Sugar Land, Texas — According to state and local development sources, Applied Optoelectronics plans to invest $32 Million to build out 110,000 square feet of new space in Sugar Land. The company plans to occupy the new space at 1111 Gillingham in Sugar Land, on or about August 1, 2026. According to the company website, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI) AOI is a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber optic networking products. We primarily serve three growing end-markets: cable television broadband, fiber-to-the-home, and internet data centers. We are vertically integrated with a product portfolio from laser chips, components, sub-assemblies and modules, to complete turn-key equipment. All three of our end-markets are driven by bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network connected devices, such as video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. To address this increased demand, CATV and telecommunications service providers are investing to improve their networks in competition to deliver voice, video, and data services to their subscribers. Rising bandwidth consumption is also driving demand for higher speed server connections in the internet data center market. As a result of these trends, fiber optic networking technology has become fundamental in all three of our target markets to meet these needs. Our vertical integration, broad product lines, and in-house design capability uniquely position AOI to serve these markets and offer us the flexibility to address tomorrow’s fiber optic applications.

To learn more about Applied Optoelectronics, visit https://ao-inc.com/

Company Contact:
Applied Optoelectronics
13139 Jess Pirtle Boulevard
Sugar Land, TX77478
Phone: 281-295-1800
LinkedIn Link: https://www.linkedin.com/company/appliedopto/

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