Applied Optoelectronics receives $71 million order for 800G transceivers

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AOI Receives New Upsized Order for 800G Data Center Transceivers from Major Hyperscale Customer

April 2, 2026 4:10 PM EDT

SUGAR LAND, Texas, April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI), a leading provider of advanced optical and HFC networking products that power AI, today announced it has received a new $71 Million order for 800G single-mode data center transceivers from one of its major hyperscale customers. This marks $124 Million in orders from this customer since mid-March, which will more than double the existing backlog from this customer.

This increased order for our 800G transceivers reflects both the customers confidence in AOI and the growing demand for 800G optics, said Dr.... More