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Converge Digest tracks the networks, optics, silicon, data centers and systems powering the AI era—with 25 years of context.
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Mercedes F1’s 2026 engineering program connects HPC, reliable networks and emerging AI tools with driver feedback, simulator practice and tightly controlled development resources.
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Commerce proposes up to $389 million in CHIPS R&D awards for fusion power electronics, vertical GaN AI rack power and high-purity quartz.
Nokia’s AI and cloud orders reached €1.5 billion in Q3, with expanding 800G shipments and a 25–30% Optical and IP Networks growth expectation for…
Nebius secured a $3.5 billion, 364-day Citi facility for data centers and GPUs, adding short-term capital alongside longer-dated debt and contract-backed financing.
Comcast’s Q3 results show broadband pressure, wireless and enterprise growth, and continued network investment ahead of its planned media separation.
Broadcom’s Near Margalit outlined optical scale-up pods, a flatter million-XPU scale-out architecture and a LightStream roadmap spanning 1.6T OSFP to integrated 102.4T switching.
Lumentum’s Loukas Paraschis explains how laser power, wavelength density, placement and serviceability shape CPO, NPO and AI optical interconnect architecture.
Coherent CTO Dr. Julie Eng outlines coexisting pluggable, CPO and NPO architectures and a longer-term path to optical compute-and-memory connectivity.
AT&T lowers its 2027–2028 capital investment outlook to $22–23 billion annually while retaining its 60 million-plus fiber-location target for 2030.
NVIDIA targets a 15x increase in SPIL CPO optical-engine capacity by mid-2027 and advances $1.1B to KYEC for U.S. semiconductor testing expansion.
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