Communication Industry One hundred and twenty five years ago in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, invented the telephone. With this invention the communications industry originated. The following 125 years have seen an evolution of communication equipment, lead by Bell Laboratories, now the Research and Development department of Lucent Technologies. The three segments of this industry growing at the fastest pace include optical networking, wireless, and access equipment. This paper will analyze the optical networking segment in detail. Optical …showed first 75 words of 1243 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1243 total…technologies to work together in the finished product. Companies who successfully integrate their acquisitions will continue to grow rapidly with outstanding performance. The optical networking segment provides an investor an interesting opportunity. Growth possibilities are clearly available in this area, however, with the possibility of larger rewards comes larger risks. Investors in this area saw heavy losses during the previous year, but I consider now to be an excellent buying opportunity for growth focused investor.