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 ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. A new ...

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) ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IP Infusion, manufacturer of carrier-grade networking software, announced today that EXATEL, a leading telecommunications operator based in Poland, has chosen ...

GlobalFoundries is positioned for durable growth, targeting AI data centers, industrial robotics, and optical networking.

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 ...

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 ...

Ciena Corporation CIEN seems well-positioned, thanks to higher demand for bandwidth, increased network traffic, and back-to-back partnerships with several telecommunication companies. Moreover, its ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its new Optical Network Hardware Vendor Scorecard, which profiles, analyzes, and ranks the 10 largest global ...

The networking giant revealed its intent to buy California-based Sedona Systems for its NetFusion platform, which will help Cisco with 5G network slicing, routed optical networking, and disaggregation ...

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 ...

Cisco Systems CSCO recently announced the launch of new products and solutions in its Routed Optical Networking solution business to aid customers in saving up to 45% in power and 70% in real estate ...