Breakthrough Optical Solution Recognized for Transforming Network Technology with Additional Honors in Network Transformation and Management

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 19, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumentum Holdings Inc. ("Lumentum"), a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products, announced today that its TrueFlex^® Contentionless Twin 16x24 Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS) has won the 2024 Pipeline Innovation Award for Innovation in Network Technology. Lumentum also earned runner-up honors in the categories of Innovation in Network Transformation and Innovation in Network Management.

The TrueFlex Contentionless Twin 16x24 WSS is designed for modern colorless, directionless, contentionless (CDC) reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) networks, offering enhanced scalability with additional add/drop ports, superior signal quality through advanced wavelength filtering, and a cost-effective structure that eliminates the need for costly erbium-doped fiber amplifier arrays. By addressing traditional splitting losses and reducing out-of-band noise, the WSS optimizes performance for high-degree nodes and multi-rail applications. Available in both 16x24 and 8x26 configurations, it is suited to meet diverse network needs in CDC ROADM applications.

For over a decade, the annual Pipeline Innovation Awards have set the standard for excellence, celebrating groundbreaking advancements in telecommunications and data networking. Each year, the program receives hundreds of nominations, narrowed down to a select group of semi-finalists competing across more than 30 categories of technical innovation. Each submission undergoes rigorous evaluation, scored on over 20 technical criteria by a panel of industry experts.

This year’s panel—which included technology executives and analysts from leading global service providers such as AT&T, Bell Canada, Colt, Deutsche Telekom, Lumen, and T-Mobile, alongside experts from ACG Research, Analysys Mason, and Telecom Innovation Council—evaluated the finalists and selected Lumentum’s TrueFlex WSS as a standout in network technology innovation.

"Lumentum’s TrueFlex technology demonstrates our commitment to advancing optical networking with innovations that help service providers meet growing bandwidth demands while enhancing network agility and efficiency," said Wupen Yuen, Lumentum’s president of cloud and networking. "Receiving the Pipeline Innovation Award affirms our dedication to creating transformative solutions for today’s connectivity challenges."