The EC-48 external-cavity lasers developed by K2 Optronics Inc., based in Sunnyvale, Calif., will be produced by Fabrinet of Bangkok, Thailand, under a partnership agreement. Fabrinet's manufacturing capability, quality assurance systems and expertise in cost-effective materials purchasing are expected to help provide customers with low-cost, 2.5-Gb/s, directly modulated DWDM devices with up to 650-km reach. K2 Optronics provides lasers for the telecommunications, cable television, sensing, and test and measurement industries, while Fabrinet specializes in the engineering and manufacture of complex optical, mechanical and electronic components, modules and subassemblies.