This webinar explores the current generation of pluggable transceivers and describes the next wave of innovation, including 1600G and beyond, designed to support next-generation AI workloads.
Pluggable transceivers are currently transforming the optical networking industry by pushing the limits of speed, power efficiency, and density. This webinar explores the current generation of pluggable transceivers and its positive impact on a wide set of applications. It will also shift focus to the future, examining the next wave of innovation, including 1600G and beyond, designed to support next-generation AI workloads. Attendees will gain the latest insights on how to navigate this hardware evolution and how to leverage this technology to further scale optical networks while reducing costs.
Speaker
Fady Masoud
Senior Director of Solutions Marketing
Nokia
Fady Masoud is a senior director for solutions marketing at Nokia focusing on next-generation intelligent coherent pluggable optics (ICE-X) and cloud /data center interconnect solutions. His area of expertise is the architecture and requirements of next-generation optical networking infrastructure. During his 30 years in the telecommunications industry, Fady has held various positions in the optical networking domain at Nortel, Ciena, Infinera, and now Nokia. He started as a hardware test engineer on the first OC-192 (10 Gb/s) systems and then was a systems and network engineer on optical transmission products, all combined with hands-on experience. Fady holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Laval University (Quebec City, Canada) and a master’s degree in systems technology (software simulation of optical networks) from the Superior School of Technology (Montreal, Canada). He has written numerous industry and technical publications such as for the IEEE, as well as a book on next-generation optical networking, cloud networking, and data center interconnect, as well as on many other key topics.