Ethernet equipment revenue helped vendor ADVA Optical Networking swing back to profit for both 2009 and the fourth quarter of the year.
The company posted a full-year net profit of €1.3 million ($1.78 million), compared to a €7 million loss from 2008. For the December quarter, the company swung to a profit of €1.4 million from a loss of €2.2 million the year before.
Ethernet access and carrier infrastructure sales helped revenue grow 7% to the equivalent of €232.8 million during the year.
ADVA expects revenue in the range of €57 million - €62 million during Q1.