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Articles published in June 2001

Global Crossing Completes ILEC Sale


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June 29, 2001 : Sale to Citizens Communications is expected to give Global Crossing after-tax proceeds of more than $3 billion

White Rock Adds Gig-E to Sonet ADM


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June 29, 2001 : Has added full line-rate gigabit Ethernet to its Sonet product family

Agere Lowers Outlook, Lays Off 4,000


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June 29, 2001 : To take charges up to $900M and reduce workforce by an additional 4,000; opens design center in Shanghai

AFOP Drops


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June 29, 2001 : Revenues and earnings for the second quarter ending June 30, 2001, will be lower than previously estimated

PMC-Sierra Lowers Outlook


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June 29, 2001 : Reducing its Q2 revenue guidance to $93-$95 million and its pro forma net loss per share to 7-9 cents

TollBridge Takes In $22 Million


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June 29, 2001 : Round 4 includes Matrix Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, TeleSoft Partners, and WorldView Technology Partners

Ocular Names Tech Advisor


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June 29, 2001 : Ocular Networks appoints Dr. Bijan Jabbari to its technical advisory board

Infinite Hires Brains Boss


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June 29, 2001 : Dr. Richard Stoltz has been named Director-Intellectual Property Development for Infinite Photonics

360networks Files for Bankruptcy


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June 29, 2001 : Has filed for protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada and Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

SpectraSwitch Unshrouds 'WaveWalker'


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June 28, 2001 : Has started shipping the WaveWalker 2x2 Optical Switch

Oplink Offers Fused Fiber Products


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June 28, 2001 : Ultra-low insertion loss 980/1550nm WDMs and ultra-low loss extended band tap couplers and splitters

West Bay Intros Processor


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June 28, 2001 : The WB1501, a 16x155-Mbit/s channelized framing processor for Sonet/SDH-based systems

RiverSoft Floats Management Ware


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June 28, 2001 : Third generation of IP network management solutions, Network Management Operating System (NMOS) and Fault Manager Version 3

Alidian Lays Off 25%


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June 28, 2001 : Has reduced its work force by 55 people, or approximately 25 percent

Avanex to Demo Raman Amp, Mux


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June 28, 2001 : Will demonstrate new Raman amplifier and grating-based PowerMux NxG at NFOEC

Poppy Meadows Faces the Future


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June 28, 2001 : Competisys and World Wide Packets team to deliver bundled services over fiber optic gig-Ether nets directly into businesses and homes

Bell Labs Calculates Limits


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June 28, 2001 : Scientists at Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs calculate theoretical limits of fiber optic communications

Adept Acquires Chad


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June 28, 2001 : Not the African nation

Lucent Announces Supplier Deals


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June 28, 2001 : Has signed nine strategic supplier agreements over the past nine months

Unisphere, BroadSoft End Merger Talks


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June 28, 2001 : Have mutually agreed to terminate their proposed Agreement and Plan of Merger

Polatis Opens Optical Switch Center


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June 28, 2001 : Will house manufacturing operations as the company rolls out pilot production of fiber optic switch products

Infineon Sells Off Infrared Unit


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June 28, 2001 : Vishay Intertechnology Inc. will acquire Infineon's entire infrared components business for approximately $120 million

Lumentis Lures Lucent Luminary


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June 28, 2001 : Pär Johanson has been appointed to lead the marketing and sales operations of Lumentis

360networks Cuts 800 Jobs


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June 27, 2001 : Workforce reduction includes a range of positions in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia

Redback Backs Off on Guidance


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June 27, 2001 : Expects revenue in the current fiscal quarter ending June 30 to be approximately $55 to $60 million

Lucent Chooses Marvell Processor


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June 27, 2001 : Lucent selects Marvell's GalNet-3 switching chips for next-generation metropolitan area networking systems

JDSU Schedules Year-End Report


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June 27, 2001 : Will announce results for its Fiscal Year 2001 fourth quarter and year end on July 26, 2001

Intune Creates Tech Board


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June 27, 2001 : Technical Advisory Board will provide advice on technology and market trends to Intune’s management team

OpNet's Got a 'Guru'


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June 27, 2001 : ServiceProvider Guru enables intelligent network management for service providers

Riverstone to Rout Korea


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June 27, 2001 : Korea Telecom will deploy Riverstone routers in a nationwide metro network deployment in South Korea

Peter Bell Joins Ellacoya Board


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June 27, 2001 : Ellacoya Networks adds StorageNetworks CEO to Board of Directors

Cahners Projects Telecom Rebound


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June 27, 2001 : Cahners In-Stat Group says communications market may drive reversal of current semi-bust cycle --next year

CyOptics Ships 36GHz Modulators


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June 27, 2001 : Its 40-Gbit/s Electro-Absorption Modulators (EAMs) are achieving bandwidth in excess of 36 Gigahertz

Joint Venture to Make Plastic fiber


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June 27, 2001 : Joint creation of Nanoptics and Samyang -- Digital Optronics Corp. -- to produce plastic optical fiber

China Telecom Gets Extreme


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June 27, 2001 : China Telecom selects Extreme Networks for regional metro network deployments

Agilent Invests in Components Startup


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June 27, 2001 : Lambda Crossing, located in Caesarea, Israel, has successfully completed a $13M strategic investment round

Global Crossing Declares Dividends


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June 27, 2001 : On its Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

Zolo Completes Hyperfine Buy


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June 27, 2001 : Has completed its acquisition of optical gratings manufacturer Hyperfine Inc., located in Boulder, Colorado

RHK Projects Asia Growth


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June 26, 2001 : Reports that the market for Asia-Pacific optical transport, including WDM, SDH/Sonet, and DCS equipment, will reach $6.2B in 2001

BT Takes Piece of fSona


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June 26, 2001 : BTexact Technologies has exercised its option to acquire an equity stake in fSONA Communications Corp.

DigiLens Lands $14.5M


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June 26, 2001 : Closes a credit facility from European Venture Partners, GATX, Transamerica Finance, Silicon Valley Bank, and Finova Capital

Tektronix Integrates Tester


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June 26, 2001 : Bit-error-rate tester enables productivity gains for gigabit Ethernet and Sonet/SDH element design

Codeon Launches Modulator


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June 26, 2001 : To introduce 12.5-Gbit/s optical modulator at NFOEC

Cahners Likes What They See


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June 26, 2001 : Cahners In-Stat Group sees life in the metro DWDM market

Intense Photonics Wins a Wad


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June 26, 2001 : $11 million in first-round funding comes from 3i Group and ACT Capital Partners

Level 3 Wins Microsoft Contract


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June 26, 2001 : Level 3 will provide CrossRoads Internet access service in North America for six properties in the MSN network of Internet services

Hitachi Gets Elastic


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June 26, 2001 : Hitachi USA forms strategic relationship with Elastic Networks to provide advanced communication services to lodging industry

Core Networks Wins Cable Deal


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June 26, 2001 : MetroCast Cablevision has selected the CoreOS Broadband Provisioning and Management System to manage its high-speed cable Internet services

Teleglobe Launches MPLS Network


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June 26, 2001 : Its global IP network, GlobeSystem, is now 100 percent multiprotocol label switching enabled

Analog Devices Unveils Data Converters


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June 26, 2001 : Two analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) optimized for IF sampling with reduced complexity, cost
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