March 8, 2023 - Corning Incorporated announced the launch of an innovative solution for (PON)Optical Passive Networking. This solution can reduce the overall cost and increase the speed of installation by up to 70%, so as to cope with the continuous growth of bandwidth demand. These new products will be unveiled at OFC 2023, including new data center cabling solutions, high-density optical cables for data centers and carrier networks, and ultra-low loss optical fibers designed for high-capacity submarine systems and long-distance networks. The 2023 OFC exhibition will be held in San Diego, California, USA from March 7th to 9th local time. SOFTEL
Wendell P. Weeks, Chairman and CEO of Corning Incorporated, delivered a keynote speech at the 2023 OFC General Assembly that opened on March 7, local time. He highlights the industry's history of overcoming challenges through breakthrough innovations, as well as the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Corning Optical Communications senior vice president and general manager Michael A. "The world is more dependent on data than ever before, and data is driving the transformation of networks," said Bell. "Carriers are striving to build ever-wider connections and data centers are seeking to handle the ever-increasing flow of information. Corning's innovations are critical to enabling these things." Crucial."
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The Corning showroom is located at #3629. Here, Corning experts are demonstrating a range of innovative and enhanced technologies, including:
- Corning® MiniXtend® Optical Cable with Flow Ribbon Technology: Corning's first flexible ribbon cable designed for data centers and carrier networks to maximize duct space and speed up installation with up to 864 fiber counts. The cable features Corning's SMF-28® Contour Fiber, which is arranged in a flowing ribbon to provide flexibility and compatibility with traditional fiber splicing. The reduced outer diameter of SMF-28® Contour Fiber enables more efficient use of materials in the manufacturing process, while increasing the number of cores per tube, which will help reduce carbon emissions. Corning experts will also demonstrate RocketRibbon® Optical Cable with Flow Ribbon Technology, a new flexible ribbon cable for higher fiber count scenarios (up to 6912), which will be available later this year.
- Vascade® EX2500 Fiber: The latest innovation in Corning's line of ultra-low-loss fiber optics to help simplify system design while maintaining seamless connectivity with legacy systems. With a large effective area and the lowest loss of any Corning subsea fiber, Vascade® EX2500 fiber supports high-capacity subsea and long-haul network designs. Vascade® EX2500 fiber is also available in a 200 micron outer diameter option, the first innovation in ultra-large effective area fiber, to further support high-density, high-capacity cable designs to meet growing bandwidth demands.
- EDGE™ Distribution System: Connectivity solutions for data centers. Data centers are faced with increasing demand for cloud information processing. The system reduces server cabling installation time by up to 70%, reduces reliance on skilled labor, and reduces carbon emissions by up to 55% by minimizing materials and packaging. EDGE distributed systems are prefabricated, simplifying the deployment of data center server rack cabling while reducing total installation costs by 20%.
- EDGE™ Rapid Connect technology: This family of solutions helps hyperscale operators interconnect multiple data centers by up to 70 percent faster by eliminating field splicing and multiple cable pulls. It also reduces carbon emissions by up to 25%. Since the introduction of EDGE fast-connect technology in 2021, more than 5 million fibers have been terminated with this method. The latest solutions include pre-terminated backbone cables for indoor and outdoor use, which greatly increase deployment flexibility, enabling "integrated cabinets", allowing operators to increase density while efficiently utilizing limited floor space.
Michael A. Bell added, "Corning has developed denser, more flexible solutions while reducing carbon emissions and lowering overall costs. These solutions reflect our deep relationships with customers, decades of network design experience, and most importantly, Our commitment to innovation -- it's one of our core values at Corning."
At this exhibition, Corning will also cooperate with Infinera to demonstrate industry-leading data transmission based on Infinera 400G pluggable optical device solutions and Corning TXF® optical fiber. Experts from Corning and Infinera will be presenting at Infinera's booth (Booth #4126).
In addition, Corning scientist Mingjun Li, Ph.D., will be awarded the 2023 Jon Tyndall Award for his contributions to the advancement of fiber optic technology. Presented by conference organizers Optica and the IEEE Photonics Society, the award is one of the highest honors in the fiber optics community. Dr. Lee has contributed to numerous innovations that drive the world's work, learning and lifestyle, including bend-insensitive optical fibers for fiber-to-the-home, low-loss optical fibers for high data rates and long-distance transmission , and high-bandwidth multimode fiber for data centers, etc.
