BROWSING: optical equipment
Nokia to manufacture optical modules in US for BEAD program
Nokia will manufacture multi-rate optical modules for Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) at Fabrinet’s facility in Santa Clara, California
Following on a recent announcement that it would manufacture fiber electronics in the U.S., Nokia has now revealed additional plans to manufacture fiber broadband optical modules in...
How service providers can increase broadband access and close the digital divide (Reader Forum)
The COVID-19 pandemic redefined how technology plays a role in our work, school, and personal lives. At the same time, it also highlighted a troubling and persistent issue: 6% of the country, or approximately 19 million people, still lack access to reliable and high-speed...
Windstream taps Ciena for converged, next-gen optical network
As Windstream prepares to emerge from Chapter 11 bankrtupcy, it announced plans for a new, converged optical network spanning the U.S. Windstream will build out its National Converged Optical Network (NCON) with Ciena as a partner providing photonic, coherent optical and software platforms.
Windstream said...
Cisco to acquire Acacia in $2.6 billion deal
Cisco is buying out of one of its optical equipment suppliers in a $2.6 billion deal. Acacia Communications will become part of Cisco's Optical Systems and Optics group under its networking and security business.
"With the explosion of bandwidth in the multi-cloud era, optical interconnect...