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Articles published in January 2002

ITF Boasts of Braggs


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January 31, 2002 : Begins volume production of Bragg-based products

BaySpec Adds to Board


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January 31, 2002 : Ms. Leslie Tyahla has more than 20 years’ experience in the optical networking industry

Molex Makes Muxlink


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January 31, 2002 : WWDM transceivers designed to meet the IEEE 802.3ae 10-gigabit Ethernet 10GBASE-LX4 PMD standard

Agilent, Greenwich Collaborate


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January 31, 2002 : On network equipment testing services to accelerate deployment of next-generation networks

Broadwing Closes 2001


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January 31, 2002 : For the fourth quarter, revenues increased 1 percent to $566 million; EBITDA declined 2 percent to $143 million

Chapter 11 for McLeod


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January 31, 2002 : To complete previously announced recapitalization plan to reduce total debt by $3.3 billion through a pre-negotiated Chapter 11 filing

Nasdaq Stops McLeod


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January 31, 2002 : Nasdaq Stock Market halts trading in McLeodUSA, pending receipt of "additional information requested"

Solectron Shopping at Lucent


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January 31, 2002 : Negotiating an agreement to purchase specialized equipment and usable inventory from Lucent for about $275 million in cash

Nortel Wins in India


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January 31, 2002 : Bharti Tele-Ventures has deployed the OPTera Metro 4000 multiservice platform

Verizon Reports


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January 31, 2002 : Posts adjusted diluted earnings per share of 77 cents for the fourth quarter 2001 and $3.00 for the full year

Qwest Presents the Olympics


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January 31, 2002 : Qwest's high-speed data network larger than any in Olympic Winter Games history

ITU OKs Voice Standard


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January 31, 2002 : Recommendation G.722.2 aims at improved interoperability, implementation, and quality for wideband voice applications

Alcatel Optronics Closes Year


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January 31, 2002 : Sales for the fourth quarter were down by 52.2% to €69.9 million over the same period last year

Alcatel Closes Year


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January 31, 2002 : Q4 net loss was €1,498 million for a diluted EPS of -€1.28 per A share ($1.14 per ADS) compared with Q402 net income of €426 million

HP Migrates to KPNQwest


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January 31, 2002 : Hewlett-Packard's European network moves onto the KPNQwest ATM network with links to the USA and Asia

SynTera Gets $6M First Round


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January 31, 2002 : Sypoint Ventures leads financing of startup developing packet-over-Sonet, Ethernet, DWDM, and ATM silicon

INO Coats With Aluminum


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January 30, 2002 : Aluminum coating enhances the tensile strength of fibers and allows operation at extremely high temperatures

Opnet Reports on Q3


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January 30, 2002 : Revenue for the quarter was $10,973,000, an increase of 26% over the same quarter in the prior year

Report: DWDM Long Haul to Grow


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January 30, 2002 : Dell'Oro Group projects the DWDM long-haul terrestrial market to remain flat in 2003 but grow to reach $6.4 billion in 2006

Civcom Sampling All-Optical Switch


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January 30, 2002 : Announces availability of samples of its Free 1x2 all-optical switches

BroadSoft Lands HardCash


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January 30, 2002 : Closes $19.5 million in Series C financing from Bessemer Venture Partners, Charles River Ventures, Columbia Capital, others

MEMC Making Wafers


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January 30, 2002 : Launches Optia defect-free silicon wafer for volume production

Floyd Steps Down at Siemens


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January 30, 2002 : Mark Floyd, president and CEO of Siemens Information and Communications Networks US, will step down effective January 31

Super Janet Goes to Scotland


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January 30, 2002 : Thus has won a contract with Ukerna to provide high-speed links to the Scottish extension of Super Janet 4

Juniper Announces Metro Win


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January 30, 2002 : Electric Lightwave selects Juniper Networks M-series routers for multiservice metropolitan networks

Tekelec Reports, Releases


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January 30, 2002 : Revenues for the fourth quarter were $79.8 million; pro forma net income was $0.09 per diluted share; turns up surveillance system

Lightscape Touts Customer Wins


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January 30, 2002 : Lightscape Networks continues momentum in metro market with its flagship XDMT optical networking platform

Riverstone Scores With Swedes


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January 30, 2002 : Utfors AB has selected Riverstone RS routers for its metro MPLS Ethernet service deployment

Coherent Solders On


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January 30, 2002 : Coherent’s Laser Processing Center develops telecom soldering technique with high-power diode lasers

Sunrise Enhances Sunset


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January 30, 2002 : Newest addition to SunSet family provides comprehensive testing of Sonet/SDH networks at speeds up to 10 Gbit/s

OpNext Intros 10-Gig Modules


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January 30, 2002 : Announces the availability of its Xenpak-compliant 10-gigabit Ethernet transceiver modules

Ai Metrix Offers Open OSS


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January 30, 2002 : Enhancements to the NeuralStar framework provide open integration with any software system

Agilent Intros Super Troubleshooter


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January 30, 2002 : Solution tests voice, IP, and mobile over complex networks in real time

MultiLink Reports on 2001


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January 30, 2002 : Total revenues for the year were $130.5 million, compared with $72.7 million for the previous year; decline expected in Q1

OCPI Offers Transceivers


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January 30, 2002 : Optical Communication Products announces 8-channel, CWDM, small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers

Alcatel Announces


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January 30, 2002 : New fiber-to-the-user solution; 30,000 SDH shipments; contract with Verizon for access service

Ixia Goes XAUI With Tyco


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January 30, 2002 : Ixia and Tyco Electronics jointly provide platform for XAUI interoperability and performance testing

Foundry Posts, Appoints


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January 30, 2002 : Net revenue for Q4 2001 was $65.4 million, which compares to $74.7 million for Q3; Craig Baily named VP of service provider sales

AFOP Closes Flat Quarter


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January 30, 2002 : Pro forma net loss for the fourth quarter of 2001 was $1,832,000, or $0.05 per share

Digital Lightwave Ends Down Quarter


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January 30, 2002 : Fourth-quarter net sales were $5.4 million, compared with $33.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2000; Jim Green appointed COO

OCPI Posts Poor Q1


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January 30, 2002 : Revenue for Q1 2002 decreased 78.9% to $8.8 million from $41.9 million for the year-ago period, decreased 40.5% compared with Q4 2001

France Telecom Reports on Year


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January 30, 2002 : Consolidated revenues were €43 billion (US$37 billion) in 2001, representing annual growth of 27.8 percent

West Bay Aims at Europe


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January 30, 2002 : ACTE will distribute West Bay products in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic States, and Russia

Advanced Fibre Closes Year


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January 30, 2002 : Net loss for the Q4 2001 was $5,847,000, or $0.07 loss per share; for the year, net income was $167,796,000, or $2.01 earnings per share

Turin Turns Up $50 Million


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January 30, 2002 : Third round of financing led by Doll Capital Management, with RWI Group, Tako Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Van Wagoner

Newport Meets Q4 Guidance


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January 30, 2002 : Posted breakeven earnings per share in the fourth quarter of 2001 on sales of $50.3 million

Corvis Goes Underseas


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January 30, 2002 : Has signed a merger agreement to acquire Dorsal Networks, a provider of transoceanic and regional undersea optical network solutions

Asia's Getting ERXsome


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January 29, 2002 : i-STT Pte Ltd. is deploying Unisphere Networks’ ERX Edge Routers for the expansion of its network infrastructure across Asia

Ola Elmeland Moves Up


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January 29, 2002 : Ericsson marketing VP has been appointed as Ericsson's representative to the board of directors of TrustLink

Ondax Emits Fasma


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January 29, 2002 : Ondax Inc. has shipped its initial Fasma tunable filters to customer sites
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