Inphi Announces Ecosystem Support Of 100Gbps And 400Gbps Single Lambda PAM4 DSP Based Optics At ECOC 2018

Ecosystem Collaboration of Industry Leaders Demonstrates Readiness of Single Lambda Optical Solutions for 12.8T Switch Platforms

Santa Clara, CA (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - ECOC 2018 – Inphi Corporation (NYSE: IPHI), a leader in high-speed data movement interconnects, today announced successful ecosystem collaboration with multiple optical solution industry leaders, including AOI, Delta Electronics and Source Photonics, showing readiness in delivering 100Gbps and 400Gbps PAM4 based module solutions for hyperscale cloud data center networks at ECOC 2018. These industry leaders have developed solutions aimed at compliance to adopted IEEE/OIF standards with guidance from market organizations such as the 100G Serial Lambda MSA/Ethernet Alliance to help advance quick adoption and interoperability of PAM4 based solutions to the market.

The growth of hyperscale cloud networks is at an inflection point, with the number of cloud data centers expected to more than double by 2021, and the amount of traffic within such data centers expected to quadruple over that period, according to Cisco’s 2018 Global Cloud Index Forecast. The existing megatrends of cloud services, Big Data, IoT are now being overlaid with a new set of trends like the transition to 5G, autonomous vehicles, Artificial Intelligence and Augmented and Virtual Reality, that demands a major leap in bandwidth that only PAM4 based modules can deliver.

“As the pioneer of PAM based solutions with a proven history in the data center, Inphi is excited to be demonstrating single lambda PAM4 based solutions in conjunction with multiple industry leaders at ECOC 2018,”  said Siddharth Sheth, SVP, Networking Interconnects at Inphi. “Multi-vendor interoperability coupled with adhering to strict compliant standards, allows this ecosystem of vendors to successful advance the adoption of PAM4 based solutions quickly and efficiently.”

“In order for 100Gbps and 400Gbps PAM4 based optical solutions to become a reality, strong collaboration across the industry is critical,” said Seamus Crehan, president and founder of Crehan Research Inc. “This ecosystem of industry leaders will help to advance the quick adoption and interoperability of PAM4 based systems and make single lambda optical solutions for 12.8T switch platforms a reality.”

“As the industry continues to move to higher data rates, it becomes vital to build a healthy ecosystem through value-driven partnerships. Inphi Corporation has been an important partner in the development of our 100G and 400G solutions,” said Robinson Tsai, VP of R&D of AOI Taiwan and AOI China. “We are excited to work together with this collaboration of leaders to build the next generation high-speed transmission technology.”

“We work closely with Inphi on 100Gbps and 400Gbps PAM4 based solutions. We see the emergence of 100Gbps and 400Gbps PAM4 solutions for next generation of hyperscale cloud data center networks and Inphi is one of the leading companies providing advance technologies,” said Ted Kuo, CBU BU Head at Delta Electronics Inc.

“Many successful demonstrations at this years’ ECOC show that the single lambda 100G ecosystem is coming together and will be ready for deployment in the field in 2019,” said Ed Ulrichs, director of PLM at Source Photonics. “Inphi is a trusted industry partner that is enabling us to productize both 100G and 400G solutions using a variety of solutions at both 28Gbaud and 53Gbaud per lane. We are excited to partner with Inphi to meet both performance and time-to-market needs for advanced transceiver solutions.”

About Inphi
Inphi Corporation is a leader in high-speed data movement interconnects. We move big data - fast, throughout the globe, between data centers, and inside data centers. Inphi's expertise in signal integrity results in reliable data delivery, at high speeds, over a variety of distances. As data volumes ramp exponentially due to video streaming, social media, cloud-based services, and wireless infrastructure, the need for speed has never been greater. That's where we come in. Customers rely on Inphi's solutions to develop and build out the Service Provider and Cloud infrastructures, and data centers of tomorrow. To learn more about Inphi, visit www.inphi.com.

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