INDUSTRY NEWS

• Omni Fiber Acquires Citizens Fiber, Expanding Its Footprint In Western Pennsylvania

  6/1/2026

  Omni Fiber, a leading provider of high-speed fiber optic Internet services in the Midwest, today announced the acquisition of Citizens Fiber, a 100% fiber-optic Internet, TV, and phone service provider serving communities throughout Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, including Latrobe, Greensburg, Mt. Pleasant, Acme, Pleasant Unity, Mammoth, Youngstown, Norvelt, and surrounding areas.

• VCTI Accelerates Long-Haul Fiber Route Design By 40x With Broadband IQ™

  5/28/2026

  VCTI, a technology and analytics company enabling stronger returns on network investments through AI-powered intelligence, today announced significant enhancements to their Broadband IQ^™ platform, specifically designed for hyperscale and long-haul fiber infrastructure planning.

• World's First Demonstration Of Single-Fiber Bidirectional Wideband WDM Transmission Using Hollow-Core Fiber

  5/26/2026

  As part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications-commissioned research and development project, "Research and Development (JPMI00316) of Advanced Optical Transmission Technology Contributing to a Green Society", Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (OKI), Lightera Japan Co., Ltd. (Lightera), and Keio University have used the "Keio Future Photonic Network Open Lab (*1)" established by Keio University, and announced the result of a demonstration of a next-generation optical line using hollow-core fiber.

• Pavlov Media Bringing Next-Generation Fiber Internet To Frankfort

  5/26/2026

  Pavlov Media is continuing its investment in Illinois communities with a new fiber Internet expansion now underway in Frankfort.

• FICER Powering Digital Infrastructure, Strengthening Communication Backbones At COMPUTEX Taipei 2026

  5/19/2026

  FICER Technology, provider of Fiber Optic communication solutions, officially announces its participation in COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2026.