Optical

Credo Technology Group has completed its acquisition of DustPhotonics, formally bringing silicon photonics photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology into its expanding portfolio for AI infrastructure connectivity. The transaction closes a deal...

Lightera and Nokia announced a collaboration to expand deployment of Optical LAN solutions for enterprise customers across Europe, extending an existing partnership between the two companies into markets including the U.K., Germany,...

Broadcom introduced the BCM68850, a 50G ITU-PON home gateway SoC with an integrated neural processing unit and native Wi-Fi 8 compatibility, targeting the next generation of fiber broadband gateways. The...

Sterlite Technologies announced a multi-year Product Award Letter (PAL) valued at more than $1 billion to supply optical connectivity products for AI data center build-outs in the United States. The...

Lightera announced an expansion of its rollable ribbon fiber optic cable portfolio, targeting growing demand for higher-density optical infrastructure across broadband, metro, long-haul, enterprise, and data center networks. The company...

Lightmatter introduced Guide DR, a liquid-cooled Laser Network Interface Card designed to move high-density laser sources inside AI system chassis and relieve the front-panel constraints facing co-packaged optics and near-package...

The Optical Transport equipment market is forecast to grow 16 percent in 2026, surpassing $18 billion in manufacturer revenue for the first time since the year 2000, due to the...

Matrix Networks and PT NAP Info Lintas Nusa activated Ciena WaveLogic 6 Extreme coherent optical technology across the Batam–Jakarta segment of the Matrix Cable System (MCS), enabling 1 Tbps per...

Fabric.AI said it aims to demonstrate its Neural I/o MicroLED-based optical interconnect platform by the end of 2026 as the company positions itself in the rapidly expanding AI infrastructure networking...

POET Technologies announced a US$400 million registered direct offering to support expansion of its photonic integrated circuit (PIC), optical module, and light source business targeting AI and data center infrastructure...

NSF launched a new $1.5 billion initiative aimed at accelerating breakthrough science through independent, milestone-driven research organizations, with one of the first priority areas targeting quantum interconnects and integrated photonics....

A new multi-source agreement (MSA) focused on expanded beam optical (EBO) connectivity launched this week with backing from a broad coalition of cloud, networking, optical, and semiconductor companies seeking to...

Lightium, a Swiss startup developing photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for AI and high-speed networking applications, selected Aras Innovator as the product lifecycle management (PLM) foundation for its next-generation photonic chip...