ITU has released a new framework to guide the evolution of global optical connectivity in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

The global telecommunications landscape stands at a pivotal moment as 5G networks move from initial deployment to broad ...

If you must invest in communications networking stocks these days, the pure-optical end might be the way to go. The carnage wrought upon communications hardware stocks this year has been spectacular ...

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud-scale computing drive rising demand for bandwidth and energy efficiency, the 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) will convene ...

New research details how Passive Optical Networking reduces complexity, lowers cost, and enables secure, vendor neutral software defined networks at scale CARROLLTON, Texas, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ ...

AI models are data-movement limited, so the Salience switch enables all optical networking between compute nodes, removing ...

Finnish networking giant Nokia Corp. has announced plans to acquire Infinera Corp. in a $2.3 billion deal that’s intended to help grow its optical networks business. The company, which makes ...

A new version of Cisco’s Routed Optical Networking promises to simplify complex, multilayer networks by converging the IP and optical layers and minimizing the functional overlap. The software is ...

POET Technologies is climbing the value ladder, transitioning from supplying optical engines to offering full optical transceiver modules. Its optical interposer combines photonic and electronic parts ...

Several important new standards for optical networking were adopted by the Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in November. The new standards provide the ability to combine ...

A new showcase for optical networking technology is beginning to light up, offering a test bed for research that could help spark a fire under the moribund industry. The National LambdaRail (NLR) ...

Remember those World War II Navy movies where a sailor on one ship signaled to another by flashing Morse code with a large, shutter-equipped spotlight? The receiving ship then flashed the same message ...