Atrica Raises $18M From Carriers

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Atrica Inc, a new company that aims to be the leading provider of Optical Ethernet equipment for the $15 billion Metro networking market, today announced that four of the world's leading service providers - Telia (via Telia Business Innovation), SBC Communications, Inc. (via AurumSBC Ventures, an investment company whose shareholders are the Aurec Group and SBC Communications), France Telecom (via Innovacom) and Bezeq - have invested in the company's second round of financing. The four service providers join Atrica's other existing investors in the $18 million round.

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