Sorry about all the posts, I've been traveling...
This is the reason for the press release:
www2.photonicsonline.com{85A1B279-979D-11D3-9A6B-00A0C9C83AFB}&Bucket=HomeLatestHeadlines
Fitel Technologies Enters North American Optoelectronics
Marketplace; John Pilitsis to Head
11/11/99 In a move to establish a strong presence in the North American fiber
optics and optoelectronics market, Japan-based Furukawa Electric Co. (FEC)
has formed Fitel Technologies Inc. (Clinton, NJ). Supported by more than 1,000
FEC scientists, engineers, and product developers, Fitel will concentrate on
marketing, regional product development, sales, and manufacturing. To help
achieve its ambitious goal of being one of the top tier optoelectronic suppliers
within 24 months, the company has named John Pilitsis to the position of CEO;
Pilitsis was formerly COO of Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ)
Optoelectronics business.
Fitel is targeting pump lasers, passive devices for dense wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM) applications, and devices based on
micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. |
