FTTH Con: Start-up opportunities abound in triple-play
ORLANDO--The battle between telcos and cable operators to bring triple-play services to consumers is creating a variety of opportunities for start-up companies, according to Jim Jones, managing director of Scale Ventures, a venture capital firm...
FTTH Con: U.S. FTTH connections top 2 million
ORLANDO--Fiber-to-the-home connections in the U.S. have more than doubled from a year ago to surpass the 2 million mark, according to data released today from Render Vanderslice and Associates...
FTTH Con: Corning gets the bends
ORLANDO--Corning introduced a new highly flexible fiber at the Fiber-to-the-Home Conference this week that can make sharp turns with minimal attenuation of the signal it carries, easing deployment for carriers...
FTTH Con: Alcatel-Lucent details GPON’s successor
ORLANDO--With major carriers such as Verizon Communications deploying gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) gear for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), Alcatel-Lucent today described some likely successors to GPON at the FTTH Conference today...
3Com acquisition a mixed bag for Huawei
The acquisition of 3Com, announced today by Bain Capital and Huawei Technologies, gives the Asian equipment vendor entry into the U.S. enterprise market. ...
Tellabs cuts staff
Tellabs is trimming its work force by less than 1%, the company revealed in regulatory filings this week....
Juniper takes its Ethernet gear to the edge
Juniper Networks today introduced half- and quarter-sized versions of the core Ethernet router it brought to market earlier this year, hoping to compete more directly in Ethernet edge and metro markets....
Sycamore institutes ‘capacity licensing’
In conjunction with a new optical switch unveiled today, Sycamore Networks is offering “capacity licensing,” allowing carriers to buy only the level of scale they need....
Verizon looks for SLA edge
Verizon is hoping to gain favor with business customers by offering service level agreements that include the edge of the network — even in places where it doesn’t own the local network. ...
Alcatel-Lucent leaders draw fire
The big vendor's management team is suspected of scapegoating...
Embarq: Year Two
Heading into its second year as a standalone company, the former Sprint operation is building a business on fixed/mobile convergence. But with revenue and access lines still declining, can it reinvent itself fast enough?...
Paetec emerges among CLECs
With its acquisition of McLeod, the company is putting Qwest on notice...
CLECs fight for forbearance reform
A trio of CLECs warned federal regulators today against freeing incumbent carriers from obligations to lease network elements to competitors...
Verizon CEO disputes DSL seasonality
Despite anticipation among many in the telecom industry of a seasonal uptic in third-quarter DSL penetration, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg today aimed to dispel the notion of seasonal trends in broadband sales...
Updated: Paetec acquires McLeodUSA
Still integrating its acquisition of US LEC, Paetec has agreed to acquire another fellow CLEC, McLeodUSA, for $557 million in stock, it announced this morning...
AT&T picks legacy gear for new video network
NEC America scored a surprising win in the second quarter, with a significant sale of legacy optical equipment to AT&T...
Kickback allegations oust U.S. Signal execs
Regional CLEC U.S. Signal has undergone an abrupt change in management, as three of its key officials are being investigated for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in the form of kickbacks on overpriced construction projects, according to the Grand Rapids Press...
Alcatel-Lucent flattened by wireless spending cuts
Alcatel-Lucent today lowered its revenue expectations for the year based on discussions with North American wireless carriers...
Amedia Networks evicted
With only a handful of employees left, equipment vendor Amedia Networks has been evicted from its Eatontown, New Jersey, offices for failing to pay its rent...
Former Qwest exec joins private equity firm
Barry Allen, retired executive vice president of operations for Qwest Communications, announced today he has been named a senior advisor to Providence Equity Partners...
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