Ed Kennedy joins Hatteras board
Former Tellabs executive Edward Kennedy has joined the board of directors for Hatteras Networks, a vendor of Ethernet access equipment, the company announced today. ...
BellSouth names Alcatel, Redback lead IP vendors
Alcatel and Redback Networks today both announced that they were chosen as primary vendors for BellSouth's next-gen IP network buildout....
Verizon offers FiOS service in Keller, Texas
In the 12 states where it is building out its fiber-to-the-premises network, Verizon now passes 35,000 to 40,000 new homes or small businesses each week, the company said yesterday....
Nortel glimpses 2005 in 1H04 report
Nortel Networks today released unaudited financial reports for the first and second quarters of 2004, reporting $75 million in net earnings (or 2 cents per share) for the six-month period. ...
InFocus: The effective reach of high-speed DSL in FTTN applications
The advent of triple-play service offerings from wireline carriers has brought new technical challenges, not the least of which is reaching the subscriber base with the high-bandwidth signals that triple-play services require...
Infinera names its first customer
Infinera announced the first customer for its DTN wavelength-division transport system Monday. ...
Verizon clicks on Microsoft TV
Verizon is expected to announce it will use the Microsoft TV platform for the video portion of its FiOS TV that will run over its fiber-to-the-premises network...
Merrill Lynch: SBC, AT&T merger could squeeze capex
SBC's much-anticipated acquisition of AT&T, were it to occur, could reduce the total capital expenditure for U.S. wireline carriers by 10%, or $2 billion, according to a research note issued Thursday by Merrill Lynch....
Nortel names Currie CFO--again
Nortel Networks' former chief financial officer Peter Currie will be its new CFO effective Feb. 14, and assistant controller Karen Sledge will be its new interim controller effective Feb. 7....
New CEO struggles to turn Avici around
In his first quarterly earnings call as Avici Systems' new interim CEO, Bill Leighton said he was very pleased with the company's management team but "clearly disappointed" with the amount of revenue Avici earned in the second half of the year. ...
New Mexico mulls state network needs
New Mexicans from government, private industry and academia gathered today at a summit promoted by Governor Bill Richardson to discuss their state's telecom infrastructure needs....
Tellabs talks AFC, Vinci integration
In its first quarterly earnings report to include contributions from the acquisition of Advanced Fibre Communications, Tellabs provided more detail on its expectations for the new access business, including its more recent acquisition of Vinci Systems. ...
Powell confirms he’s leaving FCC
FCC Chairman Michael Powell has confirmed that he is resigning from the agency in March (Photo by MIKE BLAKE/Reuters/Landov)...
Tellabs' Vinci buy raises interop concerns
The recent acquisition of FTTP equipment vendor Vinci Systems by Tellabs has since raised concerns among some prospective buyers of FTTP gear...
Nortel comes clean
A report commissioned by Nortel Networks and conducted by the law firm Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr confirmed last week what many analysts had...
Alcatel names new CTO
Alcatel has named Olivier Baujard its new chief technology officer, replacing Niel Ransom, to whom Baujard has been reporting since Ransom became Alcatel’s...
FlexLight gets new CEO
Equipment vendor FlexLight Networks has named J. Michael Camp its new CEO, replacing Gary Lee, who will become the company’s chief marketing officer....
Nortel files audited 2003 restatement
Nortel Networks filed audited financial statements for the year 2003 yesterday, reflecting the restatements of 2001 and 2002. In a teleconference this...
Ciena offers Ethernet switch for triple-play
Equipment vendor Ciena today unveiled a new non-blocking Ethernet switch for use in aggregating and transporting triple-play traffic. Ciena’s 12-rack-unit...
Conversent, FiberNet merge
Conversent Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) operating in seven Northeastern states, has agreed to merge with FiberNet, which...
< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 >
