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CS Consortium forms to promote use of data center 400G fiber-optic connector
The CS high-density fiber-optic connector was developed to meet the needs of data center 400-Gbps connectivity applications.
Companies
EFFECT Photonics adds €5 million via PhotonDelta
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Silicon photonics startup Scintil Photonics raises $4.4 million in first-round funding
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Activist investment firm Elliott Management targets AT&T
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John Stankey new AT&T president and COO, Jeff McElfresh CEO of AT&T Communications
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PacketFabric touts $75 million in joint venture funding from Digital Alpha Advisors
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U.S. Commerce Department reviewing more than 130 Huawei license requests: Reuters
Companies
TeraXion touts new funding, executive shifts
Companies
Penny Herscher new Lumentum board chair
Companies
AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan signals retirement date
Business
Tibit closes $25 million Series B funding round
Companies
Gabriela Styf Sjöman new chief strategy officer at Nokia
Companies
U.S. Commerce Dept. grants Huawei another 90-day pass but adds more affiliates to Entity List
The Temporary General License BIS granted Huawei is the second the Chinese telecommunications technology supplier has received.
Companies
Bruce McClelland out at CommScope
Bruce McClelland, who joined CommScope as COO from ARRIS when CommScope purchased the company this past April, has had his position eliminated.
Companies
Lumentum Board Chairman Martin A. Kaplan passes away
Kaplan also was chairman of Superconductor Technologies, a developer of superconducting wire. He was 81.
Test
VeEX offers test equipment financing via Marlin partnership
VeEX’s direct sales team and authorized distributor network will offer access to the financing options, says the company.
Companies
Finisar CEO Hurlston to depart before sale to II-VI closes
Finisar Corp. has revealed that CEO Michael Hurlston is leaving the company to pursue another, unspecified opportunity. He was not expected to be offered a position with II-VI.
Mergers & Acquisitions
II-VI: Timer on Chinese approval of Finisar buy hasn’t rung yet
The company issued the statement after financial news source DealReporter reported July 31, 2019, that II-VI had been forced to re-file the application.
Companies
Nancy Erba new Infinera CFO
She will replace outgoing CFO Brad Feller, whose plans to depart Infinera revealed May 8, 2019.
Earnings Statements
Huawei first half 2019 revenue proves ban proof
Huawei said its overall business outlook was rosy in the first six months of 2019, despite the ban on access to U.S. technology as well as U.S. arm twisting among its allies to slow the company’s 5G equipment sales.
Business
Connected2Fiber closes $5.3 million funding round
Ascent Venture Partners, Osage Venture Partners, Nauta Capital, and NXT Ventures participated in the round, which the company says it will use for product development and go-to-market activities.
Companies
Commerce Secretary Ross promises Huawei license decisions ‘in next few weeks’
The statement was made a day after executives from seven technology companies met with President Donald Trump and Administration officials and asked for speedy review of license applications.
Companies
Huawei puts Futurewei into hibernation
Packet Transport
Arrcus launches 100G/400G routing software for Jericho2, adds $30 million in Series B funding
Companies
Court awards Viasat $49.3 million in damages in SDFEC IP suit against Acacia Communications
Companies
Bills filed in House, Senate, challenge President Trump on leniency for Huawei
