Cisco unveils new silicon, optics, and AI networking tools at OCP

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Cisco Advances Scalability and Openness at OCP 2026

October 12, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

Delivers the resilient, open Ethernet foundations required to connect and scale massive, distributed AI factories

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Cisco and NVIDIA plan to develop an open industry specification for a next-generation 400G-per-lane pluggable optics design, increasing bandwidth density while preserving serviceability and customer choice. Cisco advances open infrastructure across silicon, systems and optics to meet the demands of AI workloads, spanning high-density scale-out and distributed scale-across networks.... More