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Cisco Adds MACsec to 800ZR Coherent Pluggable
Cisco introduced an Acacia 800ZR OSFP coherent pluggable with integrated IEEE 802.1AE MACsec for secure AI Scale-Across and DCI links beyond 1,000 km.
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ECOC: Marvell Pushes Optical DSPs to 2nm with 400G/Lane
Marvell is demonstrating 2nm 400G-per-lane PAM4, 800G ZR/ZR+ with MACsec, 1.6T ZR and coherent-lite optics, plus a 102.4T CPO platform at ECOC 2026.
ECOC Interview: Coherent Looks at What’s Next for AI Optics
Coherent discusses how AI-cluster optics may evolve from front-panel pluggables toward NPO and CPO, the rise of scale-across connectivity, when coherent transmission could move…
EXFO Cuts Amplified Subsea Cable Fault Localization to Minutes
EXFO introduced the USO-1618 co-propagation OTDR for amplified submarine cables, claiming three-minute fault localization per fiber pair, 18 dB dynamic range and approximately five-meter…
ECOC: Teradyne Brings Semiconductor-Grade Test to MicroLEDs
Teradyne introduces Iris 100, a production-ready platform for per-emitter microLED testing targeting optical interconnects for AI data centers and AR microdisplays.
ECOC: GIGALIGHT Demos 18W 1.6T Hybrid SiPh
GIGALIGHT is demonstrating an 18 W 1.6T OSFP224-HRO 2×DR4 silicon-photonics prototype at ECOC 2026 while extending its semi-DSP HYBRID architecture to a proposed 3.2T…
ECOC: Taiwan’s ITRI Unveils 3.2T Silicon Photonics Engine
ITRI unveiled a 3.2 Tbps silicon photonics optical engine for AI and HPC interconnects, doubling its previous 1.6T generation and bringing together more than…
ECOC 2026 Industry Awards Highlight Optical Innovation
ECOC 2026 names its Industry Award winners, recognizing innovations spanning 224G components, AI Scale-Up optics, CPO, microLEDs, test and measurement, and PON.
Lightera to Nearly Triple Subsea Fiber Output by 2029
Lightera will nearly triple submarine optical fiber manufacturing capacity at plants in Denmark and Georgia by 2029 while preparing for initial multicore-fiber submarine deployments…
Qualcomm Extends Data Center AI Architecture to the Agentic Edge
Qualcomm used Snapdragon Summit 2026 to connect its mobile and data center AI strategies, bringing HBC toward Snapdragon devices while outlining a hybrid architecture…
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