Lumentum

7 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 29, 2026 by Michael Hurlston · said 32 times in 7 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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Jul 29, 2026 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Jul 2027
Hurlston: Server Copper Wiring Will Move to Optical Within 12 Months
“That run in the back of the servers, and in the next 12 months, we'll see some of those copper wires move to optical.”
Michael Hurlston Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 17:49 Lumentum CEO: How Lasers Are Transforming AI Data Centers · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 29, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Hurlston: Existing Data Centers Will Shift to Optics Regardless of Buildouts
“What's interesting about the optical industry is if there are no more data center build outs, if you don't see this crazy rate of construction that we've seen over the past three or four years, still you're going to have a shift within the existing properties …”
Michael Hurlston Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 9:08 Lumentum CEO: How Lasers Are Transforming AI Data Centers · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 29, 2026 bullish
Disclosure
Hurlston: Lumentum Shifted Strategy to Become Almost a Data Center Pure-Play
“What I've done is said, okay, look, let's focus our efforts on the data center. There's enough here going on that we really want to simplify our business as much as we possibly can. Focus on where we think the biggest opportunities are, and that's the data cen…”
Michael Hurlston Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 12:27 Lumentum CEO: How Lasers Are Transforming AI Data Centers · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 29, 2026 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Hurlston: Lumentum Tripled Top-Line Revenue in Five Quarters
“I've been with the company only a short period of time. I've been there about five quarters now. And in those five quarters, we've tripled our top line revenue.”
Michael Hurlston Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 9:37 Lumentum CEO: How Lasers Are Transforming AI Data Centers · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 29, 2026 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hurlston: Hyperscalers request millions of optical units versus historical thousands
“You're talking about volumes of, let's say, a thousand units a quarter. And now we're being asked by these hyperscalers to deploy in 1,000,010 of millions of units. So it's really changed the dynamic in our industry, not just for Lumentum, but I think every si…”
Michael Hurlston Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 5:16 Lumentum CEO: How Lasers Are Transforming AI Data Centers · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 29, 2026 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hurlston: Fiber optics demand is creating an industry manufacturing bottleneck
“So there's a bottleneck that's developing. I think you talked about it with Tony. And as these fiber optics becomes more and more prevalent in data center, it's creating an ever tighter noose around the industry because there's only so much we can do so quickl…”
Michael Hurlston Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 7:25 Lumentum CEO: How Lasers Are Transforming AI Data Centers · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 29, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Hurlston: Lumentum operates its own fabs rather than outsourcing
“And so for us, we actually operate our own fabs. So in some respect, we're like the TSMC of the optical industry.”
Michael Hurlston Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 6:18 Lumentum CEO: How Lasers Are Transforming AI Data Centers · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
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