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LightCounting is a market research, management consulting firm that researches and forecasts high-speed system interconnect for communications component markets for optical transceivers, and communications semiconductors in telecom, datacom, SAN, FTTx and CATV markets.
The company examines all the markets, products, suppliers, technologies and related issues regarding the "optical-electronic border tension" in high speed communications. Specifically in: SONET, CWDM, DWDM, FTTx, Parallel optics, Active Cables, Fiber Channel, Infiniband, and Ethernet market segments in Telecom, Datacom, FTTx, SAN and CATV applications.
LightCounting is regarded by clients as the premier research firm in optical transceivers. Started in 2003, it has become the recognized authority on Optical Transceiver market sizing, core technology, industry tracking and forecasting. Today, the LightCounting team includes several highly experience analysts with extensive industry experience to expanded its coverage to include research and forecasting in "HSSI" or High Speed Systems Interconnects.
New research includes: 10/40/100GbE, Active Cables (AOC), Infiniband, Fiber Channel (FC), Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Optical Modulation, energy and other related issues.
The company examines all the markets, products, suppliers, technologies and related issues regarding the "optical-electronic border tension" in high speed communications. Specifically in: SONET, CWDM, DWDM, FTTx, Parallel optics, Active Cables, Fiber Channel, Infiniband, and Ethernet market segments in Telecom, Datacom, FTTx, SAN and CATV applications.
LightCounting is regarded by clients as the premier research firm in optical transceivers. Started in 2003, it has become the recognized authority on Optical Transceiver market sizing, core technology, industry tracking and forecasting. Today, the LightCounting team includes several highly experience analysts with extensive industry experience to expanded its coverage to include research and forecasting in "HSSI" or High Speed Systems Interconnects.
New research includes: 10/40/100GbE, Active Cables (AOC), Infiniband, Fiber Channel (FC), Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Optical Modulation, energy and other related issues.
Overview
Location
United States, Virginia, Lorton
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2005
Mentions in press and media 13
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| Jul 14, 2026 | Tower Semiconductor Commits $3 Billion to Silicon Photonics: Japan Backs the Bet | By Eloise Jones Published: Jul 14 2026, 2:39 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Chinese Funds Lift Investment in Optical Module Stocks Amid AI Model Boom | (Yicai) April 28 -- Public funds in China continued to invest intensively in shares of companies from the optic communication industry last quarter amid the explosive growth of artificial intelligence models. Public funds' holdings in the c... |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Sivers Semiconductors Collaborates With Jabil on Energy Efficient 1.6T Pluggable Optical Transceiver Module | Sivers Semiconductors Collaborates With Jabil on Energy Efficient 1.6T Pluggable Optical Transceiver Module Wed, Apr 15, 2026 07:00 CET Report this content Solution Delivers Exceptional Speeds at 2.5x Lower Energy Footprint for AI Data Cent... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Retym: Pioneering the Future of AI Infrastructure with $75M Series D Funding | In the bustling world of technology, Retym has emerged as a beacon of innovation. This semiconductor firm, based in Cupertino, California, recently secured $75 million in Series D funding, bringing its total capital to a striking $180 milli... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Retym Launches Out of Stealth with $180 Million to Drive AI Infrastructure Innovation | Spark Capital Leads Series D Round to Support Advancements in coherent DSP Solutions Related Posts Kubiya Unveils the First Enterprise AI Stack for Agents at KubeCon London – Accelerating Time-to-Production for Agentic Applications Apr 1, 2... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Retym: $180 Million Raised For Driving AI Infrastructure Innovation | Retym (pronounced Re-Time) – a leading semiconductor firm – announced it has emerged from stealth with over $180 million raised across multiple rounds to drive AI Infrastructure Innovation. In the latest funding round, the company secured $... |
| Mar 31, 2025 | AI datacenter infrastructure company Retym launches alongside $75M raise Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE. One click below supports our mission to provide free, deep, and relevant content. Join our community on YouTube Join the community that includes ... | Retym Inc., a technology company specializing in semiconductors for cloud and artificial intelligence data center connectivity, today announced its launch, accompanied by $75 million in a Series D funding led by Spark Capital. Existing inve... |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Broadcom Extends 200G/lane DSP PHY Leadership for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure | Sian3: State-of-the-art 3nm DSP PHY delivers industry’s lowest power consumption with enhanced performance for 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers over SMF Sian2M: Industry’s first 200G/lane DSP with integrated VCSEL drivers enables low-powe... |
| Sep 10, 2024 | VIAVI introduces 1.6Tb/s ethernet testing for AI workloads | Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced the first solution to address testing and validation needs of the emerging 1.6Tb/s ecosystem based on 224G SERDES. This new testing module, the ONE-1600, is the latest addition to ... |
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FAQ about LightCounting
When was LightCounting founded?
LightCounting was founded in 2005.
What has the press written about LightCounting?
Parsers VC has collected 13 articles mentioning LightCounting, among them “Tower Semiconductor Commits $3 Billion to Silicon Photonics: Japan Backs the Bet” (Jul 14, 2026) and “Chinese Funds Lift Investment in Optical Module Stocks Amid AI Model Boom” (Apr 28, 2026).
Is LightCounting still active?
Yes, LightCounting is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 5, 2026.