Flash Report 2 minutesRegister for Free AccessCisco to Acquire Acacia Communications for $2.6 Billion in Cash Coresight Research July 10, 2019 Executive SummaryOn July 9, 2019, Cisco announced an agreement to acquire optical-networking equipment manufacturer Acacia Communications for $2.6 billion in cash, net of cash and marketable securities. Acacia Communications develops, manufactures and sells high-speed optical products that connect servers using silicon-based technology, which aims to offer higher performance and capacity at a lower cost. The acquisition enables Cisco to offer its customers greater bandwidth at a cheaper cost and is expected to close in the second half of fiscal 2020 (by July 2020). Providing greater, lower-cost bandwidth enables retailers and enterprises to offer bandwidth-heavy services such as virtual reality, real-time image processing and 5G wireless. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 17: US Retail and Consumer LatestWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 11: US Store Openings Gain Momentum—Updates from BJ’s, Dick’s, Macy’s and MoreFour Technologies Retailers Can Use to Enchant Consumers: Insights Presented at CES 2025Earnings Insights 4Q24, Week 7: Costco, Inditex and Puma Lead with Solid Fourth-Quarter Growth—Infographic