Corvis equipment sends signals 6,400 kilometers over Williams's network

The Ethernet Revolution -- Scott Clavenna

Southampton Photonics says it's eliminated delays in making customized DWDM components

Chorum signals that it's still on track to go public soon with new hires and a filing update

The OIF has voted to give need more consideration when setting specs. Carriers say "Amen"

That's what the optical switch component and subsystem market will reach by 2010, according to ElectroniCast

Its investment in IMMI, a startup making low-loss MEMS subsystems, is about to be announced

The Kleiner Perkins VC has stepped down from Corvis's board of directors UPDATED 2/12/01

Cisco is developing a brand new optical switch, targeting the metro market UPDATED 2/9 4:55 pm EST

There's no news here, Lucent says. But mounting legal pressure may force the company to further action

U.K. startup service provider goes into provisional liquidation, creating waves across the pond

Top sales guy at Redback to become CEO at Procket Networks

All eyes will be on Riverstone next week as it takes the plunge into the icy IPO waters

ONI Systems beats expectations; CEO has fighting words for Cisco UPDATED 2/8 6pm EST

Corning's plunked down $1B on components manufacturing facilities in the last year -- and it's not done

Will refocusing be enough to get this switch vendor back on track?

Spinoff of Lucent's microelectronics division could be one of the largest IPOs in history

Its latest products promise to score a first in pumping 800 Gbit/s over 350km of plain fiber UPDATED 2/8 1pm EST

Startup mixes a software cocktail for the optical mesh network

Market reacts to Cisco's bad news: Growth is slowing faster than Cisco execs expected UPDATED 2/7 11am EST

Though venture investments in optical increased at the end of 2000, most expect a decline in 2001

Western CLEC picks Ciena, following an RFP that included Nortel, Sycamore, and Tellium

Ciena's completion of a $1.5 billion secondary offering shows the market is coming back for quality names

Cisco and Juniper veterans jump on board a company focusing on 10-Gbit/s optical Ethernet

In a move that enables the completion of JDSU's merger with SDL, Nortel acquires a DWDM laser facility

Another Ethernet-based service reaps a bumper crop of venture capital UPDATED 10:20am EST

Its influence over the Resilient Packet Ring standard may be strengthened by Mindspeed's chip announcement UPDATED 2/6 11:50am EST

Back-to-back deals spell competition for Cisco in the metro market

ThreeFive Photonics thinks it can succeed where others have failed -- making optical chips in indium phosphide

Company believes it's time for passive optical networking (PON) equipment to get more active

Founder Kurt Dobbins will give up the CEO spot to former Terra Lycos and 3Com executive Ron Sege

Yet another ISV offers carriers help setting up and activating optical networks. But much remains to be done

Équipe's cheeky recruiters did some flag-waving in IronBridge's parking lot on Wednesday, with good results

Concern about Sycamore's customers causes several Wall Street analysts to revise estimates

Ennovate's Texas R&D center won't hit the 100-person mark it projected in August

Roadshow starts today, marking the runup to the sale of 11.5 million shares at $11-$13 apiece

Juniper's Qwest announcement seems timed just right to dampen Cisco's OC192 putsch UPDATED 2/2/01 10am

Company takes advantage of a warming corporate bond market

Software provisions IP services using direct links to routers

Extreme's stock could prosper if it can extend its position in Layer 3 Ethernet switching to new markets

CIBC World Markets report forecasts big boom after that, as PON deployment in residential markets kicks in

Briefs journalists on 'breakthrough' optical switch that it didn't develop and doesn't sell