A fiber optic company faces the same demands for profitability and market share as other firms.

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A fiber optic company faces the same demands for profitability and market share as other firms. Fiber optic company executives must keep track of technology and market trends. Delivering value to shareholders may require expanding through mergers and acquisitions. Keeping track of competitors is a continual process.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU) in Milpitas, Calif., is introducing the Mini 50 GHz wavelength selective switch (WSS) module in a smaller package than its predecessors with support for sophisticated mesh network architectures.
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