# Microsoft acquires startup developing high-speed cables for transmitting data

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/microsoft-acquires-startup-developing-high-speed-cables-for-transmitting-data/
- Published: 2022-12-10T10:00:24-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image Credits: Nikada / Getty Images. Article by Kyle Wiggers. TechCrunch – December 9, 2022. Microsoft today announced that it acquired Lumenisity, a U.K.-based startup developing “hollow core fiber (HCF)” technologies primarily for data centers and ISPs. Microsoft says that the purchase, the terms of which weren’t disclosed, will “expand [its] ability to further optimize its global cloud infrastructure” and “serve Microsoft’s cloud platform and services customers with strict latency and security requirements.” […] Click here to view original web page at techcrunch.com