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ADVA Unleashes WDM-PON


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
September 29, 2008 : ADVA builds on its optical heritage with a WDM-PON system that aggregates backhaul traffic and enables symmetrical 100 Mbit/s broadband access, and claims a cost advantage over VDSL2 and GPON

Huawei Seen as Likely Nortel Suitor


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (23)
September 25, 2008 : Who might buy Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks division? We surveyed executives from the carrier Ethernet sector, who came up with a broad range of options, with Huawei seen as the most likely buyer

FT Lauds WDM-PON's Potential


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
September 23, 2008 : France Telecom believes the savings it can generate by deploying WDM-PON technology in the future are enormous because of the number of central offices it could close

The Heavies Weigh In on Nortel


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (3)
September 18, 2008 : Heavy Reading analysts react as Nortel announces it is putting its optical and carrier Ethernet equipment businesses up for sale

Nortel to Sell Carrier Ethernet, Optical Biz


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (38)
September 17, 2008 : Nortel issues a profits warning, plans further cost cutting, and announces plans to sell its Metro Ethernet Networks division, which houses its optical and carrier Ethernet products

Finisar Enjoys Optium Growth


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
September 9, 2008 : The newly merged Finisar and Optium wake up to a 14% stock climb after a tepid Q1 earnings report

Sycamore Shrinks in Q4


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (9)
September 5, 2008 : Sycamore withers further with a $15M quarter, but is sticking to its packet/optical guns and continuing to increase its R&D spend by pumping more cash into its Shanghai R&D center

Christy Quits AlcaLu


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (8)
September 5, 2008 : Cindy Christy, head of AlcaLu's America's Region, resigns for personal reasons

Ciena CEO: Slowdown Looks Shortlived


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (7)
September 4, 2008 : Gary Smith believes the Tier 1 capex slowdown won't last long, but that hasn't stopped Ciena's stock losing a quarter of its value this morning

Ciena Slumps on Q4 Outlook


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
September 4, 2008 : The Ciena team rubbed its crystal ball and investors don't like the outcome, as a reduced fourth-quarter outlook sends the vendor's stock down 16 percent
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BTI Joins Internet2


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September 30, 2008 : BTI Systems joins Internet2 Consortium

Huawei Shows Off at BBWF


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September 30, 2008 : Huawei industry firsts usher in converged ultra-broadband era for operators

ADVA Launches Optojack


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September 29, 2008 : Optical demarcation capability enables service providers to deliver differentiated, intelligent optical services

FiberZone Ships AFM-360


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September 25, 2008 : FiberZone Networks announces commercial deliveries of the AFM-360 automated fiber management system

Ipitek Houses 10-GigE


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September 24, 2008 : Ipitek's Ethernet 10 Gig-E platform deploys in residential networks

ECI Uses NeoPhotonics ROADMs


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September 23, 2008 : ECI Telecom and NeoPhotonics announce use of Ultra-Low Loss PLC ROADMs in ECI Telecom’s XDM optical platforms

ZTE Picks Mindspeed


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September 22, 2008 : ZTE shipping Mindspeed Comcerto VOIP processors in optical access network equipment

CDNetworks Joins Equinix


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September 22, 2008 : CDNetworks joins Equinix and DE-CIX jointly managed interconnection and peering service at Equinix Frankfurt data center

Atos Origin Deploys ADVA


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September 22, 2008 : Atos Origin selects ADVA optical networking for high-availability connectivity between data centers

Opnext Hits Milestone


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September 22, 2008 : Opnext first to reach 10 Gigabit industry milestone
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Stormy Monday


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September 15, 2008 : 1:40 PM -- Anyone got a nuclear winter shelter?

New Faces at NSN


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September 11, 2008 : 9:30 AM -- A new CFO and a former Groovester...

Greeks to Fund Fiber Net


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September 4, 2008 : 1:30 PM -- Greek politicians tout $3B fiber network
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