Lucent Technologies? Microelectronics Group (Berks, UK) and eci Telecom Ltd. (Petah Tikva, Israel)

Lucent Technologies? Microelectronics Group (Berks, UK) and eci Telecom Ltd. (Petah Tikva, Israel) entered into a 3-year development and purchasing agreement. Under the agreement, Lucent will supply laser diodes for eci to develop and integrate into 1.5-micron digital feedback transmitter modules for wavelength-division multiplexing systems. The transmitter modules will be developed, manufactured and supplied by eci for Lucent to sell worldwide.