MAYNARD, Mass., Jan. 15 -- PhotonEx Corp., provider of 40 Gb/s and faster network-wide smart photonic systems, announced it has founded the 40G Collaborative SM, a business alliance committed to the commercialization of deployable 40 Gb/s solutions in the core public services network. Each member of the collaborative is a pioneer in 40 Gb/s enabling technologies, including optical components and modules, erbium-doped fiber and Raman amplifiers, next-generation optical fiber, and novel radio frequency (RF) and dispersion compensation technologies. In addition to driving 40 Gb/s economics, the 40G Collaborative will foster education about 40 Gb/s technology and the advances required to make 40 Gb/s systems a widely deployed reality. Charter members in the 40G Collaborative include the following leading technology companies: Corning Inc., Filtronic plc, JDS Uniphase Corp., Lightwave Microsystems Corp., Microwave Concepts Inc., New Focus Inc., Onetta Inc. and Optigain Inc. For information about the 40G Collaborative, contact Tara Hamre at hamre@photonex.com.