Spending on metropolitan-area network products and services in North America will increase more than fivefold during the next four years to replace aging copper infrastructure and its low-speed links, a research firm predicts.
The WorldCom Inc. accounting crisis will have a painful and far-reaching effect on equipment vendors, perhaps putting some start-ups out of business, analysts say.
The WorldCom Inc. accounting crisis will have a painful and far-reaching effect on equipment vendors, perhaps putting some start-ups out of business, analysts say.
Cisco Systems Inc. says it is making progress in its efforts to offer service providers an operational support system for IP and data that rivals the functionality of such systems for voice.
At SuperComm this week, Lucent Technologies Inc. announced a universal gateway that enables service providers to deliver dial-up IP remote access and voice over IP services for their business and residential customers.
Cisco Systems Inc. has quietly reorganized again, shaving the 11 technology groups formed last August into eight and appointing an executive to oversee technology development for service providers.
Nortel Networks Corp. this week announced it is cutting 3,500 more positions as a result of restructuring its long-haul optical business, which has been hit hardest during the industry downturn.