ECOC 2026, the European Conference on Optical Communications, has been taking place this week in Málaga, Spain. Researchers from both industry and academia and professionals came together to discuss and explore advances in optical communications. The conference program covered all aspects in the field of optical communications and networks, including emerging fields such as Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and Quantum Technologies. optics.org has here gathered together a selection of notable launch announcements: Avicena, a developer of microL...