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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (6372)	2/11/2000 8:38:00 AM
From: Jim Oravetz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Startups push optical networks toward last mile By Loring Wirbel,EE Times 02/04/00 WASHINGTON : Optical networking crept closer to the so-called last mile of the network in recent weeks, as a pair of startups announced plans to bring fiber optics nearer to customer premises. Terawave Communications Inc. came out of stealth mode on Wednesday (Feb. 3) with the news that it had snared $35 million in a second round of venture funding. The company says it will develop an optical access system, called Intelligent Dense Wave Multiplexing, based on a passive optical network (PON) scheme. Snip.... ...The launch of companies like LuxN, Quantum Bridge, Ignitus and Terawave means the era of optical last-mile access has arrived.... www.eetimes.com/story/industry/systems_and_software_news/OEG20000204S0055 Jim