Onix Follows in OMM's Footsteps
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August 31, 2001 : Optical switching module startup puts its 3D MEMS developments on the back burner and sheds 25% of its staff
Home-Growns Rule Chinese Roost
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August 31, 2001 : The latest optical transport figures from RHK show secretive Huawei leading a burgeoning optical market
Zenastra Zaps Employees
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August 31, 2001 : Components startup cuts 60 percent of its workforce, as it tries to sit out a funding famine
Riverstone and Tellabs in Bustup
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August 30, 2001 : The ex-partners are pounding each other over the failure of their planned joint blitz of the MSO market
Nanovation Up For Sale
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August 30, 2001 : Bankruptcy court gives it until Oct 19 to find a buyer or find some new investors. The former appears more likely
Corning Catches Cold
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August 30, 2001 : A surprise reduction in fiber orders is forcing it to lay off another 1,000. Analysts see no immediate uptick
DeNuccio Joins Redback
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August 30, 2001 : Former Cisco executive says he's focused on getting Redback back in black
Juniper Hits New Low
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August 29, 2001 : Stock takes a tumble after Merrill Lynch analyst cuts earnings forecast
Cogent to Buy Allied Riser
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August 29, 2001 : Can Cogent profit from the demise of yet another BLEC? Or is it risking all in a bid for customer access?
EPIK Says No to Sycamore
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August 29, 2001 : An equipment trial announced last fall ends in a 'no sale' for Sycamore
Startup Moves Fibers, not Mountains
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August 29, 2001 : German startup AIFOtec claims to have a nifty way of making small optical switches based on moving fibers
Finisar Falls
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August 29, 2001 : Declares pro forma loss, despite increased sales, while analysts go sour on its stock
Optical Crossconnect Surge Seen
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August 28, 2001 : KMI Corp. says the market will reach $6.3 billion by 2006, when all-optical crossconnects will overtake OEO gear
Coree Cuts Back
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August 28, 2001 : One of the Iris Group companies resets its development efforts and fires most of its staff
Lucent Ditches Chromatis
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August 28, 2001 : Lucent's consigned its Chromatis MSX products to the dustbin of history. About time, you say?
Temperance at Cisco
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August 27, 2001 : Cisco's "drink responsibly" signs are observed and mocked by weary workers
Zhone Acquires Nortel's Access Gear
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August 27, 2001 : Zhone buys bits of Nortel's Universal Edge and AccessNode product lines and will support its installed base
Unisphere's Uphill IPO Battle
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August 27, 2001 : Despite new customers and increased revenue, Unisphere is forced to reduce its IPO price target again
From Academics to Entrepreneurs
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August 24, 2001 : This small stealthy semiconductor startup plans to take its academic research into the commercial world
Scientists Try a Solar Sell
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August 24, 2001 : Solar cell technology has given scientists new ideas about how to make efficient silicon light-emitting devices
Mahi Secrets Surface
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August 23, 2001 : Mahi has teamed with PMC-Sierra to deliver the mother of all metro God boxes. Is a BellSouth contract in the works?
Poll: Is MPLS BS?
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August 23, 2001 : A large proportion of Light Readers think MPLS has gotten hijacked by the folk that got ATM in a mess
Maple Nabs New Funding
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August 23, 2001 : One more push and the startup will have closed a $40M Series C round
Lucent: They're the Tops!
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August 22, 2001 : The optical equipment market is in decline, but Lucent is gaining market share, according to Dell'Oro
VCs Say the Worst Is Over
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August 22, 2001 : They're loosening their purse strings, according to a Deloitte & Touche poll
Sycamore Waterlogged
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August 21, 2001 : Sycamore's revenues continue to dive; Sirocco founder heads out
Router Numbers Support Cisco
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August 21, 2001 : Cisco took 5 percent of the core router market back from Juniper in the second quarter, says Infonetics
Startup Promotes Parallel Optics
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August 21, 2001 : Startup Paracer has gone from inception to shipments of its parallel optics modules in just eight months
TranSwitch Harvests Startup
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August 21, 2001 : In what amounts to a spin-in, it's acquiring Onex, a switching silicon startup founded by ex TranSwitch staff
Investors Stand By Santera
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August 20, 2001 : Santera nabs more than $100 million in funding, demonstrating continuing faith in God boxes
Riverstone Upstaged by Downgrades
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August 20, 2001 : A big customer win and a technology first aren't enough to buoy Riverstone's stock on a bleak day for switch vendors
Mobile Infrastructure 101
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August 20, 2001 : Announcing Unstrung Primers, the first in a series of useful overviews of the state of the wireless industry.
Vitesse Chops Chips
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August 20, 2001 : Unveils developments aimed at halving the number of chips in grooming switches while boosting performance
Kestrel Takes Another Turn
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August 17, 2001 : The deal with Teon is off and the company is going to shrink its technology to sell as a subsystem
Lucent Breaks Through on Covenants
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August 17, 2001 : Wall Street shrugs as Lucent has its debt covenants revised and looks forward to profitability in fiscal 2002
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