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  1. Oak Hill Capital To Acquire Hunter Communications 1/10/2026

    Oak Hill Capital ("Oak Hill"), a thematic, middle-market private equity firm, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hunter Communications ("Hunter" or "the Company"), Oregon's largest privately owned fiber-optic internet provider.

  2. STELLAR Broadband And 123NET Partner To Expand Fiber Connectivity Between Lansing To Grand Rapids, Strengthening Michigan's Fiber Infrastructure For The Future 1/9/2026

    STELLAR Broadband, one of Michigan's premier providers of fiber internet and technology solutions for Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs) and planned communities, today announced a strategic partnership with 123NET, a premier provider of fiber internet, colocation and voice services, to expand fiber connectivity from Lansing to Grand Rapids, further strengthening Michigan's fiber infrastructure and preparing communities for the growing bandwidth demands of tomorrow.

  3. GoNetspeed Readies Construction In 10th State: Rhode Island 1/6/2026

    GoNetspeed, the Northeast’s largest independent fiber-optic network builder, is bringing state-of-the-art connectivity to Newport.

  4. Glo Fiber Launches Lightning-Fast Fiber Internet In Zanesville, Ohio 1/6/2026

    Glo Fiber, powered by Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN), has launched their 100% fiber optic broadband service in initial neighborhoods in Zanesville, Ohio.

  5. Ekinops 400G Transport Technology To Boost MuniNet's Network Capacity And Innovation 1/6/2026

    Ekinops (Euronext Paris: FR0011466069) (Euronext Paris: EKI), a leading supplier of optical transport, branch routing and SASE solutions, today announced that MuniNet, provider of a publicly owned fiber optic network for the communities of Western Kentucky, has adopted Ekinops' advanced 400G optical transport technology to significantly upgrade its network infrastructure.

  6. VIAVI Announces Industry's First Long-Range Hollow Core Fiber Bidirectional Testing And Certification Solution 1/6/2026

    VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) has announced the industry's first all-in-one medium and long-range bidirectional testing and certification solution for hollow core fiber (HCF).

  7. NII, NTT, And NTT EAST Achieve World's First Successful Demonstration Of Rapid Optical Wavelength-Path Switching And Addition Through Automated Optical Transport Layer Control Based On Network Conditions 12/18/2025

    National Institute of Informatics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Director-General: Sadao Kurohashi; hereinafter "NII"), NTT, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akira Shimada; hereinafter "NTT"), and NTT EAST, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Naoki Shibutani; hereinafter "NTT EAST") have successfully demonstrated the world's first automated optical transport layer control enabling wavelength-path switching with a wavelength conversion and on-demand wavelength-path provisioning within the APN architecture.

  8. Excelitas Launches C30733EQC-3 InGaAs Avalanche Photodiode For Distributed Fiber Sensing Applications 12/17/2025

    Excelitas, a leading provider of advanced, life-enriching technologies that make a difference, serving global market leaders in the life sciences, advanced industrial, next-generation semiconductor and avionics sectors, today announced the C30733EQC-3 InGaAs Avalanche Photodiode (APD).

  9. World's First Successful 2 Tbit/s Free-Space Optical Communication Using Small Optical Terminals Mountable On Satellites And HAPS 12/16/2025

    The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: TOKUDA Hideyuki, Ph.D.) has successfully demonstrated 2 Tbit/s Free-Space Optical (FSO) communication using small optical communication terminals that can be mounted on satellites and HAPS, marking a world first for this technology.

  10. Clearwave Fiber Expands High-Speed Fiber Internet Service To Panama City, Florida 12/9/2025

    Clearwave Fiber, a leading provider of 100% Fiber Internet, is excited to announce a major fiber network expansion into Panama City and surrounding Bay County communities.