The world optical fibre networks remained one of the few very bright lights in the gloom of tech company market performance in 2000, and the most active in deal terms was JDS Uniphase, which acquired two rivals in friendly transactions. As one of the fastest-growing areas in technology, JDS has been at the forefront of taking the opportunities to grow quickly.
The first, and the only one to clear thus far, was its $15.5 billion takeover of E-Tek.
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