Alcatel Offers 10-Gig Ethernet Core
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August 31, 2000 : 10-Gigabit Ethernet MAC soft core available for licensing in Q3 2000, with a first release set for Q4
2000
Focal in Router Deal With Juniper
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August 31, 2000 : Focal will deploy more than 70 Juniper M20 Internet backbone routers in its Focal Internet eXchanges (FIXs) across the country
FLAG to Deploy Juniper Routers
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August 31, 2000 : Juniper to supply M20 Internet backbone routers to be deployed in FLAG Telecom's global IP backbone
ADC Invades Europe
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August 31, 2000 : Expands broadband capabilities into Europe with acquisition of France Electronique's telecom systems integration business
Cisco to Pay $369M for PixStream
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August 31, 2000 : Cisco stock worth about $369 million will be exchanged for all
outstanding shares of PixStream, a provider of digital video solutions
360networks Adds 11 Thousand Miles
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August 31, 2000 : Will pay Call-Net Enterprises US$162.5 million for dark fiber connecting more than 20 cities in N. America
Zenastra Unveils Optical Components
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August 30, 2000 : Zenastra is introducing four integrated passive optical components that will lead to larger scale integrated passive devices
Nortel Intros Wavelength Management
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August 29, 2000 : Enables light to be effectively distributed by color or wavelength so customers can obtain and control the bandwidth they want
Lucent Exec Moves to Astral Point
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August 29, 2000 : Roger J. Heinz, a former senior VP at Lucent, has joined the company in the new position of vice president, Western region sales
EPIK Doubles Footprint
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August 29, 2000 : Through an agreement with Digital Teleport, EPIK added 2,922 miles of dark fiber reaching customers in 10 major metropolitan areas
Calient Initiates Peering Program
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August 29, 2000 : Three-phase optical platform peering program to serve as foundation for aggressive interoperability testing
Calient Expands Leadership Team
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August 29, 2000 : Appointment of Terry Gibson as chief financial officer and Greg Partalis as vice president of sales
Trellis Touts "Electroholography"
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August 28, 2000 : Electroholography(TM) is an all-optical solution for switching technology based on an innovation in the field of solid-state physics
Eluminant Upgrades Its Vista Mux
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August 28, 2000 : Version 2.1 includes a robust assortment of features that benefit the space, speed, and functionality requirements of service providers
Corvis Unveils Optical Protector
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August 28, 2000 : Allows for a wide spectrum of protection and restoration schemes for both OC48/STM-16 and OC-192/STM-64 services
Kymata Offers New Power Monitor
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August 28, 2000 : Multichannel Wavelength Power Monitor promises high-performance monitoring to provide accurate optical power levels
Ciena Expands Its Toolkit
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August 28, 2000 : Ciena has added rate-adaptive gigabit Ethernet technology to the LightWorks Toolkit™ for optical services
Redback Speeds Provisioning
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August 28, 2000 : Connection Manager promises reduction in bandwidth provisioning time "from months to seconds"
Terawave Demos PON System
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August 28, 2000 : Terawave's multispeed PON platform allows the 155- and 622-Mbit/s PON cards to be mixed in the Terawave OLTs (Optical Line Terminals)
Cisco Enables Remote Testing
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August 28, 2000 : The first non-intrusive tool for service providers to test and monitor wavelengths in their core optical networks
Lynx Previews Photon X-8 Switch
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August 28, 2000 : Features include non-blocking operation, reconfiguration time of less than 2ms, dynamic power control, and weighted multicasting
40-Channel AWG From Lightwave Micro
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August 28, 2000 : Aimed at putting up to 40 channels on a single fiber, the AWGs are currently available in 32 and 40 channels in 100 GHz spacing
New Wavelength Muxes From ONI
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August 28, 2000 : The Sonet/SDH and the data multiplex products let carriers pack up to 16 lower-speed channels into a single wavelength
Alcatel Announces MEMS Partner
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August 28, 2000 : Partnership with OMM comes only a few weeks after Alcatel backed bubbles for its optical switch developments
Tsunami Debuts First Products
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August 28, 2000 : Tsunami introduces a family of coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) products and optical ASICs
Tsunami Plans CWDM Chips
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August 28, 2000 : Targets coarse wavelength=division multiplexing and optical ASICs
Major Expansion at CiDRA
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August 25, 2000 : More than doubling its Connecticut manufacturing operations to approximately 190,000 square feet by yearend
Finisar Announces "Smart" Transceiver
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August 24, 2000 : It operates at data rates up to 1.25 Gbit/s on both 3.3V and 5.0V power supplies, at temperatures from -10C to +85C
Sigma Systems Raises $20M
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August 24, 2000 : Kleiner Perkins, Redwood Ventures invest in service provisioning startup
Corning Introduces 3G LEAF Fiber
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August 24, 2000 : Third-generation LEAF fiber enables longer transmission distances, higher bit rates, and lower cost
Corvis Reports $100M 2Q Loss
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August 24, 2000 : Corvis had a net loss of $100.7M, or $2.51 per share, compared with a loss of $14.3M, or $0.55 per share, for the year ago quarter
Corvis Names VP for Global Sales
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August 23, 2000 : Rick Bakosh, formerly of Tellabs, will lead the development of all sales opportunities for Corvis
Infonetics Sees Spurt in Tier 2 Outlays
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August 23, 2000 : U.S. Tier 2 service provider network equipment expenditures will grow 110% between now and 2004, from $3.1 billion to $6.5 billion
MFN Announces Major PAIX Buildout
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August 23, 2000 : Deployment of PAIX neutral Internet exchange to six more cities in the U.S. and Europe by year's end
Ciena to Light Mexican Network
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August 23, 2000 : Protel to light optical Internet connecting 17 Mexican cities with Ciena's LightWorks products
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