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PARIS, France and LIVINGSTON, Scotland, 30 July, 2001 -- Alcatel Optronics (Paris: CGO and NASDAQ: ALAO), a world leader in optoelectronic components for telecommunications systems, today announced it agreed to acquire privately held Kymata Ltd.

Kymata is a key player in mastering planar technology for high-end passive optical components, representing the majority of the fast growing Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) market.