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Enabling Fiber-Connected Drone Operations

Open Source vs. Closed Source Drones: What It Means for Fiber-Connected UAV Operations As drone technology continues to evolve, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used in defense, public safety, critical infrastructure, inspection, and industrial applications. While airframes and sensors often get the spotlight, the communications architecture behind drone operations is just as critical. One

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Extending Indoor 4G/5G and Public Safety Coverage with RF over Fiber Antenna Extenders

Cost-Effective RF over Fiber Solutions for Indoor Wireless and Public Safety Coverage Delivering reliable indoor 4G/5G wireless and public safety coverage is increasingly challenging as buildings grow larger, more complex, and more RF-hostile. In many cases, installing long coaxial cable runs from an outdoor donor antenna to indoor equipment is impractical due to distance, signal

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Elementor #11933

Direct-to-Device Satellite & 5G NTN Ground Segments: Why RFoF Is the Quiet Enabler The satellite communications industry is entering a decisive transition: Direct-to-Device (D2D) connectivity, often described as Satellite-to-Phone, Tower-to-Device (T2D), and Network-to-Device (N2D), is moving from early demonstrations to scaled, operational deployments. As operators pursue 3GPP-aligned 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) and D2D service models,

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Optical Zonu Announces Its Unmanned Aircraft System RFoF Solutions

Optical Zonu Corporation, a leading provider of radio frequency over fiber (RFoF) solutions for the wireless, defense, and aerospace industries, today announced two new RFoF-based solutions purpose-built for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS): Fiber Controlled Drone Link and the Drone Extender. These offerings expand the company’s portfolio of fiber optic drone communications and deliver secure, high-performance,

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Everything RF interviewed our CTO

Everything RF recently interviewed Farzad Ghadooshahy, the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Optical Zonu Corporation. He has over 30 years of experience in research and product development in Fiber Optic and RF/Microwave technologies, playing a key role in the development of innovative optical fiber transceiver modules and system-level products for the company. Q.What are the core

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Optical Zonu RFoF Technology Selected by Quantum Center to Support Network Testing

  Optical Zonu Corporation, a leader in radio frequency over fiber (RFoF) solutions, announced today that its J-Chassis and pluggable CWDM Modules are being deployed by the Duke Quantum Center (DQC) to facilitate the monitoring and testing of advanced quantum networks. Among other research, DQC is aiming to solve the challenge of generating high-fidelity entangled states between

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Optical Zonu Provides Drone Iniative Addresses Critical Shortage of Affordable U.S.-Made Military Drones

Optical Zonu Corporation, a top provider of radio frequency over fiber (RFoF) transmission solutions, today announced its partnership with Strategic Logix, a leading military procurement organization, to provide a custom fiber-controlled architecture for their Rapid Reconfigurable Systems Line (RRSL) of configurable military drones. The RRSL is a U.S.-made, NDAA-compliant, modular drone ecosystem delivering a low-cost

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Optical Zonu Recognized for Cutting Edge Drone Capabilities

Revolutionizing Drone Communications with RF over Fiber Using RF over fiber to control UAVs eliminates the possibility of jamming or interference while conferring the benefits of low jitter, high dynamic range, and high bandwidth. Farzad Ghadooshahy The strategic landscape of modern warfare and critical infrastructure monitoring has undergone a dramatic transformation, with unmanned aerial vehicles

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Optical Zonu Corporation Appoints Brian Somers as Director of Business Development for Aerospace & Defense

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 15, 2025  Optical Zonu Corporation, a leading provider of radio frequency over fiber (RFoF) transport solutions, announced the appointment of Brian Somers as the company’s new Director of Business Development for Aerospace & Defense (A&D). In this role, Somers will be responsible for driving growth and expansion in A&D

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