterprises to plug security holes and detect and eliminate attacks
DataPower Technology appoints former Cisco exec Jim Ricotta as its CEO and president; announces Larry D'Angelo as VP of sales
Furukawa Electric has developed the world's most compact and easy-to-use Optical Fibre Fusion Splicer, a palmtop device weighing just 980g
Juniper Networks completes interoperability testing with Telcordia's Network Configuration Manager in multi-vendor networks
As Micron phases out production of its synchronous SRAM products worldwide, it agrees to transfer its inventory to Cypress Semi
Alloptic secures $35M in Series D funding, led by existing investors GMG Partners and Athenian Venture Partners
WorldCom files plan of reorganization and changes brand name to MCI; appoints Robert T. Blakely as CFO; moves HQ to Ashburn, Va.
Vendors must provide compelling business case for multimedia kiosks in Europe as market wavers, says Frost & Sullivan
Blue Coat Systems and SANS Press will collaborate to create 'The Guide to Web Security,' an eBook authored by Jeffrey Hughes
Cecil Howard Green, one of the original founders of Texas Instruments and a renowned philanthropist, died at age 102 in La Jolla, Calif.
Promod Haque, managing partner at Norwest Venture Partners, has been appointed as chairman of the board of Veraz Networks
Spirent's Avalanche and TeraVPN products to incorporate Cavium's Nitrox security processors to enable IPSec/SSL security testing
Added over 35,000 net lines during the first quarter, bringing total lines in service on March 31, 2003, to more than 417,000
Ross Ortega, President & CTO: '...couldn't bring in revenue fast enough to make the company self-sustaining'
Light Management Group awarded US patent 6,539,132 for an acousto-optical switch for fiber optic lines
Greenwich Technology Partners has deployed a comprehensive, company-wide IP telephony solution for Hahn & Hessen, a New York law firm
Pletronics offers low jitter CMOS, PECL, and LVDS output oscillators for 10-Gig Fibre Channel applications
Voice-over-packet fared better than most new technologies in the telecom sector in 2002, according to a Probe Research report
Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduce CAN-SPAM bill, designed to protect consumers from unsolicited commercial emails
Aksh Broadband has selected Verso's Clarent Edge Access and PSTN Access Softswitch solutions for its new broadband network in India
To jointly deliver collocation and metro Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel transport services
Acquisition of TalkingNets' assets will provide platform for integrated local and long-distance voice/data services
Has completed the acquisition of privately-held Okena, a next-generation network security software developer
Ntelos served as a development partner for the Performance Dashboard. Can these people please buy a vowel?
I-Spatial selects SGI to deliver broadband media services across India for the world's largest convergence delivery network
Cavalier Telephone has selected Sotas's AuditWave billing solution and SecureWave fraud management application
Municipalities and independent telcos seen to drive growth of the FTTH market rather than the ILECs and MSOs
International VOIP carrier spurns takeover advance from rival IDT, saying the offer is 'totally unacceptable'
Service provider IDT offers to acquire VoIP carrier ITXC in a stock transaction that IDT says offers a 15 percent premium on current share value
Q4 revenues increased 52% sequentially to $8.4M, but net loss worsened to $7.5M ($8.42 per common share), up 8% sequentially
Real-time process management tool enables service providers to analyze, monitor, and modify operations based on actual performance
Lightwaves2020 announces a compact, affordable CWDM module with very low insertion loss
Foundry Networks expects revenues of $89.0M to $91.0M, compared to $86.7M in the previous quarter, for EPS of $0.09 to $0.11
Juniper Networks reports net revenues of $157.2M, up 29% from last year, for GAAP net income of $3.7M, or $0.01 per share
International Softswitch Consortium shifts focus, changes its name to the International Packet Communications Consortium
Startup raises $7M in Series B financing; BCE Capital joins the board of directors
Anritsu introduces lightweight IP network analyzer that meets service providers' stringent portability requirements
Nokia's infrastructure arm will cut up to 1,100 in Finland, the rest from other countries, from R&D, operations, S&M, and support functions
Alcatel's 7300 ASAM Digital Subscriber Line platform enables BellSouth to offer 100% central office DSL coverage in South Carolina
EDB Telesciences strengthens its international profile with the acquisition of Incatel AS for NOK 85.7M (US$11.75M)
Massoud Entekhabi, a managing director at TL Ventures, joins Ixia's board of directors
Grande Communications has selected Looking Glass to provide lit bandwidth for its Dallas, Houston, and Los Angeles networks
Wire One plans to announce Q1 revenue from continuing operations of about $20M on its May 1 conference call and Webcast
Catena Networks names cofounder Jim Hjartarson as president and CEO
The FBI confirms that MetaSwitch's Class 5 Switch complies with its specs for allowing them to perform electronic surveillance
LNG Holdings, parent company of LambdaNet, brings in PricewaterhouseCoopers to advise on business development and funding
Level 3 to provide dedicated Internet access services to PlusNet Technologies via its (3)CrossRoads wholesale IP transit service
Israeli satellite operator YES offers new services and enhances customer care with latest version of Convergys's billing product
Intec launches InterconnecT Inter-linK, a fully automated reference data interface to the InterconnecT billing system
Ronald T. LeMay, president and chief operating officer, is leaving the company effective today
NMS Communications revenues were $20.8M, down 26.2% from last year's quarter, but net loss narrowed to $11.6M ($0.32 per share)
Sonus Networks revenues increased 27% sequentially to $16.0M; net loss narrows to $4.4M, or $0.02 per share
AMCC to ditch business unit structure and reorganize along functional lines; will cut 31% of its workforce by the end of the year
Ciena announces intent to acquire WaveSmith in a $158M stock transaction, adding multiservice switching to its portfolio
Motorola's tender offer to acquire all the shares of Next Level Communications that it does not already own will expire on Friday
VSK Photonics is now shipping a high-performance 10-Gbit/s Linear Receiver Module targeted at applications using EDC
Andrew renews agreement to supply Lucent with RF power amplifiers, extending the term to the end of fiscal year 2006
HiTec Networks and OneNet to deploy SIP-based voice and data services using Sentito's New End Office converged switching solution
With consolidation proceeding and prices stabilizing, TeleGeography thinks the long-haul bandwidth industry may finally be reaching bottom
Verizon invests $241M to boost service reliability and digital capacity in Florida
Chris Rooney replaces Ken Sichau as head of sales; Reed Harrison replaces Frank Ianna as head of network engineering and operations
Easynet's MPLS IP Anywhere to provide flexible remote working and VPNs to corporate networks using any end-user access technology
Wire One's Glowpoint videoconferencing service reports higher volume use by small and medium businesses and organizations in Q1
Deal with Concord Hospitality Enterprises gives Tut Systems its 30th Expresso Internet system installation: a condo made of stone-a
Q2 revenue rose 12.1% Y/Y to CDN521.4M (US$355.5), narrowing the loss to CDN$19.7M ($0.13 per share) from last year's CDN$78.0M
CoSine Communications to issue its first quarter financial results and host a live audio Web broadcast on April 22, 2003
US LEC Corp. approved for relisting on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol 'CLEC' effective April 10, 2003
BellSouth selected by Fidelity National Bank to provide long distance service for 22 Atlanta locations
Vodafone now owns 98.2% of Vodafone Libertel, and it intends to initiate a 'squeeze-out procedure' in order to acquire 100%
TeliaSonera Finland and HP strengthen cooperation in sales, marketing, and service production for outsourcing and managed services
O2 selects MetaSolv's service and subscriber activation solution to support mobile data services growth in the UK
Qwest wins five-year contract to upgrade statewide Utah Education Network with its GeoMax high-speed networking solution
KPN launches its EuroRings international data and IP services in Germany, establishing points of presence in 20 cities
Caspian Networks introduces Apeiro flow-based router for service provider networks, featuring ATM-equivalent QOS over IP
Procket announces the first two products in PRO/8000 High-Availability Router Series and the PRO/1 IP networking software
Applied Fiber Telecommunications of Albany, Georgia, has placed an order for a Gemini-Cx machine to manufacture fiber optic connectors
Announces partnership to deliver carrier-class metro Ethernet solutions to telecommunications carriers around the world
Akinori Maemura, a senior manager in FT's Networks and Carriers division, named chair of the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
Wins Cuda CMTS order from Monet in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch order from Vialis in France
A new investor, Japan's Hoya Corp., joins existing investors in UK startup specializing in hybrid optical components
Worldwide broadband gateway revenue hit $645M in 2002 with 7.5M units shipped, thanks to a boom in wireless gateways, says Infonetics
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Inphi announces two new integrated transimpedance/limiting amplifiers (TIA/LIAs) with power dissipation as low as 100 milliwatts
Honda introduces SFP hardware for attaching copper or fibre optic pluggable transceivers and cable assemblies into host equipment
Avici names former Celox Networks VP of worldwide sales Chris Koeneman as VP of worldwide sales and service
New Edge Networks inks deal with LodgeNet Entertainment to install and maintain high-speed broadband connections at hotels
Zarlink's ZL30462 timing module for high-speed line cards sets benchmarks for performance, flexibility, and size
TMT chooses Jungo's CableHome-based OpenRG Residential Gateway software for coaxial home networking and MDU/MTU access systems
AT&T, Siebel Systems to collaborate on delivering managed services and eBusiness applications
New interfaces on Cisco's 12000 Series IP/MPLS routers allow carriers to integrate both core and edge functions onto one platform
NEC to represent, sell, support Overture's ISG 5000, a unique metro edge platform that enables Ethernet, voice, data, video services
Galazar Networks attracts CDN$22.7M (US$15.4M) in Series B financing from investors including Goldman Sachs
Level 3 teams with PanAmSat to enhance global delivery of satellite video and data via unique hybrid satellite/fiber solution
RealSecure integrates Nokia's network security appliance with Internet Security Systems' network intrusion protection technology
Tiscali International Network connects to the Band-X IP Transit Exchange using Gigabit Ethernet with 1 Gbit/s of capacity available
Mistral Internet signs an agreement with Global Switch to house its main enterprise hosting centre in the company's London campus
AudioCodes to acquire UAS Product Group from Nortel and serve as its exclusive supplier for Universal Audio Server for three years
Syndesis launches NetDiscoverMobile, its first wireless offering
Corvis will release its financial results for the first quarter, ended March 29, 2003, after the market closes on April 29, 2003
Aventail announces the first SSL VPN to support full enterprise-readiness application access on a PocketPC
Newport's new Lambda Commander LC9500 programmable spectral processor features built-in ASE broadband light source
Exar announces 14-channel T1/E1/J1 long-haul/short-haul line interface units (LIUs), reducing OEM costs and design complexity
New President and CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg today named the members of his corporate management team, effective immediately
Fortinet launches the FortiManager System, an integrated management and monitoring tool for large enterprises and service providers
Entrada Networks announces Silverline-CWDM-400 with 20 Gbit/s throughput at the National Association of Broadcasters convention
Pioneer Consulting says the trans-Pacific market serving the Asia/Pacific region will lead the revival in submarine cable construction
Net Insight releases the third generation of its NimOS software platform for media broadcasters and triple-play providers
Adds support for multiple OSPF areas and proactive route analysis to Route Explorer; chosen as route analytics provider for N+I's eNet
Optiwave releases 10th anniversary edition of OptiBPM waveguide modeling software
Luminous Networks opens new sales and support office in Beijing, names Ping Sun as vice president of operations for Luminous China
SwXtch receives Notice of Allowance for US Patent on 'Layer 1 Packet Switching'
Insight Communications orders Arris's Touchstone CM 300 cable modems for use in its high-speed data business
Research group iLocus estimates that VocalTec owns 83% market share for international LD traffic over VOIP gateways in India
Fabless chip manufacturer Redux Communications joins the Metro Ethernet Forum
OFC attendees rate the Optical Internetworking Forum's live interoperability demo a huge success
Peter Davidson joins Verizon as senior VP for federal government relations, international regulatory and legal policy matters
Alcatel to use MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition for next-generation telecommunications products
Harmonic simplifies DTV infrastructure control and monitoring, maximizes bandwidth efficiency with first digital service management solution
Network Associates to acquire Entercept Security Technologies and its intrusion protection technology for $120M in cash
Axcel Photonics adds multi-mode, broad-area laser diode product line to its portfolio
Extreme Networks saw net revenue of $85.2M in Q3, down from $90.2M in Q2, for a net loss of $7.6M ($0.07 per share)
Agere Systems delivers world's first production-qualified communications chip using low-k dielectric, 130nm technology
Vitesse Semiconductor's Timestream family of metro ICs deployed in Lucent Technologies' Metropolis DMX Access Multiplexer
ADC features broadcast and entertainment products, including the new ProPatch system and high-performance connector offerings, at NAB 2003
Risc Technology to distribute Blue Coat's Web security appliances in the key 'Old Europe' markets of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
Broadcom announces program offering a voluntary stock option exchange for its employees
C-COR and Leitch team on video transport and switching at NAB 2003; C-COR and Evertz to exhibit high-quality HDTV transport solutions
Octasic announces availability of industry's highest-density echo cancellation and voice quality enhancement chips
Riverstone intros the first Layer 3 switch to deliver wire-speed 10-Gigabit Ethernet switching and routing for $9,995 per port
Duo to jointly offer mediation, provisioning solutions; Accenture to acquire Comptel telecom consulting business in outsourcing deal
Extreme unveils Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for its BlackDiamond chassis-based switch, based on its new third-gen Triumph chipset
Am-Beo expands global presence with a sales team based in Denver, led by Brian Archer; Chakib Achour to lead European business development
UK incumbent to introduce new logo over three-year period and renames its Ignite business unit as BT Global Services
Revenue growth increasing due to strong order intake in H2, reducing loss before tax to £3.2M
Broadmargin secures $21M private equity investment from ABS Capital Partners and Concert Capital Partners
eBiscom revenues rise to over €100M for the first time, up over 55% from the same period last year, with EBITDA positive at over €12M
The company's latest 32-bit MIPS processor includes acceleration for IPSec
Nauticus Networks introduces family of intelligent switches to optimize, protect, and improve the availability of data centers
Level 3 will exit the managed hosting portion of the business it acquired from Genuity and move customers to Computer Sciences Corp.
Standard & Poor's says more conservative financial policies and business strategies are the key to improving European telco's credit
Law Offices of Marc S. Henzel files class action lawsuit charging ADC Telecommunications with violations of federal securities laws
Linmor expects Q4 revenue of about $130,000, for a loss of $1.6M; trying to staunch the bleeding, it will cut 19% of its staff
Fiberxon 'recently will release' four CWDM SFP transceivers with digital diagnostic monitoring function and two other SFP transceivers
Class action lawsuit filed against Robertson Stephens on behalf of Sycamore shareholders who felt deceived about its Sirocco acquisition
Lumics introduces pump laser modules with the new, ultra-low bending loss Corning Puremode fiber for use in amplifiers
Xilinx and Cook Technologies announce Serial Digital Video board for demonstrating and testing high-bandwidth video comms channels
Giga Information Group study finds NetScreen security solutions outperform legacy, software-based products in cost of ownership
Metromedia International to sell certain Russian assets to Adamant in exchange for $58.6M of its 10.5% senior discount notes and $5M cash
Competitive Telecommunications Association names 27 execs as charter members of its CEO Council, which will meet three times a year
Former co-chair and chief strategy officer of JDS Uniphase Don Scifres joins board of Santur as an outside director
BlazePhotonics releases the world’s first commercial hollow core photonic bandgap fiber for applications at 800nm and 1065nm
Big Sky Communication & Cable and Optical Solutions to deploy FTTH broadband services to Ironwood planned community in Montana
Arris has successfully completed 52 VOIP and high-speed data trials worldwide with Docsis 1.1-certified and PacketCable-based products
Greenwich Technology Partners posts fourth quarter revenues of $7.5M, up 6% from the prior quarter, for a positive EBITDA
Vitesse targets low signal amplitude and high jitter in Fibre Channel and GigE applications with next-gen VSC7142 Dual Repeater/Retimer
NEC Electronics (Europe) presents two DPDT (Double-Pole Double-Throw) GaAs switches designed for high-level wireless comms applications
Wireless data infrastructure provider Global Networks signs a wireless global roaming service agreement with Teleglobe
StockerYale awarded a $412,000 order for advanced imaging systems from a 'disc drive industry leader,' but they won't say who
Axiom launches world’s first 'point of need' solution for predictive provisioning, promising greater ROI and improved network utilization
Contactel deploys Nortel's Succession for packet voice; Spain's Castille and Leon region offers eGovernment services using Nortel IP
Convergence Communications CTO William Levan to join Reality Wireless Networks' board of advisors
Investment bank / securities firm Jefferies & Company selects Sprint for secure worldwide ATM network
Technological breakthroughs and reduced costs could push broadband penetration to nearly 90% of UK homes, says BT
Fixed networks spending growth in Western Europe will decrease from 4.1% for 1998-2002 to 1.6% for 2002-7, according to Analysys
Claude Giguere, former head of sales and marketing for Nortel's Optical Systems Group to lead SR Telecom's global sales
Cable & Wireless will provide a managed private line between Moscow and London for Renaissance Capital, in a $300,000, three-year deal
Ixia provides testing to demonstrate VPLS and Layer 2 Martini interoperability among a number of leading network equipment vendors
VocalData interoperates with SS8 networks; wins new VOISS deployments; supports SIP, MGCP and SCCP with new models
Critical live war news transmitted by Net Insight's Nimbra platform, an optical fiber-based broadband solution
Network Associates to acquire IntruVert Networks for $100M in cash, scoring some much-needed intrusion protection technology
EarthLink purchases nine million shares of its common stock from Sprint for $53.1M
Verizon SuperPages to launch comprehensive directories for greater Atlanta as part of nationwide expansion
Tellium names Kathleen Perone, Gerald Gorman, and Bart Shigemura to the board to replace its five resigning directors
Following recent rate increases by major long distance carriers, the FCC increases the Universal Service Fund fee from 7.28% to 9.1%
Dynegy completes $1.66 billion bank refinancing; existing maturities extended to 2005
US International Trade Commission commences investigation of Microtune based on Broadcom's allegations of unfair trade practices
400 will be lost in Finland plus an untold amount in Sweden, but they can't decide whether it's an 'efficiency measure' or a 'redundancy'
KPN selects Nortel Networks OPTera Long Haul DWDM equipment for 10-Gigabit service on its international network
NorthStar Communications and Digital Lightwave announce alliance to provide bundled services to high-performance fiber optic networks
BellSouth updates historical financial statements on its Website to reflect the impact of previously announced accounting changes
ADC expands its billing and customer care operations in Bangalore, India
Xilinx streamlines software-defined radio and digital comms design with 16 new and enhanced digital signal processing IP cores
Citystars installs Cisco-based IP communications network infrastructure across Cairo's $600M Heliopolis development
Neos acquired by Scottish and Southern Energy PLC as part of its telecommunications portfolio in a £13.4M (US$21.0M) deal
IP-eYe to buy C&W's domestic businesses in Northern Europe; Smart Telecom to buy the C&W's domestic business in Switzerland
Frost & Sullivan teams with the International Packet Communication Consortium just in time for the Voice On the Net 2003 conference
University of Strathclyde is first European academic institution to deploy 10-Gigabit Ethernet network technology
ADVA wins an additional three-year contract from BT for its Fiber Service Platform 500 systems for deployment of LAN extension services
Daegu Bank and Busan Bank Korea utilize Ciena's Online Metro Multiservice DWDM Transport Platform for disaster recovery system
Copper Mountain Networks' VantEdge Access BRAS to meet the stringent requirements of the DSL Forum's forthcoming WT-081 working text
LastMile teams with Turin Networks to deliver carrier-class, seamless optical metro and access solution
DCL upgrades its SIP stack toolkit to add support for the latest IETF standards including RFC 3261 and related RFCs
Siemens Information and Communication Mobile to build GPRS network for mobile operator Advanced Info Service in Thailand
ECI Telecom completes the sale of its InnoWave subsidiary to Alvarion for about $20M
Caio says 'hello' to the CEO hotseat, while former Motorola man Loosemore is appointed COO
Finisar enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Genoa; closes its Demeter division; president and COO Dick Woodrow retires
Peter Maluso steps down as a member of the board of directors of Wire One Technologies to devote more time to other business activities
Though the optical switch market declined by 11% in 2002, Probe projects a revenue increase of 143% by 2007
SBC claims Illinois customers will see $33.4M a year in savings if the Illinois Commerce Commission approves the company's proposal
IMC Networks will introduce Access EtherLinX and the second-gen FiberLinX optical Ethernet access devices at NetWorld+Interop 2003
AT&T Canada successfully completes restructuring process and begins trading on TSX and Nasdaq
Veraz announces partnership program to promote best-of-breed open solutions for carriers
Lattice Semiconductor selects Agilent Technologies' 93000 SOC Series to test advanced FPGA, FPSC, and XPLD products
Avici Systems revises its 2002 quarterly and full-year charges, resulting in a revised GAAP net loss of $64.8M, or $5.20 per share
New Edge is placing classified ads to find companies to acquire: 'Datacom provider seeks like-minded startup, no freaks or weirdos'
CorActive erbium-doped fiber enables cost reductions for EDFAs; attenuating optical fiber streamlines fixed attenuator production
Siemens ICN will make a public cash offer of €5.50 per share for all outstanding Cycos stock, for a total value of €42M
Sprint to intro new 'government-grade' IP network solution, meeting federal, state agencies' demanding security and performance needs
AT&T launches AT&T PrePaid Web Cents service, enabling consumers to prepay for online digital content by purchasing specialty cards
Alltel sells the financial services division of Alltel Information Services to Fidelity National for about $1.05B in cash and stock
Fortinet ships 10,000th FortiGate antivirus firewall system
Former Arista Networks president and CEO Roger Weingarth joins Calix as vice president of operations
Europe’s largest fiber optic connection is sited in Denmark, boasting 624 cables with a total capacity of 50 petabits per second
Adax acquires RadiSys' Signaling Gateway division, gaining the Savvi product line for SS7/IP switching, routing, tunneling, and backhaul
Leading Brazilian ISP iG Brazil chooses Portal Software's Infranet convergent billing product for billing and customer care
Global Crossing reported consolidated revenue of approximately $236M in January, for a consolidated net loss of $93M
Utilicom Networks selects Telution’s COMX to enhance Sigecom's ordering, provisioning, billing, and customer service processes
Former GTS/Ebone CEO to assist in world domination schemes as senior advisor to the shadowy Carlyle Group's global telecom and media group
X2 MSA group ratifies specification for 10-Gigabit pluggable optical transceivers, refining the XENPAK spec for a smaller form factor
Colt moves its data center from Frankfurt to London, migrating 33TB via Fibre Channel over 1,200km with EMC and Ciena technology
Arbitrator finds that Touch America owes Qwest $59.6M plus interest, rather than the $100M Qwest had demanded; but can TAA pay?
Intec breaks into the Chinese market with new InterconnecT billing contract with China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corp.
Atlas Telecom Romania selects Veraz Networks' packet telephony solution for its next-generation fixed telephony services
ADC signs ten-year frame contract with Deutsche Telekom for DT to implement Singl.eView for convergent billing and customer management
Lumentis equipment has been successfully tested by an independent lab for interoperability for IP services with Cisco and Juniper equipment
SaskTel selects Incognito's IP Commander broadband solution to provision high-speed Internet and digital TV over DSL
OFS brings broadband access to Long Beach, California, through existing natural gas lines with new DuctSaver FX cable
