Nanosatellite IoT connectivity firm Myriota has appointed former Cochlear engineer Dr Steve Winnall as its first vice-president of engineering to head product development, and oversee testing and data delivery operations.
The global optical components (OC) market contracted in the second quarter of this year, with a drop in revenues for the first time in two years.
Huawei Australia has expanded its relationship with Finisar Australia - the Australian arm of global optical fibre transmission company Finisar - with a MoU covering several new types of wavelength selective switches (WSS), and is trialling Finisar technology that paves the way for 1Tbps per wavelength fibre in the future.
Huawei has placed its second contract for a key component of its optical networking products with the Australian arm of Finisar, bringing 20 more jobs to NSW.
An expanded supply agreement between Huawei and NSW-based Finisar Australia will see an increase in the local manufacture of a key component of fibre optic networks.