West Lothian tech group inks multimillion deal

Livingston-based technology firm Optoscribe has signed a “multi-million pound” procurement agreement – its largest to date.

The company, which supplies glass-based integrated circuit components, will supply chips to a major optical networking supplier. It will deliver a range of photoniccomponentsintegrated into a single glass chip allowing the customer to quickly ramp its product to volume manufacturing.

Nick Psaila, Optoscribe’s chief executive, said: “This agreement is great news for the company and further endorses our unique 3D glass waveguide interface technology.

“This contract underpins our commitment to component manufacturing for the data-centre market and, we are well placed to grow rapidly in line with demand.”

Steve Mcmahon, chief commercial officer, added: “The company has provided a good technical solution that is cost-effective and improves performance and we are very excited to be a key supplier partner to our customer.”