Start-ups

Capella Photonics, a start-up offering wavelength selective switch (WSS) modules for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications, named Larry Schwerin as President and...

Peleton, a start-up based in Ottawa, Canada, unveiled its flagship multi-wavelength laser source. Peleton also announced an optical channel controller, a companion module to the multi-wavelength laser source. The products...

Vativ, a start-up based in San Diego, raised $11 million in a second round of venture funding for its DSP-based silicon solutions for high-bandwidth transport over copper. The company is...

Sequoia Communications, a start-up based in San Diego, announced an equity investment from Motorola for its development of multimode RF chipsets. Sequoia Communications' FullSpectra architecture aims to enable multi-mode transceivers...

Chelsio Communications, a start-up offering 10-Gigabit Ethernet server adapters and protocol acceleration technology, and Scali, a provider of high performance cluster software solutions, announced a 10 Gigabit Ethernet solution for...

BinOptics, a start-up based in Ithaca, New York, $10 million Series B funding for its development of integrated microphotonic chips for datacom, telecom, and optical storage applications. BinOptics products are...

LVL7 Systems, a start-up based near Research Triangle Park, North Carolina., raised $21 million in Series C funding for its networking software. LVL7's FASTPATH software allows equipment manufacturers to reduce...

Straitshot Communications, a start-up WAN provider based in Seattle, closed $5 million dollars in a private placement for a connectivity service that is promoted as an economical replacement for Frame...

Actelis Networks, a start-up based in Fremont, California with R&D in Israel, raised $23 million in Series D funding for its access technology that bonds copper pairs for delivering fiber-quality...

Nokia Venture Partners has changed its name to BlueRun Ventures announced the first close of a third venture fund focused on early stage companies in the IT, mobile, and consumer...

Mobilitec, a start-up based in San Mateo, California, raised $12.1 million in Series C financing for its software for mobile content deliver. Mobilitec's mPower includes components for media downloading, digital...

Kasenna has supplied its IPTV system for what is described as the world's most advanced multimedia guest room system at the seven-star Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab...

Dust Networks, a start-up based in Berkeley California, raised $22 million in equity funding for its enterprise-class low-power wireless mesh networking systems. Dust Networks' SmartMesh products provide a way to...