Today marks China’s Qixi Festival, a day when our company handed out "gifts of love"—a sweet reminder of this traditional celebration. For centuries, Qixi has told the tale of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, who could only meet once a year across a magpie-made bridge. In ancient times, without optical communication, distance kept their love waiting; today, technology turns that annual wait into instant connection.
The legend’s fragile magpie bridge once symbolized humanity’s struggle with limited connectivity. Now, fiber optic networks act as our modern "magpie bridge": thin glass strands carry love notes, video calls, and virtual hugs at breathtaking speeds. In 2023, researchers achieved 22.9 petabits per second over a single fiber—fast enough to send 2.8 million full-length movies in one second. Unlike the mythical bridge that fades, this digital link never disappears.
The global fiber optics market, valued at $3.6 billion in 2025, reaches even remote areas. Nokia’s recent Amazon underwater fiber project, for example, connects 500,000 people across 400 communities—breaking geographic barriers just as magpies once bridged heaven and earth. In North America, demand for optical transport rose 24% in early 2025, driven by our need to stay close, even far apart.
This Qixi, as we hold our company’s love gifts, we celebrate more than a legend. Every fiber cable carries the magpie bridge’s spirit, turning "once a year" into "anytime, anywhere." The Cowherd and Weaver Girl’s patience reminds us: whether via magpies or light pulses, love thrives on connection.
As light travels through fibers at 200,000km/s, it carries not just data, but the same longing that filled the ancient sky. This festival, we honor both the magpies of old and the tech that lets love transcend all distances—one light pulse at a time.
Contact Person: Ms. Vicky Tian
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