Calient, a maker of photonic switching systems and software, has announced $15 million in new funding. That amount adds to $20 million previously announced in fourth-round funding.New investors Wall Street Technology Partners and DuPont Capital Management have joined other investors Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, TeleSoft Partners and Sofinnova Ventures.Overall, Calient has collected $285 million in venture funding. The new funds will be used to expand the company’s operations and marketing.The company has had most of its success in Asia, with paying customers such as Japan Telecom and KDDI. Calient is in trials with other Asian and U.S. carriers, a spokeswoman says. Related content feature 5 ways to boost server efficiency Right-sizing workloads, upgrading to newer servers, and managing power consumption can help enterprises reach their data center sustainability goals. By Maria Korolov Dec 04, 2023 9 mins Green IT Servers Data Center news Omdia: AI boosts server spending but unit sales still plunge A rush to build AI capacity using expensive coprocessors is jacking up the prices of servers, says research firm Omdia. By Andy Patrizio Dec 04, 2023 4 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Data Center feature What is Ethernet? History, evolution and roadmap The Ethernet protocol connects LANs, WANs, Internet, cloud, IoT devices, Wi-Fi systems into one seamless global communications network. By John Breeden Dec 04, 2023 11 mins Networking news IBM unveils Heron quantum processor and new modular quantum computer IBM also shared its 10-year quantum computing roadmap, which prioritizes improvements in gate operations and error-correction capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 04, 2023 5 mins CPUs and Processors High-Performance Computing Data Center Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe