Jim Duffy

Lucent is pinning its hopes for a turnaround on the new head of its Bell Labs division.

The successor to Lucent Technologies Inc.'s discontinued next-generation multiservice core switch will be a 160Gbps MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) switch with a gateway to migrate Lucent's installed ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) base to the IP technology.

Cisco Systems unveiled an enhancement to its IOS router software enabling users to deploy wireless routers in their network for mobile communications with the corporate WAN.

The second quarter of 2001 saw sales drop across the board for most network equipment tailored to service providers, according to two market research firms.

The successor to Lucent

Lucent is discontinuing development of its next-generation ATM multiservice switch to trim its product portfolio as part of a restructuring plan to return to profitability.

Cisco says we have yet to hit bottom. But Cisco also says the industry can grow between 15 per cent and 50 per cent. Can we believe either of these statements?

Just when there seemed to be light at the end of this long, dark, scary telecom tunnel