Oslo, Norway – February 14, 2022 – Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical networking solutions, announced today that its open line systems portfolio is now supported in netFLEX®, LightRiver’s optical domain orchestration and control solution. This enables Smartoptics products to be managed with components from other vendors in a single network management system. Smartoptics network infrastructure and netFLEX will also be packaged together and resold by both companies. This expanded collaboration will create synergies and serve as a key enabler for open optical networking.