Optical

Jerusalem-based Teramount raised $50 million in new financing to accelerate production of its fiber-to-chip optical interconnect solutions for AI, data centers, and advanced computing. Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) led the...

STL (Sterlite Technologies Ltd) posted a solid Q1 FY26 performance with revenues rising 17% year-over-year to INR 1,019 crore and EBITDA up 94% to INR 140 crore. The company’s Optical...

Germany’s Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) has deployed the world’s first operational photonic AI processor, developed by Stuttgart-based Q.ANT, marking a breakthrough in energy-efficient computing. This processor uses light instead of...

Ekinops has been selected as the strategic technology partner for Telegraph42’s latest long-haul optical upgrade, aimed at expanding international traffic bandwidth across Eurasia. The project leverages Ekinops’ PM 200FRS02-2 platform...

The Optical Transport market is forecast to return to growth in 2025 after declining 9 percent in 2024, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Following the steep decline...

The Government of Kerala has completed the backbone rollout of its Kerala Fiber Optic Network (KFON) project, deploying over 35,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable with support from Ribbon Communications....

The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) has launched a new Optical Circuit Switching (OCS) Subproject aimed at accelerating the adoption of photonic switching technologies in AI data centers. Co-led by...

AFL has introduced DENALI™, a modular optical fiber platform designed for the rapidly evolving demands of GPU-accelerated and AI-driven data center environments. Announced from its headquarters in Spartanburg, South Carolina,...

iPronics teams up with Ansys to accelerate development of next-generation photonic integrated circuits for AI and cloud data centers. The partnership combines iPronics' design of fabrication-tolerant photonic components with Ansys'...

Zayo Europe has partnered with Ciena to launch a new high-capacity optical network spanning 3,000km across Germany, targeting eight core metro areas including Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, and Berlin, and...

Optical Cable Corporation (OCC), a veteran U.S. manufacturer of fiber optic and copper cabling solutions, has announced a new strategic collaboration with Lightera, previously OFS Fitel. The partnership aims to...

PacketLight Networks has extended the reach of its 400G optical transport solutions to 4,000 kilometers, enabling cost-effective ultra-long-haul connectivity across transcontinental and backbone networks. The company’s PL-4000T (1.6T, 4x400G) and...

Fujitsu has officially launched 1Finity, a newly formed subsidiary that consolidates its global network-related businesses under a single brand. Headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan, the company commenced operations on July 1,...