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Top 20 Metro optical equipment providers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 44 metro optical equipment providers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 518 professional contacts across them, including 203 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers metro optical equipment providers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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518Contacts tracked
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The 20 largest metro optical equipment providers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 20 of 44 metro optical equipment providers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to metro optical equipment providers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceCambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200148 contacts →

Partial evidence

“HUBER+SUHNER Polatis delivers the world's lowest loss optical circuit switching solutions for dynamic remote fiber-layer provisioning, protection, monitoring, reconfiguration and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Partial evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20045 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A reputation built on the reliable supply of an extensive range of high quality instruments and machines with our unrivalled customer service, we are known as Birmingham Optical.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Partial evidenceHarrietsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5030 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Here at Knight Optical, we enable pioneers to harness the power of photonics.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Partial evidenceHuntingdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Laser UK is a major distributor of high-end photonics products, including laser-based systems, optical and fibre optic components, and premium telecoms and networking products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLeicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“True Lens Services (TLS) is recognised amongst high end film makers worldwide for its lens innovation, with an unbeatable reputation in the design, manufacture and servicing of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Partial evidenceMilton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A global leader in fiber optic technology, AFL Hyperscale brings together over 70 years of design and manufacturing expertise to create next generation, end to end connectivity…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Partial evidenceSolihull, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Arden Photonics is a leading manufacturer of optical fiber measurement solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Partial evidenceCambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Comar Optics has over 40 years of experience in suppling custom optical components and assemblies for OEMs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Partial evidenceWickhambrook, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“GT Vision Ltd is the UK's largest independent supplier of optical microscopes, advanced imaging accessories such as cameras and motorised systems, and custom engineered systems…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Partial evidenceSouthend-on-sea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“FOLAN is your one-stop solution for fibre optics, fibre optic data network and telecommunication products with associated services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Partial evidenceBournemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Approved Technology are a leading distributor of optical network connectivity solutions since 2008.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Partial evidenceRochdale, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“FTTx and Energy Warehouse is a specialist wholesaler and distributor of fibre optic communication technologies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Manufacturer of MTP® (MPO) fibre systems for data center interconnect solutions With a business model focused on high performance, rapid deployment, data centre networking…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Partial evidenceWokingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PFO is a world leader in the design and manufacture of optoelectronics test instruments for characterisation of Optical Fiber.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Partial evidenceGloucestershire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fibrenet supplies vendor-compatible optical transceivers and cabling for service providers, data centres and enterprise networks.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceCirencester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-505 contacts →

Partial evidence

“GBICS is a trusted manufacturer of high-performance optical transceivers and an official partner of NVIDIA, Intel and Juniper Networks.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Strong evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Strong evidence

“GDS supply a wide range of optical equipment from fibre patch cords (Single and Multi Mode) made in the UK and to a high specification, connectors and cable to fibre tooling from…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Partial evidenceWeston-super-mare, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“United Kingdom supplier of Photonic test equipment and accessories.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceSouthend-On-Sea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-501 contacts →

Partial evidence

“FOLAN UK, Mainframe Communications,(online store MCL Data Solutions) is your one-stop solution for fibre optics, fibre optic data network and telecommunication products with…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“RF2LIGHT provides consultancy design services for High-Speed Opto-Electronic products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Metro optical equipment providers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
39.2%Verified-email coverage
11.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
15.9%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
19
11-50
17
51-200
7
201-500
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 44 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among metro optical equipment providers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “metro optical equipment providers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names metro optical equipment providers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among metro optical equipment providers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 203 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names metro optical equipment providers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many metro optical equipment providers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 44 metro optical equipment providers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Huber Suhner Polatis, headquartered in Cambridge, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most metro optical equipment providers?

London leads with 7 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (4) and Cambridge (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 203 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 44 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.