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Articles published in January 2001

LR Index Update: Fed's Impact Minimal


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January 31, 2001 : The Light Reading Index loses 1.32 percent, despite solid earnings from New Focus and Advanced Fibre

Cisco Ships OC192


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January 31, 2001 : Cisco announces its 10-Gbit/s products, along with some general optical hoopla UPDATED 1/31/01 5pm EST

Valiant Tests Its Power


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January 31, 2001 : Testing company lands Amber Networks as a customer, asserts the importance of being "vendor neutral"

IronBridge Has Fallen Down


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January 31, 2001 : After much speculation, the company has reportedly shut its doors for good UPDATED 1/31/01 2am EST

Market Update: LR Index Creeps Forward


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January 30, 2001 : The Light Reading Index sneaks up 1 percent; New Focus surprises on the upside after the market closes

Codeon Bets on Clever Crystals


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January 30, 2001 : It's starting commercial production of low-voltage, high-speed lithium niobate modulators

Redback's Got a Mini-Me, Too


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January 30, 2001 : Redback runs straight at Cisco, launching the SmartEdge 100, a smaller version of its Sonet multiplexer

Xtera's $110M Surprise


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January 30, 2001 : Its whopping second round seems to be linked to a shift in strategy

Laurel Networks Scores Big Round


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January 29, 2001 : Startup draws $60M from the VCs, but its IP “service routing” technology faces rampant competition

NetPlane Opens Up IP Routing


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January 29, 2001 : NetPlane makes a play as the source for open IP routing code

Redback Lands Deal With Williams


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January 29, 2001 : Redback announces $120 million contract to deliver Williams its SmartEdge optical product UPDATED 11:30 AM

Chip Startup Plans OC768


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January 29, 2001 : Azanda Network Devices says it holds the key to high-speed chips for optical switches

Chip "Could Boost Metro Market"


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January 29, 2001 : Paxonet's silicon addresses a key requirement -- packing legacy traffic into Sonet connections.

Ciena Tests Capital Markets


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January 26, 2001 : Are the markets warming up to public offerings again? Ciena's secondary will be a key test

VPNs Are Alive and Well


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January 26, 2001 : Infonetics says VPNs are alive and healthy, which should give a boost to system vendors

Zaffire Zaps Marketing VP


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January 26, 2001 : Company replaces Rob Keil, vice president of marketing with business development VP

Customer Questions Dog Corvis


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January 26, 2001 : Company beats revenue estimates for the fourth quarter, but where are the new customers?

PMC-Sierra Joins Warnings Chorus


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January 26, 2001 : Chipmaker says eight of its top 10 customers are cutting back on orders

Ciena Closes in on Level 3


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January 25, 2001 : What's a lonely Ciena box doing in Level 3's New York POP?

Light Reading Index Takes a Hit


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January 25, 2001 : Corning beats back the optimism

Foundry Retreats from the Core


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January 25, 2001 : After months of marketing itself as a core routing company, Foundry changes its tune

Corning Caveats Rain on Earnings Parade


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January 25, 2001 : Despite a strong earnings report, investors have panicked over next-quarter guidance. Are they overreacting?

Investors Pump $44M Into nLight


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January 25, 2001 : Startup is making pump lasers for long-haul networks

JDSU and SDLI Delay Merger, Again


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January 24, 2001 : Industry watchers speculate that JDSU's rumored sale of its Zurich plant to Nortel is the cause of the delay

Testing Gear Breeds Speed


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January 24, 2001 : EXFO, Newport, Agilent, and others say new test gear will reduce the time it takes to make optical components

Lucent Loses $1 Billion, Plans Big Layoff


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January 24, 2001 : The cleanup accelerates, but optical networking growth is still nowhere to be found

Avanex Slips on Cautious Outlook


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January 24, 2001 : Vendor lands Nortel as a 10 percent customer and meets estimates, but management expresses caution

Corvis Gets Some Competition


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January 24, 2001 : Ilotron is offering a similar (and possibly better) package of technologies

Procket's Test Teaser


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January 24, 2001 : MFN is testing "something" made by Procket. No one will say what -- and the tester is on Procket's advisory board

Market Roars Forward


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January 23, 2001 : The Light Reading Index is fueled by positive earnings news UPDATED 6 PM ET

Sorrento Rides a Gilded Wave


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January 23, 2001 : Sorrento's riding a wave of good news, getting a mention in the Gilder Technology Report following its name change

Tellabs Shares Perk Up


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January 23, 2001 : Investors respond positively to Tellabs' fourth quarter; optical product line drives growth

Sigma Relies on Star Power


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January 23, 2001 : Metro services, Former FCC chairman as board member, financing from Benchmark and Cisco -- sound familiar?

Analysts Fret Over JDSU Growth


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January 22, 2001 : JDSU is expected to meet expectations for its quarterly results, but analysts cast doubt on the long-term outlook

Can Chiaro Stay Focused?


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January 22, 2001 : Chiaro tries not to let its legal scuffles with Alcatel bog it down

Out of the Lab: Storing Light


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January 22, 2001 : The ability to store light in an optical memory buffer could have huge implications for photonic routing

Velio Cleans Up


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January 22, 2001 : Claims to have the first chip to meet IEEE spec for sending 10-gig Ethernet across a backplane

LR Index Builds Momentum


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January 19, 2001 : News from Juniper and AMCC fuels a rally, boosting the Light Reading Index nearly 10% on the week

Eyes on Corvis Lockup Expiration


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January 19, 2001 : The lockup of 180 million shares of Corvis stock will expire next week, making them free to sell on the open market

IronBridge Over Troubled Water


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January 19, 2001 : Lead investor pulls out. CEO quits. Is it goodbye, not au revoir, for router startup? -- UPDATED 3:35 PM EST

IEEE Tunes Ethernet for Telcos


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January 19, 2001 : The resilient packet ring gang gets its act together, planning better restoration features for metro Ethernet

Nortel Logs Good Quarter, Great Year


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January 19, 2001 : Nortel officials told investors what they wanted to hear, but dodged questions about IP routing and metro networking

Why Redback Got Whacked


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January 18, 2001 : The numbers met the estimates, but Wall Street didn't like the message being sent by declining margins

Khosla: Optical Market's Still Huge


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January 18, 2001 : Kleiner Perkins's optical kingmaker, Vinod Khosla, says the shakeout will be brutal but the market is huge

Stock Watch: Sonus Networks Inc.


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January 18, 2001 : The voice gateway company has been landing some big customers

Axsun Gets $111 Million for Subsystems


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January 18, 2001 : Automation and miniaturization are promising an IPO payoff by the end of the year

Allegro Holds a House Party


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January 17, 2001 : Ex-Nortel president joins Allegro. Its "peering platform" will allow ISPs to buy capacity on long-haul networks

Earnings Reports Drive LR Index up 4.7%


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January 17, 2001 : A slew of positive earnings reports reverses the psychology

Geyser: Third Time Lucky?


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January 17, 2001 : John Vice has taken over as Geyser's third CEO. Is he the right man for the job?

Conexant Shows Off Monster Chip


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January 17, 2001 : Company claims new chip could drive a gargantuan optical/electrical switch with 18,496 ports
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