Oplink / Molex
Molex announced that it has expanded its fiber optic technology platform through the recent acquisition of Oplink Communications. Oplink, now a Molex company and formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, is a leading supplier of fiber optic communication components, smart modules and subsystems for a wide range of custom applications. “Molex works closely with customers to directly address fiber optic design challenges through innovative electronic solutions,” said Doug Busch, vice president and general manager, Molex Fiber Optic Solutions. “The combination of Oplink’s strength, expertise and proven technology with our fiber optic portfolio and global engineering and manufacturing platform uniquely positions Molex to deliver complete fiber optic solutions products to a broad range of customers around the world.” In telecommunications, data communications, medical, military/aerospace and many other industries, Molex is a leading supplier of advanced fiber optic interconnect systems including connectors and adapters, optoelectronics, fiber optic assemblies, backplanes, optical circuits and integrated systems. Oplink has an excellent track record in the supply of passive optical products, OMS (Optical Manufacturing Solutions) and active optoelectronics, further expanding the breadth and depth of Molexs fiber optic connectivity portfolio. Oplink specializes in delivering complete solutions through advanced fiber optic transmission and delivery technologies, with customers in the telecommunications, wireless communications and data communications infrastructure markets and data center applications, and also serves related fields such as cable television, government/military, and fiber optic sensing. As bandwidth-intensive applications continue to drive the upgrade and expansion of customer networks, Oplinks products can provide active optoelectronics and passive optical components to create DWDM/CWDM bandwidth, manage bandwidth, optical amplification, switching and routing, wavelength tuning, monitoring and protection, connectivity, and system-level substrate services to meet a wide range of needs. These leading-edge fiber optic solutions are fully supported by vertically integrated design and manufacturing services. Molex acquires Oplink to expand fiber optic solutions product line Molex (molexces.cn)