The deal immediately expands Bluebird Network’s fiber footprint in the Midwest, thanks to a tie up with REIT Uniti Group Inc.
Executives at Cisco Systems and Acacia Communications have sent a letter to customer assuring them that Cisco plans to continue to support the needs of Acacia’s customers after it acquires the company.
KCOM is a provider of cloud and managed services in the UK as well as fiber to the premises (FTTP) based broadband in the Hull and East Yorkshire region.
Founded 17 years ago, Todd Cable Construction is headquartered in Newport, NY. It also has offices in Rochester, NY, and Waterbury, CT.
Cisco’s announcement yesterday that it plans to acquire optical module and components vendor Acacia Communications may herald a significant shift in the optical communications market. It also raised several questions.
The deal is expected to close in the second half of Cisco’s fiscal 2020, subject to the usual closing conditions – including approval by the Chinese Government.
KPN International operates in 21 countries across Europe through a combination of long-haul fiber networks and metro ring networks in such markets as Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris.
Barefoot CEO Dr. Craig Barratt is expected to join Intel, along with the rest of his team, when the acquisition closes, a milestone Intel expects to reach in the third quarter of this year.
Infinite Electronics, Inc. has decided to expand from its foundation as a global supplier of electronic components into optical transceivers via the purchase of independent optical module vendor Integra Optics.
AFL last week announced that it has acquired a majority stake in ITC Service Group for an undisclosed sum. As its name implies, Sacramento-based ITC offers managed services and workforce solutions.
Reuters reports that Huawei has reached an agreement to sell its 51% stake in submarine cable deployment and services company Huawei Marine to Hengtong Optic-Electric Co Ltd. The news service cites a buyer’s filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Ekinops plans to pay €10 million ($11.17 million) in cash for its new assets; it will use a combination of cash on hand and debt to come up with the money, having raised €6.5 million via bank loans in the second quarter of this year.
Frontier Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: FTR) says it has reached an agreement to sell its operations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana to WaveDivision Capital, LLC in partnership with Searchlight Capital Partners, LLC.
Fiber-based business and carrier services provider FirstLight has expanded its fiber-optic network footprint in Maine and into Canada with the acquisition of Maine Fiber Company (MFC). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
A few companies will soon be under new ownership, we learned this week. Meanwhile, Lightwave says goodbye to an old friend and welcomes a new one, we finally have a new data center optical transceiver MSA (what took so long?), and service provider may finally have the tools necessary to evolve TDM networks to a packet-based approach. Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy has all the details in this week's Friday 5 video. Sponsored by Tempo Communications.
