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acqui hire
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The acqui-hire tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Microsoft's acquisition of Lumenisity in 2022, which brought in talent and technology to advance hollow-core fiber (HCF) for cloud and AI workloads. This strategic move, combined with partnerships with Corning and Heraeus, aims to scale HCF production and improve latency, bandwidth, and energy efficiency. The tag focuses on how acqui-hire strategies help Microsoft integrate specialized expertise and accelerate innovation in networking infrastructure.
Microsoft’s move to outsource hollow‑core fiber (HCF) production to established glass and fiber manufacturers marks a key inflection point for a technology that has long promised dramatic gains in latency, bandwidth and energy efficiency for cloud and AI workloads. Over the last week Microsoft...