Cisco Ships OC192
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January 31, 2001 : Cisco announces its 10-Gbit/s products, along with some general optical hoopla UPDATED 1/31/01 5pm EST
Valiant Tests Its Power
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January 31, 2001 : Testing company lands Amber Networks as a customer, asserts the importance of being "vendor neutral"
IronBridge Has Fallen Down
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January 31, 2001 : After much speculation, the company has reportedly shut its doors for good UPDATED 1/31/01 2am EST
Codeon Bets on Clever Crystals
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January 30, 2001 : It's starting commercial production of low-voltage, high-speed lithium niobate modulators
Redback's Got a Mini-Me, Too
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January 30, 2001 : Redback runs straight at Cisco, launching the SmartEdge 100, a smaller version of its Sonet multiplexer
Xtera's $110M Surprise
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January 30, 2001 : Its whopping second round seems to be linked to a shift in strategy
Laurel Networks Scores Big Round
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January 29, 2001 : Startup draws $60M from the VCs, but its IP “service routing” technology faces rampant competition
Redback Lands Deal With Williams
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January 29, 2001 : Redback announces $120 million contract to deliver Williams its SmartEdge optical product UPDATED 11:30 AM
Chip "Could Boost Metro Market"
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January 29, 2001 : Paxonet's silicon addresses a key requirement -- packing legacy traffic into Sonet connections.
Chip Startup Plans OC768
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January 29, 2001 : Azanda Network Devices says it holds the key to high-speed chips for optical switches
Ciena Tests Capital Markets
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January 26, 2001 : Are the markets warming up to public offerings again? Ciena's secondary will be a key test
VPNs Are Alive and Well
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January 26, 2001 : Infonetics says VPNs are alive and healthy, which should give a boost to system vendors
Zaffire Zaps Marketing VP
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January 26, 2001 : Company replaces Rob Keil, vice president of marketing with business development VP
Customer Questions Dog Corvis
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January 26, 2001 : Company beats revenue estimates for the fourth quarter, but where are the new customers?
Foundry Retreats from the Core
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January 25, 2001 : After months of marketing itself as a core routing company, Foundry changes its tune
JDSU and SDLI Delay Merger, Again
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January 24, 2001 : Industry watchers speculate that JDSU's rumored sale of its Zurich plant to Nortel is the cause of the delay
Testing Gear Breeds Speed
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January 24, 2001 : EXFO, Newport, Agilent, and others say new test gear will reduce the time it takes to make optical components
Avanex Slips on Cautious Outlook
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January 24, 2001 : Vendor lands Nortel as a 10 percent customer and meets estimates, but management expresses caution
Procket's Test Teaser
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January 24, 2001 : MFN is testing "something" made by Procket. No one will say what -- and the tester is on Procket's advisory board
Market Roars Forward
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January 23, 2001 : The Light Reading Index is fueled by positive earnings news
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Sorrento Rides a Gilded Wave
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January 23, 2001 : Sorrento's riding a wave of good news, getting a mention in the Gilder Technology Report following its name change
Tellabs Shares Perk Up
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January 23, 2001 : Investors respond positively to Tellabs' fourth quarter; optical product line drives growth
Sigma Relies on Star Power
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January 23, 2001 : Metro services, Former FCC chairman as board member, financing from Benchmark and Cisco -- sound familiar?
Analysts Fret Over JDSU Growth
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January 22, 2001 : JDSU is expected to meet expectations for its quarterly results, but analysts cast doubt on the long-term outlook
Can Chiaro Stay Focused?
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January 22, 2001 : Chiaro tries not to let its legal scuffles with Alcatel bog it down
Out of the Lab: Storing Light
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January 22, 2001 : The ability to store light in an optical memory buffer could have huge implications for photonic routing
Velio Cleans Up
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January 22, 2001 : Claims to have the first chip to meet IEEE spec for sending 10-gig Ethernet across a backplane
LR Index Builds Momentum
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January 19, 2001 : News from Juniper and AMCC fuels a rally, boosting the Light Reading Index nearly 10% on the week
Eyes on Corvis Lockup Expiration
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January 19, 2001 : The lockup of 180 million shares of Corvis stock will expire next week, making them free to sell on the open market
IronBridge Over Troubled Water
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January 19, 2001 : Lead investor pulls out. CEO quits. Is it goodbye, not au revoir, for router startup? -- UPDATED 3:35 PM EST
IEEE Tunes Ethernet for Telcos
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January 19, 2001 : The resilient packet ring gang gets its act together, planning better restoration features for metro Ethernet
Nortel Logs Good Quarter, Great Year
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January 19, 2001 : Nortel officials told investors what they wanted to hear, but dodged questions about IP routing and metro networking
Why Redback Got Whacked
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January 18, 2001 : The numbers met the estimates, but Wall Street didn't like the message being sent by declining margins
Khosla: Optical Market's Still Huge
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January 18, 2001 : Kleiner Perkins's optical kingmaker, Vinod Khosla, says the shakeout will be brutal but the market is huge
Allegro Holds a House Party
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January 17, 2001 : Ex-Nortel president joins Allegro. Its "peering platform" will allow ISPs to buy capacity on long-haul networks
Geyser: Third Time Lucky?
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January 17, 2001 : John Vice has taken over as Geyser's third CEO. Is he the right man for the job?
Conexant Shows Off Monster Chip
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January 17, 2001 : Company claims new chip could drive a gargantuan optical/electrical switch with 18,496 ports
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