Applied Optoelectronics' (NASDAQ: AAOI) stock surged by 4.76% after securing a $71 million order for 800G transceivers from a major hyperscale customer, taking total orders since mid-March to $124 million. These high-speed optical modules support data transmission at 800 Gbps, crucial for AI, cloud computing, and next-gen data centers. The company anticipates this order will more than double the existing backlog with deliveries of the $53 million initial order expected to start in Q2 and conclude by Q3. The new $71 million order is set for completion by year-end. CEO Thompson Lin noted the significance of this customer order as indicative of their...