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Global NPO Standards Consensus Reached at Shenzhen Summit

Global NPO standards consensus reached at Shenzhen summit, paving the way for large-scale commercial use of near-packaged optics in SuperPoD interconnects.

The consensus on international NPO standards and the demonstrated commercial maturity of NPO products signal a significant step towards large-scale adoption of near-packaged optics. As data centers and AI workloads demand ever-higher bandwidth with lower power consumption, NPO's energy efficiency and compatibility with existing pluggable ecosystems position it as a near-term solution for SuperPoD interconnect. This standardization effort, backed by major industry players, will accelerate the development of an open ecosystem, reduce costs, and ensure interoperability, ultimately benefiting cloud providers, enterprises, and consumers through more efficient and scalable networks.