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Cisco posts higher revenue, carrier sector decline
Cisco Systems reported a revenue increase of 10 percent to $9.8 billion for its fiscal third quarter, a figure which spelled relief for many telecom industry types who know that Wall Street moves the Read more...
Telcos pursue $700 million Europe-India cable
AT&T and Verizon Communications were among the 16 network operators to join the Europe-India Gateway consortium this week as the EIG unveiled a plan to construct a 15,000 km., $700 million Read more...
XO expands Ethernet, offers higher speeds
XO Communications is expanding availability of Ethernet services to cover more than 500,000 business customer locations in 75 markets. XO's Ethernet reach is built on a mix of fiber, copper and Read more...
BT to launch telepresence service in September
U.K. telco giant BT is set to bring Cisco Systems' telepresence to market as part of a unified communications offering this September. BT's service commitment comes shortly after AT&T said it was Read more...
Adva device enables Ethernet network hand-off
As telcos continue to enjoy growth and expansion for their carrier Ethernet services, the points at which those services need to be handed off to run over another carrier's network are becoming more Read more...
Calix adds new ONTs to MDU market fray
Equipment vendor Calix Networks is launching a new series of optical network terminals for gigabit passive optical network architectures targeted at multi-dwelling unit deployments-in short, GPON Read more...
Embarq on Ethernet track with Ciena gear
Independent telco Embarq is the latest telco to begin a migration from SONET to a converged Ethernet architecture. The carrier has been deploying Ciena's CN 4200 platform for the last six months, Read more...
Blade cuts into data center virtualization trend
Nortel Networks spin-off Blade Technologies has announced Gigabit and 10 Gig Ethernet switches that address the market opportunity for rack-level virtualization in the network data center. The Read more...
Desktone, Verizon team up on virtual desktop
Add desktop virtualization to list of services that carriers are looking to sell into the business market and corporate enterprises. Information Week reports that start-up vendor Desktone has Read more...
Blue Coat acquires Packeteer for $268 million
Blue Coat Systems is acquiring fellow WAN optimization technology vendor Packeteer for $268 million. The deal follows Packeteer's rebuffing of an acquisition bid by Elliott Associates just weeks ago. Read more...