Regulatory News

  1. Multi-Core Plastic Optical Fiber Technology Developed For Next-Gen AI Data Centers Successfully Transmits 106.25 Gbps Per Core 5/29/2025

    A team of researchers at Keio University (President: Kohei Itoh) has successfully developed a multi-core graded-index plastic optical fiber (GI-POF) capable of ultra-high-speed data transmissions at up to 106.25 Gbps per core.

  2. Nokia Introduces Co-Existence Solution For 10G, 25G, And 50G PON On The Same Fiber Network 5/28/2025

    Nokia today announced the launch of a co-existing solution that allows operators to seamlessly run 10G, 25G and 50G PON technologies on the same fiber broadband network.

  3. Nokia Launches Aurelis Optical LAN, A Future-Ready Fiber Solution For In-Building Enterprise Connectivity 5/8/2025

    Nokia today announced the launch of Aurelis Optical LAN, its next-generation fiber-based LAN solution developed to meet the evolving demands of enterprise connectivity.

  4. Prysmian Sets The Standard For The Next Generation Of Fibre Optic Connections With Its High-Density, Low-Loss Cables With Enhanced Bendbrightxs 200µm Fibre 4/30/2025

    Prysmian has taken another important step to enable digital transformation globally as it introduces new technology in its fibre optic cables to benefit from improved low-loss capabilities.

  5. Fiber-Sensing Technology Can Provide Early Warning For Volcanic Eruptions 4/24/2025

    The Reykjanes Peninsula at Iceland's southwestern edge is one of the country's most populated regions, and it is also one of the most volcanically active. In 2024, sensing technology developed at Caltech was deployed in the region to study the motion of subsurface magma and its eruption into lava on the surface.

  6. Sparkle Joins The European ECSTATIC Project To Transform Submarine Fiber-Optic Cables Into Global Sensing Systems 4/17/2025

    Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, has joined the European research project ECSTATIC to develop innovative solutions aimed at enhancing the detection capabilities of submarine cable systems for identifying seismic phenomena.

  7. FiberLight Agrees To Acquire Metro Fiber Networks 4/16/2025

    FiberLight, LLC, a leading provider of high-capacity fiber optic networks and connectivity services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Metro Fiber Networks (MFN), a dedicated fiber provider serving carriers and public institutions in Richmond and Virginia Beach.

  8. Fiber Optics: ZF Brings The Speed Of Light To The Electrical Systems Of Software-Defined Vehicles 4/3/2025

    Friedrichshafen (Germany). At home or in the office, data networks with fiber optic connectivity are already widely used when high data transfer speeds are required.

  9. Broadcom Advances Optical Connectivity For AI Infrastructure With Industry-Leading Solutions At OFC 2025 3/31/2025

    Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) today announced the expansion of its portfolio of optical interconnect solutions to enable AI infrastructure.

  10. Lightwave Logic Announces Controlled Availability Of Silicon Photonics Process Design Kit For Advanced Electro-Optic Polymer Integration 3/28/2025

    Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the "Company"), a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power, today announced the controlled availability of its cutting-edge Process Design Kit (PDK).