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Articles published in November 2000

TyCom Claims Subsea First


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November 30, 2000 : Global Crossing cable is first 32-channel, 10-Gbit/s system, says TyCom

Alidian Gains ISO 9001 Certification


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November 30, 2000 : Optical Service Network products pass certification audit by TUV Essen

360networks Spans Canada


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November 30, 2000 : The broadnband fiber optic network connects 13 major cities across Canada

Christ Comes to Zaffire


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November 30, 2000 : Zaffire Names Jane Christ Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Tropic Adds to Board


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November 30, 2000 : Michael Unger and Gianluca Rattazzi join Tropic Networks' board of directors

Riordan Named Optranet VP


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November 30, 2000 : Dan Riordan will Vice President of Business Development at the broadband access equipment vendor

Alcatel to Light Central Europe


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November 30, 2000 : Infigate GmbH, has selected Alcatel optical fiber to connect Prague, Frankfurt, Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Warsaw, and Berlin

Ericsson, Juniper Join on Mobile Routing


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November 30, 2000 : Venture will deliver mobile Internet routing products to be sold exclusively by Ericsson

Hitachi Enhances Router Support


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November 30, 2000 : The GR2000 Gigabit Router family will support IPv6 in February 2001

Opnix Deploys Foundry Switches


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November 30, 2000 : Internet bandwidth provider has deployed ServerIron Layer 4-7 Web switches and BigIron Layer 3 switches

Ciena Wins Genuity Contract


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November 30, 2000 : Genuity will deploy CIENA’s MultiWave CoreDirector intelligent optical core switching systems in its nationwide network

Oplink Hires VP of Biz Dev


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November 30, 2000 : Ken Brizel leaves Lucent to join component vendor

Verizon Scraps Merger with Northpoint


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November 29, 2000 : Blames "detioration of Northpoint's business operations and financial condition"

Spirent Launches MPLS Analyzer


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November 29, 2000 : Emulates networks so that MPLS can be tested before roll-out

Telecom International Intros Coupler


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November 29, 2000 : The TIP Bi-Directional Coupler can be used with any wavelength in the 1550nm or 1310nm windows

Trilink Unveils 10-Gig Modulator


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November 29, 2000 : LiNbO3 modulators work in the 1550nm wavelength and can also be designed for 1300nm or L-Band

ONI, Progress Telecom Ink $15M Deal


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November 29, 2000 : Progress has selected ONI Systems as a major supplier for its optical metro networks

Report: Software Market to Boom


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November 29, 2000 : Demand for optical networking software will create a $7.6 billion market by 2004

Marconi Reports Strong Growth


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November 29, 2000 : In the six months to September 30, 2000

Tellabs, Riverstone Enter Alliance


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November 29, 2000 : Strategic alliance combines Tellabs' flexible broadband access systems with Riverstone's high-speed edge routers

ACT MicroDevices to Supply Agfa


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November 29, 2000 : With fiber array assemblies for Agfa's next-gen Xcalibur VLF thermal platesetters

ADC Reports $1 Billion Q4 Sales


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November 29, 2000 : An increase of 63 percent over $634 million in Q4 1999

Tyco, Furukawa Enter Licensing Deal


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November 29, 2000 : For the production of AMP Lightray MPX fiber optic interconnection system products

OCPI Triples Earnings Per Share


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November 28, 2000 : After Nov 3 IPO, component company announces hefty increases in revenues, income

OIF Sets Up Carrier Group


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November 28, 2000 : Continues work on OC-768 specs, names new board members

Former Prodigy CEO Joins Startup


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November 28, 2000 : Samer Salameh becomes president and CEO of iVMG, a startup service provider

Broadcom Acquires Video Compression Co.


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November 28, 2000 : Pays 7.96 million shares for Israel's Vision Tech

StarTech Announces $31M Seed Fund


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November 28, 2000 : Investors in the high-tech business accelerator include Austin Ventures, Capital Southwest Corp., and CenterPoint Ventures

Allegro Joins the Dance With $25M


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November 28, 2000 : Plans to develop a new platform for wholesale broadband access services

Alcatel Awarded Tunisian Contract


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November 28, 2000 : For a fully digital audio-visual transmission infrastructure for the Mediterranean Games in October 2001

3 Chip Makers Start New Process


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November 28, 2000 : IBM, Infineon, and UMC have started building chips with the most advanced 0.13-micron foundry process technology available

Marconi Buys Italian Encryption Firm


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November 28, 2000 : Amtec SpA, headquartered in Rome, designs IP secure access systems

Broadband Startup Debuts


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November 28, 2000 : Pacific Broadband Communications founded by former employees of AT&T Broadband, Alcatel, and others; funded by Raza Foundries

Band-X Goes Dutch


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November 28, 2000 : Opens the Netherlands' first IP capacity exchange

Supercomm Expands to Georgia Dome


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November 28, 2000 : Will add more than 50,000 net square feet of exhibit space by expanding into the Georgia Dome

LSI Logic Pairs With Wind River


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November 27, 2000 : To provide solution set that combines hardware and software in a single chip for the growing communications market

Teraxion to Add 500 Jobs


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November 27, 2000 : Plans to invest over $40 million and create 500 new jobs at its facilities in the Quebec Metro High Tech Park

Terayon Meets Euro Standard


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November 27, 2000 : Its BE 2000 second generation broadband access platform has been qualified to meet Euro-DOCSIS

John Boyle Joins Cierra Board


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November 27, 2000 : A general partner with Worldview Technology Partners

Cox to Deploy ADC Switch


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November 27, 2000 : ADC's Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch to be deployed in Cox's mid America region

Agilent to Acquire OSI


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November 27, 2000 : Will commence a tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of OSI for $17.75 per share in cash

Zenastra Announces $40M Expansion


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November 27, 2000 : The component maker's investment in Kanata, Ontario, will create 500 jobs

Siemens Wins Japanese Contract


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November 27, 2000 : Awarded contract by Japanese network operator Right Net for DSL broadband access technology

Antec Hurt by AT&T Order Freeze


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November 24, 2000 : AT&T Broadband purchases account for a "significant portion" of Antec sales

Scientific Atlanta Dented by AT&T Freeze


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November 24, 2000 : Impact limited to 1-2% of 4Q sales.

C-Cor Unharmed by AT&T Freeze


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November 24, 2000 : "No material effect on financial results"

Enron Scotches Profit Warning Rumors


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November 24, 2000 : Is "very comfortable" with consensus EPS of $0.35 for 4Q2000 and $1.65 for 2001

Fibernet: Results, Rights Issue


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November 24, 2000 : Service provider triples revenues, turns profitable, announces rights issue

SMTC Completes Qualtron Acquisition


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November 23, 2000 : Adds fiber optics connector and cable assemblies to SMTC's portfolio of electronics manufacturing services

Completel Leases Euro Fiber


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November 23, 2000 : Leases 4,068-km of fiber from Global One and KPNQwest to complete Tier 1 IP backbone
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