Tellabs Nabs Ocular
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November 30, 2001 : The digital crossconnect king buys a startup competitor for $355 million UPDATED 1PM ET
Calix Boosts Management Muscle
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November 30, 2001 : The optical access startup hires a former Xircom exec as CFO and names Cisco's Carl Russo chairman
Enron's Empty Bandwidth
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November 29, 2001 : The collapse of Enron leaves serious questions about the viability of bandwidth as a tradeable business
Alloptic Pushes PON Scheme
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November 29, 2001 : The company says its product for residential access based on Ethernet is the fastest yet. Is there a market?
Scottish Startup Shrinks
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November 29, 2001 : Terahertz Photonics has shut two divisions and is trying to sell its optical coatings business
Appian Scores Deal With NTT
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November 29, 2001 : Is Asia where the money is? Startup Appian Communications seals a deal with a major Japanese carrier
Ex-Lucent Exec Builds New Career
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November 28, 2001 : Last year at this time, Nina Aversano blew the whistle on Rich McGinn. Now, she's at a startup
Riverstone Edges Out Cisco at Cox
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November 28, 2001 : Riverstone's focus on Ethernet for the service-provider market helped it land the deal with Cox
Finisar Revenues Dip
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November 28, 2001 : The optical subsystem maker also saw reduced losses, however, and management sees stabilization
IETF Routing Director Resigns
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November 27, 2001 : Routing expert hits a wall, as humming and other geeky antics prevail in IETF standards meetings
Wavelength Services Catch On
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November 27, 2001 : Announcements by Global Crossing and Level 3 reflect a general trend favoring wave services. Will they sell?
Kalkhoven Opts for Optium
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November 27, 2001 : A bevy of former JDSU execs are developing low-cost transponders with microprocessors inside
Sorrento Mum on Revenue Outlook
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November 26, 2001 : Sorrento has quietly reshuffled executives and says its long-awaited restructuring plan is coming next month
Lucent Drops on Downgrades
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November 26, 2001 : After rebounding off its lows, Lucent stock has some short-term hurdles on the road to recovery, say analysts
Cisco Clarifies Ring Strategy
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November 23, 2001 : It'll offer two solutions for resilient packet rings -- SRP (proprietary) and RPR (standardized)
TeraXion Trots Out FBGs
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November 21, 2001 : Startup gets an $8 million loan to further the manufacture of its fiber Bragg grating-based components
Metro DWDM Game Heats Up
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November 21, 2001 : Nortel's upgraded metro DWDM product may put further pressure on ONI, the number two in the market
Optical Access Yanks IPO
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November 21, 2001 : Nearly a year after it filed for an IPO, the MRV subsidiary has finally thrown in the towel
Cisco in U-Turn on RPR
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November 20, 2001 : It's Aladdin vs Gandalf, as Cisco changes tack on the proposed resilient packet ring standard
Peters Out at Mahi
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November 20, 2001 : Mahi CEO Greg Peters has resigned and Sequoia's Christopher Rust is now interim CEO
Edgeflow Becomes Meriton
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November 20, 2001 : Core switch startup uses new name to solidify strategy, tout alliances with Vitesse and ExceLight
AcceLight Scores Major Change
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November 19, 2001 : Optical switching startup raises a $60 million round, claiming it's got a God-box that will work
JVP Raises a $400M Fund
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November 19, 2001 : Who says there's no money left? Jerusalem Venture Partners raises $400M and will put much of it into networking
Shareholders Reward Layoffs
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November 19, 2001 : Corvis and Tellabs cut more jobs, while their stocks bounce upward: It's all about preserving cash
AMCC Makes Light of Layoffs
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November 19, 2001 : It's fired software developers working on its OC192 network processor, but denies this will have an impact
Movaz Moves Up
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November 19, 2001 : With new trials and revenues on the way, startup says all systems are go despite layoffs and cutbacks
TCS and Motorola
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November 19, 2001 : Another member of the Unstrung 25 inks a deal with Motorola.
NEA Turns to Trading
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November 16, 2001 : NEA's Dick Kramlich mints a tidy $27 million gain trading Juniper shares with venture capital
A Gem of an Idea
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November 16, 2001 : Artifical opals could hold the key to making the ultimate in miniature optical components
Lucent Cuts Deal on Fiber Unit
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November 16, 2001 : Furukawa and CommScope shaved 16 percent off their Lucent fiber offer UPDATED 11/16 3:30PM
Storm Goes Native
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November 16, 2001 : The Israeli metro equipment startup gets the thumbs-up from its first trial customer
Have Startup Valuations Stabilized?
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November 15, 2001 : Communications company valuations haven't budged in six months, but startup investment levels continue to fall
Dueling Interconnects Unmasked
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November 15, 2001 : HyperTransport and RapidIO both aim to improve chip throughput: But what's the difference between 'em?
Juniper CFO Addresses Acquisition
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November 15, 2001 : Juniper CFO responds to questions regarding the acquisition of Pacific Broadband. More questions remain
Listwin Joins Redback Board
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November 14, 2001 : Former Cisco big wheel and Openwave CEO Don Listwin forges ties with Redback; Bibb is out as sales VP
Would Cisco Buy Brightlink?
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November 14, 2001 : Word on the Street is that Cisco may be poking around BrightLink for the startup's optical switch
Sparkolor Secrets Surface
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November 14, 2001 : Tomorrow's announcement of a tunable laser isn't the full story, says company from the same stable as Gemfire
Nanovation Goes Bust
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November 14, 2001 : Bankruptcy court says it must liquidate its assets now that it's failed to come up with a rescue plan
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