Broadcom backs hybrid copper-plus-optics racks to cut scale-up optics costs
firstadopter · x · 2026-10-13
Broadcom argues rack-scale AI networks should go hybrid: preserve large scale-up domains but split them into low-latency copper domains in-rack and higher-latency fiber domains across racks, reducing optics costs. A notable position in the copper vs. optics interconnect debate.
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