Japan's Fujikura Ltd, a maker of optical fibers and fiber-optic components today said that it will acquire Nistica, Inc, a supplier of wavelength selective switches to network equipment manufacturers.

The Tokyo-based company did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.

New Jersey-based Nistica is a supplier of agile optical modules that simplify, automate and make affordable the delivery of high-bandwidth applications.

Nistica operates in the agile optical networking (AON) field and provides systems providers meet with demand for high bandwidth required by mobile devices and cloud computing.

Its products include reconfigurable optical add / drop multiplexer subsystems that automate carrier networks; devices, which allow provisioning settable in 1 GHz increments for the center wavelength and bandwidth of a filter, tunable filter modules, and wavelength routers.

The company's patented FLEDGE technology platform enables edge networks to scale at healthy margins through agile optical modules.

Fujikura has been a strategic investor in Nistica and has a joint development R&D agreement, been a manufacturing partner and a sales channel for the Japanese market since 2007.

Nistica is backed by Battelle Ventures and its affiliate fund, Innovation Valley Partners and NTT Electronics Corporation.

Under the terms of the agreement, Nistica will operate post-acquisition as a Fujikura subsidiary with its founders and key employees continuing the company's development of innovative optical products, said Nistica CEO Ashish Vengsarkar.

Founded in 1885, Fujikura is a major manufacturer of wire and cable for the information and telecommunication industries.

Fujikura operates through three main divisions, Telecommunications, Electronics & Auto, and Metal Cable & Systems. Its product lines include optical fibers and cables, sensors, electronic components, insulated cables, coated and magnetic wires, and connectors and harnesses.