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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Ezenia! Inc. for the
registration of 400,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated January 31, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Ezenia! Inc. included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
November 16, 2001