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Increased demand for AI workloads and the ramp up in manufacturing of 800G and 1.6Tbit/s optical equipment creates new challenges for testing vendors.
Matt Adams, PLM, Fiber Optics Production and Lab Test for Viavi, joins the podcast to discuss the challenges testing equipment vendors face in the data center.
Increased demand for AI workloads and the ramp up in manufacturing of 800G and 1.6Tbit/s optical equipment creates new challenges for testing vendors. Adams explains how Viavi approaches those challenges and how AI can also be used to bridge the skills shortage gap for testing companies.
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Here are a few topics we covered:
Background on Adams and his role at Viavi. (02:38)
How AI demand is impacting optical testing in the data center. (04:49)
How vendors developing 800G and 1.6Tbit/s optical equipment in parallel impacts the testing market. (07:55)
How to address fiber contamination. (12:04)
Challenges in manufacturing optical equipment to meet demands from hyperscalers and AI. (13:55)
Using AI to bridge the skills shortage gap in the test equipment market. (19:57)
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