Viavi Solutions Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) expanded its XEdge cloud-based edge monitoring platform with new sensor options to improve visibility for private 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi networks. The portfolio adds XEdge v2 (portable, supports up to four cellular modems for high-capacity data collection, walk/drive tests) and XEdge Lite (compact fixed sensor with single modem, available in an IP67-capable enclosure). All sensors operate via the XEdge Controller with centralized dashboards, automated analytics and unattended 24/7 monitoring. The enhanced platform will be shown at Mobile World Congress 2026 (May 2-5) and Critical Communications World 2026 (June 16-18).

VIAVI Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) announced enhancements to its XEdge cloud-based edge monitoring and assurance platform on Jan 14, 2026. The update adds multiple sensor options for private 4G, 5G and Wi‑Fi networks, including XEdge v2 (portable, supports up to four cellular modems for high-capacity continuous, walk and drive testing) and XEdge Lite (compact fixed sensor with single modem and optional IP67 enclosure). Sensors operate via the XEdge Controller with centralized dashboards and automated analytics for unattended 24/7 monitoring, multi-site scalability and customizable reporting. The portfolio will expand with mobile, on‑demand collection and will be shown at Mobile World Congress 2026 and Critical Communications World 2026.

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) introduced RF Viewer, an Augmented Reality (AR) solution integrated into the OneAdvisor 800 Wireless test platform on January 8, 2026. Developed in collaboration with Verizon Wireless, RF Viewer overlays live AR visuals of radio frequency (RF) signal strength, location and distribution onto a device's video feed to enable real-time diagnostics, troubleshooting and optimization.

Key capabilities include live AR overlays, real-time RF diagnostics, a user-friendly interface for professionals and non-experts, and integration with OneAdvisor 800 Wireless features such as spectrum analysis, interference detection and transport network validation to support 5G Advanced and future 6G work.

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) on Jan. 6, 2026 announced the industry's first all-in-one medium- and long-range bidirectional testing and certification solution for hollow core fiber (HCF). The offering integrates 8100 Series OTDR modules, optical dispersion measurement modules and ReportPRO software with HCF-specific algorithms to perform bidirectional OTDR, PMD, CD and attenuation profiling.

The solution was validated in trials with fiber manufacturers, specialist contractors and three leading hyperscalers, and is positioned for short-, medium- and long-haul HCF links including DNANF and PBG types.

Viavi (NASDAQ: VIAV) entered into privately negotiated exchanges on Dec 16, 2025 to swap $103.463 million aggregate principal amount of its 1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 for 7,871,043 shares of common stock at $17.88 per share. The Exchange is expected to close on or about December 22, 2025, subject to customary conditions. Immediately after the Exchange, about $49.037 million principal of the 2026 Notes will remain outstanding. Viavi will not receive cash proceeds from the Exchange. The Exchange is intended to help the company prepay at least $100 million of its $600 million term loan over the next 12 months.

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) and QNu Labs announced a strategic partnership on December 4, 2025 to accelerate deployment of quantum-safe network security.

The collaboration will develop test cases, badging mechanisms, specifications, and reference architectures for PQC, QKD, QRNG, and hybrid PQC/QKD systems, targeting enterprises, telecoms, banking, aerospace, defense, government, and research organizations. The partners plan R&D programs and a global consortium to promote harmonized approaches aligned with NIST PQC and ETSI, and to define functional and performance testing across core, RAN, transport, edge, and cloud layers.

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) received an award from the U.S. Department of Transportation on November 19, 2025 under the CPNT Action Plan Rapid Phase II to advance Complementary Position, Navigation, and Timing (CPNT) for critical infrastructure.

VIAVI will integrate and test its SecureTime GEO-L altGNSS service and SecurePNT 6200/6260 resilient timing solutions at NTIA-funded VALOR and ORCID labs, plus a government field test with live-sky jamming and spoofing. Test data will support wider CPNT adoption to protect data centers, financial systems, power grids, and cellular networks.

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) and Calnex announced a partnership on Nov. 6, 2025 to offer plug-and-play pre-certification testbeds for Open RAN products covering protocol, signal and timing domains.

The suite provides three immediately available testbeds — end-to-end & cybersecurity for fronthaul/midhaul, O-RU/O-DU with S-plane testing, and core network emulation for backhaul — and leverages VIAVI TM500, XEdge and TeraVM plus Calnex Paragon-neo, SNE-Ignite and SNE-X hardware. The systems support O-RAN ALLIANCE and 3GPP conformance (WG4, WG5, TIFG) and emulate impairments like jitter/delay while offering root-cause debugging and cybersecurity vulnerability testing.

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) announced that its T/Rx Software Defined Transceiver System won first place in the CHALLENGE.GOV Electronic Warfare (EW) Battlefield Realism Prize Challenge on Nov. 4, 2025.

The portable, rugged T/Rx—certified to MIL-STD-810H and available to ship—replicated realistic Blue and Red electromagnetic signal environments for tactical ground, air, UAS, radar, and civilian communications. Key product specs include operation from 1 MHz to 18 GHz, up to 400 MHz instantaneous bandwidth per channel, terabytes of waveform storage, and two independent receivers and transmitters per unit.