re: Tellabs/AFC: The Ever-Shrinking Deal?Tellabs have an ad that is periodically loaded - says something like 'get data solutions from tellabs - smooth shifting ahead' [reload this or other pages to find]
This ad shows a rapidly moving bumpy road, with mountains in the background not getting any closer.
I don't know about others, but to me this says - giving the illusion of progress - but not really getting anywhere! - and the shaking is just a bit irritating.
re: Tellabs/AFC: The Ever-Shrinking Deal?Are Tellabs and Ciena that different? If it weren't for the decade-old Titan 5500, TLAB would have revenues that were scraping along the bottom. For all of the equity that TLAB and CIEN have spent in recent years on acquiring start-ups, very little revenue has resulted from the billions they have spent.
Perhaps TLAB and CIEN were a match made in heaven when they considered joining forces a few years ago.
Is that billion, or million?