Relativity Networks secured $22 million in funding to scale hollow-core fiber technology, which transmits data 30% faster than conventional fiber optics.
Hollow-core fiber represents a rare departure from standard fiber optic infrastructure. Instead of data traveling through a solid glass core, signals pass through an air-filled channel surrounded by a special microstructure. This configuration reduces latency and boosts transmission speeds significantly.
The technology addresses a persistent bottleneck in data center networks, where even marginal speed improvements translate to measurable gains for enterprises handling high-frequency trading, cloud services, and large-scale computing operations.
Relativity Networks has been developing the technology for deployment in hyperscale data center environments. The funding round signals growing investor confidence in alternatives to legacy fiber infrastructure, particularly as demand for faster, more efficient data transmission accelerates.
Hollow-core fiber remains uncommon in production deployments, making Relativity's commercialization efforts a test of whether the technology can transition from laboratory success to widespread industry adoption.
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Spotify founder Daniel Ek's health-scanning startup Neko Health is opening its first US office in New York within the next month. The company offers body scanning and bloodwork services.
Junghwan Lim, CEO of Korean AI startup Motif Technologies, outlined the company's strategy to develop frontier AI models capable of competing with global leaders.
Temporal Technologies, an open-source workflow orchestration platform, is in talks for a funding round that would value the company at $12 billion or more. The round would bring in approximately $500 million in fresh capital.