Belgacom to deploy Sorrento's GigaMux optical transport system
Former Tech Data executive John Lochow named President and Chief Executive Officer
As CFO and VP of operations, Ifhar will be responsible for strategic financial and operational development at the startup
IronView Network Manager, a next-gen network management platform for its enterprise, service provider, and metro provider customers
The ZEN-TSP TDM Service Processor is a component of ZettaCom's Universal Switch Architecture
Won't pay dividends on its 7-1/4 percent cumulative convertible preferred stock this quarter
Expects sales in the Q3 of fiscal year 2001 to be approximately $41 million, less than previously projected
Publishes "Optical Taxonomy," a dissection of the next-generation telecom equipment market
Launches 40-channel, grating-based, single-input DWDM product
Jost Spielvogel has been a senior executive at Siemens; COO and CTO appointments complete management team
Carrier1 and Net Insight team to provide professional broadband services to TV and media companies in Europe's major cities
Announces March launch of colocation facility in Manhattan; $10M strategic relationship with EurekaGGN
To speed next-gen equipment development through common hardware and software specs
Siemens has chosen Codeon's 10-Gbit/s and 40-Gbit/s high-speed optical modulators for a field trial
Reducing its global workforce by approximately 3,000 people; intends to continue to hire in its high-growth product areas
David Ahee, from Unisphere Networks, joins Nexsi Corp. as VP of sales
SONAbeam series promises reliable, high bandwidth, wireless network access for last-mile communications
To combine NetLogic's search engines with Xelerated's net processors to speed the release of 40-Gbit/s data plane solutions
Agility will provide tunable lasers for Network Photonics' next gen metro technology
Nottingham University becomes first Bookham Technology funded center for optoelectronic education and research
Acquisition brings Intel voice-over-packet technology for optical networks
WaveForm Architecture addresses multiservice switching
Providing Shanghai Telecom with optical networking products, including the WaveStarBandWidth Manager, DACS, and ADM 16/1
HarbourVest Partners led the Series B financing round for the startup subsystem vendor
64x64 3D module combines scaleable architecture with fully integrated control electronics in small-form-factor housing
Verio expands its backbone using 360 networks' global circuits
Fortis Group to lease fiber optic infrastructure from Metromedia Fiber Network in the Netherlands
Telia to deploy Redback Networks' Subscriber Management Technology throughout its European broadband network
Names Barbara Blanck, formerly at Global One, Vice President, North American Sales
New BigIron gigabit Ethernet modules and IronWare software release 7.2
Startup has signed supply agreements to provide its PolarWave Optical Slicer filters to Nortel Networks
Startup claims low insertion loss for Kaleidoscope and Fiberkey optical switch modules
Corning among investors in tunable laser startup
Complaint alleges that defendants repeatedly issued statements that overstated sales growth and revenues
Including $4.5 billion of new 364-day credit facilities arranged by J. P. Morgan and Salomon Smith Barney
To offer carriers and hosted ASPs a complete range of broadband fiber optic services; Reed Hundt to chair
MPLS 4.6, the newest version of its Performance Optimized MPLS Software Solution Suite
To deliver 100,000km of optical fiber, allowing bandwidth capabilities in excess of 10 Mbit/s, to Grande Communications
For the joint development of 10- and 40-Gbit/s high-speed receivers
Suite of products for Raman amplifiers includes combiners, isolators, couplers, and hybrid modules
$1 million gift will enable university to launch virtual networking lab
The OC192 return-to-zero (RZ) modulator has a bandwidth up to 12GHz
It has lit 6,100 kilometers of its fiber optic network spanning the U.K., France, Germany, and The Netherlands
Siemens to acquire global DSL leader Efficient Networks Inc. for $1.5 billion
ShanDong ZiBo Telecom, part of China Telecom, is to install 10-Gbit/s optical technology from Marconi
ADC Telecommunications invests in VManage, a provider of broadband network management platforms
Allows U.S. carriers to anonymously buy and sell international wholesale voice traffic
Startup secures first round of financing for $3 million from VC firm TechnoCap
Robert Loewen, most recently with eCopper, this week joined CableNet International as Vice President, Global Market Development
Compared to $42.7 million reported in Q1 of fiscal 2000 and $132.1 million reported in Q4 of fiscal 2000
OPA designs and manufactures automated and semi-automated systems for the manufacture of fiber optic components and modules
Sales of $805 million, up 36%; record first-quarter sales in all three major business groups
52,000 square-foot Milpitas office is four times the size of the space Velio previously occupied in San Jose
Total revenues were a $64.8 million, up 293% from the third quarter of fiscal 2001
Up 26 percent over the year-ago quarter; earnings before goodwill of $205 million, up 43 percent
GigaTera, a company developing components for next-gen optical nets, has gotten financing from Broadband Capital and JK&B Capital
Dr. Heinz Meier, until recently sales and marketing director at Nortel, Switzerland, appointed to Avalon's Board
Announces agreements with Cegetel, Motorola, Mitsubishi, Samsung, PrairieComm, Webraska, MapInfo at 3GSM World Congress
Former JDS Uniphase Sales and Marketing Director Jake Weise joins Bandwidth9 as Vice President of Marketing
S7022 and S7025 chipset can be used with other AMCC devices to provide optical backplane solutions ranging from OC3 to XAUI rates
Works with Tellabs' MartisDXX platform and combines its R-2 radios with Nokia's Hopper microwave access radios
Tektronix has reached an agreement with Ultra Fast Optical Systems for an option to license its patented optical switching inventions
Worldwide revenues for next-gen voice products totaled $386M in 2000 and are forecasted to total $6B in 2004
Alidian Optical Equipment completes testing with Metromedia Fiber Network for use in multiservice metro networks
Revenues for SP core and edge hardware are seen to reach $50.6B in 2004; intelligent optical network hardware to reach $8.52B in 2001
Dutch Carrier to deploy Cisco's DPT technology
Henan Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, will be deploying Cisco’s Dynamic Packet Transport (DPT) solution
Michael Decelle, Ali Haider, George Simpson Jr., and Daniel Rabun
ClassiPI processor provides Layers 2 through 7 classification for gigabit Ethernet and OC48 applications
Will use I-Cube's IQX320 high-speed Crosspoint Switch IC in a new family of optical gateways
Optical Solutions' FiberPath optical fiber-to-the-home will be deployed in a planned residential community in Daytona Beach
John Roth says Bill Conner and Chahram Bolouri "acted with total integrity."
Announce compatibility between Entridia’s wire-speed packet forwarding ASICs and Lara’s network database search engine devices
Announces family of products capable of extending optical fiber up to 200km over fast Ethernet and 70km over gigabit Ethernet
GTRAN Inc. claims world's fastest semiconductor commercial process for 40-Gbit/s Sonet products
Contract with China Telecom in excess of $30 million for the largest digital crossconnect network ever built in Asia
The Cisco 7600 Optical Services Router
To purchase NetRail Inc., a Tier 1 wholesale IP service provider, in an all-stock transaction
$1 million deal for Emperative's ProvEn provisioning engine and Cable Modem Express
WaveStar Wireless Network Solution includes optical systems from Bell Labs
Integrates all the electronics required for an entire Sonet OC48 line card on a single chip
A 22,000 square foot facility in Santa Clara
Has completed the sale of $3.25 billion of Senior Notes in a Rule 144A offering
Enhanced Service Levels global.net extended to Europe
JDS Uniphase's MEMS division wins TL 9000 hardware certification from the QuEST Forum
Gerard Caccappolo, who helped found the first European IP backbone, heads back home
Cox to use its software for automated activation of customers' cable modems
Building LEC sheds 140
Will supply DWDM systems for "first nationwide optically switched data network"
Metro optical networking platform for service providers shipping to customers; R&D and manufacturing facility completed
Daniel Dorman, chairman and president of D.J. Dorman & Co. and president of Princeton Capital Fund
Inks deal with Rudin Management Co. to equip 16 commercial properties in New York City with all-optical 100-Mbit/s Internet access
In the face of weakening fiber and photonics markets
Claims the world's first high-frequency gigabit Ethernet system, the FibeAir 10000
Charles River Ventures, Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners fund Internet infrastructure startup
Joseph Nacchio intends to sell stock issued upon the exercise of 6.1 million options he was granted in June 1997
Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, and Nottingham join its European fiber optic network
NT slashes first-quarter expectations
Burt Walker appointed president and CEO of Broadata Communications
iFlow Programming Environment (iPE) and iFlow Reference Software (iRS) to speed 10-gig products to market
OPTX Management Portal software to enable virtual private optical networks
To use funds to develop modules and components for the DWDM market; investors include BCE Capital, Lucent Venture Partners, and Primaxis
Adjusted net income of $0.18 per diluted share; Level 3 announced as new MultiWave CoreDirector customer
Announces NetActivator Version 2, a simplified method for automating the provisioning process of complex, disparate networks
Global cable deployment reached $24.4 billion in 2000, according to a report from ElectroniCast
Designing chips with IBM for 40-Gbit/s optical networking gear; funding led by Storm Ventures and US Venture Partners
Reports net loss of $2.11 per share on $5,160 million revenues in year 2000
Empyrean Communications will employ Light Management Group's fiber-optical switch over its broadband networks
More than 50 Cablefree Solutions optical laser links to be operational in South Africa by early spring
Fiber Optic Network Solutions Corp.'s round two funding led by Oak Investment Partners, with Morgenthaler Ventures and Intel Capital
To offer integrated planning and test solutions for MPLS and PNNI
PowerTune delivers 20 milliwatts of optical power across the entire C-band
The first 10,000 miles of its 18,000-route mile domestic long-haul optical backbone
Sue Agopian will serve as VP of worldwide sales and Phillip Congdon will serve as senior technical advisor to the CEO
Quantum Bridge has identified Corning Cable Systems as its preferred provider of passive optical network infrastructure solutions
To offer Web hosting and managed applications services in conjunction with IBM
Gary J. Sbona appointed chairman and CEO, will replace founder Suresh Nihalani
FTRX, the industry's first 10-gigabit Ethernet serial optical transceivers
Sales of higher-margin DWDM widgets now account for 35% of revenue
Sale of JDSU's Zurich subsidiary to Nortel Networks also completed
Bob Chaney has been acting CEO since July 2000, before which he was senior VP of marketing and business development
Adaptive Communications Services, a portfolio of hardware, software, and professional services for next-gen broadband
Revenues were $149.2M, an increase of 414% over the $29M in the same period last year
Investors in its series B financing round include J.P. Morgan Partners, Weston Presidio, and Cabletron Systems
Series C funding from Greylock Partners, Pilot House Ventures, Nortel Networks, 360networks, Sycamore Networks, and others
ONI will acquire technology and other assets associated with Finisar's Opticity product line
Bill Cadogan, chairman and CEO at telecom equipment maker ADC, is joining St. Paul Venture Capital as a general partner
Pass Telcordia GR1221 and GR1209 qualification tests for 40-channel Arrayed Waveguide Gratings
12-month agreement includes delivery and installation of a 15,000km long-haul network for China Telecom
World’s first 6,400km terrestrial transmission without electrical regeneration
Demos multichannel 10-Gbit/s transmission through standard singlemode fiber using cascaded discrete Raman amplifiers in the S-band
Thomas H. Wessel, Lucent's former director of optoelectronics package manufacturing and engineering, named manufacturing VP
ADVA gets 3-year contract from BT Ignite for its DWDM optical access platform FSP-II
New family of high-power (+13 dBm), DFB laser-source modules aims to reduce testing costs in R&D and manufacturing
Recent recruits include Michael Gassewitz from SpaceBridge, and Denis Gallant and Alain Brazeau from Alcatel
Opens packaging facility in Mezzovico; research facility in Rome and manufacturing facility in Ruschlikon to open soon
Broadband multiservices platform integrates the functionality of a Layer 3+ switch, edge router, QOS engine, and IP service switch
3.125-Gbit SERDES for the 10-gig Ethernet, Sonet/SDH, Infiniband, Fibre Channel, and high-speed serial backplane markets
Swedish telco Skanova taps Ericsson and Extreme Networks for deployment of broadband access to residential market
Redback Networks SMS technology deployed in @Home Benelux's Netherlands broadband network
Adds 3.125-Gbit/s, low-cost laser drivers, limiting amps, and TIAs
W. L. Gore & Associates, Agilent Technologies, and Mitel agree to common standard for 12-channel parallel optic modules
Optical systems, data products, software, and services for a telecom network linking the U.S. with Europe, Asia, and Latin America
Dr. David Heatley appointed Teem Photonics' VP for North America
For corporate development; technology and product development; global operations; and general counsel and secretary
Southampton Photonics says it's shipping components that can cram 320 wavelengths into a fiber
Two standards - G.709 and G.959.1 - help pave the way towards multi-vendor optical networks.
Includes standard which targets low cost business connections
Reported SEC investigation "is not new news."
With Daniel Island Media Co., to offer fiber-to-the-home in Charleston, S.C.
Randall J. Kruep, senior VP of Worldwide Customer Operations for Redback Networks, will begin with Procket in March
The domestic and international sales team will be led by Richard Bibb, customer service by David Hare
Expansion of facilities in Zhuhai, Shanghai, and Chengdu to 800,000 total square feet by the end of 2001
Terry Markwardt joins Radiant Photonics as Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing
Michael Di Paolo, ex-FastComm, is Director, Product Management; Roch Marleau, ex-Nortel, is Director, Product Marketing
Revenue increases 84% over third Quarter; total customers increase to 16
MetroFlex tunable optical filters for use in DWDM metropolitan area networks
James P. Goodman, formerly a Lucent executive, to be senior vice-president of worldwide sales and marketing
Could be too much pasta
Intends to pay a dividend of five cents per share on its common stock on or before June 30, 2001
Former Xylan and PMC-Sierra CFO brings experience in leading companies to successful IPOs
Revenues of $5.9 billion, 35 cents EPS
To foster and address carrier-specific technical recommendations
Using AVS/Express software in its 8614X-series optical spectrum analyzers
eHealth SPV 4.8 offers scaleability of 1 million elements, OSS integration and new support for DSL and IP VPN services
To develop indium phosphide heterojunction bipolar transistors
Software firm chosen by Siemens Carrier Networks to drive its network management core for the SieBOSS platform
Incumbent carrier orders DWDM and SDH backbone, plus microwave gear
San Jose R&D facility will enable Multiplex to dramatically reduce its new product development times
Cash revenues were $596.4M for the full year; adjusted EBITDA for the full year was $506.4M
Parisians expect phone bills to soar
New features include ATM networking, ATM/TDM gateway, and dedicated high bandwidth services
Lead investors include Geocapital and Cisco
Enables three DS3 or E3 high-speed connections to be aggregated and transported over a single OC3 wireless communications link
Funding for optical technology startup comes from Intel Capital and the Geometry Group
McLeodUSA selects Ciena MultiWave CoreDirector for deployment on its One Functional Network
EDFA pump modules, optical switches, programmable lasers, and more to be released in 2001/2002 by Blue Sky Research
CorWave XL and CorWave XF products will deliver ultra-high capacity for terrestrial (XL) and festoon (XF) links
Total revenue grew to $253.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2000, ended December 31
Aevia has certified Alidian's Optical Service Network DWDM systems for interoperability with equipment from Extreme and Foundry
New CEO Mark Ward and COO Jim Sullivan; current CEO Harry Dixon to continue as chairman
Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 were $6.75 billion
Mike Smith, ex-Ciena, is appointed Director of Software Engineering
Also announces development of a complete service control solution for optical mesh networks
200GHz 16-channel and 100GHz 32-channel DWDM rack modules
New investors include Mustang Ventures, Amerindo, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and Deutsche Bank Alex Brown
Worldview IV exceeded firm's goals
To sell Zurich subsidiary to Nortel Networks and expand supply relationship
Will pay $2.5B in its common shares on closing, as well as up to an estimated $500M in its common shares after December 31, 2003
Public offering of 11M shares of common stock at a per share price of $83.50 and the sale of $600 million of 3.75% convertible notes
With the new office in Gothenburg, Sweden, Optillion gets proximity to Chalmers University of Technology
S/UNI-IMA-84 provides over 10-times density improvement for T1/E1 ATM inverse multiplexer designs
John Jendricks, ex Juniper, becomes VP of biz dev. Steve Mullaney, ex Cisco, becomes VP of marketing
Already the subject of previous announcements ($139M in October and $174M at end 2000)
Agilent 81480A is aimed at manufacturers and developers of passive optical components covering the 1370 to 1480 nm range
Ten percent workforce reduction is expected to result in a one-time charge of approximately $800,000 in Q1 2001
Michael S. Castleman joins optical components manufacturer Molecular OptoElectronics Corp.
Will focus on developing broadband access solutions for tomorrow's converged networks
Forte, the industry's first dual full-duplex OC48c configurable wire-speed packet-forwarding engine for optical multiservice platforms
A multi-year, multimillion-dollar contract for the Redback SmartEdgeT 800
Agreement with Italian university supports R&D program in photonic technologies and devices for fiber optic communications
CX29950 RingMaker ring processing unit offers up to 5 Gbit/s of data throughput on a pair of OC48 RPR network rings
Design Technology Corp., a systems integrator specializing in robotics and flexible automation solutions for manufacturing
Fourth member of the Iris Group of optical startups will focus on core packet switching systems
S/UNI-IMA-84 offers over 10-times density improvement for T1/E1 ATM inverse multiplexer designs
Second round of funding led by Sevin Rosen
Prospective customers kick in on second round
A series of solution packages targeted at the broadband access, broadband transport, and data services market segments
It's acquiring Net Monitor, the company that developed Kestrel's element management software
Optical subsystem plant grows to 50,000 square feet
200GHz 4- and 8-channel DWDM modules promise the lowest insertion loss and polarization-dependent loss in the current market
CityNet robots deliver broadband networks through Indianapolis sewers. Klaatu barada nikto!
To provide every public school in Arizona with high-speed Internet access by the end of 2003
4Q'00 revenues of $8.8 million, 254% higher than year-ago quarter
6.125% notes which mature on February 15, 2006. The offering is expected to close on February 8, 2001
Sycamore will supply SN 16000 Intelligent Optical Switches and SN 8000 Metro Core transport platforms for Storm's buildout
Iowa carrier selects FiberPath platform -- fiber to the home for voice, video, and high-speed data
Appoints Michael Kwan as COO of China operations; establishes regional structure to expand business growth
Version 3.0 Intelligent Resource Exchange (IRX), a yield management software solution for broadband service providers
ENGINE is an open platform that provides WorldCom with a single multiservice network