Global Finance News
16 Mar 2026, 19:15
Marvell Technology and Lumentum Holdings announced they will demonstrate optical circuit switching technology designed for next-generation AI data center infrastructure at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026.
The live demonstration will showcase Marvell’s optical connectivity solutions operating with Lumentum’s R300 optical circuit switching platform, enabling direct optical connections between endpoints to deliver lower latency, higher bandwidth and improved energy efficiency for large AI clusters. The system will include Marvell’s Aquila 1.6T coherent-lite DSPs, Ara 1.6T PAM4 optical DSPs and COLORZ 800 ZR/ZR+ modules.
The companies said optical circuit switching can help hyperscale AI data centers handle rapidly increasing traffic by reducing power consumption and eliminating intermediate packet processing. The collaboration highlights efforts to develop scalable, low-latency network fabrics capable of supporting the growing demands of large-scale artificial intelligence workloads.
Business Wire
The live demonstration will showcase Marvell’s optical connectivity solutions operating with Lumentum’s R300 optical circuit switching platform, enabling direct optical connections between endpoints to deliver lower latency, higher bandwidth and improved energy efficiency for large AI clusters. The system will include Marvell’s Aquila 1.6T coherent-lite DSPs, Ara 1.6T PAM4 optical DSPs and COLORZ 800 ZR/ZR+ modules.
The companies said optical circuit switching can help hyperscale AI data centers handle rapidly increasing traffic by reducing power consumption and eliminating intermediate packet processing. The collaboration highlights efforts to develop scalable, low-latency network fabrics capable of supporting the growing demands of large-scale artificial intelligence workloads.
Business Wire