Optical

Colt Technology Services and Ciena completed the first 1.2 Tbps wavelength transmission across the Atlantic Ocean on Colt’s Grace Hopper subsea cable. This achievement marks a leap in transatlantic network...

euNetworks has launched Europe’s first 1.6 Tbps coherent solution on its network, utilizing Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) transceiver, marking a significant leap for high-speed data transmission across the continent....

The coherent optical transceiver shipments will grow at a double-digit compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for the next five years, surpassing well over five million in cumulative shipments, according to...

CRIANN, Normandy’s regional supercomputing center, has upgraded its research and education network with Adtran’s FSP 3000 optical transport technology and ALM fiber monitoring platform. The upgrade, supported by the Normandy...

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,...