VIAVI Solutions rises 10% after launching a 6G technology testing platform
Stock Market News
12 August 2026, 20:34
Shares of VIAVI Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAV) rose by $3.72, or 9.68%, to $42.12 in Wednesday’s session after the company announced Vertex 6.0, an enhanced channel-emulation platform designed to test next-generation 6G networks and Wi‑Fi 7/8. The stock opened at $41.00 and traded in a range of $40.55 to $42.25 during the session on the Nasdaq exchange. Over the past 52 weeks, the price range has been $10.30 to $60.43. Trading volume reached 1.03 million shares compared with an average daily volume of 6.94 million shares.
Vertex 6.0 offers 400 MHz of bandwidth and supports carrier frequencies up to 23.6 GHz. The platform expands capabilities for complex cellular, Wi‑Fi, military, and aerospace radio-frequency technologies and supports new 6G requirements, including FR3 bands and advanced MIMO configurations.