Ciena launches VC fund to back next-gen networking startups
$200 million tranche optical interconnect startup
News - Investment / M&A / Financing, Ben Wodecki, SDxCentral
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Nvidia’s Groq deal facing DOJ probe amid regulator scrutiny into acqui-hires: report
Justice Department investigation joins FTC inquiry into potential de facto big tech mergers
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HPE caps stellar Q3 with Oracle ‘gigawatt scale’ networking deal
Hyperscaler and long-time Juniper user keeps faith, but backlog headaches linger on
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Optics startup Quintessent secures $40m to revolutionize interconnects for AI
Ciena among backers of DWDM link player using gallium arsenide over supply-chain-constrained indium phosphide
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Arista smashes revenue records with $3bn+; CEO bullish on supply chain overhaul
Multi-year purchase commitments triple as Arista tightens supply to push further into non-Nvidia accelerator networking
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Ericsson sales drop again as component costs and network ‘pressure’ bite
Departing CEO Börje Ekholm warns rising component costs could see the vendor ‘pursue internal measures’ after laying off 1,600 staff
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Nvidia backs AI networking switch silicon startup Upscale in $190m raise
Upscale founding reaches $2 billion following Series A-1 extension
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Lumen splashes $475m on Alkira to become the one network to rule them all
Cash-flush firm sees software vendor key to stitching together its north-south and east-west ambitions
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Everpure, formerly Pure Storage, now 70% more expensive amid memory crunch
CEO defends delicate pricing moment for Everpure and promises it's not profiteering
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Nokia goes all-in on optics as Infinera bet sparks 20% revenue surge
Vendor ramping up factory capacity to feed soaring optical demand
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Nvidia pumps $2bn into optical developer Lumentum
Agreement bolsters R&D and manufacturing efforts while securing Nvidia's future access rights to critical laser components
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GlobalFoundries expands silicon photonic production with AMF acquisition
Singaporean firm builds photonic hardware for use in telecoms and networks
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Pure DC CEO: UK's high power prices will deter hyperscalers
Energy costs make large-scale AI data centers untenable without government support, executive says
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Ciena to buy optical tech firm Nubis in $270m AI data center push
Deal will add high-speed interconnect technology to support next-gen AI workloads
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Nvidia hires staff from networking firm Enfabrica, and signs tech license in $900m deal - report
Apparently secures Nvidia licenses for GPU interconnect solutions
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Crusoe acquires Israeli GPU optimizer Atero to boost AI workloads
Founded in 2024, Atero specializes in boosting GPU utilization for AI applications and will become Crusoe's gateway to Middle East talent and customers
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Cologix raises $525m in asset-backed financing to fuel hyperscale Edge buildout
Latest ABS raise to support Scalelogix platform scale out