Calient.AI, Inc

Employee size

11-50

Headquarters

Ithaca, NY

For more than two decades, Calient.AI has built pure photonic optical circuit switches that connect fiber networks without converting data from optical to electrical signals. Its S320 platform uses 3D MEMS technology for flexible, protocol-independent switching in data centers and service-provider networks, and the company has shipped more than 1 million ports. Executive Chairman and CEO Arjun Gupta has been associated with Calient since its inception.

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