According to Dell'Oro Group, the DWDM Market — including DWDM-Long Haul, and DWDM-Metro markets — grew 27 percent with revenues of $2.2 billion in 4Q00. By segment, the DWDM-Metro market grew 45 percent, while DWDM-Long Haul grew 25 percent.

Market Leaders, based on revenue in the DWDM market, DWDM-Long Haul and DWDM-Metro included the following with growth rates:

-- Nortel: 44 percent

-- Ciena: 21 percent

-- Lucent: 26 percent

-- Alcatel: 40 percent

-- Fujitsu: 43 percent

-- ONI: 82 percent

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Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in providing data on the networking industry. Dell'Oro Group's WAN Report tracks Multiservice WAN Switch-Core & Edge, WAN Routers-Core & Edge, WAN Routers-Broadband Aggregation, DWDM-Long Haul, DWDM-Metro, and SONET/SDH Multiplexers. The WAN Report focuses on detailed quarterly analysis of market size, market share, port/unit shipments and average selling prices as it pertains to markets and vendors. To purchase this report or for more information, visit www.delloro.com.