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Articles published in February 2001

Sorrento Makes Belgian Sale


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February 28, 2001 : Belgacom to deploy Sorrento's GigaMux optical transport system

Syndesis Signs Up CEO


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February 28, 2001 : Former Tech Data executive John Lochow named President and Chief Executive Officer

Broadlight Names Iftach Ifhar CFO


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February 28, 2001 : As CFO and VP of operations, Ifhar will be responsible for strategic financial and operational development at the startup

Foundry Releases 'IronView'


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February 28, 2001 : IronView Network Manager, a next-gen network management platform for its enterprise, service provider, and metro provider customers

ZettaCom Announces OC192 Components


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February 28, 2001 : The ZEN-TSP TDM Service Processor is a component of ZettaCom's Universal Switch Architecture

GTS Witholds Dividends


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February 28, 2001 : Won't pay dividends on its 7-1/4 percent cumulative convertible preferred stock this quarter

Avanex Revises Q3 Outlook


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February 27, 2001 : Expects sales in the Q3 of fiscal year 2001 to be approximately $41 million, less than previously projected

Light Reading Slices & Dices the Market


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February 27, 2001 : Publishes "Optical Taxonomy," a dissection of the next-generation telecom equipment market

Zolo Attacks DWDM Market


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February 27, 2001 : Launches 40-channel, grating-based, single-input DWDM product

Spielvogel Named Optisphere CEO


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February 27, 2001 : Jost Spielvogel has been a senior executive at Siemens; COO and CTO appointments complete management team

European TV-Over-Fiber Net Launches


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February 27, 2001 : Carrier1 and Net Insight team to provide professional broadband services to TV and media companies in Europe's major cities

Con Ed Communications Debuts


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February 27, 2001 : Announces March launch of colocation facility in Manhattan; $10M strategic relationship with EurekaGGN

Network Processing Forum Formed


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February 27, 2001 : To speed next-gen equipment development through common hardware and software specs

Siemens to Trial Codeon Modulators


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February 27, 2001 : Siemens has chosen Codeon's 10-Gbit/s and 40-Gbit/s high-speed optical modulators for a field trial

JDS Uniphase Announces Layoffs


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February 27, 2001 : Reducing its global workforce by approximately 3,000 people; intends to continue to hire in its high-growth product areas

Ahee to Be Nexsi VP


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February 27, 2001 : David Ahee, from Unisphere Networks, joins Nexsi Corp. as VP of sales

fSona Ships Optical Wireless Gear


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February 27, 2001 : SONAbeam series promises reliable, high bandwidth, wireless network access for last-mile communications

NetLogic, Xelerated Team on OC768


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February 27, 2001 : To combine NetLogic's search engines with Xelerated's net processors to speed the release of 40-Gbit/s data plane solutions

Agility Partners With Network Photonics


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February 27, 2001 : Agility will provide tunable lasers for Network Photonics' next gen metro technology

Bookham Funds Research Centre


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February 27, 2001 : Nottingham University becomes first Bookham Technology funded center for optoelectronic education and research

Intel to Acquire VxTel for $550 Million


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February 26, 2001 : Acquisition brings Intel voice-over-packet technology for optical networks

WaveSmith Announces 1st Product


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February 26, 2001 : WaveForm Architecture addresses multiservice switching

Lucent Wins $20M Shanghai Contract


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February 26, 2001 : Providing Shanghai Telecom with optical networking products, including the WaveStarBandWidth Manager, DACS, and ADM 16/1

Onetta Cops $56 Million


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February 26, 2001 : HarbourVest Partners led the Series B financing round for the startup subsystem vendor

Agere Unveils MEMS Optical Switch Bit


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February 26, 2001 : 64x64 3D module combines scaleable architecture with fully integrated control electronics in small-form-factor housing

Verio, 360networks Ink $30M Deal


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February 26, 2001 : Verio expands its backbone using 360 networks' global circuits

MFN Announces Dutch Deal


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February 26, 2001 : Fortis Group to lease fiber optic infrastructure from Metromedia Fiber Network in the Netherlands

Redback Wins Swedish Contract


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February 26, 2001 : Telia to deploy Redback Networks' Subscriber Management Technology throughout its European broadband network

Ciena Picks N. American Sales Chief


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February 26, 2001 : Names Barbara Blanck, formerly at Global One, Vice President, North American Sales

Foundry Upgrades Layer 3 Switch


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February 26, 2001 : New BigIron gigabit Ethernet modules and IronWare software release 7.2

Chorum to Supply Nortel


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February 26, 2001 : Startup has signed supply agreements to provide its PolarWave Optical Slicer filters to Nortel Networks

Iolon Secures $53M Second Round


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February 26, 2001 : Corning among investors in tunable laser startup

Optical Switch Ships Products


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February 26, 2001 : Startup claims low insertion loss for Kaleidoscope and Fiberkey optical switch modules

Nortel Sued for Stock Fraud


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February 23, 2001 : Complaint alleges that defendants repeatedly issued statements that overstated sales growth and revenues

Lucent Secures $6.5B Credit Line


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February 23, 2001 : Including $4.5 billion of new 364-day credit facilities arranged by J. P. Morgan and Salomon Smith Barney

Sigma Networks Launches With $435M


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February 23, 2001 : To offer carriers and hosted ASPs a complete range of broadband fiber optic services; Reed Hundt to chair

Virata Releases MPLS Software


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February 23, 2001 : MPLS 4.6, the newest version of its Performance Optimized MPLS Software Solution Suite

Alcatel Ships Fiber to Texas


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February 23, 2001 : To deliver 100,000km of optical fiber, allowing bandwidth capabilities in excess of 10 Mbit/s, to Grande Communications

Cenix and PerkinElmer to Partner


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February 23, 2001 : For the joint development of 10- and 40-Gbit/s high-speed receivers

Oplink Offers Raman Components


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February 22, 2001 : Suite of products for Raman amplifiers includes combiners, isolators, couplers, and hybrid modules

Marconi to Fund Texas A&M Lab


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February 22, 2001 : $1 million gift will enable university to launch virtual networking lab

TriLink Unveils 10-Gig Modulator


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February 22, 2001 : The OC192 return-to-zero (RZ) modulator has a bandwidth up to 12GHz

360networks Lights European Stretch


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February 22, 2001 : It has lit 6,100 kilometers of its fiber optic network spanning the U.K., France, Germany, and The Netherlands

Siemens to Buy Efficient Networks


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February 22, 2001 : Siemens to acquire global DSL leader Efficient Networks Inc. for $1.5 billion

ShanDong ZiBo Deploys Marconi


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February 22, 2001 : ShanDong ZiBo Telecom, part of China Telecom, is to install 10-Gbit/s optical technology from Marconi

Israeli Startup Gets $1.3M From ADC


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February 22, 2001 : ADC Telecommunications invests in VManage, a provider of broadband network management platforms

BandX Launches NY Minutes Exchange


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February 22, 2001 : Allows U.S. carriers to anonymously buy and sell international wholesale voice traffic

BigBucks for BigBangwidth


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February 22, 2001 : Startup secures first round of financing for $3 million from VC firm TechnoCap

CableNet Names Marketing VP


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February 21, 2001 : Robert Loewen, most recently with eCopper, this week joined CableNet International as Vice President, Global Market Development

Brocade Enjoys $165M Q1


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February 21, 2001 : Compared to $42.7 million reported in Q1 of fiscal 2000 and $132.1 million reported in Q4 of fiscal 2000
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