6 articles that week
The Next Platform, Friday, October 23rd, 2026
The Advanced Photonics Coalition approved standards for high-volume optical manufacturing as optical component shortages loom.
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TechTarget, Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
Surveys show AI agents in NetOps are mostly advisory; early adopters like Danfoss see gains from limited autonomous actions.
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Network World, Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
Analysts see SONiC, the open-source network OS, moving from hyperscalers into enterprise and AI scale-out networks.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
Rule-based automation wins on predictability, while AI-native networking adapts to nonstandard environments; most teams will use both.
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Lumentum, Astera Labs and Corning demonstrated optical PCIe at OCP, extending reach beyond copper for disaggregated AI racks.
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Dell'Oro Group, Monday, October 19th, 2026
Dell'Oro: optics sessions nearly doubled at OCP 2026 as co-packaged optics entered production and 102.4 Tbps switching took shape.
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