Acacia Communications have today announced that they have established headquarters in Limerick for their Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific (EMEA-APAC) operations.

The company anticipates that its EMEA-APAC headquarters will create thirty new jobs in Limerick. The project is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation through the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Ireland.
 
Acacia Communications develops, manufactures and sells high-speed coherent optical interconnect products that are designed to transform communications networks through improvements in performance, capacity and cost.
 
The company's corporate headquarters are located in Maynard, Massachusetts and their workforce is predominantly located in the United States. The Limerick facility will offer geographic diversity making it easier for Acacia to interact with its customers and suppliers in the EMEA-APAC regions. As such, the Limerick facility will primarily support functions such as sales, supply chain and finance. 
 
Welcoming the new investment by Acacia Communications, Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor said, "This is a great boost for Limerick and the Mid West region and it fits well with my remit to ensure a good spread of jobs across Ireland."

She added, "These are exactly the kind of high quality technical jobs that we seek to attract and it is a strong vote of confidence for Ireland that Acacia has decided to establish its headquarters for the EMEA-APAC area here."

Source: www.businessworld.ie