What Univiso does

Univiso (legal entity: UNIVISO TECHNOLOGIES & DEVELOP LIMITED) is a Shenzhen, China-headquartered manufacturer of optical transceivers and related fiber-optic networking components, established in 2011. The company designs, develops, produces, and distributes a broad optical transceiver portfolio spanning data rates from 155M up to 400G (with a recently introduced 800G OSFP variant) across form factors including QSFP-DD, QSFP28, CFP, QSFP+, SFP+, XFP, and SFP. The catalog extends beyond pluggable transceivers to include active optical cables (AOC), direct attach copper cables (DAC), CWDM and DWDM mux/demux equipment, OLT PON modules for FTTH/FTTP, and integrated Data Center Interconnect (DCI) equipment solutions. Manufacturing is conducted in-house at a 5,000+ square meter facility with 15+ production lines and a workforce of 300+ staff, supported by in-house capabilities including eye-diagram testing, environmental aging, automated welding, chip mounting, and wire bonding.

On the technology side, Univiso's positioning centers on multi-vendor interoperability with major carrier-grade platforms (Cisco ASR 9000, Juniper MX, Nokia 7750), compliance with industry standards (IEEE 802.3cn, SFF-8679, CMIS 4.0, SFF-8636, SFF-8472, QSFP-DD MSA HW), and a proprietary remote-coding Coding Box accessory for module initialization, DOM diagnostics, and I2C-based configuration. Recent product activity has pushed the portfolio up the value curve into coherent optics (QSFP28 and QSFP-DD variants with 100G–400G capacity, C-band tunability, integrated EDFA and OTN), 800G OSFP for hyperscale and AI environments, and QSFP28 100G ZR DCO modules targeting metro edge and access aggregation. Customers include data center operators, telecom service providers deploying 5G backhaul, and metro/edge network operators across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Commercially, Univiso operates a direct-to-buyer model: products are listed on its own e-commerce storefront (univiso.com.cn) and priced on a quote basis, with buyers reaching the sales team via email ([email protected]) or phone. No public pricing, distribution partnerships, channel partners, or named enterprise customers are disclosed. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, investors, or financial metrics, and is described in source material as an independent manufacturer controlled by its founders and management.

Name

Univiso

Legal name

UNIVISO TECHNOLOGIES & DEVELOP LIMITED

Website

https://univiso.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Univiso is a Shenzhen-based optical transceiver manufacturer, founded 2011, producing 155M-to-800G modules, AOC/DAC cables, WDM equipment, and DCI solutions for data center, telecom, and metro edge operators worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Optical Networking Equipment

NAICS

Electronic Connector Manufacturing (334417), Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing (335921)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Optical Transceivers (SFP/SFP+/SFP28/QSFP/QSFP-DD/OSFP) (HDAFAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Active Optical Cables (AOC) & Optical Interconnects (HDAFAEAG), Optical Transponders & Muxponders (Coherent/Pluggable) (HDAFADAB)

Keywords

• Optical transceivers
• Fiber optic modules
• Data center interconnect
• 5G backhaul equipment
• WDM multiplexers

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenzhen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Optical Transceiver Hardware Sales: Revenue generated from manufacturing and selling optical transceiver modules including 400G QSFP-DD, 200G QSFP-DD, 100G QSFP28, 100G CFP, 40G QSFP+, 25G SFP28, 10G SFP+, and other form factors. Products include AOC (Active Optical Cables), DAC (Direct Attach Cables), and WDM mux/demux equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Univiso designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes optical transceiver modules spanning data rates from 155M to 400G across form factors including QSFP-DD, QSFP28, CFP, QSFP+, SFP28, SFP+, XFP, and SFP. Its portfolio also covers Active Optical Cables (AOC), Direct Attach Cables (DAC), CWDM and DWDM Mux/Demux equipment, OLT PON (EPON/GPON) modules, integrated Data Center Interconnect (DCI) solutions, and a proprietary Coding Box for remote module programming and diagnostics.

Product overview

Univiso is a professional manufacturer and supplier of optical transceivers established in 2011, specializing in high-speed fiber optic communication components. The product portfolio is organized as a comprehensive ecosystem of compatible optical networking solutions spanning multiple form factors and speeds. The core offerings include 400G QSFP-DD, 200G QSFP-DD, and 100G QSFP28 series as the flagship high-speed products, complemented by 40G QSFP+, 25G SFP28, 10G SFP+/XFP, and 1.25G/2.5G SFP series for legacy and lower-speed applications. Supporting infrastructure includes Copper SFP modules, OLT PON (EPON/GPON) for fiber access networks, Active Optical Cables (AOC), Direct Attach Cables (DAC), and WDM solutions (CWDM/DWDM Mux/Demux). The company also offers DCI Equipment Solutions for data center interconnect applications including coherent optics for AI networks, as well as a Coding Box for remote module programming. The products target data center, 5G backhaul, and telecom transmission network applications with global market coverage across Europe, America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 400G QSFP-DD Series

Quantifiable outcome

• Three-year standard warranty on all products
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Accelink Technologies: Accelink is a Chinese optical components and transceiver manufacturer (subsidiary of China Information and Communication Technologies Group) with broad SFP/QSFP and coherent offerings to telecom and data center customers — a direct Chinese rival to Univiso.
• FS.com: FS.com is a global online retailer and manufacturer of compatible optical transceivers (SFP, SFP+, QSFP, QSFP28, QSFP-DD), AOCs, DACs and WDM mux/demux products with direct e-commerce sales — almost identical model and catalog to Univiso's website-driven business.
• Hisense Broadband: Hisense Broadband is a Chinese optical transceiver and PON module supplier serving global telecom and data center markets with SFP/QSFP/QSFP-DD products. Directly competes with Univiso on transceiver hardware for similar operator customers.
• Eoptolink Technology: Eoptolink is a Shenzhen-based optical transceiver maker with a comparable 10G to 400G portfolio (SFP+, QSFP28, QSFP-DD) sold globally to data center and telecom operators. Closely overlaps Univiso in form factors, geographies and target segments.
• Innolight Technology: Innolight is the leading Chinese optical transceiver manufacturer and the dominant 400G/800G supplier to hyperscalers. Like Univiso, it designs and ships SFP/QSFP/QSFP-DD and coherent modules for data center and telecom customers; Univiso's 800G OSFP and coherent optics launches put it in direct competition.
• Gigalight: Gigalight is a Shenzhen-headquartered optical transceiver manufacturer offering SFP+, QSFP28, QSFP-DD and AOC/DAC cables to data center and telecom clients worldwide — a near-twin product set and go-to-market to Univiso.
• Source Photonics: Source Photonics designs and manufactures optical transceivers for data center, wireless backhaul and FTTH, with a QSFP/SFP/QSFP-DD portfolio very similar to Univiso's. It targets the same multi-vendor carrier and enterprise buyer base.

Broad incumbents

• Coherent Corp. Coherent (formerly II-VI/Finisar) is the global Tier-1 incumbent in optical components, transceivers and coherent DSPs. It sells QSFP-DD, CFP2-DCO and DCI subsystems to hyperscalers and Tier-1 carriers that Univiso also targets, but at much broader scale and with proprietary semiconductor IP.
• Intel Silicon Photonics (optics products): Intel's silicon photonics division produces 400G/800G integrated optical transceivers and CPO platforms for hyperscale data centers. It represents the converged-photonics, integrated-optic trajectory that could disrupt Univiso's discrete-transceiver model over time.
• Lumentum: Lumentum is a US-based incumbent in lasers, optical components and coherent transceivers for telecom, DCI and 3D sensing. It supplies many of the underlying lasers and coherent engines that Univiso-class modules integrate, and competes at the high end of the transceiver market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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