LW Innovation Review Special Issue - Feb 12th, 2026
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February 12, 2026
2026 Lightwave Innovation Reviews Honorees
Our 13th annual Lightwave Innovation Reviews follows our standard format. We invited technology developers to submit products introduced or enhanced since March 2025 in various technology categories for review by our independent panel of judges.
CARRIER FIBER, CABLE, ENCLOSURES, AND ACCESSORIES
HFCL: IBR Micro Cable Family (864F &1728F Micro Cable)
Marvell: ACC Linear Equalizers
Sterlite Technologies: Multicore Fiber and World's Slimmest Fiber (864F IBR) for AI
Sterlite Technologies: STL CONCAT - Spliceless Concatenated Cable Assembly System
ZTE: Fiber Fingerprint Solution Empowers Turkcell Fiber Infrastructure
COMMUNICATIONS SEMICONDUCTORS AND ELECTRICAL ICS
TeraSignal: TS9802 Intelligent TIA with TSLink™ Eye Monitoring
MaxLinear: Rushmore
InSiGa: 56Gbaud/s 8-channel MZ DRV + TIA Chipset (ISG-D5680 & T5783)
InSiGa: 200G/Lane Quad-Channel MZ Driver – ISG-D9648
DATA CENTER FIBER, CABLE, ENCLOSURES, AND ACCESSORIES
Amphenol: Fiber Vault
Arrayed Fiberoptics: MTC Fiber Connector
Arrayed Fiberoptics: Perforated Tube Fiber Protection Sleeve
Infraeo: 5 Meter 1.6T OSFP Active Electrical Cable
Infraeo: 9 Meter 800G OSFP Active Electrical Cable
Molex: VersaBeam Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) Interconnect Solutions
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave: Quantum-Ultra Ribbon Fiber Splicer
DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT PLATFORMS
Huawei: OptiXtrans DC908
M2 Optics: OptiTether – Drone
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave: Precision ferrule technology enables 32-fiber MMC Connector
FIELD TEST EQUIPMENT
AFL: FlowScout® MPO OLTS Test Set
Coherent: WaveAnalyzer 200B Portable Optical Spectrum Analyzer
EXFO: FTBx-88810 Series+
Fluke: CertiFiber Max
Physik instrumente: PINovAlign Integrated Photonics Probe and Test Engine
VeEx: bFX160 FiberBEAST™ Automated Bidirectional OLTS and OTDR
VeEX: Field Replaceable Optical Connector Protector System
VeEX: MTX642 Dual 400G Portable Test Set
VIAVI Solutions: A3 400G Appliance
VIAVI Solutions: DCX (Data Center Expert Tier 1 OLTS)
VIAVI Solutions: OneExpert Fiber (ONX-700 Series)
LAB/PRODUCTION TEST EQUIPMENT
EXFO: BA-1600 Series - 1.6T Bit Analyzer
Keysight: INPT 1600GE
MultiLane: ML7008F-LFT 1.6T BERT
MultiLane: Pulsar 70 TDR ML8004-70-PLS
Teledyne LeCroy Xena Networks: Z1608 Edun Terabit Ethernet Traffic Generator
VIAVI Solutions: D2 1.6T Appliance
VIAVI Solutions: MAP Series mFVU-3000 Benchtop Connector Microscope
VIAVI Solutions: ONE LabPro® ONE-1600ER Enhanced 1.6Tbps Testing Module
Yokogawa Corporation of America: AQ6361 Optical Spectrum Analyzer
Yokogawa Corporation of America: AQ7420 High-Resolution Reflectometer
OPTICAL COMPONENTS
Advanced Fiber Resources: Submarine Fiber Feedthrough
Coherent: 140 Gbaud IC-TROSA Extended C-Band for 800G DCO transceivers
Coherent: Multiport High Resolution OCM
Coherent: Optical Interconnect 2D VCSEL arrays
InSiGa: 53Gbaud/s PAM4 BOSA - ISG-O5417E
Marvell: 1.6T Silicon Photonics Light Engine
NewPhotonics: NPC50503 1.6T NPO laser integrated transmitter with integrated OSPic™ all-optical signal processor
POET Technologies: Teralight
Senko: SN and SN-MT Backplane Connector
OPTICAL SUBSYSTEMS
Coherent: Flexgrid® Octa C+L DGE
Lumentum: 300x300 Optical Circuit Switch (OCS) R300
PacketLight Networks: PL-2000FC 4x64G Fibre Channel Transponder
PacketLight Networks: PL-8000G 8T | 10x800G Transponder
Ribbon: Apollo IPoDWDM OLS
ZTE: Leading Practices of HCF System in Multiple Scenarios
OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS AND TRANSPONDERS
Coherent: Dual Laser 100G ZR QSFP28-DCO Transceiver
Crealights: Optical Transceivers based on Silicon Photonics Interposer
Credo: ZeroFlap Optical Transceivers
Eoptolink: 800G DR8 OSFP Transceiver with Multi-core Fiber Interface
Fiberstamp: 1.6T OSFP224 HYBRID PSM8-AOC-Sipho
Fiberstamp: 800G OSFP HYBRID ACC+
Fiberstamp: 800G OSFP HYBRID VR8-AOC
Henkel: Loctite TCF 14001
Infraeo: 1.6T SiPh based 2DR4/DR8 LPO transceiver
Linktel: Dispersion Managed Transceiver 800G OSFP 20km 2xLR4+
Linktel: Dispersion Managed Transceiver 800G OSFP FR4-10km
Nokia: Nokia CHMQ6 and CHMS8 Thin Transponders
Source Photonics: 1.6T IMDD retimed & LPO optics transceivers based on InP PIC
TeraHop: 1.6T OSFP224 DR8 Silicon Photonics Transceiver
TeraHop: 800G Coherent Lite LR2
TeraHop: PCIe6 OSFP-XD LPO AOC
OPTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
Ciena: Waveserver E200 part of the Waveserver E-Series
Ekinops: C700HC
Huawei: AI-OTN Solution
Huawei: Communication Network Integrating Telecom & Quantum Encryption
Huawei: OptiX OSN 1800 I X
Huawei: OptiX OSN 9800 P12
Nokia: 1830 Photonic Service Switch – High Capacity (PSS-HC)
ZTE: World's 1st 1.6Tbps Transmission on 12THz DWDM Live Network
SDN/NFV TECHNOLOGY
Nokia: Nokia WaveSuite
ZTE: Optical Diagnostic System Based on AI Technology
ACTIVE NETWORK HARDWARE
Vecima Networks: Entra EEM210 10G EPON Module
Vecima Networks: Entra EN8800U Access Node for DOCSIS 4.0 Remote PHY
FIELD TEST INSTRUMENTS
EXFO: FTB Lite OTDR Series
VeEX: MTX90 Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Speed and Wi-Fi Test Solution
VeEX: PX92 10G PON Analyzer & Multi-Gigabit Service QoE Test Set
FTTH/OPTICAL ACCESS PLATFORMS
Calix: Intelligent Access Solution
CommScope: Prodigy Universal Hardened Connectivity Solution
Huawei: Ultra-Broadband Intelligent OLT MA5800T
Panduit: FTTH Pedestal Solution
Source Photonics: High output power 50G PON OLT/ONU platforms
Vecima Networks: Entra vPON Manager for XGS-PON Platform
ZTE: Next-Gen AI Powered Optical Access Platform ZXA10 C600H
MONITORING & ANALYSIS
LightRiver: Prism
NetQuest: Streaming Network Sensors (SNS)
Ribbon: Acumen AIOps and Automation Platform
Vecima Networks: Entra Access Test Platform and Entra Access Simulators
ZTE: Multi-Vendor Net Simulation: From Reactive to Predictive
SDN/NFV/CLOUD
Huawei: Transmission Digital Map Solution
Vecima Networks: Entra® vCMTS
WI-FI SOLUTIONS
Huawei: AI Homehub solution
Huawei: FTTO Suite Network Solution
Morse Micro: MM8108 Wi-Fi HaLow SoC
RouteThis: RouteThis Self-Install
ZTE: WaveMind AI x Wi-Fi 7
