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Tech giants abuzz over VoIP for cell phones
News Sun Microsystems and others say Internet phone calling is the cell phone industry's next big thing, helping solve old problems and create new services.
Tags: Cellular phones, VoIP/IP telephony
Optics still the engine to drive industry?
News The next plateau in high-speed fiber-optics technology may be slow to arrive.
Lucent, Nortel battle telecom slowdown
News Reduced spending for optical equipment may hinder the plans of some mighty giants in the telecom industry.
Power firm pulls plug, bets on telecom
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Global Crossing considers IPO for Web hosting unit
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Agilent ups IPO price
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Nortel nabs high-speed gear
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Time to name partner for TimedotCom by Oct
News Time Engineering Bhd, manager of Malaysia's biggest fiber optics network, said it will name its foreign technical partner by October when it sells shares in its telecommunications unit on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
NEC, Matsushita jointly invest in broadband Web business 
News Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, and NEC Corp, the world's No.2 chipmaker, said they'll join with a designer of networks to develop high-speed Internet services.
Start-up pushes tech for cheaper, faster networks
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Microsoft CFO leaves for start-up
News Microsoft said today that chief financial officer Greg Maffei will resign, effective Jan. 7, to accept a position with Worldwide Fiber, a privately held firm that specializes in building fiber optic networks.
Time may dump SingTel, opt for Khazanah
News After weeks of intense speculation, a local report today said Time Engineering may dump SingTel as a possible strategic partner and instead opt for Khazanah Nasional, the government's investment arm.
Cisco buys Pirelli optical systems
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Tunable lasers music to optic industry's ears
News Tunable fiber-optic lasers may strike the right note with a communications industry intent on cutting costs.
Optics still the engine to drive industry?
News With a downturn in telecommunications spending and network operators running into financial trouble, the next plateau in high-speed fiber-optics technology may be slow to arrive.
