lir_award2026_c1_002
Our 13th annual Lightwave Innovation Reviews follows our standard format. We invited technology developers to submit products introduced or enhanced since March 2025 in various...
www.terahop.com
800g_coherent_lr2
www.terahop.com
terahop1
www.sourcephotonics.com
sourcephotonics1
www.nokia.com
nokiathintransponder
Sign up for our eNewsletters
Get the latest news and updates

Learning Resources

dreamstime_l_145948266
Sponsored
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 4, 2026
ID 141912059 © Ronniechua | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_l_141912059
Sponsored
This webinar explores how modern network architectures can maintain performance, reliability, and scalability, even when operators face constraints in U.S.‑sourced fiber, terminals...
March 3, 2026
ID 985069 © David Hernandez | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_l_985069
Sponsored
Gain valuable insights from industry experts and get your questions answered in real time. Register now!
Feb. 18, 2026
ID 159821075 | Business © Narong Sutinkham | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_l_159821075
Sponsored
Register to gain practical guidance for validating 1.6T electrical and optical interfaces with confidence ahead of IEEE 802.3dj ratification.
Jan. 28, 2026

Podcast

Videos

screenshot_24
Verizon, which recently completed its acquisition of Frontier, has raised its fiber broadband target to 40-50 million locations. Meanwhile, AT&T is moving fast on driving ...
Feb. 6, 2026
screenshot_24
Mission Telecom is bridging the wireless funding gap for schools and libraries affected by recent E-Rate changes. Meanwhile, Distributed Cloud Networking (DCN) momentum grows,...
Jan. 30, 2026

5G

www.comcast.com
comcastbiz
The cable MSO will focus on finding ways to keep wireless and fiber competitors at bay for its SMB base while emphasizing growth in large business opportunities.
Feb. 3, 2026
www.verizon.com
verizon_brand_logo_after2
The service provider aims to gain additional broadband share and enhance its ability to deliver converged wireline and wireless services across a larger network footprint following...
Feb. 1, 2026
www.att.com
att
The service provider continues to see consumers and businesses purchase fiber and wireless service bundles.
Jan. 29, 2026
ai
Enterprises will need to opt for specialized AI implementations over generic ones to stay ahead.
Jan. 28, 2026

Earnings

www.lumen.com
68a33f8d218e1f98288918cblumen_logo
With its deal to sell its consumer fiber broadband division to AT&T and new growth in its fiber and cloud service portfolio, the service provider has taken another step toward...
Feb. 10, 2026
www.corning.com
Corning's headquarters.
The fiber manufacturer maintains it will continue to expand its inventory of fiber, cabling and connectivity platforms for broadband and data center providers.
Jan. 29, 2026
screenshot_24
Lightwave is celebrating the life of cable pioneer Rocco Commisso, Mediacom's founder, CEO and chairman, who passed away. Meanwhile, AT&T offers businesses a 30-day service...
Jan. 23, 2026
www.istock.com
693866477b251aa024f9f7dc66301dc527b15700084a0283is
A new Dell’Oro Group report revealed that the top cloud providers accounted for the bulk of spending.
Jan. 20, 2026

Test

www.exfo.com/
exfoftbx
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
www.nokia.com
newheaderimage
The company conducted an end-to-end Ultra Ethernet test across its data center switch family.
Oct. 7, 2025
subtitle_linkedin_post_2
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
shared_user_usr3ef4b9d53d064f789bc96d346d1a3d76_lw
While operators initially battled macroeconomic headwinds and technical complexity, testing engagements show new 5G wireless industry momentum.
April 29, 2025

Network Automation

I Stock 000051392310 Large
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