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$20 million will see the Italian giant take a 30% stake in CyOptics, with the two companies set to work together on photonic integrated circuits and tunable transmitter sub-assemblies.
Bookham misses out on profits once more Jul 25, 2008
Growth in the telecoms sector boosted revenues, but softness in non-telecoms markets is set to continue.
Asia dominates global FTTH rankings Jul 24, 2008
Asia accounts for more than 27 million of the world's estimated 32 million fibre-to-the-home connections; Europe accounts for just 1.4 million connections.
Photonic chip chases terabit processing Jul 23, 2008
Researchers have demonstrated error-free demultiplexing of a 640Gbit/s optical signal using a planar waveguide made from chalcogenide glass.
Tunable lasers key to Bookham turnaround Jul 21, 2008
Things appear to be looking up for Bookham, as the components vendor announces a multi-platform agreement to supply its tunable pluggable 10Gbit/s transceiver to Ciena.
BT to invest £1.5bn in next-generation access Jul 16, 2008
The UK operator plans to spend £1.5billion (€1.9billion) on a next-generation fibre access network that will bring headline speeds of 40Mbit/s to 10 million homes by 2012.
Innolume is in the money Jul 11, 2008
German start-up Innolume has secured a third funding round of €8 million to ramp manufacturing of its quantum-dot based lasers for short-reach optical interconnects.
Opnext scoops up 40G specialist StrataLight Jul 10, 2008
Ding, ding! In round two of optical components consolidation, Opnext has agreed to buy 40Gbit/s subsystem specialist StrataLight in a deal worth $172 million.
Telecoms operators play the green card Jul 8, 2008
BT and Verizon have been sprucing up their green credentials, as they get ready to play an important role helping businesses become more environmentally-friendly.
Cannes: candid talk on migration strategies Jul 2, 2008 2 comments
The future of the optical networking industry, like the weather at IIR's WDM & Next Generation Optical Networking conference in Cannes, appears to be bright and sunny. For operators it's just a question of how to get there.
40G: it's time for a reality check Jun 24, 2008 1 comment
The mood here in Cannes at IIR's WDM & Next Generation Optical Networking conference is definitely upbeat, but there's one topic where carriers are sounding a note of caution: 40G.
Boffins create first 'exciton integrated circuit' Jun 20, 2008
US researchers have developed a new kind of integrated circuit based on 'exciton transistors', in what could be a breakthrough for optical signal processing.
Infinera whacked despite DT deal Jun 17, 2008
It's good news and bad for the photonic integrated circuit manufacturer, as it scores a major deal with Deutsche Telekom, but lowers sales guidance for the back end of 2008.
Redback debuts carrier Ethernet switches Jun 12, 2008
Ericsson's investment in Redback appears to be paying dividends, as the company unveils the first in a new product family of carrier Ethernet switch routers.
Infinera gets active about passives Jun 9, 2008
The integration technology behind Infinera's ultra-long haul system is just as interesting as the system itself.
Infinera: in it for the ultra-long haul Jun 9, 2008
Infinera is introducing high-capacity, ultra-long haul capabilities for its digital ROADM. Could this be what it takes for the vendor to break into tier one accounts?
Cool electronics: just add water Jun 6, 2008
Cooling stacks of silicon chips with tiny rivers of water could make it possible to keep shrinking electronic components in the next decade, says IBM.
Polaritons promise more efficient lasers Jun 5, 2008
Particles that are 'half-matter and half-light' could lead to the development of low-power ultrafast lasers, say researchers from Crete.
Muxponder makes network migration easy Jun 4, 2008
Swedish network equipment maker Transmode claims that its multi-service muxponder offers an elegant upgrade solution for mobile backhaul.
Wholesale bandwidth price slump continues May 30, 2008
New report from US consultancy TeleGeography explains why revenue growth remains elusive for wholesale network operators.