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Articles published in May 2002

TeraConnect, Mindspeed Interoperate


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May 31, 2002 : TeraConnect's 48-channel opto-electronic interconnect and Mindspeed's Ser/Des device are proven interoperable

NEC Eluminant Cheers Supreme Court


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May 31, 2002 : NEC Eluminant says the U.S. Supreme Court did right to reaffirm FCC authority over pricing of unbundled network elements

Qwest Gets New Auditor


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May 31, 2002 : Qwest appoints KPMG as independent auditor, replacing Arthur Andersen

Ericsson Owners Discuss Voting Rights


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May 31, 2002 : Ericsson major owners take the initiative to examine leveling of voting rights

PHS MEMS Expands


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May 31, 2002 : PHS MEMS expands its operations to California and introduces accelerated-MEMS Prototyping Services to U.S. market

Broadwing Wins Ford


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May 31, 2002 : Ford Motor Company selects Broadwing to offer an IP service option for Ford dealerships

Lumenon Looks for Full Automation


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May 31, 2002 : Lumenon enlists MTBSolutions to help develop next-generation, fully automated packaging solutions

KPNQwest Files for Bankruptcy


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May 31, 2002 : Since efforts to sell off assets have failed, KPNQwest has asked the court to convert the moratorium into a bankruptcy

Semrock Unveils Thin-Film Products


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May 31, 2002 : Semrock’s optical thin-film coatings and filters raise the bar in performance and manufacturability

Lucent Outsources Manufacturing


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May 31, 2002 : Lucent Technologies closes 3-year supply agreement, sells Solectron certain manufacturing assets in Massachusetts

Microwave Photonics Joins Incubator


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May 31, 2002 : Brightstar brings Microwave Photonics, a revolutionary new opto-electronics technology business, into its technology incubator

Ciena Sets Supercomm Lineup


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May 31, 2002 : Showcasing ONI's metro products working within Ciena's LightWorks architecture, and CoreDirector XL core switch

S3 Intros Control Plane Software


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May 31, 2002 : Silicon & Software Systems announces NP Complete control plane integration platform for network processor-based subsystems

Picolight Scores $27M


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May 31, 2002 : Picolight secures $27M in a funding round led by new investor St. Paul Venture Capital

Lucent Deploys Multiservice Switch


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May 31, 2002 : Edison Carrier Solutions first in U.S. to commercially deploy LambdaUnite multiservice switch from Lucent

Spectra-Physics Intros Raman Laser


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May 31, 2002 : Spectra-Physics introduces compact 2W EDFA and Raman fiber amplifier pump source

Internet Gets Phone Numbers


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May 31, 2002 : Internet Telephone Numbering System (ENUM) offers promise of a single point of contact for all communication devices

Optical Solutions Demos FTTH


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May 31, 2002 : Optical Solutions to showcase Fiber-to-Main-Street solution at Supercomm 2002, targeting small and medium-sized businesses

Nortel to Deploy Metro in China


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May 31, 2002 : Nortel Networks, China Unicom to deploy multiservice metro networks in Tianjin, Shandong

Allied Telesyn Adds Layer 2 Switch


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May 31, 2002 : Latest addition to AT-8000 series of switches is aimed at networks with 100-Mbit/s fiber backbones

NextGig Hires VPs


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May 31, 2002 : Gary King and Mark Glasgow get their next gig -- as VPs at NextGig

NEC America Names GM


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May 31, 2002 : NEC America appoints Mike Rosen as GM for Corporate Networks Group's marketing & sales support division

Intel Intros NPU Development Tools


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May 31, 2002 : Intel network processor development platforms enable time-saving parallel hardware and software design

CIR Sees Transceiver Boom


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May 31, 2002 : CIR sees optical Ethernet transceiver market surpassing $1B revenue mark in 2006

Gemplus Scores 3G Hat Trick


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May 31, 2002 : Gemplus and KT ICOM team up to provide W-CDMA trial services during the 2002 World Cup, including video phone and video-on-demand

IPMobileNet Gets Reseller


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May 31, 2002 : Central Communications and Electronics joins IPMobileNet dealer network

ETSI Tests HiperLAN2


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May 31, 2002 : First HiperLAN2 implementations will be tested at the ETSI HiperLAN2 Interoperability Event

Ericsson Owners Talk Voting


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May 31, 2002 : Ericsson major owners take the initiative to examine leveling of voting rights

Stratex CTO Plugs Microwave


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May 31, 2002 : Paul Kennard to give the case for microwave in 2.5/3G networks in Supercomm panel

AT&T to Launch Equity Offering


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May 31, 2002 : AT&T expects to launch and price an offer next week, intended to raise approximately $2.25B in equity

Acterna Adds Optical Analyzer


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May 30, 2002 : Acterna adds high-speed optical analyzer to TestPad platform, to meet needs for metro and DWDM installation and maintenance

Moody's Cuts Qwest to Junk


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May 30, 2002 : Qwest Communications declares itself 'disappointed' by Moody's credit rating cut

BT Ignite to Aid KPNQwest Orphans


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May 30, 2002 : BT Ignite declares it is ready to help KPNQwest customers, after KPNQwest warns of "significant deterioration" in network performance

Holotek Touts Tuning Module


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May 30, 2002 : Holotek new tunable wavelength module is insensitive to both residual errors in its moving parts and thermal and barometric pressure

AirFiber Penetrates the Fog


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May 30, 2002 : AirFiber introduces new generation of wireless technology combination that overcomes fog, rain, and reliability barriers

NetTest Finishes MPLS Test


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May 30, 2002 : NetTest completes the world's largest multivendor MPLS interoperability test; next phase of MPLS showcase will take place at Supercomm

Infonetics Puts Alcatel #1


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May 30, 2002 : Alcatel maintains #1 position in intelligent optical hardware with 20% market share in 1Q02, according to Infonetics Research

Spirent Unveils Metro Testers


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May 30, 2002 : Spirent Communications delivers first comprehensive test system for emerging metro routing marketplace

Network Photonics Improves CrossWave


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May 30, 2002 : Network Photonics reduces optical insertion loss in its CrossWave Subsystems from 6dB to 4dB, the lowest in the industry

NEC Clears Metro Bottleneck


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May 30, 2002 : NEC America releases metro optical solutions engineered to fulfill NEC's commitment to alleviate metro bandwidth bottleneck

Broadcom Acquires Mobilink


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May 30, 2002 : Broadcom completes acquisition of Mobilink Telecom in a common stock transaction

Axerra Adds to MSoIP Line


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May 30, 2002 : Axerra Networks introduces Multiservice IP concentrators for metro networks, extending MSoIP to customer locations and smaller COs

Alcatel to Acquire Telera


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May 30, 2002 : Acquisition for $136M in Alcatel stock puts Alcatel and its Genesys subsidiary at forefront of $600M voice self-service software market

Santur Offers 25GHz Channel Spacing


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May 30, 2002 : Santur announces the capability of 25GHz channel spacing in its widely tunable transmission laser products

Velio Ramps Up Zeus Switches


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May 30, 2002 : Velio moves its Zeus family of STS-1 grooming switches to full production and adds a new member, the VC2001

Nortel, Equant Partner Up


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May 30, 2002 : Nortel Networks and Equant extend agreement to deliver next-gen telephony and secure IP VPNs to global customers

All Optical Networks Gets $6M


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May 30, 2002 : All Optical Networks announces the closing of a $6M Series A funding round, led by ForeFront Capital

Broadwing Picks Tellabs Switch


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May 30, 2002 : Broadwing has selected the new Tellabs 6400 transport switch to expand its network capabilities

Redback Supports MPLS VPNs


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May 30, 2002 : Redback’s SmartEdge 800 router leverages virtual router capabilities to offer carrier-grade VPN services

KPNQwest Founders


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May 30, 2002 : KPNQwest has been unable to sell off large parts of the business, but potential buyers continue to sniff around
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