Ciena agreed to acquire New Jersey–based Nubis Communications in an all-cash deal valued at $270 million. The move expands Ciena’s inside-the-data-center strategy, adding ultra-compact optical and electrical interconnect technologies designed...
Coherent introduced a new family of quad-channel integrated circuits aimed at advancing next-generation optical transceivers for cloud, AI, and telecom networks. The company, which has more than 25 years of...
Open XR Optics Forum has expanded its transceiver specification framework to include 100G modules and single-fiber bi-directional applications, extending the reach of coherent pluggable technology across a wider set of...
FirstLight completed and provisioned a new 280-mile, high-capacity fiber network across Eastern Pennsylvania, directly linking several key AI and data center sites. The company was selected as a primary network...
Coherent has launched two new optical test instruments aimed at accelerating the verification and deployment of advanced communications networks. The company introduced the WaveAnalyzer 200B portable optical spectrum analyzer and...
Relativity Networks has signed Network Planning Solutions (NPS) as its first Trusted Installation Partner to accelerate commercial deployment of hollow-core fiber (HCF) systems. The agreement brings NPS’s international experience in...
OIF will spotlight interoperability as the cornerstone of AI-era networks at ECOC 2025, bringing together 35 member companies for a large-scale multi-vendor demonstration in Copenhagen from September 29 to October...
Researchers at Shenzhen University have experimentally demonstrated a new approach for filtering broadband optical signals using chirped and tilted fiber Bragg gratings (CTFBGs). The study, published in the Journal of Lightwave...
i4Networks has deployed Nokia’s optical solutions to launch next-generation data center interconnection (DCI) services across the Netherlands, with plans to extend into neighboring countries. The new optical backbone strengthens the...
Credo launched its Bluebird 1.6T optical DSP this week, targeting the demands of AI infrastructure with a focus on low power, high bandwidth, and ultra-low latency. The chip enables 224Gbps...
Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris took the stage at the AI Infrastructure Summit in Santa Clara to argue that the next 1000X leap in AI performance will come not from GPUs...
Lumen has introduced Wavelength RapidRoutes, a pre-engineered wavelength service that slashes delivery times for high-capacity enterprise connections to just 20 days. Traditional wavelength provisioning can take months, but RapidRoutes provides...
PsiQuantum has raised $1 billion in Series E funding to accelerate development of the world’s first million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum computer. The Palo Alto–based company said the new capital will fund...
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