Lightera and Nokia Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Optical LAN Adoption in Europe

Lightera and Nokia have announced a collaboration to expand the adoption of Optical LAN solutions for enterprises across Europe. Building on the companies’ partnership in other regions, the collaboration now extends into the European market.

Through this cooperation, Lightera will combine its expertise in passive optical infrastructure with Nokia’s advanced PON technology to deliver high-performance Optical LAN solutions that help organisations modernise their connectivity infrastructure and prepare for the future. Based on advanced fiber technology, Optical LAN delivers higher speeds, enhanced security, and improved reliability.

Lightera has already deployed Optical LAN solutions for enterprise customers across sectors including hospitality, education, manufacturing, healthcare, and retail. Also known as Passive Optical LAN (POL), this architecture replaces traditional copper- and switch-based networks with a more scalable, future-ready solution, offering reduced energy consumption, greater security, increased scalability, and up to 50% lower total cost of ownership.

By working with its ecosystem of integrators and channel partners, Lightera aims to accelerate the adoption of Optical LAN across Europe and provide enterprises with a more efficient and sustainable alternative to traditional network architectures.

Edmond Ayvazian, Business Developer at Lightera, said, “As AI-driven applications continue to increase network demands, organisations require infrastructure that can support higher bandwidth, lower latency, and greater reliability. Our collaboration with Nokia brings together passive infrastructure and advanced PON technologies to meet these evolving needs.”

Sylvain Rajaud, Vice President, Head of Partner Sales Management, Europe at Nokia, said, “As AI-driven workloads continue to reshape network requirements, enterprises need infrastructure built for secure, deterministic, and efficient connectivity. Through our collaboration with Lightera, we are bringing advanced fiber technology together with strong infrastructure expertise to help organisations across Europe modernise their LAN environments for future digital demands.”

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