Purchase of IPCell and Vovida make voice-over-IP technology a software focus
ONI's shares take a wild ride as it prepares to issue more stock and shortens lockup expiration for insiders
Alcatel, Cyoptics, Lucent, and Nortel are rolling out OC768 developments
Files for a piece of the voice/data integration action, though it has only one customer
Startup joins race to make complete optical systems on a chip
A new company has risen from the ashes of Silkroad -- and it won't be using Silkroad technology
Sanford Bernstein says the sky is falling on the optical networking market. Others think its analysis is bizarre
Bruce Claflin becomes CEO January 1
Startup plans to use ring topology to bring Sonet and ATM-like features to metro Ethernet
Third-quarter results will show proof of actual shipments
Laser maker is hoping to automate its way into the market
Stocks tumble on word that analyst Paul Sagawa will announce downgrades tomorrow, Thursday
It's in catchup mode on ultralong-distance DWDM, but new product may put it among the leaders
Funding will be used to build ambitious high-speed router in two development stages, for delivery next year
Interoperabilty test will show whether it's out of step with the rest of the industry
Company hopes to broaden specialty fiber, high-speed transmission, and submarine component businesses
CLEC's imminent demise may have dire implications for the rest of the optical networking industry
GN Nettest's plans include a billion-dollar merger and an IPO
Product upgrade allows carriers to carry native Ethernet over their existing Sonet connections
Tops $63 at closing, nearly three times its opening price of $23
Tellium Triumphs -- Scott Clavenna
13 VCs invest in what could be the closest thing yet to an optical router
Routing legend Tony Li and others earn Procket a rumor worth billions before it's even announced a product
Former Intel and Alteon execs bring total funding to $90 million for new data center startup
Ciena lands a metropolitan DWDM deal with Korea Telecom -- although the numbers aren't disclosed
The $500 million startup has set its compass heading for Cisco and Redback
Network Photonics lights out for California in search of engineers
But the company's S-1 is full of surprises
Lucent definitely is losing market share, say a bunch more analysts
Cisco's Components Feast -- Phil Harvey
Larry Roberts won't say what his new company is working on — but the secret is probably in the signaling
European networking giant pays $268 million to bring OEM equipment in-house
With three big announcements in three weeks, all the signs point toward IPO
OmniGuide is on a quest to solve the manufacturing difficulties of air-filled fiber
Shares rebound after analysts calm initial fear over the $2.3 billion Broadband Access acquisition
Networking remains the fastest-growing area of venture-capital investment, and VCs don't see it changing
OpNext Inc. will be based in the U.S. and is funded up to $450 million -- but don't rush for the back door just yet
Knowledge Capitalism -- R. Scott Raynovich
Twice was not enough; Corvis's founder has a bunch more startups up his sleeve
Founder Raj Singh says it's Fiberlane all over again
Terms increased for the SANs spinoff of SPX Corp.
French startup gets $31 million to develop its lead in optical chips
All the fundamentals are covered; the market will determine the value of the choices made
Juniper ratchets up the pressure on Cisco, introducing two new products: the M5 and M10 routers
Announcements highlight progress in development of network processors
Today's deal with Analog Devices will strengthen its optical switch developments, says Nortel
It may lead the field in optical switching subsystems, but don't get too excited
Cabletron spinoff heads for IPO with customers and products, but still faces three big challenges
The parent of Sorrento attempts to stem criticism by shuffling its board
A metro gigabit Ethernet startup answers the question: Whatever happened to Eric Benhamou?
Optical Elevators? -- Scott Clavenna
This week's SEC filing may indicate further acquisition plans
Few details are known, but the new IP service platform will have lots of competition
Virtual Photonics has gone on an acquisition binge to create a collection of design tools
MRV rises 8 percent after investors buy it to get a piece of the Luminent IPO. The strategy has its pitfalls
Ironbridge takes on Cisco and Juniper by offering virtual routing
Templex says its "addressable" fiber Bragg gratings can route wavelengths to specific locations
A comparison with Nortel suggests big seasonal fluctuations in revenues could be on their way
Early stage startup is using "quantum dots" to make low-cost tunable lasers
Runaway Research -- R. Scott Raynovich
Price range of $13-$15 per share set for MRV's component spinoff
The component maker's readying a second stock offer; but will it sell?
Tight supply of IBM's ceramic substrate may temper growth among chip and systems manufacturers
Optical switch vendor signs $350 million equipment contract with Cable & Wireless. So when's it going public?
Research says Lucent's losing market share in ATM, its chosen field
Paul Johnson is sitting on 100,000 shares of ONI. Can his reports still be objective?
Wireless optics service provider sets aside a chunk of the company to get landlords on its side
Its in-house publications warn employees against joining optical startups
Redback's insider selling window closes and the stock rises, quieting rumors about a price war with Cisco
Experts defend the optical networking and components sector, as investors flee
Its tunable VCSELs could cut the cost of metro equipment
It's Black Friday in the telecom sector, as Wall Street fears a spending slowdown. How bad is it, exactly?
CEOs seem to be dropping like flies
Jumping Juniper! -- R. Scott Raynovich
Shows that service providers don't have the investor appeal of equipment vendors
Second-quarter figures show that it's gaining ground on the big telecom equipment vendors
POF's not gonna make it in telecom -- at least, not yet
Sorrento faces an angry mob as it makes plans to eat its parent. UPDATED Sept 7 13:00 EST
The CEO has quit two weeks after the company issued $150 million in debt, but Cyras officals remain bullish on IPO prospects
After months of waiting, the IPO date is set and the price range is increased
Just when you were starting to forget about them, the company ships the highest port count optical switch
What happens when a customer can't pay?
Infineon triumphs in gaining support for its 10-Gbit/s mini-transponder -- but its partners yawn
It's pumped 7.04 Terabits a second over a single strand of fiber
Hot product, potential IPO? Maybe it's time for a change
Southampton Photonics says it can put up to 32 EDFAs into a single package - and deliver big benefits
Its all-optical switch is based on fiber amplifiers and splitters, say experts
Top optical exec Don Smith offers sneak peak at what’s in Nortel’s IP pipeline
Optical Communications Products, a subsidiary of Japanese components giant Furukawa, plans an IPO
The PEH Fiber Optics Fund launches in Europe and seeks a U.S. partner. Want to know the latest trades?
