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News and filings describe Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAV) as a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions and a developer of light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting and other optical applications. The VIAV news stream highlights how the company’s technologies support telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace and railway organizations.
On this page, readers can follow VIAV news related to earnings announcements, product introductions, partnerships and capital structure updates. Recent releases include schedules and results for fiscal quarters, details of a share exchange for convertible senior notes, and commentary on demand trends from the data center ecosystem and aerospace and defense customers. They also cover the closing of the acquisition of Spirent Communications plc’s high-speed ethernet, network security and channel emulation testing business.
Product and technology news includes enhancements to the XEdge edge monitoring and assurance platform for private 4G, 5G and Wi‑Fi networks, the integration of RF Viewer augmented reality into the OneAdvisor 800 Wireless test platform, and the launch of a hollow core fiber bidirectional testing and certification solution hosted on the OneAdvisor 800 Fiber platform. Additional stories describe Open RAN pre‑certification testbeds developed with Calnex, the T/Rx Software‑Defined Transceiver System for electronic warfare environments, and a partnership with QNu Labs to advance quantum‑safe network security.
Investors and industry observers can use this VIAV news page to review how the company communicates its financial performance, network and optical technology roadmap, strategic partnerships and acquisitions over time.
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.
VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) reported fiscal Q1 results for the quarter ended Sept 27, 2025: net revenue $299.1M (+25.6% YoY) and non-GAAP operating margin 15.7% (up 570 bps YoY). GAAP results show an operating margin of 2.5% and a GAAP net loss of $21.4M. Non-GAAP net income was $33.1M (+166.9% YoY). Cash and short-term investments totaled $549.1M and total debt carrying value was $791.6M. Cash flow from operations was $31.0M. For Q2FY2026 ending Dec 27, 2025 the company expects revenue $360–370M and non-GAAP EPS $0.18–0.20.
VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) completed the acquisition of Spirent Communications plc's high-speed ethernet, network security and channel emulation testing business for $425 million in all-cash consideration, subject to customary closing adjustments.
The deal is expected to add approximately $180 million to VIAVI's Network Service Enablement revenue in the first 12 months and to be accretive to non-GAAP EPS 12 months after closing. VIAVI also entered a $600 million senior secured seven-year term loan to finance part of the purchase and related expenses, and expects to use U.S. net operating losses to lower the combined blended non-GAAP tax rate.
Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) will report fiscal first quarter 2026 results for the period ended September 27, 2025 on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 after market close.
The company will host an earnings call at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET with a live webcast and replay available at https://investor.viavisolutions.com. The quarterly press release, supplementary slides, and historical financial tables will be posted under the Quarterly Results section. Telephone participants can join using the provided dial‑in numbers and Conference ID 3072689. A replay will be available through Nov 5, 2025, 8:59 p.m. PT.
VIAVI Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) has expanded its ONE LabPro® testing platform with the introduction of the ONE-1600ER module, enhancing capabilities for testing 1.6Tb optical components. The expansion comes in response to increasing AI and ML infrastructure demands.
The new module provides full Ethernet support based on the 802.3dj specification, including 1.6Tb and 8x200G testing capabilities. Key features include native support for Riding Heat Sink OSFP 1600G modules, comprehensive RFC2544 testing, and full electrical and optical support.
Additionally, VIAVI has enhanced its MAP-300 platform with new features including a 12-channel variable attenuator, PM-fiber optical switching, and improvements to FiberChek ULTRA Connector Inspection to support high-density AI fiber deployments.