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
