OIF Accelerates Industry Alignment on AI Scale-up Architectures with Two New Publications

Hyperscaler-driven requirements inform the Energy Efficient Interfaces Framework document and Compute Optics Interface for AI Scale-up white paper FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 26, 2026-- ...
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Huawei, Ciena, and Nokia lead $16B optical transport rebound as DCI surges

The market’s recovery was fueled largely by hyperscale cloud providers investing aggressively in DCI infrastructure ...
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A new kind of optical interconnect for data centers

In data centers today, there is a constant need for speed. And it's not only inside computer data servers, where one might think it would be. Computing power, capacity, and speed has been increasing ...

Ciena Unveils the Industry’s Highest-Density, Lowest-Power Pluggable Optical Engine to Meet Data Center AI Demands

Building on its long history as the leader in high-speed connectivity – and marking the first product introduction following its acquisition of Nubis Communications – Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is unveiling ...

Inneos Introduces ‘Cheetah,’ a Ruggedized OptoBGA™ Optical Interconnect Platform for EMI-Challenged In-Vehicle Networks

PLEASANTON, CA, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Inneos today announced Cheetah, a ruggedized ...
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Avicena Announces Modular LightBundle™ Optical Interconnect Platform with > 1Tbps/mm I/O density and < 1pJ/bit

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avicena, headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, is announcing its new scalable LightBundle™ interconnect platform at OFC 2025 in San ...
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STMicroelectronics to enable higher-performance cloud optical interconnect in datacenters and AI clusters

New silicon photonics and next-gen BiCMOS proprietary technologies bring better performance to address the coming 800Gb/s and 1.6Tb/s optical interconnects. Developing a roadmap with partners across ...
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Ciena unleashes optical engine for AI data center era

In its first new solution since acquiring Nubis Communications last year, Ciena launched of a high-density pluggable optical ...
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Optical chip interconnect startup Ayar raises $155M to bring light to AI workloads

Ayar Labs Inc., a startup that’s developing optical interconnects that can transmit data between computer chips via light, said today it has closed on a hefty late-stage $155 million funding round led ...
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Ayar Labs, with Investments from AMD, Intel Capital, and NVIDIA, Secures $155 Million to Address Urgent Need for Scalable, Cost-Effective AI Infrastructure

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ayar Labs, the leader in optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads, today announced it has secured $155 million in financing led by Advent Global ...
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Intel unveils world's first optical interconnect tech using photonics, 100x distance increased

Intel has just reached a revolutionary milestone in integrated photonics technology for high-speed data transmission, which will be a game-changer for AI. At the Optical Fiber Communications ...