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 ...

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) ...

Google's system leverages optical circuit switching (OCS) to create direct, low-latency optical paths between TPU chips, ...

An analysis of what could happen if Ciena succeeds in its bid to purchase Nortel’s Metro Ethernet Networks unit. Nortel may be bankrupt but that doesn’t mean it has no value. The rise and fall of ...

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 large enterprise and hyperscaler networks process increasingly greater AI workloads and other applications that require high-bandwidth performance, the demand for optical connectivity technologies ...

The technology took a beating when the telcommunications bubble burst, but new interest in optical research could reignite the craze. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

See how the deployment of a high‑capacity, low‑latency optical fiber network for TenneT’s offshore wind farms in the North ...

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 ...

'We believe now is the right time to take a compelling inorganic step,' Nokia CEO and President Pekka Lundmark said in a statement. Less than a year after a massive layoff round, Nokia looks to remake ...

Nortel may be bankrupt but that doesn’t mean it has no value. The rise and fall of Nortel Take, for instance, the company’s Metro Ethernet Networks unit that Ciena is looking to buy for more than $500 ...