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Articles published in February 2001

Avanex Shares Stumble


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February 28, 2001 : Shares slashed 18 percent following earnings warning, downgrades

Startup Gets Flexible


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February 28, 2001 : A flexible sheet of polymer could be a new wonder material for integrated optics

Optisphere's Spielvogel Speaks American


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February 28, 2001 : Siemens spinoff Optisphere is still unknown in the U.S. market. The new management team hopes to change that

Corning and Lucent May Reach Deal


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February 27, 2001 : The companies won't confirm, but industry sources think it likely Corning will buy Lucent's Optical Fiber division

Tellium Switches IPO Bankers


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February 27, 2001 : Morgan Stanley, rather than Goldman Sachs, will be running the show. Rivalry with Ciena may be the reason

Tropic Networks Scores $60M


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February 27, 2001 : Startup will use the new funds to finish an optical packet node that supports metro Ethernet

Laser Suppliers Getting in Tune


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February 27, 2001 : Agility, Iolon, and New Focus are proposing a multisourcing agreement for widely tunable lasers

WaveSmith Targets Cascade Switch


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February 26, 2001 : Startup hopes to copy the Juniper gameplan: Sneak up on the market leader as a slicker second source

Intel Snatches VOIP Startup for $550M


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February 26, 2001 : Move puts Intel deeper into the communications chip space

Agere's 3D MEMS Switch 'Not First'


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February 26, 2001 : OMM intends to ship a 64x64 subsystem before Lucent's spinoff

Mayan Ruins?


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February 26, 2001 : Mayan is the latest in a line of startups that are feeling the effects of CLEC woes

Onetta Raises $56M for "Intelligent" Amp


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February 26, 2001 : Onetta has finished building its management team and is rewarded with $56 million in VC funding

Optical Switch Comes Into the Light


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February 26, 2001 : After skulking about for four years, Optical Switch has emerged with a $4,500 Kaleidoscope and other cool stuff

Corning Backs Laser Startup


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February 26, 2001 : Puts cash into Iolon, which is going head to head with New Focus on widely tunable, high power lasers

Chorum Seals Deal With Nortel


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February 23, 2001 : Chorum, which has registered for an IPO, will supply Nortel with its Optical Slicer product for the next few years

Cisco Makes Metro Move


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February 23, 2001 : Ups the ante with its oddly familiar 7600 OSR product

Cratos Networks Tips Its Hand


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February 23, 2001 : Former Siara architect Sanjeev Newarikar mixes DWDM into his recipe for next-gen Sonet boxes

Lucent Beefs Up Credit Line


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February 23, 2001 : Obtaining $6.5 billion in credit will aid restructuring, company says

Report: Juniper Still Gaining On Cisco


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February 22, 2001 : Juniper's still eating into Cisco's share of the core router pie; Avici has shown up for orts UPDATED 2/23 3:00pm EST

Multiplex About to Secure $100M Round


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February 22, 2001 : Sign of continuing VC interest in startups developing the right components

Sales Chief Sneaks Out of Avici


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February 21, 2001 : After Avici's senior VP of sales leaves, company official says event is "not material" UPDATED 2/22 1pm EST

Lucent Restructuring: Mixed Bag


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February 21, 2001 : Schacht's shop turns toward debt management and public relations

Nortel CTO Quits as Woes Mount


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February 21, 2001 : Nortel CTO William R. Hawe has left under a cloud of speculation

Optical Stock Watch: Tellabs


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February 21, 2001 : Crossconnect vendor seeks to diversify its product suite

MRV Misses by a Cent


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February 20, 2001 : UPDATED: Figuring out where the holding company's revenues are coming from next is no easy task

Qwest Tidies Up Finances


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February 20, 2001 : Qwest's raising $3.25 billion by refinancing debt. But other carriers may not have such an easy time

Startup Claims 40-Gig First


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February 20, 2001 : Gtran Inc. has automated the manufacture of superfast electronic chips for tomorrow's transmission systems

Optical Pessimism Runs Rampant


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February 20, 2001 : The Light Reading Index takes another beating in early trading Tuesday

Solinet Gets CEO From Cisco


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February 19, 2001 : Scott Marshall joins startup working on long-haul transmission developments

Can Yafo Lift Speed Limits?


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February 19, 2001 : Its PMD compensator aims to help carriers roll out big bandwidths over long distances

Ironbridge 'Sold for Parts'


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February 19, 2001 : The remains of one ruined optical startup could bring new life to others

Unisphere Tunes Up for IPO


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February 16, 2001 : Wall Street wants revenues and products from IPO aspirants. Unisphere has them. And it may revive Argon

ONI's Secret Weapon


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February 16, 2001 : ONI's recent success hinges on many things -- but the key may be its impressive virtual manufacturing system

Egad Covad!


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February 16, 2001 : Nasdaq halts trading on Covad shares as the company prepares to restate earnings

Riverstone IPO Toughs It Out


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February 16, 2001 : It wasn't a lucky morning for a networking IPO, but Riverstone managed to get out -- and even go up UPDATED 2/16 4:10pm EST

CFRA Hits Cisco


News Analysis - Comments (14)
February 15, 2001 : A searing financial report piles on concerns about Cisco's future

Nortel's Nasty Surprise


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February 15, 2001 : In an alarming counterpoint to Ciena's earnings announcement, Nortel has slashed its growth estimates

Zaffire Gets Zapped


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February 15, 2001 : FiberStreet has gone bust, one month after giving Zaffire a $20 million order

New Focus, New Laser


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February 15, 2001 : NUFO says it's made the first widely tunable laser that's powerful enough for long-haul networks

Ciena: What Slowdown?


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February 15, 2001 : Ciena's customers are spending in order to save, says CEO Patrick Nettles

Kleiner Readies BBO's Rebirth


News Analysis - Comments (18)
February 15, 2001 : Some of the CLEC's assets are being siphoned into Zephion, a planned long-distance operator

All Eyes on Riverstone IPO


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February 14, 2001 : A strong showing on Friday could open the door for other IPO aspirants. A feeble showing could slam it shut UPDATED 2/15 10:40am EST

JDSU: Less from More


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February 14, 2001 : The merger with SDL has been followed by a forecast of reduced profits

Bookham: Is the Tide Turning?


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February 14, 2001 : Investors continued to give Bookham a hard time after its earnings announcement. Are they missing something?

Shutdowns Send Dark Message


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February 13, 2001 : A slew of startups have gone bust recently, sending a warning that funding is getting more selective

Sycamore Dodges Cisco Flu


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February 13, 2001 : Sycamore's earnings beat Wall Street estimates by a penny

ONI Systems Buys Finisar Folly


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February 13, 2001 : ONI Systems buys faltering Finisar product line -- and secures a supply of components

Nortel Breaks China Record


News Analysis - Comments (2)
February 13, 2001 : Claims $100M deal is the largest Chinese optical contract to date, but it may not hold the record long

GiantLoop Scores GiantLoot


News Analysis - Comments (4)
February 13, 2001 : GiantLoop, an optical service provider, closes a $120M funding round UPDATED 2/13 4:30pm EST

Corvis Goes Coast to Coast


News Analysis - Comments (38)
February 13, 2001 : Corvis equipment sends signals 6,400 kilometers over Williams's network
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