The startup is making erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers in a different way from its competitors
Company posts a net loss of $500 million, will cut 10,000 more jobs
Qwest's losses are attributed to falling revenue from optical assets. Bad signs all around for optical equipment
The ONS 15808 will be launched 'later this year' and looks a little like Ciena's CoreStream product
Mayan Networks has junked one acquisition, completed another -- and is once again rumored to be calling it quits
MRV's components spinoff - soon to be folded back into the company - gets the blame for poor numbers
Says its 'digital supermode' DBR will have better performance and be easier to make than existing products
Company pins its hopes to the busy edge router market, where it has introduced the SmartEdge 800
After streamlining and realigning, will this software vendor be bought by Amdocs? And what would it mean?
Presents research indicating that silicon-germanium electronics can sustain lines rates of 56 Gbit/s
The Ottawa startup formerly known as Solinet offers a few more details about its long-haul optical strategy
Startup founded by ex-Cisco exec looks to be the first of a new crop of IP-performance companies to ship product
Newman takes over as CEO, Sadler returns as COO, and 50 more jobs are cut
It's funding Lytek, an Arizona State U. spinoff developing 1310nm surface-emitting lasers
Kleiner Perkins leads another round and switches board members at Cenix, one of Vinod Khosla's picks
Judging from the results and forecasts at JDSU, the sector's recovery is still not within sight
Corvis hits the low end of expectations with $24 million in revenue for Q4; loses $49 million before charges
Cogent's revenues slowly begin to ramp as it picks clean troubled service providers
Harmonic reported better than expected third-quarter earnings last night. So why is the stock down 30%?
Foundry's Q3 results disappoint. Analysts issue confusing downgrade notes. Stock tanks
Former Lucent CEO Richard McGinn starts afresh as venture capital advisor at Manhattan-based RRE Ventures
Tellium's stock gains 20% after the company announces positive quarterly results UPDATED 10/25 9:45 AM ET
Tropic Networks is the latest well-funded Ottawa startup to cut costs now in order to make it through 2002
Shares get a 20% haircut on quarterly earnings report; customer count is not where company expected
Edge-switch maker Ennovate Networks closes its doors and puts 127 more people out of work
A slew of back-burner projects reflect faith that passive optical networking is steadily -- if slowly -- building
Cable and Wireless still plans to deploy Tellium's core switches -- but not for some time
It could be AMCC or EZchip, with Agere not far behind. But does it really matter?
The money right now is in putting a little more kick into its OC48 (2.5 Gbit/s) network processor, says Motorola
Fourth quarter is capped by $8 billion charge. Lucent says this, and 10,000 more job cuts, get it closer to breakeven
Avici blames the capex crunch for expected big losses, searches for new customers, and pins hopes on tiny TSR
Chairman and CEO blames government regulation for declining fortunes, says it will hamper DSL deployment
Network processor startup emerges from stealth mode to announce first-round funding of $26 million
Avanex's slide continues as the company acquires more technology
EZchip is very close to shipping its OC192 network processor, though it appears to have altered the gameplan
Nortel's long-haul strategy weakens along with the company's competitive position against Ciena and Corvis
Sell, sell, sell! A Redback sales memo indicates it wants to move SMS 10000 products, badly. And price isn't an issue
Swedish metro equipment startup has laid off most of its staff following collapse of fundraising efforts
Yes, it's also laying off people. But AFC beat estimates and remained profitable in its third-quarter results
Fiber giant announces a $220 net loss, will 'idle' the manufacture of optical fiber
Sycamore slashes expectations, announces a plan to restructure and cut 25% of its staff. Some think its not enough
Execs say they've got newfound "clarity" in carrier plans. But what they see is less capex and more uncertainty
Bell Labs promises to shrink electronics with its molecular-scale transistor, but there's plenty of work still to do
Long-haul startup blames a softening economy and September 11th tragedies for its latest round of layoffs
Morgan Stanley says it's too soon to call a rebound in DWDM and other photonic components
VCs must get creative as investment returns drop and liquidity opportunities become more scarce
Subsystems manufacturer lands respectable amount for its second round, but it doesn't come without a price
Ethernet switching specialist comes in below its guidance and changes accounting practices, leaving many questions
All-optical switches will be selling well in two years' time, says a Light Reading survey
Optical Oracle identifies the companies that'll be first to recover from the current inventory overhang
After massive revenue shortfall, executives decline to give guidance and CFO hits the highway
ONI Systems is laying off 16 percent of its staff and taking other measures to cut costs UPDATED 10/16 6:30pm
Kenneth Westrick has resigned from his CEO post. Harris takes his place
Swedish startup plans to ramp up production of its optical monitoring subsystems
Tellabs posted a net loss of $49 million but says its 6000 series optical products are set to win
It may not be a huge order, but supplying edge routers to AT&T is a feather in Unisphere's cap
A recent Light Reading Webinar poll reveals that optical signaling is a vital, but slowly moving, bandwagon
Alcatel says a new version of its 7670 RSP is geared to meeting carriers' multiservice requirements
It's raised another $90 million to complete the development of its 40 Gbit/s long haul DWDM technology
Alidian Networks has fired 20 employees and started new equipment trials in Texas
Its Information and Communications Networks division will double the number of layoffs to 10,000
The metro equipment startup appears to be ahead of its nearest rival, Native Networks
How has the economic downturn affected foreign workers? So far, not so badly. But that could change
Startup Inphi looks set to beat the big chip makers to market with products for 40-Gbit/s systems
Storage system provider switches direction, chops a third of its workforce in anticipation of a tough 2002
Shares ramped 50 percent yesterday and are climbing again this morning on optimism and acquisition rumors
In after-hours trading, Juniper shares go through the roof after beating analyst expectations
The stealthy startup says it wants to move optical access beyond PON
As Nasdaq and NYSE rally, the LR Index gets a 4 percent pop. Is the bottom near?
Does a recent insider spending spree signal better times for troubled optical networking component vendor?
Israel's Lenslet says its 'optical DSP engine' will be far faster, smaller, and cheaper than today's ASICs
Redback's losses widen and its headcount shrinks as the company's new managers settle in to an enormous job
Reported loss of Verizon contract indicates Tellabs is struggling to keep up with a changing market
The IP Priesthood – Peter Wagner
JDS Uniphase and Cisco CEOs shun big bonuses in tough times. But it's too soon to call a trend UPDATED 10.11.01
Fiber optics testing and manufacturing equipment firm reports mounting losses, sees rebound in 2002
Startup layoffs and losses are at an all-time high in optical networking. And the rumor mill's grinding out of control
Lucent wins its second contract for the all-optical LambdaRouter, but Wall Street isn't wowed
Even with lower valuations, experts say that big equipment company mergers seem too messy right now
Avici has cut its big terabit router in half, but continues to say it's designed for the network core
Startup comes out of hiding, declaring that not all bandwidth is created equal
It's about to announce more tests aimed at showing that its core router can beat Cisco's and Juniper's
More big cuts are likely at the ailing optical networking company
Its head of investment, Les Vadasz, was far more optimistic than other VCs on a Silicon Valley discussion panel
The promising Ottawa startup has closed its doors and is selling assets
Plenty of exciting techology is in the pipeline, judging by the conference's post-deadline papers
Watch for a new race super-computers to overtake mankind through Tetris.
Bernard Daines's startup has laid off its marketing team and might be running out of money
David Huber and other Corvis execs are buying back their own shares – but only after they've sold millions
Weakness in the company's core fiber business is forcing 4,000 more layoffs and several plant closings
Its joint developments with Infineon and Gemfire could give it an edge in emerging DWDM component markets
Positive vibes from the unlikely duo of George W. Bush and John Chambers boost markets
Nortel's auctioning off lots of properties while consolidating internal operations. What's left?
Stealthy startup Calix is building a super-scaleable access box
Cisco's bulking up its edge routers and focusing on metropolitan networks in a revamped assault on the carrier market
Movaz's deal with Bandwidth9 brings to mind other companies that have scaled back their plans for tunable lasers
Combine this with their Accenture deal, and Everypath is suddenly in a strong enterprise position.
Europe's components show is bigger and better than last year – but that's not saying much
Nortel keeps cutting and cutting... and John Roth has stepped aside **UPDATED 10.3.01 11AM ET**
After a long wait, carrier comes up with some cash and juggles execs. Analysts say: "Yes!"
Another company moves to lower its burn rate
Defensive or offensive? Hard to tell, but Qwest's unusual conference call suggest serious change is afoot
Optical switch maker fires 20 more, including its CFO and its vice president of marketing
The startup says its chip goes beyond simply amplifying multiple wavelengths in DWDM systems
Teem Photonics and Cisilias are both showing 8-channel erbium-doped waveguide amplifier arrays at ECOC
