AI tide could raise boats in optical industry

AI was "front and center" in conversations at the Optica Executive Forum during the OFC conference, says Ian Redpath, research director for Omdia.

Redpath joins the Light Reading podcast to discuss how the optical industry is stepping up to the challenge of providing the necessary connectivity inside and outside the data center to power AI workloads. He also explains how the industry is addressing the need to reduce power consumption within the data center, new developments around 3 nanometer and 5 nanometer chips and what's next for 800G services. 

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