To reach next-gen AI, hyperscalers need to address three fundamental challenges: enabling high bandwidth, enabling lower power, and running at production scale. Marvell notes that optical interconnects can overcome the limitations of copper. With higher bandwidth and longer reach, optical interconnects can rearchitect how AI infrastructure is built. In this special ECOC 2026 executive video, Lightwave caught up with Dr. Xi Wang, SVP and GM of the connectivity group at Marvell.