Optical

PCI-SIG has introduced a major specification update enabling PCI Express (PCIe) over optical fiber, marking the first standardized optical interconnect solution for the widely used interface. The new Optical Aware Retimer...

Researchers in Japan have demonstrated that single-mode polymer waveguides fabricated on glass-epoxy substrates offer the stability and optical performance necessary for co-packaged optics (CPO) systems using external laser sources (ELS)....

Nokia, CSC – the Finnish IT Center for Science – and SURF have demonstrated a 1.2 Tbps quantum-safe optical data transfer between Amsterdam and Kajaani, Finland, to prepare for the...

Furukawa Electric and Lightera have introduced a new class of fusion splicer technology designed to support emerging optical fiber types, including hollow-core fibers (HCF) and multi-core fibers (MCF). Unveiled at...

Lightera introduced two key innovations at Fiber Connect 2025 aimed at expanding fiber capacity in dense metro networks and simplifying in-home fiber deployment. The announcements include the RollR® 200 864...

NTT Corporation and Hokkaido University will showcase a live demonstration of remote farming at Expo 2025 in Osaka, highlighting how ultra-low latency networks can transform agriculture. Using NTT’s next-generation IOWN...

Drut Technologies has announced a strategic collaboration with Ranovus to deliver a commercially available co-packaged optics (CPO) solution aimed at next-generation AI, ML, and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. The integration...

Dr. Julie Sheridan Eng, Chief Technology Officer at Coherent, delivered an in-depth technical presentation on the company’s growing data center and communications business during its Analyst and Investor Day. With...

PacketLight Networks has launched a new reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) with 32 Flex Grid ports, designed to power next-generation mesh and ring optical networks. The PL-1000GRO is a compact...

Nokia introduced a 16-port high-density 25G PON line card aimed at enabling scalable, cost-effective delivery of multi-gigabit broadband services to residential markets. The solution is built on Nokia’s Quillion chipset...

Telstra InfraCo will launch the first segment of Australia’s new national Intercity Fibre Network on June 25, starting with the Sydney to Canberra coastal route. This marks a key milestone...

The IOWN Global Forum convened its 2025 Annual Member Meeting in Stockholm, assembling over 250 delegates from more than 160 member organizations to assess progress and chart a course toward...

NTT showcased the capabilities of its IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network) All-Photonics Network by enabling a live, synchronized theatrical performance between Japan and Taiwan during Expo 2025 in Osaka....