OTTAWA, Canada, April 4 – Mitel Corp. and Agilent Technologies Inc. have signed a multisource agreement that will set a standard for next-generation 4-channel parallel fiber optic modules, operating at data rates up to 10 Gbaud. The two companies will standardize the package, and optical and electrical interfaces for their respective modules. This ensures that customers will have access to multiple international sources that are compatible with other components within their systems. Both companies expect to offer the modules in 2001.