PODCAST: Lightwave OFC podcast show daily--Day 2
In the second episode of the OFC 2026 show daily podcast, we're tracking key trends during the show.
During the second day, we looked at various issues, including:
- Rising data center CapEx
- Ciena, Cisco and Nokia unveil new multi-rail optical solutions
- Lightwave’s event: Scaling the AI Data Center: Optical Technologies Redefining Data Center Interconnection
Tune in each day during OFC 2026 for more insights on the optical industry's key trade show.
About the Podcast
In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address key issues affecting the optical and broadband industries. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics. Visit our website at www.lightwave.com and click on our podcast site at www.broadbandpulse.podbean.com/.
About the Author
Sean BuckleySean Buckley
Sean is the Editor-in-Chief of Lightwave. He establishes and executes Lightwave's editorial strategy across its website, email newsletters, events, and other information products. Before coming to Lightwave in July 2023, he served as editor of Broadband Communities. Earlier, he served as senior editor of FierceTelecom and the editor of the former Telecommunications Magazine. He got his start in the optical industry in 1998 when he became the editor of enterprise and optical networks at Information Gatekeepers. He has a BA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and lives in Dracut, Mass, with his wife, two sons, and his cat, Dove.






