Key developments of 2021
2 December 2021
Some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping stories of 2021
Some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping stories of 2021
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Lumentum acquires NeoPhotonics in $918m deal
4 November 2021
Lumentum Holdings and NeoPhotonics Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement under which the former will acquire the latter.
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Lumentum commits to inclusion with internship programme
15 October 2021
Lumentum has awarded its first diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DIB) scholarships to 16 applicants from its 2021 internship program.
The show must go on
24 June 2021
The recent virtual OFC Conference covered some of the industry’s hottest topics. Keely Portway reports from the Market Watch conference talk about the current state of the industry.
Lumentum adds to coherent transmission range
4 June 2021
Lumentum has announced its latest innovation - the 400G CFP2-DCO - to its high-performance coherent transmission portfolio.
Coherent bidding war continues with $6.64bn offer from II-VI
12 March 2021
The ongoing bidding war for Coherent between Lumentum, II-VI, and MKS Instruments continues to develop.
II-VI makes $6.4bn Coherent bid
12 February 2021
The race to acquire Coherent has taken another turn as II-VI announced that it too has made an offer for the laser technology firm.
Lumentum to acquire Coherent for $5.7bn
19 January 2021
Lumentum is to acquire Coherent for $5.7bn, bringing the latter’s photonics and lasers businesses into the former’s telecom, datacom, and 3D sensing photonics businesses.
Lumentum sells certain optical component lines to AFR
3 December 2019
Lumentum has entered into an agreement with passive optical component supplier, Advanced Fiber Resources (AFR) where the latter will acquire certain assets from the former.
Lumentum enters strategic partnership with CIG, sells certain transceiver lines
5 March 2019
Lumentum and Cambridge Industries USA have entered into a strategic partnership.
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