| Acquired by | Ciena |
| Price | $552M |
| Date | 3/99 |
| Terms | Stock |
| Website | lightera.com |
| Category | Communications |
| Phone | (408)777-7840 |
| Employees | 40 |
| Founded | 2/98 |
| Description | Bandwidth-management equipment |
| VENTURE FUNDING | |
| Series A, 3/98 | |
| Series B, 6/98 |
Developer of bandwidth-management equipment for telecommunications applications.