Newsletter 26th November

Technologies and Products

OIF publishes new spec for 112 Gb/s RTLR optical interfaces

By Optical Connections News Team

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has released a new implementation agreement defining 112 Gb/s Retimed Transmitter Linear Receiver (RTLR) electrical and optical interface to help meet rising data centre and AI demands with greater interoperability and power savings. The OIF-EEI-112G-RTLR specification defines a high-speed, energy-efficient 112 Gb/s chip-to-module electrical interface that connects retimed optical transmitters […]

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New strategic partnership set to advance co-packaged optics for hyperscalers

By Optical Connections News Team

A new strategic partnership has been recently signed between Global Unichip Corp. (GUC) and Ayar Labs to explore critical areas to enable future co-packaged optics (CPO) deployment. By integrating Ayar Labs’ TeraPHY™ optical engines into GUC’s advanced packaging and ASIC workflow, the companies are paving the way for high-bandwidth, low-latency, power-efficient optical interconnects in next-generation […]

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SDN co-inventor Nick McKeown awarded 2025 Marconi Prize

By Optical Connections News Team

Professor Nick McKeown, widely known for co-inventing software-defined networking (SDN), has been recognised for his pioneering work in high-performance switches, routers and network architecture at this year’s Marconi Awards Gala held at UCLA in Los Angeles. He received the 2025 Marconi Prize, regarded as the “Nobel Prize for Communications” by the Marconi Society, honoring significant […]

Technologies and Products

POLATIS® optical switching technology enables high-performance connectivity for HPC and AI environments

By Optical Connections News Team

HUBER+SUHNER will once again power SCinet, the world’s most advanced temporary network, and showcase the growing role of optical switching in next-generation AI infrastructures, at SC25 next week. The company’s POLATIS® optical circuit switching technology is central to SCinet, and a key enabler within exhibitor Drut Technologies’ photonic-native infrastructure for artificial intelligence. Together, these implementations demonstrate […]

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Seren Juno and Ribbon achieve 20Tbps transmission on 10,000 km JUNO trans-Pacific cable

By Optical Connections News Team

Ribbon Communications Inc., a provider of real-time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions, announced the successful completion of a 20Tbps optical transmission field trial on the 10,000 km JUNO trans-Pacific submarine cable, developed and operated by Seren Juno. Ribbon’s mission is to help service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure operators worldwide modernize and secure […]

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Record vendor turnout powers high-speed fibre device compatibility

By Optical Connections News Team

Standards development organisation The Broadband Forum announced the successful testing of high-speed fibre device interoperability during its latest ‘PON Plugfest’ at The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Labs (UNHIOL) last month. According to the Forum, it welcomed a record number of leading higher-speed fibre vendors to the Plugfest. Higher-Speed PON (50G PON) devices from Airoha […]