Big Switch to Big Photon for Cisco: Switchzilla to splurge $2.6bn on Acacia

All aboard for 'siliconisation of optical interconnect'

Network overlord Cisco has had its own Victor Kiam moment and is set to slurp one of its suppliers, optical interconnect specialist Acacia Communications, for $2.6bn in cash.…

via The Register - Data Centre: Networks
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