- CEO
- Keith Henderson
- Full Time Employees
- 103
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- Address
- 500 West Bethany Drive Allen TX United States of America 75013
- IPO Date
- Nov 12, 2015
- Business
- Xtera Communications, Inc. Xtera Communications, Inc. (XCOMQ) develops and supplies advanced optical networking solutions for subsea and terrestrial telecommunications networks, specializing in high-capacity fiber-optic transmission systems. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Allen, Texas, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio of submarine cable technologies, including innovative SDM Hybrid Raman/EDFA repeaters; advanced C-band repeaters for long-span designs; Open System and Virtual Fibre Gateway products for fiber pair access and spectrum sharing; in-land extension products for data center connectivity; advanced Raman amplifiers for unrepeatered systems; branching units with resilient power-switching; Nu-wave Optima terminal equipment for subsea and terrestrial applications; user-friendly network management systems; and repeater units qualified to 8,000m depth with C and C+L band variants supporting 2-24 fiber pairs. Xtera provides turnkey subsea network solutions encompassing system design, project management, deployment, and commissioning, with operations spanning over 60 countries across five continents through strategic partnerships with industry-leading suppliers. Recent developments include the 2025 commencement of Trans Americas Fiber System (TAM-1) marine operations and deployment of the first 24-fiber pair SDM repeater, alongside opening a new clean room manufacturing facility in London; in 2024, announcement of the Nome to Homer Express cable system with Quintillion and a new clean room facility in Hook; and in 2023, a turnkey supply contract for TAM-1 with qualification of the 24-fiber pair SDM repeater.