It's not yet clear what impact Intel's lawsuit could have on Broadcom's nascent optical efforts.

It's putting millions into liquid-crystal DWDM components at the same time as it backs MEMS for future switches

Its ODSI initiative could be close to committing hara-kiri

Ability to dynamically allocate Sonet capacity in tiny increments sets it apart from the competition, it claims

Lightworks Lou shaken but unhurt - declines to comment on key optical networking issues

Rising demand for components boosts interest in integrated optical chip company

Did he jump, or was he pushed?

Is its all-optical switch based on ground-breaking components from Iolon, a startup backed by Khosla and Huber?

$4.5-billion AMCC/MMC merger driven by the need for a full communications chip portfolio

Company intends to break the mold for optical IPOs: no customer equity positions, and revenue on the books

Startup focuses on coarse wavelength-division multiplexing

Analysts speculate that the DOJ could ask JDSU to sell off its chip manufacturing facility to make room for SDL

Victor Mizrahi has cashed in his chips to become an entrepreneur. UPDATED 3:30 EST

Fourth quarter earnings top analysts' forecasts

Combo lets carriers offer secure IP services over fiber, but reaction to announcement is muted

Its first quarterly report shows losses and no revenue -- but analysts expect its stock to continue shooting upward

Proposed merger threatens pumped laser market

It makes a mean amplifier, and keeps it quiet

Are the days of Cisco's dominance of the core IP routing market numbered?

A $50-million sale to ATG is the first big commercial PON contract

Nortel denies an exodus of staff in the wake of recent changes

Sonet startup borrows $150 million –- and will file for an IPO in October, sources say

PCI card makes it easier to develop billing, security, and other apps for optical nets

...Without stopping once

Lawsuit may set precedent for companies suing ex-employees for alleged theft of secrets

A small deal with Qwest could eventually pay big dividends for the metro DWDM vendor

Its $700 million acquisition of Sensors Unlimited augments its recent entry into the Sonet component market

The Bull Market: Bull Exhaust?

Ciena slam dunks third quarter expectations and announces first revenue from Core Director

Cosine takes its time, raising questions about its aggressive distribution of pre-IPO shares to customers

Consolidation, announced yesterday, is only part of the picture for the optical-chip player

Yipes and Syndesis team up on bandwidth provisioning services -- but can they make it work?

Israeli terabit routing startup denies that it is courting suitors

With Sycamore and Ciena yet to report, the pattern is set: You must show upside to maintain your stock price

Zettacom says its chips can slash development times - but when will they arrive?

Bell Labs scientists demo the first organic lasers, but telecom applications are still years away

Its strategy for high-end networking components has been unclear: Buying NewPort for $1.24 billion helps clear it up

A new startup, WaveSmith, has connections with Castle Networks, bought by Unisphere

Enkido is offering OC768 (40 Gbit/s) connections in New York

The Echelle Grating concept sounds cool, but the test of successful components comes in manufacturing, not the lab

Two key executives leave Roshnee Corp., which could mean trouble for the newly formed startup

Zebulant hopes to rise from the ashes of Capillary

Alcatel takes steps to keep its secrets out of the wrong hands--including suing a South Bend "Hackers Club"

In with the new, out with the old: After Nexabit exodus, Lucent tries to whip its core routing division into shape

Another Wu-Fu Chen startup seeks to challenge Corvis, Qtera

It's got the ingredients for an IPO, including board member Mory Ejabat and carrier investors Williams and Enron

Vendors are pouring money into fiber Bragg gratings

Company officials tout optical growth in quarterly conference call, but challengers proliferate

Siemens will retain majority control

Wu-Fu Chen's startup will play in the metro space -- along with everyone else

Ditech picked up Atmosphere Networks for a song--but investors have yet to find anything to sing about

The IPO was insane. But it's not the first time Wall Street's appetite for the optical market has been redefined

Former Siara marketing VP packs his bags, but he's having a hard time getting people to follow him

Legendary entrepreneur says ultra-long-haul technology is the hottest investment in optical networking

Startups may be dropping the ball in human resources -- leaving some nasty suprises, experts say

The optical division is broken into pieces. Bosco is out, and Kim is in. Former Chromatis CEO takes lead role, too

Sycamore's founder goes East to invest in the future of optical networking

Giganet and Floware, two Israeli fixed wireless companies, cash in on the American markets UPDATED 8-4-00 8:00 PM EST

Evaluates the strategies of the competition in Opticon keynote

Expanding component startup moves stateside in pursuit of optical circuits market

Lucent's Steve Kaufman could be Avici's next president

Juniper's lead in the OC192 market seals multimillion-dollar MFN deal

Carl Russo details Cisco's optical strategy, and says Monterey and Pirelli are just fine