Movaz Networks looks to be working on an optical transport switch based on G-MPLS

Will show all-optical switch with optical wavelength conversion at OFC

Optical components maker Chorum surrenders to the market and yanks its $136 million IPO bid

KVH is making active components out of optical fiber, starting with a 40-Gbit/s modulator

The closely watched startup announces a giant optical switch that combines transport

... beyond recognition: Press release claims it -- not Juniper -- got the best results in Light Reading's router test

Fighting the gloom in the Texas Telecom Corridor

Newcomer unleashes a hoard of products, including a tunable laser that will compete with New Focus, Iolon

Big Carriers for a Big Internet -- Scott Clavenna

Siemens' Optisphere claims it's sent traffic at 3.2 terabits per second through WorldCom's network. Is it a first?

Startup looks to take on the giants by grooming smaller optical pipes UPDATED March 15

Will the startup's high-density Sonet box make music in the metro market?

Williams Communications' sale of $25 million in Sonus shares seems to say more about the carrier than its supplier

As Nasdaq plummets, WaveSplitter and OMM shelve their IPO plans, and Unisphere may be delayed

Startup unveils a chip-based amplifier for metro networks and bags $75M in funding

Ditech's spinoff claims to have a switch that supports 16,000 ports, with a million more to come

Beats Cisco and leaves other vendors in the dust in Light Reading's ground-breaking evaluation of terabit routers

Cisco Systems to eliminate as many as 8,000 temporary and regular positions in preparation for the slowdown

Grahame Rance has resigned from Caspian Networks to head up SBS Technologies

Tellium is still on track for its IPO, but the proceeds it hopes to raise have been cut in half

Kleiner Perkins-backed CLEC, Broadband Office, trims about 15 percent of its staff

Research published today points the way to making a silicon-based laser [UPDATED 3/9/01 9:15 AM ET]

Revenues have been lower than expected, but most analysts are maintaining their ratings [UPDATED 4:30 PM ET]

The march toward IPO has been slowed. We've adjusted our list accordingly

Was it founded by a VC firm that wouldn't take no for an answer?

Cisco's claims of OC48 market leadership backfire

Mayan finally announced a customer win, but some observers have their doubts

Citing a weakened market and poor visibility, JDSU has lowered Wall Street expectations for the second time in a month

DWDM components startup acquires Hyperfine to secure supplies of diffraction gratings

Cirrex is picking materials that enable it to automate the assembly of add-drop mux modules

Cisco's taken the lead on OC48, but Nortel dominates North America's OC192 market ** UPDATED **

Company cites industry slowdown in earnings warning; stock takes a hit

Investors signal that the optical stock freefall has gone on long enough

A trickle of news is starting to come out of the secretive laser startup

Poll results: Option packages are still seen as a key aspect of compensation, despite a slowdown

Carrier nets $43 million in cash by dumping one-third of its stake in the optical networking startup

In a matter of months, Onetta has landed a solid management team, plenty of cash, and customers

Integrated optics startup announces first products, heavyweight backers

PON is just an option in the startup's latest product, an Ethernet access box

Dr. Yang says her new startup's technology could drastically shorten development time for optical switch makers

Sycamore's likely to feel the squeeze from capital spending cuts announced by 360networks

Redback has been exploring options with Juniper and Nokia, but the market quashed a potential deal with Juniper

Agere is getting closer to its public offering, setting its price range between $12 and $14

A big bowl of optical chips puts Intel into the high-speed fray. Can it gain traction there?

Ironbridge's hopes for salvation are dashed as the company files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

Its claims of market leadership continue to gloss over its small share of the high-channel-count DWDM market

Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom -- Gary Shaffer