Sports camera company GoPro is set to enter the AI data center market via a merger with an optical-photonics company.
The company revealed on Tuesday, September 1, that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with Starman Optical and Action Acquisitions.
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Under the agreement, GoPro will remain a publicly listed company and continue its consumer products, subscription, and cloud platform offering, while adding Starman's US-made optical transceivers to its portfolio, enabling GoPro to target the AI infrastructure market.
"Advanced optics and imaging are essential to AI, national security, and the broader economy, yet much of the critical hardware supporting these technologies continues to be manufactured overseas," said Charles Tebele, CEO of Starman Holding. "The combination of GoPro's world-class optical expertise and intellectual property with Starman's advanced transceiver capabilities and US manufacturing platform creates a unique opportunity. Together, we intend to bring production of these critical components back to the United States."
