Intends to make a private offering of redeemable convertible preferred stock
Terayon's MainSail 8000 MMAP (Multi-function, Multi-service Access Platform) is being deployed by Matanuska Telephone Assoc. in Alaska
ElectroniCast study sees the global consumption value of EVOAs growing from $219.7 million in 2000 to $7.2 billion in 2010
S19206 and S19210 transceivers designed for OC192 Sonet/SDH and proposed 10-gigabit Ethernet applications
To offer up to $225 million of Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2006; will be convertible into the company's common stock
Opens 10,000-square-foot facility in Boxborough, Mass.
Announces new software enhancements and functionality to its subscriber management system platform
Deal to connect thousands of Everest-served multitenant unit office buildings to Telseon’s network in four metropolitan markets
Has provided Public Telecommunications Corp. of Yemen with 21 high-capacity Alcatel 1000 Multimedia Multiservices switches
Data Connection releases portable LMP protocol software for the management of core optical networks and for the OIF UNI
Q1 2002 revenue was a record $11.1 million, an increase of 73% over Q1 2001 and 11% over Q4 2001
Acquisition adds intelligent, content-aware networking to Motorola's portfolio; transaction is valued at $300 million
Revenues were £5.9 million (US$8.3 million), up 27% on the Q2 2000 but down from Q1 2001 revenues of £11.6 million ($16.4 million)
Before joining TeraConnect, John Langevin was director of strategic marketing for PMC-Sierra
Integrated 10-gigabit Ethernet/OC192c transport device and low-power dual OC48 Sonet/SDH framer
Net income decreased 6.2% to $6.9M from $7.4M for Q3 2000 and 42.5% from $12.0M from Q2 2001; to trim about 110 manufacturing jobs
Revenues were $89.5 million, an increase of 21% over revenues of $73.9 million for Q2 2000
Attenuator platform for optical network power management applications
Transparent Networks appoints Wayne Cullen Vice President of Marketing
Phyllis G. Stein named General Counsel (slow news day)
Wins $250 million in GSM awards from Chunghwa Telecom; to deliver UMTS network for Optimus in Portugal
Has signed a multimillion-dollar license agreement to use Agile Anywhere, a Web-based suite of collaborative manufacturing solutions
Delivers family of phase locked loop -- PLL -- high-speed analog intellectual property ranging from 266 MHz to 4.8 GHz
Raises more than $40 million in its Series C funding round, bringing the total of investments to date to nearly $60 million
Metro IP startup Overture Networks Inc. has completed its Series A round of funding led by Gray Ventures
Revenues from continuing operations total $376,000; announces the final stages of its corporate restructuring
Its new Lightwave Design Centre in Montreal houses an optical research laboratory
New pluggable transceivers, Netlight transceivers with extended temperature range, a 10-Gbit/s PIN receiver, and 2.5-Gbit/s receivers
Announces the appointment of Mark Nasiff to the position of Chief Financial Officer
Paper deal values the Scottish startup at 134 million Euros ($117 million)
Vitesse and Vixel create 12-channel, 2-Gbit/s Fibre Channel loop switch IC for SANs
According to Cahners In-Stat Group, CLECs should succeed in a volatile environment
Announces the appointment of Dr. Donald J. Iwacha, its current president, as its new Chief Executive Officer
To discontinue development of large-size photonic crossconnect subsystems based on analog MEMS technology; to cut 100 employees
10-Gbit/s POS-PHY Level 4 chip-to-chip interface for next-generation POS Internet traffic, Ethernet, and ATM
Alliance Fiber Optic's revenues for the second quarter totaled $4,568,000, a decrease of 38% from the first quarter
Revenue and earnings for the fiscal first quarter ending July 31, 2001, to be lower than previously projected
To sell metropolitan dark fiber and related services to customers in North America and Europe
Sales for the quarter ended June 30 were $113.5 million: Pro forma diluted earnings per share were $0.42
Cisco common stock worth up to $181 million will be exchanged for all outstanding shares and options of Allegro Systems
Sales for Q4 ended June 30 were 35% below the previous quarter; sales for the fiscal year of $3.2 billion were 83% above the prior year
Follows on Chapter 11 filing; will continue to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Revenues of $65 million, pro forma net loss of $32.2 million or 9 cents per share
US ATM services revenue up 45% in 2001, according to latest research by Vertical Systems Group
Revenues for Q2 2001 were $78,609,000, compared with $101,232,000 for the second quarter of 2000
Telefónica to use Corvis's next-generation optical networking products to connect Mallorca with the mainland
Declares preferred share dividends; announces conversion of Series 4 preferred shares into common shares
Second quarter revenues up 12 percent; cash EPS 28 cents
Revenues for the quarter, ended June 30, were $927 million, slightly above guidance; pro forma net loss of 30 cents per share
Q2 net loss was €3,117 million (US$2.76B) for a diluted loss per share of €2.74 ($2.40) per A share
Allegedly violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder
Announces availability of its new family of coarse wavelength-division multiplexing transceivers
Jacques Friedmann resigns from board, replaced by Krish Prabhu who leaves COO post
Offers a way for businesses to quickly switch to Storm's pan-European optical network if their current provider fails
Former Avaya exec named Director of Software Engineering at Xebeo Communications
Q2 sales increased by 75% to €149.7 million (US$131.2M) over the same period last year but declined by 4% from Q1
Juniper Networks selected by New Zealand's Clear Communications for enhanced Internet infrastructure
To reduce its Canadian workforce by 500
KPNQwest turns up high-capacity services on its Nordic ring using Sycamore Networks' SN 10000 ultra-long-haul transport platform
Announces pro forma earnings per share of $0.09, compared with $0.31 per share a year ago
Storm Telecommunications gets second round of funding from Soros Private Equity Partners and Merrill Lynch Associates
Nokia to acquire Amber Networks in a stock-for-stock merger at a net price of $421 million
Net revenue for the second quarter was $88.6 million, which compares to $88.8 million reported for the same period last year
Links first Denver customer, Ecovate, to free-space optics network
The PM5384 S/UNI-1x155, a single channel OC3c Sonet/SDH-PHY for ATM/POS
Qualifies as a bidder to provide wide area network, video, voice, and IP data communications services to NATO
Announces the appointment of Robert Hannemann, from Corning Photonics, as Chief Executive Officer
Technical Advisory Board consists of Bob Musk, Ted Bensinger, Roger Holmstrom, Tim Richardson, and Ray Prasad
While several operating groups posted sizable Q3 earnings gains, others began restructuring
Olicom has committed DKK 13M (US$1.5M) of a consortium’s total commitment of DKK 46M ($5.3M) to optical technology startup Hymite
TranSwitch Corp. enters into a strategic investment and OEM agreement with TeraOp (USA) Inc.
Equipment lease line from Western Technology brings the total raised by Network Photonics to $139 million
Announces successful development of low-cost hermetic packaging technology for optical modules
France Telecom selects Cisco 12416 Internet routers for its 10-Gbit/s North American backbone network
BrightLink Networks has adopted Boca Photonics' network planning solution, ServicePlex Designer, for its Boss 1000 optical switch
Total revenue grew to $306.8 million in the second quarter of 2001, an 11% increase over the first quarter
In its first earnings report since IPO, shows revenue for second fiscal quarter of $35.1 million
Tunable variable gain optical amplifier (VGA) and dispersion compensation module for its ONLINE product family
Temescal’s FC-1800 electron beam evaporation system has been selected by BlueBird Optical MEMS to produce micro-electro-mechanical systems
Yipes acquires rights to huge portfolio from Broadband Office and signs access deals with 9 major real estate entities
Awarded contract to supply backhaul portion of Singapore Telecom's ultra-long-haul, high-capacity, pan-Asian cable network
To supply an optical backbone network to China Telecom subsidiary Guangdong Telecom, under a contract estimated to be worth $10M
Altera's Atlantic Interface speeds development of Clearwater Networks' multigigabit networking reference platform
Has been chosen by China Telecom to provide its metro products in the heavily populated Jiangsu province
XO to be one of the primary inter-city network service providers throughout the US for Nextel's long-distance services
Up to 21,633,336 shares of Tellium common stock to be resold in the public markets
Advanced services drove AT&T Broadband's average revenue per subscriber to $55.34 in Q2, well above the industry average
Telefonica Data has selected Juniper Networks' M160 Internet backbone routers for its IP backbone
Net revenue for the second quarter of 2001 was $670,000, a decrease of 91% from the $7.5 million reported in the same period a year ago
John R. Peeler has been chosen president of Acterna Corp. by the board of directors
Pro forma loss per share from continuing operations improved 5 percent over Q2, from a loss of 37 cents to a loss of 35 cents
To supply end-to-end telecom solutions to Mideast carrier Orascom Telecom; links two 7770 Routing Core Platforms in Paris and Antwerp
Backplane and copper cable equalizers operate at serial data rates up to 10 Gbit/s
Atoga has selected the Telco Systems' EdgeLink100 DS3 multiplexer for its Optical Applications Router (OAR) family
Names Varun Nagaraj executive VP of Solutions and Services, Tom Ruff VP of Sales, Americas; opens offices in Sydney, Tokyo, and Hong Kong
To purchase Lucent's controlling equity interests in Shanghai Fiber Optic Co. and Beijing Fiber Optic Cable Co. for $225 million cash
Lucent to get $2.525B from Furukawa for the majority of the business; Corning to pay $225M for Lucent's interests in two Chinese ventures
Has appointed Paul Commons Chief Financial Officer
Revenue of $5.22B up 51.4%, EBITDA of $2.03B up 30.1%; net loss of $3.31B or $1.99 per share compared to loss of $121M/$0.14 in Q2 2000
Dacom commits to 20 STM1s from Asia Global Crossing during Q2 2001
Q2 revenue increases 51% over Q1; customer total increases to 24; net loss of $0.05 per share improves from $0.07 loss per share in Q1
Xanoptix integrates Vitesse’s low-power VSC838 crosspoint switch with the XTM-1 optical transceiver
Reports revenues for Q4 2001 of $510.5M, down 16.9% from last year's Q4 revenues of $614.6M; offers guidance for 2002
Drexel U. partners with Yipes to deliver Internet and IT services to Greater Philadelphia region
Has raised $50 million through the private placement of its newly authorized Series C Preferred Stock
EPIK Communications has sold a fast Ethernet dedicated Internet access IP connection to Caribbean Crossings Ltd.
Is expanding its Custom Configuration Services to be generally available to all its customers
Lab test achieves transmission of 32 DWDM wavelengths at 40 Gbit/s over 2,400km
New products extend Gigabit Ethernet network segments up to 70km
High Bandwidth Access announces FlexQ Family of advanced FIFO queuing devices for 3.3V interface
Atrica names Vivek Ragavan its president and CEO
Startup is developing ways of growing birefringent crystals for optical components
Gansu Telecom deploys Redback's SMS platform to enable broadband access in China's Gansu province
Funding round for developer of network processors for storage network applications led by Atlas Venture
Creates one of the fastest transatlantic IP networks in service, connecting all of Europe to the US at 10Gbit/s
Announces the appointment of Steve Smith to the position of vice president, controller
Agere Systems to provide new high-power undersea pump lasers to TyCom; projected sales worth $70 million
Combines Sonet/SDH transmission, switching, routing, and control software into a System Silicon solution
Integrates an electro-absorption modulator onto its widely tunable, sampled-grating distributed Bragg reflector laser technology
Third funding round, led by Redpoint Ventures, brings total raised so far to $95 million
Protection against creditors extended to Dec 31, 2001
Will permanently close effective July 20, 2001
Revenues of $200.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2001 are in line with earnings preview
Chung Hwa Telecommunications selects Avici Systems and Riverstone Networks for next-generation network deployment
Light Management Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire controlling interest in Equitech Int'l Corp.
Records 23% sequential growth and announces cost reduction program
For the first-half of the year, GTP reports revenues of about $29.7 million; announces partnership program
Record revenues for its second quarter ended June 30 of $21,414,000; loss of only $11,462,000
Boosts service for locating fiber, bandwidth, colo space in the US
Net loss is $19.4B, but management claims the company's on track to a new cost structure and profitability next year
Forms alliances with ABB, AMEC, Skanska, Bovis, Fluor to eccelerate network installation
Links 3 sites of media company Fisher Communications
Brian Jervis becomes CEO of Trillium Photonics
Terachip raises $4 million from Benchmark Capital to develop a switch fabric for Internet routers
Increases dynamic range of its FTB-5500 and IQ-5500 units to 56 dB
Japan Telecom America purchases private-line services on Level 3's North American network
Announces five new strategic alliances in China
Brix Networks joins Juniper's IP OSS Alliance (IOA) as a Service Level Monitoring and Data Collection partner
Record Q2 consolidated revenues of $6.42 billion, an increase of 10 percent from $5.82 billion a year ago
Picolight will utilize Quippe Technologies' Procurement Service Platform to conduct their equipment and component procurements
Has introduced OC12, OC48, and OC192 metro wavelength services in each of its 62 US markets
Revenue for Q2 2001 ended July 1, $185.5 million, down 29% from Q1; 10% across-the-board reduction in workforce
Reports a net loss of $0.14 per share for the quarter versus a net loss of $0.18 per share in the same quarter in 2000
To record restructuring and other charges of approximately $130 million; reaffirms its previous Q2 revenue guidance
Velio selects Agilent Technologies' SOC Test System as standard to accelerate Internet speed
Have entered into a royalty-free patent cross license agreement and signed a patent peace agreement
BCM1250 has 2 64-bit CPUs, memory subsystem, and I/O peripherals on a 60M transistor silicon chip; Q2 revenue $210.9M, down 14% from Q2 2000
Deutsche Telekom expands its network with 1.2 million kilometers of Alcatel optical fiber
NoaNet selects ADVA FSP 3000 to extend high-speed services throughout Washington
Quarterly revenues increase 25% to $115M; annual revenues increase 88% to $491M
Records strong growth in second-quarter revenues and earnings; cost reduction initiatives taken to respond to market conditions
Tackles the "last mile" problem by utilizing the national network of natural gas distribution pipelines
Revenue of $30.4 million reflects 95 percent growth over preceding quarter
Expands its Test Services Division to include testing of MEMS/MOEMS devices; has shipped a MEMS Motion Analyzer (MMA) test system
Michael Rodensky named Vice President of Sales, to lead expansion of worldwide sales
Wins $18 Million Deal with Hotel Net, to provide dedicated Internet access and frame relay services to 1,700 US hotels
The MTC5530 is its first clock driver module for lithium niobate (LiNbO3) return-to-zero (RZ) optical modulators
West Bay Semiconductor appoints ex-president of Sierra Semiconductor Europe Dr. Stephen Forte to its board of directors
Second-quarter sales of $516 million and 2 cents earnings per share, excluding restructuring and other charges
Revenue up 42% to $390 million for the quarter; pro forma earnings per share up 46%
Advisor E-series incorporates innovative technological features, including high-speed interface and enhanced software
Net loss for the second quarter, excluding one-time charges of $136 million, was $595 million, or $1.62 per share
OpNet Guru, Modeler, and Netbiz products benefit from OpNet 8.0 enhancements to core technology
Agrees to buy $56 million worth of lit fiber on several of KPNQwest's European routes
Foreign Exchange Service (FXS) card adds POTS (plain old telephone service) capabilities to the Terayon MainSail 8000 platform
Sales of six-million-gate platform field-programmable gate array exceed one million dollars
Collateral damage
Has been selected by Korea Telecom to provide the infrastructure for its Kornet ADSL network
Reports actual $0.28 EPS on $34.5 milli revenues for second-quarter 2001; pro forma, fully taxed EPS of $0.26
To develop and deliver fiber optic-based broadband applications to metro customers throughout the US and Europe
Exario deploying GSX9000 Open Services Switch and PSX6000 SoftSwitch; BroadSoft attains Platinum Partner standing in Sonus services alliance
Onex Communications names Paul DeBeasi Vice President of Marketing and Product Planning
Yankee Group survey shows CLECs delivering better service at better prices than the incumbents
Alcatel has selected UMC's 0.13 micron WorldLogic CMOS process for the production of its next-generation ICs
IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee has approved a Project Authorization Request (PAR) for Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM)
Will assist BroadSoft in evaluating the performance of its service delivery system with third-party networking equipment
US patent proposes a solution to the problem of connecting molecular-scale devices to larger integrated circuits
Force10 Networks president and CEO PK Dubey joins Accelerant Networks board of directors
Completes a multiservice digital broadband network for Self Servis, an independent multiple cable system operator in the Czech Republic
Andrew Hajducky, formerly at CMGI, named Chief Financial Officer
AdventNet Web NMS powers management of core optical transport systems for OptiMight
ThermoMicroscopes, which will now be called TM Microscopes, manufactures atomic force microscopes, scanning probe microscopes
New 50,000-square-foot corporate headquarters located in Santa Clara, Calif.
IEEE paper proposes unified EPON management standards for Ethernet broadband access
Etisalat, the United Arab Emirates' incumbent telecom operator, to conduct a field trial of Alcatel's voice-over-ATM solution
Have reached an agreement to standardize specifications for Virtually Imaged Phased Array (VIPA) dispersion compensation modules
Zhone selected by Munich-based Streamgate for its broadband network rollout
Cooperating on the design and high-volume mastering of optical precision components
To report total Q1 revenues of $549,000
VPI Virtual Photonics is now VPIsystems
Brian Kinard has joined the VC firm to lead its intensified focus on the fiber optics sector
Says it can reduce the number of fiber optic connections required in ESCON (Enterprise Connectivity) environments using WDM, DWDM, or TDM
864 all-dielectric ribbon cable with 36 fiber ribbons; fiber routing control system and new products for fiber management
Exar is the lead investor in the Series C financing round, bringing the total raised so far to over $80 million
Each outstanding share of SCI common stock will be converted into 1.36 shares of Sanmina common stock in $6 billion deal
Developer of communications and data storage ICs to utilize the ARM architecture in its next-generation SOCs
Will offer the option of "voluntary redundancy"
TimesTen's real-time data management software to power Alcatel's next-generation optical transmission systems
Report by Pioneer Consulting entitled "Carrier IP Convergence: Emerging Opportunities for Softswitches"
Canoga Perkins takes on hostile environments with NEBS certification on fiber optic gigabit Ethernet extender and T3 modem
Single-fiber transceiver products for Japanese media converter applications
DuPont has signed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar agreement to supply photomasks to Xilinx
Silicon germanium electroabsorption modulator driver for high-performance OC192 applications
Has opened its 43,600-square-foot automated assembly, development, and research facility in Allentown, Pa
Expands capacity of its core network in Seattle by integrating gigabit switch-routers from Extreme with DWDM equipment from LuxN
Texas Instruments joins as strategic investor in fourth funding round, led by Invesco
Awarded a 'wet & dry contract' worth more than $100 million to upgrade the Southern Cross Cable Network with 10-Gbit/s DWDM
CX27470 traffic stream processor and firmware deliver protocol-agnostic packet- and cell-based traffic management solution
Expands Sonet/SDH SerDes family with new low-power 0.18mm CMOS transceivers
Names William F. O'Brien as Chief Marketing Officer, Barclay Fitzpatrick Vice President of Business Development
Its photonic switching subsystems conform to Telcordia Technologies' environmental and reliability requirements
Third round led by Putnam Investments and Firsthand Capital Management brings total funding to $155 million
Brian J. Jackman, president, global systems and technology, and executive VP of Tellabs, plans to retire effective Sept. 1
Credit Suisse First Boston initiates coverage of Stratos Lightwave with a Buy rating
Doug Spreng promoted from senior VP of AMCC's Switching and Network Processing Group to president and chief operating officer
Former Nortel vice president Charles Farrell to head its sales force in North and South America
CMX-IG2 multiplexer card provides simultaneous transmission of gigabit Ethernet and/or Fibre Channel
Miercom test of Cisco 12410 shows highest performance and lowest latency and jitter scores compared to competitive offerings
Actual net loss for the quarter was $37.1M or $0.12 per share, compared with net income of $19.6M or $0.06 per share a year ago
China Cable Network leverages Juniper Networks for connecting 14 major cities including Beijing and Shanghai
Flag Telecom to provide managed bandwidth services and Internet connectivity to Nile On Line
Three-year strategic alliance to deliver automated managed services in 16 cities across the US
$10 million deal to provide local and long-distance communications services in Maximus's 200+ US locations over a 3-year period
Marconi chairman Sir Roger Hurn tells shareholders, "This has been a difficult period..."
Software upgrade enables the Alcatel 1631 LMC to scale from a 240 DS3/STS1 equivalent port system up to 3,360-ports
Revenues grow to $52.6 million, an increase of 27% over preceding quarter
Has slashed the time it takes to deliver pan-European IP and/or optical backbone services to just 24 hours
Florida carrier is using Juniper Networks' M160 and M20 Internet routers to run its IP-on-Wave OC192c backbone
2-Gbit/s, dual-channel Tachyon DX2 Fibre Channel Controller supports the new, high-performance PCI-X bus architecture
Has agreed to sell 2,272,727 shares of common stock in Russian carrier Golden Telecom for $11 per-share, or $25 million
Testing of its Programmable ITU Laser is confirming design criteria and exceeds the performance of other tunable laser transmitters
First half 2001 revenue, at €6.1M (US$5.5M), is 5.3 times the revenue for the same period last year
Company has been added to the Russell 1000 and Russell 3000 equity indexes, effective July 1, 2001
Global Crossing Government Markets wins US Defense Department contract valued at $137 million, possibly $400M
Announces new network management strategy and Unified Navis iOperations software portfolio
Narrowband crossconnect architecture for metro optical access networks
Richard Riker chosen as Vice President, Marketing and Sales
Cisco common stock worth an aggregate value of up to $150 million will be exchanged for all outstanding shares of AuroraNetics
Cabletron expects to distribute to its shareholders of record all of its shares of common stock of Riverstone Networks by August 6, 2001
Juniper Networks and software providers enable deployment, billing, and management of smart IP services
Summit Accelerator Fund and Vanguard Ventures co-led the Series A round for MEMS Optical Inc.
Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Sun, and Motorola are implementing IPv6 in hardware, software and operating systems
Deal to acquire leader in wire-speed packet processing solutions will broaden Cypress's portfolio targeted at networking linecards
Variable optical attenuator arrays, based on Telephotonics’ OASIC (Optical Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) architecture
Have formed a strategic alliance focusing on developing and promoting high-bandwidth, fiber-deep networks
Announces a reseller agreement with UK-based MiTech Group PLC
Series A round of financing was led by iNCUBiC, a Silicon Valley technology investment group
Jane Li appointed vice president of marketing and sales; Dr. John McInerney, senior manager of research and development
Has achieved ISO 9001: 2000 registration
Dominion Telecom selects Alcatel's end-to-end optical solutions for its North American Network
Yipes TOUGH assures 100 percent network redundancy for mission-critical applications
TeraManagerElement Management System (EMS) and TeraManager Craft Interface Terminal; two new Sonet/SDH sub-rate multiplexers
Bit-Rate Tunable Wavelength Interface with forward error correction capabilities
Florida carrier EPIK to become the first customer of the CorWave Optical Convergence Switch
The S3390 is a 10-Gbit/s silicon germanium (SiGe), high gain, 3.3 V positive power supply and low-noise transimpedance amplifier
Has measured the tracking speed of the Yafo10 PMD Compensator at 500 Hertz
Barbara Coulter joins Xebeo Communications as Vice President of Operations
Integrated service provider to deploy protocol-agile bandwidth manager
Announces the Mach-10 Intensity Modulator with an integrated Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA)
Expands its U.S. operation, adding William E. (Rick) Talbot as director of product marketing
Altamar Networks is deploying Velio’s VC3003 140x140 Crosspoint Switch in its Titanium Optical Network System
Altamar Networks announces the completion of the purchase of some of the tangible assets and intellectual property of Ilotron Ltd.
Announces enhancements of its business programs and product lines for next-generation network equipment manufacturers
Enron Broadband Services and Anschutz Investment Co. were key investors in Tropic’s $60 million second round of funding
Expects to report revenues in line with its earlier guidance of $95 million to $100 million; layoffs likely
Cost management initiatives will include a reduction of 2,500 positions and additional facility consolidation in the US
Company to close three manufacturing facilities, lay off 1,000; to take $5.1 billion charge in second quarter
Cinta Networks appoints Nortel veteran Bob Cantarutti as vice president of sales to lead expanded sales effort
"Valuations Deflation," a new report detailing the valuations of the leading 55 private optical networking companies
Global frame agreement with Norwegian carrier to supply its local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) solution
Out-of-band forward error correction and L-Band transmission boost capacity and enhance network scaleability
One-year, $90 million agreement to supply optical network system for TyCom Global Network
Pro forma net loss is expected to fall within the range of $18-21 million, or 25 to 29 cents per share
Lucent to supply 1.5 million kilometers of optical fiber in a three-year, multimillion-dollar deal
Offers $58 billion for core broadband assets plus additional value for non-core Investments
Will redirect its strategic focus to that of an optical subsystems manufacturer
Devices providing standards-based and high-gain forward error correction solutions for metro, long-haul, and ultra-long-haul
Offers discounts on high-volume purchases of more than 80 different networking chips
New production line, lab space to meet demand for tunable laser devices
Has designed its OMC product platform so that carriers can upgrade from 10 to 40 Gbit/s without any interruption
Announces volume production of its largest database-size network search engine product, the NSEx256
Aim to develop widgets for Opthos's metro gear
Sacrificed after Marconi's stock market massacre. George Simpson to stay on as CEO
Class Action suit filed against underwriters Morgan Stanley, BancBoston Robertson Stephens and Lehman Bros
French company responds to possible patent lawsuit allegedly being considerd by Corning
All-stock transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year
Myron S. Eichen was an adviser to Broadcom since its founding in 1991 and a member of its Board of Directors since February 1998
Second round of financing led by Lehman Brothers Venture Capital Group
Selling 10- and 2.5-gigabit wavelength services to DANTE's GÉANT network
IQ-12001-04 Multifiber Test System (MFTS) performs automated insertion loss and optical return loss measurements
Telecom International Services Inc. announces the TIP Fiber Optic Connector Cleaning Kit
Signs distribution agreements with major fiber optic distributors in Japan, Israel, Korea, India, France, United Kingdom, and Italy
DWDM will cause optical attenuator market to reach $6.96 billion in 2010, according to an ElectroniCast study
Sues Highwave Optical Technologies of France for patent infringement
100-GHz, single-input, 16- and 20-channel DWDM modules
Has restructured its ownership interest in Embratel Participacoes; lowers EPS projection for 2001 from $1.21-1.31 to $1.05-1.10
Aerotec Communications will merge with Worldbridge Broadband Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of C-Cor.net, in a cash deal
Just a dab behind the ears
Three lawsuits allege violations of SEC regulations
Integrated Micromachines has moved into 70,000-square-foot facility, started production of its first optical product, a dual-channel VOA
To provide a significant part of the pan-European research network GEANT with international capacity
Establishes a Tokyo subsidiary; software deals in China, Korea, and Australia
Lab 900 Coating Machine from Leybold is the first of several new machines that Terahertz has on delivery
Forecasts 15% drop in sales, 50% drop in profit. Will cut 4,000 more jobs
Fiber Bragg Gratings target 10 and 40 Gbit/s systems
Working together to accelerate market availability of 40-Gbit/s core optical backbones
Thomas Rambold, former CTO of the Information and Communications Networks division of Siemens, has joined the board of directors
Startup will maintain a limited US presence through a small business development and marketing staff
Moody's Investors Service has lowered the ratings on long-term securities issued or guaranteed by Nortel
Light Management Group has secured a line of credit for an undisclosed amount with Citizens Banking Corp.
Launching deployment of next-generation Internet managed hosting technology in major European markets
Wins the coveted Casselberry, Florida, contract
"Quantum dot" laser startup gets seed funding from Prism Venture Partners and RWI Group
Terra-Q 50G-5, a 50 GHz, five-cavity optical filter chip capable of 50 GHz DWDM channel spacing
Alloptic has selected SwitchCore's CXE integrated switches/routers to build their high-port-density optical network units
For V-Groove Dual Fiber Collimator, Depolarizer, and Protection Cap
Peter O'Donoghue has been appointed acting CFO to replace Larry Bautista, who will be leaving the company in August
Strategic alliance for the joint development of next-generation fiber optics and photonics manufacturing automation equipment
Mercator Broadband Partners leads funding of startup developing optical switch components
To expand Saudi Telecom's nationwide wireline network
Alcatel has deployed the Acterna TestPad Sonet Field Services Module (2310) throughout its Sonet networks in the U.S.
Synergy Telecommunications Corporation (Syntelco) will resell TeraBurst's optical core switches, the OMS 2100 and OMS 2200
Signs OSMINE contracts for Telcordia TIRKS system and Telcordia NMA system
Third funding round led by Amerindo Investment Advisors and original investors, Mayfield and Worldview Technology Partners
Second-round funding led by VenGrowth, with Corning and Sumitomo participating
Millennium Digital Media deploys ADC's Cuda 12000 IP access switch in mid-Atlantic U.S. market
Each share of Intermedia common stock converted into the right to receive one share of WorldCom and 1/25 of a share of MCI group
VCSEL-based optical module features snap-on connector for easy integration on backplane circuit cards of large switches
Expects sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001 to be approximately $18 million
Scottish acquisition gives Intense Photonics its own semiconductor development and manufacturing facilities
Datum providing its TimePieces smart chipset clocks to synchronize Maple Optical Systems' network and service creation platform
State-owned Chinese Petroleum Corp. will set up an SDH optical network with the SmartEdge 800 multiservice optical platform
Introduce the industry's first User Datagram Protocol (UDP) stack core optimized for an FPGA
Has received an extension of a commitment letter for a $350 million credit facility from Citicorp USA
Dan Avida has resigned for personal reasons
50-gigahertz interleaver doubles capacity for OC192 systems
Full line-rate gigabit Ethernet added to the VLX2020 OC192 Sonet add/drop multiplexer
To create and manage individualized, protocol-independent service-level agreements at the physical layer
Public offering includes approximately 7.8 million shares included in the underwriters' over-allotment option
US patent 6,246,702 entitled: "Methods and apparatus for providing quality of service guarantees in computer networks"
Gives details of MEMS-based variable optical attenuators and dynamic gain equalizers