Sirocco

Sirocco Systems was an optical networking startup founded in 1998 in Wallingford, Connecticut, that developed high-capacity optical networking switches for telecommunications carriers and enterprises during the late 1990s and early 2000s telecom boom. The company built next-generation switching equipment designed to route optical signals directly in the optical domain, targeting the rapidly expanding internet backbone and carrier infrastructure market. Sirocco Systems raised venture capital funding during the dot-com era and was active in the competitive optical networking space alongside companies such as Sycamore Networks and Ciena. The current website domain (siroccodustless.com) is occupied by an unrelated table saw manufacturer and does not represent the original Sirocco Systems networking company.