Relativity Networks raises $22 million to bring a faster kind of fiber to data centers

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Relativity Networks raises $22 million to bring a faster kind of fiber to data centers

TechCrunch · Aug 19, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

Relativity Networks deals in hollow-core fiber, a rarely deployed technology that allows data to be transmitted 30% faster than conventional fiber.

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