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Level 3 Announces Dark Fiber Agreement with CoreExpress Jul 20, 2000 — BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 20 -- Level 3 Communications Inc. will get more than $100 million to provide CoreExpress, an extranet infrastructure company in St. Louis, with 23,000 miles of dark fiber over a 20-year period. Dark fiber is fiber that has been installed without the required electronics to transmit information, Carriers, ISPs and other Web-centric companies purchase dark fiber from us because it affords them the advantages of network ownership without investing in the capital...

Fiber Communications/Semiconductor Sales Set Records at Newport Jul 17, 2000 — IRVINE, Calif., July 17 -- Due to large increases in fiber optics communications and semiconductor equipment sales, Newport Corp. -- a manufacturer, marketer and designer of high precision tools to a variety of high-tech markets -- had its best-ever...

International FiberCom Announces New Contracts Jul 14, 2000 — PHOENIX, Ariz., July 14 -- International FiberCom Inc.'s Infrastructure Development and Services Group has received more than $87 million in new contracts from telecommunication service providers. These new contracts do not include the more than...

Alcatel, SDGI to Supply Optical Fiber in China Jul 11, 2000 — DALLAS, July 11 -- Alcatel and SDG Information Co., an optical fiber manufacturer in Shenzen, China, have decided to join forces in a plan to manufacture one million kilometers of Alcatel's single mode fiber by 2002, said Alcatel. The companies will...

ClearWorks Broadens Metropolitan Area Fiber Network Jul 7, 2000 — HOUSTON, July 7 -- ClearWorks Communications Inc., a subsidiary of ClearWorks.net Inc., has extended its fiber-based metropolitan area network (MAN) to include the Texas residential areas of Rock Creek and Lakes of Eldridge. Fiber optics...

Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. Releases New Connectors and Adapters Jun 28, 2000 — Sunnyvale, Calif. June 28 -- Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. has released of a new line of fiber optic LC connectors and adapters for small form factor applications. The 731 series of LC connectors uses precision ceramic ferrules to provide low...

Aerie Networks Picks Corning to Install 8.9 Million Fiber Miles Jun 26, 2000 — DENVER, June 26 -- Aerie Networks has signed a contract in which Corning Inc. will supply Corning LEAF optical fiber for Aerie's entire 20,000-mile national broadband network. The contract, worth more than $1 billion, calls for Corning to supply...

CBL Systems Acquires Raytheon Fiber Solutions Unit Jun 23, 2000 — HOPKINTON, Mass., June 23 -- CBL Systems Corp. has acquired a business unit of Raytheon Co. that manufactures fiber optic automated control systems. In an additional move, CBL Systems has named Brian D. Morrison, the former manager of the Raytheon...

CoreComm Picks Corning for Fiber-to-the-Home Networks Jun 22, 2000 — CORNING, N.Y., June 22 -- CoreComm Ltd. has chosen Corning Inc. to furnish fiber, cable, hardware and fiber management systems throughout CoreComm's fiber to the home (FTTH) broadband services network. Corning will supply products and services...

Teligent to Test AirFiber's High-Bandwidth Wireless Optical Network Jun 21, 2000 — SAN DIEGO, June 21 -- Teligent will assess the equipment used in AirFiber Inc.'s new OptiMesh network. The network, which is based on wireless optical networking technology, will bring carrier grade, high-bandwidth services to customers in a campus...

Alcatel to Triple Fiber Production Capacity Jun 20, 2000 — DALLAS, June 20 -- Alcatel plans to triple its fiber optics production volume by 2002, the company said. Alcatel anticipates the demand for solutions in the fiber market to grow by more than 30 percent this year, and keep on growing for the next few...

Sun Microsystems and Metromedia Fiber Network to Provide Storage Service Solution Jun 19, 2000 — PALO ALTO, Calif., June 19 -- Sun Microsystems Inc. and Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. are working on a plan that will allow customers to use bandwidth and storage services on a pay-as-you-go basis. The companies have agreed to develop and organize...

Allied Riser and AirFiber Tackle Local-Access Road Block Jun 16, 2000 — DALLAS, June 16 -- Allied Riser Communications Corp. (ARC) said that it would begin trials of a wireless optical network developed by AirFiber Inc. aimed at eliminating local-access barriers to high-bandwidth connectivity. AirFiber's OptiMesh...

FiberCore Signs $30 Million Agreement Jun 15, 2000 — CHARLTON, Mass., June 15 -- FiberCore Inc. has finalized a private placement agreement with an institutional investor that entails a $30 million financing commitment. FiberCore received proceeds of $9.5 million with the rest available under...

Fiber Technologies, Choice One Communications Sign 20-Year, $100 Million Agreement Jun 13, 2000 — ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 13--Fiber Technologies LLC has signed a Master Facilities Agreement worth $100 million with Choice One Communications. Fiber Technologies designs, constructs and leases high-performance fiber networks in second and...

Lucent Developing Plastic Optical Fiber for Specialty Applications Jun 12, 2000 — MURRAY HILL, N.J., June 12 -- Lucent Technologies said that it will use CYTOP material made by Asahi Glass Co. of Japan to develop a new line of graded index plastic optical fiber (GI-POF) products. The new optical fiber is expected to enhance the...

Lucent Signs $330 Million Fiber Contract With Metromedia Fiber Jun 9, 2000 — MURRAY HILL, N.J., June 9 -- Lucent Technologies has signed a $330 million contract to install its AllWave and TrueWave RS fiber for Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. (MFN). This makes MFN Lucent's largest AllWave fiber customer. The fiber-optic...

Marconi Acquires Fiber on Viatel Network Jun 6, 2000 — LONDON, June 6 -- Fibreway, a subsidiary of Marconi plc., will increase its fiber-optic network in four countries thanks to its recent acquisition of fiber on Viatel's Pan-European Network. Fibreway plans to combine its UK network with Viatel's...

CDT Buys Fiber Optic Component Company Jun 5, 2000 — PITTSBURGH, April 5 -- In order to bolster its position in the fiber-optic component marketplace, Cable Design Technologies (CDT) is acquiring BoseLAN. Based in Silicon Valley, Calif., BoseLAN develops multiplexers, switches, media converters and...

Aeroflex Wins $6.6 Million in Fiber Orders Jun 2, 2000 — PLAINVIEW, N.Y., June 2 -- Aeroflex Inc. will produce $6.6-million worth of microelectronic thin film subassemblies for use in fiber optic interfaces. The company expects to deliver the order over the next 12 months. According to Aeroflex its...

Three Telecom Firms Creating Fiber-Optic Network in Argentina, Chile May 26, 2000 — LONDON, May 26 - In a plan that will eventually link sites around South America to sites in the Caribbean and the US via a broadband fiber-optic network, three telecommunications companies from different continents announced the creation of Southern...

Metromedia Fiber, Bechtel to Undertake Project May 24, 2000 — NEW YORK, May 24 -- Expanding on an existing agreement, Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. (MFN) and Bechtel Corp. have reached a new contract for what is being hailed as the world's largest fiber-optic infrastructure project. The agreement stipulates...

FiberCore Wins European Fiber Orders May 22, 2000 — CHARLTON, Mass., May 22 -- FiberCore Inc. announced that it has extended orders from an existing customer for singlemode and multimode optical fiber worth 3.5 million EURO. The shipments are to be made throughout this year. In addition to its...

CDT Wins $10 Million in Fiber Optic Orders May 11, 2000 — PITTSBURGH, May 11 -- Cable Design Technologies said that it has received fiber optic cable orders worth $10 million from a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier and a Competitive Access Provider/Wireless Service Provider. The orders comprise CDT's...

Therapy Lasers Creates Fiber Optics and Structural Wiring Division May 11, 2000 — HOUSTON, May 11 -- Therapy Lasers Inc. have created a new division to provide fiber optic and structural wiring technology for commercial and residential projects. The company's subsidiaries currently supply goods and services to commercial...

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