Microsoft Acquires Next-Generation Fiber Cable Manufacturer

Generally Windows updates and With Xbox side purchases Microsoft, which is on the agenda, also invests and develops dozens of different projects. If you remember, the company recently developed a “Super App”. had appeared.

Today, Microsoft has acquired the UK-based fiber optic cable company Lumenisity. announced that he bought. This company stands out for being the only manufacturer of a special type of cable that is believed to open a new era in the internet world.

So what is this special cable?

Hollow Center Fiber Cable (Hollow Core Fiber) or briefly HCF These cables, called these cables, are used in old-style satellite antennas, if we need to explain simply. with coaxial cables a combination of the fiber cables we know. HCF cables, which are not actually a new technology, are based on a simple physics principle, “Light travels faster in air than in glass”.

covered with an insulating material consisting of hollow fiber glass tubes Lumenisity, which developed this cable system, has compared HCF cables to standard fiber optic cables thanks to some technologies it did not disclose. 40 times more can achieve performance. Standard cables per second 10GBPS while HCF cables can carry It can carry 400 GBPS. In addition, HCF cables data are compared to standard fiber cables. 50% faster can carry data.

So why does Microsoft want this technology?

Although many users do not know or use it, Microsoft has Azure systems, one of the largest cloud systems in the world. According to Microsoft’s information 95% of the world’s top 500 companies It uses Azure systems. The fact that there are important companies in the fields of technology, automotive, stock market and health among these companies does not make you aware of the Azure system. makes life important.

Microsoft also wants Lumenisity to use these HCF cables in Azure systems. Thanks to cables that have less delay and can carry more data, the company’s Azure systems will work much faster and more stable. This too It will facilitate the workflow of other companies.

Although HCF cables are designed for corporate use only for now, with the support of Microsoft, Lumenisity will soon release these cables. can start development for individual users as well.