In the past two weeks, we have seen two small Canadian telecom equipment manufacturers, BTI Systems and TeraXion be sold off in whole or in part. BTI is going to Juniper (see Sale of BTI). Assets from TeraXion going to Ciena (see TeraXion assets sold). Do small players like BTI Systems and TeraXion have a […]

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Juniper Networks announced that it has acquired Canadian optical networking equipment company, BTI Systems. BTI provides carriers, service providers, content providers, colocation providers and cloud infrastructure companies with hardware and software-defined networking (SDN) tools. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We expect the acquisition will allow Juniper to accelerate the delivery of open and […]

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Ciena Corp. and privately held TeraXion have reached an agreement for Ciena to acquire the Quebec City company’s High-Speed Photonics Components (HSPC) assets. Ciena will pay roughly CAN$46.6 million (US$32 million) for the assets, including their indium phosphide and silicon photonics technologies with the associated intellectual property (IP). “The TeraXion HSPC assets advance Ciena’s established […]

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