Calient

Calient (now Calient.AI) is the global leader in pure photonic 3D MEMS optical circuit switching systems for software-defined networks and data centers, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Goleta, California. The company's all-optical switches enable data center operators and metro service providers to dramatically improve compute resource utilization and network flexibility while delivering ultra-low latency of less than 30 nanoseconds per switch. Having shipped over 1 million ports to date, Calient's technology powers multi-layer network optimization for major network operators worldwide, reducing the cost of optical switching while enabling dynamic, software-controlled network reconfiguration.