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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are an important tool for fiber optic company executives. They can be used to expand product portfolios, gain market share, remove a competitor, or pay off investors. In the larger scheme, industry consolidation through M&A and other means remains a Wall Street recommendation.
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ABRY Partners to acquire RCN Corp.
MARCH 5, 2010 -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) and Boston-based media and communications focused...
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FCI acquires MergeOptics assets
FEBRUARY 22, 2010 By Stephen Hardy -- Connector and cable assembly provider FCI has acquired the...
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Symmetricom sells video Quality of Experience (QoE) product line to Cheetah Technologies
FEBRUARY, 12, 2010 -- Symmetricom, Inc. in San Jose, Calif., announced that it has signed a...
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Broadcom expands portfolio with Teknovus EPON technology
FEBRUARY 3, 2010 -- Broadcom Corp., maker of semiconductors for wired and wireless...
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Emcore Corp. forms joint venture with Chinese investment company to focus on high-volume fiber manufacturing
FEBRUARY 3, 2010 -- Emcore Corp., a provider of compound semiconductor products systems for the...
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Cavalier acquires NET Telcos to expand colocation and managed services in Mid-Atlantic
JANUARY 26, 2010 -- Cavalier Telephone LLC in Richmond, Va., which provides telecommunications...
