Microsoft acquires 'Lumenisity' to develop next-generation optical fiber technology 'hollow core fiber'
Microsoft announced that it has acquired
Microsoft acquires Lumenisity®, an innovator in hollow core fiber (HCF) cable - The Official Microsoft Blog
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2022/12/09/microsoft-acquires-lumenisity-an-innovator-in-hollow-core-fiber-hcf-cable/
Microsoft acquires startup developing high-speed cables for transmitting data | TechCrunch
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Lumenisity's innovative and industry-leading HCF products enable the creation of fast, reliable and secure networks for global enterprises and large organizations. Microsoft said the acquisition of Lumenisity will enable it to 'further optimize Microsoft's global cloud infrastructure' and 'provide lower latency and higher security requirements to customers of Microsoft's cloud platforms and services.' .
Below is the official website of Lumenisity, where the top page says 'Microsoft has acquired Lumenisity'.
Home - Lumenisity®
https://luminisity.com/
HCF developed by Lumenisity is a cable technology that is expected to be a new optical fiber that has the potential to overcome the limitations of conventional optical fibers . Features include ultra-low loss, ultra-low nonlinearity, coherence, and ultra-low delay characteristics.
Microsoft claims that HCF benefits not only its services, but also ``a wide range of industries, including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail, and government.'' Organizations in these industries rely on networks and data centers that require faster transactions, enhanced security, increased bandwidth, and high-capacity communications, and will greatly benefit from HCF solutions. You can.
For the public sector, for example, the introduction of HCF will enable them to provide enhanced security and intrusion detection capabilities. HCF also enables the healthcare industry to handle large datasets, speeding up searches for medical images and facilitating the ability of providers to capture, retain and share medical images in the cloud. It will also be possible to Furthermore, with the rise of the digital economy, HCF can also be used to support international financial institutions seeking fast and secure transactions across a wide range of regions.
Microsoft says Lumenisity's next-generation HCF technology 'uses a unique design in which light propagates in an air core, which offers several significant advantages over traditional cables constructed with a solid core of glass.' said. Benefits of Lumenisity's next-generation HCF technology include:
Light travels through HCF 47% faster than standard silica glass, resulting in increased overall speed and reduced latency.
・The innovative internal structure of Lumenisity enhances security and intrusion detection.
• Reduce costs, increase bandwidth and improve network quality by eliminating fiber non-linearity and expanding spectrum.
・Ultra-low signal loss enables long-distance deployment without repeaters.
Lumenisity was founded in 2017 as a spin-off from the world-famous Optoelectronics Research Laboratory (ORC) at the University of Southampton to achieve breakthroughs in the development of HCF and release HCF products. Lumenisity's HCF product 'CoreSmart' won the Best Fiber Component Product Award at the European International Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) in 2021 and 2022.
As part of the Lumenisity acquisition, Microsoft said it will accelerate network and infrastructure innovation by leveraging the organization's technology and industry-leading team of experts.
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