# Infinera

> Infinera designs optical transport systems, coherent engines, semiconductors and network automation software for carriers, cloud operators and other large network builders. Founded in 2000, it became part of Nokia in February 2025.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, United States
- **Founders:** Jagdeep Singh (Co-founder and first CEO), Drew Perkins (Co-founder and CTO), David F. Welch (Co-founder and optical engineer)
- **Products:** GX Series, ICE6 and ICE7, ICE-X, XTM Series, Transcend Software Suite
- **Notable:** Developed an early commercial photonic integrated circuit approach for optical networking., Completed its Nasdaq IPO in 2007., Expanded its optical portfolio through the 2018 acquisition of Coriant.

## Products & services

- **GX Series** — Compact modular optical transport and line systems for metro, long-haul, submarine and data center routes.
- **ICE6 and ICE7** — In-house coherent optical engines; ICE7 supports up to 1.2 Tb/s per wavelength in the GX portfolio.
- **ICE-X** — Coherent pluggable optics for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connections.
- **XTM Series** — Packet-optical transport for metro access, aggregation and mobile transport.
- **Transcend Software Suite** — Automation and network management software for optical networks.
- **Support and professional services** — Engineering, deployment, optimization, migration and hardware support.

## Achievements

- Developed an early commercial photonic integrated circuit approach for optical networking.
- Completed its Nasdaq IPO in 2007.
- Expanded its optical portfolio through the 2018 acquisition of Coriant.
- Reported $1.418 billion in fiscal 2024 revenue.
- Joined Nokia in February 2025 in a transaction announced at $2.3 billion enterprise value.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Nokia discussed optical network technologies including coherent pluggables and the former Infinera ICE family at OFC 2026.
- **2025-05** — Cybernet selected Nokia’s 1830 GX with ICE7 for a backbone connecting more than 25 Pakistani cities.
- **2025-02** — Nokia completed its acquisition of Infinera.

## Links

- Website: https://www.infinera.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/infinera/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/infinera
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/infinera

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