Optical

In a keynote at the 10th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2024) in Istanbul, Bob Chen, President of Huawei’s Optical Business Product Line, emphasized the need for AI-centric advancements in all-optical networks...

Nokia has received the FIPS 140-3 Security Level 2 certification for its 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS), Photonic Services Interconnect – Modular (PSI-M), and PSS-24x platforms, marking a significant step...

Nokia has announced a high-capacity optical network rollout with Viettel, Vietnam’s largest service provider. Following a successful trial, which set a record transmission speed of 1.2 Tbps per wavelength, Viettel...

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) announced significant progress toward the launch of its quantum photonic chip foundry, set to open in Tempe, Arizona, in Q1 2025. This foundry, the first of...

MaxLinear unveiled two new RS-485 transceiver families, MxL8312x and MxL8321x, designed to meet the demands of robust, high-performance communication in industrial environments. These new transceiver families, comprising nine different product...

AFL has launched the Apex® X-1, the most compact member of its Apex Fiber Optic Closure line, targeting small networks and rural FTTx deployments. Designed to streamline installation, the X-1...

Ribbon Communications completed a long haul DWDM (Dense Wave Division Multiplexing) deployment for Airtel, one of India's top telecom providers. Airtel has deployed Ribbon's Apollo 9600 optical transport platforms, supporting C+L bands, to...

Celestial AI has acquired the silicon photonics patent portfolio from Rockley Photonics, adding over 200 patents to its growing collection of intellectual property (IP). The newly acquired portfolio includes key...

Xscape Photonics, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, announced $44 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total financing to $57 million. Led by IAG Capital Partners,...

Lightmatter, based in Mountain View, has raised $400 million in a Series D round, bringing its valuation to $4.4 billion. The funding, led by investors advised by T. Rowe Price...

Zayo has expanded its 400G wavelength network to accommodate increasing bandwidth demands in the New York/New Jersey metro area. The expansion enhances high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity for critical industries such as...

Adtran and Netomnia have announced a partnership to bring 50Gbit/s passive optical network (50G PON) services to the UK. This rollout aims to address the growing bandwidth needs for homes,...

Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has chosen Infinera’s 1.2 Tbps ICE7 optical engine for its new fiber pairs on the Bifrost Cable System. This system is a major 15,000 km trans-Pacific...