Broadcom Inc. today debuted two new chips, the Sian3 and Sian2M, that data center operators can use to power their optical networks. Optical networks are often used to link together the servers in ...

The integration of network coding in optical networks heralds a transformative approach to managing the burgeoning demands of data traffic and the associated operational challenges. By incorporating ...

MOFN: Managed optical networks become the backbone of enterprise connectivityBy Brett Van Rooyen, Senior Pre-Sales Engineer, NEC XONIssued by Scarlet Letter for NEC XONJohannesburg, 23 Apr 2026 Brett ...

X-lumin, the leading terrestrial free-space optical (FSO) communications company, today announced it has achieved bidirectional wireless optical data transmission at 400 Gbps full duplex - an industry ...

The proliferation of artificial intelligence workloads is creating concern about the ability of data center networks to keep up with demand. One part of the solution is co-packaged optics (CPO), which ...

These multiple optical paths improve the system's ability to extract features from input data, offering a new way to optimize neural networks beyond just adding more layers or tweaking activation ...

A new version of Cisco’s Routed Optical Networking promises to simplify complex, multilayer networks by converging the IP and optical layers and minimizing the functional overlap. The software is ...

As AI adoption accelerates, organisations are rethinking the network infrastructure required to support data-intensive workload. Against this backdrop, Huawei’s OptiX Club 2026, hosted in Johannesburg ...

Optical networking and memory have emerged as the two dominant themes, driven by the explosive growth in AI inference demand ...

Q1 2026 Management View "Q1 was a strong and important start to the year, and we believe it marks the beginning of a multiyear growth phase for MaxLinear, led by our optical data center business." (Co ...

For the full year, Nokia now expects its optical networks and IP networks offerings to grow between 18% and 20%, while its ...