New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charges hot IPO offerings and inflated stock ratings were used to secure investment banking business

Greenberg Traurig selects Broadwing's MultiConnect for increased capacity to connect all of their offices nationwide

Constance Weaver elected AT&T EVP of public relations and brand management, succeeding Dick Martin, who is retiring after 32 years

Harmonic now expects lower-than-anticipated net sales of $37.0M to $39.0M, for a GAAP net loss of $0.57 to $0.62 per share

Cisco launches online tool to measure channel partner satisfaction

Verizon Communications realizes approximately $770M from sale of 370M shares in Telecom Corporation of New Zealand

Expand increases breadth and expertise of European coverage via distribution agreement in the UK with Westcon Group's Comstor

VideoTele.com's multi-pass processor drives video bit rates lower to help telcos extend delivery of digital TV over xDSL networks

Digital Fountain's Transporter Fountain 2.0 sets order-of-magnitude benchmarks for speed, predictability, and control

Telcordia uses Essex's 6.25GHz hyperfine WDM device to build inexpensive multi-line laser subsystem

NetScreen lands in Gartner's 'Magic Quadrant' as a leader and visionary in the firewall and VPN market

Syringa Networks selects Nortel Networks' Passport multiservice switches for rural broadband backbone in Idaho and Wyoming

Xellink Communications claims its new armed ATM core switch delivers twice the performance at half the price

Extreme Networks expects revenue of $100M for Q1, down from $113M in the prior quarter; GAAP loss will be approx. $0.03 to $0.04 per share

Actelis announces its MetaLight 1500 system, which has been deployed by an incumbent carrier to provide LAN services to a high school

ASIP's ATG technology enables a breakthrough in optical integration, beginning with its own 10-Gbit/s Electro-absorption Modulated Laser

Qwest hopes to avoid accounting issues by creation of its new long-distance subsidiary, Qwest Long Distance Corporation

AT&T Broadband completes upgrade of its digital network in Plano, Texas, enabling high-speed cable Internet service

Alcatel to implement Inter-Carrier Settlement System for China Telecom subsidiary in Yun Nan province

ServGate launches EdgeForce, a modular security appliance for Firewall and VPN connectivity; intros online customer service portal

Nortel and Extreme Networks enter into a confidential patent cross license agreement, thereby settling the pending lawsuit between them

Sprint announces automated videoconferencing and Web-enabled audio conferencing reservation and management tools

Mariner Health Care selects ClearPath Networks to provide unified and secure Internet access to its 300 skilled care facilities

Telenor Networks signs on for Ericsson's ENGINE Multi-Service Network Solution to migrate fixed network

Sagitta raises $3.5M in follow-on second round by Alice Ventures

Tellabs dominates the bandwidth management segment in North America with a 55% market share, according to analyst firm RHK

Spirent has sold Monitor Labs Inc. from within its Systems group to a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies for $24.0M in cash

Alcatel grabs #2 position in North American medium-to-large IP-PBX market, trailing only Cisco, according to InfoTech

Fraunhofer-Institut orders GEN200 molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system from Veeco-Applied Epi for indium phosphide devices

Demos transport of multiple high-definition video streams via new OC192c/STM-64c ATM port card, at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Enventis Telecom selects Quantum Bridge for optical access network buildout in Minnesota’s statewide network

Names VP of product management and marketing and reinvests in loop transport product line in race for HDSLx market share

Startup is supplying integrated DWDM and SDH backbone for Hi3G, a Swedish 3G wireless operator

OpNext named premier optical components supplier by Ciena, receives Ciena's 2002 Supplier Performance Award

Bellsouth offers long-distance service in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, and Mississippi

Sets a deadline of end November for selling its Zygo TeraOptix telecom business unit

MCI welcomes BellSouth to the competitive long distance market but says regulators still have more work to do to promote competition

Elects Jon C. Madonna to its board of directors

Bankruptcy administrators approve settlement agreement releasing Broadwing from its obligations to Teleglobe

Salem Academy and College signs on as BellSouth's first long distance customer in North Carolina

SBC board of directors declares Q3 dividend of 27 cents a share

German service provider ish stays afloat by the grace of its creditors, who waive €200M even as banks cough up another €115M

The Fibreoptic Industry Association publishes technical support document on safe optical power levels in fiber optic networks

Swiss Canton of Vaud moves to IP telephony with Cisco's AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data) system

Path 1 appoints Harmonic founder Dr. Moshe Nazarathy to its board; Robert Clasen assumes interim role as Chief Strategy Officer

Wonder of wonders! Symmetricom now expects Q103 revenue to be within or slightly above the high end of guidance range

Sales were up 3% and other key metrics improve, but a $2.7B charge to revalue goodwill and intangibles kills the bottom line

Cril Telecom Software (CTS) raises €7.6M from AGF Private Equity and GIMV, with participation from Softbank Europe Ventures and Sofinnova

Optical Oracle releases a new report that ranks the companies best positioned for the telecom recovery

Sunrise Telecom names Paul Marshall acting Chief Financial Officer and reaffirms third quarter guidance

PacketFront recruits former Cisco employee Stefan Gustafsson as director of systems engineering

Finisar adopts shareholder rights plan to guard against any potential takeover of Finisar without paying stockholders full and fair value

LuxNet debuts its 5-Pin ROSA, utilizing its high-speed, high-performance 1310nm PIN detector for OC-3, OC-12, and OC-48 systems

Agilent Technologies to acquire RedSwitch for an undisclosed amount, strengthening its position in server and storage networking markets

FLAG Telecom's plan of reorganization confirmed; exit from Chapter 11 imminent

Calls for regulatory changes, cuts capex, cuts 11,000 more jobs

Opnet's SP Guru software selected by Schlumberger for intelligent network management in its DeXa.Net global connectivity solutions

Cenix appoints Michael Hinkler, former senior sales director at Avanex, as VP of North American and European sales

According to RHK, Alcatel increased its lead in the $2.86B worldwide market for global optical transport, winning a 19.4% share

Gabriel Venture Partners, H.I.G. Ventures provide lead investments to network processing software startup LVL7 Systems

Ericsson sells product development operations in Karlstad, Luleå, Umeå, and Skellefteå to TietoEnator for about SEK 500M (US$53.7M)

Redback Networks expects 3Q02 revenue of approx. $15M to $20M, for a pro forma net loss of between $0.23 and $0.25 per share

Plans consolidation of manufacturing and operations, closure of Shanghai facility, and a reduction of worldwide headcount

IP Infusion expands enterprise, telecommunication and service provider offerings through new MPLS-VPN ZebOS Server Routing Suite

New advanced service delivery technologies include transparent IP VPN support, enhanced network address translation, and MPLS QoS support

The Carlyle Group and Target Partners lead €10M investment in next-generation assembly technology startup Cube Optics AG

Oki introduces 10-Gbits/s surface-mount optical receiver modules compliant with the MSA between Agere Systems and Nortel Networks

New deal increases EarthLink's access to Level 3's dialup Internet access infrastructure in hundreds of US cities

Nortel Networks announces percentage for fixed dividend rate on Series 8 preferred shares

Q3 revenues will be 15% lower than Q2, not 10% as previously forecast

Agilent Technologies offers new small form factor pluggable optical transceivers for Sonet/SDH networks

EXFO records sales growth for second consecutive quarter, with a 5% increase to to $17.2M

Ditech to consolidate Altamar optical business, halt Titanium system development to focus on subsystems, and cut workforce by 30%

Inkra Networks and systems integrator Hydra plc launch virtual services into UK enterprise data centers

AT&T and AT&T Wireless shareholders file class action lawsuit accusing Salomon Smith Barney and (who else?) Jack Grubman

Netro's Angel non-line-of-sight product carrying commercial voice and high-speed data traffic in trial for major China operator

Lightwaves2020's Compact liquid-crystal-based Variable Optic Attenuator has passed Telcordia qualification

Bell Labs' independent committee concludes that one scientist falsified data from 1998 to 2001; everyone else cleared of misconduct

Zarlink Semiconductor launches high-performance, high-reliability Inverse Multiplexing for ATM processing chips for DSL access

CommWorks adds multistage dialing capabilities to its IP telephony product portfolio, enabling new options for pre- and postpaid services

Corrent's Packet Armor Security Processor achieves 'Ready for IBM Technology' validation

Agere demonstrates new clock driver family that reduces costs, improves signal integrity of communications, computing equipment

Agilent unveils its Gigabit Ethernet over Sonet (EoS) mapper chip, integrating SerDes, clock data recovery, and OC3 to OC48 framers

CMS Communications acquires facilities-based usage reporting technology from BellSouth to enhance Traffic Data Management System

Latest figures from Infonetics Research show Siemens ICN expanding its lead in the optical networking market

IP-based services on the rise in Europe despite industry downturn, according to IDC's most recent European WAN manager survey

Alcatel dumps 10,300,000 shares of defense & aerospace company Thales, reducing its stake to 9.7%

Pirelli to demonstrate leading-edge optical and access capabilities on seven-week 'New Technologies Tour' in Europe

Cypress Semiconductor samples single-chip LAN PHY for 10-Gigabit Ethernet

Corning and Movaz Networks sign strategic business agreement to accelerate deployment of wavelength switching products

Barcelona Design to produce analog IP for the 90nm technology node using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's process

Communication Dynamics Inc., parent of TVC Communications and Amherst FiberOptics, files for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11

Enterasys Networks unveils new Packet-Over-Sonet modules for its X-Pedition routing line

Verizon invests $19M to upgrade Philadelphia-area telecom network with advanced electronic equipment

Tricom selects Zhone's Multi-Access Line Concentrator delivery platform for voice and DSL service deployment

Missouri Network Alliance signs 20-year dark-fiber network agreement with American Fiber Systems to enable rural broadband services

Concord Communications extends power of the eHealth suite through joint reseller and development partnership with Lumos Technologies

Cisco augments security management portfolio with new versions of its VPN/Security Management Solution and Secure Access Control Server

SpectraSwitch raises $7.5M in third round funding, led by Advanced Technology Ventures and NIF Ventures

Rolls its access, wireline, and optical networks divisions into a single 'Carrier Service' unit; change will affect 2,300 jobs

Sorrento Networks's GigaMux receives Brocade Fabric Aware status for end-to-end storage networking interoperability

Sonera deploys Cisco Catalyst switches and optical fiber for Helsinki metro Ethernet network

Finisar delivers its first hot-pluggable XFP 10-Gbit/s optical transceiver modules

Broadcom introduces 4.8-Gbps IP security processor with AES encryption, enabling faster virtual private networks

Hires VPs of finance, marketing, and information technology, and a managing director for its India Design Center in Bangalore

Alcatel awarded multimillion dollar contract by Asia Multimedia, a subsidiary of TelecomAsia, to build a metro network in Bangkok

C&W will refer some US dedicated access, private line, and frame relay customers to New Edge Networks, in exchange for up to $4M in cash

Innovative Processing AG closes second round of financing from investors High Tech Private Equity and Agite!

The Prime Minister of Morocco tells ITU conference that a global policy is needed to connect African countries to information networks

Spending to replace small Class 5 switches to grow 1,866% between 2002 and 2006, from $44.5M to $875.5M, says Infonetics

Securicor Management Services selects Broadwing to link nationwide locations via secure voice, data and IP network

Centennial de Puerto Rico invests in Siemens Surpass media gateway technology to improve service delivery and lower operating costs

Network Processing Forum software infrastructure implementation agreements deliver a complete foundation for NPU-based system design

BellSouth board of directors declares its 75th consecutive quarterly dividend, in the amount of $0.20 per common share

AT&T appoints J. Michael Schweder to head company's Pennsylvania operations, replacing the retiring Jim Ginty

Quick Eagle targets Cisco with its WAN Access Router, adding RADIUS authentication protocol and an optional DSX-1 voice traffic port

Study finds that the Unbundled Network Elements Platform, mandated by the Telecom Act of 1996, has encouraged competition as desired

China Netcom selects CoSine's IPSX 3500 with advanced IP Service Generator (IPSG) technology to enable network-based IP services

Tony Martin, former managing director of Lucent's Asia/Pacific Wireless Regional Centre in Kuala Lumpur, joins Radiant as CTO

Vivace plans to increase headcount in its sales, biz development, and customer support departments and open new offices in Europe and Asia

Adds Brian Noel as VP of marketing, promotes Seshadri Srinivasan to VP of engineering and Tricia Hill to VP of strategic partnerships

Eurotunnel, the operator of the Channel Tunnel, deploys Acterna's Optical Network Management System for remote fiber testing

Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) of Harris County, Texas, purchases Cisco optical solutions to streamline network management

Agere extends portfolio of framer chips with multi-rate, multi-application solution for high-speed optical access and metro networks

Verio deploys Foundry Networks' 10-Gigabit Ethernet solution to power NTT/VERIO global IP network in the US and Japan

FON Group EPS expected to be between $1.41 and $1.43, up slightly from $1.40; PCS Group expects increased churn to hurt bottom line

Mosaid introduces two new additions to the Class-IC family of Network Search Engines, featuring glueless connectivity with leading NPUs

Mehmet Balos, senior vice president, global sales, marketing, and customer service for AFC, has left to pursue other opportunities

PMC-Sierra unveils high-density, multi-rate OC48/STM-16 channelized framer for Sonet and SDH internetworking

Alcatel's 7670 Routing Switch Platform provides flexibility and scalability for the Australian carrier's core network

Two carriers, Ben Lomand Telephone and Vanion, deploy WaveSmith's Distributed Node multiservice switching platform

Nortel intros Unified Security Architecture, providing all-encompassing approach to secure networks and infrastructure defense

Qwest further revises its now-dubious 2000 and 2001 financials, reversing $950M in revenue from optical capacity asset transactions

Lamina Ceramics develops multilayer ceramic-on-metal technology to address high-performance component and packaging design challenges

Sprint reaches agreement to sell Sprint Publishing & Advertising to R.H. Donnelley for $2.23B in cash

JDSU now expects net sales of $190M to $200M for Q1, instead of $200M to $210M; expected pro forma net loss still $0.06 to $0.08 per share

Broadwing names Kevin Mooney to succeed Richard Ellenberger as CEO; Jack Cassidy elected COO, Daniel Meyer elected chairman of the board

Silicon & Software Systems announces an ATM solution for IBM's PowerNP Network Processor family

More than €4.5 billion in venture capital has been invested in European companies so far this year, according to Windmill Reports

New technology eliminates the need for mechanical stripping blades, lasers, and acid stripping and cleaning tools

Two new versions of the 5416 series direct modulated DWDM laser geared for advanced CATV applications

BellSouth files long-distance application for Florida and Tennessee

LightConnect introduces optical components to Israeli market via strategic partnership with Applied Technologic Services

Avici board approves reverse stock split and share buyback program, as company lays off 24% of its workforce and closes a facility

New report by the International Engineering Consortium examines the competitive value of current and emerging IP applications and services

BellSouth and Nortel will highlight initiatives that drive quality and business results at QuEST Forum's Best Practices conference

IDT acquires network from the estate of Star Telecommunications, more than doubling the size of its domestic backbone

Agere Systems ships its largest-ever ASIC to NetContinuum, reducing chip count from five to one

NetScreen completes acquisition of OneSecure for $40.1M, will begin selling OneSecure's Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) solution

Ciena cuts workforce by 17%, which it believes will save the company about $50M to $55M annually

Will reduce headcount to 60,000 by the end of 2003, in response to further market detioration

Alcatel increases share of intelligent optical hardware for second consecutive quarter with 22% of the market, according to Infonetics

AT&T bays for blood, asking states to examine Qwest's shady accounting and its plan to 'paper over' issues by creating a new subsidiary

Infonetics Research forecasts 150% increase in European VPN service and product expenditures by 2006

Optical Solutions awarded contract from Colorado CLEC for all-optical voice, video, and data communications system

Mitsubishi Electric USA closes down Paceon Corp., forms 'Paceon Division' to market passive optical network solutions in the US

Riverstone Networks posts revenues of $10.7M, less than one-fifth its total in 2Q01, for a GAAP net loss of $58M ($0.31 per share)

JDS Uniphase acquires transceiver/transponder business unit of OptronX for an undisclosed amount

American Skiing Company selects Sprint as exclusive communications provider

Reinforces optical networking portfolio with next-gen SDH, featuring improved data handling capabilities, and a multi-layer switch

Savvis secures $22.6M equity funding from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, bringing new investment total to over $200M in 2002 alone

FCC approves BellSouth for long-distance service in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina

ITF Optical Technologies wins a high-power reliability research contract with Corvis Corporation

Xebeo Communications teams with Johanson Fiber Optics Group for development and first use of multi-fiber optical backplane connectors

Sprint signs a 5-year, multimillion-dollar communications contract with Amadeus North America to support global travel services

Competitive Telecommunications Association and the United Telecom Council team up to foster growth in telecommunications and utilities

SureWest Communications deploys ONS 15327 and ONS 15454 self-healing fiber optic rings to maintain voice and data service reliability

Harmonic digital headend chosen by NORTV Comunicacoes for MMDS-based TV service in Latin America

Adds proactive monitoring and management visibility for Frame Relay and ATM to its managed services portfolio

Lucent grants accreditation to three Advantage BusinessPartners in optical networking design and engineering technology

In-Stat/MDR reports Ethernet MAN switches will prevail following dismal 2002, reaching $5.9B in 2006

L-3 adds electro-optical surveillance to its portfolio of military products and services by acquiring Wescam for about $118M

Paxonet Communications uses Magma's Blast Fusion and Blast Noise to tape out multimillion-gate networking traffic management device

Cisco CEO John Chambers and CFO Larry Carter certify company results for fiscal year 2002, six weeks before SEC deadline

Upset to be compared with C&W, Equant confirms its full-year guidance of $2.95B in revenues and EBITDA of $180M

Alcatel president Jean-Pierre Halbron will retire; Philippe Germond, formerly of Vivendi Universal, will take over as president and COO

Trend's Victoria field tester now offers ATM test capability across OC48/STM-16 transmission networks

Band-X reports colocation stability in established European & North American markets, as average prices fall 13% in Asia/Pacific region

In an update on the six-month period ended September 30, Cable & Wireless Global predicts first-half revenue to decline by around 6%

Fortinet CEO says government can erect 'cyber shield' to scan entire Internet infrastructure for viruses for just $2B. What a steal!

Avanex reports numerous commercial orders for its PowerShaper FDS suite of cheap, small-form-factor dispersion compensation modules

Sparkolor completes sale of substantially all of its assets and IP, along with certain key personnel, to Intel

Diversified Data uses Sockeye Networks' GlobalRoute service to boost application performance for Fortune 500 companies

Essex hyperfine WDM sold to a Department of Defense agency, enabling high-capacity ultra-dense WDM networks

Chelan County Public Utility District selects Alcatel's Fiber-to-the-User solution for broadband networking

Acterna offers leased-based product and services packages as cost-effective alternative for test and measurement needs

Sprint brings its federal IT expertise to state governments, looking to cash in on Homeland Security and e-government initiatives

Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act waiting period expires for Comcast/AT&T Broadband merger

Teradiant announces high-performance, highly integrated packet processing engine and traffic manager chipset

Agilent Technologies announces new voltage-controlled oscillators for 10- and 40-Gbit/s systems

Crossbeam Systems partners with F-Secure to provide integrated security that strengthens firewalls, stops viruses at the gateway

Announces the Catalyst 4500 series, bringing resilience and control to the network edge with modular, mid-range intelligent switches

Essent Kabelcom picks BigBand Networks' Broadband Multimedia-Service Router (BMR) for digital broadcast grooming

Modulight awarded a contract from National Technology Agency of Finland to develop next-generation components

SanteraOne completes Telcordia Osmine Services process for Telcordia March and NMA systems

Laurel Networks' ST200 service edge router achieves NEBS Level 3 certification, validating its carrier-class capabilities

Former president and COO of Tellium, Dick Barcus, is willing to join Avansis Ventures as general partner

Fujikura now claims to offer the world's smallest gain flattening filters for EDFA's, up to 75% smaller than competing products

Will sell Plano, Texas business and slash staff from 1550 now to 'below 500' by the end of 2003

Qwest Communications announces resignation of Hank Brown as Qwest director

Integrated Device Technology strengthens intelligent packet processing solutions by snapping up privately held Solidum

Masergy Communications appoints Thomas W. Hall, most recently of Qwest, as chief operating officer

OMM signs distribution agreement with Vectronics for MEMS-based optical switching products in the Israeli market

US Signal selects Cisco ONS 15600 optical multiservice switching platform for evaluation

National Semiconductor's multi-Gigabit SerDes transceiver delivers 2.5-Gbit/s performance through existing backplanes

West Side Telephone deploys Taqua's OCX Class 5 switch using RUS funding, capping its existing Siemens DCO switch

Cisco delivers NPE-G1 processor that doubles the performance of its 7200 Series router and can be installed in the field

ITF Optical Technologies raises $40M Canadian (US$25.3M) in new equity financing, led by new investor SGF Tech Inc.

Bookham Technology launches as major European GaAs MMIC supplier with introduction of 5W X-band power amplifiers at EWC 2002

C-COR completes its purchase of Philips; EPS for the quarter ending September 27 to reflect a loss of between $0.17 and $0.22

#6,122,335, #6,269,137 and #6,420,928, are key to the efficient transport of upstream data in a passive optical network

Iris Networks to deploy next-generation CityStream 5000 bandwidth managers

Has added features and reduced the package size of its wavelength blockers

Restructuring to reflect current market conditions and the size and needs of the existing WorldCom EMEA network

Gary Lidington, ex-C-Port/Motorola, has joined the company as vice president of marketing

China Telecom selects Nortel to supply an optical ring network spanning Hunan province and a metro optical backbone in Shaoxing

New capabilities include the use of high-speed silicon-germanium transistors and 'mixed-signal' circuitry

The U.S. Federal Government has purchased Marconi’s 10-Gbit/s ATM BXR-48000 switch/router

Fujitsu Quantum Devices and Sumitomo Electric Industries announce enhancements to their MSA for a 10-Gbit/s laser diode module

Has earned ISO 9001:2000 registration from DNV Certification Inc.

Chairman and CEO file their sworn statements with the SEC attesting to the accuracy of ADC's most recent financial reports

EMUX-M can bundle up to 16 E1 or 28 T1 channels into one E3 or T3 channel and combine with other apps such as 10/100Base-T or RS530

Interim security has been granted over the balance of the 'Secured Cash' held in the lockbox accounts

MathStar introduces new single channel TIA and VCSEL driver chipset with added IMON feature that meets new SFF-8472 standards

NEC is using Ikanos's SmartLeap 8100 for broadband access concentrators and the CleverConnect 150 for customer premises gear

Adapters increase shielding effectiveness to greater than 50dB at 4GHz

Dalsa Semiconductor has added Gene Burk and Nick Tasker to its marketing and sales group

Introduces a suite of reduced-clad and bend-insensitive photonic fibers

Expects fourth fiscal quarter revenues to decline by approximately 20-25% percent sequentially

First-half 2002 marked by 17.3% increase in operating income and net loss due to non-recurring provisions

Lyse Tele is offering voice, video, and data access to residential customers across a Cisco Metro Ethernet network

First-half sees strong growth, first net profit before exceptional items, increasing financial targets

Michel Bon, chairman and CEO of France Telecom, submitted his resignation to the French government

TeraConnect launches 24-channel parallel optic interconnect modules, packing twice the density of a conventional module

Lightscape Networks expands into US utility market as JEA picks its XDM optical platform to converge Sonet, data, and DWDM switching

Ericsson claims weakness of the market, not the company, led Moody's to cut long-term credit rating from Ba1 to Ba2, with outlook negative

Tyco files suit against former chairman and CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski for misappropriation of funds and assets, self-dealing transactions

Expands solutions for MPEG-2 video-over-IP applications; joins MPEG-4 Industry Forum; intros another Digital Program Insertion solution

NEC Electronics (Europe) launches a new generation of GaAs CATV hybrids

ADC announces network and inventory audit services for MSOs, helping operators prepare for new offerings such as advanced IP services

Sorrento Networks strengthens footprint in Northern Europe via partnership with optical network distributor Infraconcepts

Harmonic Systems' METROLink transport system deployed by cable operator Telewest for a 100GHz DWDM network in the UK

Cogent acquires key assets of FiberCity Networks, including a vast majority of its customer base and its building access agreements

NEC Eluminant Technologies announces NEBS certification for FiberSLAM 1000 passive optical network system

South Central Telephone will overbuild first of several communities in south-central Kansas with high-speed fiber connections

Linsang Manufacturing, Inc. (LMI) to manufacture 3SAE’s automated optical fiber solutions exclusively through 2004

Siemens IC wins another order to supply Deutsche Telekom with Broadband Remote Access Servers (BRAS) for its DSL network

Neos launches Ethernet-over-Copper as an extension to their existing Ethernet point-to-point and Ethernet VPN services

Effnet Group thinks it will miss its goal of positive monthly results in Q4, will 'immediately begin implementing cost-cutting measures'

The UK's Telecommunications Industry Association and BTexact Technologies launch convergence interoperability test lab

Riverstone unveils comprehensive multilayer MPLS portfolio, enabling delivery of premium metro services over any network

Calling card provider GlobalTel selects PhoenixSoft's CMS/2000 enhanced services software to provide prepaid functionality

Zarlink Semiconductor unveils two highly integrated segmentation and reassembly chips for TDM-to-ATM conversion

ILEC Chibardun Telephone Cooperative has agreed to evaluate Manticom Networks' multi-gigabit Optical Ethernet solution, the Scorpion 4104

Sales of $6.1M, barely a third of its $17.9M in 2Q01, cause a net loss of $651,000 ($0.02 per share), excluding non-recurring charges

Sunrise Telecom buys Luciol Instruments SA, a Swiss corporation specializing in fiber optic measurement and instrumentation

Intros 10GBASE-LX4 support for 10-GigE Xenpak performance analysis and tester for network connection and Martini protocol conformance

Silicon Light Machines introduces Reconfigurable Blocking Filter for dynamic wavelength management in DWDM optical networks

Iolon to provide tunable lasers for Lucent's LambdaXtreme Transport platform, in a plan to deliver next-gen tunable optical networks

Xilinx's Virtex-II Platform FPGAs enable AcceLight's Photonic Service Switch to deliver agile service aggregation solutions

Fujikura/Oki joint venture releases 80km and 40km Gigabit Ethernet SFP transceivers

Pittsburgh-area school district picks RAD Data's TDMoIP technology and Gigabit Ethernet as an alternative to voice/T1 and ATM network

BFi Optilas signs exclusive pan-European distribution agreement for Opto Speed's portfolio of InP-based optoelectronic components

Laurel Networks' ST200 service edge router participates in MPLS interoperability testing at NetWorld+Interop and COMDEX Atlanta 2002

K2 Optronics debuts EC48 series of directly modulated DWDM lasers with up to 650km reach

Mitsubishi Electric announces 980nm pump laser diode that achieves peak power output of 1,100 milliwatts

ADC's CEO and CFO continue to buy stock in the company, with CEO Roscitt picking up 100,000 shares just last week

Advanced transponder startup CoreOptics raises $21.5M in second round funding

Genoa demonstrates 160km CWDM optical link at ECOC using no regeneration, just linear optical amplifiers

Picosecond Pulse Labs announces the availability of 7.7V, 40-Gbit/s driver amplifier and 60GHz linear amplifier

Opticis to boost production and quality management in South Korea by moving into new facility, almost quadruple the size of its old HQ

Advanced Photonics acquires detector manufacturer Silicon Sensors LLC for $1.7M in cash

WorldCom announces its post-restructuring management plan, and John Sidgmore isn't part of it

iTerra Communications announces chipset for NRZ-to-RZ conversion for OC192 applications

CIR says optical equipment vendors must improve their net-management capabilities; sees opportunities in integrated optical components

Demos error-free transmission of 40 channels at 40 Gbit/s over 5,200km of fiber without electrical regeneration -- a new world record

Qwest withdraws long-distance applications in 9 states, intends to refile once it can show GAAP-compliant books to the FCC

Lucent Technologies utilizes Hifn security platform and security processors in its VPN Firewall Brick 300 and 500

AT&T stages network disaster recovery drill in New Jersey, following a survey showing that many businesses remain unprepared for disasters

Vacit Arat leaves his position as CEO of Silicon Value to join MEMGen as president and CEO

Mark Floyd, former head honcho of Siemens ICN US and Efficient Networks, becomes president and CEO of Entrisphere

Multiplex introduces the RP192, an APD (avalanche photodiode) receiver featuring outstanding sensitivity and bandwidth, at ECOC

Multilink announces low-power, 10-Gbit/s enhanced forward error correction device for metro applications

Lucent VPN Firewall Brick 300 and Lucent Security Management Server are being beta tested by Telefonica Data for advanced Web hosting

'The deed is everything, the glory naught,' but Jim Faust wins glory as Optinel Systems' new CEO

Avanex announces steps to focus US operations on higher-value solutions, outsource more manufacturing to China, lay off 140

Luminent unveils complete CWDM solution set as well as its family of digital diagnostic SFP transceivers at ECOC

Alcatel introduces Colubris secure and scalable WLAN access solution into its broadband access portfolio

Shanghai Telecom awards multimillion-dollar contract to Redback Networks for the SmartEdge 800 router to roll out MPLS VPN services

Launches 1310nm SOA and 4-channel 1550nm SOA array; combines SOA with u2t Photonics' gear to create a highly sensitive 40-Gbit/s receiver

Participates in world's first multivendor interoperability test of VPLS at N+I; also enhances IronWare network management solution

Lawrence Livermore National Labs selects specialty fiber from Fibercore to protect the security of the United States

Builds its channel infrastructure, signing RF Associates North as a manufacturer's representative for N. Calif. and N. Nevada

Agilent is developing a new family of arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) for DWDM long-haul and metro network applications

Alaska Airlines signs multi-year agreements with Qwest Communications for a variety of voice and data network services

Texas' Little Elm school district selects NEC converged IP network, including BlueFire IP switches and NEAX 2000 Internet Protocol Server

Verizon asks N.J. regulators to probe WorldCom 'slamming' practices after hundreds of customers say they were switched without approval

Qwest Communications names Janet K. Cooper, former CFO and senior VP of administration at McData, as senior VP and treasurer

Korea Telecom's directory information unit selects FortiGate Network Protection Gateways for large-scale, converged data and VOIP VPN

Industry’s smallest Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier gain block cuts system space, power consumption and costs

Galazar Networks launches multiservice framer to integrate and transport Ethernet and telecom services over existing network

Proximion Fiber Optics reduces response time of Wistom optical performance monitor to less than 1 millisecond

Launches CLose-Grid 2.0 laser test product; teams with PX Instrument to deliver a complete solution for laser diode manufacturers

Proficient Networks secures $12.5M in second round of venture financing, co-led by Horizon Ventures and BV Capital

Luminent introduces 10-Gigabit, XFP-compliant transceiver product line at ECOC 2002

Debuts one 10-Gbit/s optical transponder featuring 8-channel tunability at 50GHz channel spacing, and another with a reach of over 100km

Infonetics study of firewall/VPN market reports across-the-board gains for NetScreen, but competition looms in coming quarters

Intros three-phase data migration strategy for operators, beginning with Gigabit Ethernet capabilities for its 6300 series switches

Alcatel and Hubei, China-based FiberHome to create joint venture to manufacture and sell both companies' optical fiber products in China

Santel announces the first commercially available 10-Gbit/s electronic dispersion compensator with CDR-D on-chip at ECOC 2002

Siemens wins another three contracts to deploy optical network equipment for China Mobile Communication Corporation

Memscap begins sampling first optical switches and attenuators from state-of-the-art MEMS fabrication facility in Bernin, France

Tropic Networks and Jay-Young Company join forces to deliver next-generation metro-optical networking solutions in Asia-Pacific

HighWave Optical Technologies launches dispersion compensation modules for 10-G0bit/s and 40-Gbit/s applications

Bookham Technology and Cierra Photonics form optical-integration association to boost functionality of WDM products

Xilinx and Paxonet Communications collaborate on platform FPGA-based LAN/WAN 10-Gigabit Ethernet solution

Aurora Networks appoints Oleh Sniezko, former VP of Engineering at AT&T Broadband, as chief technology officer

Am-Beo names Laura Reed VP of international marketing

Alcatel Optronics opens the age of hybrid integration at ECOC, launching the first compact 8-channel hybrid optical combiner

Redback enhances SmartEdge 800 router platform with Bulkstats and Traffic Mirroring features, Layer 2 MPLS VPNs, QoS improvements

GalayOr Networks signs Colibrys to manufacture its MEMS SOI waveguide-based products, starting with a Variable Optical Attenuator

Lattice Semiconductor provides FPSC device to Extreme Networks to enable 10-Gigabit Ethernet on the BlackDiamond core switch

Has developed a new optical fiber access technology based on OCDM (optical code-division multiplexing)

Secures $9M Series C funding; has increased production of its variable optical attenuators by 300% in the last quarter

Telcordia qualifies Southampton Photonics' fiber Bragg gratings for 25-year service life applications in controlled environments

LR's Service Provider Circle publishes its ranking of the individuals making key technology and business decisions within carrier networks

Class action suits filed against Salomon Smith Barney, Jack Grubman, and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter on behalf of Level 3 shareholders

Planar technology leaders Teem Photonics and NKT Integration sign an EDWA multi-source agreement to develop a 4-port optical gain block

EXFO to acquire assets of Gnubi Communications in a stock-and-cash deal worth somewhere between $4.3M and $7.2M

Furukawa debuts its new Fitel Interconnectivity Division, as well as new products and approach from Optical Components Division, at ECOC

Multilink Technology Corp. shareholders approve one-for-ten reverse stock split

Nufern expands its line of 80µm select cut-off fibers to accomodate smaller form factor, second-generation components

Swiss-based BeamExpress demonstrates widely tunable 1.5µm-wavelength VCSEL with record-low tuning voltage

Will announce the first results from its LinleyBench 2002 network processor test suite at Network Processors Conference West on 10/25

JDS Uniphase announces Xenpak-compliant 10-Gigabit Ethernet transceiver for data communications

In response to increased demand for its linear optical amplifiers, Genoa establishes distribution partnerships in Europe, Japan, and Korea

Siemens ICN to demonstrate true error-free 160-Gbit/s to 10-Gbit/s demultiplexing with a monolithically integrated SOA-MZI at ECOC

Comlase to demo high-power 980nm lasers at ECOC in Copenhagen

Will support the work of the 10-Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable (XFP) MSA Group by providing a component supply chain

Expects Q3 revenue to be within the range of $6.3B to $6.7B, slightly lower than previously announced range of $6.3B to $6.9B

Lumics announces a line of coolerless 980nm pump laser modules that operate over a temperature range of 0 to 70 degrees C

Big Bear Networks selects IBM's silicon germanium technology for its Photronic Signal Processing transponder and subassembly products

TeraXion launches the TH-MTDC, a tuneable chromatic dispersion compensator suited for sub-band managed networks

ADC uses Tellabs' warning today as an opportunity to blame its own August 22 warning on continued 'market weakness'

First-ever FTTH conference and expo, showcasing information and technology from industry leaders, to be held Oct. 15-17 in New Orleans

Board of directors of Verizon declares quarterly dividend of $.385 per outstanding share, same as last quarter

Department of Justice recommends that FCC approve Verizon application to offer long-distance service in Virginia

Shanghai Telecom picks Cisco for Phase II expansion of Shanghai MAN; will offer new broadband services to Shanghai market by end of year

AT&T announces free service to help prepaid Internet customers stranded by Slingshot Communications to regain access to the Internet

Revenues fall 5.4% to $1.47B, for a net loss of $253M ($0.86 per share), but EBITDA, gross profit, and gross margin all improve from 1H01

Expand Networks 'accelerates' delivery of Web services with XML support in its Accelerator line of bandwidth optimization products

Con Edison's network to serve as backbone of secure communications infrastructure for the Securities Industry Automation Corp.

A new fad? Data transmission record challenged by UCF scientist who claims he can transmit 1 Tbit/s from a single laser diode

Researchers set sights on data rate world record at Photon02, with claims of 1.02-Tbit/s transmission over conventional multimode fiber

Peer-to-peer file trading activity accounts for up to 60% of the traffic on any service provider network, says new study by Sandvine

Corning introduces InfiniCor SXi multimode optical fiber, optimized for short-reach, high-bandwidth interconnect applications

ECI Telecom names Casimir Skrzypczak, general partner at Global Asset Capital, to its board of directors

Fiberlogix signs up Richardson Electronics as worldwide distributor of its specialty optical fibers

Expects Q3 sales to be down about 15% to 25% from Q2, will lay off about 800 people worldwide and close a facility in Shannon, Ireland

Norwegian PTT Telenor to use Level 3's private line services in London, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt, as it already does in the US

UTStarcom establishes European operations in Frankfurt, Germany; appoints Bernd Schilp to lead European team

iTerra Communications offers OC192 D flip-flop integrated circuit for applications requiring low power and precise signal timing

360networks' plan of reorganization receives approval of the Supreme Court of British Columbia; US plan still to be confirmed

Force10 Networks chooses Ixia to validate Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet line rate performance of its new E-Series switches

Finisar elevates Dick Woodrow from VP of sales and marketing to president and chief operating officer

Investment banking powerhouse UBS Warburg picks Cable & Wireless as global telecom equipment supplier

Codeon adds Bussan Microelectronics, Luster Lightwave, and Laser2000 as distributors, expanding sales channels in Japan, China, and Europe

Intel introduces DWDM optical transceiver and optical transport processor that promise to reduce cost, increase capacity of MANs

Ajit Medhekar, founder and former chairman and CEO of empowerTel Networks, is named to Corrent's board of directors

Lumenon announces its intention to exhibit at ECOC, planning to showcase the price/performance ratio of its hybrid glass technology

Qwest Communications cuts a deal with its lenders on amended credit facility, announces new $750M loan

Light Reading to collaborate with EANTC and Ixia on a comprehensive evaluation of Layer 7 'content switches'

Sorrento Networks reports revenues of $5.2M, down 35% year-over-year, and a net loss of $15.8M, up 44% year-over-year. Coincidence?

Touch America deploys BayPackets' advanced network services platform and applications to deliver value-added voice services

Siemens to demonstrate how to increase bandwidth capacity for existing fiber using polarization multiplexing at ECOC

Metro-Optix CityStream 5000 granted 'RUS Acceptance' and 'Buy American' Status by the USDA's Rural Utilities Service

Transparent Networks signs agreement with Silicon Microstructures Inc.(SMI) to procure MEMS foundry service

ITF Optical Technologies delivers DPSK demodulator with phase tunability, allowing users to adjust to the incoming signal frequency

FortiGate 500 network protection gateway provides advanced multi-zone security, protecting the network from within as well as without

Greenwich Technology Partners and InfoVista deliver sophisticated network management solutions through GTP’s Express Management

New metro/edge testing tools for RouterTester platform speed deployment of IP-based equipment and services for MANs

WorldCom expands global VPN suite with dedicated IP VPN solution, remote access-to-frame service, and Ethernet and DSL connections

Qwest appoints former WorldCom exec as VP of federal regulatory affairs. What's up wit dat?

Richardson Electronics announces distribution agreement with Honeywell's VCSEL optical products division

Lynx Photonics to demonstrate its Photon.PROTECT 1:4 intelligent protection switch with integrated optical power monitoring at ECOC

Zarlink and Agilent to create common standard for pluggable 4-channel parallel fiber optic transceiver modules for speeds up to 10 Gbit/s

'Nuff said

Lucent Technologies and Alpha Telecom announce IP Centrex product interoperability and strategic marketing agreement

Columbia U. mathematician Daniel Bienstock spending sabbatical year at Bell Labs to work on optimizing internetworking protocols

Bay Microsystems works with IBM to deliver interoperability between PowerPRS switch fabric and Montego OC192c/10G NPU/Traffic Manager

Sorrento Networks appoints of Manfred Seehagen to lead European operations at new continental headquarters in Stuttgart

French operator XTS Network chooses Cambridge Broadband's VectaStar fixed wireless equipment

Taiwan's national carrier Chunghwa Telecom extends deployment of Redback's subscriber management platform to deliver IP services

Taiwan's Broptics applies fiber Bragg gratings technology to the emerging fiber optic sensor market

Fiberlogix will demonstrate its high-performance photosensitive fiber, specifically designed for FBG manufacturers, at ECOC 2002

NetTest provides improved control over optical networks with new DynaMics Channel Equalizer

Two researchers in the EU's Dotcom project receive prestigious awards for their work on quantum dot lasers

Siemens ICN will introduce a new method for minimizing transient WDM system failures at ECOC 2002 in Copenhagen

Wanadoo records positive EBITDA (€28M) for the first time since its IPO, revenues rise 33% to €918M, and operating loss narrows to €4M

Nortel to build Optical Ethernet networks for China Mobile, enabling SAN, business continuity, and disaster recovery services

OEwaves appoints Mark Henderson as chief operating officer and Mark Darrow as VP of sales

Consystant introduces Strata NP 3.0 design suite, accelerating software development for the Intel IXP2400 and IXP2800 NPs

Intros passive components based on planar waveguide, fiber, and thin film coating technologies, plans redesign of its DWDM family

Axsys Technologies introduces FAST Fixtures line of standard component fixturing for optoelectronic devices

Isocore's Internetworking Lab completes interoperability testing of MPLS VPN, Stand-by LSP, and Fast Reroute capabilities

Amdocs enables end-to-end billing on C&W's GSM, TDMA, and 3G services, supporting future convergence with wireline and IP offerings

ThreeFive Photonics announces fourfold performance increase in second member of the Argo family of single-chip multiwavelength receivers

Zarlink's new TDM-to-Ethernet network access processor solves capacity bottlenecks in access switching systems

JDS Uniphase announces multi-purpose, cost-effective 10-Gbit/s transponder module for Sonet, Ethernet or FEC metro applications

Intel extends communications processing product line with IXC1100 control-plane processor, Xeon applications and services processors

MontaVista Software's flagship Linux Professional Edition 2.1 will support the new Intel IXC1100 control plane processor

OpsiTech to unveil its integrated Electrically tunable Variable Optical Attenuator array in Copenhagen at ECOC

CommWorks' IP telephone system surpasses 10B minutes of voice traffic worldwide, just 29 months after the system was first deployed

Class action suit filed on behalf of AT&T shareholders against analyst Jack Grubman, Citigroup, and Citigroup CEO Sanford Weill

Announces IntruShield product line; tests show 100% attack detection and dramatic reduction of false positives at multi-gigabit rates

Nex-Tech, a Rural Telephone subsidiary, leverages Occam Networks' Broadband Loop Carrier systems to expand network coverage

NetTest unveils its Mics Platinum multiplexer/demultiplexer for DWDM network systems at the ECOC 2002 conference in Copenhagen

Chartered collaborates with IMEC to expand semiconductor manufacturing offering with SiGe BiCMOS technology

Infonetics study ranks SonicWall as leader in worldwide unit shipments of VPN and firewall appliances between $490 and $1,499

Lightscape Networks incorporates tunable laser from Agility into its converged metro networking platforms, for complete C-Band coverage

Douglas Brent, former VP of engineering and acting CEO of Andes Networks, joins Packet Design as COO

Veeco Instruments teams with the Chinese Academy of Sciences to open nanotechnology center in Beijing using its latest application modules

Axerra Networks secures $10M in a second round led by TLcom Capital Partners

Zytec founder Larry Matthews joins Sorrento Networks' board of directors; shareholders ratify BDO Seidman as independent auditors

China Netcom deploys Juniper Networks ERX edge routers to increase network bandwidth, scalability, and functionality

Agilent Technologies introduces customizable optical amplifier test system

Adamant launches a range of unique connector converters, utilizing its Fibre Stub Technology, at ECOC 2002

Completes sales of 1.27M access lines in three states, giving it approximately $4B in pre-tax cash to put toward lowering debt

Chunghwa Telecom selects Nortel Networks to build Taiwan optical backbone for island-wide universal broadband access

Intros Columbia family of ATM and POS framer/mapper devices, enables hot-pluggable modules with protocol-agnostic, 10-Gig architecture

Teja expands application building blocks for Intel NPUs, integrates Intel IXA portability framework into Teja NP software platform

Will present novel tunable technology at ECOC, setting new benchmark for power uniformity and side-mode suppression for long-haul DWDM

XPAK MSA group announces 'build-to' specification availability, enhancements to small-form-factor 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard

Entel Chile selects ECI Telecom's Lightscape Networks XDM converged optical networking platforms for its international network

Former Cisco senior account manager Per Olof Stark joins PacketFront as VP of sales

Transmode Systems and Vtesse Networks complete trial of amplified CWDM system using amplifiers from Genoa

Zyxel employs Ikanos' chipsets in new 90-Mbit/s VDSL-DMT solution, bringing Ethernet in the First Mile to the MxU and FTTH markets

Will intro nanosecond-switching tunable laser module, characterization system, and other kit at conference

Claims smaller form, lower power than competing chips