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Articles published in September 2000

Convergent Files for IPO


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September 29, 2000 : Has filed a registration statement with the SEC for an IPO of its common stock, led by Credit Suisse First Boston

Exodus to Buy GlobalCenter for $6.5B


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September 29, 2000 : Exodus and Global Crossing, GlobalCenter's parent, also signed a 10-year network services agreement

GTS Signs Pact with Yahoo! Europe


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September 29, 2000 : Yahoo! to use GTS's pan-European Internet network and infrastructure

Broadwing Opens All-Optical Interop Lab


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September 29, 2000 : Ciena, Cisco, Corvis, Lucent, and Nortel have agreed to participate in Broadwing's state-of-the-art testing facility

Cisco to Buy Vovida , IPCell


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September 29, 2000 : $369M deal for software vendors Vovida Networks and IPCell Technologies

Benhamou Resigns as 3Com CEO


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September 28, 2000 : Will remain as board chairman; Bruce Claflin to become CEO

Optimight Moves HQ to San Jose


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September 28, 2000 : Pre-IPO startup is expanding its operations and hiring aggressively

Nortel Announces Asia-Pacific Deals


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September 28, 2000 : Total $725 million, plus the addition of 1,400 new high-tech jobs over the next two years

$12M 1st Round for LightPointe


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September 28, 2000 : Will be used to expand the laser-optic/microwave systems developer's manufacturing capabilities

VCSEL Breakthrough at UCal


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September 27, 2000 : High-performance, long-wavelength Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) grown as a single semiconductor crystal

Band-X Acquires TeleGeography


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September 27, 2000 : TeleGeography will continue to produce its existing publications and form the heart of a separate Band-X publications group

Sycamore Launches Long-Haul DWDM


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September 27, 2000 : Delivers 160 wavelengths, 4,000km, but not at the same time

360Networks Puts $80M on Halifax


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September 27, 2000 : Cable landing station will connect Canada to Europe and the U.S. via a 12,200 kilometer undersea network

Beta for Luminous PacketWave


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September 27, 2000 : IP Networks has completed a beta test implementation of Luminous Networks' PacketWave optical switching technology

Alcatel Gets $60M Philippine Contract


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September 27, 2000 : Digitel, the largest fixed-line operator in Luzon, has chosen Alcatel as supplier to its DWDM and SDH backbone

France Telecom Tags Alcatel for N.A.


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September 27, 2000 : Alcatel to design, build, install, and maintain France Telecom's 15 thousand mile DWDM backbone in North America

JCI Signs $35M Contract With Lucent


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September 27, 2000 : To expand its broadband optical network for the film and TV industry

Lucent Wins Big Chinese Contracts


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September 27, 2000 : Contracts with Fujian Mobile and China Unicom total $22.8 million

Pirelli Sells Optical Unit to Corning


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September 27, 2000 : Sale of Optical Technologies, the Delaware-based optical components company, for $3.9 billion plus other assets for $100M

Vitesse Announces TDM/Sonet Chip


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September 27, 2000 : TimeStream ICs are intended to provide TDM traffic management for Sonet/SDH equipment with OC3 to OC192 optical interfaces

Cisco Completes Komodo Buy


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September 27, 2000 : A leading developer of voice-over-IP (VOIP) devices

Novalux Has $109M 3rd Round


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September 26, 2000 : Will allow the company to meet the demand for its first family of pump laser products

Onix, ADI Join Forces on MEMS Switch


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September 26, 2000 : Analog Devices and Onix Microsystems to begin pre-production of Onix’s all-optical MEMS switching engines

IPHighway Intros Provisioning Software


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September 26, 2000 : PerformancePro automates the bandwidth provisioning process

Alcatel Supports Broadband Wireless


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September 26, 2000 : Has extended the functionality of its 7410 BAS (Broadband Access Server) to include LMDS broadband support

Canadian Carrier Deploys Foundry NetIron


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September 26, 2000 : Stream Intelligent Networks to offer the first high-speed gigabit Ethernet service in Canada

Marconi Expands Service Edge Suite


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September 26, 2000 : Service Edge 2560 gives enterprises and service providers more choices for LAN and WAN integration

Lucent Switch in Transatlantic Test


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September 26, 2000 : Lucent and Global Crossing Ltd. have begun live network testing of Lucent's WaveStar LambdaRouter

Intermedia Deploying Metro Platform


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September 26, 2000 : In partnership with VocalData and Cisco, Multi-tenant Service Unit rolls out next-gen Internet-based communications platform

10-Gig Interconnect From Conexant


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September 26, 2000 : Device will ease Internet bandwidth bottleneck by reducing costs of adding equipment at CO, POP, and portal sites

Xilinx Shipping Level 3 Cores


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September 26, 2000 : POS-PHYTM Level 3 Link Layer and Physical Layer cores to address increasing IP traffic demands

TriQuint Announces 4X4 Switch


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September 26, 2000 : TQ8004 offers new capabilities for signal switching and distribution applications in telecom, datacom, and digital video systems

Mariner Intros ATM Modules


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September 26, 2000 : Scalable access concentrator of OC3 and STM-1 ATM modules targets access needs of carriers and metropolitan area networks Scalable Access Concentrator Targets Access Needs of Carriers and Metropolitan Area Network Operators

PMC-Sierra Buys SwitchOn


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September 26, 2000 : Deal worth approximately $450 million

ADVA Sells 10,000th Channel Card


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September 26, 2000 : 10,000th WDM channel card, an FSP-I Hot-standby Module, to Colt Telecom

Dutch CLEC Deploys Redback


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September 26, 2000 : Cistron Telecom has selected the Redback SmartEdge for its new multiservice optical transport platform

Foundry Upgrades Switch Software


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September 26, 2000 : Live demo of the BigIron 15000 switch at NetWorld + Interop; worldwide delivery of Ethernet over Sonet on offer

Effnet Takes Licensing Route


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September 26, 2000 : Company is phasing out of the hardware business

ZettaCom Provides ZEST


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September 26, 2000 : ZEST hybrid switching fabric to support emerging network services running at speeds ranging from OC12 to OC192

$25M 2nd Round for Gotham Networks


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September 25, 2000 : Financing for the development of a next-generation switching and routing platform

Chiaro Closes $100M 3rd Round


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September 25, 2000 : Polaris Venture Capital is the lead investor in the latest round

GN Nettest Acquires Photonetics


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September 25, 2000 : Deal is valued at $1,050 million; GN Nettest also announced plans for an IPO

LayerOne Opens Atlanta Center


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September 25, 2000 : Extends its NEXUS network with a 16,500-sq-ft. lease in The Inforum, the premier telco hotel in Atlanta

XO Announces Ethernet Suite


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September 25, 2000 : Designed to connect customers' LANs, leveraging XO's metro fiber assets, currently spanning more than 4,300 miles

Sonet/SDH Module From Lucent


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September 25, 2000 : The 2.5-Gbit/s Sonet/SDH micro add-drop multiplexer combines ICs, optoelectronic components, and system-level software

Lucent Unveils New IC


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September 25, 2000 : The TDCS6440G, for high-speed Sonet and SDH optical networking systems, has a 40-Gbit/s switching capacity

MPLS Forum Re-elects Marconi's Drury


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September 25, 2000 : Under Drury's leadership the MPLS Forum has more than quadrupled to over 65 companies since its founding earlier this year

Foundry Announces New Web Switch


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September 25, 2000 : ServerIron 4802 to offer integrated Layer 2 through Layer 7 switching across 2 Gigabit and 48 10/100 Ethernet ports

Agilent Extends MPLS Test Capability


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September 25, 2000 : First test suites to allow automated testing to ensure that MPLS implementations conform to relevant IETF standards

Korea Telecom Signs With Ciena


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September 25, 2000 : Korea Telecom will use Ciena's MultiWave Metro systems across seven metropolitan fiber rings throughout Korea
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