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NYSE to deploy 100G; Spam levels drop to 2006 levels
May. 05, 2009
NYSE to deploy 100G; Spam levels drop to 2006 levels

NYSE to implement 100Gbps network
May. 05, 2009
NYSE Euronext, the company that operates the New York Stock Exchange, will soon implement a 100Gbps data network with help from network equipment vendor Ciena.

Pushing Beyond 100G Ethernet
Apr. 06, 2009
Pushing Beyond 100G Ethernet

Sprint goes 40Gbps on Tier 1 IP net
Jul. 15, 2008
Sprint, with an assist from Cisco and Ciena, is implementing 40Gbps capabilities on its Tier 1 IP network using IP over dense wavelength-division multiplexing (IPoDWDM) technology.

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Overview

2005 NW200 rank: 90
2004 NW200 rank: 108

Revenue

Total '05 revenue (in $M)   427
'04-'05 revenue change   43%
'01-'05 CAGR revenue   -28%

Profit

Profit or loss (in $M)   -436
Change from '04   -
As percentage of revenue -   -
CAGR, '01-'05   -

Employees

Number of employees   1497
'04 - '05 change   -9
Revenue per employee   285438

Misc.

Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M)   3000
Cash/investments ($M)  
Year inc.   1992
Fiscal year ends   Oct

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