[News] Accelink Technologies Breaks Ground on Silicon Photonics Project in Wuhan; Investment Totals CNY 10.2B

On November 1, Wuhan’s Optics Valley announced that construction had begun on Phase I of Accelink Technologies’ high-end optoelectronic and silicon photonics chip and device industrialization project. The facility is located in the High-End Optoelectronic Devices Industrial Base in the Wuhan East Lake Comprehensive Bonded Zone.

The project represents a total investment of CNY 10.2 billion. According to the plan, it will cover approximately 166,300 square meters, with a construction period of 14 months, and is expected to be completed and delivered by the end of 2027.

The project will focus on next-generation pluggable optical modules, CPO/NPO optical engines and all-optical switching, with the aim of establishing an integrated development, validation and mass-production chain. Once fully operational, it is expected to support annual production of more than 10 million high-speed optical modules, strengthening Accelink Technologies’ R&D and large-scale manufacturing capabilities in high-end optoelectronic devices and silicon photonics chips.

The product portfolio will cover next-generation all-optical communications and optical interconnect solutions, including high-speed optical modules and optical engines with data rates ranging from 800G to 12.8T.

Accelink Technologies is a key subsidiary of China Information and Communication Technologies Group (CICT) and the first publicly listed optical device company in China. It is also among the few companies in the industry with vertically integrated capabilities spanning chips, devices, modules and complete solutions.

Stronger Earnings and Capacity Expansion Drive Growth in 2026

In 2026, Accelink Technologies has accelerated both its financial performance and capacity expansion.

According to its third-quarter report, the company recorded revenue of CNY 5.073 billion in the third quarter, up 54.27% YoY. Net profit attributable to shareholders reached CNY 702 million, up 102.62%, while net profit excluding non-recurring items totaled CNY 704 million, up 121.06%. All three figures hit quarterly records. Its overall gross margin also rose to 25.52%.

On the product front, Accelink Technologies has continued volume shipments of 400G and 800G optical modules, while its 1.6T products have entered mass delivery. Shipments of coherent optical modules for data center interconnect (DCI) applications have also reached successive highs.

In terms of technology, Accelink Technologies unveiled an 800G ZR Lite pluggable module at OFC 2026. It also debuted a 3.2T single-mode silicon photonics NPO module, completing full-system-level validation, and introduced a 320 × 320-port optical circuit switching (OCS) product.

Capacity expansion is progressing in parallel. The company’s Phase II facility in the Wuhan Comprehensive Bonded Zone industrial park began operations in June, with additional capacity gradually coming online in the second half of the year. Its inventories, construction-in-progress assets and contract liabilities all increased significantly quarter on quarter, indicating a faster pace of production preparation and capacity expansion.

Accelink Technologies has also completed a private placement worth CNY 3.5 billion and begun preparations for a Hong Kong listing, while continuing to expand its overseas manufacturing capacity.

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