Toward 100Tbps and a Simplified All-Optical Network 2024
Advanced artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, video and at-home services, along with the latest highcapacity fixed and wireless access technologies, are crystalizing the need for the 100Tbps optical core. The global digital economy resides in a vast network of fit-for-purpose data centers. The global optical network is the arterial connectivity for enhanced intelligence. “The digital economy drove the last five years of optical network growth, AI will drive the next five years.” (Omdia 2024 Trends to Watch: Optical Networks). The green 100Tbps optical core is the lifeblood of tomorrow’s communications.