Ciena said on September 22, 2025 it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nubis Communications, Inc., a privately-held company specializing in optical and electrical interconnects for AI workloads.

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   Ciena said on September 22, 2025 it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nubis Communications, Inc., a privately-held company specializing in optical and electrical interconnects for AI workloads.

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   The company said it will acquire Nubis in an all-cash transaction for $270 million, subject to a customary purchase price adjustment mechanism for the amount of cash, debt, and net working capital of Nubis at closing, among other items. The transaction is expected to close during Q4 2025 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

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   Ciena said the Nubis portfolio consists of Co-Packaged Optics and Near Packaged Optics supporting up to 6.4 Tb/s full-duplex bandwidth, and electrical technology for Active Copper Cables that support 200 Gb/s per lane at distances up to 4 meters.

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   The company said the acquisition will add 50 or more engineers and that it will enter into certain employee retention arrangements in connection with the transaction. Ciena also said the transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies as well as Nubis' shareholders.

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