Dan Yang's Next Big POP?
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March 02, 2001 : Dr. Yang says her new startup's technology could drastically shorten development time for optical switch makers
Sycamore Hit by Capex Cuts
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March 02, 2001 : Sycamore's likely to feel the squeeze from capital spending cuts announced by 360networks
Redback and Juniper Talked, Balked
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March 02, 2001 : Redback has been exploring options with Juniper and Nokia, but the market quashed a potential deal with Juniper
Nortel: Top Dog, but for How Long?
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March 01, 2001 : Its claims of market leadership continue to gloss over its small share of the high-channel-count DWDM market
Avanex Shares Stumble
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February 28, 2001 : Shares slashed 18 percent following earnings warning, downgrades
Startup Gets Flexible
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February 28, 2001 : A flexible sheet of polymer could be a new wonder material for integrated optics
Corning and Lucent May Reach Deal
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February 27, 2001 : The companies won't confirm, but industry sources think it likely Corning will buy Lucent's Optical Fiber division
Tellium Switches IPO Bankers
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February 27, 2001 : Morgan Stanley, rather than Goldman Sachs, will be running the show. Rivalry with Ciena may be the reason
Tropic Networks Scores $60M
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February 27, 2001 : Startup will use the new funds to finish an optical packet node that supports metro Ethernet
Laser Suppliers Getting in Tune
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February 27, 2001 : Agility, Iolon, and New Focus are proposing a multisourcing agreement for widely tunable lasers
WaveSmith Targets Cascade Switch
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February 26, 2001 : Startup hopes to copy the Juniper gameplan: Sneak up on the market leader as a slicker second source
Mayan Ruins?
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February 26, 2001 : Mayan is the latest in a line of startups that are feeling the effects of CLEC woes
Optical Switch Comes Into the Light
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February 26, 2001 : After skulking about for four years, Optical Switch has emerged with a $4,500 Kaleidoscope and other cool stuff
Corning Backs Laser Startup
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February 26, 2001 : Puts cash into Iolon, which is going head to head with New Focus on widely tunable, high power lasers
Chorum Seals Deal With Nortel
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February 23, 2001 : Chorum, which has registered for an IPO, will supply Nortel with its Optical Slicer product for the next few years
Cisco Makes Metro Move
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February 23, 2001 : Ups the ante with its oddly familiar 7600 OSR product
Cratos Networks Tips Its Hand
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February 23, 2001 : Former Siara architect Sanjeev Newarikar mixes DWDM into his recipe for next-gen Sonet boxes
Report: Juniper Still Gaining On Cisco
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February 22, 2001 : Juniper's still eating into Cisco's share of the core router pie; Avici has shown up for orts UPDATED 2/23 3:00pm EST
Sales Chief Sneaks Out of Avici
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February 21, 2001 : After Avici's senior VP of sales leaves, company official says event is "not material" UPDATED 2/22 1pm EST
MRV Misses by a Cent
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February 20, 2001 : UPDATED: Figuring out where the holding company's revenues are coming from next is no easy task
Qwest Tidies Up Finances
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February 20, 2001 : Qwest's raising $3.25 billion by refinancing debt. But other carriers may not have such an easy time
Startup Claims 40-Gig First
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February 20, 2001 : Gtran Inc. has automated the manufacture of superfast electronic chips for tomorrow's transmission systems
Solinet Gets CEO From Cisco
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February 19, 2001 : Scott Marshall joins startup working on long-haul transmission developments
Can Yafo Lift Speed Limits?
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February 19, 2001 : Its PMD compensator aims to help carriers roll out big bandwidths over long distances
Ironbridge 'Sold for Parts'
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February 19, 2001 : The remains of one ruined optical startup could bring new life to others
Unisphere Tunes Up for IPO
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February 16, 2001 : Wall Street wants revenues and products from IPO aspirants. Unisphere has them. And it may revive Argon
ONI's Secret Weapon
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February 16, 2001 : ONI's recent success hinges on many things -- but the key may be its impressive virtual manufacturing system
Egad Covad!
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February 16, 2001 : Nasdaq halts trading on Covad shares as the company prepares to restate earnings
Riverstone IPO Toughs It Out
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February 16, 2001 : It wasn't a lucky morning for a networking IPO, but Riverstone managed to get out -- and even go up UPDATED 2/16 4:10pm EST
CFRA Hits Cisco
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February 15, 2001 : A searing financial report piles on concerns about Cisco's future
Nortel's Nasty Surprise
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February 15, 2001 : In an alarming counterpoint to Ciena's earnings announcement, Nortel has slashed its growth estimates
Zaffire Gets Zapped
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February 15, 2001 : FiberStreet has gone bust, one month after giving Zaffire a $20 million order
New Focus, New Laser
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February 15, 2001 : NUFO says it's made the first widely tunable laser that's powerful enough for long-haul networks
Ciena: What Slowdown?
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February 15, 2001 : Ciena's customers are spending in order to save, says CEO Patrick Nettles
Kleiner Readies BBO's Rebirth
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February 15, 2001 : Some of the CLEC's assets are being siphoned into Zephion, a planned long-distance operator
All Eyes on Riverstone IPO
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February 14, 2001 : A strong showing on Friday could open the door for other IPO aspirants. A feeble showing could slam it shut UPDATED 2/15 10:40am EST
JDSU: Less from More
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February 14, 2001 : The merger with SDL has been followed by a forecast of reduced profits
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