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Global fiber optic prices skyrocket in 2026, with Europe up 159% year-on-year, AI driven supply-demand imbalance
In April 2026, the UK Commodity Research Union (CRU) released its latest report stating that global fiber optic prices have continued to soar since Q4 2025.
Google collaborates with Prysmian to launch Unity 2 submarine cable, building an AI era trans Pacific highway
NVIDIA and Corning reach a $3.2 billion strategic partnership to fully expand AI optical connectivity production capacity
In May 2026, global optical giant Corning signed a multi-year strategic agreement with NVIDIA
Microsoft collaborates with the University of Southampton in the UK to release hollow fiber optic cables, breaking the loss ceiling of traditional quartz fiber optic cables
In September 2025, Nature Photonics published a heavyweight achievement
The Japanese team achieved 19 core fiber optic 1.02Pb/s ultra high speed transmission, with a single wave capacity exceeding Tb level
In April 2025, the Japanese Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Sumitomo Electric announced the world's first breakthrough