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Molex has announced the opening of a new research and development facility in Bridgewater, New Jersey. It represents a significant investment by Molex in the future of optical wavelength solutions for telecommunications networks.
The ribbon cutting celebration was hosted by Doug Busch, the Vice President and General Manager, and his colleagues from the Molex Optical Solutions Group. The Molex group was joined by Dan Hayes, the Bridgewater Township Mayor, Kathleen Coviello, the Vice President of Technologies and Life Sciences Investments, New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and Clark Smith, the NJEDA Senior Venture Officer. Speaking on the eve of the ceremony, Doug Busch stated that the new facility establishes a center of excellence for Wavelength Selective Switches (WSS) and advances the development of other innovative applications of optical technology to create value for customers and society.
The state-of-the-art Molex facility features eco-friendly clean rooms and extensive capabilities for designing and prototype manufacturing of optical solutions for the rapidly emerging segment of metro and long-haul telecommunications networks. According to Busch, the global consumer IP traffic has approached 100 exabytes per month and with the emergence of 5G connectivity, data center traffic will continue to explode. Molex scalable WSS modules and signal routing solutions simplify and automate the dynamic routing of wavelengths in demanding networks.