Nokia introduced the world’s first 50G Passive Optical Network (PON) solution engineered for post-quantum-secure enterprise connectivity. The new platform, built on Nokia’s Lightspan MF and powered by its Quillion chipset,...
Pasadena-based PINC Technologies, a spinout from Caltech’s Nonlinear Photonics Laboratory, has raised $6.8 million in Seed+ funding to commercialize its NanoPPLN platform — an integrated photonic circuit technology designed to...
Viettel has boosted the capacity of Vietnam’s national optical backbone using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) technology, while successfully completing a WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) field trial reaching 1.6 Tbps...
Credo Technology Group has completed the acquisition of Hyperlume, a privately held developer of microLED-based optical interconnects designed for chip-to-chip communication. The deal adds next-generation photonic capabilities to Credo’s expanding...
POET Technologies and Semtech have introduced 1.6T receiver optical engines aimed at AI and cloud data center networks. The new products integrate Semtech’s 200G-per-lane FiberEdge technology into POET’s Optical Interposer...
HyperLight introduced what it calls the industry’s first 110 GHz IQ packaged modulators, advancing the capabilities of its TFLN Chiplet platform for next-generation coherent systems and advanced testing environments. The...
Alphawave Semi is highlighting its latest high-performance connectivity and compute silicon at ECOC 2025 in Copenhagen, with demonstrations spanning SerDes, chiplets, DSPs, and die-to-die interconnects. The company’s portfolio targets hyperscaler...
Semtech is sampling its GN1878 VCSEL driver and GN1836 TIA, 200G per channel PMD building blocks for 1.6T multimode optical interconnects in AI data centers. Demonstrated at ECOC 2025, the...
Avicena demonstrated a fully operational microLED-based optical link at ECOC 2025 in Copenhagen, achieving an industry milestone of 200 femtojoules per bit (fJ/bit) at <1E-12 raw bit error rate without...
GlobalFoundries and Corning are collaborating on detachable fiber connector solutions for silicon photonics, debuting the GlassBridge edge-coupler at ECOC 2025. The partnership combines Corning’s precision glass and fiber technologies with...
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) introduced its Quantum Secure Solution at ECOC 2025 in Copenhagen, presenting a commercial high-dimensional time-energy-based quantum secure network. The platform is designed to deliver quantum-secure communications...
MultiLane introduced its Lightwave Component Analyzer family at ECOC 2025, starting with the ML6404, an at-speed tester for optical engines that supports up to 8 lanes above 60 GHz. The...
The LPO MSA introduced the 400G-FR4-LPO specification at ECOC 2025, extending linear pluggable optics to 400G Ethernet over four WDM lanes with 500 m reach on SMF. Building on the...
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