| Multiservice platform suppliers soft-pedal IP abilities
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2002-02-08 |
| Some vendors of multiservice provisioning platforms are de-emphasizing the IP capabilities of their boxes, saying that customers are more interested in Ethernet or in legacy interfaces such as TDM. |
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| Optical interconnects draw skepticism, scorn
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2002-02-07 |
| The possible use of optical interconnects on silicon ICs drew a skeptical response from a panel at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference Monday (Feb. 4 |
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| FiberCore, IDC to build single-mode fiber plant in South Africa
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2002-02-07 |
| FiberCore Inc. has signed an agreement with Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) to build a $28 million, joint-venture manufacturing facility for single-mode optical fibers in Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Solectron negotiates EMS deal with Lucent
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2002-02-05 |
| EMS provider Solectron Corp. is negotiating an agreement to purchase specialized equipment and usable inventory from Lucent Technologies for about $275 million. |
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| OES develops blue laser diodes for DVDs
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2002-02-04 |
| The Opto-Electronics & Systems Laboratories (OES) of Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed GaN blue laser diodes for use in next-generation digital-image optical HD DVDs |
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| ACTE to distribute West Bay Semiconductor products in Europe
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2002-02-01 |
| West Bay Semiconductor Inc. has signed a sales and distribution agreement with ACTE Components, a group of companies owned by the Lagercrantz Group AB. |
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| Infineon develops resilient packet ring technology
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2002-02-01 |
| Infineon Technologies AG is developing devices incorporating OC-192 resilient packet ring (RPR) technology, a technology that is currently being standardized in the IEEE 802.17 committee. |
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| Three-Five, China Display sign microdisplay agreement
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2002-02-01 |
| Three-Five Systems Inc. has signed an agreement with China Display Digital Image Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd to develop high-performance light engines using Three-Five's Brillian microdisplays. |
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2002-01-31 |
| IDC Asia/Pacific predicts that the market for DWDM systems will grow at a compounded annual rate of 30 percent to hit $2.2 billion in 2005. |
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| EMS firm Jabil to provide turnkey services to Tellium
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2002-01-30 |
| Tellium Inc. has selected EMS company Jabil Circuit Inc. to assemble circuit boards and subassemblies for Tellium's Aurora family of core optical switches |
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| Velio, Gore codevelop electrical backplane extensions
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2002-01-30 |
| Velio Communications Inc. has partnered with cable assemblies supplier W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. to develop electrical backplane extensions for 2.5Gbps traffic that exceeds 20m. |
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| Agere to sell wafer fab in Orlando
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2002-01-28 |
| Semiconductor and optical components maker Agere Systems plans to sell its wafer fabrication operation in Orlando, Florida |
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| Photonics startups said to lack business acumen
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2002-01-28 |
| Tough problems remain to be solved on the optical components side, a panel concluded at last week's Photonics West conference |
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| Alcatel to acquire front-runner in SONET metro optical systems
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2002-01-28 |
| Alcatel has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Astral Point Communications Inc., a front-runner in next-generation SONET metro optical systems |
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| Photonics funding dims, venture partner says
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2002-01-25 |
| Though optical component startups can expect healthy future growth, they still face a tough year for financing, a venture capitalist told attendees of this week's Photonics West conference |
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