Ekinops signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a tier-1 European telecom operator to deploy a large-scale optical transport network spanning nationwide infrastructure. The agreement signals advanced-stage negotiations toward a formal...
Check out OFC Conference and Exposition 2026 videos here: https://ngi.fyi/ofc26yt Matt Crowley, CEO of Scintil Photonics, discusses the company's innovative approach to silicon photonics manufacturing at OFC 2025. Crowley explains...
Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) launched India’s first Hollow Core Fibre (HCF) cable, targeting ultra-low latency connectivity requirements for AI-driven data center and hyperscale networks. The announcement positions HCF as a next-generation...
Shenzhen-based Triple-Stone Technology introduced a 512×512 optical circuit switch (OCS) platform at OFC 2026, highlighting a high-density switching architecture designed for large-scale data center networks. The 6U system integrates 1,024...
Lumentum Holdings Inc. announced plans to establish a 240,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, to produce indium phosphide (InP)-based optical devices for AI data center infrastructure. The site, acquired...
NLM Photonics introduced new validation results and silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) samples at OFC 2026, highlighting progress with GlobalFoundries and Tower Semiconductor. The company demonstrated compatibility of its Selerion™-HTX organic...
Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology and NTT have demonstrated ultra-low latency, deterministic communications capable of supporting real-time plasma prediction and control in fusion systems. The joint effort achieved cyclic data exchanges...
Mojo Vision, a start-up based in Cupertino, California, announced a $17.5 million strategic investment from Future Ventures to accelerate commercialization of its micro-LED platform for next-generation optical I/O in AI...
Applied Optoelectronics (AOI) secured a new volume order exceeding $53 million for 800G single-mode data center transceivers from a major hyperscale customer, reinforcing ongoing momentum in AI-driven infrastructure expansion. The...
OFC 2026 drew nearly 18,000 attendees from 91 countries to the Los Angeles Convention Center, marking one of the largest and most commercially significant gatherings in the event’s history. The...
Speaking at last week’s Optica Executive Forum, Microsoft’s Yawei Yin, Senior Principal Network Developer, outlined the growing need for what he described as “scale-across” networking in AI infrastructure: distributed systems...
Tower Semiconductor and Coherent reported a 400Gbps-per-lane data transmission demonstration using a silicon-based Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) fabricated in a production-ready silicon photonics (SiPho) process. The result targets next-generation 3.2T optical...
HyperLight introduced a new family of 400G-per-lane photonic integrated circuits based on thin-film lithium niobate, targeting the next wave of AI networking infrastructure. The Cambridge, Massachusetts company said the new...
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