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Articles published in March 2001

Xanoptix, US Conec Team Up


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March 31, 2001 : Using technology codeveloped by US Conec, Xanoptix has designed an innovative connector adapter for its XTM-1TM transceiver

Optical Solutions Lights Up Corn Belt


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March 30, 2001 : Guthrie Telecommunications Network will deploy the FiberPath FTTH platform from Optical Solutions in west central Iowa

Ciena Completes Cyras Purchase


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March 30, 2001 : The transaction is valued at approximately $1.1 billion and will be accounted for as a purchase

Fibernet Launches French Hub


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March 30, 2001 : Opens Paris carrier ring for voice telephony and IP traffic

TeraBurst Enjoys $32.4M Round


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March 30, 2001 : Tyco Ventures led the third round of investment, bringing the total raised so far to $51.4 million

Tiara Doubles Funding


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March 30, 2001 : Sands Brothers Venture Funds led the $22.5 million round, bringing total financing to $55 million

Band-X Opens in Hong Kong


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March 30, 2001 : Asia's first online trading platform for IP transit capacity

Fibernet Offers Metro DWDM Service


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March 30, 2001 : TANet Metro/Wave service employs Cisco metro dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) technology

Agility Unveils Tunable Laser


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March 30, 2001 : Packaged prototype of monolithic, 10-mW, widely tunable laser that can tune across the entire C-band

FiberCore Reports Record Q4


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March 30, 2001 : Sales increased 224% to a record $13.9M from $4.3M in the 1999 Q4; net income was a record $2.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share

Jasmine Retrenches


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March 29, 2001 : The measures include a reduction in workforce and capital expenditures, as well as elimination or reduction of satellite offices

MPI Launches Polarization Controller


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March 29, 2001 : Designed for Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) compensation in next-generation networks

Nortel Wins $165M Net2000 Contract


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March 29, 2001 : To provide packet telephony solution for expansion of Net2000's US network

FONS Corp. Names Finance Honcho


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March 29, 2001 : Kevin Tinsley joins organization as Treasurer and Executive Vice President of Finance

ECI Appoints Officers


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March 29, 2001 : Names CFO, COO, CIO, and vice presidents

Mayan to Merge With Ariel


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March 29, 2001 : The combined company will be renamed Mayan Networks Corp. and will be listed on the Nasdaq

VIPswitch Partners With Xilinx


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March 28, 2001 : VIPswitch has chosen Xilinx Virtex-II FPGA devices for its Open Metro Networks V-MAN 160G optical terabit switch/router

360networks Goes to Singapore


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Yuval Ofek Joins GiantLoop


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March 28, 2001 : Former VP of enterprise software development at EMC named executive VP and CTO

C&W Leases American Fiber


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March 28, 2001 : Cable & Wireless will lease 24 strands of American Fiber Systems metropolitan dark fiber in mid-size cities throughout the U.S.

Quallaby Lands a Customer


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March 28, 2001 : GRIC Communications has selected Proviso for network performance monitoring of its multiservices Network Management Facility

Rifocs Releases Ribbon Test System


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March 28, 2001 : Performs return and insertion loss measurements on terminated fiber-optic ribbon cables, MT-RJ patchcords, and other multifiber cables

Tejas Announces First Product


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March 28, 2001 : TJ 100 is a family of next-generation access products supporting both TDM (SDH/Sonet) and packet interfaces

OnePath Proposes PON Protocol


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March 28, 2001 : Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) protocol is part of effort to address critical first-mile access issues

ADC Lowers Guidance, Head Count


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March 28, 2001 : Plans to eliminate an additional 3,000 to 4,000 employees

Sycamore Scores on Subcontinent


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March 28, 2001 : Tata Power selects Sycamore's optical transport equipment for metro deployment in Mumbai

NTT Chooses Lucent's Softswitch


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March 28, 2001 : Under a strategic alliance with Fujitsu for next-generation network

GTS Restructuring Finances


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March 28, 2001 : Has postponed its Q4 earnings call

Ericsson Venture Names Director


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March 28, 2001 : Mark Maybell, formerly with Merrill Lynch, to be Senior Managing Director of Ericsson Venture Partners

Nortel Lowers Q1 Outlook


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March 27, 2001 : Now expects revenues in the range of US$6.1 billion to US$6.2 billion, below the previous estimate of US$6.3 billion

EXi, ilotron iNK Deal


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March 27, 2001 : EXi telecoms is providing ilotron with services, including material handling, logistics, implementation, and operational support

Cogent Extends Reach


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March 27, 2001 : Signs national colocation agreement with Switch and Data

Universal Access, 360net Ink $25M Deal


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March 27, 2001 : Agreement will allow Universal Access to purchase capacity on 360networks’ global network

Storm is Growing


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March 27, 2001 : Will shortly be delivering advanced IP services to twelve European countries and the US; has appointed two senior directors

Atrica Announces Trials, Appointments


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March 27, 2001 : Undergoing tests with France Telecom and Israeli service provider Bezeq; has taken on former Lucent and Nortel execs

TyCom Buying Chorum Filters


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March 27, 2001 : Chorum Technologies selected by TyCom to supply PolarWave Optical Slicer filtering technology

EDO to Ship OC192 Modules


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March 27, 2001 : Has won a $3.5 million contract award from a leading global fiber optic network operator

RPR Alliance Sets Goals


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March 27, 2001 : Will provide input on resilient packet ring technology to the IEEE 802.17 working group that will formalize the RPR standard

Adept Names Tech Chief


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March 27, 2001 : Matthew Murphy to be vice president of engineering

Net.com Selects Agere Processor


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March 27, 2001 : Agere's PayloadPlus™ network processor employed in net.com's next-generation SCREAM™ Service Creation Manager platforms

ADC Launches Services Platform


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March 27, 2001 : Broadband Services Platform (BSP) for deployment in the wireless, wireline, and ISP markets

Ericsson Unloads Juniper Stock


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March 27, 2001 : Has sold its remaining hold in Juniper Networks for about US$540 million

Conexant Reduces Outlook


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March 27, 2001 : Expects Q2 revenues to be down by approximately 35 to 40 percent from Q1 revenues of $410.4 million

Vitesse Lowers Forecast


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March 27, 2001 : Reducing its second-quarter fiscal 2001 (March 2001) revenue forecast from $150-160 million to $120-125 million

LSI Logic to Purchase C-Cube


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March 27, 2001 : A stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $878 million

Spirent Enhances Test Platform


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March 27, 2001 : Provides OIF/IETF signaling support for testing of Tenor Networks’ TN250G Core Service Switch

Deutsche Telekom Orders Siemens BRAS


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March 26, 2001 : Siemen's subsidiary Unisphere’s ERX Edge Routing Switch acts as a Broadband Remote Access Server (BRAS)

ACT MicroDevices Changes Name


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March 26, 2001 : Has selected Haleos as its new name and opened a 110,000 sq. ft. facility in Blacksburg, Va.

Packet Design Starts Spinning Out


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March 26, 2001 : Launches Vernier Networks Inc., which will market a new technology that makes wireless LANs

Agilent Launches IP Test Software


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March 26, 2001 : The industry’s first system for testing the performance of “tunneled” IPv6 traffic
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