NEC Eluminant says the U.S. Supreme Court did right to reaffirm FCC authority over pricing of unbundled network elements

Qwest appoints KPMG as independent auditor, replacing Arthur Andersen

Ericsson major owners take the initiative to examine leveling of voting rights

PHS MEMS expands its operations to California and introduces accelerated-MEMS Prototyping Services to U.S. market

Ford Motor Company selects Broadwing to offer an IP service option for Ford dealerships

Lumenon enlists MTBSolutions to help develop next-generation, fully automated packaging solutions

Since efforts to sell off assets have failed, KPNQwest has asked the court to convert the moratorium into a bankruptcy

Semrock’s optical thin-film coatings and filters raise the bar in performance and manufacturability

Lucent Technologies closes 3-year supply agreement, sells Solectron certain manufacturing assets in Massachusetts

Brightstar brings Microwave Photonics, a revolutionary new opto-electronics technology business, into its technology incubator

Picolight secures $27M in a funding round led by new investor St. Paul Venture Capital

Edison Carrier Solutions first in U.S. to commercially deploy LambdaUnite multiservice switch from Lucent

Spectra-Physics introduces compact 2W EDFA and Raman fiber amplifier pump source

Internet Telephone Numbering System (ENUM) offers promise of a single point of contact for all communication devices

Nortel Networks, China Unicom to deploy multiservice metro networks in Tianjin, Shandong

Latest addition to AT-8000 series of switches is aimed at networks with 100-Mbit/s fiber backbones

Gary King and Mark Glasgow get their next gig -- as VPs at NextGig

NEC America appoints Mike Rosen as GM for Corporate Networks Group's marketing & sales support division

Intel network processor development platforms enable time-saving parallel hardware and software design

CIR sees optical Ethernet transceiver market surpassing $1B revenue mark in 2006

Qwest Communications declares itself 'disappointed' by Moody's credit rating cut

BT Ignite declares it is ready to help KPNQwest customers, after KPNQwest warns of "significant deterioration" in network performance

Holotek new tunable wavelength module is insensitive to both residual errors in its moving parts and thermal and barometric pressure

AirFiber introduces new generation of wireless technology combination that overcomes fog, rain, and reliability barriers

Alcatel maintains #1 position in intelligent optical hardware with 20% market share in 1Q02, according to Infonetics Research

Network Photonics reduces optical insertion loss in its CrossWave Subsystems from 6dB to 4dB, the lowest in the industry

NEC America releases metro optical solutions engineered to fulfill NEC's commitment to alleviate metro bandwidth bottleneck

Broadcom completes acquisition of Mobilink Telecom in a common stock transaction

Acquisition for $136M in Alcatel stock puts Alcatel and its Genesys subsidiary at forefront of $600M voice self-service software market

Velio moves its Zeus family of STS-1 grooming switches to full production and adds a new member, the VC2001

Nortel Networks and Equant extend agreement to deliver next-gen telephony and secure IP VPNs to global customers

All Optical Networks announces the closing of a $6M Series A funding round, led by ForeFront Capital

Broadwing has selected the new Tellabs 6400 transport switch to expand its network capabilities

Redback’s SmartEdge 800 router leverages virtual router capabilities to offer carrier-grade VPN services

KPNQwest has been unable to sell off large parts of the business, but potential buyers continue to sniff around

Avanex restates financial statements to reflect decrease in deferred stock compensation charges, slightly reducing net losses

PacketLight's PL-16000 and World Wide Packets' LE-211 combine to provide Ethernet over Sonet/DWDM and carrier-class GbE transport

Centerpoint Broadband Technologies announces successful sale of its wireless division to Fresnel Microwave Systems

BaySpec and Finisar have mutually agreed to terminate the proposed merger due to difficult 'current market conditions'

Infonetics releases first-ever product forecast for the application-layer VPN gateways market, which it thinks will surge to $871M in 2005

Optinel Systems appoints William Pizii, former Ocular Networks exec, as VP of operations

Korean network provider Unizone Technologies evaluates Passive Optical Network from Optical Solutions

Lightchip develops first diffraction grating multiplexer with native flat filter profile

Luminous Networks has selected Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs for use in its PacketWave family of metro-area access switches

MTS Communications selects Nortel to provide next-gen Sonet; plans to leverage RPR technology for optical Ethernet transport

Qwest passes 13-state systems and performance test; will begin filing long-distance applications with the FCC in mid-June

Cisco broadens VPN solution portfolio with addition of IP voice and video-enabled IPSec VPNs

PacketLight's metro transport system and Jedai's access switch router certified interoperable by Jedai's labs

Fitel Technologies appoints Peter J. Spehr as its VP of sales and marketing

In-Stat/MDR announces the results of its Networking Quarterlies reports for the first quarter of 2002

Nortel Networks comments on second quarter outlook and announces plans to strengthen its overall position

Alcatel’s multi-service systems to deliver converged voice and data services in the Baltics

TranSwitch expands EtherMap family of Ethernet-over-Sonet gear to enable dynamic GigE and SAN data transport services for Sonet MANs

Polaris and Carrier Access team to deliver powerful end-to-end metro optical solution based on interoperability between their systems

Quick Eagle Networks introduces a multilink router with added DSU and network probe capabilities

Emphasis on helping carriers cut costs by shifting telephone services onto IP networks

Global Crossing Creditors' Committee says end of stalking horse negotiations reflects company's improved prospects

Narus closes $15M in additional funding on customer momentum and lands ex-Telcordia exec as CEO

The EC's Phase I review is expected to be completed by mid-July 2002 at the latest

Worldwide VPN and firewall market topped $650M in 1Q02, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly report

BT selects Cramer Systems to automate service provisioning

SBC Communications agrees to pay $3.6M for submitting inaccurate information to the FCC

One chip aggregates three DS3/E3/STS-1 or maps ATM cells or IP packets to OC-3/STM-1; another offers a desynchronization solution

PacketLight demos extension over long-haul Sonet/DWDM of its metro solution for storage, GbE, & Sonet transport with Hitachi Telecom (USA)

Xtellus announces completion of leadership team and obtains lease line for $1.2M

West Bay Semiconductor launches 48-channel, multiprotocol, virtual concatenation data framer for next-gen Sonet/SDH

Agilent Technologies introduces its Gigabit Ethernet over Sonet semiconductor mapper chip

Multilink announces first intelligent edge product, a 10-Gbit/s Sonet/SDH mapper-framer with virtual concatenation

Sigma Systems expands its European network with new German office, appoints Dr. Robert Wiesheu as regional director

MetaSwitch introduces VP3500 next-gen Class 5 switch, combining VoATM, TDM and VoIP access with more than 50 subscriber features

Global Crossing intends to propose a company-sponsored restructuring plan to creditors

NetTest debuts the CMA5000, a breakthrough multilayer network test platform for accelerating the deployment of new services

Sonus Networks named leader in carrier packet voice market by In-Stat/MDR, Infonetics Research and Synergy Research Group

Rio Communications deploys Telica's Plexus 9000 next-generation switching platform for expansion of Class 5 services

Ciena strengthens European growth as Télécom Développement selects CoreDirector as the primary optical switch for its network

Polychromix announces plan to enable dynamically configurable optical networks via modular, programmable optical subsystems

Tele2 launches new broadband services with Redback subscriber management technology and optical transport solution

Fiberspace signs former Alcatel Network Systems exec Dr. Neven Karlovac as Chief Operating Officer

Photuris merges wavelength power, SONET simplicity for metro regional transport systems

Advent's Ultraband system and General Bandwidth's G6 Packet Telephony Migration Platform combine for cable telephony solution

Atrica appoints former Calient Networks VP Timothy Dixon as its new VP of marketing

Sprint appoints Christian Moeller as president of Sprint Europe

Spectrum and network analyzer manufacturers keep up with telecommunications revolution, says Frost & Sullivan

Alcatel inaugurates the SAT-3/WASC, a 14,000km DWDM submarine cable system linking Europe with Africa

Aurora enables cost-effective deployment of passive HFC architectures with new optical node, optimized for high-bandwidth applications

Alcatel’s key operations in China are integrated with Shanghai Bell, creating a new company majority-owned by Alcatel

FCC chairman Michael Powell makes a statement on the decision by the Court of Appeals regarding the Commission's unbundling rules

ServGate expands authorized reseller program to Europe, Middle East, and Africa with new office in the Netherlands

Crosswave to provide seamless end-to-end Ethernet service through its 'Wide-area Ethernet Platform service'

One of the world's leading industrial companies chooses AT&T to connect 150 locations using the latest networking technologies

Analog Devices intros new fiber-optic clock and data recovery ICs, as well as a single-chip fiber optic average power controller

Hutchison Whampoa and Singapore Technologies Telemedia end talks on Global Crossing without reaching agreement

XPAK MSA Group publishes specifications for high-density, 10-Gigabit Ethernet form factor; group adds Molex and Tyco as new members

Consumer groups are pressuring the Chicago City Council to impose stringent conditions on the proposed merger of AT&T and Comcast

Advanced Photonix introduces a series of OEM monitor photodiodes for 980nm pump lasers

Estonian Telecom selects Unisphere Networks' ERX Edge Router and Service Selection Center for on-demand IP service provisioning

Opnet 8.1 products ship to customers worldwide, setting new standards for intelligent network management

Seaway Networks started by a former Nortel group, lands CDN$18M in first round financing

Nortel declares a dividend on the outstanding Nortel Networks Cumulative Redeemable Class A Preferred Shares Series 5. Yikes!

Senior VP Steve Sheng promoted to president of Spectra-Physics

Strategies Unlimited announces the first comprehensive assessment of Indium phosphide electronic devices

Impinj raises $14M in second round financing led by new investor Polaris Venture Partners

Telecom Engineering releases the TIP Optical Amplifier Protection Switch

After attempts at reconstruction, the board of directors is finally forced to declare bankruptcy

New Focus sells network tunable laser technology to Intel for $50M, but retains technology rights for test and measurement applications

WorldCom secures new $1.5B accounts receivable securitization program

4Wave clears technological hurdle to 10-Gigabit Ethernet deployment with prototype development

Axsys Technologies opens photonics lab for optical device characterization and automation implementation

SmartCenter management solutions deliver rich set of integrated management capabilities and low total cost of ownership

Alcatel and Japan's KDDI Corp. complete data-to-optical network interoperability trial using the OIF User Network Interface

KPNQwest files for protection under Dutch moratorium law

Lucent Technologies and Jabil Circuit sign agreement for Optical Line System manufacturing business in Shanghai

Sanmina-SCI completes acquisition of Alcatel's assembly facility in Cherbourg, France, the second of three plants Sanmina will buy

Telia supplies capacity to EU's research-network Gèant, the newly-launched most powerful research network in the world

Bankruptcy court approves reorg plan, following acceptance of the plan by Viatel's creditors and U.S. subsidiaries last week

Ciena posts a net loss of $612.2M, or $1.86 per share, on revenue of $87.1M

In version 2.0, Sockeye Networks raises GlobalRoute's level of accuracy with the addition of flow data measurements

Agilent Technologies demonstrates interoperability of its 10-Gbit/s serial Ethernet transceiver with leading XAUI SerDes chips

Qwest Communications responds to Standard & Poor's reduction of its credit rating

KPNQwest's Supervisory Board, composed of two Qwest reps, two independent directors and one KPN rep, resigns

Sales of $298M and pro forma loss per share of $0.06; inventory and A/R charges were $0.02 per share; positive free cash flow of $77M

Taqua's Open Compact Exchange selected as legacy Class 5 switch replacement by Rice Belt Telephone Co.

LightPath Technologies has invested an additional $1.5M in LightChip, maintaining its pro rata ownership position

PhotonEx appoints former Optisphere CEO Jost Spielvogel to its Strategic Advisory Board

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan sees new opportunities emerging for wholesale data markets

Aurora Networks enhances North American sales efforts with a new VP of sales and a Canadian subsidiary

Lumentis doubles the size of its headquarters to augment production and marketing of its unamplified metro DWDM systems

Korea Telecom selects Riverstone for nationwide metro core buildout; more than 100 RS 38000 metro aggregation routers to be deployed

Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, France's leading engineering school, deploys RAD's IPmux TDMoIP gateway

VCSEL tranceiver market fell to $290M in 2001 from $388M in 2000, according to ElectroniCast Corp.

Teleglobe delays filing of financial statements due to its ongoing reorganization

LightPath Technologies and Dr. Steve Brueck form technical advisory committee to assist the board of directors

NTT Com and Juniper Networks sign global agreement, establishing Juniper as global supplier of Internet infrastructure to NTT

360networks says it is unable to issue its 2001 annual or 2002 first quarter financial results until a plan of reorganization is finalized

Agreements include equity investment and cooperation in global sales, customer service and technology development

Telus to deploy Critical Telecom's FiberLink solution to extend the reach of ADSL 12 kilometers from the central office

Charles Chandler will take over as president and CEO, replacing Nasser Peyghambarian, who will remain as chairman and CTO

TeraBurst Network’s optical switch successfully interoperates with Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc.’s transport system

CIR ships its report on the OADM components market, titled 'OADM Markets and Opportunities: 2002-2006'

RAD Data Communications has opened its fiber optics Website, dedicated to RAD’s extensive portfolio of fiber optic products

Infonetics report says metro network hardware market is growing, long-haul slowing; DSL CPE, Cable CPE, & IAD revenues total $1.1B in 1Q02

Sycamore Networks reports revenues of $13.6M and pro forma net loss of $26.3M, or $0.10 per share

Broadwing sends a letter to shareholders, intending to 'set the record straight' on the company's finances

Senior VP Bob Howard-Anderson is named acting president and CEO of Occam Networks, replacing Kumar Shah

KPN delivers IP-VPN services over MPLS to Dutch enterprise and SMB customers using Cisco solutions

Brecis reveals breakthrough performance figures for single-chip multiprocessor for security devices

Flag Telecom to complete North Asian Loop, extending service into Korea and Japan

ADVA Optical Networking and Hitachi sign OEM agreement to deliver metro optical networking solutions for Japan

CommWorks maintains number one position in worldwide softswitch market for third consecutive quarter, according to Synergy Research

Infineon announces 10-Gbit/s media access controller for Resilient Packet Ring networks

Tektronix debuts wavelength-selectable 10-Gbit/s transmission test system to address more advanced market needs

Agere Systems files amended registration statement with SEC for $200M in convertible subordinated notes

Brix Networks introduces new release of advanced VOIP performance test suite, including a real-time call-quality index

Thomas Gill, former FORE Systems' president and CEO, has joined WaveSmith Networks' board of directors

Top IT services company Maersk Data has installed 100 Nokia IP network security appliances to ensure secured customer data

Schott Optovance extends its Optical Shuffle product family to address AWGs and other PLCs

NEC and Tellium introduce industry's first commercially available multivendor integrated transport switch

Posts highest quarterly revenue growth and largest market share gain for the Layer 4-7 SLB switch market, according to Dell’Oro report

Lycium Networks raises $8M from Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital

IntelCore adds Dr. Ken Hill, Dr. David Stowe and Dr. William LaCourse to its technical advisory board

RPO welcomes former JDSU and GE Equity VPs as new members of the board of directors

DiCon Fiberoptics announces commercial availability of a Linear MEMS Attenuator for telecommunications applications

Cramer announces Siebel validation, joins Siebel alliance program

Qwest Communications to provide broadband service network for MSN Broadband Internet Access

Finisar announces the expansion of the 10-Gigabit Small Form-factor Pluggable (XFP) Module Group

iSCSI and TCP/IP offload and acceleration technology allow high-performance Gigabit IS-NICs to 'go the distance'

Nortel Networks, Qwest Solutions enter into a multi-year agreement to offer innovative enterprise solutions

Fiber Optek unveils $7.3B proposed plan of reorganization for Global Crossing Ltd.

Lucent Technologies deploys Agere Systems' network processing technology for Stinger IP2000 DSL equipment

Metromedia Fiber Network files for Chapter 11 but will continue operations; company has been delisted from the Nasdaq

Alcatel's 7670 Routing Switch Platform redefines the multiprotocol core with the Alcatel Carrier Environment Internet System (ACEIS)

RPR Alliance bolsters membership with leading semiconductor, test, and edge vendors to solve the high-speed MAN bottleneck

Dell'Oro Group market study has Foundry Networks continuing number one worldwide market share position in Layer 4-7 Web switching

In-Stat/MDR reports installation cost key to PON growth opportunity

Riverstone Networks delivers first metro routers with both MPLS-over-Sonet/SDH and MPLS-over-GigE on the same platform

Cypress announces Ayama family of high-performance, low-power network search engines

Integrated security appliances enable secure access to highly confidential information for the Santa Barbara Police Department

ClearPath Networks clears the path for affordable enterprise-class security, performance and reliability for smaller companies

Edward Valigursky joins Luna Technologies as VP of sales

Cypress samples single-chip framer for 10-Gigabit Ethernet and OC-192c/STM-64 packet over Sonet/SDH

Nufern releases erbium-doped C-band fiber, polarization-maintaining fibers and fibertails, and enhanced sub-assembly capabilities

Big Bear's 'Photronic Signal Processing' technology automatically corrects for fiber optic impairments

Customer ONE program will enhance revenue potential for carriers through optically optimized solutions

Lucent Technologies to supply four new customers with media server for packet, voice and data services

T-Networks names Dave Gagne sales chief, bolsters sales infrastructure and channel network

BellSouth will reduce its workforce by 4,000 to 5,000 employees.

Avanex names Dr. Giovanni Barbarossa Chief Technology Officer and Senior VP of product development

Ciena continues focus on enabling the benefits of distributed network intelligence

Analog Devices' 32-channel/dual 16-channel multiplexers meet growing port count demand in telecom network systems

Mainstream Operational Adaptation features enables ILECs to offer managed Optical Ethernet without opening networks to competitors

Juniper Networks will acquire Siemens' Unisphere Networks subsidiary in a deal of $375M cash and 36.5M shares

Advanced Fibre Communications appoints Ali Kafel as VP of marketing and communications

Ericsson's and Juniper Networks' IP backbone deployment with FuJian CT, a China Telecom subsidiary, goes into its second phase

Ai Metrix names Comcast expert Mark Wyman as VP of product management to direct planning and marketing for the OSS product line

Alcatel's next-generation solutions enable Nextra to provide international voice and data services

Its Route Explorer is a Layer 3 visualization, diagnostic, and analysis tool that can look into the IP network 'cloud'

Granite Global Ventures, Venrock Associates, and Accel Europe join existing investors to bring total raised so far to $65 million

The Viva5100 and the Viva1050 Multi-Service IP switches promise circuit-switched reliability on packet-based networks

In order to provide its shareholders additional time to review a forthcoming supplement to the company's original proxy statement

Announces availability of RJ Format optical transceivers for use with the new InfiniBand communications standard

For the second quarter of fiscal year 2002, the company lost $112 million, or $0.24 per share

NEC Group is concentrating on the separation of its semiconductor business operations

Ignis Optics has demonstrated that it can scale its IO-PKG transceiver up to 12-Gbit/s performance

HighWave Optical Technologies announces a new line of erbium-doped fibers

BTopenworld announces £1 million plan for nationwide promotion of high-speed Internet access

Cambridge Broadband’s 3.5GHz VectaStar 3500 fixed wireless access system reaches distances of up to 27 km

Launches access product, the OFX-1, with 'Fiber X-Tribution'

Corvis announces the completion of the Dorsal Networks merger; Dorsal CEO and president Jim Bannantine appointed president of Corvis

Norlight enhances VPN solution, allowing remote users to access their corporate network via the Internet

Gartner/Dataquest says Asia/Pacific telecom services market to reach $137B in 2006

Carrier services unit of Deutsche Telekom expands VocalTec-driven VOIP network to meet increased demand from carriers

More than 30 companies have joined the 10-Gig Small Form-factor Pluggable (XFP) Module Group since its inception in March 2002

Redback's SMS platform enables aggregation and scaling of thousands of wireless LAN subscribers

Terescope-1, the first of the Photonic Air Link series of all-optical FSO systems, delivers breakthrough for Ethernet traffic-based networks

10-Gig Inaugural Expo to feature a live 10-Gigabit Ethernet application demonstration

Alcatel's innovative OSS Service Packs enable service providers to enrich service offerings like voice-over-DSL and VPNs

Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises enhances network with Ciena's long-haul optical transport solution

Light Reading Inc. hires Ray Le Maistre, former editor of Total Telecom, to spearhead development of its wireless Website in Europe

RAD Data Communications and Narad Networks team to enable cable operators to offer leased line services

Diane Wotus has been named vice president of ASOC manufacturing

Prelimary resuults for the year ending March 2002 show pretax loss of £5.664 billion

Plans IPO on Milan exchange for its Strategic Communications business, part of Marconi Mobile

UK operator has halved debts although EBITDA of 5.7 billion euros is down on previous year

New World Network, principal owner of the Americas Region Caribbean Optical Ring System, has signed a 15-year IRU agreement with Comsat

Each company will hold a special meeting of shareholders on June 18 for the purpose of approving the proposed merger between the two

EXFO implements a restructuring plan, lays off 20% of its workforce, lowers breakeven level, and reiterates guidance

Multilink introduces Intelligent Edge products for intelligent data transport over Sonet/SDH

Strategy includes focus on core business, court protection filing, workforce reduction (laying off 850 people)

WorldCom takes an important step toward securing new bank credit facility

Bell Labs scientists win coveted honors for fundamental research in several areas

Marconi will not present its business plan tomorrow, as previously indicated, due to still-ongoing restructuring discussions

Onwave Sonet/SDH framed data ADM expands Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet reach to thousands of kilometers

ISuppli Market Intelligence Services analyst sees 10-Gig Ethernet unifying LANs, MANs, and WANs

ADC names Hubert Schanne VP of Europe, Middle East and Africa sales and managing director of Europe

Qwest Communications delivers backbone services to Defense Department research network

WorldCom introduces comprehensive Ethernet suite to provide nationwide metro Ethernet service

GenNET picks Foundry Networks' high-performance networking solutions to build educational-service MAN in Michigan's Genesee County

Sorrento Networks provides 1Q03 update, plans cuts in 'personnel and discretionary spending' totaling about $3M per quarter

WAN and Internet service spending will rise 26%, from $82B in 2002 to $103B in 2006, according to a new study by Infonetics Research

Agilent Technologies accelerates service provider profitability with integrated OSS Solutions

StockerYale acquires Ciena's specialty optical fiber group, then signs three-year agreement to be primary SOF supplier for Ciena

Qwest Communications says KPNQwest's financial position should not affect Qwest customers or revenues

PanAmerican Telecom selects Step 9’s iCustomer SDX ASP solution to manage delivery of bundled services

In light of its deteriorating financial position and prospects, KPNQwest explores various means of recapitalizing its balance sheet

NetScreen signs agreement with Ericsson to bundle integrated network security with telecommunications equipment

David M. Robert named executive vice president of sales and Mike Deskewies vice president of business development

Ericsson chooses IP Infusion's ZebOS routing software to provide OSPF and BGP-4 protocols to support both interior and exterior routing

Pandatel konnte in einem weiterhin schwierigen Umfeld sowohl Umsatz als auch Vorsteuerergebnis gegenüber dem Vorjahresquartal steigern.

ADVA signs covering agreement with COLT Telecom for its entire Fiber Service Platform (FSP) portfolio

In a world where markets are unstable, Cambrian lights a high-speed optical network in the D.C.-to-N.Y. corridor

Advanced Fibre Communications completes acquisition of AccessLan Communications for approximately $43M in cash

SBC Communications plans to eliminate more 5,000 jobs in the second quarter, having already laid off 10,000 in the past two quarters

Marconi signs one-year, £10M (US$14.5M) contract to expand Telia’s international network with high-capacity SDH

CompTel praises Supreme Court for upholding competitive principles in TELRIC judgment

ATLS praises landmark Supreme Court decision upholding FCC's network element pricing rules

BellSouth bemoans the status quo that forces it to "provide pieces of its network to competitors at below-cost prices"

Verizon reacts to U.S. Supreme Court decision to maintain the status quo on total element long-run incremental costs (TELRIC) rates

Tele.ring picks NetTest's masterQUEST for network and service monitoring for its fixed, GSM, and parts of its GPRS network

Divine, Inc. picks NetScreen to securely connect its officies, clients, and trading partners via integrated firewall/VPN solutions

NTT Com announces financial results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2002

Weiss & Yourman Law Office announces class action lawsuit against WorldCom and its auditors... Arthur Andersen!

Actelis Networks MetaLight product passes important milestone in Telcordia Osmine services process

Accelerated Networks and Occam Networks approve the merger at a special stockholders meeting

CyOptics introduces ultra-high performance 10-Gbit/s electro-absorption modulated laser with uncompensated transmission of 80-120km

Cool Chips discloses application of quantum mechanics in high-efficiency nanotech cooling devices

Orchestream launches Resolve 6.0 to reduce cost of network ownership for service providers

AT&T improves performance measurement capabilities for network-based MPLS VPNs

TeleChoice profiles success stories of leading DSL service providers and vendors in new white paper

Micromuse ships Netcool/Impact version 2.3, featuring event enrichment, usability enhancements, and access to more data sources

Nortel Networks and Brocade to deliver optical storage applications to enterprises worldwide

Riverhead Networks raises $9M in second round of funding led by Sequoia Capital

Gluon Networks adds $11.235M, from new investors Onset Ventures and Vanguard Ventures, to existing Round C

Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router enables enterprise workgroups to cost-effectively migrate from DAS to SAN

Pirelli Sirocco blown fiber solution for low-cost customer connections and in-building networks enhanced with 12-fiber module

Cisco's GRIP, with Nonstop Forwarding, Stateful Switchover, and MPLS Fast Reroute, enables network-wide resilience

ADC's Metrica provides service assurance for tele.ring's Austrian telecommunications services

Oluma announces family of optical signal sensors featuring near-zero insertion loss and compact footprint

Sempra Fiber Links tests Fiber-In-Gas system in Ft. Worth's natural gas pipelines

Arris's exchange offer for its 4-1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2003 expired on May 10, 2002

Belgacom selects Incatel's NIMS for fiber graphical inventory and network planning

Telseon and Williams Communications enter agreement to interconnect metro networks in up to 20 top U.S. metropolitan markets

Overture Networks to use Vitesse network processor in new metro Ethernet product

ION Networks appoints VPs of strategic alliances and engineering to lead revenue generation and product development efforts

FOSS installs 20 Nokia IP network security appliances to protect its global network

Metro Ethernet Forum grows to 77 member companies; first technical document reaches straw ballot stage

Narad Networks and RAD Data Communications partner to deliver leased-line services over existing coaxial cable networks

NetTest announces landmark partnership agreement with the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy Of Sciences

RPR Alliance maps out technical and marketing initiatives, appoints officers, plans overthrow of Galactic Empire

Exar debuts family of innovative physical layer devices and extends transceiver family with low voltage, multichannel devices

TeraBurst Network's optical switch tested by the TelX Group for new wavelength-services opportunities

Ikanos's second major customer win in Asia-Pacific enables Hyundai Networks to deliver the first VDSL-DMT products in Korea

Agility expands into Silicon Valley with San Jose product development facility

GWS Photonics provides its tunable laser prototype (with design kit) to a customer

Corvis shareholders approve merger of Dorsal Networks, creating global end-to-end supplier of optical networks

TeraCross and Mindspeed collaborate to offer high-performance terabit packet switching chipset solution

Telseon files suit against Gartner for issuing a 'false and misleading statement concerning Telseon's business and financial condition'

Marconi expands routing and switching solutions with the completion of the Telcordia Osmine Services process for the Telcordia Tirks OSS

Flashwave metro products will significantly reduce the strain on existing carrier network fiber facilities

Nortel Networks Corp. and Nortel Networks Ltd. to file shelf registration statement in U.S. and base shelf prospectus in Canada

Lucent Technologies announces ratios for issuance of Agere shares

Cisco announces the Cisco Advanced ATM Multiservice Portfolio, featuring new multiservice switches and integrated IP services

In U.K.'s first wholesale deal for broadband cable access, NTL agrees to deliver Freeserve broadband via NTL's cable network

OFS unveils breakthrough with next-generation AllWave fiber, featuring no water peak and low aging loss

PacketLight Networks adds RHK strategist Tracey Vanik as VP of market development

CoSine plans to lay off nearly half its workforce and cut other operating expenses

Ron Martin resigns post at Fujitsu Network Communications; president Akira Tokimasa will assume his responsibilities

WorldCom obtains waiver on accounts receivable securitization program; Moody's debt downgrade has no impact on liquidity

Optical Solutions secures $22M in financing round led by Sprout Group and Coral Ventures

Light Management Group completes phase three testing of Acousto-Optic switch for FibreWired Burlington Hydro Communications

West Side Telecommunications, a TelAtlantic Communications affiliate, selects Martin Group operations support system

Lucent Technologies' chief scientist Arun Netravali to receive U.S. National Medal of Technology

Fitch downgrades WorldCom to BB; rating outlook negative

Optical Communication Products announces the appointment of John Lemasters as its new chairman of the board

Global Crossing continues streamlining, cost reductions, and operational turnaround; Q1 preliminary performance on target

Time Warner Telecom delivers native LAN and unique fiber solutions to First Magnus Financial, connecting offices in seven cities

NEON Communications enhances network survivability in New York City with dual-gateway network connectivity

Intros GigE server and desktop adapters at the same price as the Fast Ethernet versions; Dell to integrate GigE products into OptiPlex PCs

Ashley Ward leaves whilst company continues to take losses; Anthony Finbow will take over as chief executive

Redback unveils new capabilities for its SmartEdge 800 router that prevent IP network outages and improve edge-router economics

Qwest Communications receives bids on its QwestDex Yellow Pages business

Q4 revenue was $52.1M, for an Adjusted Net Loss of $9.8M; sales for the year, at $222.1M, were half of those for 2001

Global Crossing provides MPLS IP VPN service to SURFnet, a member of the team that has broken the Internet2 land speed record

Fourth quarter net sales expected to show a 12% to 13% sequential increase over Q3, and restructuring initiatives announced

New Edge Networks convinces its principal investors and lenders to add $146M to the company's equity base

SonicWall introduces Tele3 TZ to increase security with 'Trusted Zone' between telecommuters and corporate networks

U.S. Internet traffic experiences annual growth of 100%, but just 17% revenue growth, according to RHK report

Mysticom claims its 10-Gbit/s transceiver outperforms competitors in demo at Networld+Interop

Zia makes a slew of appointments, including Joseph Dixon as Chief of Operations

Projects fund continuing government application of Essex proprietary radar signal processing technology

Honeywell VCSEL optical products business introduces long wavelength components

StarHub Crossing to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia Global Crossing; companies to share terrestrial network access

Plaintree has received an immediate $215,000 CDN order for its legacy WaveSwitch products

New versions of RiverSoft NMOS and RiverSoft Fault Manager introduce advanced management extensions for MPLS and ATM

Foundry to power Telecom Ottawa's standards-based 10-Gig Ethernet MAN

Enables OEMs to build secure wireless access points by implementing standards-based security features in their devices

Cambridge Braodband agrees to $12.5M deal with D&G Telecom, China

NTL Inc. has filed its "prearranged" Plan of Reorganization under the terms of Chapter 11

Cisco provides expanded metro Ethernet switching portfolio to Telstra & combined 12000 and 10700 Series Internet router to Sprint

Cramer4, the latest evolution of Cramer's award-winning OSS solution, provides comprehensive inventory and provisioning automation upgrades

Will merge dynamic routing and VPN into one device for cost-effective delivery of secure IP services

University of Miami relies on ONI Systems' metro access solution to deliver crucial medical applications

ADC, Arris, Scientific-Atlanta, Tellabs and Thomson adopt Broadcom's Propane DOCSIS accelerator technology for next-gen cable products

Agilent Technologies offers BSIM4 modeling package update for deep submicron CMOS devices used in wireless and wireline communications

Spirent ships complete interoperability test solution for ADSL

Cicada Semiconductor sets new industry standard with multichannel DSP-based Line Interface Units for T3/E3/STS-1 applications

Alcatel OmniSwitch 7000 raises the bar in high-availability for enterprise networks

ElectroniCast forecasts multifiber transmit link and component market to reach $1.25B in 2006

CommScope introduces new 10-Gigabit Ethernet-capable LaserCore fiber optic cable

Agilent Technologies appoints Jack Trautman to lead Automated Test Group

OFS demonstrates 10-Gigabit Ethernet at distances beyond the 802.3ae specification using Foundry Network's BigIron switch

360networks to defer issuing annual financial results due to restructuring process

Pro forma net income increased 26% quarter-over-quarter and 264% year-over-year

Verio global IP security gateway enables the economies of a shared network with the security of a private network

AT&T announces new managed IP network capabilities to help cable companies, ISPs deliver end-user services

Santera Systems announces that Connect Communications is using carrier-class switch SanteraOne

Tiara Networks announces name change to Tasman Networks, in a bid to reposition itself in mid-range and branch office routing

Velio's DataEOS SerDes interoperates with JDSU, Optillion, and Mindspeed in enormous multivendor 10-Gigabit Ethernet test

Molex and Blaze demonstrate 10GBASE-LX4 interoperability at NetWorld+Interop's 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance booth

IMC Networks makes Gigabit fiber networks more affordable with worldwide price reduction

Supply agreement with Flextronics Regional Services speeds up Optillion's transceiver manufacturing

Foundry Networks and Spirent set new 10-Gigabit Ethernet test benchmark record at Networld+Interop

WorldCom partners with Internet Security Systems to expand global managed security services portfolio

Poland's largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecom services announces financial results for the first quarter of 2002

Touch America reports a net loss of $0.10 per share, while its telecom business posted a loss of $0.16 per share

Fast-Chip announces next-gen OC-192/OC-48 PolicyEdge Services processors and RouteExpand Policy expander chip

Dorado Software introduces Redcell VLAN Service Center, a single-source, flow-through VLAN provisioning solution

Convergia selects Global Crossing for worldwide voice and capacity services; two-year agreement estimated at $20M

Bell Canada implements "turn the tap" solution from Syndesis to offer bandwidth-on-demand to IP VPN customers

Carriers and service providers gain more choices to cut metro access costs with Telseon's new metro wavelength services

CipherOptics taps former Cisco exec Ron Willis as president and CEO

CoSine Communications to provide technology for Sprint rollout of North American network-based VPN service

Managed Network Services provides customers with security, monitoring, management and superior network services

Fred D'Alessio, formerly responsible for growing new businesses and developing markets at Verizon, joins Oresis's board of directors

Revenues for the first quarter 2002 were €67.5M, compared to revenues of €65.9M in 4Q01

Procera Networks announces executive management team and company growth strategy

Vitesse provides intelligent switching for metro and access networks; GigaStream switch fabric is first to offer active redundancy

Vitesse's OC-48 Segmentation and Reassembly device (OSCAR) doubles available bandwidth, offers future-proof traffic management

At N+I, NetTest introduces breakthrough products that reduce time-to-market and improve network surveillance

Marconi provides $10M SDH radio backbone solution for Brazilian cellular carrier Tele Centro-Oeste

Marvell demonstrates high-performance 10-Gigabit Ethernet solutions, as well as multivendor interoperability, at NetWorld+Interop

10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance showcases world's largest 10 Gigabit Ethernet interoperability network at NetWorld+Interop 2002

CSC selects Juniper Networks routers for Finnish university and research network, serving more than 80 research institutes

IntelliSpace selects SwapDrive to provide state-of-the-art online data backup software solutions

Telco Systems' T5G provides small & medium enterprises with flexible, cost-effective, high-density Gigabit Ethernet solution

ADVA reaches pro forma break-even with Q1 2002 revenues of €21.6 million

Telco Systems' T5 Compact outperforms Cisco's Catalyst 2950G-48 in Tolly Group testing

Motorola's smallest single-output node, the new SG900, provides outstanding performance for fiber-deep architectures

Broadcom's StrataXGST switch architecture delivers multilayer Gigabit Ethernet switches with integrated high-speed stacking

Nortel Networks deploys Passport multiservice switching portfolio to provide IP-VPN services for Sprint

Opnet announces breakthrough technology for application performance troubleshooting and analysis

Agere Systems announces line of small-form-factor transceivers for Sonet/SDH optical networking systems

Corning's Optilock VR2e 350mW high-performance raman pump laser is in production ahead of schedule

LVL7 and Marvell combine technologies to create high-performance Gigabit Ethernet products

Laurel Networks demonstrates MPLS VPN interoperability at NetWorld+Interop's iLabs

Fujitsu Consulting to use Sarvega XPE switch to help service providers improve operational efficiency

Cicada Semiconductor demos high-performance, low-power SimpliPHY transceivers at N+I to promote widespread use of Gigabit Networking

Telaxis Communications' FiberLeap equipment to be exhibited at Networld+Interop 2002

Foundry Networks' JetScope total network monitoring solution illuminates switched and routed network traffic at NetWorld+Interop

NP-1000 Internet Traffic Manager displayed at NetWorld+Interop gives enterprises better control of their Internet traffic end-to-end

Raqia Networks ships regular expression coprocessor for Vitesse IQ2000 NPU solution

Azanda Network Devices debuts single-chip, full-duplex, OC-48 traffic manager and ATM SAR, the Scimitar AZ61100, at NetWorld+Interop

Expands product line with Bi-directional Wavelength Division Multiplexing, able to double the capacity of a single strand of fiber

Ai Metrix brings in Kenneth Tarpey as CFO, appoints Mario Morino to board of directors

Princeton Optronics names former Bookham exec Andy Quinn as CEO

BigBand intros HDTV RateShaping solution, collaborates with Triveni Digital on integrated digital broadcast solution

Motorola teams with Turin Networks to offer new metropolitan optical transport and service delivery solutions

NetTest announces PDA remote monitoring for its metroWATCH metropolitan network surveillance system

Fortinet intros Secure Content Processing Gateways for real-time security, virus scanning, and content filtering at the network edge

Cisco addresses intrusion protection with new IDS solutions, supporting overall e-business resilience

Corrent intros complete security processor at NetWorld+Interop, securing next-generation Internet transactions

NetVmg advances intelligent route control with new version of Flow Control Platform

Nokia launches a new IEEE 802.11i-compliant access point to bring style and convenience to public wireless LANs

Danske Bank deploys new Cisco content networking technology to improve internal load balancing

Koncent Communication announces 'MinDCol,' the newest addition to its mini-size collimator series

Emperative will participate in the 'Optical Gigabit Ethernet Management' Catalyst project at the TeleManagement World conference

PT&T deploys Unisphere's ERX Edge Routers for high-speed IP services to subscribers throughout the Philippines

NetLogic now sampling database network search engines capable of 133 million searches per second for Layer 3+ routing applications

Broadcom demonstrates software supporting CableHome and PacketCable specifications at NCTA Cable 2002 tradeshow

Marconi builds new network in Allegany County, Md., bringing advanced communications services to rural areas

Will work together to understand and overcome performance limitations of advanced wide area networking

Introduce TeraCaw, the world's first Layers 2-7 test platform capable of generating real Internet conditions

TippingPoint to incorporate Agere's PayloadPlus network processor into its UnityOne network defense system

Agere Systems and Future Software develop comprehensive network processor platform platform for advanced switch and router equipment

Mysticom appoints Robert Frostholm to spearhead worldwide sales effort in the communications IC market

Introduces its TXS Layers 2-7 Gigabit Ethernet load modules to test the functionality and performance of intelligent network devices

IP Infusion, Silicon & Software Systems, and IBM to jointly demo MPLS-VPN capability with available hardware and software at N+I

Turnover and EBITDA were better than expectations, and capital expenditure decreased to £139.1M from £219.1M in Q4 of 2001

Corning signs long-term, $100M agreement to supply LEAF, MetroCor and InfiniCor fibers to Alcoa

Teja Technologies and IP Infusion team to provide complete IP routing solution for Intel network processors

Expands to ten metropolitan areas by acquiring network assets and customer contracts of Sphera Optical Networks for approx. $2.3M

Xelerated will demonstrates its new 10-Gbit/s solution at Networld+Interop

Revenue increases 43% to $101.7M, gross margin was 12% (positive for the first time ever), and EBITDA loss improved to under $22M

The patented Optimate Fibershape process uses lasers to prepare fiber end-faces for termination in connector assemblies and optical devices

Consolidated revenues were $2.673B, a 19.7% increase from the $2.232B reported in the year-ago quarter

Network-to-Network Interface for the establishment and control of automatic connection between Sonet/SDH and optical transport layers

IPVoice Communications signs letter of intent to acquire PFK eBusiness Systems Inc., expanding IP software portfolio

Design Workshop Technologies announces XDRC, a physical design verification tool utilizing planar waveguide technology

Ando Corp. to unveil high-performance OC-48c MPLS probe for carrier IP core networks at Networld+Interop in Las Vegas

Expand relationship with agreements for Verizon to sell Genuity's Black Rocket Voice, extend IP backbone services agreement

Dacom selects Nortel Networks to upgrade metro, long haul optical networks in S. Korea

Optical Solutions and iWired Networks team on broadband build-out in Virginia housing development, combining FTTH with in-home networking

AT&T Broadband and Seattle-based ISP Internet Central forge agreement on high-speed Internet service

Nokia wins over $50M GSM network expansion deal from AIS of Thailand

E-government network becomes reality as Cisco Technology deployed in IP backbone for German city

ServGate Technologies adds Websense Enterprise support to its SG200 and SG300 Internet security gateways

Series C financing, led by Oak Investment Partners, is supplemented by strategic business agreements

Sparkolor Corporation announces passively aligned hybrid flip-chip bonding capability with 0.2 micrometers accuracy

Qwest Communications completes high-speed Internet hookup for Colorado school district

TranSwitch's high-performance, high-density ATM cell switch offers single-chip solution for multiservice switching

Trials taking place in Nuremberg... again

MontaVista Linux to power leading IBM PowerNP network processors, including the NP4GS3 and the NPe405 Family

Afonics Fibreoptics expands duplexer family and ramps up production to satisfy emerging applications such as FTTH, FTTC, and PON

Definitive merger agreement calls for Level 3 to acquire all outstanding Software Spectrum shares for $37 per share in cash

Siemens IC Networks to integrate Unisphere's next generation voice business into its Surpass convergence portfolio

Qwest Communications wins multi-year Web hosting agreement with eBay

FLAG Telecom enters an agreement with Pakistan Telecom to provide Internet access to the region

Spirent sells Switching Systems International, a company in its Systems group, for a consideration of up to $9.1M (£6.3M) in cash

Multilink partners with Magma Design Automation for design of next-generation VLSI products

Telus wins data and IP contracts worth more than $110M, reports strong growth in data revenue and wireless EBITDA in Q1

Fujitsu announces low-cost fast Ethernet, OC-12 capabilities on Flashwave 4100 Multiservice Platform

Intel undertakes additional development and manufacturing of the Lucent TA1000 controller

Terago to demonstrate proTERA NP family development platform at Networld+Interop 2002

PMC-Sierra launches Web-based solution to accelerate product evaluation cycle

Broadcom accelerates the deployment of 10-Gigabit Ethernet Xenpak modules from leading module manufacturers

NetOctave to demonstrate security accelerator board performing more than 1,700 SSL transactions per second at Networld+Interop

Legato Systems deploys worldwide VPN using NetScreen security appliances

Swiss government chooses Cisco 12400 and 7600 Internet routers for high-speed backbone to be built by Swisscom Enterprise Solution

Cisco Systems to acquire Hammerhead Networks and Navarro Networks, adding leading technology for IP aggregation and Ethernet solutions

BTexact tests prove reliability and scalability of Juniper Networks IP MLPS and VPN solutions

Stephe Wilks, most recently managing director of XYZed, Optus' DSL subsidiary, joins Nextgen as COO

Lenslet Labs unveils the architecture of its Optically-based Digital Signal Processing Engine

Two ITU workshops, to be held in South Korea in May, will focus on networks' vulnerability to attack from viruses and cyberterrorism

Agilent Technologies' spectral loss measurement system provides optical manufacturing startups with fast, accurate characterization

Ntelos sells its interest in AFN for about $2.6M, buys the use of about 700 new route miles of fiber with the cash

Extreme Networks provides a 10-Gigabit Ethernet network to power Networld+Interop 2002 in Las Vegas

Alltel Group president Michael Flynn and Airspan Networks chairman Matthew Desch elected to Taqua's board of directors

Company posts a net loss of $3,722,000, or $0.21 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2002

Breaux-Nickles bill brings regulatory parity to broadband market

Full-year 2002 revenues up 36% over the previous fiscal year; Q4 saw a pro forma EPS of 6 cents

Catena Networks names Krish Prabhu, former COO of Alcatel, to its board of directors