Optics startup Quintessent secures $40M to revolutionize interconnects for AI
Ciena among backers of DWDM link player using gallium arsenide over supply-chain-constrained indium phosphide
News - optical networking
The latest news on networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure
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Nokia to scale optics manufacturing in with $30M expansion in Pennsylvania
Workforce in Allentown set to double as optics continues to be key growth driver
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Ciena rides AI wave to 40% revenue surge as optical demand swamps supply
Optical networking giant posts strong margin expansion with CEO touting a long-term strategy aligned with 'structural, multi-year' AI opportunities
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Nokia goes all-in on optics as Infinera bet sparks 20% revenue surge
Vendor ramping factory capacity to feed soaring optical demand
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Air Force taps small businesses for 400G optical network upgrade
USAF seeks Cisco NCS 2006 equipment for the 633rd Communications Squadron's DWDM network
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Optical networking groups grapple with integration expectations
Progress toward that goal was central to a panel discussion at the recent OFC event
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Nokia deconstructs optical architecture toward optimal goal
A lot of products from just a few ingredients
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Google follows Nvidia's lead with ‘large orders’ for optical interconnects: report
Move part of an ongoing supply chain arms race as both companies seek to secure components for next-gen optical networking
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Ekinops names new CEO to lead SASE pivot for optical firm
Lionel Chmilewsky joins from TrustBuilder
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CableLabs pops out first CPON specs
The newly released 1.0 specifications are for the physical media dependent layer and transmission convergence layer
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Broadcom CEO Hock Tan cautious on silicon photonics, CPO need
'We're not quite there yet,' Tan said.
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Nokia escapes the flat curse with new financials
Examining the vendor's Q3 2025 results
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SoftBank enlists Cisco to augment optical metro networks
U.S. giant's routers and pluggables add to the carrier’s ‘all-optical network’ in Japan
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Nokia powers Microscan's network expansion across West India
Partnership will deploy 400G+ wave services across Mumbai and Pune
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Nokia's flat financials see optical networks optimism post-Infinera
Mixed results see new CEO Justin Hotard call for more predictability
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Nokia names former Infinera CEO to head Network business
David Heard is replacing Federico Guillén
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Corning sees AI turning the corner on co-packaged optics
AI is generating the capacity demand
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Nokia’s new CEO touts RAN win, girds for tariff hit
Justin Hotard mixed optimism and uncertainty during his first earnings call
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Taara exits Alphabet’s X labs, secures external funding
Freespace optics company reveals new optical chip
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Optical networking startup iPronics closes €20m funding round
Will use funds to deploy its optical networking solution in AI data centers
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Nokia acquires optical networking company Infinera for $2.3bn
Deal expected to close in 2025