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Articles published in October 2001

Symmorphix Joins the Amp Camp


News Analysis - Comments (5)
October 31, 2001 : The startup is making erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers in a different way from its competitors

Alcatel Losses Prompt More Cuts


News Analysis - Comments (9)
October 31, 2001 : Company posts a net loss of $500 million, will cut 10,000 more jobs

Qwest's Qwarter Not So Shiny


News Analysis - Comments (9)
October 31, 2001 : Qwest's losses are attributed to falling revenue from optical assets. Bad signs all around for optical equipment

Cisco Preps Long-Haul DWDM Platform


News Analysis - Comments (24)
October 31, 2001 : The ONS 15808 will be launched 'later this year' and looks a little like Ciena's CoreStream product

Is Mayan Done Yet?


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October 31, 2001 : Mayan Networks has junked one acquisition, completed another -- and is once again rumored to be calling it quits

MRV: Luminent's a Drag


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October 30, 2001 : MRV's components spinoff - soon to be folded back into the company - gets the blame for poor numbers

Marconi Claims Tunable Laser Advance


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October 30, 2001 : Says its 'digital supermode' DBR will have better performance and be easier to make than existing products

Can Redback Come Back?


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October 30, 2001 : Company pins its hopes to the busy edge router market, where it has introduced the SmartEdge 800

Syndesis: Will Amdocs Pop the Question?


News Analysis - Comments (8)
October 29, 2001 : After streamlining and realigning, will this software vendor be bought by Amdocs? And what would it mean?

IBM Breaks the Silicon Speed Barrier


News Analysis - Comments (4)
October 29, 2001 : Presents research indicating that silicon-germanium electronics can sustain lines rates of 56 Gbit/s

Solinet Morphs Into Ceyba


News Analysis - Comments (10)
October 29, 2001 : The Ottawa startup formerly known as Solinet offers a few more details about its long-haul optical strategy

RouteScience Soups Up IP


News Analysis - Comments (4)
October 29, 2001 : Startup founded by ex-Cisco exec looks to be the first of a new crop of IP-performance companies to ship product

Alidian Restructures


News Analysis - Comments (13)
October 26, 2001 : Newman takes over as CEO, Sadler returns as COO, and 50 more jobs are cut

Intel Backs VCSEL Startup


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October 26, 2001 : It's funding Lytek, an Arizona State U. spinoff developing 1310nm surface-emitting lasers

KP, Cisco Double Down on Cenix


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October 26, 2001 : Kleiner Perkins leads another round and switches board members at Cenix, one of Vinod Khosla's picks

JDSU Weighs on Optical Sector


News Analysis - Comments (2)
October 26, 2001 : Judging from the results and forecasts at JDSU, the sector's recovery is still not within sight

Corvis Stock Slips on Q3 Report


News Analysis - Comments (44)
October 25, 2001 : Corvis hits the low end of expectations with $24 million in revenue for Q4; loses $49 million before charges

Cogent's Finances Revealed in Filing


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October 25, 2001 : Cogent's revenues slowly begin to ramp as it picks clean troubled service providers

Harmonic Hits a Bad Note


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October 25, 2001 : Harmonic reported better than expected third-quarter earnings last night. So why is the stock down 30%?

Foundry's Fallout


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October 25, 2001 : Foundry's Q3 results disappoint. Analysts issue confusing downgrade notes. Stock tanks

McGinn McFound


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October 25, 2001 : Former Lucent CEO Richard McGinn starts afresh as venture capital advisor at Manhattan-based RRE Ventures

Tellium Stock Pops After Earnings


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October 25, 2001 : Tellium's stock gains 20% after the company announces positive quarterly results UPDATED 10/25 9:45 AM ET

Tropic Joins Canadian Cutback Crew


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October 24, 2001 : Tropic Networks is the latest well-funded Ottawa startup to cut costs now in order to make it through 2002

ONI Stock Takes a Hit


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October 24, 2001 : Shares get a 20% haircut on quarterly earnings report; customer count is not where company expected

Ennovate Shuts Down


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October 24, 2001 : Edge-switch maker Ennovate Networks closes its doors and puts 127 more people out of work

PON: The Dream Is Alive


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October 24, 2001 : A slew of back-burner projects reflect faith that passive optical networking is steadily -- if slowly -- building

Ciena Wins C&W Deal


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October 24, 2001 : Cable and Wireless still plans to deploy Tellium's core switches -- but not for some time

OC192 Processors: Who's First?


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October 23, 2001 : It could be AMCC or EZchip, with Agere not far behind. But does it really matter?

Motorola Spruces Up C-Port Chip


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October 23, 2001 : The money right now is in putting a little more kick into its OC48 (2.5 Gbit/s) network processor, says Motorola

Lucent: What's Another $8 Billion?


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October 23, 2001 : Fourth quarter is capped by $8 billion charge. Lucent says this, and 10,000 more job cuts, get it closer to breakeven

Avici Losses Increase


News Analysis - Comments (9)
October 23, 2001 : Avici blames the capex crunch for expected big losses, searches for new customers, and pins hopes on tiny TSR

SBC: Uncle Sam Killed Broadband


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October 22, 2001 : Chairman and CEO blames government regulation for declining fortunes, says it will hamper DSL deployment

Teradiant Turns Up


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October 22, 2001 : Network processor startup emerges from stealth mode to announce first-round funding of $26 million

Avanex Misses by Two Cents


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October 22, 2001 : Avanex's slide continues as the company acquires more technology

EZchip Redoes It


News Analysis - Comments (2)
October 22, 2001 : EZchip is very close to shipping its OC192 network processor, though it appears to have altered the gameplan

Nortel Dogged by Competitors


News Analysis - Comments (28)
October 22, 2001 : Nortel's long-haul strategy weakens along with the company's competitive position against Ciena and Corvis

Redback's New Sales Strategy


News Analysis - Comments (10)
October 19, 2001 : Sell, sell, sell! A Redback sales memo indicates it wants to move SMS 10000 products, badly. And price isn't an issue

Dynarc in Trouble


News Analysis - Comments (6)
October 19, 2001 : Swedish metro equipment startup has laid off most of its staff following collapse of fundraising efforts

AFC: One Bright Spot?


News Analysis - Comments (3)
October 19, 2001 : Yes, it's also laying off people. But AFC beat estimates and remained profitable in its third-quarter results

Corning Slams on the Brakes


News Analysis - Comments (2)
October 19, 2001 : Fiber giant announces a $220 net loss, will 'idle' the manufacture of optical fiber

Sycamore Enters Crisis Mode


News Analysis - Comments (11)
October 19, 2001 : Sycamore slashes expectations, announces a plan to restructure and cut 25% of its staff. Some think its not enough

Nortel Says It Sees Clearly Now


News Analysis - Comments (20)
October 18, 2001 : Execs say they've got newfound "clarity" in carrier plans. But what they see is less capex and more uncertainty

Bell Labs Makes Molecular Transistor


News Analysis - Comments (3)
October 18, 2001 : Bell Labs promises to shrink electronics with its molecular-scale transistor, but there's plenty of work still to do

Cinta Gets Leaner, Cites Attacks


News Analysis - Comments (14)
October 18, 2001 : Long-haul startup blames a softening economy and September 11th tragedies for its latest round of layoffs

Morgan Warns Against Early Optimism


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October 18, 2001 : Morgan Stanley says it's too soon to call a rebound in DWDM and other photonic components

VCs Wait for Liquidity


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October 18, 2001 : VCs must get creative as investment returns drop and liquidity opportunities become more scarce

Gigabit Optics Takes in $20M


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October 18, 2001 : Subsystems manufacturer lands respectable amount for its second round, but it doesn't come without a price

Extreme's Extremely Inconclusive Quarter


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October 17, 2001 : Ethernet switching specialist comes in below its guidance and changes accounting practices, leaving many questions

Poll Points to All-Optical Future


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October 17, 2001 : All-optical switches will be selling well in two years' time, says a Light Reading survey

Report Predicts Chip Rebound


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October 17, 2001 : Optical Oracle identifies the companies that'll be first to recover from the current inventory overhang
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