IP: MEMS Staking Claim in Optical Networking

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
>
> In-Depth: MEMS Staking Claim in Optical Networking
>
> In light of layoffs, funding calamities, scaled-back business plans and
> other setbacks recently among MEMS manufacturers that target the optical
> networking market, one can't help but wonder, is MEMS technology an
> oasis or a mirage for the telecommunications industry? The answer
> appears to be "oasis, with perhaps some brown edges." After a frenzied
> few years of telecom carriers laying fiber optic cable in many areas,
> increasingly advanced components will be needed to get the most out of
> those considerable investments. MEMS will likely play a key role
> (primarily in the form of switches); as a result, sales of MEMS for use
> in optical networking will rise from $67 million in 2001 to $2.3 billion
> in 2005, according to Cahners In-Stat Group. For more...
>
> <http://article.ElectronicNews.com/UM/T.ASP?A5.11.1038.18.1820698782>



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