OpVista

About OpVista

OpVista, founded in 2000, specialized in developing scalable optical transport solutions for the communications industry. The company focused on enabling the deployment of on-demand services such as video, voice, and data by enhancing existing network infrastructures.

The firm's business model revolved around selling high-performance packet optical networking systems to telecommunications and cable operators worldwide. Its primary clients were large multi-service broadband communication companies, like Cox Communications, and providers of private optical networks for large enterprises. OpVista's technology aimed to significantly increase the bandwidth and capacity of existing fiber optic networks, thereby helping clients avoid expensive and disruptive infrastructure overhauls.

OpVista developed a portfolio of proprietary technologies, including the MetroVista optical transport system. This system could consolidate multiple service formats and deliver up to 800 Gigabits per second on a single fiber, interoperating with legacy systems. Key patented technologies included WaveMultiplier, which increased wavelength capacity, and WaveGrabber, which simplified wavelength management and reduced the need for equipment at remote hubs. Later, the company introduced its AnyWave Optical Network strategy and Dense Multi-Carrier (DMC) technology, designed to upgrade network capacity to 40G and 100G services over existing 10G-engineered infrastructure.

Throughout its operation, OpVista secured significant venture capital funding, raising a total of $112 million from investors including DCM Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, Fuse Capital, and Incubic Management. The company went through several funding rounds, including a $28 million Series C in 2006 and a $15 million round in 2007. OpVista was headquartered first in Irvine and later in Milpitas, California. The company was acquired by Treq Labs on January 1, 2009.