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Articles published in June 2000

SDL Announces New VP


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June 30, 2000 : John C. Wyatt joins SDL as the VP of the newly formed Transmission Division

U.S. Colo Costs Are Soaring, says Report


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June 30, 2000 : US prices exceed European ones for first time

Cisco et al Invest 1B Euro in Italtel


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June 30, 2000 : Lead investors take 80% in Italtel, Telecom Italia's telecommunications switching equipment subsidiary

Ericsson supplies DWDM to SONERA


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June 30, 2000 : Ericsson supplies DWDM equipment for gigantic optical highway to central Europe through Denmark, Sweden and Finland

Alcatel Claims First "Optical VPN"


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June 30, 2000 :

Lumenon Reaches New Deal With Molex


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June 30, 2000 :

ECI Telecom Sells Biz Unit


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June 29, 2000 : ECI Telecom is selling its Business Systems Division to ELCO Holdings for $75 million

MEMS Startup Onix Gets $35.5M


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June 29, 2000 : Advanced Technology Ventures co-leads second round funding for Onix

Nortel and Juniper Join Forces


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June 29, 2000 : Nortel and Juniper deliver powerful Internet infrastructure solutions

Carrier 1 Launches Internet Platform


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June 29, 2000 : Partners Digital Island, Mirror Image, Yahoo, Zero Knowledge

Cisco Announces Wireless Partners


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June 28, 2000 : Bechtel, Fluor, Getronics and Netro to install Cisco's broadband wireless

KPNQwest Lights German Ring


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June 28, 2000 : 2,700 km 16-city fibre-optic network ready on time and on budget

Anadigics Intros 10-G Optical Amp


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June 28, 2000 : ANADIGICS introduces InGaP HBT TIA for OC-192 fiber optic systems

2nd Century Expands Team


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June 28, 2000 : Ex-e.spire Communications senior VP joins 2nd Century Communications management team

Nortel's Roth Picks COO


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June 28, 2000 : Expanding leadership team to answer explosive growth

Alloptic Gets Execs and $8M Funding


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June 28, 2000 : Alloptic announces management team and $8 million in private equity financing

Conexant to Buy Hotrail


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June 28, 2000 : Scalable terabit switch fabric and multi-gigabit backplane channel technology to enhance Conexant's broadband networking solutions for internet infrastructure equipment

Sprint Responds to DOJ Lawsuit


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June 28, 2000 : Executive Vice President responds to DOJ suit

Corning to Spend $50M on Plant Expansion


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June 28, 2000 : Corning to boost capacity and add 700 jobs at Photonic Technologies Plant

Alcatel's Stock Options Oversubscribed


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June 28, 2000 : Half of the vendor's staff apply for shares

Fibernet Plans Share Placement


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June 28, 2000 : Plans to offer institutions 2.3 million shares at £16.90 each

Samsung and Corning Quadruple Capacity


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June 27, 2000 : Corning and Samsung announced an expansion at Samsung Corning Micro-Optics to increase manufacturing capacity of DWDM modules

Agilent Intros Small Transceivers


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June 27, 2000 : Agilent announced that it is the first company to deliver a small-form-factor optical transceiver for 155 Mb/s SONET/SDH (OC-3) long-reach applications.

Broadwing Completes Corvis Trial


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June 27, 2000 : Completion of industry's first all-optical network field trial with Corvis makes bandwidth on demand a reality

FCC Clears US West/Qwest Merger


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June 27, 2000 : FCC approves Touch America's acquisition of Qwest Communications

Corning to Buy Optical Instrument Vendor


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June 27, 2000 : Corning to acquire assets of Willow Systems

Carriers Plan Int'l. Fiber Links


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June 27, 2000 : 360networks and iAdvantage to provide broadband and data center services in Asia and North America

WaveSplitter Hires CEO


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June 27, 2000 : WaveSplitter brings Bill Diamond on-board ss President and CEO

Williams To Invest $1 Billion


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June 26, 2000 : Plans data centers, colo facilities, beefed up network

Aerie Places $1 Billion Fiber Contract


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June 26, 2000 : Startup carrier buys 8.9 million miles of Corning fiber for more than $1 billion

Telica Intros Broadband Switch Strategy


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June 26, 2000 : Broadband edge switching systems provide continuous, non-blocking service

Global Crossing Buys Lucent DWDM


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June 26, 2000 : First 80 channel system in South America

Cisco Watch: Courtroom drama


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June 23, 2000 : Cisco is enticing, yet possibly shady

JDSU and E-TEK Cleared to Merge


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June 23, 2000 : JDS Uniphase and E-TEK announce agreement with the DOJ

Coalition Applauds AT&T Cable Win


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June 22, 2000 : openNET Coalition calls decision a win for all advocates of open access

Lucent to Invest in Fiber Plant


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June 22, 2000 : Lucent inaugurates new optical fibre facility in Denmark and announces additional $110 million investment

Ocean Optics Ships Optical Filter


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June 22, 2000 : Ocean Optics has begun commercial shipments of various optical network and digital imaging products based on its proprietary DFA technology.

CBL Acquires Raytheon Unit


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June 22, 2000 : CBL Systems, announced that it has completed an acquisition of a business unit of RTNA/B that manufactures fiber-optic automated control systems

Turin Networks Recruits QOS Expert


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June 22, 2000 : Broadband access gateway startup appoints Hui Zhang as CTO

Sycamore Names Scandinavian Reseller


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June 22, 2000 :

MFN Connects First Gig E Customers


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June 22, 2000 : Dark fiber supplier starts competing with customers

CiDRA Raises $100M


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June 21, 2000 : Financing will be used to ramp-up CiDRA's manufacturing capacity as well as accelerate its product development activities to meet the aggressive growth demands of the optical networking industry

360networks Buys GlobeNet for $1B


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June 21, 2000 : 360networks announces the completion of its $1 billion acquisition of GlobeNet

Yipes Signs for Nationwide Colocation


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June 21, 2000 : Yipes' optical IP network will put customers nationwide in the fast lane

360networks May Buy Call-Net


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June 21, 2000 : In response to inquiries, 360networks inc. announced today it is in negotiations with Call-Net Enterprises Inc.

Teligent Trials AirFiber


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June 20, 2000 : Teligent commences trial testing of AirFiber's OptiMesh wireless optical networking equipment

Redback Going to China


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June 20, 2000 : Alliance agreement will speed and simplify the rollout of broadband services throughout China

Ciena Suit Dismissed


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June 20, 2000 : Ciena class action suit dismissed without leave to amend

Astral Point Announces Customer


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June 19, 2000 : Lighthouse Communications, Inc, of Des Moines, IA, will use ON 5000s to offer high speed Internet services

Cisco Completes Pentacom Buy


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June 19, 2000 : Cisco Systems Completes Acquisition of Pentacom
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