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Co-packaged optics (CPO), a high-speed networking technology that integrates optical components (lasers, photodetectors) directly with switch/compute chips (ASICs) in...
April 1, 2026
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This panel will examine evolving optical technologies enabling this unprecedented growth, from advanced coherent optical engines to innovations in direct detect technologies such...
April 14, 2026
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With rapid growth of AI computing clusters and broader industry adoption, higher performance standards for data centers - such as transmission efficiency, low latency, and high...
Feb. 19, 2026
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ficonTec is the sole provider of intelligent and scalable assembly & test solutions that cover the entire SiPh device production chain – from wafer-level processes to assembled...
March 11, 2026

Podcast

Videos

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In this latest OFC 2026 show video, US Conec’s Spencer Greer shows how its Very Small Form Factor (VSFF) Miniature Multi-fiber Connector (MMC) can terminate single-...
March 27, 2026
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As OFC came to a close, Lightwave is offering a special coverage page highlighting key news, products, and other developments from the show. In other news, Astound names a new...
March 27, 2026

5G

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In this latest issue of Building Broadband, we’re tracking new broadband deployments from Alaska Communications, Alaska Power & Telephone Company, Brightspeed Fiber, Comcast, ...
March 25, 2026
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The new CEO brings over 25 years of leadership experience across several Tier 1 U.S. and European service providers.
March 19, 2026
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The cable MSO has already made network upgrades that enable it to compete and grow its market share.
March 2, 2026
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Based in Stamford, Connecticut, Nick Jeffery will assume his new role as COO of Charter on September 1, 2026.
The seasoned telecom executive joins Charter as the company grows following its pending acquisition of Cox.
Feb. 26, 2026

Earnings

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The company notes that it can use its fiber infrastructure to capitalize on the unprecedented demand from hyperscalers.
March 24, 2026
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The optical vendor, which is growing its backlog, sees itself as at the beginning of a long race.
March 19, 2026
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Stonepeak is merging GFiber with Astound to create a new independent fiber broadband provider. We're also tracking Adtran's MOFN moves and Dycom's FTTH pursuits. Sean Buckley,...
March 13, 2026
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Managed optical fiber networks (MOFN) continue to be adopted by a host of traditional service proivders, cloud operators and neoscalers.
March 12, 2026

Test

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EXFO’s FTBx-88810 Series provides wide versatility, covering all rates from 1G to 800G—including 800ZR—and supporting Ethernet, OTN, Fibre Channel, and coherent optics in one ...
Feb. 12, 2026
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The company conducted an end-to-end Ultra Ethernet test across its data center switch family.
Oct. 7, 2025
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Broadband Pulse
In this episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, host Sean Buckley, editor in chief of Lightwave and BTR, talked to the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) about the importance...
May 20, 2025
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While operators initially battled macroeconomic headwinds and technical complexity, testing engagements show new 5G wireless industry momentum.
April 29, 2025

Network Automation

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The new initiative is designed to help improve the consumer broadband experience.
Sept. 19, 2023
The combination of Render Networks’ geospatial network construction platform with VETRO’s cloud-native fiber network planning and management system will accelerate customer connections...
June 26, 2023
The company expects to deliver an end-to-end equipment line for disaggregated communication networks.
May 22, 2023
TR-489 “Authentication of an ONU and selection of eOMCI or vOMCI” will offer system integrators, network operators, and equipment manufacturers a clear framework to accelerate...
May 18, 2023