POLL: What do you see as the key trends at this year’s OFC 2026?

What do you see as the key trends at this year’s OFC 2026?

If you are going to OFC 2026 this year, we’d like to know which trends you think will be key.

It’s clear that this year’s show will highlight the ongoing demand for AI from cloud and hyperscale data center providers, who face an accelerated need to respond with near-real-time solutions.

Optical players must address the ongoing demand for AI from cloud and hyperscale data center providers, who face an accelerated need and must respond with solutions in near-real time. Hyperscalers are looking for network solutions that can accommodate not only 800G, but also 1.6T. 

Please take a few seconds to indicate which of the following technologies you are looking at during OFC 2026. Click a selection to choose it. Check back at lightwaveonline.com regularly for more polls like this.

Thank you!