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September 2007

• North China Grid Company Limited Selects Infinera for Regional Network
• Fujitsu Wins FLAG Deal
• Viettel Selects ECI Telecom’s Optical and Broadband Access Solutions to Expand Network in Vietnam
• North China Grid Company Limited Selects Infinera for Regional Network

August 2007

• Infinera Selected by XO Communications for Network Upgrade
• Infinera Selected by Cox Communications for National Network

June 2007

• French Operator e-téra expands its national fiber optic network with Ekinops’ DWDM solution
• EWE TEL Selects Infinera for Network in Germany
• Emery Telecommunications & Video Selects ECI Telecom to Build a ROADM Network for Utah Fiber Network
• New Nationwide Internet2 Network Deployment Reaches Milestone
• Deltacom Selects Infinera for Southeastern Network
• Tele2 building pan-European DWDM network in partnership with Nokia Siemens
• ADVA Optical Networking expands Neuf Cegetel’s national broadband network
• Verizon Business Surpasses Its Halfway Mark in Connecting U.S. Cities With National Optical ULH Network
• Level 3 to Build Backup DWDM Network for Wall Street West
• New Mexico Selects Infinera for Statewide Government Network
• Alcatel-Lucent signs contracts with Nextgen Networks to provide optical equipment and services for its national broadband network in Australia
• Puerto Rico MSO Selects OpVista for DWDM
• Canadian WDM Vendor Ranked 5th in Growth
• East Africa Undersea Cable Activity
• Optium Banking on 40 Gbps Components

May 2007

• Optical network hardware market down 8% in first quarter: Infonetics
• Ciena Fiscal Q2 ‘07 Results
• Ericsson supports Telefónica Deutschland in building and operating a DWDM network
• Transition Intros Passive CWDM
• Ericsson and Telstra run world’s first live 40Gbps optical transmission trial in Australia
• Adesta Completes FIve Colleges Network
• Vietnam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT) Doubles National Network Capacity
• Telekenex Selects Infinera for Metro Network
• Ericsson selected as supplier and integrator to expand WIND’s optical network
• Transmode Equipment for Polish Optical Network
• Columbus Networks Announces New Subsea Cable Linking Columbia to Florida
• Hibernia Atlantic Subsea Network to Use Huawei DWDM Equipment for Upgrade
• Alcatel to Upgrade GlobeNet South/North America Submarine Network
• Q1 ‘07 Market Data from Ovum-RHK
• Fujitsu to Upgrade of Japan-US Cable Network
• Global Marine Systems and Huawei to establish Joint Venture Addressing Submarine Telecommunications Market
• Telepak Networks Selects BTI Photonic Systems for Jackson Mississippi 10G Network
• Denmark’s TDC Selects Nortel for Optical Network
• OpVista Joins Internet2
• euNetworks Launches European DWDM Network
• Fujikura and Nistica Announce ROADM Partenrship
• Corenet Selects ECI Telecom for European ROADM Network
• Sweden’s SUNET Deploys 10 GbE Nationwide Research & Education Network Using Ciena Equipment
• Corning Optical Fiber Selected for Faroe Island Submarine Cable Project
• Ericsson to provide optical broadband upgrade to Telecom Egypt
• Ukrtelecom Completes Second Phase of National Fiber Network With Cisco
• ECI Telecom Gear Used for Phillipine Backbone Network
• Corning to Reopen Optical Fiber Plant
• Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy Fiber Network for French Utility
• BTI Photonic Systems Working with Canadian Universities on Optical Networking
• Optical Burst Switching Delivers Lower Cost of Ownership
• Alcatel-Lucent Lands Maroc Telecom’s Atlas Offshore Submarine Network in Marseille, France

April 2007

• NEC and Alcatel-Lucent to Build USD $500M Asia-US Subsea Network
• BOREAS-Net Selects Infinera for Midwest Research Network
• Alcatel-Lucent to Build Sydney-Hawaii Optical Network for Telstra
• Canadian Research Network Upgraded
• Metro ROADM in Europe
• Alcatel-Lucent Acquires ROADM Vendor Tropic Networks
• 100 GBps to Shorten 40 Gbps Lifespan?
• Alcatel Lucent Announces Optical Transmission World Record
• Santur to Supply Lasers to StrataLight
• FPL FiberNet Selects Infinera for Florida Optical Network
• Optium to Acquire Kailight Photonics

February 2007

• ECI Telecom Builds Metro Optical Network in Ukraine
• Indonesian Carrier Chooses Tyco for Undersea Cable
• Infinera Acquires Little Optics
• Optical Transport Market Grows 10% in Q4 2006
• Huawei to Build DWDM Network in Pakistan
• Global Crossing to Consolidate and Upgrade Belgacom Network
• Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy WDM Network in Nigeria
• French Carrier Ecritel Chooses Ekinops for DWDM
• WDM Sales Surge in 2006

January 2007

• Cox Communications Deploys Ciena Switches
• Xtera Wins Contract for North Atlantic Unrepeatered Submarine System
• ZTE Reselling Ciena Optical Switch in China
• Intel Announces 30 Gbps Silicon Modulator
• ADVA Deploys 40G Channel for German Research Project
• Transmode Wins C/DWDM COntract WIth Belgian Carrier Brutele
• Global Submarine Market Recovery
• ADVA Optica Equipment Deployed by University of Arkansas
• Asia Netcom to Upgrade Pacific Cable
• Huawei Wins DWDM Contract with Telecom Italia
• Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative Chooses Infinera for Long-Haul Network

December 2006

• ZTE Wins China Netcom WDM Deal
• Verizon Business to Build US-China Trans-Pacific Cable
• ADVA Optical Announces 10 G Fibre Channel DWDM Transmission Success
• JDSU Ships 10,000th ROADM

November 2006

• Huawei Wins DWDM Contract in Germany
• Alcatel WIns ROADM Contract for Trans-European Network
• Ciena Partners with MIT Lincoln Lab and Naval Research Labs for a Research Network Upgrade
• ECI Wins Optical Contract in China in Preparation for the 2008 Olympics
• Integra Telecom to Use Infinera Long Haul Gear
• Prysmian to Supply 6300 km of Optical Cable to Libya
• Nortel to Build Optical Backbone in Iraq
• WDM Equipment Approaches the USD $1B Quartely Mark
• Optical Networking Market up to $3B in 3Q06
• UK Cable Operator ntl Telewest Using Nortel Optical Solution
• 100 Gigabit Ethernet Demo Over 4,000 Km
• NeoPhotonics Acquires Paxera
• Lucent to Supply Optical Cross-Connects to KDDi
• Kazakhtelecom selects Alcatel’s Optical Networking Equipment
• Rostelecom and Beltelecom Connect Fiber Networks
• European Network Operator Interoute Selects Infinera and Ciena for DWDM Upgrade

October 2006

• Internet2 to Deploy Ciena Multiservice Switch
• New Asia-Europe Submarine Cable Project Announced
• ZTE to Build Central Europe DWDM Network
• NEC Completes Uzbekistan Fiber Optic Network Project
• Ericsson Wins Telstra Transport Network Contract
• Gloucester County Virginia Schools to Upgrade to Fiber Optic Network
• Global Crossing Chooses Xtera Raman Amplified Systems for Ireland-UK Link
• SK Telecom Picks Lucent Optical Cross Connects
• NEC to Upgrade Asia Netcom Submarine Cable to 160 Gbps
• Colt Telecom Upgrades with Nortel DWDM
• A Contrarian View of Infinera
• ZTE to Build Three Fibre-Optic Networks for China Unicom
• Siemens Signs Deal with Italy’s Retelit for 1.6 Tb WDM Network
• Google Dark Fiber Acquisitions Explained
• Pirelli Broadband Announces C/DWDM Platform
• XO Communications Completes Backbone Fiber Optic Network
• OEO Switching vs. ROADM
• Lucent to Supply Optical Gear and Installation to Brazil’s Electropaulo Telecom
• Alcatel to Build Carribean Submarine Network
• Free eBook on Wavelength Management
• Alcatel to Build Submarine Network Linking New Caledonia and Australia
• Ciena and Swisscom Receive Metro Ethernet Forum Certification
• Patent Watch: Recent Patent Awards
• Mintera Raises USD $10 Million for 40 Gbps
• Nortel Exec Indicates that Fiber Optic Telecom Slump Over
• NTT Plans to Build 10 TB/s Optical Backbone
• NTT Announces 14 TB/s Transmission over Single Fiber
• NEC Selects PMC-Sierra Metro Transport Chips

September 2006

• ROADM Equipment Sales to Reach $920 Million by 2011
• Ericsson and Deutche Telecom 43 Gbps DWDM Trial
• Transmode Supplies C/DWDM Gear to Dutch Cable TV Operator
• Ericsson to upgrade T-Com’s optical network in Germany
• Infinera Extends Lead for 10 Gbps DWDM Shipments for Q206
• Japan’s NTTPC Communications Deploys Lucent DWDM
• 2Q06 Optical Network Hardware Report
• Jiangsu Telecom Deploys Lynx DWDM Protection System

August 2006

• New Report Shows 35% Year to Year Growth for DWDM Equipment
• VSNL Singapore Upgrades Trans-Pacific Cable and Announces New Asia Submarine Cable
• Huawei Selected for Egypt’s Backbone DWDM Network
• Alcatel Upgrades Asia-Pacific Telecom Group Network
• CI Host Deploys MRV DWDM Network
• ECI Telecom Upgrades Romanian Cable Network
• Internet2 May Have First US Public School District Connected
• Pakistan PM Inaugurates Country’s First Private Undersea Fiber Optic Cable

July 2006

• Is the Market Ready for Edge-ROADMs?
• Cable TV Carrier’s Backbone Network Plans
• Infinera Wins Contract with Broadwing and Licenses IP
• Alcatel Submarine Cable Network to be Deployed in Alaska
• Alcatel Completes 5000 km Optical Network Extension for India’s RAILTEL
• Meriton Networks Announces 3 Equipment Contracts
• Verizon Chooses Tellabs for Metro Optical Backbone
• Optical Quadrature Phase Shift Keying with Standard Lasers Demostrated
• New Kenya Fiber Optic Link
• Alcatel Wins Submarine Contract with Maroc Telecom
• Google Backing off From Dark Fiber Build?

June 2006

• Qwest Signs DWDM Wavelength Private Line Deal with US Bancorp
• Transmode is First in Europe and Middle East
• Siemens Wins Nordic DWDM Backbone Contract
• Agile Optical Networks for the “Middle Mile”
• Tyco Telecom Wins Undersea Cable Contract to Connect Sakhalin Island, Russia to Mainland Backbone
• Capella Transitions ROADM Production to a Fabrinet
• More Speculation on the Google Dark Fiber Mystery
• Oman Signs Agreement with Flag Telecom for Landing Points
• Sea-Me-We-4 Network Develops Fault at Pakistan Landing
• Nexans to Supply Fiber Optic Cable for Network in Finnmark, Norway
• Asia Netcom Doubles Asia-Pacific Cable Capacity
• Tyco Completes the TWA-1 Undersea Network in the Middle East
• Italy’s FASTWEB Deploys ADVA Fiber Service Platform
• Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Upgrades Link Between Brookhaven and ESnet Point of Presence to 20 Gbps
• XO Communications to Lease Dark Fiber to Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative
• Level3 to Deploy Internet2 Network
• Tyco to Upgrade Telefonica’s South American Undersea Network
• Alcatel Wins USD 20M Follow-Up DWDM Contract with India’s Tata
• French Utility Chooses Ekinops DWDM
• ADVA Provides WDM System for Northeast Utilities Service Company Data Center
• Siemens and Belgacom Parner on Europe’s First ROADM-Based Network
• Lucent Introduces Converged Optical/Packet Transport Platform
• Some Numbers on at&t’s Long Haul Network
• Adva Optical Acquires Movaz Networks for eROADM Capability and Customer Base
• Ciena Adds Hybrid ROADM Capability to its 4200 Optical Platform
• ECI Telecom Announces WSS ROADM Solution
• Tropic Networks Unveils IP over DWDM Strategy
• OpVista Announces ROADM Upgrade Capability to Existing DWDM Systems
• Global Crossing Deploys Infinera DTN
• Help Requested with CWDM

May 2006

• Optical Hardware Market Q1 2006
• NEC Wins Contract Linking Maldives to Sri Lanka
• New DWDM Link Between Russia and China
• New Report on Unrepeatred Submarine Fiber Optic Systems
• Time Warner VOD Cable Upgrade in Waco to Use Metro DWDM
• Startup to Intro Lower Cost Alternative to ROADMs
• Nortel to Supply Australian Carrier Silk Telecom with DWDM Equipment
• Siemens Acquires Chinese Optical Systems Integrator
• Quebec Academic Network Selects Nortel Optical Equipment
• Japanese Carrier Yahoo! BB Announces 40 Gbps Deployment
• Ciena Extends CN4200 WDM Platform
• Infinera to Double its Bangalore Workforce
• BTI Photonic Systems Intros Online WDM Link Configurations Tool
• Ericsson to Supply Metro DWDM to Spain’s Telefonica
• Infinera Blog
• Two New Deployments Announced by Meriton
• Lucent and Movaz Expand Collaboration on Metro WDM
• White Rock Deployed in Iowa
• Lynx Bypass Switching System Deployed in Austin
• Research and Education Network in New Zealand to Use Nortel DWDM
• US Bankcorp Chooses Lucent for Optical Network

April 2006

• Limelight Selects MRV for Silicon Valley DWDM Network
• Lightreading Future of Optical Networking Conference Wrapup
• Electronic Processing and Higher Density Modulation Schemes: The Future of Optical Networking
• Time Warner Telecom Expands Texas Fiber Optic Network
• Florida School District Using DWDM to Link to Datacenter
• LA County Contracts AT&T for Optical Networking Services
• Alpheus Communications Activating a Metro Fiber Network in Corpus Christi, Texas
• Denmark-based GlobalConnect Chooses Ciena for 10G Network
• Omantel to Build SDH-WDM Network for Petroleum Development Oman
• Meriton Wins Contract with Korea Telecom for Metro WDM Gear
• Opal Telecom Upgrades to 10 Gbps Ethernet Using Huawei DWDM
• Competitive Local Exchange Carriers Adding to Metro Fiber Networks
• Ciena CN 4200 DWDM Platform Gaining Popularity Among MSOs
• Alcatel Completes Submarine Network in Jamaica
• Portuguese Electric Utility Choses ECI Telecom for DWDM Network
• Optical Amplifiers Required in Metro ROADM Networks
• Reducing Operating Expense with Agile Optical Networks

March 2006

• New WDM Market Report Puts Nortel in First Place
• BTI Announces Upgrade of Metro-Edge WDM Offering
• Asia Netcom Increases Lit Capacity by 50% for its Pan-Asia Submarine Cable
• Siemens to Supply Finnet with DWDM
• Infinera Demos 1.6 Tbits/Sec on a Chip
• Infinera May be Considered for BT 21CN Network
• Movaz OADMs Deployed by Missouri Network Alliance
• XO Communications Picks Infinera
• Demand Is Growing for Global Crossing Dark Fiber Capacity
• AboveNet Uses Nortel Metro WDM for Data Center Connectivity
• Hurricane Electric Taps Transmode for C/DWDM
• ADVA Updates DWDM Platform
• 100 Gbps per Channel Transmission Rate Announced by Lucent
• Lucent Wins US Defense Contract for European DWDM Network
• Details on the Verizon Business ULH Network
• DWDM for the Enterprise
• Lucent and Japan Telecom Complete 40 Gbps Trial
• Reliance Communications DWDM Network
• Photonic Integrated Circuit from Infinera with Higher Dispersion Tolerance
• Tyco Completes Antilles Crossing
• WSS + eROADM = DWR
• Advantages of Next Gen MEMS-based ROADMs
• Upgrades to the Cisco 15454 MSTP Platform
• Siemens Has Leading Market Share for DWDM
• ADVA Supplies Equipment for Polish Research Network

February 2006

• Undersea Fiber Routes Approaching Capacity
• Movaz Upgrades Research Lab Network
• Alcatel Upgrades Global Crossing Atlantic DWDM Network
• Lucent Wins US Defense Contract for European DWDM Network
• National Lambda Rail Completes Network
• Movaz Equipment Used for Georgia University Fiber Network
• Korea’s SK Group Chooses ECI Telecom DWDM Equipment
• Huawei 40 Gbps Update
• Princeton University Deploys NEC ROADM
• Belgian Universities Fiber Network Upgraded to 10 Gbps
• DWDM Backbone Deployed in Ukraine Using Cisco Equipment
• JDSU Launches Agile Optical Networks Initiative
• Equinix Picks Meriton Agile Optical Network Equipment
• Telefonos de Mexico Chooses Ciena WDM
• Swedish University Fiber Network Upgraded
• AT&T to Upgrade Optical Backbone
• Infinera Photonic Integrated Circuit Passes 1 M Hours of Operation

January 2006

• Mitigating Chromatic Dispersion at 10 Gbps
• Santa Monica CWDM Network
• 80Gbps Transmission Announced by CyOptics
• Lucent to Manage Japan-USA Undersea Cable
• Lucent Equipment in the Upgrade of Pan-Asian Submarine Cable Network
• Progress Telecom Selects Ciena
• Fujitsu Announces World’s First XFP DWDM Transceiver
• Pacific LightNet Upgardes Hawaii’s Fiber Network to DWDM
• Alcatel Supplies Paris CWDM Network for Global Crossing
• NEC Improves DWDM Transceiver Performance
• Dual Fiber Cuts Knock Out Sprint’s Western US Network
• OpVista DWDM and ROADM Deployed by Service Electric in Pennsylvania
• WDM Being Adopted by the Healthcare Industry
• Infinera Responds to Nortel Exec’s Statements
• ZTE Solidifies Position in Eastern Europe with a Macedonia Contract
• Sea-Me-We 4 Submarine Network Put Into Service
• Alcatel Links German Universities at 40Gbps
• Patent for CWDM Optical Amplifier

December 2005

• Comcast Chooses Nortel for Optical Backbone Deployment
• MCI Demos 40 Gbit/s Transmission Using Xtera, Mintera, and Juniper Equipment
• Nortel CEO Sounds Off on WDM Convergence and Infinera
• Infinera Acquires Dispersion Compensation Assets of Defunct Supplier
• Lynx Receives Order from Russian Carrier for Protection Switches for DWDM Network

November 2005

• Infinera Claims 10Gbps Lead
• ZTE to Install the World´s Largest Optical Transmission Network?
• New Data on Optical Networking Markets from Ovum-RHK
• US Department of Energy Deploying Ciena DWDM Platform
• New Submarine Line Terminating Equipment from Tyco
• New US WDM Deployment for FutureWei a Huawei Subsiduary
• First Multi-Degree ROADM Deployment for Movaz
• 40Gbps Capability from Huawei

October 2005

• SIEMENS UPGRADES DWDM SYSTEM
• AVANEX SIGNS SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH ALCATEL
• ECI TELECOM TO SUPPLY OPTICAL BACKBONE NETWORK TO COSTA RICA
• Optical Bypass Switching Protection from Lynx Photonic Networks
• Canarie Issues a RFP for a Experimental Next-Gen ROADM Network
• Cisco Deploys ROADMs with Japan Telecom
• Meriton Acquires Mahi Networks
• New ROADM and CDWDM Edge Products from Coastcom

September 2005

• 100 Gbps Transmission Speed Over a Single Channel Accomplished by Lucent
• CWDM Systems for MSOs from Harmonic Lightwave
• 32 Channel PLC ROADM from Optun
• Azna Announces Telcordia GR468-CORE Qualification for Lasers
• Fujitsu Adapts Intel Full-Band Tunable Laser
• Engana Announces Funding Round for Wavelength Selective Switches
• Xtera Wins with Energis for Raman Amplified DWDM Systems
• Capella Photonics Announces $10M of New Funding for ROADM Development
• Google Building DWDM Network?
• Tellabs Wins Verizon ROADM Contract
• Photonic Layer Systems at the Metro Edge
• Update for Telcordia Generic Requirement for OADMs and Optical Terminal Multiplexers
• Lucent Rumored to be Preparing a Next Generation WDM Platform
• JDS Uniphase to Acquire Agility Communications
• Optical Power Monitoring Applications in Next-Gen Fiber Networks
• Transient Supression with Variable Optical Attenuators
• Telephony Magazine Interview with Ciena CEO
• Ciena Equipment Deployed byAdelphia
• Infinera Wins Flag Telecom Deal
• Directly Modulated Chirp Managed Lasers
• Migration from 2.5 Gbps to 4 Gbps
• State of the Sumarine Fiber Optic Systems Market
• Alcatel Upgrades Atlantic Submarine Cable Network
• Tyco Awarded Contract for TWA-1 Cable Network in the Middle East
• Tyco Signs Contract in the Carribean
• Tyco Upgrades SOUTH AFRICA FAR EAST (SAFE) CABLE SYSTEM

August 2005

• Hong Kong Broadband Network Deploys Cisco ROADM
• LightConnect Completes Damp-Heat Testing
• New Infonetics Report
• Fujitsu Wins WDM Contract with Tennesse Valley Authority